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Question # Reference Section Subsection Page No.(s) Question Answer

1 Attachment 1 Education Requirements 59 Can the government elaborate to the desired education and years of experience expected so that we may price accordingly?

There is no education/years of experience required.

2 Attachment 1 PM Location 59 Will the Program Manager be required at the government location? No, the Program Manager will not be located in a Government facility.

3 Attachment 2 Hours 65 Can the vendor propose hours other than 1920 provided in Attachment 2?

Please use the 1864 number, per Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Employees. Attachment 2 has been revised to reflect the correct hours.

4 Attachment 2 Hours 65

The hours all show 1920 for each FTE. However, with the new Executive Order, it should be 1864 because we have to provide 56 hours of sick leave to each contractor. 80 hours holidays, 80 hours vacation and 56 hours sick leave equals 216 hours per year. If you subtract that from 2080, you get 1864. Your pricing sheet should be amended to state the correct hours.

See answer to Question 3.

5 Attachment 2 Wage Determinations

66, 77, 88, 99, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160

Is the Wage Rate Code "01020-Administrative Assistant” the required minimum wage for the administrative positions?

Correct.

6 Attachment 2 Wage Determinations

66, 77, 88, 99, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160

Please confirm that the contractor is required to compensate all of the Administrative Assistant positions in the SOW in accordance with the Administrative Assistant labor category in the appropriate wage determination.

The Administrative Assistant labor category in the wage determinations is the appropriate category.

7 Attachment 2 Wage Determinations 66, 73

Please confirm that the labor rate to be used for Administrative Assistant in the Washington DC area is: $31.41 per hour with the supplemental $4.27 Health and Benefit Wellness Benefit.

Correct.

8 Attachment 2 Location 65 Please provide the address for all the locations mentioned in Attachment 2.

It is not necessary to know the exact location of the offices to price this requirement as the cities are included in the location breakdown list and wage determinations in the solicitation.

9 Attachment 2 Location 65

Page 15 of the SOW (pg. 65 of the RFP) – Attachment 2 “Location Breakdown List & Wage Determinations” is provided.

There are two different lines for Washington, DC that both state “Administrative Assistant.” Are these meant to be two different position titles? Alternatively, should these hours and positions be consolidated?

There are four different locations in Washington, DC. Washington, DC is the only city that has multiple locations for this requirement.

They are differentiated in location breakdown list.

10 Attachment 2 Location 65 Are there multiple locations in Washington D.C.? See answer to Question 9.

11 Attachment 2 Location for Key Personnel and Administrative Assistants

RFP is expecting Administrative Support at multiple locations.

Currently the price sheet is for one Program Management, one Site Lead and one Administrative support. It does not give us a chance to differentiate administrative support rate based on location. Could the government reformat the sheet? If not for which location should we price?

Key Personnel: Program Manager is not located in a Government facility; Site Lead is located at an office in Washington, DC, per the

SOW.

Administrative Assistants are located in various office in DC and locations across CONUS, based on positions identified in each city.

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12 Attachment 2 Position Levels 65 Can the government indicate labor category level for General Clerk -level I, II, or III?

General Clerk I, see Amendment 2.

13 Attachment 2 Positions 65 What is the distinction between the 4 Administrative Assistant positions and the 9 Administrative Assistant positions located in Washington, DC?

Different USCIS offices in Washington, DC.

14 Attachment 2 Requirement question 65 Is there a measurable growth rate for the work required from the current contract so that we should estimate a similar growth requirement for this contract?

The current contract has 14.5 FTEs; the new contract has 30.5 FTEs.

All locations outside of DC are new to this requirement.

15 Attachment 2 Program Manager 65 The government lists a Program Manager as Key Personnel for 960 hours of the contract. Is the Program Manager to be onsite for the 960 hours

No, the Program Manager will not be located in a Government facility.

16 Attachment 2 Incumbent

For the incumbent contract, does the same requirement exist as in the solicitation whereby the incumbent will provide a current list of contract employees prior to contract end?

Yes, the incumbent will provide a list of current employees upon award of the contract.

17 Attachment 2 Wage Determinations 65-169

The Government provided the labor category titles for each of the positions required to include the Program Manager and Site Lead position. The RFP states that the Site Lead is an Administrative Assistant Labor Category.

Questions:

1) Does the Government consider the Site Lead Administrative Assistant position an SCA or exempt labor category?

2) Is the incumbent employee filling this position today an SCA or Exempt employee?

3). If the Government considers this position to be SCA, what level e.g. I, II or III of Administrative Assistant by DOL SCA standards is required to fill the position?

All Administrative Assistant positions are subject to SCA. Please reference the wage determinations in Attachment 2.

Site Lead is also an Administrative Assistant and subject to SCA.

Incumbent employees have the first right of refusal, but more positions were added as there was an increase in scope.

There are no longer Administrative Specialists I, II, and III; there is only Administrative Specialist per DOL Wage Determinations.

18 Attachment 2 Requirement question 65 Is there a measurable growth rate for the work required from the current contract so that we should estimate a similar growth requirement for this contract?

The current contract has 14.5 FTEs; the new contract has 30.5 FTEs.

All locations outside of DC are new to this requirement.

19 Attachment 2 Location 65

Please advise what is the difference between the “Administrative Assistant” with 7,680 hours and “Administrative Assistant” with 17,280 both located in Washington DC. Are they simply supporting different offices?

See answer to Question 9.

20 Attachment 2 Location & Wages 65

Please confirm that the General Clerk for Washington DC listed on page 65 (Attachment 2) corresponds to General Clerk III $18.74 per hour Wage Determination for the DC area, with an additional $4.27 Health and Wellness Benefit supplement for a total cost of $23.01 per hour to be paid to the employee.

The General Clerk position Level 1.

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21 Attachment 2 Location & Wages

66, 77, 88, 99, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160

Please provide the applicable Occupation code from the Area Wage Determination.

Refer to labor categories and wage determinations for the different locations in the Attachment 2.

22 Attachment 2 Hours 65

In the solicitation on the price sheet you have 1920, but due to Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Employees it is really 1864. Do you want the proposal to show the 1920 number or the 1864 number?

See answer to Question 3.

23 Attachment 2 & SOW Key Personnel 57, 59, 66

Ref: Paragraph 10.1 of the RFP states The CPM and Site Lead shall have the skills and experience necessary to complete the tasks identified in this SOW. It appears that the Government expects the Site Lead to be a fully qualified Administrative Assistant, but doesn’t designate at what level.

Questions: 1) Please clarify whether the Government considers the PM position as an SCA or Exempt position?

2) Since there is no job description associated with the Program Manager labor category, please explain what is meant by the CPM shall have the skills and experience necessary to complete the tasks identified in this SOW?

3) Can the Government please provide a position description for the CPM position?

Site Lead is an Administrative Assistant. Please refer to the Wage Determination.

The PM is an exempt position.

Please refer to the SOW for PM description of duties.

24 Attachment 3 Security Clearance 170 Do any of the positions need a security clearance. If yes, please advise the positions and the level of clearance required.

No security clearances are required. All position will require an entry on duty (EOD) and background investigations. Please refer to the Attachment 3 for details on this process.

25 Attachment 3 Security Clearance 22, 170 What is the process / timeframe required to have all staff members cleared?

Please refer to page 1 in Attachment 3 and the Notice to Proceed clause in the RFP, Page 22.

26 General NAICS N/A Please confirm the NAICS code for this solicitation. The NAICS code is 56110 as stated in the FBO posting under Notice Details.

27 General Subcontracting N/A Please advise if there are any restrictions on subcontracting with other small disadvantaged business that is not an 8(a).

The prime 8(a) contractor must perform at least 50% of the work per 52.219-14.

28 Incumbent General N/A Does the government have any preference to continue with the incumbent contracting company?

No.

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29 Incumbent Incumbent N/A

Comment: We assume the end customer at each of the sites will want to retain as many of the desired incumbent employees as possible to ensure continuity of operations. In an LPTA environment, unless the Government plans to use the cost realism process to throw out unrealistic bids, the Government will typically receive proposals where the Direct Labor Rate is below what current tenured employees are making today.

Question: Given the Government emphasis on the non-displacement of qualified incumbent employees and the required transition plan immediately after award, would the Government consider releasing the incumbent’s employee roster, current fully loaded rates and current incumbent transition out plan so that offerors can provide price proposals that support what highly desired incumbent employees are making today?

The employee names will be provided to the awardee. No rates or other information will be provided.

30 Incumbent Incumbent N/A Does the incumbent have the same labor categories and the number of FTEs? If not, please identify any changes to both.

See answers to Question # 17 and # 18.

31 Incumbent Incumbent N/A

How many positions are currently filled?

How many positions were filled during the life of the contract?

See answer to Question 14.

32 Incumbent Incumbent 13

Immediately upon receipt of the certified service employee list, but not before contract award, the contractor officer shall provide the certified service employee list to the successor contractor, and if requested, to employees of the predecessor contractor or subcontractors or their authorized representatives.

How soon after award will the certified service employee list be provided to the awardee? Will this list identify who the government would like to retain (not-retain)?

Yes, employee names will be provided to the awardee.

33 Incumbent Incumbent N/A Is the ongoing contract covered under Service Contract Act? Service Contract Act applies.

34 Incumbent Incumbent N/A Is there an existing workforce? Yes.

35 Incumbent Incumbent N/A Is there an incumbent contractor? If so, can you please provide the name of the current incumbent?

Telesolv Consulting LLC

HSSCCG-14-C-00015

Value look up FPDS.

36 Incumbent Incumbent N/A

Is this a new contract?

If not, will the government reveal the name, contract number and value of the incumbent contract?

No. See answer to Question #35

37 Incumbent Incumbent N/A Is this a new requirement or existing requirement? Existing requirement.

38 Incumbent Incumbent N/A Is this an SCA contract? Must vendor use SCA Wage Determination in the bid?

Yes, this is a SCA contract. Offeror must comply with the SCA.

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39 Incumbent Incumbent 8

Is this the continuance of an existing contract?

If so, what is the contract number?

If so, is the incumbent eligible to recompete for this opportunity as the prime contractor?

What is the retention rate of the incumbent?

See answer provided in Question # 36, #32, and #28

If awarded the contract, successful offeror will have the employee information provided in accordance with 52.222-17.

40 Incumbent Incumbent N/A Please provide the name of the incumbent, and their contract number, amount and period.

See answer to Question #35

41 Incumbent Incumbent N/A What are the Occupation Codes for General Clerk labor category used by the incumbent?

There was a different clerk labor category used.

42 Incumbent Incumbent N/A What is the current incumbent? See answer to Question #35 43 Incumbent Incumbent N/A What is the tenure of the current employees? That information is not provided.

44 Incumbent Incumbent N/A Who is the incumbent and are they eligible to bid on this work? See answer to Question #28 and #35

45 Incumbent Incumbent N/A Who is the Incumbent and what is their contract value? See answer to Question #35

46 Incumbent Incumbent & evaluation N/A

Ref: Given the Government has included the non-displacement of employees clauses in the RFP, will the Government provide a list of the current incumbent employees that all offerors (besides the incumbent team) can have a fair and equal chance to provide the Government with pricing and a technical approach that is competitive IAW with the Government’s evaluation criteria?

The information concerning the current incumbent employees will be provided to the awardee.

47 Incumbent Incumbent & location N/A

Can the government indicate the incumbent and current contract value?

Are there incumbent staff in all the locations?

See answer to Question #35

Current incumbent staff is located only in Washington, D.C.

48 Incumbent Incumbent information N/A

If existing requirement, please provide Incumbent Contract #, Contractor Name, Contract Value, Contract Period of Performance, and inform if all positions are filled or are there any vacancies.

See answer to Question #35

Current incumbent staff is located only in Washington, D.C.

49 Incumbent Incumbent information N/A If there is an incumbent please provide information such as contractor name, contract number, contract award amount, period of performance.

See answer to Question # 35.

Current incumbent staff is located only in Washington, D.C.

50 Incumbent Incumbent information N/A Is there an incumbent contractor? If so, what contract number are they performing work under?

See answer to Question # 35.

Current incumbent staff is located only in Washington, D.C.

51 Incumbent Positions N/A Are all positions currently filled? If not, please provide a list of vacant positions.

See answer to Question # 14.

52 Incumbent Requirement question N/A Are the current requirements in the current contract’s PWS the same as this? If no, how do they differ?

See answer to Question # 14.

53 Incumbent Staffing N/A Can you please advise if there is an incumbent service provider and if each location is staffed, or will this require bidders to recruit new staff?

See answer to Question # 14 and # 35.

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54 Incumbent Staffing N/A Can the government provide tenure details of the incumbent staff, so we can take it into consideration while pricing?

See answer to Question # 43.

55 Incumbent Staffing N/A

For the incumbent contract, does the same requirement exist as in the solicitation whereby the incumbent will provide a current list of contract employees prior to contract end?

Correct.

56 Incumbent Staffing N/A Of the current incumbents, how many vacancies exist? There are no vacancies.

57 Incumbent Staffing N/A Please provide the hire dates for the current incumbents. No.

58 Incumbent Staffing 11 - 15

What retention benefits are the current contractors receiving?

Which contractors positions/locations does the government wish to retain?

If awarded the contract, successful offeror will have the employee information provided in accordance with 52.222-17.

59 Questions Response time What is the turnaround time for the Government to respond to questions?

Upon issuance of amendment 2.

60 RFP General 1 Does the agency have a preference towards awarding this contract to an SBA approved 8(a) prime that is or is not an 8(a) Joint Venture?

No, we the Government does not have a preference.

61 RFP CLIN mapping

66, 77, 88, 99, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160

Please provide a labor category mapping to the contracts tasks mentioned under Section 4 (4.1, 4.2, and 4.3).

All administrative assistants will be required to perform all tasks in accordance with the SOW.

62 RFP Staffing 53 - 59

Is the Govt. looking for a contractor to provide qualified staff who will provide administrative, executive, and technical support? OR is the Govt. looking for a contractor to provide administrative, executive, and technical support services on a performance basis?

Please refer to the SOW, Sections 4, 5, and 10.

63 RFP Contract Type 47 Is this a firm-fixed price contract or labor hour contract? RFP was amended to incorporate Firm Fixed Price provision, 52.216-

1.

64 RFP Due Date 1 In view of the complexities of SCA contract planning, would the government consider an extension?

Yes. The due date for this solicitation was extended in Amendment 1.

65 RFP Phase-In 170

There is no Phase-In CLIN. Is it the Government's expectation that the new contractor will have no phase-in period to hire the workforce? Or will the Government provide a Phase-In CLIN?

There is no Phase-In CLIN. See security language for onboarding new contractor employees in Attachment 3. As well as NTP language.

66 RFP Instruction to Offerors 48 Is there a page limit for the pricing tables? No.

67 RFP Pricing Submission Please advise if the vendor can propose their own labor categories and hours to perform the services.

No.

68 RFP Instruction to Offerors 48 The instructions state, “The offeror must also include a price breakdown chart.” Exactly what does the Government want outlined in the breakdown chart?

The price breakdown should be a build up of the fix-priced CLIN, at minimum should cover each position, location, and price per CLIN they are being billed under.

69 RFP Instruction to Offerors 48 Will the government provide a excel format for providing proposal pricing breakdown OR can the offeror propose the information in their own format.

See answer to Question to # 68.

70 RFP Instruction to Offerors 48 With regards to Part 1. Pricing – are there any page limitations? No, RFP amended.

71 RFP Terms & Conditions Is escalation allowed for optional years? No.

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72 RFP Terms & Conditions 15 Please provide FAR 52.222-42 "Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires."

Provided in this amendment.

73 RFP Selected 8(a) Vendors 1

“To.” line. “All 8(a) vendors selected and identified in the “To:” line above are invited to submit proposals for consideration by the USCIS Office of Contracting.” Are all invited

The word "selected" was removed from the RFP in Amendment 00001.

All 8(a) vendors are invited.

74 RFP Selected 8(a) Vendors 1 Are all 8(a) firms eligible to respond to this RFP? See answer to Question # 73.

75 RFP Selected 8(a) Vendors 1 Can an SBA-approved 8(a) joint venture be awarded this contract? Yes.

76 RFP Selected 8(a) Vendors 1

Ref: On the 1st page of the solicitation, it states “All 8(a) vendors selected and identified in the “To:” line above are invited to submit proposals for consideration by the USCIS Office of Contracting.

FEDBIZOPS states this is a competitive 8a SBSA opportunity, therefore it was our understanding that this opportunity was a full & open 8a set-aside.

Question: What is meant be all 8a vendors selected and identified in the “To” line?

See answer to Questions # 73.

77 RFP Selected 8(a) Vendors 1 The first page of the RFP stated that only those selected 8(a) Vendors will be allowed to bid on this contract. Is there a selected few or does this refer to all 8(a) eligible vendors?

See answer to Questions # 73.

78 RFP Selected 8(a) Vendors 1 What do you mean by "Selected" in "Selected 8(a) Vendors"? See answer to Questions # 73.

79 RFP Selected 8(a) Vendors 1 What is the selection criteria for "Selected 8(a) Vendors"? See answer to Questions # 73.

80 RFP Selected 8(a) Vendors 1

Would you please clarify and confirm if only selected 8(a) suppliers marked in “To:’ line are eligible to bid or can any 8(a) firm that is qualified to provide similar services submit a response to RFP HSSCG- 17-R-00014.

See answer to Questions # 73.

81 RFP Due Date 1 Will the Government consider extending the proposal submission due date due to solicitation questions response time? See answer to Question # 64.

82 RFP Due Date 1 Kindly extend the due to 26 May 2017 in order for 8(a) small businesses to provide a best value proposal.

See answer to Question # 81.

83 RFP Due Date 1 May we have an extension to the May 19, 2017 proposal deadline? See answer to Question # 81.

84 RFP Due Date 1

Question: Given the short time given between when questions are due to the Government, the uncertainty of how long it will take the Government to provide responses to industry’s questions and proposal due date, will the Government consider at least a one week extension of the proposal due date.

See answer to Question # 81.

85 RFP Due Date 1 Request that you extend the RFP deadline to two weeks after responses to RFP questions have been publicly posted.

See answer to Question # 81.

86 RFP Evaluation and Basis for Award

What are the weighing factors of the evaluation for the proposal sections – Part 1 and Part 2?

This is LPTA. There are no weights.

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87 RFP Evaluation of Past Performance

48-49

Question/Comment: Should the Offeror submit past performance information in compliance with FAR 15.305(a)(2)? If not, how will past performance be evaluated if the Offeror is not to include any past performance information?

No past performance is not an evaluation factor. Please see Amendment 2.

88 RFP Evaluation of Past Performance

48-49 How will the evaluators determine acceptable past performance if we cannot provide any information regarding our past performance

See answer to Question # 87.

89 RFP Evaluation of Past Performance

48-49 Are we correct to understand that no past performance information needs to be submitted with our proposal?

See answer to Question # 87.

90 RFP Evaluation of Past Performance

48-49 Can subcontractor past performance be presented to support the Offeror's past performance requirement?

See answer to Question # 87.

91 RFP Evaluation of Past Performance

48-49 How should we provide evidence of our technical capabilities if we cannot reference past performance ?

Past performance is not a factor. Please refer to instructions.

92 RFP Evaluation of Past Performance

48-49

In the instructions #2(a), it states that “the Technical acceptability will be determined based on an acceptable Technical proposal and acceptable or neutral past performance.” However, there is no requirement for a past performance volume.

In addition, there is a statement under the instructions #2(g)(iii) stating that no additional information should or maybe submitted with regard to past performance. Does this mean that the technical proposal will not be evaluated based on past performance as stated in #2(a)?

See answer to Question # 87.

93 RFP Evaluation of Past Performance

48-49 Is Past Performance required for this contract? If so please elaborate on the past performance requirement.

See answer to Question # 87.

94 RFP Evaluation of Past Performance

48-49

Please clarify if past performance is required in the response. Page 49 indicates “No additional information should or may be submitted with regard to past performance.” However paragraph 5 of page 49 indicates “USCIS will assess offeror’s past performance in accordance with FAR 15.305(a)(2).”

See answer to Question # 87.

95 RFP Evaluation of Past Performance

48-49 Please confirm that Past Performance References are not required for this solicitation

See answer to Question # 87.

96 RFP Evaluation of Past Performance

48-49 Please confirm that USCIS will be evaluating past performance for the last five years.

See answer to Question # 87.

97 RFP Evaluation of Past Performance

48-49 To be clear, the Government does not desire to see any past performance information. Is this correct?

See answer to Question # 87.

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98 RFP Evaluation of Past Performance

48-49

We are successfully completing the base year of a large contract in similar size and scope as USCIS with excellent past performance, however we don’t have a CPARS/PPIRS yet. How will the government assess this relevant past performance? The base year ends in June 2017. Should we provide the contract information and requisite point of contact? Please advise.

See answer to Question # 87.

99 RFP Evaluation of Past Performance

48-49 Will the government evaluate the subcontractor’s past performance ratings on CPARS?

See answer to Question # 87.

100 RFP General N/A Is the requirement covered under any Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)

No.

101 RFP Instruction to Offerors 48 Does the government want Pricing assumptions stated in Part 1? If so, is there a page limit?

No, the Government does not want pricing assumptions. RFP was amended to address page limit.

102 RFP Instruction to Offerors 48 Does the Government want the price breakdown in Excel or as .PDF? Excel spreadsheet, see instructions.

103 RFP Instruction to Offerors 48

Please clarify exactly what the government is looking for on page 48, “offeror must include a price breakdown chart.” Aside from providing a FFP for the three different CLINs, are you looking for a detailed price for each labor category by region? Please advise.

See answer Question # 68.

104 RFP Attachment 2 65-169

The government lists Wage Determination Categories in the RFP. Are the prospective bidders supposed to Map the Wage Determination Labor Categories provided exactly to the SCA tables provided?

Yes.

105 RFP Instruction to Offerors 48

The price volume has strict page count and requirements for including content but we do not see pages allocated for placing this paragraph. Can you clarify where this should be included?

There is no page limit for pricing breakdown. RFP was amended to address page limit.

106 RFP Attachment 2 65-169 What is the Service Contract date per position/labor category? Please see wage determinates in Attachment 2.

107 RFP Start date N/A When do you expect this contract to begin? We do not have an anticipated award date.

108 RFP Start date N/A When does USCIS anticipate awarding this contract? See answer to Question # 107.

109 SOW Key Personnel 59

The RFP states that the Program Manager and Site Lead are considered Key Personnel and will be located at the Washington DC office, however the Government’s description of the work to be performed and skill set requirement of these positions are very vague.

Questions: 1) Would the Government consider providing a Job Description of these key personnel positons to include: Detailed descriptions of the duties to be performed, education/certification requirement, level of clearance/suitability, years of experience and whether detailed knowledge of the customer’s mission and day-to-day activities is required?

Revised the SOW to say resumes are not required until after award.

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110 SOW Key Personnel 59

Is the Program Manager required to work onsite for the hours specified in the SOW?

Or, is there a flexibility?

The Program Manager will not be located at a Government facility nor will space be provided.

111 SOW Section 15 60

What is the annual number of A-Files processed?

And What is the average number of pages per file?

That is one of the duties listed. The exact amount are not known at this time.

112 SOW Section 15 60

When employees are absent for vacation or sick days, is there any backfill required?

The positions in the DC area are expected to support and cover for one another under the direction of the Site Lead. Positions outside of the DC area have no backfill requirements for absence or sick days.

There is no requirement for standby contractors.

113 SOW Section 15 60 Is there a requirement for backfill? See answer to Question # 112.

114 SOW

Contractor Employee Terminations/ Position Vacancies

Ref: Paragraph 15 is confusing as the first part of the sentence states the contractor shall either submit to the COR a completed and accurate suitability clearance package for the replacement. The second part of the sentence states the contractor shall identify (and have in position) a replacement no later than 10 business days from the date the contractor receives notice of a vacancy. There is two sets of parameters being defined here.

Question: Can the Government please clarify which part of these parameters is applicable to this requirement?

Section 15 has been amended in the SOW.

115 SOW Key Personnel 59

Are resumes for each of the Key Personnel required to be submitted with the proposal or once the awarded offeror has had a chance to participate in the kick off meeting and interview incumbent personnel?

See answer to Question # 109.

116 SOW Key Personnel 59

Are we required to submit Key Personnel (PM, Site Lead) Resume and Letter of Commitments?

If yes to above, can we have contact information for Key Personnel (PM, Site Lead) of Incumbent Contractor, so as not to be at disadvantage with Incumbent contractor.

See answer to Question # 109.

117 SOW Section 18 62 Can the post award conference be conducted over the phone? Yes.

118 SOW Requirement question 53, 65

Has the requirements/scope changed significantly as contrasted to the contract that is currently in place?

If so, how many positions were added?

See answer to Question # 14.

119 SOW Key Personnel 59

The Program Manager hours are listed as 960 which leads us to assume the Program Manager may not be on-site. Is the Program Manager location required to be on-site, or is the Program Manager located at the Contractor's Headquarters?

The Program Manager will not be located at a Government facility.

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120 SOW Key Personnel 59

Ref: Paragraph 10.2 states Site Lead duties are considered to be collateral to the duties of their position description, not in lieu of them. This requirement is unclear and there is no position description included in the RFP.

Questions: 1) Can the Government please clarify what is meant by this requirement? Can the Government please provide the position description for this position as stated in the RFP?

2) Does the Government require a working site lead to be appointed at each site?

If not, how will the Government ensure that actual or perceived personal services is not occurring?

One site lead (Administrative Assistant) is required in Washington DC. This is the only Site Lead required. They must perform Administrative Assistant duties as well as duties stated in 10.2 See page 9 of SOW.

The contractor is responsible for supervising their own employees in a way they meet the requirements of the contract.

121 SOW Tasks 53-59 Please advise the specific tasks that each labor category at different locations will be needed to perform.

Other than the Program Manager, all contractor employees are required to perform in accordance with Section 4.

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