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HSSS01-16-Q-0058
March 2, 2016
Question 1:
Is this contract a follow-on or new requirement?
Answer 1:
This is a follow-on contract.
Question 2:
What is the incumbent contract name?
Answer 2:
U.S. Drug Testing Services, Inc.
Question 3:
What is the incumbent contract number?
Answer 3:
HSSS01-09-C-0034
Question 4:
What was the incumbent’s total contract value?
Answer 4:
$132,404.00
Question 5:
Addendum to 52.212-1 - Instruction to Offerors - Commercial Items. (OCT 2015) 1.0 & 2.0 - In part 1.0 it states that "The Government anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Priced Contract on the lowest price technically acceptable quotes." However, section 2.0 states that the award will be made based on "...best value/lowest technically acceptable.
Answer 5:
Lowest Price Technically Acceptable
Question 6:
SOW, Section 2, Paragraph 1 - How many collections did the USSS perform in FY14 and FY15?
Answer 6:
(Collections in the WDC area) FY 14 632; FY15 1019
Question 7:
SOW, Section 4, Subsection 4.1 - What are the addresses of the 3 primary Duty Locations in the DC Metro area?
Answer 7:
Should read 2 primary duty locations to include Washington, DC and Beltsville, MD.
Question 8:
SOW, Section 5, Subsection 5.5(b) - States that in event of a shy bladder the collector shall wait no longer than 4 hours after the last collection. This would seem to directly conflict with the DHHS Specimen Collection Handbook which dictates that a donor shall have 3 hours from the time of the first failed attempt to provide a specimen. Is this an oversight by the USSS or still the procedure that the USSS wishes to follow?
Answer 8:
This is an oversight and should read 3 hours is considered reasonable
Question 9:
SOW, Section 5, Subsection 5.1 - How many donors are typically a part of a collection event?
Answer 9:
An estimate of 60 to 100 per month.
Question 10:
SOW, Section 5, Subsection 5.1 - What are the average number of collection events per month/week?
Answer 10:
Anywhere from 2 to 3 a month.
Question 11:
When is the expected date for services under this contract?
Answer 11:
From date of award for a period of one year with four one-year options. Expected date of award is April 1, 2016.
Question 12:
SOW, Section 2 - Accounting for all types of testing scenarios (random testing, pre-employment, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion), what is the total estimated volume of collections annually?
Answer 12:
An estimated 1200 collections annually.
Question 13:
SOW, Section 2 - Of the total estimated annual collections, how many are estimated to be after hours?
Answer 13:
Collections done after hours estimate 40 annually (midnight testing).
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