Q&A_1821920_update.pdf

Q_A _AMBIS#1821920

Questions Answers

Should the base year be 2017 as it states right above?

Yes, the base year begins on 2/22/17. The base year period is from 2/22/17

- 2/21/18

Are the other two contract candidates considered key personnel and thus require resumes at submission?

**Please Note**There has been an update to the line items included in the attached solicitation and revisions have been made to the PWS. The goverment requirement is for Strategy and Financial Management, and Analytical services. Therefore, it is the responsbility of the offeror to propose appropriate personnel for successful performance of the requirements of the PWS. As described in the Performance Work Statement, "Key Personnel for this requirement is the Senior Operations Officer"

3 As referenced in the evaluation, letter D) Past Performance, #4 reads: "The offeror's Key Personnel should have expertise in operations management, strategy management, and financial management in federal, state, local government and private industry".

The evaluation has been updated to remove "and". This has been replaced with "or" which means that any combination of these will be acceptable for Key Personnel to have experience.

Must offers include these specific positions or, alternatively, if the contractor believes a different complement is more optimal & more cost effective, can different positions be proposed?

**Please Note**There has been an update to the line items included in the attached solicitation. Yes, offerors should include positions that will meet the requirements listed in the PWS.

Will only international clinical trials fall under the professional services of the chosen vendor or is domestic clinical research by DCR included in the scope as well?

The Performance work statement clearly identifies the support requested for international and domestic clinical research which is the mission of DCR.

Is support expected for all the components of the DCR?

The services requested are for DCR Branches and deliverables included in PWS Section 1.4.3 for all Branches.

Is support expected for the Biostatistics Research Branch? If yes, is the successful vendor expected to propose a biostatistician subject matter expert for program planning?

Each offeror is responsible to determine the labor mix required to successfully perform the requirements of the PWS. The inclusion of any subject matter expert is based on your proposal.

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How much travel, international and domestic, is expected?

International and Domestic Travel is not normally billed under this contract but under another mechanism. International and Domestic travel will be billed under an established not to exceed Other Direct costs (ODC) line designated by the Government at the time of award. Based on the PWs international and Domestic travel cannot be accurately estimated this is why it will be billed under a not to exceed ODC.

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