Amendment 001 Q&A.pdf

1. If I provide the following items:

A. Cover Letter

B. Resume

C. Copy of Degree

D. Copy of any current Certifications relative to the position.

E. Hourly Rate requested

All of the above with not home address or phone numbers just the My First and Last Name on any uploaded documents.

Would that meet a full submission for this solicitation?

The Submission must be labeled and in the following format as shown in the solicitation.

5 labeled Volumes are to be submitted in accordance with the following.

Offerors shall submit a complete quote package in the following Volumes as separate attachments, with as little duplication of information as possible per phase:

Volume I – Contractual Requirements (Consist of items 1.0 -5.0 below) Volume II – Minimum Qualifications (Consist of item 6.0 below) Volume III – Capability to Perform Requirements (Consist of item 7.0 below) Volume IV – Past Performance (Consist of item 8.0 below) Volume V – Labor Rate (Consist of item 9.0 below)

In addition to the items specified in the solicitation provision above, the following information is necessary to enable proper evaluation of Offerors’ quote in response to this solicitation:

Quote Package

1.0 Cover Page – Shall include the following information name and expiration date of offer/availability.

2.0 Regarding Unique Entity Identifier (Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Numbers) – Pursuant to FAR Clauses 52.204-6 and 52.212-1(j), All individuals contracted under as a United States of America Personal Services Contract (PSC) are required to have a Unique Entity Identifier (DUNS Number).

If the Offeror does not have a Unique Entity Identifier DUNS number, they should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An Offeror within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the Internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. An Offeror located outside the United States must contact the local Dun and Bradstreet office for DUNS number. The Offeror should indicate that it is an Offeror for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

For further information on what you will need to obtain a DUNS numbers, please refer to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Clause 52.204-6 Data Universal Numbering System Number (Jul 2013) http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFFARA.HTM

3.0 Regarding System of Award Management and Offeror Representations and Certifications - Pursuant to FAR Clauses 52.204-7 and 52.212-3, All individuals contracted under as a United States of America Personal Services Contract (PSC) are required to have an active status in the System of Award Management and represent & certify their business size under NAICS Code 541513 by completing the attached, "Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items" or completing it online at https://www.sam.gov/ and then either return the manual copy or reference that the online certification has been completed in the quote.

Offerors shall also acknowledge that they will have an active status in the System of Award Management (SAM) within 30 calendar days after the due date for quotes (yes or no)

4.0 Exceptions to Articles, Solicitation Provisions or Clauses - Offerors shall indicate whether or not they take any exception to any articles, solicitation provisions or clauses. The specific exceptions shall be clearly identified at the beginning of Volume 1

5.0 Provide Responses to 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations--Representation (NOV 2015)

(a) Definitions. “Inverted domestic corporation” and “subsidiary” have the meaning given in the clause of this contract entitled Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (52.209-10).

(b) Government agencies are not permitted to use appropriated (or otherwise made available) funds for contracts with either an inverted domestic corporation, or a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation, unless the exception at 9.108-2(b) applies or the requirement is waived in accordance with the procedures at 9.108-4.

(c) Representation. The offeror represents that—

(1) It [ ] is, [ ] is not an inverted domestic corporation; and

(2) It [ ] is, [ ] is not a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation.

6.0 Minimum Qualifications: Offerors shall provide clear and sufficient evidence to support that they have the minimum qualifications as identified in Section 13.0 of the PWS (resume, certificates). Please see Special Notice related to personally identifiable information

(PII).

7.0 Capability to Perform Requirements

Offerors shall provide clear and sufficient information on their capabilities to perform each of the requirements identified in Section 7.0 of the PWS successfully (narrative, identification of prior work experience).

8.0 Past Performance:

Offerors shall provide three (3) references (Public &/or Private) for whom the Offeror has provided recent (work performed within the last 3 years) and relevant work very similar to size and scope that is requested here. For each reference Offerors shall provide the following information: agency/business name, a contact name, telephone number, e-mail address, project title, date the services were performed, and a brief description of the work that they did. Offerors may also provide information on problems encountered and a brief explanation of the corrective actions taken.

9.0 Labor Rate: Offerors shall quote a base and one option period hourly rates that is within the GS-13(1) – GS-13(10) basic hourly rate for both periods commensurate to their capabilities and experience, as well as, update their respective federal, state, and local tax rates

(percentages) in the provided Attachment D – Price Sheet for calculating their total evaluated price.

The equivalent GS position is GS-13 (Step 1) through GS-13 (Step 10) and the basic hourly rate range for this position is $47.52/basic hour - $61.77/basic hour, which includes locality pay for Washington, DC.

Failure to submit any of the requested information above or follow any of the stated guidelines may result in the quote being determined non-responsive. Non-responsive quotes will not be eligible for award.

2. Is there and incumbent contractor? If so, please provide the details (i.e., name of contractor and contract number).

FM Talent

3. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Work is to be completed at USADF offices at 1400 Eye (“I”) Street, NW, Washington, D.C Q: Is remote support/telework an option for normal daily support, or only during approved unforeseen government closures?

Answer: No

4. If the offeror proposes a candidate who it does not currently employ, can the offeror submit that candidate’s past performance as one of the three past performance submissions to demonstrate the candidate’s skills?

Answer: The Personal Service contract is with the individual that is named and their past performance.

5. Pages 16 and 17 has solicitation provisions “that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer.” With which volume are the provisions supposed to be submitted? Or, are they supposed to be submitted separately?

Please submit with Volume I if applicable.

6. Is an offeror allowed to propose a mix of resources to complete the tasks? Or, is a maximum of one candidate from each offeror allowed to be proposed?

This will be a Personal Service Contract with an individual.

7. Pages 20 and 21 describe an interview as part of the evaluation criteria. What information can the government provide regarding the interview (who participates, location, etc.)?

An evaluation Team will interview individuals with a standard set of questions. Offerors will be evaluated based on the degree in which they articulate in the interview their capabilities to perform the requirements identified in Section 7.0 of the Performance Work Statement successfully.

8. Page 24, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items (Oct 2018). With which volume are these supposed to be completed, if at all?

You can submit them separately, but if you answer yes to 3.0 in Volume 1 the attached, "Offeror

Representations and Certifications Commercial Items may not need to be filled out if these have already been answered in an active SAM registration. You could submit a printed version of your

Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items in that case.

9. Does the offeror have permission to use whatever font (including type and size) for the response since there is no mention of this information in the solicitation?

Yes.

10. Please confirm that Attachment A and Attachment B are not due at the time of solicitation response.

That is correct. Please return Attachment D with your Volume V.

11. Is there an incumbent vendor providing this support and if so, can you provide the name and the contract number?

FM Talent

12. What is the anticipated level of effort or man‐hours?

Please see section 5.0 of the PWS.