Additional QA - Government Response Amend 0003 Final.pdf
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DOD Washington Headquarters Service
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This document provides responses to questions from offerors on a solicitation for occupational health and medical case review services for the Department of Defense. The solicitation seeks proposals for services including occupational health services, independent medical examinations, immunizations and vaccines, mobile outreach events, and program management support. Key details include that Amendment 3 updates pricing templates and provides ceiling prices rather than rates for various contract line item numbers. Offerors are now able to provide labor rates by medical specialty under some CLINs. The amendment also revises utilization reports to include service volumes and details on procedures to be priced under mobile outreach events. Washington Headquarters Services will issue the contract on behalf of participating DoD organizations.
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QUESTION # CLIN QUESTION GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
1 General Please clarify under which CLIN number Key Personnel and program support labor costs should be applied?
Please see amendment 0003 update to the Pricing template and solicitation. The Program Manager Support Services CLIN has been added.
2 X001 There does not appear to be a Total row in Tab 2 for the listed Occupational Health Services. Please confirm that the total price on Tab 1, cell “F8”, is a sum of Tab 2 cell “B3” through “B270”. Volumes should be included in the calculation to represent a realistic annual price.
The plug number represents the ceiling (not to exceed) limit for the CLIN. The ceiling is based on and independent government estimate and historical data. For evaluation purposes the Government will evaluate in accordance with the solicitation. See 52.212-2 Evaluations Addendum
3 X001 Additionally, Cell F8 has a calculation of Rate X Hours. The rate & hours cells are grayed out. Please correct or clarify how this CLIN is to be priced.
Please see amendment 0003 update to the Pricing template. The Government has provided a plug number for F8.
4 X002 There does not appear to be a Total row in Tab 2 for the listed Independent Medical Examinations. Please confirm that the total price on Tab 1, cell “F9”, is a sum of Tab 2 cell “B273” through “B298” Without volumes included in the calculation this will not represent a realistic annual cost.
Please see amendment 0003 update to the Pricing template. The Government has provided a plug number for CLIN X001 and revised Tab 2. The Government is looking for a schedule of prices for TAB 2.
5 X001 Additionally, Cell F9 has a calculation of Rate X Hours. The Rate and Hours cells are grayed out. Please correct or clarify how this CLIN is to be priced.
Please see amendment 0003 update to the Pricing template. The Government has provided a plug number for F9.
6 X002 Recommend that these CLIN Service Types be Cost Reimbursable. This CLIN requires specialists that charge highly variable rates based on location and specialty. Providing a single rate proposes a significant risk to both the government and the offeror in terms of cost and performance.
Please see amendment 0003 update to the Pricing template. The CLIN type remains T&M, however the new pricing template structure provides an updated format.
7 X003 Clarify the elements to be priced.
1) Summary CLIN 0003 requests 10,000 labor hours X rate,
2) Tab 2 CLIN 0003 is a list of miscellaneous services & fee line items
3) Tab 3 has CLIN 0003 labor hours.
Please see amendment 0003 update to the Pricing template for the applicable corrections. The plug number represents the ceiling (not to exceed) limit for the CLIN. The ceiling is based on and independent government estimate and historical data. For evaluation purposes the
Please clarify or correct what is to be priced in CLIN 0003.
Government will evaluate in accordance with the solicitation. See 52.212-2 Evaluations Addendum
1) . The Government provided a plug number.
2) This CLIN is not T&M.
The Government provided a plug number.
3) This CLIN is not T&M.
The Government provided a plug number.
8 X003 Per the Technical Exhibit 3, this CLIN should include all Specialties. Please confirm Specialties are identical to those listed in Tab 2, CLIN 0002. Providing a single rate proposes a significant risk to both the government and the offeror in terms of cost and performance.
Please see amendment 0003 update to the Pricing template. The Government has provided a plug number for CLIN 0001 and revised Tab 2 along with the other tabs and corresponding CLINs.
9 X003 Would the Government consider allowing bidders to provide labor rates per Specialty like CLIN 2? Additionally, without volumes included in the calculation this will not represent a realistic annual cost.
Yes, the Government will allow bidders to provide labor rates per Specialty. Please see amendment 0003 update to the Pricing template.
The Government has provided a plug number for CLIN 0001 and revised Tab 2 along with the other tabs and corresponding CLINs.
10 X004 There does not appear to be a Total row in Tab 2 for this CLIN. Please confirm that the total price on Tab 1, cell “F11”, is a sum of Tab 2 cell “B301” through “B305”.
Please see amendment 0003 update to the Pricing template. The Government has provided a plug number for CLIN 0001 and revised Tab 2 along with the other tabs and corresponding CLINs.
11 X008 Can you please confirm that Vaccines listed in Tab 4 would be billed under
CLIN0008?
Please see amendment 0003 update to the Pricing template. They will be billed under CLIN 0005.
12 SF1449 Will the government please provide a revised SF1449 to reflect the updated changes made in Amendment 2?
Yes. Please see amendment 0003 for updated 1449.
13 Attach 8 Tab 2
Attachment 12 - Utilization report does align with the procedures as identified in Tab 2 Attachment 8? Which list of procedures should be priced?
Please see amendment 0003 update to the Pricing template. Please price the procedures identified in Tab 2.
14 X004 To ensure that offerors are being evaluated equally please provide a number of events per service type (i.e. immunization, Please see amendment 0003 update to utilization report. The Utilization report provides the number of events per service type. For example, a service listed twice in one location physical exam) for the mobile outreach services.
indicates that two of events of that service type occurred.
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