Q A2_Life_Insur_Q A_No3.docx

U.S. MISSIONS in TURKEY SOLICITATION for LIFE INSURANCE SERVICE

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS NO. 3 STU150-13-R-3016

03/27/13 Below are questions received from potential offerors and their replies:

(1) Under the solicitation, L.4.3.2.1 “Experience and Past Performance” clause is asking a list of contracts that we held over the past 3 years for the same work. And it is required to give the details of these contracts under Volume 3 - Technical Proposal section. Please state how you would like this information to be submitted and can you provide a softcopy of the format? Each company is to provide the information requested under L.4.3.2.1 to be submitted in a chart with all the information required under sections (a) through (g). A softcopy of a chart cannot be provided.

(2) Page 37 – please confirm if we need to fill in the below section of K.5 52.204-8 (d) “Annual Representations and Certifications (DEC 2012)”

(d) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the ORCA database information, the offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation as indicated in paragraph (c) of this provision have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201); except for the changes identified below [offeror to insert changes, identifying change by clause number, title, date]. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

FAR Clause # Title Date Change

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted on ORCA.

Yes, this section is to be filled-in.

(3) Please confirm if we need to provide the “Financial Statements” requirement set forth in Section L.9. Yes, financial statements for the past three years (2010-2012) are required to be submitted.

(4) Please kindly confirm if we are required to obtain a DUNS number. Duns number is not required in order to submit a proposal, but is required for the awardee company.

(5) Is there a requirement for entering any data to SAM database and/or ORCA? Data input to SAM is required for the awardee to obtain a Duns number, if not acquired previously. For input to ORCA, refer to reply under question number 2.

(6) Is a soft copy of proposal required? On or before 10:00 a.m. on April 08, 2013, proposals are required to be submitted in hardcopy to the address in box 8 of form SF-33and softcopy to Glenn Lewis (LewisGK@state.gov) and Meral Yalhi (Yalhim@state.gov). As indicated in the Pre-proposal conference, submit the proposal in 2 separate binders and files. First binder/file will be for Volumes 1 and 2 consisting of SF33 and Prices, and the second one will be the technical proposal.