Q As_posting.pdf

July 14, 2016

Response to Questions from Industry

Question Answer

1 Will there be a pre-proposal conference? No 2 Will there be a published list of interested parties?

No

3 Will all questions and answers be published?

Yes

4 What are the current staffing levels for each position outlined in the current contract?

Attached Staffing Matrix showing all filled and vacant positions we expect to fill.

5 Does the Government anticipate that the current staffing level will remain the same for this contract opportunity?

Funding for this contract is requested yearly out of Mandatory funding from the Treasury Executive Office of Asset Forfeiture. As such, no guarantee of staffing levels can be made about any specific option year of the award. If funding is not available, staffing levels may need to be reduced due to budget shortfalls and a mod to the contract will be enacted. The government has no intention at this time to reduce staffing levels and expects vacant positions to be backfilled as soon as possible.

6 Attachments 1 & 2 do not include projections of anticipated staffing requirements by location. Please provide projected staffing by location and labor category.

See attached staffing matrix. W&F has no intention of drastically changing these staffing arrangements.

7 Please provide the DOL Wage Determination for each location listed in Attachment 1 & 2.

See listing of applicable Wage Determinations.

8 Please provide labor categories for those positions the Government considers key positions.

Those individuals in key positions are part of the contractor’s project management staff.

9 Please specify the attachment number or identifier for the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan and the attachment number or identifier for the Transition Plan.

Page 12, 2.2 states that the QASP will be furnished to the Contractor within fifteen days of award. The transition plan is part of the contractor’s proposal.

10 The Technical proposal is limited to 50 The QASP is not submitted by the

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pages. Is there a page limit for the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan?

contractor, see question 9.

11 The Technical proposal is limited to 50 pages. Is there a page limit to the Transition Plan?

See page 108, 1. of the RFP, it states the Transition Plan is not included.

12 Is the Management Plan part of the proposal response or is the plan due after contract award?

See page 111, 7.1 of the RFP, it states the management plan is part of the proposal response.

13 Please provide a labor category/position qualification for the assistant Project Manager discussed in section 3.1.3.

The position is located under Project Coordinator.

14 Please provide an example of the Weekly Staffing Matrix report described in Section 6.1.

Attached is a BLANK staffing matrix. PII is required to be removed. Certain fields will be provided by the government.

15 Please provide an example of the Monthly Status Report described in Section 6.2.

Attached is a redacted monthly status report for the financial investigator position.

17 How many positions are currently vacant? Three are vacant at the moment and are in the process of being backfilled.

18 The RFP indicates a contract start date of July 29, 2016. Is this date correct?

The date has been updated to August 15, 19 Does the government anticipate a 30-day transition period?

Yes

20 When does the transition period start? August 15, 2016 21 Please provide instructions for pricing the transition effort?

The transition shall be included in the base year pricing, CLINs 0001 – 0004.

22 Is the incumbent contractor currently accommodating employees with disabilities? If so, at which locations?

One employee accommodated at the Seattle field office location.

23 How many hours is the Government requesting per labor category for each full year of the contract? Our assumption is 1,880 billable hours.

The government has and currently assumes 1900 billable hours per labor category for one full year.

24 The offer letter indicates proposals and questions are due on July 18th. The RFP indicates questions are due 10 days before the proposal. Are questions due on the 8th or 18th?

Questions are due on the 14th. This should be corrected by amendment.

25 Will the Government permit offerors to use 10-point font in tables?

No

26 It is unclear what the Government would like in terms of a response to the Section 508 requirement. Does the Government

An affirmation that Section 508 protocols will be followed, as well as a brief description of those efforts will be merely need an affirmation that Section 508 protocols will be adhered to in the performance of the contract, or does the Government desire a developed explanation of how the offeror meets Section 508 protocols (or does the Government want something else entirely)?

adequate.

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