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SOLICITATION W81K0426RA019 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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1. Solicitation SF 1449 Continuation of Supplies or Services Table – page 2 - 22

2 - 22 Will the Government provide minimum education, years of experience, skills and other requirements for each LCAT?

An LCAT Description shall be provided as Attachment 8

2. General N/A Would the Government consider an extension of one week to accommodate the Juneteenth Federal Holiday?

The proposal due date will be extended to 6 July 2026, 1:00

PM, CST

3. SF30 Amendment 0001 N/A Amendment 0001 lists the due date for the proposal as 01:00 PM, can the Government please clarify what US time zone this refers to?

The proposal due date time is 1:00 PM, Central Standard

Time (CST) on

4. Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors 335-336 File Packaging Technical proposal shall come one copy sanitized and one copy un-sanitized.

Clarification: Please define all information that is required to be sanitized.

A sanitized technical proposal is one that removes all information that could identify the offeror, including:

• Company name

• Logo, branding, or letterhead

• Employee names

• Résumés that include names or identifying details

• Organizational charts showing names or company identifiers

• Past performance examples that identify the company or subcontractors

• Proprietary markings indicating source (if they reveal identity)

• Any other language that could make the evaluator aware of which offeror submitted the proposal

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5. Addendum to 52.212- 1, Instructions to Offerors

335-336 Reference page 335-336 of Solicitation, section b. File Packaging Technical proposal shall come one copy sanitized and one copy un-sanitized.

Resume Clarification: Please define any Key Personnel resume Personally Identifying Information (PII) that is required to remain UN-sanitized.

Un-sanitized resumes must retain the candidate's full legal name, current employer, email address, and phone number.

All other Personally

Identifying Information (PII) may be redacted.

6. General N/A In accordance with DFARS 215.305(a)(2)(C) and SBA guidance on tribally owned 8(a) firms, will the agency consider relevant past performance from affiliates, including sister subsidiaries under common tribal ownership, in the evaluation of proposals?

See page 338 of the solicitation in Volume III Past Performance Factor Paragraph

2(b) : Rules for Specific Contract Types which explains how to submit that past performance for evaluation

7. Section M — Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 (Past Performance Evaluation)

345 Will the Government please specify the recency period it will apply when evaluating past performance (for example, references active or completed within a stated number of years prior to the solicitation date)?

Within three years prior to the issue date of the solicitation, as stated in the Addendum to 52.212-2, Past Performance, Recency, page 345.

8. Section M — Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 (relevancy) 346 Would the Government clarify how relevancy will be assessed — specifically the scope, dollar magnitude, and complexity characteristics that distinguish a “Very Relevant” reference from a “Relevant” one for this requirement?

IAW with Table 2 on page 346 of the solicitation.

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9. Section M — Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 (factor structure) 343 Section M refers to the Past Performance and Price factors using differing factor numbers in separate locations, for example Price is listed as both Factor 3 and Factor 4. Will the Government confirm the controlling factor designations and their stated order of importance?

Past Performance is Factor 2 and Price is Factor 3. Past

Performance is more important than price, as stated in Provision 52.212-2.

10. Section L — Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 (Vol II Technical); PWS §5 (labor categories)

336 - 337 Will the Government confirm that the Technical factor is evaluated using the four representative labor categories (Project Manager I, Project Manager II, Epidemiologist, Biostatistician II) as proxies for all positions, and clarify whether any additional positions will be assessed?

The four LCATS identified in the solicitation are the only ones that will be evaluated in the technical section. All labor categories will be evaluated in

Price and Past Performance sections

11. PWS §1 (Key Personnel / personnel qualifications); Section L (Vol II)

1.10 Will the government clarify the 1)

Labor Categories, 2) Position Titles, and 3) quantity of Key Personnel positions, and clarify if resumes or letters of commitment required for any positions at proposal submission? If so, for which labor categories?

The Labor Category “Project Manager II” is the “Onsite Program Manager”

The Position Title in accordance with PWS Section 1.10, is Onsite Program Manager.

One (1) Program Manager will be required for each location once a task order is awarded at that location.

As per revised PWS Section

1.10 the CV/resume for the Program Manager shall be provided in writing to the Contracting Officer no later than 5 working days after task order is awarded.

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12. PWS §1.6 / §4 (security); DD Form 254 1.6 The PWS indicates certain personnel must hold the required clearance in DISS at the time of proposal submission. Will the Government confirm whether this applies at submission or at performance/award, and identify the specific labor categories for which a cleared individual must be named at submission?

The Labor Category is Security Specialist I must hold required clearance at time of task order award.

13. PWS (places of performance); DD Form 254 (Item 8 / locations)

N/A The DD Form 254 references locations in addition to the primary sites described in the PWS. Will the Government confirm the complete list of performance locations and the staffing and clearance requirements applicable at each?

The Labor Categories document (Attachment 8) details all the categories, the locations for each and the security requirements.

14. PWS (transition / phase-in); Section L (Vol II, Subfactor 1) N/A To support transition planning, will the Government make available current staffing data (filled positions by labor category and location, and current clearance levels) to the extent releasable, and clarify the level of incumbent-coordination access (e.g., site visits) the awardee may expect during phase-in?

This will be provided at time of award to assist with the transition period

15. Section B / Schedule (CLINs); IDIQ maximum value

23 The maximum value of the IDIQ is shown as to-be-determined. Will the Government provide the ceiling value to support accurate pricing and any subcontracting-plan development?

This will be input at time of award.

16. Section L (iii) Volume III – Past Performance 338

Industry does not generally control the length of a particular CPAR;

will the Government consider removing submitted CPARs from the Maximum Page Count of 15 total pages for Volume III?

The 15-page limit applies strictly to the Offeror-generated Past Performance narrative. Official CPARS reports may be included as an Appendix to Volume III and will not count against the 15-page limit.

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17. PWS Estimated Workload Data, Attachment 1 Pricing Matrix Template

115-116 The PWS “Estimated Workload Data” shows one set of quantities (e.g., Biostatistician II = 13, Project Manager II = 3, etc.). The pricing workload template shows different quantities for some roles (e.g., Biostatistician II = 12;

Epidemiologist = 32; Data Scientist/Engineer = 6; etc.). Please confirm which workload data is current for proposal staffing assumptions.

The Attachment numbers noted in the question are incorrect.

The quantities identified on both the Attachment 2

Estimated Workload Data and Attachment 1 Pricing Matrix

Template match and are accurate.

18. PWS (transition / phase-in); Section L (Vol II, Subfactor 1) N/A The PWS references 30 working day phase in/phase out language, and the solicitation technical instructions require a 30-day transition plan. Schedule B includes CLIN 0047 30-Day Phase-In Period and states contractors shall not propose on it.

Please confirm: (1) Whether offerors should price any transition/phase-in costs elsewhere (fully burdened in labor rates) or if the Government will handle all transition cost through CLIN 0047 only. (2) Whether transition is expected before the 19 Aug 2026 start date or begins on 19 Aug 2026.

The Transition/Phase-In is a firm-fixed-price effort handled exclusively through CLIN 0047. Offerors shall price all transition-related activities, including labor and materials, under CLIN 0047. No other labor CLINs may be billed during the transition period of 19 Aug 26 – 18 Sep 26.

19. Section L (iii) Volume III – Past Performance 343 Please provide additional information and clarity regarding the term "Tradeoff", and how that will be used in the evaluation for Factor 3 and Factor 4 to determine best value.

See Addendum to Evaluation 52.212-2 Basis for Award for the evaluation information

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20. PWS Para 1.10 32 Would the Government clarify that the Project Manager II in the pricing matrix, Contract Manager in para 1.10, and Onsite Program Manager in para

1.10 are being used interchangeably and refer to the same individual /Labor category;

and is one (1) Key Personnel Position.

The terms are being used interchangeably.

Program Manager (key personnel) will be expected at each location upon transition period completion and start of the base period

21. PWS Para 1.10 32 Would the Government clarify that the Alternate Contract Manager in para 1.10, and Alternate Onsite Program Manager in para 1.10 are

1) being used interchangeably and refer to the same individual /Labor category; 2) comprise one of the Project Manager II FTEs in the pricing matrix; and 3) is one (1) Key Personnel Position.

Please see revised PWS. The Alternate Contract Manager has been removed.

22. PWS Para 1.10 32 Would the Government clarify that the third Project Manager II FTE in the Pricing Matrix are each a Key Personnel, that is, the Government is identifying 3 and only 3 Key Personnel in para. 1.10.

Correct. One (1) Program Manager (key personnel) will be expected at each location at the time of a task order award for a total of three.

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23. PWS Para 1.10 32 Would the Government clarify its current allocation and expectation for the 3 Project Manager II positions, for example, does the Government expect 1) 3 fully autonomous roles; 1 each for Aberdeen, Fall Church (Silver Spring) and JTS, San Antonio with each reporting separately to the COR and working with their location TOMs; or 2) 1 overall Project Manager II for the contract and all work sites and the other two functioning in more of an assistant/associate role?

Yes, these are three fully autonomous roles; 1 each for

Aberdeen, Fall Church (Silver Spring) and JTS, San Antonio with each reporting separately to the location’s identified

24. N/A Is Attachment 3 Past Performance Information Sheet supposed to be CUI marked?

After you provide the past performance information it will become CUI.

25. Solicitation, Part 5, Specific Tasks, 44 Is this IDIQ a consolidation of 3 contracts?

No

26. N/A Will the government consider extending the past performance relevancy period to include work performed within the last five years?

An extension will not be provided to 5 years past performance.

27. PWS 35 - 37 Will Government-furnished computers, software licenses, and network access be provided for contractor personnel at all performance locations?

See PWS Part 3 Government Property and Services

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28. N/A Several labor categories are highly specialized (e.g., MSMR Consultant, MSMR Editor/Senior Medical Advisor, VBD Bioinformatics Lead Scientist). Can the Government provide minimum education and experience requirements for all labor categories?

Please reference the Labor Category Descriptions

(Attachment 8) for a detailed list of education, skills, and experience for each.

29. N/A Can the government provide a clear definition of Manpower?

Does Manpower Support refer to the provision and management of qualified contractor personnel across the Government's required labor categories to perform the public health mission functions identified in the PWS or some other definition? Please clarify.

The definition provided is appropriate. “the provision and management of qualified contractor personnel across the Government's required labor categories to perform the public health mission functions identified in the

PWS.”

30. N/A Is the Onsite Program Manager and Alternate Onsite PM required to be onsite full time? If so, which location(s): Silver Spring, MD; Falls Church, VA;

Aberdeen, MD; and San Antonio, TX? Can this position be a hybrid across multiple locations? For example, one person covering responsibilities at Falls Church, VA and Silver Spring, MD.

Program Manager (key personnel) will be expected at each location at the time of a task order award.

NOTE – the alternate onsite

PM is being removed.

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31. PWS 27 and 31 Conflict Between Security Clearance Timing and Key Personnel Submission Requirements. PWS Section

1.6.2 requires all contractor personnel to hold active clearances in DISS at the time of proposal submission. However, PWS Section

1.10 does not require named Key Personnel to be identified until 5 working days after contract award. Since personnel cannot be identified in DISS without being named, please clarify: (a) Does the requirement for active clearances at proposal submission apply only to the Security Specialist I position (which requires a Secret clearance per PWS 1.6.1), or does it apply to all labor categories? (b) For positions requiring Public Trust, at what point must the clearance/investigation be active

— proposal submission, contract award, or contract start date?

The applicable Labor Categories (Attachment 8) requiring clearance must hold required clearance at time of task order award.

32. N/A For labor categories not requiring physical presence in laboratories, clinical settings, or secure facilities, will remote or hybrid performance be permitted at the task-order level?

This is case by case and will be identified in the task order.

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33. PWS/Solicitation N/A In the PWS, Schedule of Supplies/Services states "the contractor shall not propose on this CLIN" for CLIN 0046 and CLIN 0047. However, CLIN 0047 appears as a pre-populated line item on row 57 of the Attachment 1 Pricing Matrix template. Can the Government confirm whether offerors should leave this value as pre-populated, or whether it should be left blank?

CLIN 0047 has been pre-determined and Offerors will not propose a price. Please leave the pre-populated amount

34. Solicitation 337 Please confirm whether the 'Phase- In' period associated with CLIN 0047 and the '30-day Transition Period' described in Volume II, Subfactor 1 refer to the same period of performance, and if so, what activities/costs CLIN 0047's $50,000 is intended to cover (e.g., incumbent coordination, onboarding, training) versus what would be priced under the standard LCAT CLINs at transition-period staffing levels

The Phase-In Period and the Transition Period are one in the same.

All training, coordination, onboarding, etc to transition to performing the required duties

35. Section M. Past Performance

N/A Will the experience and past performance of parent or subsidiary companies be evaluated if the proposal shows that a sister company lending its experience and past performance has made a firm commitment to have a meaningful involvement in contract performance?

See page 338 of the solicitation in Volume III Past Performance Factor Paragraph

2(b) : Rules for Specific Contract Types which explains how to submit that past performance for evaluation

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36. Section M. Past Performance

N/A Are there any additional requirements that an offeror must address in its proposal in order to utilize parent or subsidiary company experience and past performance if the proposal shows that a sister company lending its experience and past performance has made a firm commitment to have a meaningful involvement in contract performance?

See page 338 of the solicitation in Volume III Past Performance Factor Paragraph

2(b) : Rules for Specific Contract Types which explains how to submit that past performance for evaluation

37. Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services

334 - 335 Will the Government allow appendixes references that fall within the page limit?

Follow the required submission page numbers for each volume

38. Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -

Commercial Products and Commercial Services Can offeror’s utilize oversized graphics (ie. 2 page-Ghantt Chart) that exceed a single page and/or be used in a landscape view provided they are within page count?

If the document is within the page limit and can be sent electronically within the volume then it is allowable

39. N/A Performance Assessment Questionnaire are marked with CUI. Are there any special CUI requirements for offeror POCs to submit these Performance Assessment Questionnaire to the Government?

No there is not

40. PWS 1.5.5/Attachment_1_Pricing 27 PWS 1.5.5 states that the location of performance is determined by the Task Order. Given the labor cost variations by location, can the Government offer a historical breakout of labor categories by location to help offerors ensure the most competitive price offer?

A Workload Estimates Breakdown Document has been created

41. PWS 1.5.5, 1.2.1, 1.2.2., 1.2.3 36 Are the only Places of Performance those referenced in PWS 1.2.1,

1.2.2. and 1.24 or could the Government expand those locations?

The three locations are identified in sections 1.2.1,

1.2.2 and 1.2.3

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42. PWS 4.2 43 In the Proposal Response, how do offerors provide evident of Security Facility Clearance as outlined in PWS 4.2? Which volume is the documentation to be provided in?

You can provide that information in the technical

Volume

43. Attachment 1/Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) N/A Did the Government intend to mark the Attachment 1 Pricing file with Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)? Are vendors and subcontractors intended to utilize CUI procedures for these files or does CUI only relate to the proposal once it goes to the Source Selection Committee?

Once you have entered your information into the documents, the documents become CUI.

44. Attachment 1 Are the labor rates vendors proposing in Attachment 1 intended to be Task Order ceiling rates across the life of the contract?

They will be locked in upon award for the base and the following years. If the Wage Determinations increase then modification upon validating the increase will be done by modification

45. Wage Determinations (Attachment 5-7) Was it the Government’s intent to provide 3 different Wage Determinations?

Yes

46. RFP Continuation of Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs, and Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors. (iv) VOLUME IV - Price Factor 3. (a) Other Direct Cost (ODC)

2 – 22 and 340 Can the Government reconcile Travel CLINs being labeled FFP while instructions describe Travel ODCs as cost-reimbursable NTE?

The numbers for Travel are plugged in NTE

47. RFP Continuation of Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs 2- 22 Can the Government please clarify whether the labor-hour quantities represent requirements anticipated for TO 1 or estimated usage across the entire IDIQ ordering period?

If the latter, can the Government please identify all work anticipated to be awarded under the initial Task Order (TO 1), including labor categories, estimated staffing levels, places of performance, expected period of performance, and associated PWS sections?

The quantities or FTEs will be identified at task order level for the ordering period identified. Mission will dictate the FTEs that will be requested for the ordering period.

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48. Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors. (iv) VOLUME IV - Price Factor 3. (b) Travel ODC Costs

340 Can the Government please confirm that similar to fee/profit, that G&A should not be applied to travel plug amounts?

See Solicitation Addendum 52.212-2 Basis for Award

Factor 3-Price

49. RFP Continuation of Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs, PWS Part 5, and PWS WORKLOAD DATA

2- 22 and

44 - 81 and

115 - 119

Several LCATs appear to differ in how they are cited between the Workload Data and the Prices/Costs table, vs. PWS Part 5.

Can the Government please update either the RFP Prices/Costs table and the Workload Data or PWS Part 5 to reflect the correct LCATs for the following?

• “Records Management Specialist” vs “Records Management Specialist I”

• “Data Analyst” vs “Data Analyst I”

• “Graphics Designer Specialist” means “Graphics Design Specialist”

• “Health Reach Outreach Coordinator” vs “Health Outreach Coordinator”

• “DoD Military Working Dog Casualty Care Program Coordinator” vs “MWD Casualty Care Coordinator”

• “MSMR Managing Editor” vs “MSMR Editor/Senior Medical Advisor”

Pease see updated PWS with corrections.

50. RFP Continuation of Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs, PWS Part 5, and PWS WORKLOAD DATA

2- 22 and

44 - 81 and

115 – 119

Several areas within the RFP contain reference to a “Graphic Information System (GIS) Specialist.”

Can the Government please confirm this should reflect “Geographic Information System (GIS) Specialist” and update all RFP sections accordingly?

PWS and RFP has been corrected to reflect

“Geographic” vs. “Graphic”

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51. PWS, TECHNICAL EXHIBIT A, Performance Requirement Summary (PRS)

85 - 93 PRS #s 7- #27 appear to reference PWS paragraphs that do not exist.

Can the Government please update the PRS Table?

Will be updated within the solicitation

52. PWS, TECHNICAL EXHIBIT B, DELIVERABLES

SCHEDULE

93 - 115 QUESTION: Can the Government please clarify whether all of these deliverables are required at the IDIQ level or whether there will be Task Order Deliverables assigned for each Task Order?

The deliverables are all at the task order level.

53. RFP Continuation of Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs, PWS Section 1.10 Key Personnel, and PWS Part 5

2- 22 and 31 – 32 and

44 - 81

This section cites an Onsite Program Manager as a Key Personnel, however, this LCAT is not contained within PWS Part 5 or as part of the pricing.

Can the Government please update the RFP and the PWS to reflect the Program Manager as a billable position?

The Key Personnel “Program Manager” is the same as the

Labor Category “Project Manager II”

This is a billable position, and each task order location will have one (1) “Program Manager” required at time of task order award.

54. Attachment_2_DD254_Form N/A Can the Government please confirm that all team members (Prime and Subcontractors) must have a Top Secret Facility Clearance?

No. Please reference the security requirements for each labor category as identified in the Labor Category Descriptions (Attachment 8).

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55. Attachment_2_DD254_Form, and PWS Part 5 Atch 2 and

44 - 81

Several labor categories identify specific personnel security requirements (e.g., Public Trust requirements and a Secret clearance requirement for the Security Specialist I position);

however, the solicitation does not clearly identify the required personnel security clearance or suitability level for all labor categories. Additionally, the DD254 appears to require contractor facility clearance support.

Can the Government please provide a security matrix identifying, for each labor category, 1) the required personnel security clearance and/or suitability determination (e.g., Public Trust, Secret, Top Secret, etc.) and 2) whether the clearance or suitability determination must be in place at proposal submission or may be obtained after award.

Please reference the security requirements for each labor category as identified in the Labor Category Descriptions (Attachment 6). Each

Labor Category details the level of security required.

The Awardee must have a

Facility Clearance (DD254) at the time of award of the IDIQ.

56. Attachment_2_DD254_Form, and PWS Part 5 Atch 2 and

44 - 81

Can the Government please also confirm that access to classified information is required during contract performance, as noted within the DD254?

Please reference the security requirements for each labor category as identified in the Labor Category Descriptions (Attachment 8). Each

Labor Category details the level of security required.

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57. PWS Part 5 44 - 81 The solicitation does not appear to identify minimum qualification requirements for the labor categories beyond what is required for Key Personnel.

Can the Government please provide a labor category qualification matrix for all positions that identifies the minimum education requirements, minimum years of relevant experience, required certifications, licenses, registrations, professional credentials, and any allowable education/experience substitutions that offerors must use when proposing personnel and developing labor rates.

Please reference Attachment 8 for Labor Category qualifications

58. Attachment_2_DD254_Form and Performance Work Statement (PWS) Part 5.

Atch 2 and

44 - 81

The DD254 identifies performance locations including Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD; Silver Spring, MD; Dayton, OH; Fort Sam Houston, TX; Portsmouth, VA; and Falls Church, VA.

However, the PWS identifies only DCPH-A (Aberdeen, MD), DCPH- FC (Falls Church, VA/Silver Spring, MD), and the Joint Trauma System at Fort Sam Houston, TX.

Can the Government please clarify and specify the performance locations for each LCAT in the

PWS?

The performance locations are DCPH-A (Aberdeen, MD), DCPH-FC (Falls Church, VA/Silver Spring, MD), and the Joint Trauma System at

Fort Sam Houston, TX.

59. PWS Section 1.5.1 24 - 25 Can the Government please clarify if the days provided in PWS 1.5.1 refers to calendar days or working days?

calendar days

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60. PWS Section 1.5.1 & Technical Exhibit B, Deliverables Schedule, B: 001Qaulity Control Plan

24 - 25 and

P.W.S 1.5.1 states that the QCP is due within 15 days after contract award, while Deliverable B: 001 states that it is due within 10 days.

Can the Government please clarify when this deliverable is due initially?

15 calendar days

61. PWS Section 1.5.5 27 PWS Section 1.5.5 states that each Task Order will identify the place of performance for each labor category; however, does not provide details on which positions require on-site support or are eligible for remote performance.

Can the Government please clarify which labor categories require full-time onsite support, which labor categories are eligible for remote performance, and any restrictions applicable to remote personnel (including geographic or commuting-distance requirements)?

The remote vs. on-site requirements are case by case upon award of each task order.

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62. RFP Continuation of Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs, and Performance Work Statement (PWS) 1.5.5 Place of Performance, and PWS Part 5.

2- 22 and and

44 - 81

PWS Part 5 identifies performance requirements at DCPH-A (Aberdeen, MD), DCPH-FC (Falls Church, VA/Silver Spring, MD), and the Joint Trauma System at Fort Sam Houston, TX, and several labor categories appear to support multiple locations. However, PWS Section 1.5.5 states that each Task Order will identify the place of performance for each labor category, and the solicitation does not appear to identify how the estimated labor hours/FTE quantities are distributed among the various performance locations.

Because labor rates, wage determinations and compensation requirements vary by location, can the Government please provide a labor category staffing matrix identifying, for each labor category, the anticipated place(s) of performance and the estimated labor hours/FTE quantities associated with each location? If such information is not available, please clarify how offerors should account for location-specific labor costs and locality differences when proposing fully burdened labor rates at the IDIQ level?

The hours per FTE is 1912.

Use FTE hours with Location

Workload Estimate to calculate hours per location.

63. PWS 1.6.1 27 PWS Section 1.6.1 states that the Security Specialist I must have a Secret security clearance at the time of proposal submission. Given personnel are not being proposed, can the Government please confirm this should state “within 30 days of contract award to coincide with the Phase-In Period?

The Labor Category is Security Specialist I must hold required clearance at time of task order award.

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64. PWS 1.6.2 27 PWS Section 1.6.2 states that contractor personnel performing work under this contract must have an active personnel security clearance at the level identified in each Labor Category description to the level in the Defense Information System for Security (DISS) at time of the proposal submission. Given personnel are not being proposed, can the Government please confirm this should state “within 30 days of contract award” to coincide with the Phase-In Period?

Any Labor Category that specifies a clearance requirement (Attachment 8) must hold required clearance at time of task order award.

65. Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors. PROPOSAL

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

334 – 335 Can the Government please confirm that cover pages, table of contents, acronyms lists, PPI Sheets, CPARs, PPQs, and Commitment Letters are excluded from page count?

If the information is required for submission in the Volume identified you will keep to that number of pages in the submission instructions

66. Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors. PROPOSAL FILES. b. File Packaging

335 - 336 Can the Government please confirm / clarify the requirements of the sanitized copy? Should it only remove Prime offerors name, or should all corresponding and identifiable information such as UEI, address, etc. also be removed?

Any/All identifiable information of the Prime and sub- contractors should be removed from the sanitized copy of the proposal

67. Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors. PROPOSAL FILES. B. File Packaging

335 – 336 QUESTION: Are subcontractor names permitted within the sanitized volume or should that also be removed?

No all names removed

68. Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors. (iii) VOLUME III – Past Performance Factor 2, b) Rules for Specific Contract Types

338 Given this will be awarded as a single award IDIQ, can the Government please confirm that single award IDIQs are allowable so long as all Task Orders are referenced?

Yes this is approved for single award IDIQ and task orders issued after award

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69. Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors. (ii) VOLUME II - Technical Factor 1., (2) Subfactor 2 - Staffing Plan.

337 This section states that “The staffing plan shall demonstrate the Offeror's approach for recruiting and maintaining personnel identified in their proposal.”

Can the Government please confirm offerors are not required to propose candidates or submit resumes?

You will show us how you will staff and maintain your personnel. We are not asking for resumes or confirmed offers in this section

70. Addendum to 52-212-1, Instructions to Offerors.

PROPOSAL FILES. b., and (iii) VOLUME IV – Price Factor 3., (2) Section 1.

336 and 340 The instructions for file packaging state, “All price breakdown information to aid in the price evaluation shall be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel Read/Write format and viewable in Microsoft Excel 2019 or later.” Whereas, the instruction for VOLUME IV, Section 1 require “Completed proposed prices in the SF1449 inclusive of all contract line items.”

Can the Government please clarify how offerors should submit the completed prices in the SF1449, given the form is not a Microsoft Excel file?

You should be able to add in the 1449 in a text box you can add for each CLIN and also input all pricing in the price matrix

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71. Attachment_1_Pricing_Matrix_Template and RFP Continuation of Deliveries or Performance

Atch 1 Summary Tab and 228 - 229

The Summary Tab in the Pricing Matrix states the Period of Performance will be 19 August 2026 - 18 August 2031 divided into five (5) one-year ordering period. In the Continuation of Deliveries or Performance, the Period of Performance dates for the Base Year are 19 Aug 2026 - 18 May 2027, with option years dates from 19 May - 18 May of the subsequent year, for each option year.

Can the Government please confirm the Period of Performance dates for the Base Year and each Option Year and update the Pricing Matrix and the solicitation?

The PoP dates on the Solicitation and Price Matrix

Summary pages will be updated to reflect the current dates due to the FAR 52.217-8 extension

72. Attachment 1 Pricing Matrix Template, Attachment 3 Past Performance Information Sheet Template, Attachment 4 Performance Assessment Questionnaire

N/A The Government templates for the Pricing Matrix, Past Performance Information Sheet, and Performance Assessment Questionnaire have “CUI” markings.

Can the Government please confirm that these templates only require handling as CUI when they are filled-in?

Yes! When your information is input it shall become CUI.

73. Addendum to 52-212-1, Instructions to Offerors.

PROPOSAL FILES. b., and (iii) VOLUME IV – Price Factor 3.

N/A The Government did not specify a validity period for pricing.

Can the Government please clarify how many days offerors are required to hold their proposed prices firm?

It will be locked in until time of award

2. The Government will post responses to questions received via email. An amendment to the solicitation will only be made if necessary to clarify the Government’s requirement.