18-R-0007_questions_and_Answers.xlsx
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| Question # | RFP Document | RFP Reference | Question | Government Response |
| 1 | RFP | Page 75 | On Page 19, the Government states, “The Offeror’s experience shall also address the proposed key personnel positions for Task Order 0001. Task Order 0001 key personnel will include a Program Manager, Senior Biostatistician, and Principal Public Health Analyst… ** Upon award of the base IDIQ contract, the Government will award task order 0001 within 30 days. **” a. The Exhibit/Attachment Table of Contents on page 75 provides a list of attachments to include “Attachment 1 PWS” and “Attachment 2 TO 1 PWS.” However, only one PWS was attached without the identification of whether it is Attachment 1 PWS or Attachment 2 TO 1 PWS. Will the Government please provide the missing PWS and rename the filenames of the two PWS’ as Attachment 1 and Attachment 2 to minimize confusion? b. Is the pricing proposal to include the pricing for (1) Attachment 1 PWS, (2) Attachment 2 TO 1 PWS, or Both (1) and (2). Please clarify. c. Since one of the PWS’ was not provided, if it is provided as part of a future amendment, will the Government ensure that it provides the “Suggested Support” section and confirm that all the positions are filled and if not, which positions are vacant? | A. Please see corrections to list of exhibits. B. Pricing proposal shall only be for the base IDIQ contract not the TO. C. Not applicable |
| 2 | SF 1449 | Pages 3 - 10 | Max Quantity is listed as ‘84’ with a Unit of Job. Please clarify the intent of this Max Quantity. | 84 was used as a place holder TO as 1 Job. A Job= 1 month. Each TO will define the PoP. |
| 3 | PWS | Section 5 | The PWS is not sufficiently bound for Firm Fixed Price due to statements such as “The requirements for this contract include, but are not limited to the following:”. If requirements cannot be clearly defined, Firm Fixed Price is not an appropriate contract type for the award. The Cost/Price proposal instructions on page 19 of the RFP refer to the “loaded labor hour nature of the contract”. Is it the Government’s intent for the Task Order awards to be Firm Fixed Price Level of Effort, with the FFP being based on an identified level of effort? | Each Task Order will be FFP, each TO will have it's own identified level of effort. |
| 4 | RFP | Page 24 | The instructions do not state where to provide Offerors Representations and Certifications in the proposal submissions. Please advise if these should be provided in the Cost/Price submission? | See 52.212-1 instructions to offeror's (b)(2) |
| 5 | SF1449 | Box 8 | Box 8 has the proposal due date of 12:00 a.m. 27 December 2017, but RFP Page 17 Addendum to 52.212-1 – Instructions to Offerors has a proposal due date of 27 December 2017 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Will the Government please clarify which is the correct time? | 2:00Pm is the correct time, please see corrections on solicitation MOD. |
| 6 | RFP | Page 19 - item g. | ||
| Cost/Price Proposal Content has this requirement: “Offerors shall use the Government provided Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (Attachment 7 ) that must include a supplement for the spreadsheet with cost build up for the firm fixed price labor. The Offeror shall provide a statement of the methodology and assumptions used as the basis for pricing the services. The price must be sufficiently detailed to evaluate fair and reasonableness.” |
a) Will the Government please clarify if the Government provided Microsoft Excel spreadsheet is Attachment 9, not Attachment 7?
b) Since this is a FFP procurement, will the Government please confirm that “a supplement for the spreadsheet with cost build up for the firm fixed price labor” requirement refers to Attachment 9?
| A. Yes it is attachement 9 see revised attachement reference in solicitaion. B. Yes attachment 9 should have your FFp cost build up for the firm fixed price labor. | ||
| 7 | RFP | Page 19 - item g. (2) |
| Section (2) has this requirement: “PRICING SHEET: The Offeror’s proposal shall include a completed pricing.” |
Will the Government please confirm by submitting both Section B CLIN Schedule and Attachment 9, the Offeror is compliant to the requirement of “a completed pricing”?
| Offeror is to complete pricing sheet (attachemnt 9) only for compliance. | ||||
| 8 | RFP | page 24 - Item (b) options | This section has this statement: “The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement.” Will the Government please clarify if “Options” refer to option periods? | Please see revised language in section. |
| 9 | PWS | Section 8.1 and 8.2 – page 20 | These two sections did not address whether Transition In and Transition Out are included in the Base Period and Option Period 4 respectively. Will the Government please clarify? | Please see revised language in section. |
| 10 | Attachment 9 Labor Category Pricing | Will the Government please clarify if the requirements of labor rates and hours are only for Base Period? If the requirements are for option periods as well, will the Government please allow the offeror to modify the spreadsheet to accommodate the requirements? | Please see updated spreadsheet | |
| 11 | RFP and PWS | RFP page 19 |
PWS page 21 – Section 10.1
| RFP page 19 identifies 3 positions/personnel requiring resumes and letters of intent: Program Manager, Senior Biostatistician, and Principal Public Health Analyst Whereas, PWS page 21 refers to 5 positions/personnel requiring resumes and letters of intent: Program Manager, Senior Biostatistician, Principal Public Health Analyst, Senior Public Health Analyst, and Senior Data Manager. Please clarify the number of key personnel and the specific positions that require the submission of resumes and letters of intent in the proposal response. | The RFP requirment is specific for TO 1 and is requiring 3 resumes and LOI to be submitted for evaluation. PWS page 21 is listing the labor categories that will be used as key personnel in future TO's under this IDIQ. | ||
| 12 | PWS | Pages 23-26 – Section 11 | The “Suggested Support” Section lists a total of 9 CMEs for the “Senior and Junior Public Health Analysts (9 CMEs).” |
a. Please provide how many of the 9 CMEs are for the Senior position and how many of the 9 are for the Junior position.
b. What does CME stand for?
| CME = Continued Medical Education Credits and is a standard annual requirement to ensure that professionals are keeping current with specialty-specific training. We would like for both positions to have proof of at least 9 CMEs each. | |||
| 13 | PWS | Pages 23-26 – Section 11 | The “Suggested Support” Section lists a total of 15 FTE’s. ” |
a. Are all 15 of the FTE’s considered Full-Time employees?
b. If there are part-time employees please provide the labor category and the historical number of hours worked for each of the part-time employees for pricing purposes.
| All 15 FTE's are full time employees | ||
| 14 | PWS and RFP | PWS – Page 20 – Section 8.1 |
RFP Instructions – Pages 18-20
| PWS Section 8.1 states that a Draft Incoming Transition Plan (Deliverable 32) is due with the proposal. The RFP instructions do not mention this requirement. If this is required, please provide the Factor in which to include it and whether it is part of the 35 page limit. | This section has been removed. | |||
| 15 | PWS | PWS – Section 7 - Page 19 | The Performance Requirements Summary states that the Monthly Progress Report will be used as a method of surveillance. However, the Deliverables Table (Section 5) does not provide the Monthly Progress Report as a deliverable. Is the Monthly Progress Report a required deliverable? If so, what is the monthly due date? | Deleted from the performance requirements summary, monthly progress reports will be required at the Task Order level. |
| 16 | PWS | PWS - Section 10 - Pages 21-22 | Can the government clarify that all personnel will need a NAC or NACI? Since certain data access requires a NACLC, is there a minimum number of staff expected to have a NACLC? | Yes, All personnel will need clearance |
| 17 | PWS | Section 8.1 – page 20 | PWS 5.5 is omitted from PWS Section 5. Required Tasks, but is included within the deliverables table. Would the Government confirm the PWS Section 5.6 QCP should be re-numbered Section 5.5? | Corrected, see revision in numbering in PWS. |
| 18 | RFP | Page 19 | “e. Organizational Conflict Of Interest (OCI) Certification: The Offeror shall complete the attached OCI Certification and provide (if necessary) an OCI Avoidance or Mitigation Plan.” Would the government provide the OCI Certification attachment? | OCI attachmnet will be sent out with the revised solicitation. |
| 19 | PWS | Section 8.1 – page 20 | The RFP states that Offerors are to provide a draft incoming transition plan that covers the first 10 days effort after award begins. Would the Government please clarify whether the new award will have a 10 day overlap with the incumbent contractor for the purpose of knowledge transfer? | No in-coming transition (removed) please see the changes made in the solicitation. |
| 20 | PWS | Section 11 – Suggested Support – Page 23 | The Government provides a list of 15 CMEs/positions. Are all of the positions listed currently filled? If not, which ones are vacant? | There are 4 Analysts positions that have not yet been filled |
| 21 | RFP | Page 17 | Many of the personnel described in the PWS are high skilled and high cost staff. Would the Government consider making this a CPFF contract versus a FFP contract? This would save the Government dollars in the long run. | NO, the Government has made a determination that the tasks to be performed are definable. |
| 22 | RFP/PWS | General | Are there Occupational Health Requirements for employees working in these facilities? If so, will the Government’s ODC plug cover expenses for the employees Hepatitis C vaccine, Flu Shots, and yearly physicals? | There are no Occupational Health Requirments for employees working in the facility for this requirment. |
| 23 | RFP | Page 21 | Factor 4 Small Business Participation Plan and Subcontracting Plan: (a) Small Business Participation Plan (Attachment 4). The RFP references Attachment 4 however, the Attachment is not provided. Will the Government please provide? | There is no attachment, see changes to soliciation.the offeror is to provide the information as stated in the factor. |
| 24 | SF1449 | Box 8 | Would the Government consider granting a 2-week extension to the proposal due date to allow time for the Government to address all the questions submitted and give companies adequate time to respond given the holiday season? | At this time the Government is not granting an extension |
| 25 | PWS | Page 20 | 8.2. Outgoing Transition Plan is referenced to as Deliverable 33. The Outgoing Transition Plan is listed as two different Deliverables. Please clarify. | See revised PWS. |
| 26 | PWS | Page 20 | 8.1. Incoming Transition Plan is listed as Deliverable 32 and be submitted with the proposal. Please clarify what deliverable it should be. Will it be excluded from the 35 page limit? | This has been removed, see revised solictation |
| 27 | SF1449 | page 19 | e. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (OCI) CERTIFICATION: The Offeror shall complete the attached OCI Certification and provide (if necessary) an OCI Avoidance or Mitigation Plan. Please clarify if an OCI Certification is necessary. It was not included as a document when the RFP was relased. When will the Government provide the document? | Please see the attached OCI certificate sheet with solicitation ammendment. |
| 28 | SF1149 | Page 77 | H.2 N/A this is a single award IDIQ contract.Please confirm that this contract will not be awarded under a GSA Schedule, like the previous contract mentioned on page 20. | This is a single award IDIQ not under a GSA schedule |
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