Refuse_Questions_2.docx

W91QF5-19-R-0009 Response to Questions 2

Question: “I would like to know if the questions below pertaining to this contract could be answered. Name of the Incumbent/current service provider ? Previous winning contract Number ? winning contract value ?

Answer: Please see previous post for the answer to the first two questions. Current contract award amount was $ 4,559,499.78

Question: “Could you please clarify whether the Response Date will be April 11, 2019 @ 1:00 PM or April 18, 2019 @ 2:00 PM? Both dates are referenced on the FED Biz Solicitation page.

Additionally, would a company that has a DBE MBE and SBE qualify as a total small business?”

Answer: The date of April 11, 2019 1300 EST is the deadline to ask questions. The date of April 18, 2019 1300 EST is the deadline for submission of proposals. The solicitation has been amended to reflect this administrative error.

Answer: Small businesses must be certified in SAMs (sam.gov) as a small businesses under the solicitation NAICS in order to submit a proposal.

Federal Regulations state a small business concern means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria and size standards in 13 CFR part 121 (see 19.102). Such a concern is "not dominant in its field of operation" when it does not exercise a controlling or major influence on a national basis in a kind of business activity in which a number of business concerns are primarily engaged. In determining whether dominance exists, consideration must be given to all appropriate factors, including volume of business, number of employees, financial resources, competitive status or position, ownership or control of materials, processes, patents, license agreements, facilities, sales territory, and nature of business activity. (See 15 U.S.C. 632.)