Solicitation_Amendment.doc

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been added by full text:

RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS

QUESTION 1: Would you consider changing the NAICS code to 561320?

RESPONSE: The requirement is for Health Care Providers and not administrative services, thus the NAICS that has been reviewed and approved by our Small Business Specialist and Procurement Contract Representative will remain intact.

QUESTION 2: Is there currently an incumbent contracted party for this proposed scope of work? If so, what is the name of the incumbent contractor?

RESPONSE: There is not an incumbent contractor for this requirement.

QUESTION 3: Pg 121 Part I Technical Information Note:

Q: It states in the Note section that the limit for page count for Technical Information is limited to 5 pages. However, it also states that a compensation plan must be completed for each position (of which there are 4). If there are 4 pages for each position, then the Retention/Recruitment Plan, as well as the SDVOSB letter, that only leave one page for all three.

RESPONSE: Reference the note section of Addendum 52.212-1, the Government will amend the solicitation to change the page limits for Part I Technical Information from 5 pages to 10 pages and changes the spacing to ‘single space’.

Question 4: Pg 121 Part I Technical Information Note:

Q: It states that all information must be scrubbed from the Technical Information, however the SDVOSB letter inherently will have identifying information.

RESPONSE: As stated in the note section of Addendum 52.212-1, “The contractor is required to provide an unsanitized and sanitized copy of the technical proposal. The sanitized copy shall be void of any identifiable references, such as CAGE Code, names (company or individual), etc. Offers submitted without a sanitized and un-sanitized version of the technical proposal will not be evaluated. The government will not evaluate a proposal that does not include a sanitized copy.”

Question 5: If there is an incumbent contractor, what is the current contract value? Are all of the labor categories in the RFP currently being provided by the incumbent? How many vacancies are there?

RESPONSE: See response to Question 2.

Question 6: Instructions to Offerors-Page 120-Part 1 Technical-Sub-factor 2-Is the 5 page limit only include the recruitment and retention plan or is the 5 page limit for Sub-Factor 1 (Compensation Plans), Sub-factor 2(Recruitment and Retention Plan), Sub-factor 3 (SDVOSB Certification)?

RESPONSE: See response to Question 3.

Question 7: Subfactor 3 - SDVOSB Self-Certification. "The contractor shall provide a self-certification letter that it is a SDVOSB and that it is a small business under the NAICS code assigned to this procurement." What documentation will the government accept for this information?

RESPONSE: As stated in Addendum 52.212-1 of the solicitation, a self-certified letter stating that the vendor is a SDVOSB under the NAICS code that has been assigned to the procurement.

Question 8: The VIP certification letter we currently have indicates an expiration date of May 2017. However, all contractors in the VIP system were granted a certification extension through 2018. Should the letter and the VIP extension document be included in the offer as acceptable documentation?

RESPONSE: Yes

Question 9: Is there a fax number that can be used by the contractor's clients to submit the past performance questionnaire? If so, please provide it.

RESPONSE: There is no fax number. The Past Performance Questionnaires should be submitted via email as stated in Addendum 52.212-2 of the solicitation – PART II: PAST PERFORMANCE, All offerors must submit a copy of the past performance questionnaire to each individual listed in the past performance proposal. The completed questionnaire should be emailed directly to naomi.stroud-richardson.civ@mail.mil by 12:00 pm, EST, 22 May 2017. The offeror should instruct POC’s not to send a copy back to the offeror, but to the POC listed on the questionnaire. Past Performance Questionnaire for this RFP can be found at Attachment 9 of this solicitation.

Question 10: For evaluation purposes, does the contractor have to have past performance for each labor category noted in the solicitation to obtain an acceptable rating for past performance?

RESPONSE: Refer to Addendum 52.212-2, Part III, Past Performance.

Question 11: p. 122 of 158

Regarding the Technical Volume, the RFP states that the “Total number of pages to demonstrate technical capability is limited to 5 pages.” We request the Government a) clearly exempt Subfactors 1 and 3 from this limitation and b) increase the page limit for the remaining Subfactor (2) from 5 to 10 pages.

RESPONSE: See response to Question 3.

Question 12: p. 122 of 158

The RFP states that, if the Offeror possesses no relevant past performance, the Offeror “should so state and provide information on references.” We request the Government define what specific information on references an Offeror is required to submit if it has no relevant corporate experience.

RESPONSE: See response to Question 10.

Question 13: Will the Government permit Offerors to submit official records of past performance (i.e. CPARs) instead of the Past Performance Questionnaire? Many Contracting Officers no longer complete the surveys and instead instruct Offerors to refer to the CPAR/PPIRS system.

RESPONSE: No, however in addition to the PPQ, the offeror can refer to their CPARS if it is current or within three years and applicable to the scope of work.

Question 14: Is there an incumbent contractor? If so, what is the name of the contractor? What was the performance period of the contract? What is the contract value?

RESPONSE: See response to Question 2.

Question 15: Are there incumbent contract staff? If so, would you please provide contact information for any contract staff?

RESPONSE: See response to Question 2.

Question 16: Besides evaluating the submission of Prime Contractor(s), would you please address whether the Government will also consider/allow the Subcontractor or Partner’s information during the evaluation of referenced contract requirement?

RESPONSE: Evaluation will be conducted on information submitted by the Prime contractor only.

Question 17: Does the Compensation Plan submitted as a separate file - Attachment #1 count toward the 5 page limit for the technical capability?

RESPONSE: See response to Question 3.

Question 18: Does the self-certification letter count toward the technical capability page limit? May the letter be provided as a separate PDF file?

RESPONSE: See response to Question 3.

Question 19: Does the government want information on the Offeror’s point of contact/representative or the evaluator point of contact/representative in this section?

RESPONSE: As stated in Addendum 52.212-1 of the solicitation, “All offerors must submit a copy of the past performance questionnaire to each individual listed in the past performance proposal”.

Question 20: Will the government consider extending the due date and time of questionnaires to at least 26 May 2017 to allow contracting personnel/clients more time to complete and submit questionnaires on behalf of an offeror?

RESPONSE: Due date and time for past performance questionnaires is extended to 5:00 pm EST, 7 June 2017.

Question 21: What wage determination level of RN does the government want for this contract, e.g., RN I, RN II or RN III?

RESPONSE: Please refer to the Performance Work Statement under Attachment 1C in the position description to determine the level of RN as related in the Department of Labor classification.

Question 22: What wage determination level of LPN does the government want for this contract, e.g., LPN I, LPN II or LPN III?

RESPONSE: Please refer to the Performance Work Statement under Attachment 1D in the position description to determine the level of LPN as related in the Department of Labor classification.

Question 23: What wage determination level of Nurse Practitioner does the government want for this contract, e.g., LPN I, LPN II or LPN III?

RESPONSE: Please refer to the Performance Work Statement under Attachment 1B in the position description to determine the level of NP as related in the Department of Labor classification.

Question 24: Please confirm if this is a new requirement, with no incumbents, or if this program has incumbents either directly or through the consolidation of other contracts. If the later, please provide the contract numbers for any associated contracts.

RESPONSE: See response to Question 3.

Question 25: Page 122 of 158, Part I Technical Information, states that the “Total Number of pages to demonstrate technical capability is limited to 5 pages……” Does the technical capability include Subfactor 1, 2 and 3? If not, please clarify the page numbers for Part I.

RESPONSE: See response to Question 3.

Question 26: Page 122 of 158, Part I Technical information, Subfactor 3 requires a SDVOSB self-certification letter. In addition to certifying as a small business under the assigned NAIC code, can we provide a copy of our U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) letter, or to meet the requirements does it have to be a self-certification?

RESPONSE: Yes a copy of the US Department of VA CVE letter should be submitted by all qualifying offerors and the solicitation shall be amended to correct this omission in the addendum to 52.212-1.

Question 27: Page 122 of 158, Part II Past Performance. Please clarify if there is a minimum or maximum requirement for the past performance questionnaires and volume information.

RESPONSE: Past Performance Questionnaires should be submitted in accordance with the instructions in Addendum 52.212-1 of the solicitation.

Question 28: Page 122 of 158, Part II Past Performance. We are requesting that the due date of the past performance questionnaires by the same due date as the proposal and changed from May 22, 2017 to May 30, 2017.

RESPONSE: See response to Question 20.

Question 29: The Government is allowing only 5 pages to present our technical approach. Requiring the submission to be double-spaced presents an extremely formidable challenge that will impact a vendor’s ability to present a quality and compelling approach. We kindly ask that the Government rescind the double-spacing requirement.

RESPONSE: See response to Question 3.

Question 30: Kindly clarify if Attachment A and the SDVOSB certification letter are to be included in the 5-page limit.

RESPONSE: There is no Attachment A in the solicitation. See response to Question 3.

Question 31: Are there currently any incumbents performing these services? If there are incumbents, kindly identify open labor categories and locations.

RESPONSE: See response to Question 2.

Question 32: In regards to past performance, is past performance from teaming partners, joint venturers, or mentor-protégé agreement deemed acceptable for this contract?

RESPONSE: Yes as long as this is properly identified in their proposal and each offeror has a current and updated CAGE Code. Joint Ventures and Mentor-Protégé offerors shall submit their legal paperwork validating their agreement arrangements.

Question 33: Is the Proposal cover page outside of page count?

RESPONSE: See response to Question 3.

Question 34: We assume that the double space instruction applies to the narrative text for Subfactors 2 and 3 but not for Subfactor 1 which is essentially a table. Is that assumption correct?

RESPONSE: See response to Question 3.

Question 35: For the sanitized copy, how would the government like the identifying redaction to appear? For example, should we use black marks to cover identifying information and submit in pdf?

RESPONSE: The government will not tell the offeror how the redaction should appear. The sanitized copy should be submitted in accordance with the instructions provided in Addendum 52.212-1 of the solicitation.

Question 36: Attachment 1D Licensed Practical Nurse, D1.6.2.1 states that the LPN is required to have BLS and PALS? However, A.1.1.3, B.1.1.2.4 and C1.1.2.3 indicate that the Physician, Registered Nurse, and Nurse Practitioner only require BLS. : Will the government please clarify and confirm the certifications required for each specialty?

RESPONSE: The certifications that are listed in the solicitation are required.

Question 37: Will the government consider an extension to allow vendors to adjust to the impact of Government answers to questions?

RESPONSE: Time for Proposals to solicitation is extended to 5:00 pm EST, 9 June 2017.

Question 38: The period of performance is listed a 8 Jun 2017 – 7 May 2018. However, in CLIN 1001 the period of performance listed starts on 8 Jun 2018. Should the period of performance in CLIN 0001 be through 7June 2018?

RESPONSE: Due to extension of proposal due date, period of performance will be adjusted accordingly.

Question 39: RFP CLIN 3006. The location is listed as Rader in the first line, which is at Fort Myer. However, the location listed later in the CLIN description if Fort Meade. Will the government clarify which is correct?

RESPONSE: Location is Andrew Rader Army Health Clinic, Fort Meyer, VA.

Question 40: What is the current contract number?

RESPONSE: See response to Question 2.

Question 41: Can you identify the current number of incumbents at each location?

RESPONSE: See response to Question 2.

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