Contract Financial Investigators

Questions and Responses:



1. Do you want the individual CFI's past performance on a Past Performance document like used by each company or Highlighted in the CFI's Resume Template? Response: The past performance questionnaire shall be used for the CFIs.



2. We request the Government consider extending the submittal date for Past Performance Questionnaires by three days to account for the holiday weekend and allow candidates to work with their references to complete the process. That would make the Questionnaire responses due to the Contracting Officer by 10 Sep, while the offerors proposal is still due to the Contracting Officer on the original 7 Sep date. Response: The past performance questionnaires shall be received no later than 10:00 am, Eastern Time, September 10, 2015. The date and time to submit proposals is unchanged.



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See the attached file Amended RFP Q&R PUB 3 for responses to questions.

See the attached file for a response to a question.

See the attached file Amended RFP Q&R PUB for responses to questions.

Question and Response 1:



According to the FedBizOpps website, the original solicitation for RFQ No. HSSS01-14-R-0055 was a small business set-aside. However, the website also states "Set Aside: N/A" for this opportunity. Could you please clarify if the services will be procured as a small business set aside or as full and open competition? Response: This solicitation is a small business set-aside.

Attached is amended Solicitation HSSS01-14-R-0055 (three files). See the attachments for details.

The anticipated reissue date will be on or about December 15, 2014.

The anticipated reissue date will be on or about November 24, 2014.

Special Notice - Protest: HSSS01-14-R-0055



The United States Secret Service will be re-opening Solicitation HSSS01-14-R-0055 via an amendment issued for Contract Financial Investigators.



The anticipated reissue date will be on or about October 24, 2014.



The following will be addressed via the Amendment.

1. A thirty-day period for proposal submission;

2. Revisions to questions originally submitted for clarity;

3. The Amendment will also include a second period for additional questions and responses; and

4. Finally, the Technical Evaluation Section of the Solicitation will be revised to include the evaluation of a Task Order (included for evaluation purposes only). This Task Order will include details and content similar to the average Task Order being issued against the Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) during the life of the Agreement.

This is a special announcement due to the receipt of a protest against Solicitation Number HSSS01-14-R-0055, for Contract Financial Investigators. As a result of the protest, an automatic stay is required and in place, and the submission date for proposals is hereby cancelled until GAO resolves the protest.

Please see the attached file for the responses to questions.

Please see the attached file for the responses to questions. The proposals and completed forms attachment shall be received no later than 3:00 pm, Eastern Time, September 5, 2014.

The United States Secret Service will extend the date and time to submit proposals. The United States Secret Service needs to provide responses to questions.

The United States Secret Service will extend the date and time to submit proposals. The United States Secret Service needs to provide responses to questions.

The United States Secret Service will extend the date and time to submit proposals. The United States Secret Service needs to provide responses to questions.

See the attached Request for Proposals and Past Performance Questionnaire files for details.