Medical, Psychological, Fitness and Drug Testing

The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to questions provided by Industry, in response to the "Draft" Request for Proposals, HSCEMD-17-R-00001. The following documents have been updated and posted as a result of this questions and answer period: 1. The Solicitation, 2. Performance Work Statement, 3. Pricing Schedule and 4. List of Appendices

There will be an additional question and answer period once the Official RFP is released. If there are any questions that were not answered adequately they may be resubmitted at this time.

The purpose of this amendment is to include a “draft” of the Request for Proposals to be issued by the Government under RFP # HSCEMD-17-R-00001.  This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an invitation for Bid (IFB), nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the government.   If there are any questions in regards to this “draft” RFP please utilize the question and answer template provided in Attachment 3.  Questions are due no later than Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at midnight ET.    Answers will be posted no later than Monday, March 27, 2017.  Questions shall be emailed to Tasha Wang at Tasha.r.wang@ice.dhs.gov and copy Richard Meier at Richard.Meier@ice.dhs.gov.

This announcement constitutes a synopsis. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an invitation for Bid (IFB), nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the government. The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Acquisition Management intends to award a 5 Year IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity) contract (plus the option to extend services 6 months). The proposed period of performance is 01 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 (Base). This requirement is being set-aside 100% for Small Businesses (SB). The contractor shall provide quality Medical, Psychological, Fitness and Drug Testing Services for DHS's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel. Pre-Employment medical services include applicant medical, fitness and drug testing in accordance with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulations. Post-Employment medical services include the following: support for the Drug Free Federal Workplace Program, Independent Medical Examinations and Ancillary Testing. Potential deliveries of services include all 50 US states, plus locations in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Mariana Islands to include Guam. (see PWS). The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 621498 with a small business size standard of $20.5M. The successful contractor will be selected using a Best Value/ Trade Off determination, resulting in best value to the Government.

Anticipate award by 01 June 2017.

Primary point of contact: Ms. Tasha Wang, Contract Specialist, Phone: (214) 905-7427, e-mail to tasha.r.wang@ice.dhs.gov

Secondary point of contact: Mr. Richard Meier, Contracting Officer, Phone (214) 905-5496, email to Richard.Meier@ice.dhs.gov