MODIFICATION
R -- Occupational Safety and Health Support Services
- Notice Date
- 5/30/2006
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Headquarters TSA, 601 S. 12th Street TSA-25, 10th Floor, Arlington, VA, 22202
- ZIP Code
- 22202
- Solicitation Number
- HSTS03-06-R-CAO092
- Response Due
- 6/22/2006
- Archive Date
- 7/7/2006
- Description
- This amendment to RFP HSTS03-06-R-CAO092 provides the results of the Industry Day held at TSA HQ on 5/24/06. Below you will find a list of all questions asked and their answers. Additionally, if you would like a copy of the Industry Day sign-in sheet and the Industry Day PowerPoint presentation, you may contact Robyn King at robyn.king@dhs.gov or Marvin Grubbs at marvin.grubbs@dhs.gov no later than 7 June 2006 at 2:00pm EST. Any additional questions submitted in writing to the primary or secondary POC will collectively be posted 14 June 2006 via FedBizOpps. The following are the questions and answers from Industry Day. 1. Regarding the incumbent, what contract vehicle is currently in place? Currently a GSA Task Order off the MOBIS schedule is in place and is priced per deliverable. It has been decided that pricing per deliverable was a difficult way to manage this contract. 2. Are security clearances required for this contract? This is a subject that is always changing at TSA because of the changing processes with the Department of Defense. We will not require a secret or top secret clearance, but all personnel will need to have a favorable adjudicated background check before the period of performance begins. 3. Regarding past performance references, is it required that 3 references are provided for each company, including team members or subcontractors, or 3 references total? We ask for a minimum of three (3) past performance references total, but you may provide as many as you would like for each team member or subcontractor. Please ensure you are providing enough applicable information. If bidders receive a negative past performance reference, the offeror will be given the chance to rebut. 4. In regard to the staffing requirements of the team lead, can this person be a CSP or CIH? Either one is acceptable, but it is emphasized that the team lead must meet all qualifications that are imposed by the qualifying board. 5. In regard to 15% of work being performed by a small business as a team member or subcontractor, what standards are to be followed to ensure a business falls under the particular small business standard? If an offeror plans to use/or is a small business, use of 15% or more work by a small business under this contract will be considered an evaluation strength. To ensure the business is considered small, offerers will need to check the small business standards listed under the particular NAICS code. 6. Are there contractor personnel in place at the Mission Support Centers now? Yes there are. TSA currently has 5 mission support centers (MSCs) located in Philadelphia; Atlanta; Irving, TX; Troy, MI; and San Bruno, CA. Two are GSA leased space and the other three are leased through a contractor. 7. Are all positions for the OSH support service filled by this contract? Yes. 8. Will TSA be supplying facility space or is the contractor responsible for providing space for its personnel? TSA has limited space available at the MSCs (2 spaces). The contractor may propose utilization of these provided spaces or may propose using its own spaces in support of the requirement. TSA will provide laptops and VPN capability to field personnel. The majority of this contract is travel based; therefore little time will be spent in an office or fixed facility. The contractor would have the ability to use those workstations and rotate staff throughout. 9. Are Representations and Certifications required for subcontractors/ team members as well as the prime? No, Reps and Certs need only be provided for the prime under privity of contract. But, remember that we have required the use of ORCA; therefore you can ask subcontractors and team members to use ORCA as well. The DUNS for the all parties would be required in order to validate the information. 10. Information Given: There is no TSA supervision over contractor personnel located at the MSCs. Therefore, it is expected that personnel will uphold a professional standard at all times. 11. Are there individual Safety Action Teams (SATs) located at each airport? Can you give an estimate of the number of SATs TSA has in place? There are approximately 130 SATs active across the country. SATs are an important aspect of the OSHE office functioning as a bridge between the workforce and leadership. Some SATs are dynamic and integrated while some exist in name only. SATs are critical to the success of the OSH program. The contractor must be able to provide leadership, regardless of how much hand holding the individual offices need. On the other hand, management support in the field is easy to find. The security of our aviation program is pretty well in place and therefore it is time for the field management to examine safety and other employee issues. In this aspect management has been very responsive. 12. Last year a contract was awarded for safety ergonomics, what is the relationship between that contract and this one? The contract that was awarded was for job hazard analysis, which included an aspect of ergonomics, but was not specifically focused on safety ergonomics. As stated in the presentation, that contract provides support to visit each airport once to perform a hazard inspection and analysis and establish a baseline. A repeat hazard analysis would only be necessary if the operations were significantly changed. 13. Information Given: An attachment in Section J describes the different categories of airports and the requirements of each category. Originally mandated by Congress to see if using Federal screeners or private screeners are better, the current SPP program allows airports to opt out and use private contractors that have been vetted by TSA. Airports submit proposals on how they would provide better security screeners for approval by TSA. Currently there are six airports that participate in the SPP program. Also, some of the smaller airports have not been federalized yet; meaning they do not have TSA screeners or may only operate on a seasonal basis. Because of the options for airports, the number of airports listed on the given attachment is an estimate and may change over the life of this contract. 14. Does this contract cover the privatized airports? No, we provide oversight but TSA does not control the workforce, therefore we are not responsible for implementing or managing their programs. They are responsible for managing the program themselves. This contract provides support on OSH issues related to space occupied by the FSD and the FSD staff. 15. Are the airports broken down by regions or sizes? The airports are distributed among three regions; East, Central and Western. Airports are also classified by category, as listed in the provided attachment. Note: In the past TSA hubs and spokes crossed state boundaries, but they have been reorganized to follow state and regional lines. 16. Are TSA?s regions the same as FAA?s? No, FAA uses different distinctions. TSA previously had 5 airport regions but has recently been reorganized to 3 areas. 17. Information Given: OMB initiative has found that only about 58 airports are creating 80% of the injury claims reported by DOL. Categories III and IVs have their own unique problems, but the large Category X airports are the focus at this point in time. New technology that is initiated in the larger airports is usually pushed out into the smaller airports with time. Smaller airports don?t have the needed technology and therefore many of the Transportation Security Officers are physically handling baggage. Technology doesn?t necessarily solve all safety issues though, because any bag that causes an alarm still is required to be picked up and inspected. Also we need to emphasize the importance of face to face training when possible since there are some things that just aren?t learned through online training.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Nationwide
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