MODIFICATION
B -- NAQuestions and Answers re: Solicitation FDA-SOL-07-00148
- Notice Date
- 1/11/2007
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2129, Rockville, MD, 20857-0001, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 20857-0001
- Solicitation Number
- FDA-SOL-07-00148(a)
- Response Due
- 1/14/2007
- Point of Contact
- Roberta Richardson, Contract Specialist , Phone 301-827-7175, Fax 301-827-7106,
- E-Mail Address
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roberta.richardson@fda.hhs.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate additional clauses, provide a summary response to all questions, and to change the response date to 14 Jan 2007, 400 PM EST. FDA-SOL-0700148(a) is a reposting of FDA SOL-07-00148 that due to a date problem was inadvertently archived in FBO. FDA-SOL-07-00148(a) recreated the initial posting and responded to questions submitted for FDA-SOL-07-00148. This amendment responds to the most recent questions and includes questions / responses submitted earlier. (1) QUESTION: What is the minimum level of clearance that you require? That is, do you require "Confidential" or "Secret" or "Top Secret" or some other classification entitled ____________________? RESPONSE: The categories "Confidential" or "Secret" or "Top Secret" refer to DOD / Militatry security classifications. The FDA uses "Personnel Security Requirements" and does not use the DOD classifications. Clearances are usually held by those having Individuals who have undergone fingerprinting and had a successful a background investigation conducted by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The FDA background investigation policy applies to all positions including: Students, Interns, Contractors,, Guest Workers, Visiting Scientists, Visiting Associate, Temporary Employees, Special Government Employees and Volunteers. You can find out more information on clearance requirements / security forms(SF 85 and SF 85P) on the link below. www.opm.gov/forms (2) QUESTION: Even though it has been published, FAC 2005-15 is not effective until February 12, 2007. Do you require it now nevertheless RESPONSE: Yes. Feb 1 07 was the anticipated award date. However, the solicitation indicated that the dates could change. The anticipated award date is mid-late February. (3) QUESTION: The questions and answers posted on January 8, 2007 state that you'll be amending the solicitation. When will you actually be amending the solicitation and what will the new closing date be? RESPONSE: On Mon 1/8/2007 12:25PM, a memo was sent to all respondednts indicating that the original solicitation FDA-SOL-07-00148 had been accidentally archived. the same memo responded to all questions and provided FDA-SOL-07-00148 (a) as the new solicitation posted on FBO. Additionally, FDA-SOL-07-00148(a) indicated that it's intent was to respond to all questions and act as an amendment to FDA-SOL-07-00148. Additionally, this amendment dated 11 Jan 07 incorporates all changes, clause updates and responds to all questions submitted. The response date has been changed to 14 Jan 04, 4:00PM EST. The date for submitting questions has passed. Earlier Questions / Responses: Is there was an incumbent. Response: Yes Contractors name: Response: J. Dawson Contract number: Response: HHSF223200530231P Date, expiration date and value. Response: Effective date 7/13/2005 to present Value: $61,950 Additional questions / responses: (1) Under the heading "Qualifications," the solicitation requires "Current and Active Clearance to see confidential and proprietary information." By this, do you mean that the person performing the work must possess a U.S. Government security clearance (i.e., either Confidential, Secret or Top Secret) OR do you mean that the person must simply possess a demonstrated ability to see, handle, process and protect confidential and proprietary business information, but not possess a formal government security clearance? Response: the individual performing the work must have a current and valid clearance from a Federal Government agency. (2) Do you require the CONTRACTOR (i.e., the firm to which you make the award) to also have whatever the above qualification is, or is your requirement sufficiently satisfied if the person actually doing the work has it? Response: Only the individual performing the work is required to have the specified qualifications and clearance. (3) The solicitation states that the incorporated clauses and provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-12, dated Aug. 4, 2006. There have been two additional FAC's, numbered 2005-13 and 2005-14, which were effective on September 28, 2006 and November 22, 2006, respectively. Will you amend the solicitation to incorporate these last two FAC's, or should these two simply be disregarded? Response: The solicitation will be amended to include the latest FACs through 2005-15 dated Dec 12, 2006. The amendment will also include the following Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulations ( 48CFR, Vol71, No. 244) as published in the Federal Register Dec 20, 2006. Department of Healt and Human Services Subpart 353.2 ? Provisions and Clauses Sec. 352.202-1 Definitions. ( Jan 2006) 352.215-1 Instructions to offerors--Competitive acquisition. 352.215-70 Late proposals and revisions. (Jan 2006) 352.224-70 Confidentiality of information. 352.232-9 Withholding of contract payments. (Jan 2006) 352.249-14 Excusable delays. (Jan 2006) 352.270-5 Key personnel. 352.270-11 Privacy Act (Jan 2006) 352.270-13 Tobacco Free Facilities (Jan 2006) (4) The solicitation includes FAR clause 52.216-22, but it doesn't state an estimated level of effort for this indefinite quantity contract (so that adequate planning for dedicated staff can be made) or any minimum and maximum quantities. Thus, what is the estimated number of labor hours contemplated by your requirement for a particular period (i.e., for the base year of seven months and for each of the two one-year options of twelve months each)? Is there a minimum and maximum? Response: The workload here is variable so setting the min/max would be difficult. The contractor would have the ability to say he/she/they are too busy to take on a particular review assignment. There may be other times when there is no work for a short period. It depends on what documents are submitted to the Agency for review. What we'd like to know from respondents is what they would propose as the hourly rate, which would be doing the work and what they would see as the level of effort along with any restrictions. In the previous contracts, 16 hours per week was used as the proposed aggregate level of effort. Consequently, there is no definitive estimate available for the quantity of services to be performed under this contract. Delivery and performance will be done at the direction of the Project Officer. There is no minimum or maximum. Once a contractor is selected, a purchase order specifying a not to exceed amount will be issued to the contractor. (5) The solicitation includes FAR clause 52.217-9. There are several places in that clause for entries by the government. Can you advise as to what these entries should be in the clause's paras. (a) and (c)? Response: (a) 30 days; 30 days: (c) 2 years 7 months ( Base period of 7 months and 2 option years). NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (11-JAN-2007). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 14-MAR-2007, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 1350 Piccard Drive Rockville, MD
- Zip Code: 20850
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20850
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