Questions and Answers

75H71227Q00001 - Amendment 1

Question 1 – WRSU Estimated Hours
PWS Section 4.2 estimates about 4,152 annual contractor hours for WRSU, while Attachment B lists 2,080 hours for WRSU. Which figure will the Government use to calculate the WRSU evaluated amount?
Government Response: The Government will use 4,152 estimated annual hours for WRSU for price-evaluation purposes. Attachment B will be revised accordingly. The estimated hours are for price evaluation and acquisition planning purposes only and do not represent guaranteed hours, minimum purchases, staffing positions, full-time equivalents, BPA ceilings, or obligations of funds.

Question 2 – Rate Term
Attachment B provides one rate for each Ordering Activity. Please confirm that each rate applies for the entire ordering period (01/01/2027 – 12/31/2031), and whether any mechanism exists for rate adjustment at the annual BPA review (Attachment E, Section 18). Government Response: Quoters shall submit one fully burdened hourly rate for each Ordering Activity in accordance with Attachment B. The solicitation does not establish separate annual rates or an automatic annual rate-adjustment mechanism. The annual BPA review described in Attachment E, Section 18 does not constitute an annual rate adjustment or repricing mechanism.
Quoters shall submit pricing based on the solicitation and Attachment B as issued or amended.

Question 3 – Attachment B “Vendor Input”
Cell B8 of the Hospitalist tab is labeled “Vendor Input.” Is the quoter expected to enter anything other than the hourly rates in column F?
Government Response: No. Quoters are required to enter the requested fully burdened hourly rates in the designated hourly-rate cells in Attachment B. No entry is required in Cell B8. The “Vendor Input” notation is informational and identifies the cells intended for quoter-entered pricing.