MEDICAL PERSONNEL FOR FEMA COVID-19 VACCINE SUPPORT

Changes posted on 3/10/2021: A final version of the RFP that incorporates all of the changes posted on 3/9/21, 3/8/21 and 3/1/21 is attached and called "Amendment 0002 - RFP 70FB8021R00000001 (FINAL as of 3.10.21) Amendment 0002 also incorporates a change to section H. The following language is added in section H.16: DPAS RATING H.16: The following language may be added to task orders if a DPAS rating is needed - Task orders under this contract may include a priority rating under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) regulation (15 CFR, part 700). Anyone receiving a DPAS rated order is required to follow all provisions of the DPAS regulation. The priority rating will be provided on the SF 1449 in Box 13a and 13b when the Task Order is issued. Changes posted 3/9/2021: The answers to an additional fifteen (15) questions are being provided as a result of a vendor whose questions were left off of the original Question/Answer template that was posted on Friday, March 5, 2021. See uploaded file named "Additional Questions (15) - Medical Staffing (70FB8021R00000001". THE DUE DATE FOR THE PHASE I PROPOSALS IS STILL MARCH 10, 2021 AT 2:00 PM (EST) RFP Change posted on 3/9/21: A new RFP will NOT be posted for the below changes, but all changes listed in this Beta.SAM.gov posting are incorporated in the RFP (70FB8021R00000001). 1. Page 92, Section L.3.1, PROPOSAL DUE DATE / PHASE II: Phase II proposal due date of March 16, 2021 is removed. The following language is added in its place, - The due date for Phase II proposals is anticipated to be approximately 7 days after the advisory notice is provided to vendors. The final date will be provided to vendors advised to proceed to Phase II in their advisory notice. 2. Page 93, Section L.3.1: FACTOR 1 CORPORATE EXPERIENCE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS & METHODOLOGY, Second Bullet: Language is changed the following: Using specific examples that are verifiable, describe your corporate experience deploying thousands of medical staff capable of safely administering a vaccine to patients across dispersed locations within a 96-hour period. 3. Page 93, Section L.3.1, CORPORATE EXPERIENCE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS & METHODOLOGY, Chart: Qualified Medical Personnel: The following labor categories were deleted in the SOW and are also removed from the RFP Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Respiratory Therapist 4. Page 95, Page Factor 2: Staffing & Management Approach, Page Limitation: Should read: - Written submission should total no more than 12 pages in Microsoft Word and /or PDF formats combined (Cover page, table of content and resumes are excluded from the page count). Changed posted on 3/8/2021: The experience required for the following positions are changed in section 18 of the Statement of Work.. NOTE: A revised SOW will not be posted for this change, however, the below changes apply for number 1 and 2 below. Must have at least one (1) year of experience as minimum requirement for the below positions. Physician - Dentist Pharmacist/Pharm D Pharmacy Technician Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic - Licensure: All nurses will hold at least an unrestricted nursing license in a state, territory or Commonwealth of the U.S. for all Nursing positions, including Registered Nurse, Licensed Vocational/ Practical Nurse and the Nurse \ The following additional language will be added to the Amended RFP, Section B. NOTE: A revised RFP will not be posted for this change, however, the below change apply to section B.4 of the RFP. B.4: IDIQ ZONED CAPABILITIES: To meet the resource needs that may overwhelm the capabilities of a single Contractor in a specific Zone, FEMA reserves the right to solicit support from other Medical Staffing zoned Contractors to supplement the capabilities of the other zoned Contractor. A number of factors may be used in determining the need for supplemental capabilities to include, but not limited to, adjudicated personnel available to the contractor. FEMA will request a response from the Zone Contractor of its ability to meet the needs prior to soliciting support from the other Contractor CHANGE: PROPOSAL DUE DATE (Phase I only): due date changed to Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 2:00 pm (EST). NOTE: If you have already submitted a proposal as of the end of day on Friday, May 5, 2021, you may submit a revised proposal before March 10, 2021 at 2:00 pm (EST). Please put "RESUBMISSION" in the subject line of your email along with the RFP #. The following revised documents are submitted with the update: Questions/Answers Template: 411 Questions received. Answers are provided Revised SOW: Amendment 01 Attachment 2: Pricing Template: This pricing template shall be used to submit pricing for proposed zone. CHANGE: PROPOSAL DUE DATE (Phase I only): due date changed to Monday, March 8, 2021 at 2:00 pm (EST). NOTE: If you have already submitted a proposal as of the end of day on Thursday, March 4th, 2021, you may submit a revised proposal before March 8, 2021 at 2:00 pm (EST). Please put "RESUBMISSION" in the subject line along with the RFP #. Due to the overwhelming number of responses, the questions are still being answered. NOTE: DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF QUESTIONS (FROM 34 VENDORS), THE QUESTIONS/ANSWERS WILL BE POSTED ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 2021. RFP 70FB8021R00000001 / Amendment 0001 (effective 3/1/21): CHANGE: Proposal Due Date / Phase I (Corporate Experience): changed to Friday March 5, 2021 at 2:00 pm (EST) The following Wage Determinations are attached to the RFP as Attachment 7. Three states are provided per zone. WEST ZONE: WD 2015-5614 - California (LA County) WD 2015-5227 - Texas (Dallas County) WD 2015-5535 - Washington (King County EAST ZONE: WD 2015-4187 - New York (Queens County) WD 2015-4543 - Florida (Dade County) WD 2015-4187 - District of Columbia (Arlington, Falls Church County) Changes are highlighted in green in the RFP. Page 14, G.1: Corrected Erich Ducote's email address to erich.ducote@fema.dhs.gov Page 25, H.14, Small Business Sub-Contracting Plan: Due thirty (30) days after award (instead of seven(7) days after award). Page 26, H.14: The following language was deleted from the RFP, - Representative to have been of value or usable, or (2) is exchanged or used as a trade-in, or (3) is used to obtain a rebate or discount for other material and equipment purchases. Page 69, SCA Wage Rates: Added as Attachment 7 Page 70 K.2: Clarification that the Attachment 3, 52.204-24 does not count toward the 12-limit page count. Page 73, K-2: Clarification that the Attachment 3, 52.204-26 does not count toward the 12-limit page count. Page 91, L.3.1, Added language: - Contractor will not be reimbursed for proposal cost associated with this RFP Page 91, Supporting Documentation language: Removed Page 92, Due Date for Phase I Proposal, Due Date changed to Friday, March 5, 2021 at 2:00 pm (EST) Page 92, Supporting Documentation language: Removed Page 94, Past Performance The following sentence was reworded for clarification, - For federal experience, offerors are asked to submit associated contract numbers, period of performance, total dollar value and references (name, email and Ph#) for of the relevant effort. The following language was added. - For relevant commercial experience, offerors are asked to submit their clients name, phone#, and email address to the person that can verify performance Page 94, Experience for subcontractors: Language changed to the following: - Experience submitted that was performed by subcontractors anticipated for this contract effort will be considered but may not be considered as relevant as the Prime's experience. Page 95 Phase II, Volume 1, Page Limitation: The following language was added: (Cover page, table of content and resumes are excluded from the page count). Page 95, Corrected Volume I on the cover page for Factor 2. Page 95, Written Submission for Staffing & Management Approach: Only the written proposal limited to 12 pages. For the oral presentation, the vendor shall be prepared to participate in interactive dialogue with the Government to answer clarifying and on-the-spot questions (see page 96 and 97) Page 98, L.3.1, Factor 3 Price: Removed the requirement for, - Verification that the offeror's accounting system has been audited and determined to be adequate for determining costs applicable to a cost type contract in accordance with FAR 16.301(a)(1). Page 99, First bullet: Changed - Small Business goals to - Subcontracting Goals Orginal RFP Posting on 2/26/2021 BACKGROUND: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) leads the nation in preventing, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from the adverse effects emergencies and disasters create, by supporting our communities' ability to withstand adversity, strengthening our resilience and response systems, and enhancing readiness. FEMA provides resources to its federal partners to enable effective response to emergencies and catastrophic events, which overwhelm the capacity of state and local emergency systems. In alignment with President Biden's - National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness, January 2021, FEMA is supporting federal, state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT or - state) partners to assist, augment and expedite vaccinations in the United States. Federally and state-managed vaccination sites capability will vary by community need. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: The purpose of this contract is to obtain contractor-managed medical professionals for COVID-19 vaccine administration in support of federal assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) partners in response to all Major Disaster Declarations for the COVID-19 Pandemic, in accordance with section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Act, the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020 pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 247d, and the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) Declaration issued on February 4, 2020 and all subsequent amendments. The federal government will support SLTT vaccination programs by providing resources for pre-existing state or local facilities and/or establishing new federally operated facilities. Facilities will be established as fixed facility, drive-through facility, or as a mobile vaccination clinic. Site selection for vaccination sites will be needs based, data driven, and in support of SLTT requests. FEMA intends to issue two (2) single award, IDIQ contracts for the required services. Each contract will cover a distinct geographic zone to facilitate rapid response to states requests anywhere within the Unites States and its territories. One contract will be awarded for each Zone. (Zone East: FEMA Regions I - V; Zone West: FEMA Regions VI - X), see SOW for breakdown of regional locations. NOTE: Only 2 contracts will be awarded: One contractor will cover the EAST zone and the other will cover the WEST zone. INSTRUCTIONS: This competition will be conducted in two phases: Phase I and Phase II. Offerors must participate in Phase I in order to be eligible to participate in Phase II. See RFP# 70FB8021R00000001 for all instructions pertaining to this competition. Questions Due Date: Friday, February 26, 2021 - Questions shall be submitted for both phases of the competition. This is the only time that questions will be entertained. Attachment 6 (Questions Template) shall be used to submit questions. Proposals Due (Phase I only - Corporate Experience): Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 5:00 pm (EST) ADVISORY NOTIFICATION: after the Government completes evaluation of Phase I submission (Factor 1), Offerors will receive an advisory notification via email from the Contracting Officer. Offerors who have the most competitive proposals for Corporate Experience will be advised to proceed to Phase II. See Section L of the RFP for additional information Proposal Due Date (Phase II): Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 5:00 pm (EST) SUBMISSION INFORMATION: The following information shall be submitted in response to this RFP: QUESTIONS TEMPLATE (See RFP Attachment 6): Due Friday, February 26, 2021 at 5:00 pm PHASE I: Corporate Experience (see Section L of the RFP for instructions) PHASE II: (see Section L of the RFP for instructions) RFP - Attachment 2 - Pricing Template RFP - Attachment 3 - (Clause 52.204-24 (contains fill-ins)) RFP - Attachment 4 - (Clause 52.204-26 (contains fill-ins)) RFP - Attachment 5 - Statement of Contractor Assurance See the Attached Statement of Work (with Attachments) and RFP# 70FB8021R00000001 (with attachments) for information pertaiing to this requirement.