14. RESPONSES TO TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

1. Question: On page M-4, D. Contractor's Past Performance, will the major subcontractor's past performance also be considered in the evaluation for this factor?

    Answer: Yes.

2. Question: For the Washington office - does the office have to be in Washington DC proper or can it be in a surrounding area? Such as College Park, MD.

    Answer: The office can be in the D.C. metro area which includes College Park, Maryland.

3. Question: Is there a specific format or set of forms that should be completed or is the RFP response free form?

    Answer: There is a specific format responses to the RFP should adhere to. Please see section L of the solicitation for guidance on response format.

4. Question: Our company is designated as a Small Disadvantaged business and as a totally woman owned business. Is this RFP targeting either of these types of businesses? Will a business with these designations receive extra points for this designation, and if so, how many additional points will be awarded?

    Answer: This RFP is 100% Total Small Business set-aside. Offerors are required to self-certify as a small business to be eligible for award under North American Industry Classification System code no. 541611. No additional points will be awarded based on business type.

5. Question: Will Price Waterhouse Coopers receive preference due to the initial study?

    Answer: No.

6. Question: It is not clear as to how many copies of Business Proposal is required.

    Answer: The Business Management Proposal is one package inclusive of:

(a) Three (3) copies of Attachment J.2 - Cost and Price Analysis, ETA 8555 (Mar. 1981);

(b) One (1) copy of Attachment J.3 - Statement of Financial Capability, ETA 8554 (Mar. 1981);

(c) One (1) each Accounting System Certification which is a statement certifying that the offeror has an established accounting system with internal controls adequate to safeguard their assets, insure that funds are accounted for by cost categories, check the accuracy and reliability of the accounting data, promote operating efficiency and permit compliance with Government requirements and accounting procedures with respect to Cost Reimbursement types of contracts.

7. Question: On page L-8 it states the following: (a) Three (3) copies of Attachment J.2. (b) One (1) copy of Attachment J.3. Would the Government please clarify.

    Answer: Please see the answer to Question No. 6.

8. Question: I would like to receive information on becoming a consultant or subcontractor for the RFP-DCS-03-34. Are additional forms, etc. needed to become a consultant / subcontractor?

    Answer: Additional forms are not needed to become a consultant/subcontractor. It is the business decision of offerors to formulate consultant/subcontractor relationships. Please see attached bidders list.

9. Question: Do all businesses including subcontractors/consultants for this RFP required to have a local office in the Washington metro area or can business be conducted from outside of the area?

    Answer: No, however, the purpose of requiring the offeror (prime contractor) to have a D.C. Metro area office is based on the frequent contact/meetings/presentations/briefings, etc. that will be necessary between the staff of the Division of Foreign Labor Certification and the management and support contractor's staff, particularly key staff. The offeror, therefore, must consider their staffing plan if proposing subcontractors or consultants outside of the D.C. metro area.

10. Question: Is there a difference between the "Management Contractor" and the "Management and Support Contractor"? If so, which is the highest ranking and are both required to have an office located in the Washington metro area?

    Answer: This RFP is for a management and support contractor. There is no difference. The management and support contractor is required to have an office located in the Washington metro area?

11. Question: Can a toll-free 1-800 telephone number outside of the Washington metro area substitute for the local office location?

    Answer: No, please see the answer to Question No. 9.

12. Question: Is the RFP-DCS-03-34 a brand new contract or an existing one being modified? If an extension or modification of another contract, who is the incumbent contractor?

    Answer: This is a new requirement. There is no incumbent.

13. Question: Is there a possibility that a portion of the RFP to be set aside for 8(a) firms?

    Answer: This RFP is 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. No portion of the RFP will be set aside solely for 8(a) firms.

14. Question: Can you please tell me if this is a new requirement, and if so, who the incumbent contractor is?

    Answer: Please see the answer to Question 12.

15. Question: I am writing this to request if the above mentioned RFP has an incumbent or if it is a newly generated proposal.

    Answer: Please see the answer to Question 12.

16. Page C-4, third line from the bottom, the word "hears" is changed to the word "ears."

17. Section F.3, Level of Effort, is deleted in its entirety and replace with the following:

The level of effort for this project is estimated to be between 16 and 17 professional person years. A professional person year is estimated to be between $90,000 and $100,000. This includes all costs. These government provided estimates are provided for contractor planning guidance only and do not bind the government to a specific level of effort nor are they guaranteed or warranted by the government in any manner. The contractor must use its best judgment to determine an appropriate level of effort for the contract work regardless of the accuracy of these estimates.

18. Please note: Only those offerors in the competitive range are requested to make oral presentations.

19. Please see the attached Bidders List

SpiderNet A & Co. 1740 E 7 TH Street Tucson, Arizona 85719 POC: Alfred Mayalu FocalPoint Consulting Group, LLC 2311 Henslowe Drive Potomac, Maryland 20854 POC: Lan Tran, Partner SilTek, Inc. 12508 Summer Place Herndon, Virginia 20171 POC: Silvia M. Park, President The WorkPlace Inc. 350 Fairfield Ave. Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 POC: Adrienne Parkmond Contract Compliance, Inc. 5272 River Road, Suite 530 Bethesda, Maryland 20816 POC: Julie Steenberge GALT Solutions, Inc. 1101 King Street, Suite 570 Alexandria, Virginia 22314 Impact Strategies 1907 Haverhill Road Baltimore, Maryland 21234 POC: Terri Boblooch Technology & Management Services (TMS) 18757 North Frederick Road Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879 Accuit, Inc. 2377 Hunters Square Court Reston, Virginia 20191 Xbean Technologies, LLC 3104 Foxwood Dr So Clifton Park, New York 12065 Mercature Corporation 275 Martinel Drive, Suite 3A Kent, Ohio 44240-4380 BESTEQ Information Services, LLC 1538 Chapman Rd, Suite 100 Crofton, Maryland 21114 TSC Systems Consulting Group Inc. 224 Phillip Morris Drive Suite 102 Salisbury, Maryland 21804 POC: Raj Shaw Z-Tech Corporation 1801 Research Blvd Suite 102 Rockville, Maryland 20850 POC: Jim Middlebrooks Grubb Law Firm 7631 Carver Court Seminole, Florida 33772-4948 POC: Kitty G. Grubb, Esq. Scientific Systems and Software International 10480 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 600 Columbia, Maryland 21044 POC: Dana Goodrich HeiTech Services, Inc. 4200 Forbes Boulevard, Suite #202 Lanham, Maryland 20706 Exceed Corporation 8100 Professional Place Suite 211 Lanham, Maryland 20785 ABBTECH Staffing Services Dulles International Airport PO Box 20098 Washington, DC 20041 POC: Glenn Robinson

Baer Wolf, Inc. 536 Newman Trail Stillwater, Minnesota 55082 POC: Barry Baer Marie W. Watts and Associates 506 West 19th #322 Houston, Texas 77008 POC: Marie W. Watts, SPHR Harold Holmes & Associates Management Consulting 15604 N 7th Drive Phoenix, Arizona 85023 HRT Enterprise, Inc. P.O. Box 1133 Tucker, Georgia 30085 POC: Tasha Portwood Tichenor & Associates, LLP 304 Middletown Park Place, Suite C, Louisville, Kentucky 40243 POC: William Tichenor Comm-Group, Inc. 801 Roeder Road, Suite 425 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 POC: Linwood C. Jolly Job Performance Systems, Inc 1240 North Pitt Street Suite 200 Alexandria, Virginia 22314 POC: Tessa McCawley President & CEO Newtek International, Inc. 7830 Backlick Road, Suite 301 Springfield, Virginia 22150 POC: R.K.Pillai T&T Consulting Services, Inc. PO Box 973 Kennesaw, Georgia 30156 POC: Theresa Anderson Systems Integration and Develompment 15200 Shady Grove Road Suite 300 Rockville, Maryland 20850. Intelleges 96 Schermerhorn, Suite 1E Brooklyn Heights, New York 11201 POC: Mark Ousley CRB Associates 313 High Street Suite 101 Portsmouth, Virginia 23704 End to End Technical Services 415 Port Centre Parkway, Suite 102 Portsmouth, Virginia 23704 SysTeam, Inc. 1804 Highway 231 South Lacey's Spring, Alabama 35754 Wynjam Computer Technical Services 29 Kee Avenue Somerset, New Jersey 08873 DATAnalysis, LLC 8310 Harland Drive Springfield, Virginia 22152