MODIFICATION
D -- Online Interactive Office Ergonomics Training Program
- Notice Date
- 12/28/2001
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, Parklawn Building Room 5-101 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20857
- ZIP Code
- 20857
- Solicitation Number
- 232-02-0001
- Response Due
- 12/31/2001
- Archive Date
- 1/15/2002
- Point of Contact
- Naomi Haney-Ceresa, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-443-2731, Fax 301-443-2761,
- E-Mail Address
-
nhaney@psc.gov
- Description
- Solicitation Number 232-02-0001 Online Interactive Office Ergonomics Training Program Amendment Number 2 1. The DATE and TIME for submission of responses to this combined synopsis/solicitation is extended to January 7, 2002 at 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. 2. This combined synopsis/solicitation (232-02-0001) is amended to add the following language concerning delivery of responses: Because of the increased security at Federal buildings, please allow extra time for your proposal to be delivered to the Contracting Office provided in the combined synopsis/solicitation. Failure to use the specified address could result in your proposal being delivered late. Due to security concerns, hand carried proposal will not be accepted. This prohibition includes courier services. The use of the U.S. Postal Service, United Parcel Service, and Federal Express are acceptable. 3. Offerors responding to this combined synopsis/solicitation ( 232-02-0001) must acknowledge receipt of this amendment in their response. 4. This amendment transmits the following Industry Questions and Government Responses: Q1. The RFP speaks of an anticipated maximum. Can FOH guarantee a minimum number of users? If so, what are the minimum for year 1, 2 and 3? A1. The Federal Government is the largest employer in the United States. Federal Occupational Health (FOH), a full service occupational health Federal agency, has a mission to assist Federal agencies in identifying and addressing their ergonomics needs. This is a voluntary process whereby through Interagency Agreements agencies reimburse FOH for its rendered services. Agencies are not mandated to provide ergonomics services to their employees. At this time, several agencies (with various population sizes) have expressed an interest in web based Office Ergonomics Training and are awaiting further details regarding subject content, costs, date of availability, etc. Since specific Interagency Agreements for this type of training have not been signed due to the unavailability of the information required (especially costs), FOH cannot guarantee a minimum number of users at this time nor for option years 2 and 3. We can only speculate that once the product is available at a reasonable cost, there will be a significant interest in agencies providing it to their employees. It should also be noted, that FOH plans to vigorously market web based Office Ergonomics Training product to agencies through the FOH marketing team. Q2. Will there be one FOH site from which all Federal agencies will log into (one setup with reporting options to allow for the separation of agencies)? A2. Yes. There will be one FOH site for agencies to log onto. Agency authorized users will complete an FOH Assessment and then be hyperlinked to the contractor?s website. They can only be hyperlinked after completing the FOH Assessment. FOH will have its own file for each agency. When a user links from the FOH website to the contractor website, FOH can attach parameters to the URL which will: (1) identify that the user originated from the FOH website; and (2) pass other relevant information (name, agency) to the contractor website. Details of what information can/will be passed will be subject to negotiation with the successful contractor and FOH staff. Q3. Will FOH purchase a certain quantity of user licenses from the contractor and then sell chunks of those licenses to various agencies? A3. FOH plans to provider user access to the training following the completion of individual Interagency Agreements. The number of licenses purchased will depend upon the number authorized in each Interagency Agreement. Q4. Will FOH negotiate access with larger groups (i.e., agencies or parts of agencies) or will they allow individual access from various agencies, without negotiating for a larger rollout within that given agency? A4. FOH will market agencies for the largest number of users that will meet their needs. Refer to response provided under Question 1 for additional information. Q5. What is known about Government access to the Internet? Is public Internet access generally available to most Federal employees? A5. Although FOH is not in an official position to give an exact estimate of the percentage of Federal employees having access to the public Internet, it is our opinion that a majority of Federal employees do indeed have access to the Internet. This is what has encouraged FOH to secure this type of training as part of its ergonomic product line. Q6. Who will make purchase decisions within various agencies? A6. FOH?s Ergonomics Program Manager and his designee will negotiate with agencies regarding the purchase of Office Ergonomics Training licenses. Q7. Will the contractor work with single points of contact at various Federal agencies for rollout and implementation purposes? A7. Yes. In addition to communicating with designated FOH points of contact, it is anticipated that the contractor will work with agency single points of contact. Q8. Will the proposal and pricing submitted by contractors remain confidential or will it become publicly available? A8. The prices of the successful offeror are subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and may be information released under FOIA. Q9. Section C.3. Computer Systems Security Plan includes some very comprehensive and detailed questions about the computer systems?what level of detail and length of answers are you expecting here? Should this be prepared as part of the proposal, or is it a document to be submitted after an award is made, but before implementation? Or should contractors only address the specific items in Section C.2., Sub-section C, items 12(a) to (i)? A9. Section C.2., Sub-section C, item 12 requires the contractor to indicate how their security plan meets the requirements listed in items 12(a) through (i). As stated following item 12 (i): ?Note: Offerors may use the information provided in Section C.3. entitled, ?Computer Systems Security,? as a guide in addressing the items listed above (12 (a) to (i)).? The detail and length of responses should be such that each item?s (12(a) to (i)) content requirement is basically addressed. This is to be submitted as part of the proposal and will be evaluated as one of the components of the solicitation response. The submission of a more detailed Computer Systems Security Plan, using the template described and listed as a guide in Section C.3.A. and B., would be required upon award of the contract and prior to its implementation. Q10. Are e-mail submissions of proposals acceptable? A10. No. Faxed proposals and e-mail proposals are not acceptable. Refer to the combined synopsis/solicitation for details concerning proposal submission.
- Record
- SN20011230/00010366-011229090130 (fbodaily.com)
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