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Staff Augmentation Post Pre-Bidders Conference

Questions and Answers

**Updates** **to this FAQ:**

Answer to Question 37 updated on 08.24.2007

Answer to Question 38 updated on 08.24.2007

Answer to Question 39 updated on 08.24.2007

Answer to Question 98 updated on 08.24.2007

Answer to Question 99 updated on 08.24.2007

Answer to Question 218 updated on 08.29.2007

Answer to Question 219 updated on 08.29.2007

Answer to Question 66 updated on 08.30.2007

> Q&A's 117 -- 225 added on 08.27.2007
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> Q&A's 226 -- 235 added on 08.29.2007

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| **QUESTIONS**          | **SNL RESPONSE**                            |
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| 1\. Under section 3    | No, all costs of doing business must be     |
| (b)(iv) the IDLRM(s)   | recovered under standard time through the   |
| shall only include the | DLRMs.                                      |
| legally required       |                                             |
| payroll charges        | No. The multipliers must include all costs  |
| associated with the    | of doing business including escalation.     |
| labor charges paid     |                                             |
| such as FICA, FUTA,    |                                             |
| SUTA, etc.             |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| Clause 5 defines IDLRM |                                             |
| = Incremental Direct   |                                             |
| Labor Rate Multiplier  |                                             |
| (to be used for shift  |                                             |
| differential rates,    |                                             |
| overtime and double    |                                             |
| time rates and only    |                                             |
| includes the legally   |                                             |
| required payroll       |                                             |
| charges associated     |                                             |
| with the labor charges |                                             |
| paid such as FICA,     |                                             |
| FUTA, SUTA, etc.)      |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| Under Section 8.0      |                                             |
| Minimum Benefits,      |                                             |
| items 8.2, 8.3 are     |                                             |
| based upon the         |                                             |
| earnings of the        |                                             |
| contract associate.    |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| May the IDLRM also     |                                             |
| include items under    |                                             |
| Sections 8.2 and 8.3,  |                                             |
| as they are legally    |                                             |
| required under the     |                                             |
| proposed contract as   |                                             |
| these costs are based  |                                             |
| upon a percent of      |                                             |
| earnings?              |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| 2\. Clause 5 (A), page |                                             |
| 35 states "The above   |                                             |
| DLRM(s) and IDLRM(s)   |                                             |
| shall apply for the    |                                             |
| entire term of the     |                                             |
| contract." As it is    |                                             |
| normal that costs      |                                             |
| under Section 8.3 and  |                                             |
| 8.4 of the Minimum     |                                             |
| Benefits section       |                                             |
| change from year to    |                                             |
| year, will adjustments |                                             |
| to the DLRM and IDLRM  |                                             |
| be allowed for these   |                                             |
| costs adjustments?     |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 3\. Since insurance    | No. The multipliers must include all costs  |
| costs are increasing   | of doing business for the entire term of    |
| faster than inflation, | the contract including escalation.          |
| can the multiplier be  |                                             |
| escalated for future   |                                             |
| years to cover the     |                                             |
| increased cost of      |                                             |
| insurance as a         |                                             |
| percentage of salary?  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 4\. Clause 19 -- How   | Through the multipliers.                    |
| are continuity of      |                                             |
| services funded?       |                                             |
| Through billable       |                                             |
| hours? Or included in  |                                             |
| the multiplier?        |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 5\. Regarding Clause   | a\) A dollar rate. Clause 5, Section A of   |
| 5, Section A, On Call  | the RFQ has been amended via Revision 1 to  |
| Pay:                   | show the dollar sign.                       |
|                        |                                             |
| a)  Is the 1.94 factor | b\) Refer to Clause 5 -- Acronyms used and  |
|     shown in the RFQ a | Solicitation Instruction 20, paragraph II,  |
|     bill rate?         | (3), b, (i) - (iv)                          |
|                        |                                             |
| b)  Does the DLRM or   | c\) We do not track this data.              |
|     IDLRM apply to the |                                             |
|     pay rate paid to   |                                             |
|     the Contract       |                                             |
|     Associate?         |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| c)  How many on-call   |                                             |
|     hours are          |                                             |
|     typically required |                                             |
|     each year?         |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 6\. Please clarify     | Instruction 17 has been revised via         |
| instruction 17.  Does  | Revision 1 to the RFQ to remove the price   |
| the question for price | rationale requirement.                      |
| rational apply to the  |                                             |
| multiplier?            |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 7\. The 10% retirement | Paragraph 8.2 of the SOW has been revised   |
| says it applies to     | via Revision 1 to the RFQ to specify that   |
| gross pay.  If that is | this benefit applies to gross pay minus     |
| the case, then that    | premium pay.                                |
| would apply to OT and  |                                             |
| therefore we would     |                                             |
| have a higher IDLRM    |                                             |
| than just the          |                                             |
| statutory              |                                             |
| requirements.  Is that |                                             |
| correct?               |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 8\. Clause 1, 8.5 --   | The professional development provision in   |
| Should the \$2500/CA   | Clause 1, paragraph 8.5 has been deleted    |
| be included in the     | via Revision 1 to the RFQ.                  |
| multiplier or will SNL |                                             |
| reimburse as an ODC as |                                             |
| it is used?            |                                             |
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| 9\. Can the same       | The same multipliers must cover both and    |
| multiplier be used for | full-time and part-time Contract            |
| part-time personnel?   | Associates.                                 |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 10\. Can we have       | No, the multipliers must cover both exempt  |
| different multipliers  | and nonexempt personnel.                    |
| for exempt and         |                                             |
| non-exempt category?   |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 11\. Insurance         | Refer to Instruction 20, paragraph II, (3), |
| requirements and       | b, (i) -- (iv) for pricing instructions     |
| workers compensation   | regarding the multipliers.                  |
| experience varies      |                                             |
| significantly between  |                                             |
| labor categories       |                                             |
| within each labor      |                                             |
| segment.  Are          |                                             |
| contractors expected   |                                             |
| to propose one         |                                             |
| composite multiplier   |                                             |
| for each labor segment |                                             |
| (contract award) or is |                                             |
| it acceptable to group |                                             |
| related labor          |                                             |
| categories and submit  |                                             |
| a multiplier for each  |                                             |
| labor category group?  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 12\. Clause 19 -- How  | In the multipliers.                         |
| are continuity of      |                                             |
| services funded?       |                                             |
| Through billable       |                                             |
| hours? Or included in  |                                             |
| the multiplier?        |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 13\. Down select       | No. Competitive market forces will be used  |
| process solely based   | to determine the down select range for each |
| on price (RFQ Page 3)  | of the three labor segments.                |
| Does SNL have a        |                                             |
| multiplier identified, |                                             |
| above which offerors   |                                             |
| will not be            |                                             |
| considered?            |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 14\. Clause 5. A. (RFQ | No.                                         |
| Page 35) states the    |                                             |
| DLRM and IDLRM shall   |                                             |
| apply for the entire   |                                             |
| term of the contract.  |                                             |
| Will SNL consider      |                                             |
| adjustments to these   |                                             |
| rates in out years     |                                             |
| based upon actual      |                                             |
| claims experience?     |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 15\. For the purpose   | Sandia does not track these metrics and in  |
| of estimating the cost | any event such information is protected     |
| of benefits under      | under the Privacy Act.                      |
| Clause 1, 8.3 (Life    |                                             |
| Insurance and AD&D)    |                                             |
| and 8.4 Major Medical  |                                             |
| Insurance:             |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| a)  what is the        |                                             |
|     current            |                                             |
|     participation      |                                             |
|     percentage (by     |                                             |
|     labor segment)?    |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| what current census    |                                             |
| information is         |                                             |
| available? Example:    |                                             |
| age, gender, medical   |                                             |
| coverage (E, ES, EC,   |                                             |
| F, or Life Only), \#   |                                             |
| children, annual       |                                             |
| salary                 |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 16\. It appears that   | All existing Contract Associates who        |
| most of the            | migrate to the new contracts at contract    |
| subcontractor          | award will be pre-selects. However, the 64% |
| personnel will be      | non-preselect figure is our estimated       |
| pre-selected. Why is   | projection over the five year term of the   |
| the nonpreselect       | new contracts.                              |
| multiplier 64% of the  |                                             |
| formula for the        |                                             |
| composite multiplier?  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 17\. Attachment II,    | All existing Contract Associates that       |
| Pricing Template,      | migrate to the new contracts will be        |
| requires use of a 36%  | pre-selects. The 64% percent figure         |
| factor for             | reflects our estimated projection over the  |
| pre-selects,           | five year term of the contract.             |
| suggesting that only   |                                             |
| 36% of the final staff |                                             |
| will be pre-selects    |                                             |
| and 64% must be        |                                             |
| recruited. The answer  |                                             |
| to Question 12 of a    |                                             |
| previous Q&A states    |                                             |
| "[all existing         |                                             |
| Contract               |                                             |
| A                      |                                             |
| ssociates]{.underline} |                                             |
| will be moved to the   |                                             |
| pre-select category    |                                             |
| component of their     |                                             |
| respective labor       |                                             |
| segment". Can you      |                                             |
| explain this apparent  |                                             |
| discrepancy and what   |                                             |
| percentage of the      |                                             |
| existing Contract      |                                             |
| Associates will be     |                                             |
| pre-selects?           |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 18\. Please clarify    | Refer to Solicitation Instruction 20,       |
| the difference between | paragraph II, b, (i) and Clause 1,          |
| Pre-selects and        | paragraph 1.2 for an explanation of the     |
| Non-pre-selects in     | differences between pre-select and          |
| your pricing scheme.   | non-preselect Contract Associates.          |
| Is it delineating the  |                                             |
| cost difference        |                                             |
| between transitioning  |                                             |
| the incumbents as      |                                             |
| opposed to recruiting  |                                             |
| and hiring new         |                                             |
| personnel? Or, are     |                                             |
| Pre-selects known      |                                             |
| resources that Sandia  |                                             |
| Corporation/SNL        |                                             |
| requests the team to   |                                             |
| hire?                  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 19\. Are the Staff Aug | Yes.                                        |
| Pricing Sheet          |                                             |
| multipliers to be      |                                             |
| input as a decimal     |                                             |
| wrap rate?             |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 20\. The RFQ provided  | The successful Offerors will recover        |
| no indication of the   | payroll taxes only on premium time.         |
| number of personnel or | Therefore, it is not necessary to know the  |
| hours to work on the   | number of Contract Associate personnel or   |
| differing shifts,      | hours to calculate an IDLRM.                |
| Sundays, Holidays, or  |                                             |
| on-call time. Since    |                                             |
| these premium rates    |                                             |
| will be derived from   |                                             |
| the DLRM and IDLRM we  |                                             |
| are to provide in the  |                                             |
| Staff Aug Pricing      |                                             |
| Sheet, are we to       |                                             |
| assume we don't need   |                                             |
| to factor them in at   |                                             |
| this time?             |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 21\. Instruction 20    | If by substantiation you are referring to a |
| paragraph III -        | breakdown of your quoted DLRMs, you do not  |
| Quotation Page         | have to provide such detail for the DLRMs.  |
| Limitations indicates  | However, you do have to quote IDLRMs and    |
| 1 page for Part 3,     | provide a breakdown each IDLRM although     |
| Price. Where should we | they are not used to calculate the Proposed |
| show substantiation?   | Composite Multiplier (PCM).                 |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 22\. Can SNL provide a | It would not be in Sandia's best interest   |
| sample completed       | to provide a sample, because it might be    |
| Attachment II -- Staff | construed that we are suggesting what range |
| Augmentation Pricing   | the multipliers should fall into. However,  |
| Template?  We are not  | the Pricing Template was provided in        |
| sure if the multiplier | electronic format and cell C13 contains the |
| is in percentage or    | PCM formula, so it is easy to use this      |
| number format.  Also,  | template. The multipliers shall be in       |
| on the "Breakdown of   | decimal format. Offerors shall also quote   |
| IDLRM" section, do we  | the IDLRMs in the Pricing Template in       |
| just provide a list of | decimal format and provide a breakdown for  |
| cost items?  Do we     | each quoted IDLRM. Please note that the     |
| need to include the    | IDLRMs are not used to calculate the PCM.   |
| equivalent multiplier  |                                             |
| for those cost items?  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 23\. Is the Direct     | No, the direct labor rates (DLRs) are not   |
| Labor (DL) Cost        | included in the DLRMs or the IDLRMs. The    |
| included in the Direct | DLRs are determined at the time personnel   |
| Labor Rate Multiplier  | are brought on to Staff Aug. The            |
| (DLRM) and Incremental | multipliers are multiplied by the DLRs to   |
| DLRM?  For example, if | calculate the fully loaded billing rates    |
| the total Multiplier   | paid to the successful Offerors. Refer to   |
| for the DLRM Cost      | Solicitation Instruction 20 paragraph II,   |
| elements (benefits,    | (3) c -- d.                                 |
| SEP-IRA, insurance,    |                                             |
| medical, professional  |                                             |
| development, etc.) is  |                                             |
| 60% or 0.60 and the    |                                             |
| Offeror's profit is    |                                             |
| 15% or 0.15, is the    |                                             |
| resulting DLRM 0.75 or |                                             |
| 1.75 (i.e., inclusive  |                                             |
| of the DL Cost at      |                                             |
| 1.0).                  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 24\. For better        | It would not be in Sandia's best interest   |
| understanding of the   | to provide a sample, because it might be    |
| Formulas for Hourly    | construed that we are suggesting what range |
| Billing Rates with     | the multipliers should fall into. However,  |
| Shift Differentials,   | the Pricing Template was provided in        |
| Overtime and Double    | electronic format and cell C13 contains the |
| Time on Clause 5, pp.  | PCM formula, so it is easy to use this      |
| 33-34, can SNL provide | template. All quoted multipliers shall be   |
| sample calculations of | in decimal format.                          |
| the formulas using     |                                             |
| assumed numbers and    |                                             |
| multipliers?           |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 25\. Are contractors   | The successful Offerors will be responsible |
| required to meet       | for paying salaries and providing benefits  |
| current salaries of    | to both pre-selects and non-preselects.     |
| Pre-selects or just    |                                             |
| benefits?              |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 26\. On page 9, item   | The contracts will contain four (4) DLRMs   |
| #3 (and continuing on  | and (4) IDLRMS. Refer to Clause 5 paragraph |
| to page 10) the RFQ    | A and Attachment II Pricing Template.       |
| defines how the        |                                             |
| Offeror is to provide  |                                             |
| pricing information.   |                                             |
| Is it Sandia Labs      |                                             |
| intent that there be   |                                             |
| just two DLRM rates    |                                             |
| (pre-selected and non  |                                             |
| pre-selected) with no  |                                             |
| adjustment for the     |                                             |
| type of position or    |                                             |
| skill set?             |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 27\. What will the     | This is a mechanism used to develop a       |
| proposed composite     | composite rate, i.e. the Proposed Composite |
| multiplier formula     | Multiplier, which will be used to conduct   |
| line on Attachment II  | the pricing down select process by          |
| -- Staff Augmentation  | comparing the PCMs quoted by each Offeror.  |
| Pricing Template of    | The PCM will not become a contract rate. It |
| the RFQ be used for?   | is merely used to as a mechanism to easily  |
|                        | compare the pricing between the Offerors    |
|                        | for each of the three labor segments.       |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 28\. Ref SOW 8.0. The  | The individual retirement accounts benefit  |
| minimum benefits       | requirements in paragraph 8.2 of the        |
| package described in   | Statement of Work have been modified to     |
| SOW 8.0 will           | allow either a SEP-IRA or a 401(k) plan.    |
| facilitate the         | Refer to Revision 1 to the RFQ. Any other   |
| staffing of this       | proposals beyond these two options will be  |
| contract. This package | considered to be non-responsive.            |
| as a whole far exceeds |                                             |
| industry standards on  |                                             |
| a national basis, and  |                                             |
| particularly in the    |                                             |
| Albuquerque area. The  |                                             |
| required SEP/IRA       |                                             |
| contribution is        |                                             |
| particularly much      |                                             |
| higher than national   |                                             |
| survey data results.   |                                             |
| Based on anecdotal     |                                             |
| data from incumbents   |                                             |
| on the current         |                                             |
| contract, we also      |                                             |
| believe that current   |                                             |
| staff augmentation     |                                             |
| employees are not      |                                             |
| receiving this level   |                                             |
| of benefits. Our team  |                                             |
| has been able to       |                                             |
| recruit and retain IT  |                                             |
| professionals with     |                                             |
| great success with a   |                                             |
| lower level of         |                                             |
| benefits, and          |                                             |
| commensurate lower     |                                             |
| costs. Will SNL        |                                             |
| consider lowering the  |                                             |
| minimum benefit        |                                             |
| requirements, or,      |                                             |
| alternatively, giving  |                                             |
| the offeror the        |                                             |
| flexibility to build   |                                             |
| their own benefits     |                                             |
| package and            |                                             |
| demonstrating how that |                                             |
| package will enable    |                                             |
| effective recruiting   |                                             |
| and retention?         |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 29\. Small businesses  | The multipliers will be fixed for the       |
| are experiencing       | entire contract and should include all      |
| significant escalation | costs of doing business. No escalators will |
| in health care costs,  | be allowed other than the GII/DOL           |
| well in excess of 10%  | provisions in the Allowable Charges clause. |
| annually. The RFQ      |                                             |
| requires fixed         |                                             |
| multipliers for the    |                                             |
| entire five-year       |                                             |
| period, which does not |                                             |
| permit recovery of     |                                             |
| increased healthcare   |                                             |
| costs, or would        |                                             |
| require a much higher  |                                             |
| initial assumption to  |                                             |
| protect again certain  |                                             |
| increases.             |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| -   If a contractor    |                                             |
|     provides PMUs      |                                             |
|     based on current   |                                             |
|     insurance rates,   |                                             |
|     will the           |                                             |
|     contractor be      |                                             |
|     allowed, provided  |                                             |
|     documented         |                                             |
|     evidence of        |                                             |
|     increased costs,   |                                             |
|     to negotiate       |                                             |
|     annual increased   |                                             |
|     PMU due to         |                                             |
|     demonstrated       |                                             |
|     increased          |                                             |
|     healthcare costs?  |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| -   If not, will some  |                                             |
|     other mechanism be |                                             |
|     implemented to     |                                             |
|     allow for          |                                             |
|     increased health   |                                             |
|     care costs?        |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 30\. Clause 1, section | No.                                         |
| 8.02 states that       |                                             |
| benefits shall be      |                                             |
| effective upon date of |                                             |
| hire. Is a             |                                             |
| probationary period    |                                             |
| permitted, for         |                                             |
| example, 90 days, or   |                                             |
| one year?              |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 31\. Can insurance     | No.                                         |
| benefits be effective  |                                             |
| as of the first of the |                                             |
| month following date   |                                             |
| of hire?               |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 32\. A common practice | Clause 1 -- Statement of Work has been      |
| for companies          | modified to allow cash in lieu of benefits. |
| providing professional |                                             |
| contracting services   |                                             |
| is to allow contract   |                                             |
| employees to receive   |                                             |
| higher pay as an       |                                             |
| "un-benefited" or      |                                             |
| "limited-benefit"      |                                             |
| employee in place of   |                                             |
| receiving benefits     |                                             |
| (like vacation,        |                                             |
| medical etc), and with |                                             |
| "limited-benefit"      |                                             |
| typically receiving    |                                             |
| only a 401(k) option.  |                                             |
| This is especially     |                                             |
| true for more senior   |                                             |
| employees who have had |                                             |
| careers within         |                                             |
| industry or the        |                                             |
| government and already |                                             |
| receive retirement     |                                             |
| benefits independent   |                                             |
| of their current       |                                             |
| employer (e.g.         |                                             |
| military retirees).    |                                             |
| The RFQ does not       |                                             |
| identify this as an    |                                             |
| option. Can            |                                             |
| "un-benefited"         |                                             |
| employees be allowed   |                                             |
| under this contract    |                                             |
| with an appropriately  |                                             |
| reduced PCM? Otherwise |                                             |
| Sandia may be          |                                             |
| unintentionally        |                                             |
| filtering out highly   |                                             |
| experienced workers    |                                             |
| and reducing the       |                                             |
| potential pool of      |                                             |
| candidates that the    |                                             |
| Contractor may         |                                             |
| consider for           |                                             |
| employment.            |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 33\. What is the       | We do not track these metrics.              |
| participation          |                                             |
| percentage among       |                                             |
| contract associates    |                                             |
| for medical insurance, |                                             |
| vision insurance, and  |                                             |
| dental insurance?      |                                             |
| Family coverage vs.    |                                             |
| employee only?         |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 34\. The request for   | The minimum fringe benefits specified in    |
| proposal mandates      | the SOW apply to all team members of an     |
| minimum fringe         | Offeror's proposal and Sandia will not      |
| benefits for all       | consider any alternate proposals regarding  |
| Contract Associates.   | benefits coverage.                          |
| Are we correct in      |                                             |
| assuming that this     |                                             |
| requirement is only    |                                             |
| for employees of the   |                                             |
| Offeror?  \            |                                             |
| \                      |                                             |
| The background for     |                                             |
| this question is the   |                                             |
| following:  We believe |                                             |
| that our company might |                                             |
| become a subcontractor |                                             |
| to the winner of this  |                                             |
| RFP, and would supply  |                                             |
| contract labor in      |                                             |
| certain professional   |                                             |
| areas.  In so doing,   |                                             |
| employees of our       |                                             |
| company would not be   |                                             |
| employees of the       |                                             |
| successful Offeror,    |                                             |
| but would remain       |                                             |
| employees of our       |                                             |
| company.  Our company  |                                             |
| has instituted its own |                                             |
| compensation and       |                                             |
| fringe benefit plan    |                                             |
| covering several       |                                             |
| hundred employees. Our |                                             |
| company\'s benefit     |                                             |
| plan does not offer    |                                             |
| the minimum benefits   |                                             |
| that are required in   |                                             |
| all areas, but has     |                                             |
| some elements that are |                                             |
| much more generous     |                                             |
| than those listed.  We |                                             |
| cannot discriminate    |                                             |
| among our employees    |                                             |
| and offer different    |                                             |
| sets of benefits to    |                                             |
| employees who work for |                                             |
| various customers.  So |                                             |
| the fringe benefits    |                                             |
| offered to all         |                                             |
| employees of the       |                                             |
| company must remain    |                                             |
| those that the company |                                             |
| has judged to be       |                                             |
| affordable and yet     |                                             |
| will attract and       |                                             |
| retain employees. \    |                                             |
| \                      |                                             |
| Will Sandia allow an   |                                             |
| exception to the       |                                             |
| minimum fringe         |                                             |
| benefits requirement   |                                             |
| for bona fide          |                                             |
| companies that act as  |                                             |
| subcontractors to the  |                                             |
| successful awardee,    |                                             |
| when those companies   |                                             |
| have established their |                                             |
| own compensation and   |                                             |
| fringe benefit         |                                             |
| policies, so long as   |                                             |
| those policies are in  |                                             |
| compliance with the    |                                             |
| Service Contract Act?  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 35\. In reference to   | Clause 1 paragraph 8.3.1, 8.4.1, 8.4.2 and  |
| Section 8 on page 29,  | 8.4.3 specify the benefits coverage for     |
| "Minimum Benefits",    | Contract Associate dependents.              |
| are the costs to cover |                                             |
| all the listed minimum |                                             |
| benefits, including    |                                             |
| Paid Time-Off,         |                                             |
| SEP-IRA, Life          |                                             |
| Insurance and AD&D,    |                                             |
| Major Medical          |                                             |
| Insurance, and         |                                             |
| Professional           |                                             |
| Development, to be     |                                             |
| 100% paid by the       |                                             |
| employer?  If so, is   |                                             |
| the 100% employer      |                                             |
| coverage applicable    |                                             |
| also to the Contract   |                                             |
| Associates'            |                                             |
| dependents/immediate   |                                             |
| family, specifically   |                                             |
| for the various        |                                             |
| insurance benefit      |                                             |
| requirements?          |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 36\. Can Sandia        | Offerors should quote which family members  |
| provide the current    | the bereavement leave will be used for in   |
| bereavement policy?    | accordance with the Offeror's own benefit   |
| Specifically, may      | policy.                                     |
| bereavement leave be   |                                             |
| taken for the death of |                                             |
| anyone or is it        |                                             |
| limited in some way    |                                             |
| (e.g. a defined set of |                                             |
| family members --      |                                             |
| wife, parent, child,   |                                             |
| sibling, etc.)?        |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 37\. The \"years of    | The years of service reflects data for      |
| service\" for vacation | Contract Associates only under the current  |
| in 8.1.2 would be      | Staff Augmentation contracts. Certain       |
| calculated as the      | Contract Associates may have prior contract |
| difference in time     | service to Sandia under other contracts,    |
| between the            | which is not reflected in this attachment.  |
| \"Effective Date\" in  |                                             |
| the spreadsheet and    |                                             |
| today\'s date.  Is     |                                             |
| this correct?          |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 38\. Attachment I      | The years of service reflects data for      |
| shows specific hire    | Contract Associates only under the current  |
| dates. The definition  | Staff Augmentation contracts. Certain       |
| states, "Contract or   | Contract Associates may have prior contract |
| Recontract: \'CON\'    | service to Sandia under other contracts,    |
| means that this is the | which is not reflected in this attachment.  |
| Contract Associate's   |                                             |
| original Staff         |                                             |
| Augmentation work      |                                             |
| assignment with no     |                                             |
| prior break in service |                                             |
| under the current      |                                             |
| Staff Augmentation     |                                             |
| contracts. \'RCN\'     |                                             |
| refers to Contract     |                                             |
| Associate(s) who       |                                             |
| worked on a prior      |                                             |
| Staff Augmentation     |                                             |
| work assignment under  |                                             |
| the current Staff      |                                             |
| Augmentation contracts |                                             |
| and then left for      |                                             |
| whatever reason. These |                                             |
| individual(s) prior    |                                             |
| Staff Augmentation     |                                             |
| service time prior to  |                                             |
| their break in service |                                             |
| is not reflected in    |                                             |
| the Effective Date     |                                             |
| column." For           |                                             |
| calculating vacation   |                                             |
| entitlements, is the   |                                             |
| "Effective Date"       |                                             |
| column the basis for   |                                             |
| determining length of  |                                             |
| service?               |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 39\. Section 8.1.2     | a)  Refer to the responses to Questions #37 |
| Vacation states:       |     and 38 above. We have not tracked an    |
| "Length of service     |     average length of service for           |
| includes the whole     |     preselects.                             |
| span of continuous     |                                             |
| service with the       | b)  Federal facilities refer to those       |
| present Contractor or  |     listed in the RFQ in California and New |
| successor, wherever    |     Mexico.                                 |
| employed, and with the |                                             |
| predecessor            | c)  It might, but if so, this would         |
| contractors in the     |     comprise a miniscule percentage of      |
| performance of similar |     work.                                   |
| work at the same       |                                             |
| Federal facility       | d)  Yes, Sandia is responsible for          |
| (Sandia is a federal   |     identifying the service time and        |
| facility)". The answer |     providing that information to the       |
| to Question 15 of a    |     successful Offerors upon hire of        |
| previous Q&A to this   |     incumbent Contract Associates. However, |
| issue stated "length   |     we have only tracked length of service  |
| of service for each    |     under the Staff Augmentation contracts. |
| Contact Associate will |                                             |
| be provided with the   |                                             |
| RFQ"                   |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| a)  Can we use the     |                                             |
|     "effective dates"  |                                             |
|     provided on        |                                             |
|     Attachment I of    |                                             |
|     the RFQ to         |                                             |
|     determine length   |                                             |
|     of service in      |                                             |
|     order to identify  |                                             |
|     vacation           |                                             |
|     requirements? If   |                                             |
|     not can average    |                                             |
|     service length of  |                                             |
|     preselects be      |                                             |
|     provided?          |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| b)  Does "federal      |                                             |
|     facilities"        |                                             |
|     include other      |                                             |
|     federal facilities |                                             |
|     other than those   |                                             |
|     identified in the  |                                             |
|     RFQ in California  |                                             |
|     and New Mexico?    |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| c)  Does performance   |                                             |
|     of similar work    |                                             |
|     performed by       |                                             |
|     Contract           |                                             |
|     Associates         |                                             |
|     "wherever          |                                             |
|     employed" include  |                                             |
|     work performed at  |                                             |
|     non-federal        |                                             |
|     facilities?        |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| d)  Will Sandia be     |                                             |
|     responsible for    |                                             |
|     identifying the    |                                             |
|     service time and   |                                             |
|     providing that     |                                             |
|     information to the |                                             |
|     Contractor upon    |                                             |
|     hire of incumbent  |                                             |
|     candidates? If     |                                             |
|     not, is the        |                                             |
|     contractor         |                                             |
|     required to expend |                                             |
|     resources in       |                                             |
|     verifying this     |                                             |
|     information or is  |                                             |
|     demonstration of   |                                             |
|     service time the   |                                             |
|     responsibility of  |                                             |
|     the Contract       |                                             |
|     Associate?         |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 40\. Are there any     | Successful Offerors may elect to carry over |
| re                     | sick leave from one year to the next or not |
| quirements/assumptions | to in accordance with their own company     |
| for sick leave         | policy, but the Offeror should specify      |
| accrual?  (Can it be   | which option they are proposing in their    |
| treated as "use it or  | quotation.                                  |
| lose it" each year?    |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 41\. Section 8.2       | a.  The individual retirement accounts      |
| Simplified Employee    |     benefit requirements in the Statement   |
| Plan - Individual      |     of Work have been modified to allow     |
| Retirement Account     |     either a SEP-IRA or a 401(k) plan.      |
| (SEP-IRA) \-- The      |     Refer to Revision 1 to the RFQ.         |
| Contractor shall       |                                             |
| provide an             | b.  Any other proposals beyond these two    |
| employer-paid          |     options will be considered to be        |
| SEP-IRA\....           |     non-responsive.                         |
|                        |                                             |
| -   It is our          | c.  Sandia is not a Federal Agency and is   |
|     understanding that |     only subject to the FAR where directed  |
|     if a company       |     by statute, regulation or our prime     |
|     maintains a        |     contract                                |
|     SEP-IRA, then      |                                             |
|     contributions to   |                                             |
|     that plan must be  |                                             |
|     made for all       |                                             |
|     non-union          |                                             |
|     employees who are  |                                             |
|     over age 21 which  |                                             |
|     meet the other     |                                             |
|     plan               |                                             |
|     requirements.      |                                             |
|     Therefore,         |                                             |
|     contributions can  |                                             |
|     not be limited to  |                                             |
|     the employees      |                                             |
|     covered by a       |                                             |
|     specific contract. |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| ```{=html}             |                                             |
| <!-- -->               |                                             |
| ```                    |                                             |
| -   Most companies     |                                             |
|     (small and large)  |                                             |
|     today maintain     |                                             |
|     401(k) plans       |                                             |
|     rather than        |                                             |
|     SEP-IRA plans.     |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| -   This requirement   |                                             |
|     stipulates a very  |                                             |
|     specific           |                                             |
|     retirement plan    |                                             |
|     with a high (by    |                                             |
|     industry           |                                             |
|     standards)         |                                             |
|     required           |                                             |
|     contribution on    |                                             |
|     the part of the    |                                             |
|     employer (10%).    |                                             |
|     To comply,         |                                             |
|     companies with     |                                             |
|     existing programs  |                                             |
|     such as 401(k)     |                                             |
|     plans could not    |                                             |
|     implement this     |                                             |
|     without            |                                             |
|     significantly      |                                             |
|     increasing the     |                                             |
|     employer           |                                             |
|     contribution for   |                                             |
|     all their staff,   |                                             |
|     not just those on  |                                             |
|     this contract.     |                                             |
|     Such an increase   |                                             |
|     in contribution    |                                             |
|     would add          |                                             |
|     significantly to   |                                             |
|     fringe rates and   |                                             |
|     impact             |                                             |
|     competitiveness in |                                             |
|     non-Sandia         |                                             |
|     markets.  This     |                                             |
|     would impact both  |                                             |
|     small and large    |                                             |
|     businesses that do |                                             |
|     not currently have |                                             |
|     a SEP-IRA with     |                                             |
|     such a             |                                             |
|     contribution.      |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| **QUESTIONS: **        |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| a.  No company, large  |                                             |
|     or small, with a   |                                             |
|     qualifying safe    |                                             |
|     harbor 401(k)      |                                             |
|     plan, can make a   |                                             |
|     10% contribution   |                                             |
|     without being in   |                                             |
|     violation of       |                                             |
|     Employee           |                                             |
|     Retirement Income  |                                             |
|     Security Act       |                                             |
|     (ERISA). Will      |                                             |
|     Sandia waive the   |                                             |
|     SEP-IRA            |                                             |
|     requirement in     |                                             |
|     favor of any plan  |                                             |
|     that is not in     |                                             |
|     violation of       |                                             |
|     ERISA?             |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| b.  If such a large    |                                             |
|     contribution is    |                                             |
|     necessary to       |                                             |
|     sustain the        |                                             |
|     workforce, we      |                                             |
|     suggest Sandia     |                                             |
|     consider alternate |                                             |
|     wording for this   |                                             |
|     requirement:       |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| > \"Contractor will    |                                             |
| > provide for a 10% of |                                             |
| > compensation         |                                             |
| > non-elective         |                                             |
| > contribution to a    |                                             |
| > tax-qualified        |                                             |
| > defined contribution |                                             |
| > plan on behalf of    |                                             |
| > employees covered by |                                             |
| > this contract,       |                                             |
| > subject to           |                                             |
| > applicable           |                                             |
| > non-discrimination   |                                             |
| > testing and any      |                                             |
| > limits of federal    |                                             |
| > law.  If the maximum |                                             |
| > 10% contribution     |                                             |
| > cannot be made on    |                                             |
| > behalf of highly     |                                             |
| > compensated          |                                             |
| > employees due to the |                                             |
| > application of these |                                             |
| > limits, Contractor   |                                             |
| > will provide         |                                             |
| > benefits through an  |                                             |
| > unfunded             |                                             |
| > nonqualified         |                                             |
| > deferred             |                                             |
| > compensation plan on |                                             |
| > behalf of such       |                                             |
| > highly compensated   |                                             |
| > employees with       |                                             |
| > contributions for    |                                             |
| > such amounts being   |                                             |
| > made to a grantor    |                                             |
| > trust (subject to    |                                             |
| > the claims of the    |                                             |
| > Contractor\'s        |                                             |
| > creditors)           |                                             |
| > established in such  |                                             |
| > a way as to avoid    |                                             |
| > adverse tax          |                                             |
| > consequences to      |                                             |
| > affected             |                                             |
| > employees.\"         |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| c.  It is our          |                                             |
|     understanding      |                                             |
|     that, the Federal  |                                             |
|     Acquisition        |                                             |
|     Regulations (FAR)  |                                             |
|     currently require  |                                             |
|     the use of         |                                             |
|     qualified plans.   |                                             |
|     If the contractor  |                                             |
|     is able to set up  |                                             |
|     a non-qualified    |                                             |
|     plan to meet the   |                                             |
|     currently          |                                             |
|     stipulated         |                                             |
|     retirement         |                                             |
|     benefits, how will |                                             |
|     Sandia obtain the  |                                             |
|     required exception |                                             |
|     to the FAR?        |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 42\. In meeting or     | The individual retirement accounts benefit  |
| exceeding the minimum  | requirements in the Statement of Work have  |
| benefits, do any other | been modified to allow either a SEP-IRA or  |
| types of deferred      | a 401(k) plan. Refer to Revision 1 to the   |
| compensation programs  | RFQ. Any other proposals beyond these two   |
| qualify rather than    | options will be considered to be            |
| the SEP_IRA? For       | non-responsive.                             |
| example, does a 401(k) |                                             |
| plan that matches the  |                                             |
| employee's             |                                             |
| contribution up to 4%  |                                             |
| and has a              |                                             |
| discretionary payment  |                                             |
| of 6% for a total of   |                                             |
| 10% meet the           |                                             |
| requirement for        |                                             |
| contributions to an    |                                             |
| employer paid          |                                             |
| retirement account?    |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 43\. Can a 401(k) plan | The individual retirement accounts benefit  |
| be substituted for a   | requirements in paragraph 8.2 of the        |
| SEP IRA?  If so, can   | Statement of Work have been modified to     |
| "match" dollars be     | allow either a SEP-IRA or a 401(k) plan.    |
| counted towards the    | Refer to Revision 1 to the RFQ. Any other   |
| 10% contribution?  Can | proposals beyond these two options will be  |
| the contribution be    | considered to be non-responsive.            |
| partially based on an  |                                             |
| annual contribution    |                                             |
| (rather than monthly)? |                                             |
|  Can there be          |                                             |
| requirements for       |                                             |
| number of hours worked |                                             |
| in order to be         |                                             |
| eligible for the       |                                             |
| contribution?  Can     |                                             |
| there be vesting       |                                             |
| associated with the    |                                             |
| contributions?         |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 44\. Since most        | The individual retirement accounts benefit  |
| employers and          | requirements in the Statement of Work have  |
| potential offerors     | been modified to allow either a SEP-IRA or  |
| have 401(k) plans in   | a 401(k) plan. Refer to Revision 1 to the   |
| place, can a 401(k) be | RFQ. Any other proposals beyond these two   |
| provided to the        | options will be considered to be            |
| employees in lieu of   | non-responsive.                             |
| the SEP? Applying an   |                                             |
| existing 401(k) plan   |                                             |
| is more cost-effective |                                             |
| from an administrative |                                             |
| perspective than       |                                             |
| having to create a SEP |                                             |
| because the employer   |                                             |
| is still required to   |                                             |
| maintain the 401(k)    |                                             |
| plan for the rest of   |                                             |
| the company. If a      |                                             |
| 401(k) plan is         |                                             |
| acceptable in lieu of  |                                             |
| the SEP, can the       |                                             |
| employer make up the   |                                             |
| difference from its    |                                             |
| current 401(k) match   |                                             |
| with the 10%           |                                             |
| contribution           |                                             |
| requirement as         |                                             |
| specified in the RFP?  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 45\. The 10%           | Paragraph 8.2 of the Statement of Work has  |
| retirement says it     | been modified to specify that 10% employer  |
| applies to gross pay.  | contribution shall not be computed on       |
| If that is the case,   | premium pay such overtime, shift            |
| then that would apply  | differentials or on-call pay.               |
| to OT and therefore we |                                             |
| would have a higher    |                                             |
| IDLRM than just the    |                                             |
| statutory              |                                             |
| requirements.  Is that |                                             |
| correct?               |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 46\. Page 30 0f 61 in  | The individual retirement accounts benefit  |
| the RFP, section 8.2   | requirements in the Statement of Work have  |
| states; The Contractor | been modified to allow either a SEP-IRA or  |
| shall provide an       | a 401(k) plan. Refer to Revision 1 to the   |
| employer-paid SEP-IRA  | RFQ.                                        |
| with a monthly         |                                             |
| automatic employer     |                                             |
| contribution of not    |                                             |
| less than 10% of the   |                                             |
| employees' gross       |                                             |
| pay.   We would like   |                                             |
| clarification on       |                                             |
| Sandia's intention of  |                                             |
| this requirement.  A   |                                             |
| SEP is only for        |                                             |
| employers with 10 or   |                                             |
| fewer employees.  Can  |                                             |
| we provide a 10%       |                                             |
| contribution to a 401  |                                             |
| K or other qualified   |                                             |
| plan?                  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 47\. Section 8.2: Does | Paragraph 8.2 of the Statement of Work has  |
| 10% of employees'      | been modified via Revision 1 to the RFQ to  |
| gross pay include      | specify that 10% employer contribution      |
| shift premiums and     | shall not be computed on premium pay such   |
| overtime?              | as overtime, shift differentials or on-call |
|                        | pay.                                        |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 48\. Is a Profit       | The individual retirement accounts benefit  |
| Sharing Plan with a    | requirements in the Statement of Work have  |
| 10% annual             | been modified to allow either a SEP-IRA or  |
| contribution allowed   | a 401(k) plan. Refer to Revision 1 to the   |
| in replacement of the  | RFQ. Any other proposals beyond these two   |
| SEP-IRA?               | options will be considered to be            |
|                        | non-responsive.                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 49\. SOW 8.2 -         | The individual retirement accounts benefit  |
| Simplified Employee    | requirements in the Statement of Work have  |
| Plan - Will a          | been modified to allow either a SEP-IRA or  |
| different retirement   | a 401(k) plan. Refer to Revision 1 to the   |
| plan meet the          | RFQ. Any other proposals beyond these two   |
| requirement            | options will be considered to be            |
|                        | non-responsive.                             |
| if in aggregate        |                                             |
| provides at least a    |                                             |
| 10% benefit? For       |                                             |
| example, a retirement  |                                             |
| plan consisting of     |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| a defined benefit plan |                                             |
| and 401k plan.         |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 50\. Section 8.2       | The individual retirement accounts benefit  |
| Simplified Employee    | requirements in the Statement of Work have  |
| Plan -- Individual     | been modified to allow either a SEP-IRA or  |
| Retirement Account     | a 401(k) plan. Refer to Revision 1 to the   |
| (SEP-IRA) of the RFP   | RFQ. Any other proposals beyond these two   |
| states a requirement   | options will be considered to be            |
| for the Contractor to  | non-responsive. The current contracts do    |
| "provide an            | not have a SEP-IRA requirement.             |
| employer-paid SEP-IRA  |                                             |
| with a monthly         |                                             |
| automatic employer     |                                             |
| contribution of not    |                                             |
| less than 10% of the   |                                             |
| employees' gross pay." |                                             |
| Is it the intent of    |                                             |
| the Customer to simply |                                             |
| provide a pension plan |                                             |
| that contributes the   |                                             |
| levels described for   |                                             |
| the employees that     |                                             |
| will be covered under  |                                             |
| this contract or is a  |                                             |
| SEP-IRA specifically   |                                             |
| required? Does the     |                                             |
| current contract(s)    |                                             |
| covering this work at  |                                             |
| Sandia Labs require a  |                                             |
| SEP-IRA?               |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 51\. The following is  | The individual retirement accounts benefit  |
| stated in RFP:         | requirements in the Statement of Work have  |
|                        | been modified to allow either a SEP-IRA or  |
| *"8.2 Simplified       | a 401(k) plan.                              |
| Employee Plan --       |                                             |
| Individual Retirement  |                                             |
| Account (SEP-IRA) --   |                                             |
| The Contractor shall   |                                             |
| provide an             |                                             |
| employer-paid SEP-IRA  |                                             |
| with a monthly         |                                             |
| automatic employer     |                                             |
| contribution of not    |                                             |
| less than 10 of the    |                                             |
| employees' gross       |                                             |
| pay."*                 |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| Please clarify how     |                                             |
| this will apply to     |                                             |
| companies with an      |                                             |
| existing 401K plan.    |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 52\. SOW 8.02 --       | Yes.                                        |
| States that all        |                                             |
| benefits listed below  |                                             |
| for Contract           |                                             |
| Associates \... shall  |                                             |
| be 100%                |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| paid by the Contractor |                                             |
| unless noted           |                                             |
| otherwise. Does this   |                                             |
| apply only to life and |                                             |
| disability?            |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 53\. Does the out of   | It includes the \$500 deductible.           |
| pocket maximums on the |                                             |
| medical plan include   |                                             |
| the deductible of      |                                             |
| \$500 or does it apply |                                             |
| to the coinsurance     |                                             |
| only?                  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 54\. Do you have to    | You should include escalation costs for     |
| cost in 5 years of     | benefits in your quoted multipliers.        |
| escalation for medical |                                             |
| insurance or can costs |                                             |
| be proposed with       |                                             |
| annual escalations?    |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 55\. Will alternative  | No.                                         |
| medical plans such as  |                                             |
| an HMO or HSA qualify  |                                             |
| as meeting or          |                                             |
| exceeding the required |                                             |
| medical insurance      |                                             |
| plans? Alternative     |                                             |
| plans may be better    |                                             |
| suited for some        |                                             |
| employees rather than  |                                             |
| a PPO, but the         |                                             |
| deductibles or         |                                             |
| coinsurance are not    |                                             |
| configured the same as |                                             |
| a PPO.                 |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 56\. Which of the      | These are all considered to be indirect     |
| medical services in    | costs.                                      |
| Section 2.7.11 are     |                                             |
| considered direct      |                                             |
| costs and which        |                                             |
| medical services are   |                                             |
| considered indirect    |                                             |
| costs?                 |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 57\. Is Sandia going   | No.                                         |
| to stipulate mandatory |                                             |
| out of network         |                                             |
| benefits in the        |                                             |
| insurance section?     |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 58\. Can a different   | No.                                         |
| medical insurance      |                                             |
| benefit be proposed?   |                                             |
| Such as a higher       |                                             |
| deductible with a      |                                             |
| Health Reimbursement   |                                             |
| Account -- arguably a  |                                             |
| better benefit.        |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 59\. In the RFQ,       | No.                                         |
| Section 2.7.11, titled |                                             |
| "Medical Services," it |                                             |
| states, "The           |                                             |
| Contractor shall       |                                             |
| provide for certain    |                                             |
| medical services for   |                                             |
| Contract Associates."  |                                             |
| Can the Contractor     |                                             |
| obtain these services  |                                             |
| through the site       |                                             |
| medical organization?  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 60\. In the RFQ,       | No.                                         |
| Section 2.7.11, titled |                                             |
| "Medical Services," it |                                             |
| states, "The           |                                             |
| Contractor shall       |                                             |
| provide for certain    |                                             |
| medical services for   |                                             |
| Contract Associates."  |                                             |
| Is the contractor      |                                             |
| required to obtain     |                                             |
| these services through |                                             |
| the site medical       |                                             |
| organization?          |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 61\. In the RFQ,       | N/A.                                        |
| Section 2.7.11, titled |                                             |
| "Medical Services," it |                                             |
| states, "The           |                                             |
| Contractor shall       |                                             |
| provide for certain    |                                             |
| medical services for   |                                             |
| Contract Associates."  |                                             |
| If the services can be |                                             |
| obtained from the site |                                             |
| medical organization   |                                             |
| how can we obtain      |                                             |
| pricing information    |                                             |
| for the services?      |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 62\. Can a medical     | No. Who would determine "substantially" the |
| plan that is           | same?                                       |
| "substantially" the    |                                             |
| same be used?          |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 63\. If the medical    | No.                                         |
| insurance provider     |                                             |
| changes benefits in    |                                             |
| future years, is       |                                             |
| Sandia willing to      |                                             |
| renegotiate rates?     |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 64\. In section 8.4.1  | a.  That is an accurate interpretation.     |
| Medical Insurance, the |                                             |
| proposal states:       | b\. Our medical insurance benefit           |
| Contract Associate     | requirements are defined in the Statement   |
| contributions to the   | of Work. It is not Sandia's obligation to   |
| medical plan costs     | explain how Sandia's requirement applies to |
| shall not exceed: 25%  | an Offeror's medical benefit plan. It is    |
| for employee only      | the Offeror's obligation to explain how     |
| coverage and 40% for   | their medical benefit plan meets Sandia's   |
| employee plus          | medical insurance benefit requirement.      |
| dependent coverage.    |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| a\. Are we to          |                                             |
| interpret this as SNL  |                                             |
| saying the health plan |                                             |
| should have only two   |                                             |
| tiers, employee only   |                                             |
| and employee plus      |                                             |
| dependents?            |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| b\. If we have a plan  |                                             |
| that has four tiers,   |                                             |
| how would this         |                                             |
| percentage apply?      |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 65\. What is the       | We do not have this data. Such data is      |
| participation          | tracked by the incumbent Contractors not    |
| percentage among       | Sandia.                                     |
| contract associates    |                                             |
| for medical insurance, |                                             |
| vision insurance, and  |                                             |
| dental insurance?      |                                             |
| Family coverage vs.    |                                             |
| employee only?         |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 66\. SOW 8.4.1 --      | No.                                         |
| States that Medical    |                                             |
| Insurance Contract     |                                             |
| Associate              |                                             |
| contributions to the   |                                             |
| medical                |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| plan costs shall not   |                                             |
| exceed: 25% for        |                                             |
| employee only coverage |                                             |
| and 40% for employee   |                                             |
| plus                   |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| dependent coverage.    |                                             |
| Are Contract Associate |                                             |
| contributions allowed  |                                             |
| for vision and dental? |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 67\. The latest        | While Sandia recognizes the value of        |
| amendment deleted the  | professional development, we don't issue    |
| requirement in section | service contracts in order to develop       |
| 8.5 to provide         | contractor personnel; we issue service      |
| professional           | contracts in order for contractor personnel |
| development.  This has | to perform specific tasks for us.           |
| been an important      | Therefore, we have determined that          |
| benefit to Contract    | professional development is a Contractor    |
| Associate professional | responsibility not a Sandia responsibility. |
| growth in the past.    |                                             |
| Why was this           |                                             |
| requirement deleted?   |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 68\. Please explain    | These provisions refer to former Lockheed   |
| the inclusion of       | and Sandia employees who are vested in      |
| Section 2.3 -- Former  | Sandia's retirement program. These          |
| Lockheed and Sandia    | individual are limited to the hours         |
| Employees.             | specified in SOW paragraph 2.3 per Sandia   |
|                        | corporate requirements.                     |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 69\. How many former   | We don't have an estimate as certain of     |
| Lockheed and Sandia    | these individuals can migrate to Staff      |
| employees do you       | Augmentation after retirement and the       |
| anticipate? (Clause 1, | numbers are subject to individual           |
| 2.3, pg 21).           | preferences as to whether or not to return  |
|                        | to work as a contract employee or to remain |
|                        | retired.                                    |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 70\. SOW 2.3 - Please  | The limitation of service time for these    |
| explain the service    | personnel is a Sandia corporate             |
| time limitations.      | requirement. The significance to the        |
|                        | Offerors is that these personnel will be    |
|                        | limited term/ part-time personnel and as we |
|                        | have stated in response to other questions, |
|                        | the predominate majority of Contract        |
|                        | Associates are full-time.                   |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 71\. In reference to   | No.                                         |
| Clause 2.3 on page 21, |                                             |
| are the service time   |                                             |
| limitations and        |                                             |
| restrictions also      |                                             |
| applicable to former   |                                             |
| Lockheed Martin and/or |                                             |
| Sandia employees who   |                                             |
| are NOT vested in the  |                                             |
| retirement program?    |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 72\. In reference to   | No. As previously stated in the FAQ, the    |
| Clause 2.3 on page 21, | predominate majority of Contract Associates |
| will SNL provide a     | are full-time and we have added a provision |
| list of names of       | which allows the successful offerors to pay |
| former Lockheed Martin | cash in lieu of benefits.                   |
| and/or Sandia          |                                             |
| employees who are      |                                             |
| vested in the          |                                             |
| retirement program?    |                                             |
|  If not, what is SNL's |                                             |
| recommended process to |                                             |
| source this            |                                             |
| information?           |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 73\. What percentage   | We do not track this metric.                |
| of contract associates |                                             |
| (by labor segment) are |                                             |
| required to hold and   |                                             |
| maintain               |                                             |
| certifications?        |                                             |
| (Clause 1, 7.1, pg 29) |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 74\. How many contract | This information is immaterial to preparing |
| associates (by labor   | a quote because overtime, double-time and   |
| segment) work in       | 2^nd^ and 3^rd^ shifts are not covered by   |
| Organization 1700?     | DLRMs but rather IDLRMs since overhead, G&A |
|                        | etc. is recovered on standard time rather   |
|                        | than premium time.                          |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 75\. By labor segment, | This information is immaterial to preparing |
| what percentage of     | a quote because overtime, double-time and   |
| overtime, double-time  | 2^nd^ and 3^rd^ shifts are not covered by   |
| and 2^nd^ or 3^rd^     | DLRMs but rather IDLRMs since overhead, G&A |
| shift time can be      | etc. is recovered on standard time rather   |
| expected?              | than premium time.                          |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 76\. Historical        | The direct labor rates in this document are |
| Pricing Data: Are the  | current rates as of June 2007.              |
| "direct labor rates"   |                                             |
| identified within      |                                             |
| Attachment I of the    |                                             |
| RFQ current rates, or  |                                             |
| are they the rates     |                                             |
| that were in effect on |                                             |
| the "effective date"?  |                                             |
| What is the            |                                             |
| significance of the    |                                             |
| heading titled         |                                             |
| "effective date"? If   |                                             |
| these are original     |                                             |
| rates, what annual     |                                             |
| increase should we     |                                             |
| assume to make these   |                                             |
| rates current?         |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 77\. How many          | See Attachment I to the RFQ.                |
| positions are there on |                                             |
| this effort?           |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 78\. What is the       | See Attachment I to the RFQ.                |
| breakdown of positions |                                             |
| for New Mexico and     |                                             |
| California?            |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 79, Clause 8 (RFQ Page | Sandia does not track this data because     |
| 29) Minimum benefits.  | benefits are managed by the incumbent       |
| Can SNL provide        | Contractors, not Sandia.                    |
| detailed claims        |                                             |
| experience for all of  |                                             |
| the benefits listed    |                                             |
| for current staff      |                                             |
| augmentation           |                                             |
| contractor employees?  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 80\. RFP Page 20       | We don't specifically track this            |
| Section 2.1 General    | information, but we do know that it is the  |
| Requirements: How      | exception rather than rule as the vast      |
| often will Contractor  | majority of Contract Associates do the bulk |
| be required to provide | of their work on-site at the three Sandia   |
| Contract Associates    | locations.                                  |
| from the primary       |                                             |
| locations to work on a |                                             |
| temporary basis at     |                                             |
| sites throughout the   |                                             |
| world?                 |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 81\. On page 21 of the | We don't specifically track this            |
| RFQ it indicates that  | information, but we do know that it is the  |
| "from time to time"    | exception rather than rule as the vast      |
| the Contractor may be  | majority of Contract Associates do the bulk |
| called upon to supply  | of their work on-site at the three Sandia   |
| resources to locations | locations.                                  |
| other than the three   |                                             |
| primary locations      |                                             |
| identified in this     |                                             |
| RFQ. What percentage   |                                             |
| of the positions       |                                             |
| identified in the      |                                             |
| historical data        |                                             |
| represents such        |                                             |
| resources?             |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 82\. Historically,     | We have not tracked this metric, but all of |
| what percentage of     | the existing Contract Associates will be    |
| pre-selects are        | pre-selects upon transition to the new      |
| non-exempt?            | Staff Augmentation contracts.               |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 83\. What is the       | We have not tracked this metric, but we     |
| participation          | have deleted the professional development   |
| percentage for         | requirement from the SOW benefits.          |
| graduate and           |                                             |
| undergraduate level    |                                             |
| courses separated by   |                                             |
| labor segment?         |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 84\. Can you supply    | We will not provide the staffing            |
| job descriptions for   | requisitions for existing personnel to the  |
| each individual        | prospective Offerors. The successful        |
| position or job        | Offerors will see the position descriptions |
| classification?        | for new candidates as Staffing Requisitions |
|                        | are issued.                                 |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 85\. In the RFQ        | We have not tracked this metric.            |
| Section 7.1, titled    |                                             |
| "Maintenance of        |                                             |
| Required               |                                             |
| Certifications and     |                                             |
| Other Training," it    |                                             |
| states, "If the SR     |                                             |
| requires               |                                             |
| certification(s) or    |                                             |
| other training in      |                                             |
| order to be deemed     |                                             |
| qualified for the work |                                             |
| assignment, the        |                                             |
| Contractor shall       |                                             |
| maintain these at no   |                                             |
| cost to Sandia         |                                             |
| throughout the term of |                                             |
| service resulting from |                                             |
| the SR." Please        |                                             |
| provide a list of any  |                                             |
| certifications         |                                             |
| required for each of   |                                             |
| the labor categories   |                                             |
| listed in Attachment 1 |                                             |
| to the RFQ listed by   |                                             |
| labor category so that |                                             |
| we may evaluate the    |                                             |
| expense of maintaining |                                             |
| these certifications.  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 86\. Ref SOW 7.1       | We have not tracked this metric.            |
| Maintenance of         |                                             |
| Required               |                                             |
| Certification(s) and   |                                             |
| Other Training - If    |                                             |
| the SR requires        |                                             |
| certification(s) or    |                                             |
| other training in      |                                             |
| order to be deemed     |                                             |
| qualified for the work |                                             |
| assignment, the        |                                             |
| Contractor shall       |                                             |
| maintain these at no   |                                             |
| cost to SNL throughout |                                             |
| the term of service    |                                             |
| resulting from the SR. |                                             |
|  Please provide a list |                                             |
| of certifications      |                                             |
| currently required and |                                             |
| the positions          |                                             |
| associated with these  |                                             |
| certifications. * *    |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 87\. On average, how   | Historically, on-call personnel comprise a  |
| many and what kind of  | low percentage of the population of         |
| personnel are          | Contract Associates. The on-call rate       |
| typically "on-call     | specified in the Allowable charges clause   |
| personnel" on a daily  | is the established rate in the current      |
| basis for each of the  | contracts and it will be the same rate in   |
| three labor segments?  | the new contracts. On-call pay is not       |
|                        | required to be accounted for in the         |
|                        | Offerors' price quotations.                 |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 88\. Your website has  | The current contracts are categorized by    |
| a list of Staff        | Professional Services and Support Services. |
| Augmentation Incumbent | IT will be a new contract category under    |
| Contractors, a Word.   | the recompete. Refer to Attachment I, page  |
| Not a single one of    | 3.                                          |
| the incumbents is      |                                             |
| listed for             |                                             |
| \"Information          |                                             |
| Technology\".          |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| Can you explain this   |                                             |
| and give us some idea  |                                             |
| of who employs the     |                                             |
| 200+ IT contractors?   |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 89\. In reference to   | Since the costs of clearances is borne by   |
| Instruction 16, Q or L | Sandia and DOE this question is not         |
| Cleared, p. 6 of the   | pertinent for purposes of submitting a      |
| RFQ, of the current    | quotation.                                  |
| contract associates    |                                             |
| providing service at   |                                             |
| SNL, what is the       |                                             |
| numerical breakdown in |                                             |
| each of the three      |                                             |
| segments up for        |                                             |
| bid: 1) Professional   |                                             |
| Services 2) Support    |                                             |
| Services and 3) IT     |                                             |
| Services?              |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 90\. Can we get copies | We will not provide the staffing            |
| of the job             | requisitions for existing personnel. The    |
| des                    | successful offerors will see the position   |
| criptions/requirements | descriptions for new candidates as Staffing |
| for the listed IT      | Requisitions are issued.                    |
| positions?             |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 91\. What is the       | It varies by requirement, but it could      |
| average time period    | occur in as little as a week for a          |
| between the release of | pre-select or it could take significantly   |
| a new staffing need to | longer based on various factors.            |
| the decision to bring  |                                             |
| on a particular vendor |                                             |
| employee? And, what is |                                             |
| the average period of  |                                             |
| time between that      |                                             |
| decision and the start |                                             |
| date for that          |                                             |
| individual?            |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 92\. On page 27 (and   | This process will be explained during the   |
| continuing on page 28) | kickoff meetings with the successful        |
| under item 5.0, the    | offerors.                                   |
| RFQ defines a list of  |                                             |
| information metrics    |                                             |
| that the Contractor    |                                             |
| will track. Several of |                                             |
| these items appear to  |                                             |
| be information that    |                                             |
| would likely be        |                                             |
| collected and known to |                                             |
| Sandia (e.g., security |                                             |
| infractions, badge     |                                             |
| re-issuances). Will    |                                             |
| there be a mechanism   |                                             |
| by which the           |                                             |
| Contractor manager     |                                             |
| will be made aware of  |                                             |
| this information?      |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 93\. One of the        | Staff-Aug Contractors are assigned distinct |
| requirements of the    | user IDs/passwords and are allowed to       |
| RFQ is that we         | access the Electronic Time Invoice System   |
| maintain a separate    | via Sandia\'s local network.                |
| timesheet system.      |                                             |
| This would be a        | To access the supplier company system using |
| web-based system on    | a Sandia workstation should not be a        |
| our side.              | problem. If the supplier system is          |
|                        | accessible through the web the staff aug    |
|                        | contractors should be able to access the    |
|                        | supplier's time sheets using Sandia         |
| Will Sandia            | equipment.                                  |
| contractors on Sandia  |                                             |
| premises be allowed to |                                             |
| use their web browser  |                                             |
| on their work computer |                                             |
| to enter their weekly  |                                             |
| time into our online   |                                             |
| timesheet system?      |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 94\. Regarding Clause  | Because of security and business functional |
| 4   A that we maintain | requirements we do not allow outside        |
| a separate timesheet   | systems connect to Sandia systems.          |
| system.  Since Sandia  |                                             |
| is collecting time and | Depending on the requirements we may work   |
| generating payments    | with the winner to build automated report   |
| from Sandia\'s         | to be sent to the supplier company.         |
| internal system, the   | Depending on the requirements, resources    |
| requirement for the    | for the cost of building the reports may be |
| vendor to maintain a   | charged to the supplier.                    |
| separate timesheet     |                                             |
| system is actually     | Under the current practice, the supplier    |
| double work.  Many of  | companies require the Contract Associate to |
| our current clients    | send, via email, a copy of their weekly     |
| allow us to utilize    | time invoice to the supplier.               |
| their internal         |                                             |
| timekeeping systems    | Sandia does not want to be responsible for  |
| for invoicing and our  | managing the Contractor's payroll system.   |
| internal payroll.      | ETI is used by Sandia for tracking hours    |
|                        | worked and making lump sum payments to the  |
|                        | suppliers.                                  |
|                        |                                             |
| a\) Would Sandia work  |                                             |
| with the winner to     |                                             |
| implement an           |                                             |
| electronic connection  |                                             |
| to Sandia\'s internal  |                                             |
| system in order to     |                                             |
| automate the           |                                             |
| collection of          |                                             |
| work/vacation/sick     |                                             |
| time?                  |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| b\) Is there some      |                                             |
| legal requirement to   |                                             |
| maintain two separate  |                                             |
| systems?               |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 95\. How many contract | This information is not necessary to        |
| associates (by labor   | prepare a price quotation because the       |
| segment) work in       | successful Offerors will only earn payroll  |
| Organization 1700?     | taxes on premium pay such as shift          |
|                        | differentials, overtime, holiday and        |
|                        | on-call pay.                                |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 96\. By labor segment, | This information is not necessary to        |
| what percentage of     | prepare a price quotation because the       |
| overtime, double-time  | successful Offerors will only earn payroll  |
| and 2nd or 3rd shift   | taxes on premium pay such as shift          |
| time can be expected?  | differentials, overtime, holiday and        |
|                        | on-call pay.                                |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 97\. In paragraph      | No shift differentials are used for only    |
| 2.7.12 of the          | 1700 because of the unique, multiple shift  |
| Statement of Work, you | continuous operations requirements of       |
| mention the ability to | Organization 1700.                          |
| pay contract           |                                             |
| associates in          |                                             |
| Organization 1700 a    |                                             |
| shift differential or  |                                             |
| salary allowance for a |                                             |
| deviated workweek.     |                                             |
| Will this also apply   |                                             |
| to other organizations |                                             |
| in Sandia that have    |                                             |
| similar deviated       |                                             |
| workweeks?             |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 98\. Please reference  | Sandia uses its Electronic Timekeeping      |
| Clause 4.A Labor       | system for purposes of recording time       |
| Charges.  Will         | worked and its Electronic Time Invoice      |
| contractors be allowed | system for purposes of paying the Staff Aug |
| to implement an        | contractors in a lump sum every pay period. |
| electronic timekeeping | It is the contractor's responsibility for   |
| system?                | maintaining their own payroll system and    |
|                        | disbursing payroll and paying payroll       |
|                        | taxes.                                      |
|                        |                                             |
|                        | As such, the winning contractors can        |
|                        | implement their own timekeeping system in   |
|                        | order to payout funds to their Contract     |
|                        | Associates that are paid to the companies   |
|                        | from our lump sum labor payments. However,  |
|                        | the supplier system will not be allowed to  |
|                        | connect to the Sandia system in any way to  |
|                        | push or pull information to their system or |
|                        | our system.                                 |
|                        |                                             |
|                        | Currently the supplier companies require    |
|                        | their Contract Associates to enter their    |
|                        | time into the Sandia system and email a     |
|                        | copy of the authorized time invoice to the  |
|                        | supplier company.                           |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 99\. What are the time | Contract Associates report their time and   |
| reporting and billing  | have it authorized by 4:30 PM (Mountain     |
| cycles for Associates? | Time) every Friday. Authorized time         |
| And, are they the same | invoices are processed each Friday at 4:30  |
| at all Sandia          | PM (Mountain Time). Payments and            |
| facilities?            | remittances are sent out by the following   |
|                        | Wednesday.                                  |
|                        |                                             |
|                        | Exceptions to this schedule are at fiscal   |
|                        | year end and calendar year end processing   |
|                        | schedules. These schedules differ from year |
|                        | to year. Supplier companies are notified of |
|                        | the deviated schedule as needed.            |
|                        |                                             |
|                        | For non-labor charges such as travel, etc.  |
|                        | payments terms will be Net 30. The time     |
|                        | reporting and billing and payment cycles    |
|                        | will be the same at all three sites.        |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 100\. Instruction 18 - | No. However, it is the responsibility of    |
| Are subcontractors to  | the prime contractor to ensure that its     |
| a prime offeror        | subcontractors are financially viable.      |
| required to submit the |                                             |
| subcontractor's        |                                             |
| balance sheet and      |                                             |
| profit and loss        |                                             |
| statement (Financial   |                                             |
| Statements)?           |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 101\. Are Balance      | No. However, it is the responsibility of    |
| Sheet and Profit and   | the prime contractor to ensure that its     |
| Loss Statements        | subcontractors are financially viable.      |
| required of potential  |                                             |
| subcontractors?        |                                             |
| (Instruction 18, pg 7) |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 102\. In reference to  | The Contractor named on the contract is     |
| 2.7.11 "Medical        | responsible for meeting this SOW            |
| Services" page 24, Is  | requirement. This organizational entity can |
| the Prime Contractor   | make its own determination as to whether    |
| as well as the other   | its partners have to have their formal      |
| team partners required | occupational medicine program and           |
| to have their own      | associated doctors/medical staff.           |
| formal Occupational    |                                             |
| Medicine program and   |                                             |
| associated             |                                             |
| doctors/medical staff? |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 103\. Instruction 20,  | A\) Sandia considers a team to be a JV, LLC |
| I. General.            | or prime/sub relationship.                  |
|                        |                                             |
| A\) The RFP states     | B\) The one contract award per labor        |
| that "only one labor   | segment limitation applies only to the      |
| segment will be        | organizational entity named on the          |
| awarded per company or | contract(s).                                |
| team." Will Sandia     |                                             |
| clarify the definition |                                             |
| of team? Is team       |                                             |
| defined as a JV, LLC,  |                                             |
| or a prime/sub         |                                             |
| relation?              |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| B\) If one team of     |                                             |
| prime/sub companies    |                                             |
| bids on more than one  |                                             |
| of the contracts but   |                                             |
| with alternate primes, |                                             |
| are they still         |                                             |
| considered one team?   |                                             |
| I.e., are they         |                                             |
| eligible for more than |                                             |
| one award?             |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 104\. Instruction 20,  | The one contract award per labor segment    |
| I. General. Does "only | limitation applies only to the              |
| one labor segment will | organizational entity named on the          |
| be awarded per company | contract(s).                                |
| or team" eliminate     |                                             |
| subcontractors from    |                                             |
| teaming with more than |                                             |
| one prime? I.e., would |                                             |
| a prime be ineligible  |                                             |
| for award (for labor   |                                             |
| segment x) if a        |                                             |
| subcontractor on their |                                             |
| team was also a        |                                             |
| subcontractor on a     |                                             |
| different (labor       |                                             |
| segment y) award?      |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 105\. Under            | No minimums or maximums are specified as    |
| administrative         | long the information demonstrates five      |
| information, Criterion | years of experience for each team member or |
| 3 -- Experience,       | sole offeror.                               |
| Relevant Contracts or  |                                             |
| Agreements, is there a |                                             |
| minimum or maximum     |                                             |
| number of contracts    |                                             |
| that Sandia would like |                                             |
| to see described from  |                                             |
| the prime and          |                                             |
| subcontractors?        |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 106\. Under            | Yes.                                        |
| administrative         |                                             |
| information, Criterion |                                             |
| 2 -- Past and Present  |                                             |
| Performance, does      |                                             |
| Sandia require no more |                                             |
| than 3 references from |                                             |
| the prime contractor   |                                             |
| AND no more than 3     |                                             |
| references from each   |                                             |
| subcontractor?         |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 107\. Instruction 20   | The requirement is no more than three       |
| -- Are the three past  | references per team member.                 |
| & present performances |                                             |
| references per team or |                                             |
| per team member? What  |                                             |
| is the minimum and     |                                             |
| maximum number of      |                                             |
| references per team    |                                             |
| you require?           |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 108\. How many Past    | The requirement is no more than three       |
| Performance References | references per team member.                 |
| must be submitted for  |                                             |
| an Offeror Team        |                                             |
| consisting of a Prime  |                                             |
| Contractor and two     |                                             |
| Subcontractors?        |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| -   Prime Contractor   |                                             |
|     -- 3               |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| -   Subcontractor 1 -- |                                             |
|     3                  |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| -   Subcontractor 2 -- |                                             |
|     3                  |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| -   Total Past         |                                             |
|     Performance        |                                             |
|     References -- 9    |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| Or must only 3 Past    |                                             |
| Performance References |                                             |
| be submitted?          |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 109\. Will the         | Unless the JV can demonstrate the required  |
| experience and past    | level of experience and past performance,   |
| performance of the     | the team should demonstrate the required    |
| individual companies   | level of experience and past performance    |
| that comprise a new    | for each of its team members.               |
| Joint Venture be       |                                             |
| considered in the      |                                             |
| evaluation of the      |                                             |
| technical proposals or |                                             |
| only the experience of |                                             |
| the JV itself?         |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 110\. When referring   | It may include key personnel and any        |
| to organizational      | documentation that is verifiable is         |
| members, does this     | acceptable.                                 |
| include key personnel  |                                             |
| and if so will a       |                                             |
| resume be sufficient   |                                             |
| in demonstrating 5 yrs |                                             |
| of documented relevant |                                             |
| experience in          |                                             |
| providing staffing     |                                             |
| personnel and          |                                             |
| recruiting.            |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 111\. Solicitation     | Any documentation that is verifiable is     |
| Instruction 19.2 -     | acceptable.                                 |
| What kind of           |                                             |
| documentation is       |                                             |
| desired to             |                                             |
| substantiate 5 years   |                                             |
| experience staffing    |                                             |
| and                    |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| recruiting?            |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 112\. Instruction 20   | Through the multipliers.                    |
| -- How is the          |                                             |
| transition funded?     |                                             |
| Through billable       |                                             |
| hours? Or included in  |                                             |
| the multiplier?        |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 113\. Criterion 1(A)   | Sandia does not have this data.             |
| (RFQ Page 11) Will     |                                             |
| offeror be provided    |                                             |
| with the last 5 years  |                                             |
| of medical insurance   |                                             |
| claims experience in   |                                             |
| order to receive       |                                             |
| qualified bids for     |                                             |
| medical coverage? Can  |                                             |
| SNL provide similar    |                                             |
| claims experience for  |                                             |
| "sick time"?           |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 114\. Section 5.1 --   | No.                                         |
| Will the Supplier      |                                             |
| Manager have access to |                                             |
| Sandia email/TEDS?     |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 115\. In reference to  | The vast majority of any required PPE is    |
| Section B "Other       | provided by Sandia. In those rare cases     |
| Direct                 | where the Contractor is required to buy     |
| C                      | PPE, they will be reimbursed by Sandia for  |
| osts/Subcontracts/Team | such purchases. We will not commit to       |
| Members" on page 37,   | providing access to certified vendors.      |
| the first sentence     |                                             |
| seems to imply that    |                                             |
| the successful bidders |                                             |
| are expected to        |                                             |
| provide any PPE        |                                             |
| (Personal Protective   |                                             |
| Equipment) required to |                                             |
| be used by a Contract  |                                             |
| Associate.  Is this    |                                             |
| true?  The list of PPE |                                             |
| requirements can be    |                                             |
| rather extensive       |                                             |
| depending on where a   |                                             |
| Contract Associate is  |                                             |
| assigned to work.      |                                             |
|  Also, typically the   |                                             |
| M&O has approved PPE   |                                             |
| and certified vendors  |                                             |
| that they use.  Will   |                                             |
| the successful bidders |                                             |
| have ready access to   |                                             |
| these certified        |                                             |
| vendors?               |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 116\. On Call Pay is   | The on-call rate is an established rate     |
| identified within the  | that will carry over from the existing      |
| RFQ, and a minimum     | contracts. As such, it doesn't need to be   |
| base rate identified   | addressed in the Offerors quotations.       |
| for Contract           |                                             |
| Associates. The single |                                             |
| rate sheet does not    |                                             |
| seem to cover a rate   |                                             |
| for On-Call Pay.       |                                             |
| Please provide         |                                             |
| guidance on how this   |                                             |
| is to be addressed     |                                             |
| within a response to   |                                             |
| the RFQ.               |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 117\. In evaluating    | We look for positive working capital. We    |
| the Balance Sheet,     | look at current assets minus current        |
| what does Sandia       | liabilities. We look to see if the offeror  |
| consider to be an      | is in a profit or loss status and which way |
| "adequate" financial   | that is trending. We look at Dunn and       |
| statement?             | Bradstreet and Open Ratings for the         |
|                        | Offeror.                                    |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 118\. REFERENCE:       | Offerors have to take into account other    |
| Clause 10              | factors than just the different wage        |
|                        | determinations for New Mexico. For example, |
| How are differences    | Albuquerque requires a supplier office, but |
| between the two Wage   | Carlsbad doesn't. If you check the direct   |
| Determinations         | labor rates in Attachment I against the     |
| accounted for when the | wage determinations in the RFQ, we believe  |
| same DLRM is used for  | that you will find that the vast majority   |
| all New Mexico?        | if not all of the direct labor rates for    |
|                        | the Contract Associates are well above the  |
|                        | wage determination rates. Other than that,  |
|                        | we will not make any suggestions to         |
|                        | prospective Offerors as to how they should  |
|                        | structure their proposals. Our requirement  |
|                        | is to make sure appropriate wage            |
|                        | determinations are incorporated in the      |
|                        | contracts. It's the successful Offeror's    |
|                        | responsibility to ensure that they are not  |
|                        | paying less than the wage determinations    |
|                        | for their covered employees.                |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 119\. REFERENCE:       | The contracts will be amended bi-annually   |
| Clause 10              | to incorporate any new wage determinations  |
|                        | for the primary work locations in           |
| How will Sandia make   | Albuquerque, Carlsbad and Livermore.        |
| adjustments based on   |                                             |
| changes in Wage        |                                             |
| Determination?         |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 120\. REFERENCE:       | We haven't specifically checked all of them |
| Clause 10              | against the Wage Determinations. It is not  |
|                        | Sandia's responsibility to ensure           |
| Are all wages listed   | compliance with the wage determinations.    |
| in Attachment 1 above  | Our responsibility is to ensure that we     |
| WD rates?              | incorporate the appropriate wage            |
|                        | determinations in the contracts.            |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 121\. REFERENCE:       | In order to cover the wage determination    |
| Clause 10              | requirements, the Offerors will need to use |
|                        | the higher rates to cover their costs.      |
| Wage Determination     | Sandia wants the Offerors to determine      |
| benefits coupled with  | their best approach for recovering the wage |
| low hourly wage means  | determination cost requirements.            |
| that a higher burden   |                                             |
| rate will apply to SCA |                                             |
| labor. DCAA allows     |                                             |
| different burden rates |                                             |
| for benefited vs. SCA  |                                             |
| employees. Clause 5    |                                             |
| does not have          |                                             |
| calculations to        |                                             |
| account for these rate |                                             |
| differentials. Without |                                             |
| allowing for multiple  |                                             |
| burden rates, Sandia   |                                             |
| is requiring the       |                                             |
| higher rate be used    |                                             |
| for all labor          |                                             |
| buildups. How does     |                                             |
| Sandia propose the WD  |                                             |
| requirements be        |                                             |
| guaranteed?            |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 122\. This contract    | There is no requirement in the contracts    |
| includes health care   | that the Contractors provide malpractice    |
| professionals. Is the  | insurance.                                  |
| contractor required to |                                             |
| provide malpractice    |                                             |
| insurance for these    |                                             |
| individuals as part of |                                             |
| this contract? If it   |                                             |
| is required please     |                                             |
| provide details on     |                                             |
| what coverage is       |                                             |
| required.              |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 123\. The RFQ          | Such insurance may be obtained on an        |
| identifies that        | as-needed basis as not all Contract         |
| Contract Associates    | Associates will be required to operate      |
| may be required to     | Government furnished vehicles and those     |
| operate Government     | that do may include Contract Associates who |
| furnished vehicles and | operate such vehicles on an as-needed       |
| that the Contractor    | basis.                                      |
| shall maintain third   |                                             |
| party liability        |                                             |
| insurance. Does this   |                                             |
| mean that the          |                                             |
| Contractor is required |                                             |
| to maintain third      |                                             |
| party liability for    |                                             |
| all Contract           |                                             |
| Associates to operate  |                                             |
| government vehicles    |                                             |
| (at any time) at the   |                                             |
| issuance of the        |                                             |
| contract, or can this  |                                             |
| insurance be obtained  |                                             |
| on an as needed basis? |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 124\. The RFQ          | a\) Yes.                                    |
| identifies that if a   |                                             |
| Contract Associate     | b\) In this example the Contractor is not   |
| uses a private vehicle | responsible for providing insurance for the |
| for Sandia assigned    | Contract Associate's private vehicle. The   |
| work purposes, the     | Contractor is responsible for verifying     |
| contractor shall       | that the Contract Associate has the         |
| ensure that the        | automobile vehicle coverage specified in    |
| vehicle used by the    | TM52.                                       |
| Contract Associate is  |                                             |
| covered by appropriate |                                             |
| insurance in           |                                             |
| accordance with TM51.  |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| a)  Does this mean     |                                             |
|     that the           |                                             |
|     Contractor will be |                                             |
|     required to verify |                                             |
|     the insurance      |                                             |
|     policy limits of   |                                             |
|     its Contract       |                                             |
|     Associates private |                                             |
|     insurance policies |                                             |
|     that drive onsite  |                                             |
|     in their private   |                                             |
|     vehicles?          |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| b)  Does this mean     |                                             |
|     that if a Contract |                                             |
|     Associate is       |                                             |
|     assigned to        |                                             |
|     Sandia, but has to |                                             |
|     perform short term |                                             |
|     work at WIPP for   |                                             |
|     Sandia, and drives |                                             |
|     his/her private    |                                             |
|     vehicle to the new |                                             |
|     location, that the |                                             |
|     Contractor is      |                                             |
|     responsible for    |                                             |
|     either providing   |                                             |
|     insurance for the  |                                             |
|     vehicle/driver     |                                             |
|     and/or verifying   |                                             |
|     the Contract       |                                             |
|     Associates         |                                             |
|     automobile         |                                             |
|     insurance          |                                             |
|     coverage?          |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 125\. Is the time      | Sandia required training is billable under  |
| spent for orientation  | the contracts to the direct labor rates.    |
| and training to Sandia | Contractor required orientation and         |
| policies and           | training is billable to the contracts       |
| procedures billable or | through the multipliers.                    |
| is this time to be     |                                             |
| borne by the           |                                             |
| Contractor?            |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 126\. In reference to  | The typical work day for Contract           |
| Clause 6 on page 41,   | Associates is 8 hours a day and the typical |
| if Sandia's normal     | lunch break is a half hour. There may be    |
| work hours is from     | flexibility in these schedules depending on |
| 8:00AM to 4:30PM in NM | which Sandia organization the Contract      |
| and 7:30AM to 4:00PM   | Associate supports consistent with that     |
| in CA, are the         | organization's time-keeping policies and    |
| Contract Associates    | schedules.                                  |
| lunch break going to   |                                             |
| be 30 minutes or 1     |                                             |
| hour?  What are the    |                                             |
| equivalent daily       |                                             |
| work-hours -- 7.5      |                                             |
| hours or 8.0 hours?    |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 127\. Does Sandia pay  | Yes, but through the multipliers, not       |
| for employee review    | through the direct labor rates.             |
| time?                  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 128\. The RFQ          | a)  No. As specified in SOW paragraph       |
| identifies that the    |     2.7.11 the Contractor needs to meet     |
| contractor shall       |     medical requirements defined in         |
| provide certain        |     relevant state and federal regulations. |
| medical services for   |     Since the work will be conducted in     |
| Contract Associates    |     three separate primary work sites and   |
| including medical      |     since such regulations may be subject   |
| surveillance           |     to change, we cannot quantify the level |
| evaluations, fitness   |     and frequency of surveillance.          |
| for duty evaluations,  |                                             |
| etc.                   | b)  Yes, but these costs are recoverable    |
|                        |     through the multipliers.                |
| a)  Can more guidance  |                                             |
|     be provided on the |                                             |
|     expected level and |                                             |
|     frequency of       |                                             |
|     surveillance?      |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| b)  Will the           |                                             |
|     contractor be      |                                             |
|     responsible for    |                                             |
|     the costs of these |                                             |
|     evaluations?       |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 129\. Is initial       | Contract Associates may charge their time   |
| general & site         | for any Sandia directed training necessary  |
| specific training "on  | to meet corporate requirements as described |
| the clock" (i.e.,      | in Clause 1 paragraph 4.2. and Clause 14.   |
| billable)? (Clause 1,  |                                             |
| 4.2, pg 27 and Clause  |                                             |
| 14, pg 48)             |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 130\. Will initial     | Certain training recurs on an annual basis. |
| general & site         |                                             |
| specific training need |                                             |
| to be repeated for     |                                             |
| pre-select, incumbent  |                                             |
| Contract Associates?   |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 131\. For pre-select,  | Yes.                                        |
| incumbent Contract     |                                             |
| Associates, will       |                                             |
| records of annual      |                                             |
| training be available  |                                             |
| to the selected        |                                             |
| contractor?            |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 132\. Reference        | Contract Associates may charge their time   |
| sections 7.1 and 7.2   | for any Sandia required training which is   |
| p. 29, Clause 15 p. 49 | too extensive to list in this response.     |
| -- Please clarify and  | Professional certifications or              |
| specify the types of   | re-certifications are not billable, nor is  |
| training Sandia will   | professional development training.          |
| pay for and training   |                                             |
| for which contractor   |                                             |
| is responsible.        |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 133\. Please reference | Contract Associates may charge their time   |
| Clause 14 -- Will      | for any Sandia required training.           |
| contractor personnel   |                                             |
| be paid for the time   |                                             |
| spent in completion of |                                             |
| the required training? |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 134\. Clause 4.4 (RFQ  | Contract Associates may charge their time   |
| Page 27). Is all the   | for any Sandia required training.           |
| required training a    |                                             |
| reimbursable/billable  |                                             |
| cost?                  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 135\. Will Sandia      | No.                                         |
| reimburse contractors  |                                             |
| for required           |                                             |
| certifications for IT  |                                             |
| staff?  (Section 7.1   |                                             |
| of RFQ)                |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 136\. Section 7.1      | The distinction between the requirements of |
| Maintenance of         | SOW paragraph 7.1 and 7.2 is that           |
| Required Certification | certifications and other training referred  |
| stipulates that if the | to in 7.1 is required for a Contract        |
| SR requires            | Associate to be qualified for the work      |
| certifications or      | assignment and is therefore, the            |
| other training in      | responsibility of the Contractor and the    |
| order to be deemed     | Contract Associate. The training referred   |
| qualified for the work | to in 7.2 is for Sandia specific training   |
| assignment\...the      | which is required to meet Sandia corporate  |
| Contractor shall       | requirements and which is directed by       |
| maintain these at no   | Sandia and paid for by Sandia.              |
| cost to Sandia, while  |                                             |
| Section 7.2 Sandia     |                                             |
| Specific Training      |                                             |
| stipulates Sandia will |                                             |
| pay for \"Sandia       |                                             |
| required\" training.   |                                             |
| These appear to be     |                                             |
| contradictory.         |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| QUESTION:              |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| What is different      |                                             |
| about the training in  |                                             |
| 7.1 that would require |                                             |
| the contractor to bear |                                             |
| the training costs vs. |                                             |
| Section 7.2?           |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 137\. The Service      | The multipliers may not be increased, but   |
| Contract Act currently | the direct labors rates may be increased    |
| provides a Health and  | annually via the GII/DOL provisions in the  |
| Welfare Benefit of     | Allowable Charges clause.                   |
| \$3.01/hr. If that     |                                             |
| benefit is increased,  |                                             |
| will the successful    |                                             |
| offeror be able to     |                                             |
| increase their         |                                             |
| multiplier by some     |                                             |
| percentage? For        |                                             |
| example, if the rate   |                                             |
| were to increase to    |                                             |
| \$3.31/hr, a 10%       |                                             |
| increase, could the    |                                             |
| multiplier then be     |                                             |
| increased by some      |                                             |
| percentage to absorb   |                                             |
| some of the impact of  |                                             |
| increasing benefits    |                                             |
| costs?                 |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 138\. What sort of     | At this time, we don't anticipate any       |
| audits should the      | financial audits of these contracts.        |
| successful bidder (or  |                                             |
| its subcontractors)    |                                             |
| anticipate from Sandia |                                             |
| or DCAA?               |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 139\. In **INSTRUCTION | This would not satisfy Sandia's             |
| 19 -- MANDATORY        | requirements as each team member has to     |
| REQUIREMENTS**,        | have at least five years of relevant        |
| requirement #2 states, | experience in providing staffing personnel  |
|                        | and recruiting.                             |
| > "The Offeror or      |                                             |
| > leader for a team    |                                             |
| > shall provide        |                                             |
| > documentation        |                                             |
| > clearly              |                                             |
| > demonstrating that   |                                             |
| > each organizational  |                                             |
| > member has at least  |                                             |
| > five years           |                                             |
| > documented relevant  |                                             |
| > experience in        |                                             |
| > providing staffing   |                                             |
| > personnel and        |                                             |
| > recruiting."         |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| Our company is only    |                                             |
| two-and-a-half years   |                                             |
| old, having been       |                                             |
| established in March   |                                             |
| 2005.  The larger      |                                             |
| company we will be     |                                             |
| teaming with, however, |                                             |
| has been established   |                                             |
| for ten years.  Is     |                                             |
| that sufficient to     |                                             |
| fulfill this           |                                             |
| requirement, or must   |                                             |
| my company             |                                             |
| specifically be        |                                             |
| established for at     |                                             |
| least five years to    |                                             |
| qualify for this       |                                             |
| contract?              |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 140\. Must the         | It must be provided to all full-time        |
| benefits specified in  | Contract Associates in accordance with SOW  |
| Section 8.0 be         | paragraph 8.0.1.                            |
| supplied to all staff  |                                             |
| working on this        |                                             |
| contract, or only to   |                                             |
| those staff not        |                                             |
| exempted from the      |                                             |
| Service Contract Act?  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 141\. Since you cannot | Not beyond those defined in the Statement   |
| provide demographics   | of Work and the wage determinations.        |
| to support obtaining   |                                             |
| an insurance quote for |                                             |
| health and welfare     |                                             |
| benefits, is it        |                                             |
| possible to provide us |                                             |
| with a minimum and     |                                             |
| maximum dollar amount  |                                             |
| for benefits that      |                                             |
| would be considered an |                                             |
| acceptable range?      |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 142\. Given the        | We anticipate a 30 day transition period,   |
| schedule shown in the  | but we recognize that it could take longer  |
| conference slides and  | depending on various factors.               |
| on the website, with   |                                             |
| just months shown for  |                                             |
| award date and         |                                             |
| contract performance   |                                             |
| date, are we to assume |                                             |
| a 30-day transition    |                                             |
| period or a 60-day     |                                             |
| transition period?     |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 143\. Can we provide   | Yes, if the requirements of SOW paragraph   |
| cash in lieu of        | 8.03 are met, and if mutually agreeable by  |
| benefits for all items | the Contractor and its eligible Contract    |
| listed in Section 8.0? | Associates.                                 |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 144\. On page 8, #2,   | a)  Organizational member refers to a       |
|                        |     company.                                |
| a\) Does               |                                             |
| "organizational        | b)  In a JV each small business member must |
| member" mean company   |     have 5 years of experience in staffing  |
| or person?             |     and recruiting.                         |
|                        |                                             |
| b\) If in a JV, do all | c)  Yes.                                    |
| small business members |                                             |
| have to have the 5     |                                             |
| years of experience in |                                             |
| staffing and           |                                             |
| recruiting or can they |                                             |
| have a combined five   |                                             |
| years?                 |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| c\) Does the five year |                                             |
| requirement apply to   |                                             |
| subcontractors and     |                                             |
| second-tier            |                                             |
| subcontractors?        |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 145\. I understand     | No. However, the documentation of size      |
| that the maximum pages | standard may be included with your response |
| for Part 2, Response   | to Solicitation Instruction #25, under the  |
| to Mandatory           | Representations & Certifications and Other  |
| Requirements are 5     | Disclosures, which does not have a page     |
| pages (plus the number | limitation.                                 |
| of VI Attachments).    |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| Can this section be in |                                             |
| excess of 5 pages for  |                                             |
| documentation of size  |                                             |
| standard or other      |                                             |
| documentation?         |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 146\. Are there any    | Yes. Refer to Solicitation Instruction 20,  |
| restrictions with      | paragraph III -- Quotation -- Page          |
| regards to our         | Limitations.                                |
| proposal presentation  |                                             |
| cover page (graphic    |                                             |
| restrictions, font     |                                             |
| restrictions, margins, |                                             |
| etc?)                  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 147\. **The second     | The second mandatory requirement in         |
| mandatory requirement  | Solicitation Instruction 19 is intended to  |
| states:**  "The        | let the prospective Offerors know what one  |
| Offeror or leader for  | of the five mandatory requirements are that |
| a team shall provide   | they need to meet in order to be eligible   |
| documentation clearly  | for a contract award. If the Offeror meets  |
| demonstrating that     | all five of the mandatory criteria they     |
| each organizational    | could literally address mandatory criteria  |
| member has at least    | two (if they choose to do so) by referring  |
| five years documented  | Sandia to their response to evaluation      |
| relevant experience in | criteria 2 and 3 of Solicitation            |
| providing staffing     | Instruction 20.                             |
| personnel and          |                                             |
| recruiting."  **This   |                                             |
| appears to duplicate   |                                             |
| the information        |                                             |
| required in Criterion  |                                             |
| 2 and 3 of Instruction |                                             |
| 20.II.(4)c., is that   |                                             |
| the case?  If so, what |                                             |
| is the purpose?**      |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 148\. Instruction      | There is a distinct difference between      |
| 20.II(4)c. Criterion 2 | Evaluation Criterion 2 and 3. Refer to the  |
| requires 3 references  | definitions for each of these two criteria. |
| per team member while  |                                             |
| Criterion 3 appears to |                                             |
| just be an expansion   |                                             |
| on Criterion 2.        |                                             |
| Please clarify.        |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 149\. I understand     | In such an event Sandia may choose to issue |
| that the current       | a new staffing requisition for the          |
| Contract Associates    | requirement under the appropriate labor     |
| will be assigned to    | segment.                                    |
| the new contractor     |                                             |
| based upon their       |                                             |
| classification,        |                                             |
| Professional, IT, or   |                                             |
| Support.  What happens |                                             |
| if a current Contract  |                                             |
| Associate refuses to   |                                             |
| join the new           |                                             |
| contractor for his/her |                                             |
| classification?  Would |                                             |
| we get the opportunity |                                             |
| to replace them as a   |                                             |
| non-pre-selected       |                                             |
| Contract Associate?    |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 150\. If in the event  | If a change in law or regulation is issued  |
| of any change of law   | after the contracts are awarded which would |
| or regulation issued   | have a detrimental cost impact on the       |
| after this proposal,   | winning contractors, the Section II terms   |
| there is an increase   | and conditions of the RFQ/contracts allows  |
| in the labor cost, can | for requests for an equitable adjustment,   |
| we re-negotiate the    | which would be subject to negotiation.      |
| direct labor rate      |                                             |
| multipliers?           |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 151\. *Reference       | Re-read Solicitation Instruction 20,        |
| Instruction 19,        | paragraph III, (2) which states that the    |
| Mandatory              | page limitation for the Response to         |
| Requirements, and      | Mandatory Requirements is a maximum of five |
| Instruction 20,        | (5) **[not including Attachment             |
| Quotation Format,      | VI]{.underline}**.                          |
| Instructions, and Due  |                                             |
| Date*:                 |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| Instruction 19         |                                             |
| requires that "The     |                                             |
| Offeror shall submit   |                                             |
| with its quotation a   |                                             |
| completed and signed   |                                             |
| copy of the Attachment |                                             |
| VI,                    |                                             |
| 'Subcontractor/Teaming |                                             |
| Partner Consent Form   |                                             |
| for the Release of     |                                             |
| Past and Present       |                                             |
| Performance            |                                             |
| Information to the     |                                             |
| Prime Contractor' for  |                                             |
| each subcontractor     |                                             |
| and/or organizational  |                                             |
| team member as         |                                             |
| applicable." However,  |                                             |
| Instruction 20 imposes |                                             |
| a 5-page limit for the |                                             |
| entire Mandatory       |                                             |
| Requirements section   |                                             |
| (Part 2), which        |                                             |
| includes the signed    |                                             |
| copy(s). Since some    |                                             |
| teams may have         |                                             |
| multiple               |                                             |
| subcontractors, there  |                                             |
| is the potential that  |                                             |
| the Consent Forms will |                                             |
| require all 5 pages.   |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| Will SNL exclude the   |                                             |
| completed and signed   |                                             |
| copy(s) of Attachment  |                                             |
| VI from the page       |                                             |
| limits of Part 2 so    |                                             |
| that Offerors may have |                                             |
| space to address the   |                                             |
| additional             |                                             |
| requirements therein?  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 152\. Question 3.      | Refer to the definitions for Criterion 2    |
| *Reference Instruction | and 3 to distinguish the differences        |
| 20, Quotation Format,  | between the two.                            |
| Instructions, and Due  |                                             |
| Date, Response to      |                                             |
| Mandatory              |                                             |
| Requirements*:         |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| We are not sure we     |                                             |
| understand the         |                                             |
| distinction between    |                                             |
| what you are           |                                             |
| requesting as our      |                                             |
| response in Criterion  |                                             |
| 2, Past and Present    |                                             |
| Performance, and       |                                             |
| Criterion 3,           |                                             |
| Experience. Each       |                                             |
| criterion appears to   |                                             |
| be asking for          |                                             |
| identical information. |                                             |
| Can SNL please provide |                                             |
| clarification?         |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 153\. Question 5,      | No.                                         |
| *Reference Statement   |                                             |
| of Work,* *Simplified  |                                             |
| Employee Plan -        |                                             |
| Individual Retirement  |                                             |
| Account (SEP-IRA)*     |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| Given that many        |                                             |
| bidders already have   |                                             |
| comprehensive          |                                             |
| retirement/pension     |                                             |
| plans in place for all |                                             |
| of their employees,    |                                             |
| and the fact that      |                                             |
| under IRS regulations, |                                             |
| we cannot offer both a |                                             |
| SEP -- IRA and an      |                                             |
| alternative plan like  |                                             |
| a 401k, would Sandia   |                                             |
| consider revising this |                                             |
| section to require     |                                             |
| bidders to define      |                                             |
| their proposed         |                                             |
| retirement/pension     |                                             |
| plan as determined     |                                             |
| appropriate by each    |                                             |
| bidder?                |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 154\. Question 6:      | a\) Yes, if it meets the specifications set |
| *Reference Clause 1,   | forth in SOW paragraphs 8.1.1 -- 8.1.4 with |
| Statement of Work,     | respect to the amount of time off granted.  |
| paragraph 8*:          |                                             |
|                        | b\) No.                                     |
| Benefits -- Does each  |                                             |
| item have to match     |                                             |
| exactly or can we use  |                                             |
| equivalent benefits?   |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| For example:           |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| a\) Many companies use |                                             |
| PTO instead of         |                                             |
| vacation and sick. Is  |                                             |
| PTO acceptable?        |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| b\) Also, most         |                                             |
| companies have a       |                                             |
| standardized date for  |                                             |
| benefits to be         |                                             |
| effective, such as     |                                             |
| 1^st^ day of the       |                                             |
| following month, etc.  |                                             |
| Can standard dates be  |                                             |
| used instead of Date   |                                             |
| of Hire?               |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 155\. Question 7:      | Within the transition time which will be    |
| *General Question*:    | determined after award of the contracts.    |
|                        |                                             |
| When will the          |                                             |
| pre-selects roll over  |                                             |
| to the vendor for each |                                             |
| labor segment? I.e.,   |                                             |
| what start date should |                                             |
| the awarded vendor     |                                             |
| anticipate for         |                                             |
| pre-selects?           |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 156\. Table of         | We have decided to exclude the Table of     |
| Contents is usually    | Contents from the 30 page limitation for    |
| considered outside of  | the Administrative Information and revised  |
| the page count as its  | the RFQ accordingly via Revision 3 as well  |
| main purpose is to     | as the response to Question 35 at           |
| allow easy navigation  | <http://www.sandia.gov/bus                  |
| of the document, not   | -ops/scm/what/Pre-BiddersConferenceQAs.doc> |
| supply content. In the |                                             |
| pre-bid conference it  |                                             |
| was stated that the    |                                             |
| Table of Contents is   |                                             |
| considered part of the |                                             |
| page count. Our table  |                                             |
| of contents is         |                                             |
| currently at 3 pages.  |                                             |
| Would Sandia consider  |                                             |
| having the table of    |                                             |
| contents removed from  |                                             |
| the page count?        |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 157\. Does the Prime   | All members of an Offeror's team must have  |
| Contractor have to     | the required amount of experience and       |
| have expertise in      | expertise specified in the RFQ.             |
| staffing or can it be  |                                             |
| done be a staffing sub |                                             |
| contractor or teaming  |                                             |
| partner?               |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 158\. Can the          | No.                                         |
| requirements for       |                                             |
| benefits, such as long |                                             |
| term disability, with  |                                             |
| a maximum benefit of   |                                             |
| \$8,000 per month (per |                                             |
| the RFQ) be acceptable |                                             |
| at \$6,000, as this is |                                             |
| the maximum available  |                                             |
| from the carrier? Even |                                             |
| with this amount, the  |                                             |
| carrier is changing    |                                             |
| the maximum limit to   |                                             |
| be more compatible     |                                             |
| with the requirements  |                                             |
| of the RFQ.            |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 159\. Please elaborate | This option applies to any/all benefits     |
| on your definition of  | that are provided to the Contract Associate |
| \"cash in lieu of      | from other sources.                         |
| benefits.\"  Does this |                                             |
| apply to all benefits  |                                             |
| or just retirement     |                                             |
| benefits?              |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 160\. Is the \"cash in | They are an option for all Contract         |
| lieu of benefits\" an  | Associates who are provided these benefits  |
| option for all         | from other sources.                         |
| contract associates,   |                                             |
| whether pre-selects,   |                                             |
| new and/or previously  |                                             |
| retired?               |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 161\. Does the cover   | No. Refer to Solicitation Instruction #3    |
| page of the proposal   | which falls under the Representations &     |
| count towards the 30   | Certifications & Other Disclosures.         |
| page limit for the     |                                             |
| Administrative         |                                             |
| Information?           |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 162\. Can individual   | Our evaluation regarding proposed benefits  |
| employees have         | will rely solely on whether or not they     |
| different benefit      | meet the RFQ requirements.                  |
| packages as long as    |                                             |
| the values of their    |                                             |
| compensation packages  |                                             |
| including salaries     |                                             |
| are equitable and      |                                             |
| meet the minimum       |                                             |
| requirements?\"        |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 163\. Wage             | The proposed benefits packages must satisfy |
| Determination under    | both the wage determination requirements    |
| the Service Contract   | and the SOW requirements.                   |
| Act states the minimum |                                             |
| benefits that must be  |                                             |
| provided under any     |                                             |
| contract. Will Sandia  |                                             |
| accept these benefits  |                                             |
| which in turn will     |                                             |
| lower the multiplier   |                                             |
| and enable us to       |                                             |
| maximize the salary    |                                             |
| for each Contractor    |                                             |
| and enable them to buy |                                             |
| additional benefits if |                                             |
| needed?                |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 164\. Are there        | Not at this time.                           |
| currently any staff    |                                             |
| augmentation contract  |                                             |
| associates in the IT   |                                             |
| category in Carlsbad?  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 165\. Instruction 20   | a)  Yes for those forms that are required   |
| identifies that the    |     to be returned with the Offeror's       |
| company name, labor    |     proposal.                               |
| segment proposed, and  |                                             |
| sequential page        | b)  The page numbering is to be             |
| numbers be identified  |     sequentially applied across the entire  |
| in the header of each  |     proposal rather than independently by   |
| page of the proposal.  |     section.                                |
|                        |                                             |
| a)  Is the header      |                                             |
|     information        |                                             |
|     required to be     |                                             |
|     placed onto the    |                                             |
|     forms provided by  |                                             |
|     Sandia (e.g. the   |                                             |
|     Consent Form)      |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| b)  Does the           |                                             |
|     sequential page    |                                             |
|     numbering apply to |                                             |
|     all 4 parts (e.g.  |                                             |
|     Part 1 page        |                                             |
|     numbering          |                                             |
|     continued on with  |                                             |
|     Part II, etc.) or  |                                             |
|     is each part to    |                                             |
|     have its pages     |                                             |
|     numbered           |                                             |
|     independently?     |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 166\. Will Sandia      | No.                                         |
| provide any space      |                                             |
| (e.g. auditorium) to   |                                             |
| facilitate meeting     |                                             |
| with transitioning     |                                             |
| Contract Associates.   |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 167\. Will Sandia      | No.                                         |
| authorize time for     |                                             |
| Contract Associates to |                                             |
| meet with the Supplier |                                             |
| Manager during         |                                             |
| transition?            |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 168\. SOW 19 - Do the  | No.                                         |
| incumbent contractors  |                                             |
| have similar           |                                             |
| "Continuity of         |                                             |
| Services" clauses in   |                                             |
| its                    |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| respective contracts?  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 169\. Solicitation     | In the event an incumbent Contractor does   |
| Instruction #20 II     | not win an award, Sandia will request that  |
| (4.C Criterion 1) - If | they cooperate with the transition process. |
| assuming a 30 day      | Sandia will provide updated length of       |
| transition plan, how   | service data to the winning contractors     |
| much cooperation can   | based on the information that we have in    |
| we expect from the     | our Staff Augmentation database.            |
| outgoing incumbent     |                                             |
| contractors, and what  |                                             |
| information will be    |                                             |
| provided to us by      |                                             |
| them? Or by Sandia?    |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 170\. In reference to  | Sandia has no control of the incumbent      |
| Section 8 "Minimum     | Contractor's release of benefits.           |
| Benefits" page 29,     |                                             |
| Will the successful    |                                             |
| bidders have access to |                                             |
| the existing benefit   |                                             |
| providers from the     |                                             |
| incumbents in order to |                                             |
| assure a smooth        |                                             |
| transition of          |                                             |
| benefits/services?     |                                             |
|  That is, can we       |                                             |
| propose to utilize the |                                             |
| existing service       |                                             |
| providers for all      |                                             |
| these benefits in      |                                             |
| order to provide a     |                                             |
| seamless transition?   |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 171\. Solicitation     | We anticipate a 30 day transition period,   |
| Instruction #20 II     | but we recognize that it could take longer  |
| (4.C Criterion 1) -    | depending on various factors.               |
| Will the transition    |                                             |
| period be 30 days? The |                                             |
| calendar indicates     |                                             |
| award in October and   |                                             |
| contract start in      |                                             |
| November.              |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 172\. For the existing | Sandia does not have any control over how   |
| staff augmentation     | benefits are paid out or carried over, nor  |
| personnel, will leave  | do we have such data. Refer to the          |
| accrued under the      | requirements of the Service Contract Act    |
| existing contract be   | and any other applicable laws and           |
| carried over to the    | requirements.                               |
| new contract, and if   |                                             |
| so, does SNL have data |                                             |
| to show what amounts   |                                             |
| will be carried over   |                                             |
| for which positions?   |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 173\. "All of the      | Yes.                                        |
| existing staff         |                                             |
| augmentation           |                                             |
| workforce, at contract |                                             |
| award, will be         |                                             |
| assigned as            |                                             |
| pre-selects..." Will   |                                             |
| Sandia identify        |                                             |
| whether they are       |                                             |
| exempt or non-exempt?  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 174\. Criterion 1(A)   | a)  No.                                     |
| (RFQ Page 11) "Offeror |                                             |
| is to describe how it  | b)  They could conceivably keep their       |
| will treat incumbent   |     personnel that would logically fall     |
| contract associates    |     under a different labor segment. For    |
| with respect to time   |     example, they could keep those          |
| of services with       |     personnel that would fall under another |
| previous contractors   |     labor segment if the incumbent          |
| at SNL."               |     contractor is a subcontractor or team   |
|                        |     member of a team that wins a different  |
| a)  Will the offeror   |     labor segment and the incumbent has an  |
|     be provided with   |     agreement with that team that they may  |
|     accrued funds      |     retain their incumbent Contract         |
|     earned by          |     Associates. Another scenario is if the  |
|     incumbent contract |     incumbent has other non-Staff           |
|     associates to      |     Augmentation contracts that they could  |
|     offset benefits    |     utilize their personnel on and if those |
|     obligations        |     personnel are agreeable to such an      |
|     assumed by         |     arrangement.                            |
|     offeror?           |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| b)  If an incumbent    |                                             |
|     contractor wins    |                                             |
|     one of the three   |                                             |
|     contracts (e.g.,   |                                             |
|     for professional   |                                             |
|     staff), and they   |                                             |
|     have staff in one  |                                             |
|     of the             |                                             |
|     other contract     |                                             |
|     categories (e.g.,  |                                             |
|     IT staff), will    |                                             |
|     they keep those    |                                             |
|     employees, or will |                                             |
|     those employees    |                                             |
|     transfer to the    |                                             |
|     new IT staff       |                                             |
|     contractor?        |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 175\. Is there a web   | The staffing requisitions are sent out and  |
| based system we will   | responded to via email.                     |
| be using to accept and |                                             |
| respond to client      |                                             |
| staffing requests?  If |                                             |
| so, please describe it |                                             |
| \.....  May we use our |                                             |
| own system and train   |                                             |
| the DOE clients to use |                                             |
| it ?                   |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 176\. Will past        | Past performance information shall be       |
| performance of the     | submitted for the entire team.              |
| entire team be         |                                             |
| judged?  or just the   |                                             |
| past performance of    |                                             |
| the prime.             |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 177\. In reference to  | Refer to paragraph 6.16.G.2.c at the        |
| your answer ("Yes and  | following website:                          |
| yes") to question 72   | <http://www.sandia.gov/policy/616g.pdf>     |
| on your website, "Are  |                                             |
| all these services     |                                             |
| exempt from the New    |                                             |
| Mexico Gross Receipts  |                                             |
| Tax? Will SNL provide  |                                             |
| a \"Non Taxable        |                                             |
| Transaction            |                                             |
| Certificate?           |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| It appears SNL is      |                                             |
| stating the services   |                                             |
| from these contracts   |                                             |
| will be exempt from    |                                             |
| NMGRT.  Therefore, is  |                                             |
| NMGRT to be excluded   |                                             |
| from the Rate          |                                             |
| Multiplier             |                                             |
| calculation?           |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 178\. If NMGRT is not  | Refer to paragraph 6.16.G.2.c at the        |
| exempt, could you      | following website:                          |
| please provide an      | <http://www.sandia.gov/policy/616g.pdf>     |
| indication of how      |                                             |
| many, or which, people |                                             |
| are located at the     |                                             |
| Carlsbad, NM site?     |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 179\. Since we cannot  | Refer to paragraph 6.16.G.2.e at the        |
| estimate ODC expenses, | following website:                          |
| we also cannot         | <http://www.sandia.gov/policy/616g.pdf>     |
| estimate the           |                                             |
| associated NMGRT in    |                                             |
| order to embed it in   |                                             |
| our multipliers. How   |                                             |
| do you expect the      |                                             |
| award winners to       |                                             |
| handle NMGRT on        |                                             |
| approved ODC expenses  |                                             |
| in our invoices?       |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 180\. Please clarify   | Staffing Requirements for any new Contract  |
| if Staffing            | Associates may be released immediately      |
| Requisitions will be   | after contract award or after the official  |
| released immediately   | start of contract performance.              |
| after contract award,  |                                             |
| or only after the      |                                             |
| official start of      |                                             |
| Contract Performance   |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 181\. Reference -      | Sandia's Contract Audit organization has    |
| Incremental Direct     | advised that all costs of doing business on |
| Labor Rate Multiplier  | Staff Augmentation should be recovered      |
| (IDLRM) requested per  | through the standard time multipliers.      |
| Clause 5, Page 33 of   |                                             |
| 61.                    |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| Question -- A          |                                             |
| contractor can set up  |                                             |
| a separate overhead    |                                             |
| pool for overtime and  |                                             |
| shift premiums to      |                                             |
| capture only the       |                                             |
| legally required       |                                             |
| payroll charges        |                                             |
| applicable to these    |                                             |
| specific labor costs.  |                                             |
| Government contractors |                                             |
| are required to spread |                                             |
| their G&A expense      |                                             |
| company-wide to all    |                                             |
| overhead pools.  How   |                                             |
| does Sandia expect the |                                             |
| contractor to handle   |                                             |
| the allocable G&A in   |                                             |
| the IDLRM?             |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 182\. Is it fair to    | Sandia can release Contract Associates who  |
| assume that all 100%   | are not performing acceptably at any time.  |
| of the incumbents are  |                                             |
| currently performing   |                                             |
| acceptably?            |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 183\. Is it fair to    | Yes.                                        |
| assume that the        |                                             |
| incumbents do not need |                                             |
| to be \"tested\" by    |                                             |
| the new contractor(s)  |                                             |
| to ensure they are     |                                             |
| qualified to do their  |                                             |
| applicable work?       |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 184\. Do we have to    | Yes, if so directed by Sandia and if        |
| pick up all of the     | mutually agreed to by the incumbent         |
| incumbents? What if we | Contract Associates. You can submit any of  |
| can offer a more cost  | your current staff who is qualified as      |
| effective solution to  | candidates for new staffing requisitions.   |
| Sandia by bringing in  | Otherwise, we are not looking for           |
| some of our own staff? | replacements.                               |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 185\. If we were to    | Not applicable.                             |
| bring in our own       |                                             |
| staff, is there a      |                                             |
| severance package      |                                             |
| already in place for   |                                             |
| the out-placed         |                                             |
| incumbent staff?       |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 186\. Please describe  | Refer to paragraph 3.0 of the Statement of  |
| in detail the          | Work. Certain internal processes are        |
| process/systems that   | involved as well that are transparent to    |
| are used as Sandia     | the Contractors.                            |
| requests new Contract  |                                             |
| Associates.            |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 187\. We assume you    | The only multipliers that we will consider  |
| don\'t want a second   | are those specified in the RFQ.             |
| tier bid rate?  For    |                                             |
| example, if we win the |                                             |
| IT contract , but you  |                                             |
| ask us to fill admin   |                                             |
| staff, we could give   |                                             |
| you a lower            |                                             |
| multiplier, if you had |                                             |
| asked for it \.....    |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 188\. Will Sandia pay  | Sandia makes payments to the company named  |
| our subcontractor(s)   | on the contract. That entity is responsible |
| directly so they may   | for disbursing payment to its team members  |
| be excluded from the   | if any.                                     |
| NM tax?                |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 189\.                  | a)  No.                                     |
|                        |                                             |
| a)  Is it a given that | b)  Yes.                                    |
|     100% of the        |                                             |
|     current staff will | c)  Possibly.                               |
|     roll-over to the   |                                             |
|     new contractor?    |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| b)  Don\'t the         |                                             |
|     employees and/or   |                                             |
|     incumbent          |                                             |
|     companies have a   |                                             |
|     choice ?           |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| c)  Can\'t a current   |                                             |
|     incumbent company  |                                             |
|     move their people  |                                             |
|     to another         |                                             |
|     contract/client?   |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 190\. Are there        | Sandia makes accommodations for disabled    |
| handicap access ramps  | persons and complies with all laws and      |
| to all work locations? | regulation regarding access by handicapped  |
|                        | persons.                                    |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 191\. Will both        | No. Although the Sandia California site has |
| offices require a      | less Contract Associates than Sandia        |
| company program        | Albuquerque, we consider the California     |
| manager?  if not, why  | site to have a sufficient population of     |
| is there a second      | Contract Associates to merit a second       |
| office requirement?    | office.                                     |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 192 The 45 mile        | Either way is acceptable.                   |
| requirement for        |                                             |
| company offices - is   |                                             |
| that based on how the  |                                             |
| crow flies (i.e. a     |                                             |
| straight line, or is   |                                             |
| it based on highway    |                                             |
| distances?)            |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 193\. Is there free    | Yes.                                        |
| parking near all the   |                                             |
| work locations in both |                                             |
| states?                |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 194\. At the bidder's  | Yes.                                        |
| conference Sandia      |                                             |
| stated that only two   |                                             |
| attachments were to be |                                             |
| submitted with the     |                                             |
| Proposal \-\--         |                                             |
| Attachments II and     |                                             |
| IV.  Later, they said  |                                             |
| that the HIPAA         |                                             |
| Attachment did not     |                                             |
| need to be submitted   |                                             |
| with the proposal      |                                             |
| (HIPAA is Attachment   |                                             |
| IV).  Did Sandia mean  |                                             |
| Attachments II and VI  |                                             |
| were the only two      |                                             |
| attachments to be      |                                             |
| submitted with the     |                                             |
| proposal?"             |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 195\. Does a JV have   | The Offeror has to meet the requirements    |
| to be approved by SBA  | set forth by the SBA for qualification as a |
| prior to proposal      | small business entity in whatever form the  |
| submittal or prior to  | Offeror/team chooses to quote under.        |
| contract award?        |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 196\. Are there any    | Refer to Section II SF 6432-TM (12-04)      |
| general liability      | referenced on the RFQ (Rev 0) cover page.   |
| insurance requirements |                                             |
| as part of this        |                                             |
| contract? If there are |                                             |
| please provide details |                                             |
| on what coverage is    |                                             |
| required.              |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 197\. If a prime       | Yes.                                        |
| bidder intends to      |                                             |
| establish a new        |                                             |
| division of the prime  |                                             |
| bidder's existing      |                                             |
| company solely to      |                                             |
| provide the specified  |                                             |
| employee benefits for  |                                             |
| all staff augmentation |                                             |
| employees under this   |                                             |
| new contract, must     |                                             |
| that new division be   |                                             |
| established prior to   |                                             |
| proposal submittal?    |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 198\. Is vacation      | That is to be determined by the Offeror not |
| granted on an accrual  | Sandia. It is the Contractor's              |
| basis (number of hours | responsibility to comply with the SCA and   |
| per pay period), or by | any applicable laws and regulations.        |
| block grant (80 hours  |                                             |
| granted after the      |                                             |
| hiring                 |                                             |
| anniversary\...that is |                                             |
| completion of one year |                                             |
| of service) as per the |                                             |
| SCA?                   |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 199\. Will incumbent   | Sandia does not have control over how       |
| contractors pay out    | benefits are disbursed.                     |
| all accrued, unused    |                                             |
| vacation to employees  |                                             |
| at the time of         |                                             |
| contract termination?  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 200\. In the case of   | Sandia does not have control over how       |
| the block grant of     | benefits are disbursed. Sandia will provide |
| vacation, will the     | the most current salary data and start      |
| prior contractor pay a | dates under the completed Staff             |
| pro-rated dollar       | Augmentation contracts to the winning       |
| amount of vacation in  | contractors.                                |
| the event that the     |                                             |
| employee has less than |                                             |
| one year of service?   |                                             |
| For example, if a CA   |                                             |
| starts November 1,     |                                             |
| 2006 and his employer  |                                             |
| uses the block grant   |                                             |
| vesting, will his      |                                             |
| employer pay out the   |                                             |
| pro-rated amount for   |                                             |
| his block grant        |                                             |
| vacation or will the   |                                             |
| successor Offeror be   |                                             |
| responsible for the    |                                             |
| entire amount? If the  |                                             |
| successor Offeror is   |                                             |
| responsible for the    |                                             |
| entire amount, please  |                                             |
| provide information    |                                             |
| pertaining to each     |                                             |
| affected CA\'s salary  |                                             |
| and start date.        |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 201\. In the Mandatory | Any information that is verifiable.         |
| Requirements section   | However, merely submitting invoices without |
| of the RFQ, Section 2  | any other supporting documentation is       |
| states \"The Offeror   | probably not sufficient for Sandia to       |
| or leader for a team   | evaluate an Offeror's experience.           |
| shall provide          |                                             |
| documentation clearly  |                                             |
| demonstrating that     |                                             |
| each organizational    |                                             |
| member has at least    |                                             |
| five years documented  |                                             |
| relevant experience in |                                             |
| providing staffing     |                                             |
| personnel and          |                                             |
| recruiting.\" \        |                                             |
| Specifically, what     |                                             |
| kind of documentation  |                                             |
| are you looking for?   |                                             |
| For example, do you    |                                             |
| want copies of         |                                             |
| contracts and/or       |                                             |
| copies of invoices, or |                                             |
| do you want a list     |                                             |
| indicating clients in  |                                             |
| resume format?         |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 202\. How will the     | Sandia has no control of how benefits will  |
| accrued leave          | be settled or carried over to the new       |
| transition from the    | contracts.                                  |
| existing incumbent     |                                             |
| contractor to the      |                                             |
| successor who wins an  |                                             |
| award?                 |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 203\. Technically,     | The organizational entities named on the    |
| will the winner be a   | resultant contracts will be considered to   |
| subcontractor to       | be prime contractors to Sandia and          |
| Sandia Corp?  Is       | subcontractors to DOE. Sandia is considered |
| Sandia Corporation the | to be a prime contractor to DOE.            |
| prime?                 |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 204\. Who is your FOIA | Sandia is not a federal agency and is not   |
| POC                    | subject to FOIA                             |
| na                     |                                             |
| me/address/phone/email |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 205\. What holidays    | Refer to Clause 6 of the RFQ (Rev 0).       |
| are celebrated by the  |                                             |
| labs at each of the    |                                             |
| sites?                 |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 206\. What type of     | None. The proposals are required to be      |
| proposal binding is    | submitted in electronic format. Refer to    |
| allowed?               | Instruction 20, paragraph II.               |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 207\. May color be     | Yes.                                        |
| used in the proposal?  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 208\. Please release   | Sandia is not a Federal Agency and we do    |
| any DOL SCA labor      | not receive such reports. However, you      |
| categories utilized by | could take the list of labor categories in  |
| the incumbents.  This  | Attachment I and cross reference them to    |
| report should have     | the definitions provided in the following   |
| been provided to you   | website to get an idea of the DOL SCA labor |
| by them over the       | categories utilized by the incumbents:      |
| years.                 | <http://www.dol                             |
|                        | .gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/wage/main.htm> |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 209\. Quotation Part   | No.                                         |
| 4.3, Experience: Based |                                             |
| on the detail          |                                             |
| requested for the      |                                             |
| Relevant               |                                             |
| Contracts/Agreements,  |                                             |
| may these write-ups be |                                             |
| excluded from the      |                                             |
| maximum page count and |                                             |
| font requirement for   |                                             |
| this Part?             |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 210\. Quotation Part   | No.                                         |
| 4.4, Supplier Manager  |                                             |
| Roles,                 |                                             |
| Responsibilities &     |                                             |
| Quals. Are the Resume  |                                             |
| and Letter of          |                                             |
| Intent of the proposed |                                             |
| Supplier Manager       |                                             |
| excluded from the      |                                             |
| maximum page count for |                                             |
| this part?             |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 211\. The Sandia web   | We mean that if an incumbent Staff          |
| site "Update" of       | Augmentation company changes to a different |
| Thursday, June 7, 2007 | business composition such as an LLC         |
| is quoted:             | (regardless of whether or not they have     |
|                        | team members) or a JVC, we consider such a  |
| *"The Monday July 3,   | supplier to be a new organizational entity  |
| 2006 update to this    | which can no longer be considered an        |
| link that read         | incumbent Staff Augmentation contractor.    |
| "Successful bidders    | Irrespective of whether or not a Staff      |
| with incumbents will   | Augmentation company or team is considered  |
| get to retain their    | to be an incumbent, they will still get     |
| current staff          | credit for their experience and present &   |
| augmentation personnel | past performance in staffing and            |
| regardless of these    | recruiting.                                 |
| individuals' current   |                                             |
| labor classifications" |                                             |
| is hereby changed as   |                                             |
| follows: "Successful   |                                             |
| incumbents may retain  |                                             |
| their current staff    |                                             |
| augmentation personnel |                                             |
| that belong in the     |                                             |
| labor segment won by   |                                             |
| that Contractor or     |                                             |
| Prime/Subcontractor    |                                             |
| team.  Teams comprised |                                             |
| as a Limited Liability |                                             |
| Corporation or a Joint |                                             |
| Venture will not be    |                                             |
| considered to be       |                                             |
| incumbents because     |                                             |
| such teams will be     |                                             |
| considered to be new   |                                             |
| entities."  *          |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| Did Sandia mean to say |                                             |
| that "Teams comprised  |                                             |
| as a Limited Liability |                                             |
| Corporation .... whose |                                             |
| membership includes    |                                             |
| companies who are      |                                             |
| currently incumbents   |                                             |
| OR LLCs whose          |                                             |
| membership includes of |                                             |
| one or more incumbent  |                                             |
| companies and one or   |                                             |
| more non -- incumbent  |                                             |
| companies will not be  |                                             |
| considered             |                                             |
| incumbents?"   If the  |                                             |
| answer is no, could    |                                             |
| you explain exactly    |                                             |
| what LLC composition   |                                             |
| you are referring to?" |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 212\. Are all contract | As the Staff Augmentation contracts are for |
| associates assigned to | Sandia-directed work, the provisions of     |
| Sandia included in     | Section II TM46 ES&H state in (a) Service   |
| Sandia's CFR 851       | Providers. Sandia-directed work, \"Sandia   |
| program or is the      | shall provide those workers with any and    |
| contractor required to | all necessary safety authorization          |
| provide their own CFR  | documents, personal protective equipment,   |
| 851 program?           | industrial hygiene monitoring, medical      |
|                        | surveillance, and radiation protection      |
|                        | services.\"                                 |
|                        |                                             |
|                        | Similarly, Staff augmentation associates    |
|                        | are covered by Sandia\'s approved Worker    |
|                        | Safety and Health Program Plan, and are     |
|                        | expected to perform their work in a manner  |
|                        | that complies with our ES&H Manual. A copy  |
|                        | of Sandia\'s ES&H Manual is available for   |
|                        | your reference at                           |
|                        | [[http://www.sandi                          |
|                        | a.gov/supplier/docindex.htm]{.underline}](h |
|                        | ttp://www.sandia.gov/supplier/docindex.htm) |
|                        | under the ES&H header.                      |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 213\.  The RFQ states  | a.  Yes, for those entities having direct   |
| in Instruction 19 --   |     involvement in providing staffing       |
| Mandatory Requirements |     personnel and recruiting.               |
| (page 8):              |                                             |
|                        | b.  The RFQ criteria for relevant           |
|  "The Offeror or       |     experience refers to companies having   |
| leader for a team      |     direct involvement in providing         |
| shall provide          |     staffing personnel and recruiting.      |
| documentation clearly  |     Sandia supports the use of qualified    |
| demonstrating  that    |     small businesses in any manner either   |
| each organizational    |     direct or indirect. However, be advised |
| member has at least    |     that team members utilized in an        |
| five years documented  |     indirect manner do not need to be       |
| relevant experience in |     justified in the Offeror's proposal and |
| providing staffing     |     they will not be named in Clause 5,     |
| personnel and          |     paragraph B of the resultant contracts. |
| recruiting."           |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| Paragraph 1 of         |                                             |
| Instruction 19         |                                             |
| discusses the small    |                                             |
| business requirement   |                                             |
| and includes the       |                                             |
| phrase:  "....if the   |                                             |
| teaming arrangement is |                                             |
| a joint venture..."    |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| Thus it appears that a |                                             |
| JV is a "team" as      |                                             |
| defined by the RFP,    |                                             |
| and accordingly, all   |                                             |
| members of the JV are  |                                             |
| required to have 5     |                                             |
| years relevant         |                                             |
| experience.            |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| > a.                   |                                             |
| > For clarification:   |                                             |
| > If the entity        |                                             |
| > submitting a         |                                             |
| > proposal is a Joint  |                                             |
| > Venture, is each     |                                             |
| > entity making up the |                                             |
| > Joint Venture        |                                             |
| > required to have     |                                             |
| > five years           |                                             |
| > documented relevant  |                                             |
| > experience in        |                                             |
| > providing staffing   |                                             |
| > personnel and        |                                             |
| > recruiting?          |                                             |
| >                      |                                             |
| > b.                   |                                             |
| >  Can a JV have a     |                                             |
| > small business       |                                             |
| > member that does not |                                             |
| > have the required 5  |                                             |
| > years of relevant    |                                             |
| > experience in        |                                             |
| > providing staffing   |                                             |
| > personnel and        |                                             |
| > recruiting if that   |                                             |
| > member's role is     |                                             |
| > limited to JV        |                                             |
| > indirect management  |                                             |
| > functions, i.e.,     |                                             |
| > none of the direct   |                                             |
| > staff will be        |                                             |
| > employed by that     |                                             |
| > member?              |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 214\. Please include   | Sandia will not publish this information    |
| maps of the facilities | due to security concerns.                   |
| in your bid package.   |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 215\. How many resumes | We are looking for only one resume for the  |
| are you looking for in | Supplier manager who will be named in the   |
| the proposal?  If we   | contracts for the winning contractors.      |
| plan on having 3       |                                             |
| Managers, do you want  |                                             |
| 3 resumes?             |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 216\. May we use a     | We don't have any objections, as long as    |
| vesting schedule       | the SOW requirements can be met.            |
| applied to the 401k    |                                             |
| that is in-tune with   |                                             |
| our current company    |                                             |
| policies and 401k      |                                             |
| plan?                  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 217\. Please define in | a)  That is up to the winning contractors.  |
| more detail the topic  |                                             |
| of \"cash in-lieu of   | b)  Yes. Paragraph 8.0.3 of the SOW clearly |
| benefits\".            |     states that "....the Contractor         |
|                        |     **[may]{.underline}** offer...."        |
| a)  When can this be   |                                             |
|     used?              | c)  This option (if used) would need to be  |
|                        |     a mutual agreement between the company  |
| b)  Is this optional?  |     and the candidate.                      |
|                        |                                             |
| c)  Who decides if it  | d)  That is up to the winning contractors,  |
|     is to be used      |     but as specified in SOW paragraph 8.03  |
|     (candidate or      |     the net cost shall not benefit the      |
|     company)?          |     Contractor's financial position in any  |
|                        |     way."                                   |
| d)  What \$ amount is  |                                             |
|     to be used?  How   | e)  Any benefits that are provided from     |
|     is it calculated?  |     other sources.                          |
|                        |                                             |
| e)  What benefit(s)    | f)  That is up to the winning contractors,  |
|     can this be        |     but they need to ensure that they       |
|     applied to?        |     comply with SCA requirements as well as |
|                        |     any laws or regulations.                |
| f)  Is this to be      |                                             |
|     applied to         | g)  That is up to the winning contractors,  |
|     vacation and/or    |     but they need to ensure that they       |
|     sick time if so    |     comply with SCA requirements as well as |
|     desired?           |     any laws or regulations.                |
|                        |                                             |
| g)  Is this for both   |                                             |
|     exempt and         |                                             |
|     non-exempt staff?  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 218\. Clause 1 --      | Refer to Clause 1, paragraph 8.02 of the    |
| 8.4.2 -- What are the  | Statement of Work.                          |
| percentages that       |                                             |
| Contract Associates    |                                             |
| contributions to the   |                                             |
| Dental Plan costs      |                                             |
| shall not exceed for   |                                             |
| employee only coverage |                                             |
| and for employee plus  |                                             |
| dependent coverage?    |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 219\. Clause 1 --      | Refer to Clause 1, paragraph 8.02 of the    |
| 8.4.3 -- What are the  | Statement of Work.                          |
| percentages that       |                                             |
| Contract Associates    |                                             |
| contributions to the   |                                             |
| Vision Plan costs      |                                             |
| shall not exceed for   |                                             |
| employee only coverage |                                             |
| and for employee plus  |                                             |
| dependent coverage?    |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 220\. Clause 1 --      | Where not specified by the SOW, the         |
| 8.4.3 -- Are there     | offerors should rely on their own policies  |
| maximum cost           | and describe their proposed coverage in     |
| limitations for both   | their proposal.                             |
| the eye exam and lens  |                                             |
| benefits?              |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 221\. What has been    | 63 in CY2005. 197 in CY2006. 145 in CY2007. |
| the turnover for       | Some of these Contract Associates left and  |
| Contract Associates    | then came back. Some left and did not       |
| the past three years?  | return. The remaining ones moved to other   |
|                        | Staff Augmentation contracts. The           |
|                        | possibility of the latter case occurring on |
|                        | the new contracts will be very limited on   |
|                        | the future contracts.                       |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 222\. Will the         | Yes. These have all been posted on our      |
| PowerPoint             | Staff Augmentation website at the following |
| presentations from the | links:                                      |
| pre-bidders conference | <http://www.sandia.gov/b                    |
| be available to        | us-ops/scm/what/SAPre-Bid-presentation.ppt> |
| offerors?              | and                                         |
|                        |                                             |
|                        | <http://www.sandia.gov/bu                   |
|                        | s-ops/scm/what/Pre-biddersPresentation.ppt> |
|                        | and                                         |
|                        | <http://www.sandia                          |
|                        | .gov/bus-ops/scm/what/PreBiddersPerSec.ppt> |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 223\. What is the font | The only requirement is that the font be in |
| style required for the | 12 point font. We don't care what style the |
| RFQ?                   | font is as long as it's readable and in its |
|                        | English.                                    |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 224\. We understand    | If by "parity" you mean parity with Sandia  |
| that regarding         | benefits, we have no such requirements      |
| benefits, all current  | other than those specified in the Statement |
| employees must be      | of Work.                                    |
| brought to parity      |                                             |
| regarding SEP-IRA or   |                                             |
| 401K employer          |                                             |
| contributions. \       |                                             |
| Are there any other    |                                             |
| benefits that must be  |                                             |
| brought to parity for  |                                             |
| all employees of our   |                                             |
| firm if we win this    |                                             |
| contract?              |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 225\. In reference to  | This information is not needed to provide a |
| Instruction 16, Q or L | quotation.                                  |
| Cleared, p. 6 of the   |                                             |
| RFQ, of the current    |                                             |
| contract associates    |                                             |
| providing service at   |                                             |
| SNL, what is the       |                                             |
| numerical breakdown in |                                             |
| each of the three      |                                             |
| segments up for        |                                             |
| bid: 1) Professional   |                                             |
| Services 2) Support    |                                             |
| Services and 3) IT     |                                             |
| Services?              |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 226\. When was the     | These inspections are performed on an       |
| last environmental     | annual basis.                               |
| inspection report      |                                             |
| (air/water) performed  |                                             |
| for the work           |                                             |
| locations?             |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 227\. Minimum          | Refer to the wage determinations which      |
| benefits: The Wage     | state: "*HEALTH & WELFARE: Life, accident,  |
| Determinations state   | and health insurance plans, sick leave,     |
| compliance for the H&W | pension plans, civic and personal leave,    |
| provision is met if    | severance pay, and savings and thrift       |
| \$3.16 per hour is     | plans. Minimum employer contributions       |
| spent on *average* for | costing an average of \$3.16 per hour       |
| service employees;     | computed on the basis of all hours worked   |
| while section 8 of the | by service employees employed on the        |
| RFQ states for *all*   | contract.*"                                 |
| full-time associates.  |                                             |
| Will contractual       | Also, refer to paragraph 8.01 of the SOW,   |
| compliance be based on | which states that "*The Contractor's        |
| an overall average or  | benefit package shall meet or exceed the    |
| per employee?          | requirements of the Service Contract Act of |
|                        | 1965 in addition to meeting or exceeding    |
|                        | the following requirements."*               |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 228\. Based on your    | Yes.                                        |
| response to question   |                                             |
| 35 of the Q&As, am I   |                                             |
| correct to assume a    |                                             |
| volume title page for  |                                             |
| each volume counts     |                                             |
| toward the respective  |                                             |
| volume page            |                                             |
| limitation?            |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 229\. Does your email  | Yes. Our IT department that manages our     |
| system's firewall      | email system advises us that we should be   |
| allow file attachments | able to receive individual email messages   |
| totaling more than     | with attachments totaling up to 250 MB.     |
| 3MB?                   |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 230\. At the bidder\'s | No. The October award date is a projected   |
| conference, Sandia     | date. If we need to allow additional time   |
| stated that there will | for FOCI approval or to meet other contract |
| be some time prior to  | requirements prior to award, we have the    |
| contract award to      | flexibility to make an award later than     |
| allow the bidding      | October, 2007.                              |
| entity to apply for a  |                                             |
| FOCI. In the answers   |                                             |
| to questions, this was |                                             |
| not addressed. What    |                                             |
| did addressed is that  |                                             |
| it takes 30-60 days to |                                             |
| receive a new FOCI     |                                             |
| approval.              |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| Since the proposal due |                                             |
| date is August 31,     |                                             |
| 2007 and transition    |                                             |
| starts in October,     |                                             |
| 2007, then contract    |                                             |
| award will be          |                                             |
| sometimes in September |                                             |
| and possibly October.  |                                             |
| It appears that there  |                                             |
| is insufficient time   |                                             |
| for an entity that is  |                                             |
| being considered for   |                                             |
| award to receive a     |                                             |
| timely FOCI approval.  |                                             |
| Therefore, all         |                                             |
| entities (including    |                                             |
| JVs and LLCs) are      |                                             |
| disqualified. Is this  |                                             |
| a correct assumption?  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 231\. There are a      | 1\. NDA -- after award.                     |
| number of documents    |                                             |
| that I would like to   | 2\. Resume Cover Sheet -- after award.      |
| know if they are       |                                             |
| required before or     | 3\. 2730CIV -- after award.                 |
| after the RFQ is       |                                             |
| awarded.               | 4\. Sub-team Consent Form -- prior to award |
|                        | if teaming.                                 |
|                        |                                             |
|                        | 5\. Staff Augmentation Pricing Template --  |
| 1\. NDA                | prior to award.                             |
|                        |                                             |
| 2\. Resume Cover Sheet |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| 3\. 2730civ Contractor |                                             |
| Pre-Processing         |                                             |
| Investigation          |                                             |
| Verification           |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| 4\. Sub-team Consent   |                                             |
| Form                   |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| 5\. Staff Augmentation |                                             |
| Pricing Template       |                                             |
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| 232\. Question - is it | If you are referring to Attachment I, the   |
| required to list out   | answer is no. This attachment is provided   |
| and price every        | for informational purposes only.            |
| position that is       |                                             |
| specified on the       |                                             |
| spread sheets before   |                                             |
| sending via email?     |                                             |
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| 233\. Will all of the  | With respect to drug testing refer to       |
| normal pre-hire        | Section II of the RFQ: SF 6432-TM (12-04)   |
| requirements stated in | TM43, DEAR 970-5223-4 Workplace Substance   |
| the RFQ need to be     | Abuse Programs at DOE sites. This flow-down |
| done for each          | clause implements the requirements of 10    |
| pre-select or will     | CFR Part 707. The following website         |
| Sandia provide some    | contains the applicable CFR:                |
| type of waiver for all | <http://www.bechteljacobs                   |
| of the onsite contract | .com/info/supplier_forum_0705/wsap_doe.pdf> |
| associates who have    |                                             |
| already taken drug     |                                             |
| tests?                 |                                             |
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| 234\. Will all of the  | With respect to background checks, the      |
| normal pre-hire        | answer for this scenario is no. Contract    |
| requirements stated in | Associates who maintain continuous          |
| the RFQ need to be     | employment during the period of contracts   |
| done for each          | changing from the incumbent contractor      |
| pre-select or will     | company to a new company or the incumbent   |
| Sandia provide some    | contractor company winning a new contract   |
| type of waiver for all | will not have to have their backgrounds     |
| of the onsite contract | checked again. If the previous company      |
| associates who have    | submitted their contractor employee as an   |
| already taken          | applicant for an initial security clearance |
| background checks?     | it is not necessary for the new contractor  |
|                        | or for the successful incumbent contractor  |
|                        | to conduct the checks listed on the         |
|                        | Contractor Pre-Processing Investigation     |
|                        | Verification Form. It is a DOE requirement  |
|                        | for SNL contractors and sub-contractors to  |
|                        | conduct the required checks listed on the   |
|                        | Contractor Pre-Processing Investigation     |
|                        | Verification Form prior to submitting their |
|                        | contractor employee for an initial security |
|                        | clearance.                                  |
|                        |                                             |
|                        | The contractor will need to conduct the     |
|                        | checks listed on the Contractor             |
|                        | Pre-Processing Investigation Verification   |
|                        | Form if the contractor employee did not     |
|                        | maintain continuous employment by their     |
|                        | previous contractor. For example: A         |
|                        | contractor employee from company A decides  |
|                        | to terminate employment and their security  |
|                        | clearance. A month later the contractor     |
|                        | decides to work for Company B. Company B    |
|                        | will need to conduct the checks listed on   |
|                        | the Contractor Pre-Processing Investigation |
|                        | Verification Form because the contractor    |
|                        | employee did not maintain continuous        |
|                        | employment with a contracting company. It   |
|                        | is beneficial for Company B to conduct the  |
|                        | checks listed on Contractor Pre-Processing  |
|                        | Investigation Verification Form to ensure   |
|                        | the individual is suitable for employment   |
|                        | prior to requesting the reinstatement of    |
|                        | the contractor employees security           |
|                        | clearance.                                  |
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| 235\. Please tell      | Since there is a human factor involved in   |
| us your expectations   | transitioning contracts -- both from the    |
| for the transition     | Sandia side and the Contractor side - it is |
| plan for IT.           | not possible to transition all pre-select   |
|                        | Contract Associates on a single cutover     |
|                        | date. It will have to be done in a phased   |
|                        | manner as expeditiously as possible. Sandia |
| Do you expect all of   | will work with the successful contractors   |
| the pre-select         | and any unsuccessful incumbent contractors  |
| contractors to move to | in managing the transition. The exact time  |
| the new IT vendor at a | period cannot be definitely predicted due   |
| [single cutover        | to the sheer number of personnel involved,  |
| date]{.underline}? Or, | but we believe it can be accomplished       |
| do you expect the      | within a range of 30-60 days.               |
| pre-select contractors |                                             |
| to move to the new IT  |                                             |
| vendor [over a         |                                             |
| staggered period of    |                                             |
| time]{.underline}?  If |                                             |
| so, [what is the time  |                                             |
| pe]{.underline}riod?   |                                             |
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