Page M-3of 5 notes that: Offeror’s Attachment C, OFFEROR’S STAFF QUALIFICATIONS, identified each staff person (and any proposed subcontractor) providing direct delivery of services, included identifying by project code all services each staff person will provide, included the educational background of each staff person providing direct service delivery, included all relevant experience based on the service delivery provided by the staff person, and listed current licensures, credentials, certifications, etc. to verify staff qualifications related to project codes.

To clarify, do you consider Administrative activities related to the delivery of services relevant and should these individuals be listed - even though they may not be providing a direct service as defined by a service code? Stated another way - are you expecting that only staff who are providing direct services under a specific service code be listed, and others (ex. Administrative staff) should be excluded.

Administrative duties are not considered “direct delivery of services.” For purposes of the RFP, historically prospective offerors have not listed clinicians for the administrative project codes (1201/1202), as those codes are not considered a “service.” It would be appropriate to list which staff member(s) would be handling those administrative project codes and you are welcome to identify any additional administrative staff that will be involved in the management of any awarded agreement.

The Local Needs just need to be able to be provided by the prospective offerors/vendors, or for prospective offerors/vendors to have a plan in place to accommodate the identified Local Needs.  There is no separate attestation of such that needs to be submitted but an understanding by the offeror/vendor that it is part of the statement of work.

The vendor must have at least one site at which services can be provided that is within the catchment area. The US Probation Office can then consider using alternate sites regardless of whether or not they are in the catchment area as long as they meet all of the required criteria (e.g. building codes, staffing).

The number of sessions that a person will be authorized is based on the assessment of the therapist with the input from the U.S. Probation Officer as we provide services based on risk and needs.  Providers must adhere to the services and frequency of such, as authorized on Probation Form 45.

The numbers/values listed represent Estimated Monthly Quantities (EMQs).  EMQs represent the estimated total monthly quantities to be ordered per project code. However, EMQ’s are service estimates only and do not bind the government to meet these estimates.    Estimated monthly units are based on the needs from prior fiscal years, or in some catchment areas where there have been no previous contract or open services, an estimation was established based on metrics of other or similar catchment areas.

In submitted proposals, potential vendors should list the price per unit, i.e., price per 30 minutes for the listed project code.    The 30-minute unit refers to how the judiciary pays for services, but it does not mean that we will pay for only 30 minutes.  For example, if a provider recommends a client to attend two individual treatment sessions per month for one hour each time the authorization (Probation Form 45) would indicate four units per month.  Where the project code for initial assessment/evaluation and report is listed, please note that the unit is “per report” and therefore, would be comprised of the appointments to complete the assessment and the final submitted typed report submitted to the USPO (see Section C – Description/Statement of Work).

In this context, the term reference is referring to an agency. The “contact person” would be the specific representative of that agency whom you are seeking to have contacted.

The compliance certificates you reference would be needed for any location that would potentially service clients referred by the United States Probation Office.