Key Element 1 Clause Samples

Key Element 1. Personnel Costs 1. F'or Agencies - a. Source Agency (CMS): CM.S will incur costs for data matching along with contractor costs for use of the Acumen portal once VA sends the data file to be matched. Staff performing the work will include employees predominately located in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA geographic locality. CMS used estimates based on 2019 OPM payment schedules. The Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC MD-V A-WV-PA geographic locality, houl'ly rates used in CMS' estimation for a GS-13, Step 5 is $52.66 ($105.32 rate plusfringe). CMS staff will spend an estimated 2009 hours for a GS-13, Step 5 to prepare and extract the data to be sent to VA for the 18-month period covered under the Agreement. CMS estimates that total personnel costs for data matching will amount to $211,588 (2009 hours x $105.32=$2 l 1,588). In addition to personnel costs fol' data matching, CMS will incur contactor costs for the Acumen portal. This includes setting up the pmtal space, specification design, pl'ogramming, verification and validation and production of a final deliverable. For con ractor personnel, the estimate is based on a Rough Order Magnitude provided by the contractor. The cost is based on data exchange occurrences (estimated at $20,l 00 per occunence). CMS contt·actor costs are estimated at $120,600 (6 data exchanges x $20,100=$120,600). The total estimated source agency (CMS) personnel costs is $332,188 ($211,588 for data matching + $120,600 for contractor costs). b. Recipient Agency (VA): VA will incu1· personnel costs pt-ior to each match and ongoing personnel costs associated with reviewing and adjudicating match results. Staff perfonning the work include employees predominantly located in the Austin Round Rock, TX geographic locality. Some employees performing the work will be geographically dispersed; however, the Austin• Round Rock, TX locality was used for all estimations because it represents the location where a majority of the work will be performed. Also, the Austin-Round Rock. TX locality serves as a reasonable baseline and expected locations of other employees had negligible locality pay variances compared to Austin-Round Rock, TX. VA used estimates based on 2019 OPM payment schedules. The Austin-Round Rock, TX geographic locality, hourly rates used in VA's estimations are as fotlows: GS-13 Step IO is $54.98 (109.96 rate plus fringe); a GS-13 Step 5, is $47.93 ($95.86 rate plus fringe); and a GS-15, Step 5 is $66,63 ($133....