RFP 12SAD120R0016 RD App Sus O_M- Amendment 0002.pdf

RFP 12SAD120R0016 RD Application Sustainment Operations & Maintenance - Amendment 0002

Amendment 0002 is to provide responses for Vendor questions.

Question 10: Pg 47 of the RFP states "Font shall be either Times New Roman or Arial and the font size shall be no smaller than 11." Can the bidder use smaller font size for tables and graphics?

USDA Response: Proposals instructions are amended as such: Font shall be either Times New Roman or Arial and the font size shall be no smaller than 11. However, for tables and graphics, font size no smaller than 6 may be used.

Question 11: Pg 50 of the RFP requests we identify key personnel for the contract. Are Key Personnel resumes required or will a paragraph describing their experience suffice?

USDA Response: For key personnel paragraph describing their experience/credentials will suffice.

Question 12: If Resumes of Key Personnel are required can they be excluded from the page count?

USDA Response: Proposal instruction Factor 5 is amended as such:

Factor 5: Management Approach and Key personnel (10-page max)

(1) Management Team: Describe the management team organization. Describe the plan for managing the PWS tasks (acquisition, execution, and administration). Offeror may want to include an organizational chart.

(2) Quality Control Team: Describe the quality control team organization.

Provide the specific description of the tasks and functions of the quality control personnel. Clearly identify each member's employer. Describe the team relating to Offeror’s Quality Assurance program. Describe the precautions taken by the management team to ensure that risk control is kept satisfactorily throughout the project. Describe the different risk control aspects to this work and why they are so important. Offeror may want to include an organizational chart.

(3) Identify key personnel to be assigned to the project, to include principal managers, and technical personnel, who will be directly responsible for the day-to-day activities. If reassignment of personnel is considered possible, provide the names and resumes of the alternative professionals in each assignment. Include a tentative organizational chart.

(4) The Contractor may propose cross-functional teams consisting of dedicated team members per Focus Area consistent with the requirements in the PWS.

(5) Any resumes submitted will not be considered part of the page count.

However, each resume should be no longer than two pages.

Question 13: Is the bidder required to provide all proposed labor categories (LCATs) by Focus Area (FA) with a description of each specific LCAT requirement? If so can the complete staffing plan be excluded from the technical quote and be included as part of the pricing submission?

USDA Response: No, the bidder is not required to provide all proposed labor categories (LCATs) by Focus Area (FA) with a description of each specific LCAT requirement. However, please read Question 12 response for revised Proposal Instruction for Factor 5.

Question 14: Are LCAT specific rates required as part of the price submission?

USDA Response: No, LCAT specific rates are not required as part of the price submission. This will not be a labor-hour contract.

Question 15: Are proposed team size ie. proposed LCATS, Hours for each LCAT, and Rates by LCAT for each FA required for submission or is cost per FA and a deliverable schedule sufficient?

USDA Response: No, proposed LCATS, Hours for each LCAT, and Rates by LCAT for each FA are not required for submission. This will not be a labor-hour contract. Cost per FA and a deliverable schedule is sufficient. However, please read Question 12 response for revised Proposal Instruction for Factor 5.

Team information should be described within the Vendor’s response for Proposal Factor 5.