Amendment 0003 - SWO-MOS RFP 1332KP24R0034 Q and A.xlsx

Amendment 0003 Q&A SWO-MOS Request for Proposal Question and Comment Template

However, the RFP states in section L Cost Proposal, "The Government requires the use of OS/COMET® to fulfill the requirements of this solicitation."

See also the GEO Ground Sustainment Services (GGSS) Logistics Support and Sparing Plan (LS-01) Attachment 1, tab 6 that lists items at the sustainment vendor's factory. These have been added to the Bidders Library.

81 LS-01 Logistics Support and Sparing Plan - DCN 7073077 1.3 2 Please provide the SWFO L1 C2 "Attachment 2 Comprehensive listing of Off-the-Shelf (OTS) License and Support Level Agreements" to support pricing associated with modifications to the SWFO-L1 Ground System. The following items are added to the Bidders Library: GGSS CDRL LS-01 Logistics Support & Sparing Plan, with Attachments 1 & 2.

• LS-01 Attachment 1, spreadsheet tabs 5 &6 contain merged information on GOES and SWFO ground system spares at site and development factory. The Status column contains references where specific to SWFO.

• LS-01 Attachment 2 contains comprehensive information of all GOES/SWFO SLAs with third-party vendors for hardware and software, including complete information on contract numbers, contact information, service levels and expiration dates.

82 RFP 1332KP24R0034.pdf Materials 148 L.(5).(III).(2).e.1 There appears to be something missing after the word "SWO", perhaps "Base PWS". If so, the placeholder reference to "Attachment xx", would be "Attachment J.1". Is this correct? CAR 1352.215-70 Proposal preparation. (APR 2010) has also been updated to include the following language at

(5) VOLUME V - COST PROPOSAL, (iii)(2)(e) Materials:

"1. Offerors shall propose the material costs required to meet the requirements described for each representative task order. The Bill of Materials costs shall be traceable to Technical Volume Attachment 1."

"2. The Government requires the use of OS/COMET® to fulfill the requirements of Task Order 1."

TO-03: 3.4 Design and Development 10 Table 2 in TO-01

Attachment J.18 has been revised to reflect the need for the following:

• Removed tab for "Labor Rates"

• New tab for "IDIQ Ceiling Rates" to establish the maximum/ceiling labor rates for the basic IDIQ contract

• New tab for "TO-01 Labor Rates" to propose labor rates to be used on TO-01

• New tab for "TO-03 Labor Rates" to propose labor rates to be used on TO-03

90 Attachment J.11 Labor Category Descriptions

Attachment J.18 Basic IDIQ and Task Order Cost and Pricing Sheet Template From Amendment 0002, Please note that Attachments J.11 and J.18 have been updated to reflect more accurate years of experience for the respective labor categories listed in those attachments.

CAR 1352.215-70 Proposal preparation. (APR 2010) has also been updated to include the following language at

(5) VOLUME V - COST PROPOSAL, (iii)(A)(1) Basic IDIQ and Task Order Pricing Sheets:

The Offeror should base the rates on the most highly qualified employee or class of employees within a category. These ceiling rates are applicable to work taking place in locations within and outside the continental United States.

The labor categories are provided at Attachment J-11. Offerors shall provide labor rates for all labor category levels under each category. Entering “$0” rates will be considered a failure to provide a rate for that labor category.

Some task orders may require services that do not correspond to the labor categories included in SWO-MOS. Accordingly, if permitted by the task order solicitation, the contractor may propose appropriate labor categories and labor rates necessary to meet the requirements of the solicitation despite them not being included in Basic IDIQ as awarded. Price reasonableness for newly established labor categories must be established by the CO as part of the evaluation. Accompanying narrative should support rationale for additional LCATs.

CAR 1352.215-70 Proposal preparation. (APR 2010) has also been updated to include the following language at

(5) VOLUME V - COST PROPOSAL, (iii)(A)(2)(9) Supporting Information About Rates:

This part shall include Information on how the rates in Attachment J.18 were developed and the rationale for why the Offeror considers them to be reasonable. Offerors shall describe comprehensively and in detail how the rates were developed. In explaining why the proposed rates are reasonable, Offerors shall refer to any comparable rates from existing contracts with federal Government organizations and may also reference relevant rate agreements with, or recommendations by, federal Government organizations, Bureau of Labor Statistics Standard Occupational Classification pay information, wage escalation forecasts by reputable forecasting organizations, and any other information that the Offeror considers relevant. To show that proposed rates are comparable to rates from existing contracts or rate agreements, Offerors shall identify and provide the approved specific contract/agreement, labor category(s), labor rate(s), and explain how they are equivalent or justify the proposed rate.

In determining what information to submit in support of the reasonableness of the proposed rates, the Offeror should bear in mind that the Government may choose to award without discussions, so the information submitted with the original proposal may represent the totality of the information that the Government will consider in making its reasonableness determination. If the Offeror provides rates that the government cannot locate or reproduce based on the information provided, it is possible that those rates may not be deemed reasonable. Additionally, if the information provided documents a certain rate, but a higher rate has been proposed, it is possible that the higher rate(s) may not be deemed reasonable. For example, citing a GSA rate for the same year, but escalating the proposed rate beyond the cited rate, may render the proposed rate unreasonable since it is then no longer supported by the existing rate that was found fair and reasonable on another contract.

Offerors are required to propose rates for all labor categories. Offerors whose price proposals fail to include rates for all labor categories may be deemed non-compliant in accordance with section M.