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Document Name Page No. Section Contractor Question Government Response B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D0424R0013.pdf 63 Phase I, Factor 2: Past Performance. Phase I Volume II The instructions state, "The Offeror shall submit 4 past performance surveys (see Attachment F) that demonstrate and describe the following areas: Prime Management, Solution, Approach, and Complexity."

Can the government clarifiy if offerors should submit the past performance survey to DOI by 3/4 and then DOI will send it to the point of contact named in the survey, or if offerors should send the survey to their agency point of contact and that agency point of contact must submit the survey to DOI by 3/4?

The Offerors shall submit the past performance survey to the point of contact.

The completed past performance survey shall then be provided to DOI by the Phase 1 due date.

Sol_140D0424R0013.pdf 1 Due Date Will the government please grant an extension to the phase 1 deadline, to 3/15/2024? The deadline for Phase 1 is extended to 3/13/2024 with Amendment 0002.

Amendment 0002 to RFP includes amended Solicitation Continuation Pages (See Page 63 of Continuation Pages for updated dates.)

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D0424R0013.pdf Phase I - Evaluation Factors and Instructions: 1. Cover Page The instructions state: The Offeror shall provide a Cover Page (limit 2 pages) with pertinent Offeror information, to include any subcontractor or teaming partner. This information should include, at a minimum, the company name, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), TIN number, business size standard, address, authorized corporate representative and their title, email, phone number. This section must include the Offeror’s response to provision fill ins. Offeror’s response to provision fill ins will not count against the 2-page limit and may be attached separately. Will the Government provide the provision fill-in forms?

No. The Forms are not available in a Fill-in capability.

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68 B. 1

Would the Government please clarify what exactly is included in the 10 page limit for Phase II Factor 4: Management and Staffing? Instructions state "draft Staffing Plan, Management Plan, and Transition-in Plan are excluded from page limitation". The evaluation criteria for Factor 4 states "The Government will assess its level of confidence that the Offeror’s proposed draft Staffing Plan, Management Plan, and Transition-In Plan outlines how it demonstrates a timely, achievable, and low risk proposal for transition of current and ongoing development and O&M operations and ensures effective knowledge transfer from any outgoing contractor(s) as it aligns to the requirements of the RFP based on their ten (10) page submission" however it appears the content being evaluated is outside of the 10 page limit, according to section L requirements. Recommend the Government allow for Factor 4 page limit be increased to 15 pages, with resumes removed from total page count requirements.

Factor 4 has a 10 page limit. Because the number of Key Personnel are unknown. Resumes are not included in page limit. However, each Key Personnel resume has a 3-page limit. See Phase II Volume I - Technical Proposal, B. Phase II, Factor 4 - Management and Staffing - Volume I for additional information.

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N/A N/A

Attachment E makes reference to a "total quantity of hours provided by the Government". There appears to be no labor hours provided.

IDIQ Total Price Tab renamed to Offeror's Information. "Total Evaluated Price" removed. Solicitation number added to tab. IDIQ Labor Rates Tab: Deleted from instructions: "Using the government provided quantities show the overall extended price of labor for evaluation." Also deleted from instructions: "In order to bid additional labor categories, the offeror must shift and equally distribute labor hours from the most similar labor category provided onto the additional labor category proposed so that the total quanity of hours provided by the government for evaluation purposes remains the same." In addition, column L and M removed. See Provision AQD Evaluation of Options and FAR 52.217-8 Extension of Services. Amendment 0002 to RFP includes amended Attachment E Pricing Template.

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64 L.6.a.2

Would the Government please confirm that "offeror" is the "total team" as stated in Factor 2 Subfactor 2 "Holistically, past performance should demonstrate the performance of the total team (Prime and Subs)." This is in accordance with FAR 9.6, in order to provide the Government with the “best combination of performance, cost, and delivery,” and in alignment with the stated 49.4% small business subcontracting plan in this solicitation.

For purposes of the Past Performance, the total team includes the Prime and any subcontractors.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D042R0013 65 L.6.a.2 Would the Government confirm what document "Attachment 2" is referring to for description of BLM's Current State - Phase I, Factor 1, Item 2. ?

See Attachment A PWS IDIQ, pgs 182 - 192.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D042R0013 70 Factor 7 What does the Government consider "pertinent corporate information" to be included in the IDIQ and Task Order Pricing Narratives?

Any relevant information particular to the offeror, such as assumptions, that impact your pricing information.

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66 L.6.a.3

Phase I Volume II Section 1 Factor 2 consists of Sub-Factor 1 Past Performance Surveys and Sub-Factor 2 Small Business Subcontracting. Please confirm that the only information required to be included in the 10 pages for Phase I Volume II Section 1 Factor 2 Past Performance is the response for Sub-Factor 2 Small Business Subcontracting.

Phase I Volume II has 2 subfactors which has a combined page limit of 10 pages.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D042R0013 67 Phase II, Factor 3

Given the restrictive page count for the technical responses and the length of the PWS documents, would the Government confirm that offerors are not required to provide detailed understanding for each and every item in the

PWS?

The evaluation factors and the basis for the award are set forth in the solicitation.

The Government is unable to advise regarding how the Offeror approaches the submission of the proposal.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D042R0013 67 Phase II, Factor 3

Would the Government confirm its expectation that responses address the overall understanding of the PWS elements and is not requiring an element by element response to the PWS.

The evaluation factors and the basis for the award are set forth in the solicitation.

The Government is unable to advise regarding how the Offeror approaches the submission of the proposal.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D042R0013 B08_SOL_Attach_G_Subcontracting_Plan_Temp late_MSP 69 D. Phase II, Factor 6

Are the DOI subcontract goals (e.g., SB = 49.4%, SDB = 30.5%, etc.) a percentage of the total subcontracted dollars, or a percentage of the total contract value? There are conflicting instructions, as Attachment G states "as a percentage of total subcontract dollars" whereas Section L states "in terms of the value of the total acquisition (total contract value)".

Language included in Section L relate to an evaluation factor for award.

Language included in Attachment G relate to the Subcontracting Plan which will be vetted and approved prior to award, if applicable.

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MSP

2, 3 2.1, 2.2 The tables in the Subcontracting Plan document appear to be missing a column for the base year. Document is a "template". Base Year is in far left column.

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69 Phase I, Factor 2

The solicitation states that "small business Offerors self-certified in SAM.gov will receive the maximum credit for this evaluation Sub-Factor and do not need to submit any documentation supporting this evaluation Sub-Factor". Given this statement, if a prime offeror has recently moved (graduated) from being a Small Business to OTSB (which means there was no SB subcontract requirement on previously awarded contracts), will contracts performed as a SB prime count towards the historical SB participation percentages (i.e., 100% SB participation)?

Any relevant history, including your small business status, will be included in the evaluation of your past performance.

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69, Phase I, Factor 6

The solicitation states that "small business Offerors self-certified in SAM.gov will receive the maximum credit for this evaluation Sub-Factor and do not need to submit any documentation supporting this evaluation Sub-Factor". If the Government answers no to the question above, we recommend the Government remove the statement that small businesses automatically receive the maximum credit for Subfactor 6, as they are not providing documentation to support the extent to which they met or exceed DOI subcontracting goals for small and socio-economically disadvantaged businesses as stipulated in the subcontracting plan.

No change to the evalutation factor.

B08 SOL 2-Cont Pgs 140D042R0013 n/a n/a Would the Government please provide a size limit for single email submissions? Email and attachment size limit is 40 mb.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D042R0013 62 L.4.1.i If offerors uncompressed submissions are under a provided size limit, would the Government consider removing the requirement for offerors to submit each volume on a separate electronic zip-file?

Yes, zip files are not required if under provided size limit.

B08_SOL_Attach_F_PPQ_MSP all all Would the Government please confirm that 10pt font is acceptable for offeror's content in Attachment F, Past Performance Survey? The attachment, as provided, is currently in 10pt font.

Yes, 10pt font is acceptable.

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2 Scope (Section 1.1)

Would the Government please clarify the specific business processes or applications that are anticipated to be developed on the Mission Services Platform in the near future?

The folowing applications have been approved for development via the Mission Services Platform (MSP): National Fluids Lease Sales System (NFLSS) [(currently being developed on MSP)], Minerals Land Records System [(MLRS) (O&M via MSP)], Account Collections and receivables System (ACReS), General Land Office Records System (GLORAS), ePlanning, and Wild Horse and Bureau System (WHBS)/Online Corral (OLC), B08_SOL_Attach_A_PWS_A-MSP 2 Scope (Section 1.1) How will the platform's scalability be assessed and measured to ensure it can accommodate future growth and expansion?

The Government will assess the ability to adapt to new business requirements and connect to other applications internal and external to BLM.

B08_SOL_Attach_A_PWS_A-MSP 23 Platform (Section 2.4) Is there an existing roadmap for integrating additional technologies or services into the Mission Services Platform over time and would the Government consider providing it?

There is currently an enterprise service catalog being generated but it is not completed yet.

B08_SOL_Attach_A_PWS_A-MSP 23 Platform (Section 2.4)

How will the Government measure and track the platform's success in achieving the benefits outlined in Section 2.4.5?

The government anticipates the release of a Managed Platform Services Task Order Request for Proposal in FY24 that will detail requirements via a Performance Work Statement (PWS) with associated performance metrics.

B08_SOL_Attach_b_ACReS_PWS_MSP 3 2.3.1 Per 2.3.1 and 2.3.2, would the Government please provide a historical level of effort (hours or FTEs) with regards to GIS, Data, Security, testing and SME support per sprint cycle or on an annual level for CBS?

Historically, BLM spends $1.4M annually for CBS support.

B08_SOL_Attach_A_PWS_A-MSP 68 B.1-3 B. Phase II, Factor 4: Management & Staffing – Volume I (10 pages) - Are these instructions applicable to the PWS for the IDIQ or the ACReS task order?

Factor 4 addresses the Management & Staffing from the IDIQ perspective.

Factor 5 Addresses the ACReS Task Order specifically.

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69 C

Are offerors required to provide key personnel resumes for the ACReS task order? All Key Personnel resumes shall be provided under Factor 4. If under Factor 5 there are additional Key Personnel, then the resumes for those additional Key Personnel not otherwise provided under Factor 4 shall be provided under Factor 5.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D042R0013 68 B.1 If resumes are for the IDIQ, are the resumes representative? Key Personnel shall be the personnel that the Offeror intends to utilize for the MSP IDIQ and ACRES TO.

B08_SOL_Attach_E_Pricing_Template_MSP Tab 3

(IDIQ

Labor Rates)

Row 1 - Instructions

The following sentence indicates that the Government has provided hours for pricing purposes. "In order to bid additional labor categories, the offeror must shift and equally distribute labor hours from the most similar labor category provided onto the additional labor category proposed so that the total quantity of hours provided by the government for evaluation purposes remains the same." Will the Government please provide the specific location of the hours as none are found in the Pricing Template, PWS, or any other solicitation document?

See Response to Question 6 above.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D042R0013 64 L.6.a.2

Under background, would the Government please confirm that the $37m is the total cumulative for a single year of services and inclusive of the $19m per year($95m/5 years).

The Government will evaluate offerors previous experience in providing development services for operations that total $95M for a 5 year period and the ability to scale development operations up to $36M for any given year.

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Will the Government consider providing a prioritized list of systems and their respective state (development or o&m)? Please refer to the response to Question #20. The Government's intent is to issue task order solicitations in FY24 for the listed applications; however, the government has not prioritized each listed application.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D042R0013 66 4 Given the Government's instructions to not begin on Phase II until being notified as successfully completing Phase I, how long will the Q&A period be for Phase II?

The Q&A period for Phase I and Phase II are combined.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D042R0013 68 Factor 4 Will there be an overlap with the incumbent contractor during a period of time during the transition? Any transition or overlap requirements will be dependent upon task order requirements.

B08 SOL 2-Cont Pgs 140D042R0013 73 Factor 7 How will the Government evaluate pricing for the IDIQ considering no hours are provided? See Section M.2(b)A.b., Factor 7.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D042R0013 75 Factor 5 How will the Government rate and evaluate ACReS in relation to the IDIQ Evaluation? See Factor 5. See M.2(b), Basis for IDIQ Contract Award.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D042R0013 75 Factor 6 How will the Government rate and evaluate Small Business Participation? See Factor 2, Subfactor 2, and Factor 6. See M.2(b), Basis for IDIQ Contract

Award.

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75 Factor 5, Factor 6 Would the Government provide definitions for the Evaluation Ratings for Factors 5,6? Both factors state that "the Government will assess its level of confidence" however there are no definitions for confidence ratings in A.

Section M.2(b)A., Definitions for Factors 1, 3, and 4 amended to read Definitions for Factors 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Amendment 0002 to RFP includes amended Solicitation Continuation Pages.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D042R0013 74 Factor 2

"Be advised that any proposal rated as No Confidence under any non-price factor will be immediately removed from competition without further evaluation." Would the Government provide a definition for "No Confidence"?

See Section M.2(b)A., Definitions for 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (amended by Question #36). Amendment 0002 to RFP includes amended Solicitation Continuation Pages.

B08_SOL_Attach_B_ACReS_PWS_MSP 4 2.5 Has BLM considered the data retention period for this information in an attempt to reduce the size of the data to be migrated?

Data retention period will be considered during planning for data migration.

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Has the Government evaluated any AR systems or technologies that are not listed in this solicitation? If so, would the Government please share the findings.

Yes. The Government evaluated multiple A/R systems; however, through the Bureau's Alternative Analysis process, it was determined BLM's current platform technology was the optimal solution.

B08_SOL_Attach_B_ACReS_PWS_MSP 4 2.5 Does BLM have an overall archival strategy in place for these records to reduce the amount of information for which they are accountable? (Export system, Hard document creation, printed report).

There are ideas on how BLM wants to archive records but no formal strategy has been put in place.

B08_SOL_Attach_B_ACReS_PWS_MSP 5 3.1 Releases - What is the tool for the delivery (Copado, Ant, GearSet)? There is no standard tool identified at this time.

B08_SOL_Attach_B_ACReS_PWS_MSP 5 3.1 How shall patches be tracked and related - Jira? Remedy and Jira is currently being utilized in BLM.

B08_SOL_Attach_B_ACReS_PWS_MSP 5 3.1

Will the Government provide templates for deliverable documents or shall contractors create them? The Government will conduct an onsite Kick-Off meeting in Denver, CO to discuss a myriad of topics to include document deliverables.

B08_SOL_Attach_B_ACReS_PWS_MSP 16 4

Will the Government provide a current enterprise environment diagram? IF so, may offerors utilize this diagram to outline our new environment and better understand the current and future state to include Platforms that will remain and those slated for replacement through this effort?

See new Attachment 4, Technical Solution Architecture to the IDIQ PWS, which is Attachment A to the Solicitation.

B08_SOL_Attach_B_ACReS_PWS_MSP 23 7.5

Would the Government provide a full list of current limitations and constraints? Please refer Attachment B to the Solicitation, the ACRes Task Order PWS, Attachment 1, Concept of Operations, page 10-35.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D0424R0013 62 L.4 Proposal Preparation Instructions, Para. (g) The instructions state the Offerors use 11pt for all volumes, would the Government allow a 9 or 10pt for graphics? Yes, 9pt or 10 pt for graphics is deemed acceptable.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D0424R0013 63 5, Proposal Submission Reqs., Last Bullet

In Section 5, Proposal Submission Requirements, the last bullet under, "The Offeror must include" states that the completed Subcontracting Plan Template (Attachment I) is due with Phase II. There was no "Attachment I" included with the RFP. If an Attachment I was intended to be provided, would the Government please send to the prospective offerors?

The Subcontracting Plan Template is Attachment G, not Attachment I.

Amendment 0002 to RFP includes amended Solicitation Continuation Pages

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D0424R0013 64 6 a. 1. Submission Instructions, Cover Page

The Government requests that offerors include “at a minimum, the company name, … phone number” (pertinent offeror information) on a cover page with a 2-page limit of any Teaming Partners. Given that this information will also be identified in identified in Section 1 and in the provision fill in section, will the Government consider eliminating the requirement of including the Teaming Partner’s pertinent Offeror information on the cover page(s)?

Alternatively, can this information be included in the bottom of the transmittal letter and not count against page count given that there may be multiple Teaming Partners?

No.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D0424R0013 64 6 a. 1. Submission Instructions, Cover Page Can the Government please confirm that offerors may identify and add additional teaming partners/subcontractors after Phase I Submission?

Yes.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D0424R0013 63 Phase I, Factor 1: Prior Demonstrated Experience - Phase I, Volume I

Under item 2, the government refers to 'Attachment 2' to the IDIQ that identifies BLM's current state. Can the government provide Attachment 2? Is there also an "Attachment 1" missing from the procurement package?

Attachment 2 is located at pgs 182 - 192 of Attachment A PWS IDIQ.

Attachment 1 is located at pgs 34 - 181.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D0424R0013 63 Phase I, Factor 1: Prior Demonstrated Experience - Phase I, Volume I

Under item 2, the government is asking the offeror to demonstrate its experience related to BLM's current and expanding technology footprint. Can the government clarify where to find more information about BLM's expanding technology footprint?

Please refer the IDIQ PWS, Attachment 2, Capabilities Matrix, pgs 182-192.

Future Technology, please refer to Evaluation Factor #3.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D0424R0013 63 Phase I, Factor 2: Past Performance. Phase I Volume II (10 pages)

Is it the government's intent for OTSB offerors to submit documentation to support small business past performance/commitment, such as ISR reports? If so, will the government allow the documentation to be submitted as an Appendix and not be included in the page count?

Yes, provided that the documentation is summarized within the page count to substantiate the offeror's claim.

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Phase I, Factor 2: Past Performance. Phase I Volume II (10 pages)

Item 2 Sub-Factor 2: Small Business Subcontracting

Item 2 Sub-Factor 2: Small Business Subcontracting of the RFP states: "All Offerors (both other than small businesses and small businesses) will be evaluated on the extent of past participation/commitment to use U.S. small businesses in the performance of acquisitions (as small business prime offerors or small business subcontractors) relative to the objectives and requirements of small business subcontracting plan requirements."

Will the government please confirm that to meet this requirement Offerors should describe the overall extent of past participation/commitment to utilize small business subcontractors across all awarded federal contracts?

Yes.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D0424R0013 65 Phase II – Submission Instructions Under Phase II - Submission Instructions it states, "Phase II, Volume II (the price volumes) MUST be submitted on the provided pricing spreadsheets and submitted in Microsoft Excel file format." Can the government confirm that the accompanying Price Proposal Narrative can be submitted in Microsoft Word or PDF file format?

Yes.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D0424R0013 71 ACReS TASK ORDER PRICE: Task Order Estimated Hours / Level of Effort with Discounted IDIQ Rate

4th paragraph of this section states, "Travel is expected under the initial Task Order and a placeholder figure has been annotated for the ACReS Task Order." However, there is no dollar figure noted in the pricing template. Can the government provide an updated pricing template with the correct travel figure?

The Pricing Template has been updated.

B08_SOL_Attach_B_ACReS_PWS_MSP 2 1.4 Sub-section 1.4 under Section 1 GENERAL INFORMATION is blank except for a single bullet. Can the government please clarify if content is missing in section 1.4?

There is nothing missing.

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2.5 Data Migration

The RFP states: "BLM will be responsible for source data quality and making the source data available to the SP in a format mutually agreed upon in the Validation & Planning phase. The legacy CBS system is a financial system and every penny and transaction must be accounted for during the data migration process. The current production system has over 200GB of financial data spanning over twenty years. The SP shall be responsible for migrating data from the legacy ACReS system within the overall agile development process. The SP shall be responsible for demonstrating proof of a successful data migration."

Can the government provide additional details around the data migration:

1) Is all of the data to be migrated in the Informix database or are there additional sources?

2) Are there any attachments or binary data?

3) Can the government provide an ERD diagram with the tables/columns to be migrated?

4) Can the government elaborate or provide examples on what the SP needs to provide for proof of a successful data migration?

#1 A grand majority of the data is in Informix databases, but there is a relatively small subset in an Oracle database.

#2 In addition to the database migration, there are additional files (txt, .pdf, XML, etc) that will need to be migrated.

#3 No, the government does not have an ERD diagram available.

#4 Proof of a successful data migration may include evidence that the correct number of records were migrated, the total summary collections are accounted for in the new system, or other comparative information.

B08_SOL_Attach_B_ACReS_PWS_MSP 21 8.4.3 Security

The government has expressed a need to work with cloud-based technologies such as Salesforce. However, in the ACReS task order the government states that ACReS must sit behind the BLM firewall and can have no outward-facing capabilities. Please confirm that it is acceptable to propose cloud-based technologies for ACReS with the understanding that there is no public facing component to the solution (internal / BLM employee use only).

Yes its acceptable to propose cloud-based technologies

B08_SOL_Attach_B_ACReS_PWS_MSP 8, 9, 10 ACReS Business Requirements Document

5. Diagrams

Would the government be able to provide the following information about the existing file/batch interfaces listed in the diagram:

1) Data dictionary or mapping document

2) Sample data files

3) Information about the frequency of these integrations

1.) A Data dictionary is not available 2.) Sample data files are not available 3.) Produced new attachment for the approximate number of records processed a day for each interface.

See new Attachment 7, CBS Current Interfaces and Volume to the ACReS PWS, which is Attachment B to the Solicitation.

B08_SOL_Attach_B_ACReS_PWS_MSP 10 & 11 7.1 ACReS Operational Overview

The RFP states: "CBS receives a nightly file from Vantiv Bank which contains transaction details that CBS ingests and uses for reconciliation purposes. It is estimated that this file will be replaced by the Treasury’s CIR file in the 2022 fiscal year and leverage automated functionality to transfer the data into ACReS."

Can the government confirm that Vantiv bank interface has been replaced by the CIR file interface from Treasury? If so, is there a need for an integration with Vantiv?

Yes, the government confirms that the Vantiv bank interface has been replaced by the CIR file interface from treasury.

B08_SOL_Attach_E_Pricing_Template_MSP Tab 3 IDIQ Labor Rates tab The IDIQ Labor Rates tab instructions state, “Using the government provided quantities show the overall extended price of labor for evaluation.” Can the government please provide the labor hours per labor category in columns for each year?

See Response to Question 6 above.

B08_SOL_Attach_F_PPQ_MSP 3 B. PART I – OFFEROR REFERENCE BACKGROUND

INFORMATION

Instructions state that, "This part shall be filled out by the Offeror within the original Word Document and returned in Word as follows:"

Can the government please confirm that offerors can submit these word documents as an Appendix to Phase I Volume II - Past Performance and that this Appendix/the Word documents are excluded from page count?

Yes.

B08_SOL_Attach_A_PWS_A-MSP.pdf 2 Section 1 - Phase I Volume II - Factor 2: Past Performance (10 Pages) What technology experiences is Hq 500 looking for? - is there a specific set?

See Phase I, Factor 2: Past Performance which include the following areas:

Prime Management, Solution, Approach, and Complexity

B08_SOL_Attach_A_PWS_A-MSP.pdf 2 Section 1 - Phase I Volume II - Factor 2: Past Performance (10 Pages) What reporting and data requirements should be part of the past performance that HQ500 is looking for?

See Phase I, Factor 2: Past Performance which include the following areas:

Prime Management, Solution, Approach, and Complexity

B08_SOL_Attach_A_PWS_A-MSP.pdf 2 Section 1 - Phase I Volume II - Factor 2: Past Performance (10 Pages) Does HQ 500 need help in formulating vision?

We are looking for collaboration between the Information and Technology Management Directorate (IMT) and awardee for creating future vision. See Phase I, Factor 2: Past Performance which include the following areas: Prime Management, Solution, Approach, and Complexity

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D0424R0013.pdf 62 Section 1 - Phase I Volume II - Factor 2: Past Performance (10 Pages) What do they mean by hybrid?- Is it Agile+Waterfall? or Cloud + private servers?- or something else?

It refers to Agile+Waterfall. See Phase I, Factor 2: Past Performance which include the following areas: Prime Management, Solution, Approach, and Complexity

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ITEM 2

Item 2 talks about Attachment 2 to the IDIQ identifies BLM’s Current State. I'm unable to find attachment 2 in the solicitation or as a separate attachment.

Your reference is incorrect. Attachment 2 is not referenced at this location.

However, the page number for this document is the IDIQ PWS at pages 182- 192.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D0424R0013.pdf 62 Section 1 Provision Fill ins as part of the cover letter - do these refer to the FAR clauses 52.204-24, 52.209-7, 52.212-3 Yes.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D0424R0013.pdf 62 Section 1 - Phase I Volume II - Factor 2: Past Performance (10 Pages) Is Sub-Factor 1: Past Performance Survey and Sub-Factor 2: Small Business Subcontracting put together 10 pages?

Yes.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D0424R0013.pdf 62 Section 1 - Phase I Volume II - Factor 2: Past Performance (10 Pages)

Please confirm if we do not need any additional documents to support the projects on the technical write up other than the 10 pages.

No you do not need any additional documents.

B08_SOL_Attach_F_PPQ_MSP.docx 7 Attachment F

Does the offeror submit all the 4 surveys along with the submission documents or the customer of the offeror who evaluates sends it to the proposal team? Both Solicitation and the attachment talks about "For governement view only post completion"

The customer of the Offeror who evaluates sends to the proposal team.

B08_SOL_Attach_F_PPQ_MSP.docx 7 Attachment F If the customer of the offeror is required to send it to the proposal team directly, what is the deadline for those emails?

Deadline is Phase 1 due date.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D0424R0013.pdf 62 Section 1 - Phase I Volume II - Factor 2: Past Performance (10 Pages)

If the customer of the offeror is required to send Attachment F to the proposal team, Sub-Factor 2: Small Business Subcontracting is the only document to be submitted for Phase I Volume II? If yes, then is there a separate page limit for it?

Phase I Volume II has 2 subfactors which has a combined page limit of 10 pages.

B08_SOL_2-Cont_Pgs_140D0424R0013.pdf 67 Section 1 - Phase II, Factor 6: Small Business Participation – Volume I (No Page Limit)

It says that if the offeror is a small business in SAM, it will get maximum credit for this evaluation factor. Please confirm if the small business offerors do not need to provide additional documents on 1. participation of small and socio-economic business subcontractors and 2. Offerors met or exceed DOI subcontracting goals for small and socio-economically disadvantaged businesses.

Yes, small business Offerors self-certified in SAM.gov will receive the maximum credit for this evaluation Sub-Factor and do not need to submit any documentation supporting this evaluation Sub-Factor.

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