B08_-_Attachment_8_Ohmsett_QA_-_19May2023_0002.xlsx

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The sample task order will have a period of performance of the base year (12 months) and four option years (12 months each year).

This statement is not made as a particular reference of a labor category or requirement but rather providing insight to industry that the degrees are viewed as different.

Otherwise, the ODCs requested to be proposed and substantiated are select ODCs such as 5 Emergency Services Repairs, Permit Costs, Commercial Internet Services, Network (Switch) Hardware, CADD) and any costs unique to your technical approach for providing the services described in the Sample Task Order.

12 File Name: B08_-_140E0123R0006_Full_RFP; Section B.7; Attachment_5_Price_Template MRO Task Order Fill-In Would the Government please confirm that the offeror should propose contractor indirect burdens and fee for any ODCs associated with CLIN 0010 (now 00009) (Transition)? L.9.6 provides instructions specific to the Sample Task Order Business/Price Proposal.

If an offeror wants to include indirect burdens and fees within their firm fixed price proposal that is at their discretion.

13 File Name: B08_-_140E0123R0006_Full_RFP; Section B.7; Attachment_5_Price_Template MRO Task Order Fill-In Would the Government please confirm that the offeror should propose contractor indirect burdens and fee for any ODCs associated with CLIN XXX11 (MRO)? L.9.6 provides instructions specific to the Sample Task Order Business/Price Proposal.

If an offeror wants to include indirect burdens and fees within their firm fixed price proposal that is at their discretion.

Is column "DOI goal", the percentages DOI projects Primes will award to lower-tier subcontractors? Yes.

In general, exemptions are not granted for HAZWOPER 40-hour training to positions who would handle crude or for those that would require regular access to the tank.

In the context of this sentence is the "offeror" defined as the team or the singular prime entity? The singular prime entity that is submitting the offer.

However, L.8.3.3. has been updated to remove this statement.

35 Final RFP Attachment 5, Price Template - MRO task order (fill in) tab XX31 Attachment 5 Price Template, MRO Task Order (fill in) tab, line 8 says, "XXX31 Unknown\Emergency Repairs (SOO 1.25.4)." The SOO was changed to a SOW in the Final RFP for both the IDIQ and the Task Order. It is unclear which reference this SOO 1.25.4 is referring to. The TO SOW has a Section 1.25.4 describing Emergencies and threshold amounts and a Section B.5.3 with pricing structure information for Emergency Repair CLINS. The IDIQ SOW has a Section C.1.3 describing Unplanned Maintenance and Emergency Repair.

approach that significantly exceeds performance or capability standards." The solicitation does not provide a definition of these standards.

Question 1: Does the word "goals" refer to the 80% or 65% utilitilization requirement? If not, please define.

However, the evaluation criteria goes on to say offerors will be evaluated based on, "M.4.3. The extent to which Offerors demonstrate substantive commitment to small business firms, such as, letters of commitment, Joint Ventures, mentor/protégé agreements, or other demonstrations of commitment (i.e., binding commitments will become enforceable/contractual requirements)"

Additionally, the evaluation criteria at M.4.7 states, "Offers submitted by a small business prime Offeror will also be evaluated and will receive the maximum score for this evaluation criteria."

It is unclear as to whether or not Small Business offerors need to provide teaming and/or JV agreements to show how we are teamed to achieve Small Business status. It is also unclear as to what exactly will be "evaluated" as stated in M.4.7 to achieve the maximum score.

#1 is Routine Maintenance and Repair #4 is Planned and Unplanned Maintenance and Emergency Repairs The defined task under Routine Maintenance at Section C 1.1.2 states, "Perform planned (Cyclical) or preventive maintenance work activities...". There is not a section in the SOW that provides a different description of "Planned" maintenance.

1.3. Unplanned Maintenance and Emergency Repair. The Contractor shall only perform unplanned or emergency work orders with cost estimates equal to or below $10,000 and resulting in a complete and useable facility or improvement. Else, the unplanned or emergency work order requires a separate Task Order or Contract Change Proposal (CCP) to a preexisting Task Order.

Final RFP Attachment 7, Section 1.25.4 - 1.25.4.2

1.25.4. Immediately respond to emergencies from equipment or structural failure that interrupts the Ohmsett Facility and activities at the time of occurrence. This likely requires urgent repairs or replacement of affected components to mitigate, delay, or otherwise terminate events.

1.25.4.1. The emergency response threshold is $10,000 or less but allows Contractor-initiated response actions since “time is of the essence”. The vendor shall maintain a record of all invoices, receipts, and any other related documentation for Contractor-initiated responses.

1.25.4.2. If response actions are greater than $10,000, the Contractor must provide a separate Task Order Proposal including use of full and open competition for one-time specialized subcontractor services or sole-source services substantiating technical AND pricing justification. However, Award remains subject to availability of Government funding.

In the cited sections within the final RFP, references are made to the value of $10,000. Please clarify if the threshold for the contractor's liability is either: 1) only the amount exceeding $10,000, or 2) the total value of the emergency repair if it is anticipated to exceed $10,000. If an emergency repair is required, the contractor can initiate a response within the MRO FFP CLIN, however, it is only limited to $10,000 per instance. If the repair results in being in excess of $10,000 then the a task oder proposal would need to be submitted for performance of the requirements needed in excess of the $10,000. However, the vendor could initiate and perform work under $10,000.

To answer the question, the contractor's liability is the amount exceeding $10,000.00 as the vendor is requested to price in 5 emergency repairs into XXX11. The term "contractor's liability" is used loosely as BSEE will not expect the vendor to complete the emergency repair in excess $10,000.00 without a funded task order in place.

49 Final RFP Section L.8.3 In Section L.8.3 Past Performance, the solicitation does not provide any language as to the use of predecessor companies or sister subsidiaries/affiliate companies.

Will the Government consider adding language to allow use of the offeror's parent and/or sister subsidiaries/affiliates?

Sample language:

"If applicable, Offerors may provide the experience or past performance of a parent, sister/affiliate, or predecessor company to an Offeror (including Joint Venture prime partner companies and/or a parent/affiliated company being otherwise proposed as a subcontractor on this effort) where the firm’s proposal demonstrates the resources of the parent, affiliate/sister, or predecessor will affect the performance of the Offeror."

Please reference:

-Matter of IAP World Services, Inc., B-407917.2 (July 10, 2013). An agency may properly consider the experience and past performance of an offeror’s parent and sister subsidiaries, and attribute such experience to the offeror, where the offeror’s proposal demonstrates that the resources of the parent and sister subsidiaries are relevant to the instant acquisition.

Ohmsett systems are independent of all Government Systems and will remain that way. No Contractor Personnel will have access to Financial and Business Management System which includes the property management.

The Government will sponsor IT accounts for GFE laptops to select contractor personnel for website content management.

51 1.2.2.5 Who are the contracts with for the logistics needed to move oil and equipment to respond to respond to emergencies from natural or manmade threats? And can we reach out to them to determine evaluate the risks? The Government is unsure of the reference (1.2.2.5) provided but provides the following information as it may be helpful as a response:

For emergencies from natural and manmade threats, BSEE sends a task order proposal request to the IDIQ vendor so they can propose inline with their own strategy. The contractor must comply with federal, state and Dept of Navy standards and requirements for the treatment, storage, transportation and relocation of any hazmat at the site. In the event of natural or manmade threat or emergency, plans for safekeeping, relocating or securing of such must be coordinated with the Dept of the Navy and BSEE prior to approval.

While the subcontracts information cannot be provided at this time, a draft task order statement of work for the "Ohmsett Severe Storm Preparation 2021-2022" for task order 140E0121F0094 for the IDIQ E17PC00014 is being provided for references purposes only to help offeror's evaluate risks.