B08_140G0218R0016-5a_Attachment_7_Q&A_11-34.docx

140G0218R0016-0005 Attachment 7

SOLICITATION: 140G0218R0016

PR: 0040382752

DESCRIPTION: IDIQ IT Services-Golden CO SITE VISIT & Post Site Visit Questions and Answers

11. Does the Geologic Hazards Science Center (GHSC), on the Colorado School of Mines campus, home to the National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) plan to relocate to a new building on the Colorado School of Mines campus? No, there are no plans to move the GHSC NEIC to another building.

12. Does this opportunity require the contractor to adhere to any National Security aspects, i.e. require security (Confidential, Secret, or Top Secret) cleared personnel? No.

13. What interfaces are required to other USGS seismic network(s) such as Albuquerque NM, Pasadena CA, and/or Alaska? None, The GHSC NEIC has a separate and concise mission.

14. Please describe network configuration? Currently connected to Denver Federal Center, with concerns of single point of failure.

15. Does all work need to be on-site? No, virtual performance may be allowed.

16. The FBO site says this RFP is set aside for total small business while the solicitation document says it is unrestricted, could you please confirm if this is Set Aside or Unrestricted? Solicitation 140G0218R0016 is set aside for only small business vendors.

17. Can you clarify the difference between the Attachment 2 Performance-based Work Statement (PWS) and the Attachment 4 Task Order 1 (PWS) and how they pertain to the Attachment 3 Price Schedule Template?

The Attachment 2 PWS includes the entire anticipated scope of the Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract. Offerors are encouraged to provide the pricing for various labor categories solutions that the offeror would need to perform the services to the applicable time and quality standards of the Attachment 2 PWS onto the Attachment 3 Price Schedule Template.

The Attachment 4 Task Order 1 is expected to be the first task order awarded to the IDIQ Contract awaree as a Firm-Fixed-Price Order. Offers must include a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) to perform the Task Order 1 PWS work to the required time and quality standards. Offerors will use the Attachment 3 Price Schedule Template to propose FFP for Task Order 1.

18. Is there budget for the balance of the PWS? And are you looking for two different responses to the RFP, or a break out for each of the task orders when they are presented? T

The IDIQ Contract is not funded. Each Task Order will be funded.

The Attachment 2 PWS includes the entire anticipated scope of the Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract. Offerors are encouraged to provide the pricing for various labor categories solutions that the offeror would need to perform the services to the applicable time and quality standards of the Attachment 2 PWS onto the Attachment 3 Price Schedule Template.

The Attachment 4 Task Order 1 is expected to be the first task order awarded to the IDIQ Contract awaree as a Firm-Fixed-Price Order. Offers must include a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) to perform the Task Order 1 PWS work to the required time and quality standards. Offerors will use the Attachment 3 Price Schedule Template to propose FFP for Task Order 1.

19. The overall minimum for this contract is the annual award of Task Order 1 (Attachment 4). The overall maximum for this contract is $900,000.00. Period of Performance: 06/04/2018 to 06/03/2023. Can this be detailed/clarified?

The Maximum (total of all Task Orders for the 5 years performance period) for the IDIQ Contract cannot exceed $900,000.00.

The Minimum for the IDIQ Contract will be the amount awarded for Task Order 1 (Attachment 4). The word “annual” will not appear in the IDIQ Contract; Option Years may be exercised based on the Government’s need and funding; but, no minimums will apply to the option years.

20. How many task orders are anticipated being awarded during the first year?

Task Order 1 (Attachment 4) is the expected to be awarded during the Base Period of Performance. Future Task Orders will be awarded based on the Government’s needs and funding.

21. Who will be the Technical Liaison?

The Technical Liaison (TL) and/or the Technical Contracting Officer Representative (COR) will be assigned upon contract award.

All questions/comments must be asked/made via the Contracting Officer during the solicitation period, until a contract is awarded. Contractors/Vendors who make contact with other USGS personnel and discuss this solicitation may be disqualified from competition due to an unfair advantage or even an appearance of an unfair advantage.

22. What version of iCinga are you using? 1.11.2

23. Is Nagios still being used? No.

24. What should be in the blank lines on page 3 of Attachment 2 (PWS)? The blanks are typos. The sentence should read: “Firm Fixed Price Performance Based task orders issued under this contract will specify the nature of the work, the end products, the desired results of work performed, milestone schedule, phases, and metrics to be used to evaluate successful performance. “

25. Can we get a list of the equipment identified on Paragraph 2a, Page 4 of Attachment 2 (PWS) so we can see how many devices we must provide technical support? The servers are largely virtual. We run Windows Server and Linux (currently running SL7). We manage approximately 60 switches, 200 Linux servers and 120 Windows servers distributed across three different locations. For more details, please refer to Attachment 5..

26. What should be in place of the XXXXXXX on paragraph 3i, Page 5, Attachment 2 (PWS)? The paragraph should read: “… utilizing modern web development/database technologies such containers, CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, and the Angular framework…”.

27. What version control system are you using? The USGS uses Github for version control.

28. What are the shared services that are in place? There are no shared services.

29. What is the current IT operations Framework? (see Paragraph 2, Page 1, Attachment 4) Please refer to Attachment 2 and Attachment 5.

30. Is their a 24x7x365 requirement for Task Order 1? There is not. 24X7 support is provided through a separate contract.

31. For planning and estimating purposes, how often did the incumbent respond to an incident where they worked beyond normal work hours in support of a 24x7x365 need? This contract does not have a requirement to respond outside of normal working hours.

32. When will we be able to download Attachment 6 and Questions and Answers 01 – 10? Attachment 6 Questions and Answers 01 to 10 were attached to the solicitation via Amendment 0004.

33. Can the proposal submission date be extended one week so we can review all the answers to all the questions submitted from other contractors? Yes, the response due date has been changed to 04/17/2018.

34. Do some Clauses need to be corrected and is there a better source for referenced clauses? Yes. A link to FAR clauses and provisions is https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar . FAR Clause 52.203-99 is a typo, changed to 52.203-19.