A_Combined_Attachement E RFP Questions_17MAR2022.pdf

Page SOW Paragraph Comment/Rationale Responses

1 40 L.3.1.9 Electronic Media Would the Government please confirm that this requirement is not applicable to the solicitation? Not Appliable; Electronic Media section will be removed

2 42 L.4.2 Would the Government please confirm that Offerors can provide past performance questionnaires from proposed subcontractors?

Yes; Maximum past performance documents is three (3); One can be from a subcontractor

3 42 L.4.2 Many companies are structured with multiple divisions or multiple legal entities that individually perform Prime Contracts but fall under a broader corporate umbrella. Recognizing such corporate structures exist across the industry, the procurement rules and numerous GAO decisions have made clear that procuring agencies may evaluate and credit an offeror with the past performance and corporate experience of affiliate companies where the offeror’s proposal demonstrates that the resources of the affiliate (e.g., workforce, management, facilities, or other resources) will be meaningfully contributed to contract performance. See GM–Bulltrack, B- 414591.6 (Comp. Gen.

Oct. 30, 2018) (holding that an agency may properly attribute the experience or past performance of an affiliated company), and Iyabak Construction, LLC, B-409196 (Comp. Gen. Feb.6, 2014) (holding that the agency failed to articulate a rational basis for solicitation’s refusal to consider experience and past performance of affiliates).

Would the Government please confirm that the Offeror may cite the prime contract past performance and experience of an affiliate company so long as the Offeror demonstrates how the resources of the

Yes; Maximum past performance documents is three (3); One can be from a subcontractor

N/A N/A Would the government please provide the name of the current contractor(s) and the contract number(s)?

Vendor: TUVA Base:15F06721D0003493 Task Orders: 15F06721F0001610 (DO) Task Orders: 15F06721F0001611 (DI) Task Orders: 15F06721F0001612 (CD) Task Orders: 15F06721F0001613 (CD) Task Orders: 15F06721F0001614 (CD) Task Orders: 15F06721F0001616 (LD/CODIS) Task Orders: 15F06721F0001743 (CID)

35 Paragraph L.1.9 Proposal delivery

The solicitation states, “All proposal information shall be delivered via email, no later than 5:00 pm CST on day of Friday, March 18, 2022…” It appears this date is incorrect for RFP proposal submission as SAM.gov has offer due date as March 28, 2022, 12:00 pm CDT, could the government please clarify date of proposal submission?

The government amended this date on March 8, 2022, with the correct date. Proposal are due March 28, 2022 Noon CST

Solicitation Questions

38 Paragraph C.) Volume 3, Security (Factor 3) The solicitation states, “Page number limitation does not include Acquisition Risk Assessment (Attachment G) and Key Personnel Listing (Attachment F); however, the Acquisition Risk Assessment is titled as Attachment F and the Key Personnel Listing is titled as Attachment G.

Corrected: Government corrected the attachment letter in Amendment 2 FROM: Acquisition Risk Assessment (Attachment G) and Key Personnel Listing (Attachment F);

TO: Acquisition Risk Assessment (Attachment F) and Key Personnel Listing (Attachment G)

42 Paragraph L.4.2, Volume 2 (Factor 2): Past Performance

The solicitation states, “The Offeror shall forward a copy of the past performance questionnaire, located in Section J, Lists of Attachments, Attachment C to three (3) references.” Are three (3) references the minimum? Also, if a prime is teaming with a subcontractor, are the three (3) references inclusive of a subcontractor/teaming partner?

Maximum past performance documents is three (3); One can be from a subcontractor

42 Paragraph L.4.2, Volume 2 (Factor 2): Past Performance

Would the government consider submission of CPARS evaluation/reports in lieu of PPQs?

Yes the Government will consider CPARS if PPQs is not available

43 Paragraph L.4.3 Volume 3 (Factor 3): Security

The solicitation states, “…complete submissions for the Key Management Personnel Listing (KMPL)” (underlined and italicized for emphasis). It appears there is a difference between “Key Personnel” and “Key Management Personnel,” is that correct?

The PWS does not contain a definition or requirement for Key Management Personnel.

Key Management Personnel List (KMPL): is Attachment G; Direct the business of the entity

Key Management Personnel - Is for the management of the IDIQ; Who is the Program Manager for the overall program

52 Paragraph M.1 Basis for Contract Award

The solicitation states, “The Government will select the two best overall offers, based upon an integrated assessment of Management/Technical Approach with three subfactors:

Staffing Plan, Transition Plan, and Key Personnel…” However, on Page 41, the three Subfactors are: Technical Approach, Management Approach/Staffing Plan, and Transition Plan. Would the government please clarify the three subfactors for evaluation in Paragraph M.1?

The three sub-factors are: Technical Approach; Management approach/Staffing Plan, and Transition plan;

11 40 L.3.1.9 Electronic Media Would the Government please confirm that this requirement is not applicable to the solicitation? Not Appliable; Electronic Media section will be removed

12 42 L.4.2 Would the Government please confirm that Offerors can provide past performance questionnaires from proposed subcontractors?

Yes; Maximum past performance documents is three (3); One can be from a subcontractor

13 42 L.4.2 Many companies are structured with multiple divisions or multiple legal entities that individually perform Prime Contracts but fall under a broader corporate umbrella.

Recognizing such corporate structures exist across the industry, the procurement rules and numerous GAO decisions have made clear that procuring agencies may evaluate and credit an offeror with the past performance and corporate experience of affiliate companies where the offeror’s proposal demonstrates that the resources of the affiliate (e.g., workforce, management, facilities, or other resources) will be meaningfully contributed to contract performance. See GM–Bulltrack, B- 414591.6 (Comp. Gen. Oct.

30, 2018) (holding that an agency may properly attribute the experience or past performance of an affiliated company), and Iyabak Construction, LLC, B-409196 (Comp.

Gen. Feb.6, 2014) (holding that the agency failed to articulate a rational basis for solicitation’s refusal to consider experience and past performance of affiliates).

Would the Government please confirm that the Offeror may cite the prime contract past performance and experience of an affiliate company so long as the Offeror demonstrates how the resources of the affiliate will meaningfully contribute to the performance of the opportunity.

Yes

14 27 2.1.4.8 Security, paragraph 2 Referenced paragraph states that "All Contractor personnel must possess an active Top Secret security clearance from a single- scope background investigation (SSBI) along with a current, within scope CI polygraph at the time of quote submission." Does this refer to quote submission for Task Orders after the Multiple IDIQ awards?

Yes

15 45 2.4.1 Scope, paragraph 1 Referenced paragraph identifies a "requirement to acquire one licensed psychologist SME." However, labor hours per year for this requirement do not appear to be specified under Section 2.4. Is this a full-time (1920/year) position?

Yes

16 39 of the

RFP

L 3.1.5 Illustrations and Tables Instructions state that "Charts, tables, or diagrams shall not exceed an 8-1/2 x 11-inch sized sheet of paper. Figure callouts (identification and titles) shall be single- spaced." Will the Government consider allowing one 11 x 17 inch sized sheet for the Transition Plan to illustrate the 60 day transition schedule, timeline and associated activities?

Yes; this will be allowed

17 RFP - 43 RFP - Page 43 - Section L.4.3.4.1 - "Offeror has a Department of Defense (DoD) facility security clearance at time of proposal submission."

In the GAO Ruling on August 27, 2021, in the Matter of InfoPoint LLC, File #B-419856, it was determined that rather than the Joint Venture be required to hold a Top Secret Facility Clearance, it is acceptable for the individual members of the Joint Venture to hold the Facility Clearance, in order to meet the needs of the Facility Clearance requirements for a bid.

While both members of our Joint Venture hold a Top Secret Facility Clearances, the JV itself does not hold a clearance. Since the member of our JV hold a TS FCL, please confirm it is acceptable for us to submit a proposal.

Yes

18 SOW -

RFP

SOW - Page 8 - Section 1.2 Objective - "The objective of this acquisition is to establish a single award contract vehicle (due to the limited pool of eligible SMEs in the LE/IC areas)"

The Objective of the SOW indicates a single award vehicle. The cover page of the RFP mentions that multiple awards are anticipated.

Will the Government please clarify the number of expected awards for this contract.

Multiple Award

19 RFP - 58 RFP - Page 58 - Section 2.6.9 - "Security Requirements: Top Secret Clearance" In other part of the SOW, the Government indicates Top Secret / No SCI and Top Secret SCI for those specific Divisions.

For the Laboratory Division, are there any additional details regarding the level of TS required? Will SCI clearance be required?

Yes Specific details will be included in the task order SOW

20 RFP - 37 RFP - Page 37 - Section L.3.1 The instructions indicate the submission of Volume 1 - 4 be "Electronic" and should be an emailed submission.

Is Adobe PDF acceptable for Volume 1, 2, 3, and 4 and MS Excel acceptable for the Pricing Spreadsheet?

Yes;

21 RFP - 55 RFP - Page 55 - Section M.3.4 "If an Offeror does not have past performance information they shall receive a “neutral” rating"

If an Offeror does not have past performance, and is assessed a "neutral" rating, are they eligible for award?

How will an Offeror with a "neutral" rating be evaluated against Offerors with a "Pass" rating for Past Performance?

Yes you are still eligible for award

22 Pricing Spreads heet

All ODC Tabs. In order to keep pricing fair and comparable between all offerors, would the government consider providing a plug number for ODCs for evaluation purposes only similar to the Travel line?

No

23 Pricing Spreads heet - CD Tab

Pricing Spreadsheet - CLINs 0001-4001 (CD Labor) tab. Within the Pricing spreadsheet, for the CODIS and CJIS tabs, there are hours allocated to the Surge personnel, and those surge personnel are accounted for in the Summary tab. On the CD tab, there are no hours allocated for the surge resources, and those surge resources are not accounted for on the Summary tab.

Is this correct?

Will the Government issue a new Pricing Spreadsheet if those surge hours are to be accounted for the CD resources.

CODIS and CJIS has surge in the base and 4 option years; CD only has surge planned for Option Year 2 and Option Year 3

24 SOW -

SOW - Page 27 - Section 2.1.4.8 "Within 120 days after contract award, the Contractor must successfully obtain the appropriate clearances – an SSBI and a current, within scope polygraph."

Does the Government intend for all contract personnel to be onsite within 120 days?

Varies by task order

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SOW - Page 34 - Section 2.2.9.1 Performance Required Beyond Standard Workday "Contractors are expected to work thirty hours per week. No overtime"

For the CID resources, the Government has indicated personnel should only work 30 hours per week.

Would the Government consider reducing the total number of SMEs, to allow for full time resources?

Not at this time; can be addressed at task order award

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SOW - Page 58 - Section 3- Management "At no additional cost, the contractor shall provide a primary point of contact (POC) for the management of this contract vehicle."

Given the number of resources on the contract, would the Government consider allowing Offerors to present a full-time Program Manager designated to oversee this contract?

If so, how should offerors present this in the pricing spreadsheet?

Yes offerors can submit a Program Manager.

Proposed Program Manager hours and rates can be submitted on the ODC TAB in Pricing Spreadsheet for each division. A full-time program manager is not required. Offerors can decide their approach to accomplishing program management.

1 SOW and RFP

Can the government clarify its intent regarding the number of awards. The SOW (page 8 - Paragraph 1.2) indicates an objective to make a single award, while the RFP (page 36 - Section L.2.2) indicates an intention to award to two entities and the RFP (page 52 - Section M.2) indicates an intention to make mutiple awards to at least two entities.

The Government intends to award to multiple vendors.

2 RFP Section L.4.1.2 p.41 AND Section M.3.3 Subfactor 3, p.54

Would the Government consider amending its transistion period criteria from a 60 day to a more realistic 90 day transition period for evaluation purposes

No. Task orders will be released shortly after ID/IQ award and vendor needs to be prepared to fill orders.

3 RFP. L.3.1 and M.1

We assume the Government is not evaluating key personnel. (per L. 3. 1 "Key Personnel Resumes shall not be submitted with IDIQ proposal.") Can the Government please confirm?

And will the Government update section M.1 accordingly to remove the evaluation of Key Personnel, as resumes are not being submitted:

M.1 "The Government will select the two best overall offers, based upon an integrated assessment of Management/Technical Approach with three subfactors: Staffing Plan, Transition Plan and Key personnel;"

Key Personnel resumes shall be submitted with Task Order proposals.

RFP is updated.

4 RFP Section L.1.9, p.35, and L.3.1.9, p. 40 Can the Government please confirm that Offerors submit via email, and not by CD ROM?

Yes submit via email

5 RFP L. 4.4.4, L.4.5.1

L.4.4.4 requirest 1. Signed Cover page.

L.4.5.1 requires page 1 of Cost Volume to have "Name, title, and signature of authorized representative; "

Can the government clarify that it is requiring signature on the cover page of Volume 4 and also on page 1?

Signature is required on signed cover page and page one.

6 L.4.3

Can the Government please clarify the instructions requirement in the first paragraph for Volume 3 (Factor 3): Security.

This volume shall contain the Offeror's ability to comply with the security clause requirements detailed in Section H ,and complete submissions for the Key Management Personnel Listing (KMPL) and Acquisition Risk Questions (ARQ) Attachments in Section J of this solicitation. The KMPL and answers to the ARQ will not be used for evaluation purposes.

In summary, the security volume shall only include the following:

1) KMPL (a separate KMPL for each prime/subcontractor/teaming member)

2) ARQ (a separate ARQ for each prime/subcontractor/teaming member)

3) Answers to the below questions (one set of questions only – prime certifies for subcontractor/teaming member as per #4 below)

4) If applicable, as per #1 below, Industrial Security Facility Database print out (for each

The security volume shall only include the following: 1) KMPL (a separate KMPL for each prime/subcontractor/teaming member) 2) ARQ (a separate ARQ for each prime/subcontractor/teaming member) 3) Answers to the below questions (one set of questions only – prime certifies for subcontractor/teaming member as per #4 below) 4) If applicable, as per #1 below, Industrial Security Facility Database print out (for each prime/subcontractor/teaming member).

7 SOW 1.2

We request the government please udpate the SOW from single award contract vehicle to multi-award contract vehicle.

SOW has been revised

8 RFP L.7

Willl the Government please provide instructions for where in the Volumes it would like submission of the Administrative Change letter?

Pricing Volume

9 G.4 Is the Contractor required to submit a resume to FBI for review and approval prior to a candidates start in support of a Task Order?

Key Personnel resumes for proposed contractor SMEs should be submitted as part of the task order proposal submittal.

36 10 L.3.1.9 Confirming that CD ROMs/DVDs are not required for submission. CD ROMs/DVDs have been removed for clarification.

11 N/A Will a competitve task order be issued immediately upon award of the IDIQ contracts? Yes.

12 M.3.3

For the proposed 60-day transition plan, are Offerors' plans to start at IDIQ award? The first TO award?

IDIQ award.

13 N/A Of the 55 positons listed in the Statement of Work, how many Task Orders does the FBI intend to issue for support to all sections/units?

Currently, the FBI intends to award positions that are not surge. The FBI reserves the right to change numbers.

14 SOW - 1.2

"The objective of this acquisition is to establish a single award contract vehicle (due to the limited pool of eligible SMEs in the LE/IC areas) to provide SME contractor personnel with as high as Top Secret (TS) with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility clearances in response to task order (TO) specific tasks as a means of enhancing the FBI’s ability to perform its mission related requirements." Confirming that two or more awards will be made for this IDIQ.

Yes.

15 L.4.1.2

Subfactor: Management Approach/Staffing Plan.

"Offeror shall explain how the Offeror’s Staffing Plan adequately provides full staffing within 60 days of the award."

IDIQ award.

16 L.4.1.3 Subfactor: Transition Plan 60 Transition Plan. Can the Government please clarify if this an approach at the IDIQ level? Or after Task Order awards?

This approach is at the ID/IQ level.

17 General

If an Offeror (to include its subcontractors) is supporting the FBI and/or any DOJ component, would award of this contract create any type of Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) and prohibit the Awardee from competing on any other system or service contracts, either as a Prime or Subcontractor, on specific DOJ components including the FBI? If there is a potential for OCI, would the Government accept a mitigation plan?

Yes.

RFP L.3.1 B

Will the Government accept past performance within the past five years?

B.) Volume 2, Past Performance (Factor 2): Past Performance Questionnaire responses from (3) projects in the past five (5) years which are similar in scope, magnitude, and complexity of this effort are required.

L4.2 Volume 2 (Factor 2): Past Performance "References should be associated with either current contracts or contracts performed within the past five years"

Past Performance is to be from past three years.

Regarding L. 4.3 Key Management Personnel Listing. 1. Can you please confirm that the KMPL is referring to the Key personnel for the FSO, and not for management of the

IDIQ?

Key management personnel listing refers to the management of the organization not the ID/IQ personnel.

Since the KMPL contains PPI (social security number), will the Government please provide the method of submission to protect the PPI?

Vendor can provide a password protected file via pdf. and send the password in a different email

Since the KMPL is required for team members, may subs submit the KMPL under sealed package separately and directly to the Government?

Yes.

48 2 RFP, Section B.3 Task Order Award Does the evaluation factor "Technical with Key Personnel Resumes" have two subfactors: (A) technical understanding of the requirement and, B) Resumes? If so, are these subfactors scored separately or together?

The evaluation factor for task orders "Technical with Key Personnel Resumes" has two subfactions:

technical understanding of the requirement and resumes. These subfactors will be scored together.

49 3 RFP, F.1 Place of Performance "Work may be performed on a case-by-case basis at other government facilities. "

Does the Government anticipate any OCONUS work locations? The work locations listed in the SOW are currently the only anticipated work locations.

50 8 RFP H.3. "Performance under the master contract and task orders requires each SME to have a Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility at time of proposal submission, unless otherwise specified in the task order requests."

Will the Government consider revising this requiremnet to SCI eligible? Many seperated government employees are read off of a specific SCI program at separation and are only eligible.

Task Orders will have specific security requirements. Performance under the master contract and task orders requires each SME to have a Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility at time of proposal submission

51 36, 52 RFP Cover Page "Multiple Awards are anticipated"

RFP L.2.1 -- The Government contemplates award of indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contracts resulting from this solicitation.

RFP M.2 "The Government intends to award a multiple award IDIQ contract to at least two 8(a) small businesses to support various units by supplying Subject Matter Expertise (SME) to assist with executing the mission and vision of the

How many contracts does the Government anticipate awarding on this ID/IQ?

Does the Government intend to allow sole source task orders as it has on previous FBI IDIQs or will all awardees have an opportunity to bid on all task orders?

The Government intends to award multiple awards for this ID/IQ.

All Task Orders will be competed and all awarded vendors will have fair opportunity to bid on task orders.

52 37 RFP L.3.1 Inconsistency within FBI_FY22_SME_Support_RFP_04MAR2022.docx

Within RFP Section L.3.1 Organization Table, the naming convention for Volume 1 "Management/Technical Approach" is not supported by MS Word. Will the Government consider using "Management-Technical Approach" as backslashes are not supported as part of the file name.

Please use "Management_Technical Approach" for naming.

53 38 RFP L.3.1 Inconsistency within FBI_FY22_SME_Support_RFP_04MAR2022.docx

Within RFP Section L.3.1, D. Volume 4, Price (Factor 4) has requirements for Offerors to "provide a cross-reference matrix for Volume 1 indicating the proposal volume section, subsection, and paragraph; cross-referenced with the appropriate SOW paragraphs and item number, applicable RFP instructions, evaluation criteria, and deliverables, as applicable." Typically, the evaluators evaluating the price volume are different or do not have access to Volume Technical/Management Approach volume and vice versa, or at least do not have access to both volumes simultaneously. Also, Attachment D – Pricing Spreadsheet does not have a tab for a cross-reference matrix.

Will the Government please confirm that the cross-reference matrix is to be submitted in the price volume, or would it be more suitable after the Table of Contents in Volume 1 as indicated in section L.3.1.8?

The Cross-Reference Matrix should be submitted in Volume 1.

54 38, 42 RFP L.3.1 B.) Volume 2, Past Performance (Factor 2): Past Performance Questionnaire responses from(3) projects in the past five (5) years which are

Please clarify if offerors are to provide 3 past performances within the last five (5) years or three (3) years.

PPQs should be submitted for past performance occuring the last five years.

55 38 RFP L.3.1 (A) Page limit is 50 pages. Because offerors must address each section/unit listed in the SOW and demonstrate a clear understanding of the associated tasks (L.4.1.1), will the Government consider increasing the maximum page count to 75?

Yes, the page limit increased to 75

56 38 RFP B.) Volume 2, Past Performance (Factor 2): Will the Government allow past performance from subcontractor teammates? Yes only one from PPQ from the three required may be from a sub.

57 40 RFP L.3.1.9 Electronic Media Please confirm that the only electronic media expected with proposal submission are emailed files, and that no other electronic media is required for submission, e.g., DVD, USB, CD.

No electronic media is required for submission.

58 40 RFP L.3.1.10 File Naming Convention Please confirm that proposal submission will consist of four PDF documents and the pricing spreadsheet (Attachment D) and that no files will be stored in folders.

Proposal submission will consist of PDF documents for each volume with the exception of the pricing spreadsheet which is an excel file.

59 41, 42 RFP L.4.1.2 "the Offeror shall explain how the Offeror’s Staffing Plan adequately provides full staffing within 60 days of the award."

RFP L.4.1.3 "The Transition Plan narrative should clearly demonstrate the offeror’s ability to accomplish a seamless transition from the incumbent to a new awardee with minimal disruptions of ongoing services. The narrative should clearly describe the offeror’s 60day Transition Plan, detailing activities and schedule for transition of incumbent work and knowledge."

Upon IDIQ award, does the FBI intend to issue task orders for response during the 60 day transition?

If yes, is the staffing profile in the SOW and pricing spreadsheet representative of the transitioning staff numbers?

Yes. Task orders will be released shortly after ID/IQ award. The staffing profile is respresentative of the transitioning staff numbers.

60 43 RFP L.4.3 In summary, the security volume shall only include the following: 1) KMPL (a separate KMPL for each prime/subcontractor/teaming member); 2) ARQ

Due to the proprietary and company sensitive information required in KMPLs and ARQs, can subcontractors submit directly to the customer?

Yes.

61 45 RFP L.4.4.1 Cost or Pricing Information -- The solicitation states, "If after receipt of proposals, the CO determines there is insufficient information available to determine price reasonableness and none of the exceptions in FAR 15.403-1 apply, the Offeror shall be required to submit cost or pricing data."

Is the Offeror to submit the written explanation for Section L.4.4.4. Explanation of Estimating Methods Used for Direct Labor and for Indirect Rates and Factor with the proposal OR if asked at a later time by the government?

It is to be submitted with the proposal. Offerors may add

62 46 RFP L.4.4.4 Explanation of Estimating Methods Used; B. Indirect Rates & Factor The Government states, "The cost/price proposal shall identify proposed indirect rates and factors by contractor fiscal year and fully explain the base to which each rate is applied." Are vendors required to disclose overhead taxes from affiliate ANC organizations that are part of pricing build up in ANC organizations?

Offerors are not required to disclose cost elements and related expenses contained in their indirect pools. Offerors are required to provide all indirect rates/burdens utilized in developing proposed cost, as well as a brief description of the allocation base for each of those rates. For example only: Labor Overhead – applied to total direct labor cost.”

63 47 RFP L.4.4.5 Professional Employee Compensation Package. Is a total compensation plan required with an Offeror's proposal? It is required by FAR 52.222-46.

64 47 RFP L.4.5.1 Price Narrative instructions The directions in L.4.5.1 vary slightly from those in L.4.4. To ensure proper compliance, please clarify the Government's expectation for the signed cover page.

Please use the signed cover as your prospective offeror letter. The information from L.4.5.1 should be page one in the pricing volume.

65 53 RFP M 3.3 Factor 1: Management/Technical Approach Subfactor 2 -Management Approach/Staffing Plan does not require vendors to provide a Program Manager for the IDIQ. The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report dated September 2020 titled, "Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Contract Awarded to TUVA, LLC for Subject Matter Expert Services" noted several issues resulting from lack of contractor oversight. To prevent the appearance of personal services, would the Government consider adding a Program Manager to the IDIQ as a billable position and evaluated factor?

Yes offerors can submit a Program Manager.

Proposed Program Manager hours and rates can be submitted on the ODC TAB in Pricing Spreadsheet for each division. A full-time program manager is not required. Offerors can decide their approach to accomplishing program management.

66 Pricing Spreadsheet -- "Placeholder for Surge hours - Position(s) are subject to change

For the CITC, the pricing volume states that position(s) that have been priced are subject to change.

In execution, will the awardee be allowed to renegotiate this price in the event the position is significantly different than the bid labor categories?

Positions significantly different will be out of scope.

67 n/a Multiple pages within SOW and Pricing Spreadsheet Are there incumbents for the 44 FTE positions laid out in the PWS and the Pricing Spreadsheet? The Government will not disclose the current number of FTEs for the incumbent.

68 n/a 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 Will there be separate Task Orders issued for the 44 FTE (w possible surge), or one task order for all 44FTEs?

Yes; Some divisions have multiple task orders

69 n/a 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 When does the period of performance end for incumbent personnel supporting the existing June 30, 2022 70 38 L.3.1.C) Volume 3, Security (Factor 3) "Page number limitation does not include

Acquisition Risk Assessment (Attachment G) and Key Personnel Listing (Attachment F)."

The required Acquisition Risk Assessment is Attachment F and Key Personnel Listing is Attachment G.

Regarding the Key Personnel (Attachment G), it is requestingname, social security number, date of birth, and place of birth. This is PII sensitive information and we should not provide this information via non-secure email proposal submission. Is there a secure method the Government can provide in

Vendor can provide a password protected file via pdf. and send the password in a different email

71 40 L.3.1.9 Electronic Media. Since proposals are being submitted via email and there are no electronic media or labels, is the list a)-g) the requirement for the information on the Cover Page for each volume?

Not Appliable; Electronic Media section will be removed

72 40 L.3.1.10 File Naming Convention Since proposals are being submitted via email, we assume that the requirement "Each file shall be stored in a folder that corresponds to the proposal volume it represents. The files within the folder shall be named in an unambiguous manner, using plain text language, which facilitates the ease of accessing the files for evaluation" is not applicable.

Name the volumes in the electronic folder in accordance with the instructions in L.3.1.10

73 42 L.3.1.B) Past Performance Questionnaire "..responses from (3) projects in the past five (5) years which are similar in scope, magnitude, and complexity of this effort are required."

L.4.2. Volume 2 (Factor 2): Past Performance "..References should be associated with either current contracts or contracts performed within the past three years that are similar to this requirement in scope, size, and complexity."

The referenced sections have a discrepancy in the time period of the past performance. Are the past performance references "in the past five (5) years" or "within the past three years"?

Past five (3) years

74 38 L.3.1.B) Volume 2, Past Performance (Factor 2). Can the offeror provide Past Performance Questionnarie from a proposed subcontractor? Yes; Maximum past performance documents is three (3); One can be from a subcontractor 75 44 L.4.3. Volume 3 (Factor 3) Security

"4)Yes/No Offeror understands that all security clauses flow down to subcontractors/teaming members. If a subcontractor/teaming member is proposed, subcontractor/teaming member independently certifies affirmatively to all responses in #3 above."

Regarding the statement "If a subcontractor/teaming member is proposed, subcontractor/teaming member independently certifies affirmatively to all responses in #3 above." Is the Government requesting a separate submission of subcontractors responses to the questions in #3 or just a signed statement from the subcontractor that they indpendently certify affirmatively to all responses in #3 above?

The Prime should submit the certification for the team. The prime can submit the subcontractors' statement of certification for the team.

76 37 L.3.1 Column 1 (Management/Technical Approach) page limit Do the cover page, table of contents, and acronyms list count toward the 50 page limit? No.