273FCC20R0002 - App Dev - Attachment C - Offeror Question Template_A01.pdf

RFP 273FCC20R0002

Application Development Support IDIQ

Amendment A01

ATTACHMENT C

OFFEROR QUESTION TEMPLATE

Question Number

Section, Document Name, & Page # Offeror Question(s) Government Response(s)

1 L.3 Table 1, L.3.4, L.3.4.1 – L.3.4.3, Instructions, pg. 4, 6-7

Page 4 of the Instructions states “ The Offeror shall prepare the proposal as set forth below in Table 1:

Proposal Organization” and in that table there is no TAB 3 listed, however TAB 3 and sub-sections under L.3.4 are listed on page and 7. Can the Government please confirm it DOES intend offerors to respond to section L.3.4 TAB 3 and sub-sections in our proposal response? If so, is there a page limit for the TAB 3 and/or each section under TAB 3? We understand the Resumes are not to exceed 3 pages each.

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

Please refer to the updated Solicitation.

2 M.3.2, Evaluation Criteria, pg. 4-5 The evaluation criteria for Factor 2 – Management Approach appears to apply to Section L.3.3 TAB 2 and L.3.4 TAB 3. Does the Government intend for TAB 3 and sub-sections to fall under the Management Approach Factor 2 for evaluation? Would the Government prefer TAB 2 and TAB 3 be combined or will TAB 2 be evaluated for all of the evaluation criteria listed in M.3.2 Factor 2?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

3 L.3 Table 1, L.3.5, L.3.5.3, Instructions, pg. 4, 7-8

The table (Table 1) on pg. 4 shows the Tab 4-page limit as “4” and that PPQs will not be included in the page count. Section L.3.5.3 states

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A that “Each completed reference shall not exceed the four (4) pages of the PPQ template.” We understand the PPQs are limited to 4 pages per past performance reference and are submitted separately.

Can the Government please clarify if the page limit in the table on pg. 4, Table 1, of “4” pages is limiting the entire Tab 4 to 4 pages (excluding PPQs), or did the Government intend the page limit to be 4 pages PER past performance reference, for a total of approximately 12 pages for all three past performance references satisfying L.3.5.1 and L.3.5.2?

documents have been revised.

4 L.3.4.2, Instructions, pg. 7 This section states “ Offeror shall provide draft Transition-In and Transition- Out Plans that describe the processes and procedures used to transition into and out of this IDIQ,” can the Government please confirm whether it would like the draft transition in and transition out plans submitted with the proposal as an attachment to Volume I? Alternatively, would the Government like these draft plans submitted as separate files? Lastly, is there a page limitation for the draft Transition in and out plans?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

5 M.3.2, Evaluation Criteria, pg. 4-5 The evaluation criteria for Factor 2 – Management Approach appears to apply to Section L.3.3 TAB 2 and L.3.4 TAB 3. Does the Government intend for TAB

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

3 and sub-sections to fall under the Management Approach Factor?

6 C.8.1, RFP, pg. 11 The RFP states “The Contractor shall submit for acceptance, along with its proposal, a Quality Control Plan,” – would the Government prefer this plan be submitted as a separate file and if so, is there a page limitation for the draft Quality Control Plan? If not, is the Quality Control Plan included in the 25-page count in the Technical or Management TAB?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

7 Page 1, 273FCC20R0002 Form 1449 checked Small business. How many small businesses will the FCC award as BPA holders?

This is an unrestricted acquisition. Please see SF- 1449, Block #10, under the updated beta.sam.gov site, Notice ID 273FCC20R0002, Solicitation (Updated), July 15, 2020.

The government anticipates awarding contracts to both large and small businesses. The number of small businesses and other than small businesses will be posted at IDIQ award.

The Contracting Officer will consider “FAR 19.5, Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves” when making a final determination for future task orders.

Please refer to the updated Solicitation.

8 Page 1, 273FCC20R0002 Form 1449 checked Small business. Many small businesses have capability to complete the SOW. Will there be any small business set aside task order within the BPA?

This is an unrestricted acquisition. Please see SF- 1449, Block #10, under the updated beta.sam.gov site, Notice ID 273FCC20R0002, Solicitation (Updated), July 15, 2020.

The government anticipates awarding contracts to both large and small businesses. The number of small businesses and other than small businesses will be posted at IDIQ award.

The Contracting Officer will consider “FAR 19.5, Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves” when making a final determination for future task orders.

9 I noticed that the modification no longer includes a portion set aside for small businesses. Is this accurate?

This is an unrestricted acquisition. Please see SF- 1449, Block #10, under the updated beta.sam.gov site, Notice ID 273FCC20R0002, Solicitation (Updated), July 15, 2020.

The government anticipates awarding contracts to both large and small businesses. The number of small businesses and other than small businesses will be posted at IDIQ award.

The Contracting Officer will consider “FAR 19.5, Small

Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves” when making a final determination for future task orders.

Please refer to the updated Solicitation.

10 L.3.5.1 With regards to the below section in the Instructions to Offerors document (page 7), does this apply if the offeror/bidder is a small business?

The Offeror shall include three (3) past performance references that have been performed within the last five (5) years of the proposal submission due date (both Government and non-government), and are relevant (in scope, complexity, and magnitude) to the PWS service areas.

“Relevant” contracts are defined as those contracts ongoing for at least two (2) years or either ongoing or completed within the last five (5) years that are similar in scope, magnitude, and complexity to the Application Development effort as described in the PWS and have an aggregate value equal to or greater than $10 million.

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

11 Is this a follow-on contract associated with an existing

IDIQ?

This is not a follow-on requirement. There is no incumbent. This is a new requirement.

12 L.3.5.1 Past Performance

In section L.3.5.1 Past Performance References, It says the past performance requirement is an aggregate value equal to or greater than $10 million.

Question #1: As a Small 8(a) Business we provide the necessary experience and Past Performances required for this opportunity. We have three 8(a) prime contracts with a value of each $3,998,879.20, 3,999,999.99 and $3,997,743.66.

Question #2: With the average 8(a) contract award typically ranging from a tad bit shy of the $4 Million thresholds, we would like to request that you reconsider the past performance limit to now be 3.8-Million-dollar threshold?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

Question #1: List of Items, Schedule of Requirements, Scope of Work, Terms of Reference, Bill of Materials required.

Question #2: Soft Copy of the Tender Document through email.

Question #3: Names of countries that will be eligible to participate in this tender.

Question #4: Information about the Tendering Procedure and Guidelines

Question #5: Estimated Budget for this Purchase

Question #1: This is not a question.

Question #2: All necessary documents are posted on Sam.Gov.

Question #3: Companies that adhere to the security requirements of the solicitation are eligible.

Question #4: This is not a question.

Question #5: Page 2 of the RFP states the Overall Estimated Ceiling Value.

Question #6: No.

Question #6: Any Extension of Bidding Deadline?

Question #7: Any Addendum or Pre-Bid meeting Minutes?

Question #7: All necessary documents are posted on Sam.Gov.

14 Please let us know the set aside of Subject requirement. Is this F&O or restricted for Small Business

This is an unrestricted acquisition. Please see SF- 1449, Block #10, under the updated beta.sam.gov site, Notice ID 273FCC20R0002, Solicitation (Updated), July 15, 2020.

The government anticipates awarding contracts to both large and small businesses. The number of small businesses and other than small businesses will be posted at IDIQ award.

The Contracting Officer will consider “FAR 19.5, Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves” when making a final determination for future task orders.

Please refer to the updated Solicitation.

15 Is there any incumbent on this contract? If yes, please provide the incumbent’s name, contract number, duration and value of the contract.

This is not a follow-on requirement. There is no

16 Please confirm the value of

NAICES CODE

The value of NAICS code 541519, Other Computer Related Services, is $27.5M

17 Can you please confirm the set aside for this requirement?

This is an unrestricted acquisition. Please see SF- 1449, Block #10, under the updated beta.sam.gov site, Notice ID 273FCC20R0002, Solicitation (Updated), July 15, 2020.

The government anticipates awarding contracts to both large and small businesses. The number of small businesses and other than small businesses will be posted at IDIQ award.

The Contracting Officer will consider “FAR 19.5, Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves” when making a final determination for future task orders.

18 Is there an incumbent on this contract? If so, please provide the incumbent name, current contract number, Period of performance, value of the contract.

19 If new, then please provide the estimated level of efforts?

20 if this was a follow-on requirement. If so, would it be possible for you to provide the incumbent information (we need the contract number and contractor).

21 What is the governments email size limitation for files?

Max email size is 10 MB

22 Standard Form 1449, 273FCC20R0002.pdf., page 1-2

The instructions do not mention providing Standard Form 1449 with our bid. Are we to provide this with our price narrative?

Please provide a signed, completed Standard Form

(SF) 1449,

Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items under the most recent solicitation refresh.

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

23 Final RFP, page 36- 46 The instructions do not mention Reps and Certs should we include them with our price narrative?

Please provide a signed, completed Standard Form

(SF) 1449,

Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items under the most recent solicitation refresh.

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

24 Is there a DD254 for this effort?

This is not a classified contract; however, if the security requirements and classification guidance are necessary for performance at the task order level, a Form DD-254 would be requested.

25 Are the security clearances going to be based on each

TO?

The required position clearance level is Public Trust.

26 Section H.1, RFP_Final, Page 19 – 23, The 5 key personnel what clearance levels do they need to have?

The required position clearance level is Public Trust.

27 Section L.3, Instructions to Offeror, Page 4, Table 1: Proposal Organization

In table 1, Volume I Technical Proposal Summary the instructions say its limited to “One page plus attachments”. Can the government tell us what the attachments should be since in Section L.3.1 there are no attachments listed there either?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

28 Section L.3, Instructions to Offeror, Page 4, Table 1: Proposal Organization

Under Volume I – Technical there is no mention to Tab 3 Key Personnel Resumes. Can the government add in the requirements for this tab to table 1?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

29 All sections, 273FCC20R0002.pdf, Page 1- 53

Are we to fill out the Reps and Certs sections in the document that pertain to us and submit with our bid response? If so, should this go in the price volume?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

30 There is no mention of a contracts volume should there be a contracts volume?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

31 Instructions to Offerors, Page 6, Section L.3.3, Teaming Partners and Subcontractors

If we choose to not include teammates at this time will we be allowed to add teammates as needed for Task Orders down the road?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

Please refer to the updated Solicitation.

32 All sections, 273FCC20R0002.pdf, Page 1- 53

Should we be filling the RFP document out (Section 2 Contract Clauses) and submitting with our bid response? If so, should this go with the Price volume or will there be an Administrative volume added to the bid effort?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

33 273FCC20R0002.pdf Page 1 (7/13/2020 and 7/15/2020 versions)

In the version of 273FCC20R0002 released on July 13th there was a statement of “35% small business set aside”. The version released on July 15th removes this set aside statement. Can the government tell us what the acquisition strategy will be for the Task Orders with regards to small businesses?

This is an unrestricted acquisition. Please see SF- 1449, Block #10, under the updated beta.sam.gov site, Notice ID 273FCC20R0002, Solicitation (Updated), July 15, 2020.

The number of small businesses and other than small businesses will be posted at IDIQ award.

The Contracting Officer will consider “FAR 19.5, Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves” when making a final determination for future task orders.

34 Section C.6.5 RFP Final.pdf, Page 10 Section C.6.5 States “ At least one Contractor personnel shall hold a Business Process Re-

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation

Engineering (BPR) certification.” Is this requirement required at time of submitting our bid response or can it be fulfilled as part of the transition-in period?

documents have been revised.

35 Attachment A – Pricing Spreadsheet It is difficult for contractors to propose hours for the pricing spreadsheet. The RFP states “ In performance of the task order(s), the hours necessary for these CLINs or for any labor category under these CLINs for any given year may vary substantially.”. Would the Government consider providing an updated pricing spreadsheet with representative hours thereby allowing apples to apples comparison of price proposals?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

36 How many Small Business awards does the government plan on awarding?

This is an unrestricted acquisition. Please see SF- 1449, Block #10, under the updated beta.sam.gov site, Notice ID 273FCC20R0002, Solicitation (Updated), July 15, 2020.

The government anticipates awarding contracts to both large and small businesses. The number of small businesses and other than small businesses will be posted at IDIQ award.

The Contracting Officer will consider “FAR 19.5, Small Business Total Set-Asides, Reserves” when making a final determination for future task orders.

37 How many Large Business awards does the government plan on awarding?

This is an unrestricted acquisition. Please see SF- 1449, Block #10, under the updated beta.sam.gov site, Notice ID 273FCC20R0002, Solicitation (Updated), July 15, 2020.

The government anticipates awarding contracts to both large and small businesses. The number of small businesses and other than small businesses will be posted at IDIQ award.

The Contracting Officer will consider “FAR 19.5, Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves” when making a final determination for future task orders.

38 L.3.3 and L.3.4 in Instructions to Offerors (page 5-7) and M.3.2 in Evaluation Criteria (page 4)

Instruction asks for “Tab 2 Management Approach” and “Tab 3 Key Personnel”, while Evaluation Criteria only has “Factor 2 Management Approach” which includes evaluation criteria about key personnel and recruiting.

Please confirm “Factor 2 Management Approach” covers “Tab 2 Management Approach” and “Tab 3 Key Personnel”

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

39 L.3.4.1, L.3.4.2, and L.3.4.3, in Instructions to Offerors, page 6-7

Are there page limits for response to L.3.4.1 (Organizational Conflict of Interest), L.3.4.2 (Staffing and Recruiting Approach), and L.3.4.3 (Other Certifications)?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

40 C.6.4, RFP, page 9 RFP says “see APPENDIX 2 for Significant Technologies List”, but there’s no such Appendix in the RFP.

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

41 L.3.5.3 Some of our clients are required to use CPARS for past performance and they are not allowed to do PPQs.

Can we provide CPARS report in lieu of PPQs?

No. CPARS cannot be provided in lieu of PPQs.

The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) under M.3.3, Factor 3 - Past Performance, described in the “Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award”.

42 Page 1, 273FCC20R0002 This solicitation specified that this is partial small business set aside. How many small business awardees will FCC award?

This is an unrestricted acquisition. Please see SF- 1449, Block #10, under the updated beta.sam.gov site, Notice ID 273FCC20R0002, Solicitation (Updated), July 15, 2020.

The government anticipates awarding contracts to both large and small businesses. The number of small businesses and other than small businesses will be posted at IDIQ award.

The Contracting Officer will consider “FAR 19.5, Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves” when making a final determination for future task orders.

43 Page 1, 273FCC20R0002 How many awardees will FCC select?

This is an unrestricted acquisition. Please see SF- 1449, Block #10, under the updated beta.sam.gov site, Notice ID 273FCC20R0002, Solicitation (Updated), July 15, 2020.

The government anticipates awarding contracts to both large and small businesses. The number of small businesses and other than small businesses will be posted at IDIQ award.

The Contracting Officer will consider “FAR 19.5, Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves” when making a final determination for future task orders.

44 Section C, RFP Final, pp. 4-12 Some of the language in the RFP suggests that the Contractor needs to be a large, full-service government IT contractor

This is an unrestricted acquisition. Please see SF- 1449, Block #10, under the updated beta.sam.gov site, Notice ID 273FCC20R0002, which would stand ready to compete for most or all task orders to be issued by the FCC pursuant to this multiple-award IDIQ contract. Other language in the RFP suggests that the FCC would welcome proposals from a smaller IT firm which would likely compete for only a fraction of the task orders to be issued, but which has the ability to provide excellent quality to the FCC in the services it performs (and which meets all of the mandatory technical and past performance requirements specified in the RFP).

Can the FCC clarify what it is looking for in a successful Offeror, particularly in an Offeror that is a bona fide Small Business Enterprise (SBE)? In particular, is there an expectation that all selected Contractors would be prepared to compete for most or all task orders, or is there an expectation that some selected Contractors (particularly SBEs) might only be ready to compete for a fraction of all task orders, those that come closest to the firms’ core competencies and those for which the Contractor feels confident that it could contribute superior value?

In addition, is it expected that every selected Contractor would be ready to provide both Application

Solicitation (Updated), July 15, 2020.

The government anticipates awarding contracts to both large and small businesses. The number of small businesses and other than small businesses will be posted at IDIQ award.

The Contracting Officer will consider “FAR 19.5, Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves” when making a final determination for future task orders.

Development Support and Extreme Programming Support, or is the FCC prepared to select a Contractor that is only ready to provide Application Development Support (particularly in the case of an SBE)?

45 Section H.1 (Table 4), RFP_Final, pp.

19-21

One of the acceptable combinations of education and experience specified for Program Manager is: “MS Degree and 6+ years IT management and leadership experience” (and similarly for Project Manager, with 5+ years IT management and leadership experience).

Is an MEng (Master of Engineering), MM (Master of Management) or MBA (Master of Business Administration) also considered an acceptable Master’s degree for this purpose?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

General Who is the incumbent and what is the current contract number?

This is not a follow-on requirement. There is no

47 General If there is an incumbent, is this a re-compete due to the completion of all the Option years?

This is not a follow-on requirement. There is no

48 General How many awards Government is planning to award?

This is an unrestricted acquisition. Please see SF- 1449, Block #10, under the updated beta.sam.gov site, Notice ID 273FCC20R0002, The government anticipates awarding contracts to both large and small businesses. The number of small businesses and other than small businesses will be posted at IDIQ award.

The Contracting Officer will consider “FAR 19.5, Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves” when making a final determination for future task orders.

49 General How many task orders Government is planning to release in the period of performance?

The government will not confirm the indefinite delivery indefinite quantity at this time.

50 General How many years the past performance duration should be for the $10 million or more size requirement?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

Please refer to the updated Solicitation.

51 General How many projects within FCC are using Extreme Programming?

Currently, there are no projects within FCC using Extreme Programming.

52 General Will FCC accept other agile development practice experience as equivalent as Extreme Programming?

No.

53 General Should the past performance be including all the areas identified in the scope?

No, past performance does not have to contain all the areas identified in the scope.

54 General Agile Scrum and SAFe are most widely used practices, limiting experiences to

This is an unrestricted

1449, Block #10, under the extreme programming will limit many firms’ participation. Is FCC limiting competition to companies/firms currently working with FCC?

updated beta.sam.gov site, Notice ID 273FCC20R0002, Solicitation (Updated), July 15, 2020.

The government anticipates awarding contracts to both large and small businesses. The number of small businesses and other than small businesses will be posted at IDIQ award.

The Contracting Officer will consider “FAR 19.5, Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves” when making a final determination for future task orders.

55 None Roughly, what percentage of current FCC software efforts are using Agile. What percentage are using eXtreme Programming?

Please reference Technical Exhibits 2, 3, and 5.

The future efforts will use Agile and that will be determined on a task order basis.

Currently, there are no projects within FCC using Extreme Programming.

56 Box 10, SF 1449 In box 10, the FCC indicates that 35% of this contract is set-aside for Small Business.

Is its FCC’s intent to make prime IDIQ awards to Small Businesses in order to meet that threshold?

This is an unrestricted acquisition. Please see SF- 1449, Block #10, under the updated beta.sam.gov site, Notice ID 273FCC20R0002, Solicitation (Updated), July 15, 2020.

The government contracts to both large and small businesses. The number of small businesses and other than small businesses will be posted at IDIQ award.

The Contracting Officer will consider “FAR 19.5, Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves” when making a final determination for future task orders.

57 Block 10 of SF1449 and L.1, Instructions to Offerors, page 2

Block 10 of the RFP (SF1449) indicates the RFP is a 35% partial small business set-aside. FAR clauses 52.219-7 (Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside) and 52.219-13 (Notice of Set- Aside of Orders) are included in the RFP.

However, the Instructions to Offerors states “The RFP is being solicited as a full and open competition”.

Given the conflicting info, please clarify if this is F&O or a partial set aside?

This is an unrestricted

1449, Block #10, under the updated beta.sam.gov site, Notice ID 273FCC20R0002, Solicitation (Updated), July 15, 2020.

The government anticipates awarding contracts to both large and small businesses. The number of small businesses and other than small businesses will be posted at IDIQ award.

The Contracting Officer will consider “FAR 19.5, Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves” when making a final determination for future task orders.

58 C.6 Software and Application Development and Documentation Support, Page 8

What application life-cycle management tools does FCC use?

The government does not currently have an integrated ALM solution, but we are leveraging Atlassian's toolset among others.

59 C.6.4 Application Development Activities, RFP, Page 9

Will the Government please provide APPENDIX 2 which was referenced in this section?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

Please refer to the updated Solicitation.

60 C.6.5 Business Process Re-engineering, RFP, Page 10

Will the Government please provide a list of acceptable BPR certifications?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

61 L.3 Proposal Documents, Key Personnel Resumes, Instructions to Offerors, Pages 3 and 4

Will the Government allow Offerors to provide the resumes for Tab 3 Key Personnel in a table format, with 10-point Times New Roman font?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

62 L.3 Proposal Documents, Tab 4 Past Performance, Instructions to Offerors, Pages 3 and 4

Will the Government allow Offerors to provide Tab 4 Past Performance references in a table format, with 10-point Times New Roman font?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

63 L.3 Proposal Documents, Instructions to Offerors, Page 4

Will the Government please exclude a Cover Letter from page count?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

64 L.3 Proposal Documents, Proposal Summary, Instructions to Offerors, Please confirm that there are no attachments required to be submitted with the Proposal Summary.

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

65 L.3 Proposal Documents, Instructions to Offerors, Pages 4, 6 and 7

Will the Government please clarify page count for Tab 3:

Key Personnel, specifically for Sections L.3.4.1, L.3.4.2 and L.3.4.3?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

66 L.3.4.3 Other Certifications, Instructions to Offerors, Page 7

Will the Government please exclude documentation of Certifications from the page count?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

67 L.3 Proposal Documents, Tab 4 Past

Will the Government please confirm that the total number of pages for Tab 4 Past Performance Summary references is 4 pages (vs 4 pages per reference)?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A

68 L.3 Proposal Documents, Tab 4 Past

Page 4 and L.3.5.3 Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ), Page 8

The Government-provided Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) require customers/clients to assess contractors’ performance in similar or the same areas as required by the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS).

To this end, we request the Government allow offerors to provide a copy of the latest CPARS with their proposal submission, if available, in lieu of PPQs.

For those contracts without a CPARS, PPQs will still apply.

We request the Government confirm this is allowable as soon as possible to allow clients enough time to complete questionnaires, as applicable.

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

69 C.8.1, RFP, Pages 11-12 and L.3 Proposal Documents, Instructions to Offerors, Page 4

In order to ensure a quality response, will the Government please exclude the Quality Control Plan from the total page count?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

70 L.3.3 Tab 2 Management Requirements Tab 3 L.3.4.2 Staffing Approach, Instructions to Offerors, Pages 6 and 7

The first three bullets under Management of Requirements requires Offerors to:

• Describe the approach to identifying sufficient quantity of personnel

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A needed and subsequent, recruiting, hiring, screening, and retaining of qualified personnel.

At a minimum, Offerors shall describe the necessary skill type and qualifications needed to meet the objectives”

• Describe the approach to rapidly and adequately respond to relevant, vastly evolving mission requirements

• Describe the approach to rapidly and adequately respond to no-notice/short-notice deployment requirements

For Tab 3, the first three paragraph of Section L.3.4.2 Staffing and Recruiting listed seem redundant to the Tab 2 requirements shown above.

Since Tab 2 and Tab 3 are both being evaluated under Factor 2 – Management Approach, will the Government please remove these requirements under Tab 3, leaving only the last paragraph for draft Transition-In and Transition- Out Plans as the requirement for L.3.4.2 ?

71 L.3 Volume I Technical Due to the similarity of requirements in different sections of the Technical Volume, will the Government allow Offeror’s to cross-reference from one Tab to another?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A

72 L.4.4 Price Proposal Narrative, Instructions to Offerors, Page 9

Please confirm that the Narrative should be submitted in a separate Word or pdf file.

Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

73 273FCC20R0002 - App Dev - Attachment A - Pricing Sheet - IDIQ.xlsx

Pricing Summary tab of the 273FCC20R0002 - App Dev - Attachment A - Pricing Sheet

- IDIQ.xlsx file states that “Program and Project Management Support has a NTE Ceiling of $3M annually” however the Price Sheet – Detail tab shows “Item Number Total (NTE Total $2M Annually)” for the Program and Project Management Support CLIN. Please confirm that the NTE is $3M annually.

Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

74 L.3.4 TAB 3: KEY PERSONNEL –

RESUMES, Instructions, page 6

Given that this is an IDIQ and no task orders have been issued yet, could the Government please clarify if resumes must be submitted for this IDIQ proposal?

Could the Government also please clarify if resumes could be made optional in the Evaluation Factors?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

75 L.3.4 TAB 3: KEY PERSONNEL –

RESUMES, Instructions, page 6

If Resumes are required for this IDIQ proposal, could the Government please confirm that Resumes can be included outside of page counts in an Appendix?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A

76 L.3 PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS,

Instructions, page 4

If Personnel must be proposed for this IDIQ proposal, could the Government please confirm that Letters of Commitment for proposed Key Personnel can be included outside of page counts in an Appendix?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

77 L.3 PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS,

Instructions, page 4

“Table 1: Proposal Organization” does not identify Tab 3 and its page counts. Could the Government please advise?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

78 L.3.4 TAB 3: KEY PERSONNEL –

RESUMES, Instructions, pages 6 - 7

The Instructions for Tab 3 state that Resumes, Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI), Staffing and Recruiting Approach, and Other Certifications must be included and addressed.

Could the Government please indicate how many pages are allotted for the Tab 3 requirements? If Resumes are required, could they be included in an Appendix outside of page count?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

79 L.3.4 TAB 3: KEY PERSONNEL –

RESUMES, Instructions, Other Certifications, page 7

Could the Government please clarify what would count as an acceptable “Certification”? For example, CMMI, SAFe, ISO, PMP, AWS, etc.?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

80 H. SPECIAL CONTRACT

REQUIREMENTS, H.1 Key Personnel, RFP, page 19

The Government states, “Contingent hires will not be accepted as Key Personnel.”

Could the Government please reconsider allowing contingent hires as this would greatly expand the talent pool of qualified candidates capable of performing the work?

Would the Government consider Contingent Hires if they are proposed with a signed Letter of Commitment?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

81 F.3 Place of Performance, RFP, page

Given that OPM has instituted a nationwide recommendation for telework due to the COVID- 19 pandemic, could the Government please advise how this will impact the performance of work at Government sites? Could the Government please advise if it is acceptable to work out of the contractor’s site?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

Please refer to the updated Solicitation.

82 C. DESCRIPTION / SPECIFICATIONS /

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT,

RFP

Could the Government please clarify what the expectations are around infrastructure and security on the contractor’s site?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

Please refer to the updated Solicitation.

83 General Could the Government please advise how many awards are anticipated under this multi-award

IDIQ?

This is an unrestricted acquisition. Please see SF- 1449, Block #10, under the updated beta.sam.gov site, Notice ID 273FCC20R0002, The government contracts to both large and small businesses. The number of small businesses and other than small businesses will be posted at IDIQ award.

The Contracting Officer will consider “FAR 19.5, Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves” when making a final determination for future task orders.

84 M.3 EVALUATION FACTORS,

Evaluation Criteria, page 3

The Government states “Price” under both Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Evaluation Factors. Could the Government please clarify why “Price” is indicated in both Phases?

The government is conducting a multi-phase evaluation process.

85 L.3.5.1, 273FCC20R0002 -App Dev - Instructions to Offerors_FINAL, Page 7

For the Past Performance can a small business provide 3 Firm Fixed Price contracts for 3 continuous years with the same program office within an agency as an aggregate value of $10million?

Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

86 B.5.1, 273FCC20R0002 -App Dev - RFP_FINAL, Page 3

Would the Program Office specify the labor hours for the 3 scope areas namely 1) Program and Project Management Support, 2) Software and Application Development and Documentation Support, and 3) Extreme Programming (XP) Support?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

87 B.5.1, 273FCC20R0002 -App Dev -

RFP_FINAL, Page 3 In case the Program Office is not in a position to specify labor hours for the scope areas should we include labor hours such that the product of labor hours and discounted prices does not cross the annual NTE amount per scope area?

Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

88 Section 1, 273FCC20R0002, Pages 4,5,6,7

Could you please provide details of sections 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3 of the PWS as referenced in the Solicitation?

The government is unclear what is being asked from this question.

Is there an incumbent contractor or contractors for this work? If so, please identify.

This is not a follow-on requirement. There is no

What is the difference in the scope of this solicitation and the BPA awarded to ICF in April to consolidate, modernize, transform and operate FCC's application portfolio?

The scope for the BPA is focused on platforms for the applications. The scope of this solicitation is focused on the FCC applications and legacy systems for the platforms

91 TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1 SAMPLE

DELIVERABLES, page 2

After Action Reviews/ Sprint and Project Retrospectives due date shows within 2 days of project completion. Should “project completion” be “sprint completion”?

After Action Reviews, Sprint Retrospectives, and Project Retrospectives should occur within 2 days of completion.

92 273FCC20R0002 - App Dev - Attachment B - Labor Category Descriptions, page 1

Can an offeror propose other Labor Categories other than the 10 listed? Such as Security Engineer, Quality Engineer?

No.

273FCC20R0002 RFP Application Development Support Services, B.1 General, Please confirm the Government will consider additional terms and conditions proposed by the Contractor?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

94 C.4 Performance Measures, page 5 With respect to RFP Section C.4, Performance Measures, Table 1, Row 1 "Accuracy/Completeness/Technical Proficiency", what will be used as the arbiter of completeness and accuracy? Meaning, complete and accurate as compared to what?

what will be used to define 'technically competent and appropriate"?

The performance measures in Table 1-Performance Requirements are offered as guidance for understanding of how the performance measures would be used for evaluation on each task order. The Task Order Level PWS and QASP will define the performance measures. The Contractor will propose the techniques and activities to be used to fulfill the performance requirements as the Quality Control.

95 C.4 Performance Measures, page 5

With respect to RFP Section C.4, Performance Measures, Table 1, Row 2 "Timeliness", Required Service definition references work products, whereas Performance Indicator definition references deliverables. Please clarify which is correct.

The performance measures in Table 1-Performance Requirements are offered as guidance for understanding of how the performance measures would be used for evaluation on each task order. The Task Order Level PWS and QASP will define the performance measures. The Contractor will propose the techniques and activities to be used to fulfill the performance requirements as the Quality Control.

96 C.4 Performance Measures, page 5

With respect to RFP Section C.4, Performance Measures, Table 1, Row 2 "Timeliness", Required Service definition states that all work products shall be completed on schedule. How does this reconcile with the adjustments to backlog and variations in the scope of sprints in order to maintain sprint cadence that are typical of Agile development?

The performance measures in Table 1-Performance Requirements are offered as guidance for understanding of how the performance measures would be used for evaluation on each task order. The Task Order Level PWS and QASP will define the performance measures. The Contractor will propose the techniques and activities to be used to fulfill the performance requirements as the Quality Control.

97 C.4 Performance Measures, page 5

With respect to RFP Section C.4, Performance Measures, Table 1, Row 3 "Responsiveness", Performance Indicator states "[t]he Contractor is able to provide requested information or make adjustments in task work without undue delays..." How is this to be accomplished without adjustments to other scope or to schedule/prioritization, given the requirements of the measures in Rows 1 and 2? How will 'undue delays' be defined?

The performance measures in Table 1-Performance Requirements are offered as guidance for understanding of how the performance measures would be used for evaluation on each task order. The Task Order Level PWS and QASP will define the performance measures. The Contractor will propose the techniques and activities to be used to fulfill the performance requirements as the Quality Control.

99 C.6.6 Testing, 273FCC20R0002 - App Dev - RFP_ FINAL, page 10

What are the automated test tools to be used or would you like the offeror to propose the tools?

Serenity and Selenium.

The Offeror may propose tools; however, it is not required.

100 C.6.7 Release Management, 273FCC20R0002

- App Dev - RFP_ FINAL, page 10

What are the automated release tools to be used or would you like the offeror to propose the tools?

OpenShift for CI/CD pipeline

The Offeror may propose tools; however, it is not required

101 C.6.8, page 10 A number of the requirements under the Cybersecurity Coordination task are not traditionally performed by application development providers.

Can the Government clarify the intent of this section? Is the Government intending that the Contractor will operate and maintain applications after they have been migrated to the Cloud?

The Offeror is responsible for ensuring application security compliance prior to go-live (security, scanning, etc.) through coordination with other FCC ITC Security government and Contractor staff

102 C.7 Extreme Programming Support, 273FCC20R0002 - App Dev - RFP_ FINAL, What are the Extreme Programming Tools to be used?

Please reference Technical Exhibits 2, 3, and 5.

Currently, there are no projects within FCC using Extreme Programming.

103 C.8.1, page 11 Does the Quality Control Plan count toward the 25-page limit for the Management section or can it be submitted as an appendix without page limits?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

104 F.3, page 14 Does the 'Contractor's site' place of performance requirement include alternate remote locations?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

Please refer to the updated Solicitation.

105 273FCC20R0002 RFP Application Development Support Services, H.1 Key Personnel, page 19-23

This clause requires the Program Manager, Project Manager, Application Architect and Application Developer (Senior and Journeyman) be staffed as key personnel for performance under this IDIQ contract. Please clarify the roles these key personnel are expected to perform during the term of the IDIQ when there are no active task orders.

Table 4 – Key Personnel Matrix defines “Duties” of key personnel that would be listed on task orders.

All, none, or any combination of the key positions can be requested by the requiring activity.

106 H.1, page 21 Under duties for the Project Manager (Senior), there is a statement 'to assure that the Network and Information Services is operating at maximum efficiency'. Is this a responsibility for application development or is this 18duty associated with operating the application in an O&M phase?

This is an expectation of project management to work in collaboration with other ITC government and contractor staff

H.1, page 21

Under qualifications for the Application Architect (Senior), there is a statement that the PM have 'experience with IT application systems and platform customization in relevant delivery platforms'. Are you referring to AWS, Azure, etc. as relevant delivery platforms?

Please refer to technical exhibit 2, 3, and 5 for guidance.

H.1, page 21

Under qualifications for the Application Developer (Senior), there is a statement that the

The “experience with domain knowledge” refers to general industry

Application Developer have 'experience with domain knowledge'. What specific domain knowledge is being referenced here i.e. existing FCC applications?

business application knowledge (e.g, transaction-based, claim-based, etc), Instructions to Offerors, Section L.2, General Instructions and L.3.3, Tab 2, Management Approach, page 3,5,6

PWS Sections C.5 through C.5.5 and C.8 through C.8.2.2, page 7,8,11,12

The last bullet in this section says, "The Offeror’s responses to solicitation technical requirements shall correspond to the sections identified in the PWS." The PWS contains several sections on Project Management (C.5 through C.5.5 and C.8 through C.8.2.2), but the information requested in the PWS is quite different from the requirements in sections in L.3.3, Tab 2, Management Approach and requires a lengthy response.

Please clarify whether the bidders are required to address the PWS sections in addition to the information in Tab 2, and if so, please specify the location of the response and additional pages in the page limitation.

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

Instructions to Offerors, Section L.3.3 Management Approach, page 6

Within this section, there are five requirements under the heading "Management Structure." The fifth requirement requests the proposed labor mix and level of effort. It is our understanding that this is an IDIQ with work being performed through future task orders that will be priced per the RFTOP instructions. At that time the labor mix and level of effort can be described based on the scope of work in the task order. Can the Government please confirm our understanding and update this section accordingly?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

Instructions to Offerors, Section L.3, Table 1, Tab 3 is missing from the Table.

Will the Government please add that tab to the table and indicate the page limit? Also, will the Government exempt the Key Personnel resumes from the Tab 3 page limit?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

L.3.4.1, page 6

The Government requests a description of the process for avoiding OCI issues. Can the Government clarify if any existing vendors at FCC are subject to OCI concerns and can the Government name those vendors?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

L.3.4.1, page 6

The Government requests a narrative describing OCI procedures. This section does not appear to have an established page count beyond the three-page limitation for resumes. Can the Government clarify the page limits for Tab 3 if it includes a narrative for OCI?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

L.3.4.2, page 6

The Government requests a narrative describing Staffing and Recruiting Approach. This section does not appear to have an established page count beyond the three-page limitation for resumes.

Can the Government clarify the page limits for Tab 3 if it includes a narrative for staffing and recruiting?

The RFP, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, and Attachment A documents have been revised.

115 Instructions to Offerors L.3.4.2 Staffing and Recruiting Approach, page 7

Part of the requirement relative to providing draft Transition-In and Transition-Out Plans is to include 'transition plans for individual task order(s), within stated solicitation and PWS…