47QFNA25R0001_CBRN_IDIQ_RFP_ Att 1 - RFP QAs_2025_2_6.xlsx
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This is a Questions and Answers document for RFP #47QFNA245R0001, providing clarifications for a Multiple Award IDIQ contract for CBRN Commercial Items. The document contains 24 questions and government responses covering various aspects of the solicitation.
Key details clarified include: no pricing is required for proposal submission; a new C-SCRM questionnaire/documentation will be required within 90 days of award; the period of performance is 1 base year with 4 option years; offerors are not required to have relationships with all vendors in Attachment #5 OEM list; bulk raw materials and manned vehicles are excluded from scope; ancillary training and services must relate to procured items; 508 compliance evidence is required at proposal submission; questions are due February 24, 2025, and proposals are due March 24, 2025 by 4 PM EST. The IDIQ will be a standalone vehicle with a $500M ceiling, set aside for small businesses, supporting JPEO CBRND requirements.
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RFP Q&A
| RFP Number 47QFNA245R0001 |
| Attachment 1 - Questions and Answers |
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Draft RFP Q&A
| RFP Number 47QFNA245R0001 |
| Draft RFP Questions and Answers |
| RFP Reference | Contractor Question | Government Answer | |
| 1 | RFP Letter | For incumbent contract holders who have previously submitted a Cyber-Supply Chain Risk Assessment (C-SCRM) Plan, will a new Cyber-Supply Chain Risk Assessment (C-SCRM) Plan be required upon award? | If awarded a new C-SCRM questionaire and documentation will be required NLT 90 days after award. |
| 2 | IDIQ Catalog | How should we address any obsolete part numbers? Would you like it noted that they are no longer available and/or provide alternate options with the same form, fit, and function? | Attachment #4 IDIQ Catalog is only included as a reference for the types of items historically purchased on the IDIQ. Pricing will not be required for this proposal. |
| 3 | IDIQ Catalog | There are a few shipping lines on the catalog attachment, but not for every item. Should pricing be provided? Will the task order state when the shipping will be FOB Origin? | Attachment #4 IDIQ Catalog is only included as a reference for the types of items historically purchased on the IDIQ. Pricing will not be required for this proposal. Each Delivey Order will specify delivery instructions. |
| 4 | Statement of Work | Does the Government anticipate any of the awarded Task Orders with DOD Order Ratings? | The Government does not anticipate utilizing DOD Order Ratings. |
| 5 | IDIQ Catalog/SOW | The SOW states that the scope includes Ancillary Training and Services. What is the scope of those services under the contract and how will they be solicitied in future Task orders. | Ancillary Training and Services will be related to the items being procured on specific delivery orders. |
| 6 | RFP Letter | Will GSA consider releasing a complete section L & M with evaluation criteria of the requirement in draft form to afford industry time to evaluate and ask related questions prior to release of a final proposal? | Sections L&M are both contained in the RFP letter |
| 7 | Att 5 OEM List & RFP Letter | Are we afforded the ability to draft an executive summary up to 3 pages that would precede OEM list response introducing our overarching strategy and approach for the solicitation? | Offerors may draft an executive summary to be provided with their proposal submission, however it will be counted against their page total. |
| 8 | RFP Letter Page 3 | The Draft solicitation discusses a 1 year contract with 4 one year options. Is the government open to a 1 year contract with 9 one year options? | The anticipated period of performance for this IDIQ is 1 base year and 4 option years. |
| 9 | RFP Letter Page 11 | The OEM Relationship Management portion of the RFP Letter discusses Letters of support. Will the government require 100% coverage of all suppliers in the OEM list to consider the offer responsive or what percent coverage will the government accept as responsive? | Offerors are not required to have a relationship with all the vendors identified on Attachment #5. Offerors must identify which OEMs listed in Attachment #5 they have an established relationship. The Government will evaluate Offerors against the provided evaluation criteria. |
| 10 | Will the solicitation allow for delivery orders requiring the use of DD254 documents in the case that subcontractors are required clearances to access government documents, spaces, and equipment to perform their work? | Delivery Orders that will require a DD254 will be handled at the Delivery Order level and not at the IDIQ contract level. | |
| 11 | SOW Page 1 | The govenrment allows for Unmanned vehicles in the Statement of Work. Is it possible to alos include Manned vehicles that have a CBRN mission? | The Government will not include Manned vehicles within the Statement of Work |
| 12 | SOW Page 1 | The statement of work allows for Personal Protective Equipment. Can bulk PPE raw material be included in the statement of work so customers can cut and sew the finished product themselves? | Bulk Raw Materials will not be included in the Statement of Work for this IDIQ. The purpose of this IDIQ is to procure Commercial Items, not manufacture. |
| 13 | SOW Page 1 | The statement of work mentions medical but there is no medical category. Can a medical category of products be included to allow for medical kits, refills, and the associated components? | Commercial Items may be updated throughout the period of performance of the contract. Attachment #4 IDIQ Catalog is included as a reference and can be updated through the period of performance of the IDIQ. |
| 14 | C-SCRM | As cybersecurity requirements continue to mature and the anticipated FAR Subpart 40.1 and 40.3 release, how will updates be incorporated into the contract extensions--addendums? Should we expect these to be treated as progressive changes during contract actions? | If awarded a new C-SCRM questionaire and documentation will be required NLT 90 days after award. If there are additional requirements, the Government will incoporate these at the IDIQ level for all holders through a contract modification and at the Delivery Order level, if applicable. |
| 15 | Catalog Additions | Are alternative products/services which meet the criteria able to compete? If so, what is the process for alternative solutions? | Alternate products shall be considered at the individual Delivery Order level. Only if the required items are not available in sufficient quantities. |
| 16 | Catalog List | Is this a partial list or the full FY'25 list? We noticed that Malvern is listed in the catalog but not on the Letter of Authorization list. Shall we assume this is just an example of the lists? Additionally, we have supported this program by providing products and services from other vendors like Rigaku, Waters Corp, Anton Paar, Showa Group, Peak Scientific... | Attachment #4 IDIQ Catalog is only included as a reference for the types of items historically purchased on the IDIQ. The catalog is an example of the catalog to be included on contract. |
| 17 | Will the RFP be issued under OASIS+ or another GSA vehicle? | This IDIQ will be a standalone vehicle. Delivery Orders will be competed among the IDIQ holders and awarded individually for each requirement. | |
| 18 | Confirming that there is no pricing requested for proposal submission. | Pricing will not be required for this proposal. | |
| 19 | Solicitation Attachments | The attachments are numbered with naming ATT 1-7, however, there is no ATT 3. Is this document missing? | Attachment 3 will be included in the Final RFP release. |
| 20 | RFP Letter- Page 5, Paragraph B | Since price will not be evaluated, will offerors be required to submit priced catalogs with their proposals? Or, will awardees be required to submit a priced catalogs within XX days after award and before they can respond to RFQs? If priced catalogs will be required to be submitted with proposals, will the Government consider giving offerors at least 45 days and preferably 60 days to respond to the RFP? | Pricing catalogs will not be required with proposal submission, nor will it be evaluated if provided by an offeror. |
| 21 | RFP Letter- Page 12, Section 18, Paragraph V | Can the Government confirm that contractors may submit entire IDIQ contracts, such as the current JPEO CBRND GSA COTS contract, as past performances? | Contractors may submit entire IDIQ contracts if they are completed within the past five (5) years which are similar in size and scope to this IDIQ. |
| 22 | Attachment 5- OEM List | Some companies on the list have proven to be difficult to work with and have not provided quotes when requested. Does the Government have any plans to eliminate these non-responsive companies from the list? The list of OEMs and vendors we are submitting with these questions identifies (by highlighting in red) a couple of vendors who have a history of not responding to requests for quotes. | Attachment #5 has been reviewed and consolidated. The updates will be included in the Final RFP posting. Offerors are not required to have a relationship with all the vendors identified on Attachment #5. Offerors must identify which OEMs listed in Attachment #5 they have an established relationship. The Government will evaluate Offerors against the provided evaluation criteria. |
| 23 | Attachment 5- OEM List- Attachment 5 | Will the Government be providing points of contact for the OEM List or will offerors have to identify them? | Offerors will be required to reach out to the OEMs. The Government will not provide any POCs for the RFP. |
| 24 | RFP Letter- Page 12, Paragraph iv. Management Approach. #3 | Much like the requirement for the C-SCRM questionnaire and plan, would the Government accept submission of the 508 compliance narrative 90 days after contract award rather than requiring them to be submitted with the proposal? | Evidence of 508 compliance will be required at the time of proposal submission. |
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