Q and A_47QSWC24R0004_Amendment 05 CASS FoT.xlsx
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- Solicitation number
- 47QSWC24K0057
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GSA Federal Acquisition Service
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This document is a set of questions and answers related to Request for Proposal (RFP) #47QSWC24R0004 for the Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) Family of Testers (FoT) in support of the F-35 Depot and Engine Test Instrument (ETI) modernization program.
The key details include:
- The RFP response date has been extended from September 13, 2024 to October 18, 2024 at 12:00 P.M. EST. The government is unable to further extend the response date past October 18th.
- For the Pricing Worksheet, offerors should list the "Lifecycle Status" of the parts as "Active" or "Discontinued."
- The government encourages the use of subcontractors to obtain parts from single sources that will not directly provide quotes to offerors.
- CLIN 0066 P/N 4027AS0325-55 has been removed from the Pricing Worksheet as the government has an alternate source of supply.
- For obsolete parts discovered during the solicitation review, offerors may suggest alternate items which will be reviewed by the government for acceptability.
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| Questions and Answers for Request for Proposal #47QSWC24R0004 - CASS FoT Amendment 05 | |||||
| Question # | Document Name | Page and Section Number | Text | Vendor Question | Government Response |
| 1 | RFP | Page 1 | Original Response Date: 12:00 P.M. EST, September 13, 2024 Current Response Date: 12:00 P.M. EST, October 11,2024 | Requesting an extension to the submission date of the subject referenced RFP to 18 October 2024. | The RFP response date will be extended to 18 October 2024, 12:00 P.M. EST. |
| 2 | RFP | Page 1 | Original Response Date: 12:00 P.M. EST, September 13, 2024 Current Response Date: 12:00 P.M. EST, October 11,2024 | Requesting a two-week extension of the due date to October 25, 2024 | Due to the client's time constraints of getting this contract awarded, the Government cannot extend the RFP response date past 18 October 2024, 12:00 P.M. EST. |
| 3 | Pricing Worksheet | Sheet 1 | Column P, Lifecycle Status | Regarding the Pricing Worksheet, Schedule of Items tab, column P, can the Government explain what information you are requesting for "Lifecycle Status?" | Offerors should list the status as "Active" or "Discontinued" |
| 4 | RFP | Page 78, Section M | Simply stating their product solutions are compliant with solicitation minimum requirements without providing proof (i.e subcontracting plan) or without providing the requested documentation may result in a rating of “Fail” for Factor 1: Technical Acceptability. | How does GSA want Offerors to handle those part numbers in the solicitation that are single source where those single sources will not provide a quote to Offerors? | The Government encourages the use of subcontracting and a contractor and subcontractor relationship is the responsibility of the contractor. |
| 5 | Pricing Worksheet | Sheets 1 - 6 | Part Number: 356-7040-522 |
| Part Number: 4027AS0325-55 | Part numbers to include CLIN 0035 P/N 356-7040-522 Aydin Displays and CLIN 0066 P/N 4027AS0325-55 Lockheed Martin (listed on the spreadsheet as AMETEK). The government’s answer is particularly relevant since the single source of supply, in at least one case, already holds the CASS PBL contract which should include these spares. | Refer to above answer for question number four. In addition, CLIN 0066 P/N 4027AS0325-55 has been removed from the Pricing Worksheet as the Government has an alternate source of supply. | ||||
| 6 | RFP | Page 9, Section H | Note:If during review of the solicitation and submission of offers, an obsolete item is discovered, the offeror may suggest an alternate item. That alternate item will be reviewed by the government for acceptability in meeting technical requirements. | How does GSA want Offerors to handle those part numbers in the solicitation that are already obsolete as confirmed by supply sources identified in the TDP? Part number to include CLIN 0038 P/N WS-C2960S-48TS-L Cisco. | Section H (page 9) of the RFP states, “Note: If during review of the solicitation and submission of offers, an obsolete item is discovered, the offeror may suggest an alternate item. That alternate item will be reviewed by the government for acceptability in meeting technical requirements.” |
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