Call6 Amend2 Q and A1 22 April 2020.pdf

As of 12 March 2020

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA) # FA8650-19-S-5010

DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT (DPA) TITLE III EXPANSION OF

DOMESTIC PRODUCTION CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY

MATERIALS & MANUFACTURING DIRECTORATE

CALL 006

“Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III

AN/SSQ-101B Sonobuoys Production Capability Project”

AMENDMENT 2

Questions and Answers 1

QUESTION: How quickly will the Government provide notification to the Contractor after completing a phase in order to move on to the next phase?

GOV’T ANSWER: Following completion of Phase 1, the Government estimates

30 days should be sufficient to review submitted data and make a determination to proceed with Phase 2. Regarding the transition to Phase 3, the Government intent was to make this transition a bit “softer” and allow for some Phase 3 activity to potentially start prior to full completion of Phase 2. Page 6 of the SOO, last Paragraph of Section 2: Phase 2 Objectives, discusses a risk assessment following a TIM.

Satisfactory results of this Risk Assessment would allow some Phase 3 activity to begin.

QUESTION: Can Phases 1 and 2 contain vendor tooling to support the PV&V buoy builds?

GOV’T ANSWER: Yes, that should not be a problem. However, it is important to clearly delineate in which phases tooling and equipment will be needed/acquired.

QUESTION: Will the Government be providing deliverable requirements in CDRL format (DD Form 1423) that also discusses if there are any DID requirements? For example, in the current documentation, there are no provided requirements/documentation for the Full Sonobuoy Design Data and Calculations package and no provided test plan requirements for the Contractor Demonstration Testing (CDT).

GOV’T ANSWER: CDRLs and DD Form 1423 are not utilized as part of a

Cooperative Agreement, only FAR-based contracts.

QUESTION: The Technical Proposal Table of Contents numbering is off in the

BAA Guide for Industry (Chapter 7, Section B). Please clarify the numbering.

As of 12 March 2020

GOV’T ANSWER: The difference is that Part II is merely the explanation of items in Part I. The confusion is due to the indentations in Part II not always match up with Part I.

QUESTION: Discrepancy exists between the Deliverables table in both the SOO and CALL 006 with the wording in SOO section 3, subsection C, paragraph 1, bullet a. The text calls out initial submission of the Strategic Business Plan at 9 months, but the Deliverables tables call out submission at 6 months. Please clarify.

GOV’T ANSWER: The SOO is correct and the submission should be 9 months.

The Deliverable table will be updated in any further negotiations.

QUESTION: Discrepancy exists between the Deliverables table in both the SOO and CALL 006 with the wording in SOO section 3 subsection D paragraph 1 bullet a. The text calls out initial submission of the Marketing Plan at 6 months, but the Deliverables tables call out submission at 9 months.

Please clarify.

GOV’T ANSWER: The SOO is correct and the submission should be 9 months.

QUESTION: Discrepancy exists between the Deliverables table in both the SOO and CALL 006 with the definition of the applicable phases for the Full Sonobuoy Package Design Data and Calculations. CALL 006 states it is applicable in Phase 1, but the SOO states it is applicable in all 3 phases.

Please clarify.

GOV’T ANSWER: The primary submission of this deliverable would occur in

Phase 1, but that it is a living document subject to continuing updates in Phases 2 and 3.

QUESTION: Please provide a copy of Appendix IV in Excel format.

GOV’T ANSWER: Attached is Appendix IV in Excel format.