14SEP2020_QA.xlsx
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- National Public Warning System Federal contract opportunity
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This document contains a draft solicitation for National Public Warning System sustainment, decommissioning, construction, modernization, environmental and historic preservation, and laboratory support services. Work will be performed at various locations across the United States and territories in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Integrated Public Alert and Warning System National Public Warning System. Services include sustainment, decommissioning, construction, and modernization of National Public Warning System and Primary Entry Point stations, as well as environmental and historic preservation and technical services center support. The period of performance is one five-year base period with four one-year option periods. FEMA will award a fixed-rate indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract with future task orders. One contract is anticipated for award by late November 2020. The North American Industry Classification System code is 541611 with an annual revenue of $15 million.
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| # | Question | Response |
| 1 | Reference H.4: The solicitation requires that offerors subcontract 41% of "the total value of each year of performance." In accordance with FAR 52.219-9, subcontracting goals are to be expressed as a percentage of subcontracted dollars. Additionally, subcontracting so large an amount may be burdensome to some offerors. Will the government revise this requirement to 41% of "the total subcontracted value of each year of performance"? | See revision in H.4 |
| 2 | Reference K.7: Clause 52.228-1 “Bid Guarantee” requires a Bid Guarantee for 20% of the bid price or $300,000 whichever is less. In accordance with FAR 58.101-1(a); "A Contracting Officer shall not require a bid guarantee unless a performance bond or a performance and payment bond is also required." As the performance & payment bond is specific to construction tasks, please confirm that the Bid Guarantee is applicable at the TO level only and is therefore not required at the IDIQ level. | This is for the task order level only when applicable. |
| 3 | Reference L.7.a and L.8.2: The Factor 4 instructions say "Factor 4 shall not exceed twenty (9) pages." Further, the table in L.7.a indicates "Volume cannot exceed 11 pages." What is the correct page limit for Phase II, Factor IV? | See revisions in L.7.a and L.8.2. |
| 4 | Reference L.7.3 and Attachment A 4.1: Senior level personnel often do not possess degrees, but their extensive experience more than compensates. The government frequently defines degree to work experience equivalence as follows: Associate Degree = 4 Years, Bachelor’s Degree = 6 Years, Master's Degree = 9 Years. Will the government update the solicitation to allow substitution of work experience for degree? | See question 13 |
| 5 | Reference L.8.2: The past performance instructions state that offerors must provide three contract summaries. The paragraph later states that offerors may submit information on work performed by major subcontractors. Is the intent that contract summaries for major subcontractors are to be provided in addition to the offeror's three contract summaries? | No, only 3 summaries shall be provided. It is up to offerors to choose whether it's from the prime, major subcontractor, etc.. for each of the three. |
| 6 | Reference L.8.3: The Factor 5 instruction state "Factor 5 shall not exceed 5 pages". Please confirm that this page limit only applies to the Pricing Narrative and not the other documents required in the Factor 5 submission, such as the SF33, SF30, Reps & Certs, etc. | Correct, see revision in L.8.3. |
| 7 | Reference L.8.4 and Attachment C: L.8.4 states the “suggested number of total hours for the one-year base period is 15,740.” However, Attachment C SOW TO 01 states the “Government suggests the number of hours for the one-year base period is 20,400.” Will the Government please clarify if the suggested number of hours for Task Order 1 is 15,740 or 20,400? | 15,740, see attachment C revisions |
| 8 | Reference L.8.6 and Attachment G: L.8.6 states the “suggested number of total hours for the one-year base period is 4,800.” However, Attachment G SOW TO 03 states the “Government suggests the number of hours for the one-year base period is 3,860.” Will the Government please clarify if the suggested number of hours for Task Order 1 is 4,800 or 3,860? | 4,800, see attachment G revisions. |
| 9 | Reference M.4: Does the government intend to evaluate each Task Order price proposal for realism before combining for a Total Evaluated Price? | FAR 15.404-1(g) Unbalanced pricing, may be used to address balance of pricing in each of the task orders |
| 10 | Reference M.5: The Technical Evaluation Factors/Criteria section uses the term "confidence" in describing the evaluation assessment. Will the Government define "confidence" and provide a scale for confidence assessment, such as high confidence, medium confidence, low confidence, and no confidence? | See M.7 in revised solicitations. |
| 11 | Reference RFP I.30, L.7.1, L.7.3, and Attachment D 4.2: RFP paragraph L.7.1 states “Key Personnel must be an employee of the Prime Offeror.” Attachment D, Task Order 2 SOW, paragraph 4.2 states that the “Construction Coordinator/PM – Project Analyst” is designated as Key Personnel; however, that position is not designated as key in RFP paragraph I.30 or L.7.3. Please confirm that the L.7.1 statement regarding key personnel being prime employees applies only to those positions designated as key in L.7.3 and not to positions designated as key at the task order level. | Confirmed that is correct. |
| 12 | Reference L.8.4 and Attachment C: L.8.4 states the “Offerors should assume ODC/Travel in the amount of $250,000.00 for this task order.” However, Attachment C SOW TO 01 states the “Offerors should assume ODC/Travel in the amount of $500,000.00 for this task order.” Will the Government please clarify if the ODC/Travel amount for Task Order 1 is $250,000.00 or $500,00.00? | 250,000, see revisions in Attachment C. |
| 13 | Attachment A 4.1.2: The Task Leads requirements states “The TL must possess the following minimum education and experience: Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in a field related to the specified TO.” This requirement is inconsistent with the current contract requirement. Please revise the requirement to state “The TL must possess the following minimum education and experience: Bachelor’s Degree or a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in a field related to the specified TO.” | Revised to state 10 years in relevant experience in lieu of BS, revision in Attachment A. |
| 14 | Attachment A 4.3: The IDIQ SOW states “The base period of performance is anticipated to begin September 4, 2020.” Please update the anticipated start date to ensure accurate pricing. | See revision in Attachment A to state December 1, 2020. |
| 15 | Attachment C: In the Task Order 1 SOW, the paragraph numbering resets to 2 on page 29. Please correct this error to ensure accurate cross referencing. | See revision in Attachment C |
| 16 | Attachment C: The Task Order 1 SOW does not include an anticipated period of performance. Please provide the anticipated PoP for this TO. | The anticipated start date for the IDIQ Contract and all task orders is December 1, 2020. |
| 17 | Attachment D: The SOW for Task Order 2 does not include estimated hours or an ODC/Travel amount, although the other two task orders do. If offerors are expected to determine ODCs independently, pricing and the corresponding price evaluation may be unbalanced and not consider the associated risk. Will the government provide an estimate for these amounts? | Solicitation revised. See L 8.5. |
| 18 | Attachment D: The TO2 SOW paragraph 3 states “Other activities and actions in support of NPWS Modernization activities.” This is inconsistent with the management orientation of the rest of the task and leaves the potential scope open ended. Will the government update this requirement to state “Other management activities and actions in support of NPWS Modernization activities”? | See revision in Attachment D. |
| 19 | What is the anticipated award date? | Estimated late November 2020. |
| 20 | Will there be a transition period between the incumbent contract and this requirement? | It is the Government's intent to have a transition period between December 2020 and March 2021 |
| 21 | Is it still possible to attend the industry day? | The industry day has already occurred. |
| 22 | Is it possible to get a copy of the materials that were shared at the industry day? | No materials were shared at the industry day. The documentation available for this acquisition has been posted to the beta.SAM listing announcement. |
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