70Z03818QB2000003_-_Q&A_(Amended).doc

70Z03818QB2000003 – Amendment P003

Solicitation 70Z03818QB2000003 Q&A Q) Is there a Component Maintenance Manual (CMM) or component review diagram for the parts on this solicitation?

A) No. There is not a CMM or component review diagram available for USCG to distribute. The repair procedures are proprietary to Airbus Helicopters France and are not subject for distribution.

Q) Is it allowable for an offeror to submit a quote and manage with an approved vendor?

A) Yes. Note that if a small business submits a quote with a large business as its subcontractor, the small business is considered large for not providing more than 50% of the services and must complete a subcontracting plan per the solicitation requirements.

Q) The Rilsan coating requirement is not part of the Airbus MRV Overhaul/Repair. Does USCG have a written Rilsan repair procedures or any approved vendors of Rilsan coating?

A) No. USCG does not have a Rilsan repair procedure. This is one of the requirements that is to be provided by an offeror per SOW section 3.1.1 of the solicitation. USCG also does not have a list of approved Rilsan coating vendors.

Q) Is it necessary to have performed past repair and overhaul of specific part numbers as listed in the SOW, for a government or commercial customer, in order to comply with the past performance as listed in the terms and conditions?

A) No. Relevant past performance history is detailed as performing Drive Shaft repair services as stated in the solicitation to other government and/or commercial entities. It is not limited specifically to the part numbers identified in this requirement.

Q) Is it possible lease long term, loan short term for reverse engineering, or any other method to acquire tooling from USCG to complete the Drive Shaft repairs?

A) No. USCG does not have any tooling for the Drive Shaft repairs to provide or distribute.

Q) Is any of the information provided in response to this quote shared with other offerors or the public?

A) No. All quotes submitted to USCG in response to this solicitation are not share outside of USCG to guarantee the protection of any submitted proprietary data. All quotes are stored and protected by lock and key to ensure no parties that are not involved in the quote evaluation process have access.

Q) If I already have repair procedures approved by USCG, do I need to submit them again?

A) Yes. Any repair procedures for the Drive Shafts identified in this solicitation that have already been approved by USCG need to be resubmitted to meet the quote submission requirements identified in the solicitation instructions.

Q) Is it acceptable to only provide the pages completed to meet the requirements found in Attachment 3: Terms & Conditions, as identified in FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (JAN 2017) instead of all the pages of the Terms & Conditions?

A) Yes. Either providing just the completed pages or providing the entire Terms & Conditions with the completed pages is acceptable.