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RFP Questions and Responses 70Z04420R20002900 Amendment A0001

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Questions/Comment Response to Question

1 Considering this is a SBA 8(a) requirement, would the government consider past performance references for a longer period of time, preferably 5 years, instead of the stated 3 years?

No. Contracts that end more than 3 years ago are considered: Not Recent.

2 Can this requirement be facilitated as an SBA 8 (A)

Set-Aside?

Government is doing a 8(a) competitive set aside.

3 Can this requirement be facilitated as a HUBZone

Small Business Set Aside?

No, Government is doing a 8(a) competitive set aside.

4 Can this requirement be facilitated on the GSA PSS

(00CORP PSS) 874-1 SIN Schedule as a Small

Business 8(a) Set-Aside? If so, will the government add this contract vehicle to allow small businesses an adequate opportunity to compete and support this requirement?

No, Government is not restricting to a GSA

Schedule.

5 Can you guide the level of effort expected (Total

Labor Hours, Labor Hours by Key Team Members, etc.) to complete the Performance Work Statement

(PWS)?

Historically, LSS has performed the following annual work efforts with eight Item Managers and ten Equipment Specialists: The level of effort remains the same for this requirement.

Government Relies on Industry to propose their level of effort required/necessary to perform the

PWS requirements.

6 Does the C4IT-SC anticipate that required personnel

(Key & Non-Key) supporting 70Z04420R20002900 work remotely or on client site at C4IT-SC offices in Portsmouth VA.

An amendment to the PWS is forth coming:

PWS Attachment (2) 3.3 Key Personnel

..."Contractor shall provide one Key Personnel per each of the two tasks (IMS and ES/QA).

The two key persons shall be seated onsite at

C3CEN."... 4.3 Place of Performance: ..."The government has 11 seats available onsite at

C3CEN. Both Key Personnel shall be located onsite at C3CEN, leaving 9 other seats available for other personnel."...

7 In trying to calculate annual work hours for this project (70Z04420R20002900), does C4IT-SC use

2,080 (i.e., 40 hours/week * 52 weeks) for employees/contractors according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Federal Standard? If

NO, Please advise on how many hours per year are established for a full time under this contract? Does the C4IT-SC calculate annual work hours based on

2,080, 1920, 1860, or “other” please state?

The government estimated 1920 annual work hours per full time worker. 5 months of work equates to 800 hours per full time worker.

Government Relies on Industry to propose their level of effort required/necessary to perform the

PWS requirements.

Questions/Comment Response to Question

8 Is this the first issue of this solicitation (is this a re-compete of an existing C4IT-SC requirement or a new requirement?

This is a follow-on to Task Order

70Z04418F18009500 issued off an 8(a)

Contract HSCG44-13-D-ILMS1

9 Can you advise on if there were/are an incumbent provider(s) for these services? If Yes – Who is/are the incumbent(s) and can you provide a previous contract number?

Yes, Alutiiq Pacific LLC. HSCG44-13-D-

ILMS1 / 70Z04418F18009500

10 If there is an incumbent, is there a reason the known incumbent may be precluded from bidding on this new or existing requirement?

Contract / Task Order has expired

11 Is this requirement part of a Multiple Award

Schedule/Contract or a Single Award

Schedule/Contract?

No

12 Has The U.S. Coast Guard held preliminary meetings with specific contractors interested in responding to this solicitation?

No, RFI 70Z04420RFICL0001 was posted for

GSA OASIS SB POOL 1, 8(a), Contractors; No interest received.

13 Is it estimated that full funding exists for this solicitation? If so, is there an intended

Maximum/Minimum funding threshold?

The requirement is fully funded. No

14 Is the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act

(SCA) Wage Determination in force with this RFQ?

If so, can you advise a) What SCA/Wage numbers are applicable? And b) What City and State SCA

Wage Determination takes precedence?

Not at this time. Government feels the positions are professional in nature. Service Contract Act

(SCA) Wage Determination Number 2015-4341 will be incorporated should a proposal request occupations in the SCA

15 Does this requirement stipulate that the proposed bidder must hold an active Form DD254 Facility

Clearance "Before BEING AWARDED” this contract?

See RFP attachment 2A Industrial Security

Addendum for Unclassified - Related Work.

There will be no DD-245

16 If an active Form DD254 Facility Clearance is required will arrangements be made to assist and provide adequate time to process the required paperwork or are bidders without DD254 Facility

Clearance not advised to participate?

N/A see response to question #13

17 For areas where strict requirements exist for an active Secret/Top-Secret Facility Clearance would government accept a Contractor Teaming

Agreements (CTA) under The GSA Construct that fulfills Facility Clearance requirement?

N/A see response to question #13

Questions/Comment Response to Question

18 For areas where strict requirements exist for the number and types of past performance as a PRIME

Vendor; would the government accept a Contractor

Teaming Agreements (CTA) under The GSA

Construct that fulfills Past Performance requirements?

The Government will consider past performance from Prime, Sub and Teaming

Agreement. (Government reviews the validity of a contractors fully disclosed team arrangement as outlined in FAR 9.6 before past performance is reviewed) However, Government may consider primes past performance more favorable.