NOC II dRFP Comment Dispositions_set 1.pdf

Solicitation Number: 80JSC023R0007

Procurement Title: Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) Operations Contract II (NOC II)

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Type Question/Comment Answer

Section L Proposal Instructions J and J-10

J-9-3 and page J-10-32

DRD-NOCII-13 Quality Plan and Reports due date in Contract Award +90 days. DRD - 13 states with proposal. Please validate correct submission date.

Submission of DRD-NOCII-13 Quality Plan and Reports will be due at Contract Start + 30 Days. The Table on J-9-3 and the DRD on page J-10-32 have been updated. Additionally, the table on J-9-3 has been updated to indicate an Annual Submission Frequency, matching the DRD.

Other Attachment J-6 J-6-3 Clarity

SOW Reference 2.6.1.1 should be 2.5.1.1

SOW Reference on J-6-3 to

SOW section 2.6.1.1 has been updated to 2.5.1.1.

Other Attachment J-6 J-6-3 Clarity

SOW Reference 2.6.1.2 should be 2.5.1.2

SOW Reference on J-6-3 to

SOW section 2.6.1.2 has been updated to 2.5.1.2.

Other Attachment J-6 J-6-3 Clarity

SOW Reference 2.6.2 should be 2.5.2

SOW Reference on J-6-3 to

SOW section 2.6.2 has been updated to 2.5.2.

Other Attachment J-6 J-6-3 Clarity

SOW Reference 2.6.3 should be 2.5.3

SOW Reference on J-6-3 to

SOW section 2.6.3 has been updated to 2.5.3.

Other Attachment J-6 J-6-3 Clarity

SOW Reference 116.2 should be 1.16.2

Done, SOW Reference on J-6-3 to SOW section 116.2 has been updated to 1.16.2.

Attachment J-6 J-6-3 Clarity

SOW Reference 3.2 should be 2.2

SOW Reference on J-6-3 to

SOW section 3.2 has been updated to 2.2.

Attachment J-6 J-6-3 Clarity

SOW Reference 1.16.13 should be 1.16.3

SOW Reference on J-6-3 to

SOW section 1.16.13 has been updated to 1.16.3.

Section E.6 and F.6

E-4 and F-5 and 6 Other Duplicate Shipping Instructions

Section E.6 has been deleted to eliminate confusion about shipping instructions

10 Export Control Section H.2 A-3 Grammatical

H.2 - Missing from Table of Contents

Section H.2 has been added to the Table of Contents.

11 Section L Proposal Instructions

Section L.15 L-11

Request for additional information

Link notes URL provided in solicitation, please provide page in RFP that has the URL.

Section L.15, paragraph iii TBD has been replaced with the correct URL in the Final RFP.

Other Section H.9 H-12 Grammatical

Chart references FY29 as CYS - is that really CY5?

Yes, in the chart on H-12, FY29 is Contract Year (CY) 5.

Section L Proposal Instructions

RFP

Sections L.22(e), L.23.1, L.23.2 and

L-5 NOC II

RFP L-31, L-

34, L-50 and

L-5 NOC II

Cost Plus Template Clarity

Section L.22(e) identifies major subcontractors as equalling or exceeding 10% of total contract value. Section L.23.1 and Section L.23.2 identify major subcontractors at a threshold

The threshold for Major Subcontractor for Past Performance (section L.22) is 10% and for Cost/Price (section L.23) is 20%. Wording in section L.22 has been

Cost Plus Template

"Instructions" tab greater than 20%. Attachment L-5 NOC II Cost Plus Template identifies major subcontractors at a threshold greater than 20%.

What is the intended threshold for classifying a subcontractor as Major or non-Major?

updated to indicate that the 10% threshold applies to that provision, not the entire solicitation.

Section L Proposal Instructions

RFP

L.21.2.c, L.23.1, and Attachment L-5

L-26, L-37, Attachment L-5 Instructions and ToC Clarity

Question/Comment: RFP Section L.21.2 states that Attachment L-9 TRST and BOE shall be submitted as part of Volume I Mission Suitability, and that Attachment L-9 shall reconcile to the Cost Volume III.

RFP Section L.23.1 states that “The resources in the BOE shall be summarized in the Technical Resources Summary Template (TRST) contained in Section L, Attachment L-9. Subsequently, in Volume III, Cost/Price Proposal, the Offeror’s proposed Core Work WYEs and non-labor resources for the entire team must be provided and summarized.”. RFP Attachment L-5 Instructions and ToC state that offerors shall not change the excel table organization or design within each spreadsheet tab.

The government is amenable to Offerors adding additional tabs to Attachments L-5 (Cost Price Templates) and L-9 (Technical Resources Summary Template and BOE Template) in order to improve traceability of the cost model as long as these do not impact the organization or design of the existing tabs. The government is not amenable to combining Attachments L-5 Cost Price Template and L-9 Technical Resources Summary Template and BOE Template into a single spreadsheet.

As Attachments L-9 and L-5 must be consistent and as Attachment L-9 is submitted with Volume I and Attachment L-5 is submitted with Volume III, is the Government amenable to offerors including additional tabs into Attachment L-9 and/or Attachment L-5 that do not impact the organization or design of the existing Attachments in order to enhance traceability and integration of the cost model?

Alternately, is the Government amenable to combining Attachments L-9 and L-5 into a consolidated BOE/Pricing Model?

Unique Terms and Conditions

RFP Section I.18 I-23

Request for Additional Information

Why is there a TS/SCI requirement? Is this still applicable?

Yes, the Top Secret/Secure Comparted Information (TS/SCI) requirement is still applicable. One of the External Customers has classified operations and it is necessary for the NOC II Contractor to be able to have insight into these operations.

Other N/A N/A

Request for Additional Information

Is the facility fully utilized or is there downtime?

As indicated in the Industry Day slides, the NBL is currently highly utilized with little excess capacity. The Government anticipates this may remain the case for much or all of the NOCII contract, but expects the NOCII contractor to be able to recruit external customers to utilize excess capacity should that unexpectedly become available.

Other N/A N/A

Request for Additional Information

One section of the pool is walled off – is that leased?

No section of the pool is leased. An external customer has an agreement, supported by an SAA (Space Act Agreement) between the NOC Contractor and NASA, to use that portion of the pool when needed.