CMC4 Final RFP Questions and Anwers 2.pdf

Solicitation Number 80JSC024R0001 Procurement Title Cargo Mission Contract 4 (CMC4)

No. Category Section Page Number Industry Question/Comment Answer

Section L Proposal Instructions

Section C - SOW C-19 Numbering in SOW Section 1 repeats itself. Numbering restarts after 1.6.

TOC reflects a continuation of numbering through Section 1.11. This appears to be a mistake, please clarify and confirm the restarting of requirement at 1.1 Certification of Flight Readiness is not part of a new separate Section of the SOW.

SOW Section 1 numbering was corrected with the release of Amendment 1. See answer to Question #24 in Amendment 1..

Section L Proposal Instructions

L19.(i) L-28 Please confirm that performance data noted in paragraph (i) of section L.19, applies to the Prime and all Major Subcontractors only, with a Major Subcontractor defined in paragraph (e) of L.19.

See Answer to Question #21 in Amendment 1.

Section L Proposal Section L.18.2 - L-21, L-30 Section L.18.2 - TA1.e.G and Section L20.a.2, instruct a narrative be Instructions TA1.e.G, Section provided for the Basis of Estimate (BOE). This is redundant. Will the

29 L20.a 2. government accept and review the response to a narrative in Volume I, Mission Suitability, TA1.e.G, if contained as part of Volume III, Cost and Price, a.2?

See Answer to Question #1 in Amendment 1.

Section L Proposal Instructions

Attachment L-02.1 Tab 3 Please clarify "Total" column in the Total Cost Summary. Should the value in that column be the sum of the values for each contract year?

Correct. The value in the Total column should be the sum of each contract year. The total values for ODC's are corrected with the release of Amendment 2. Please note the values for Year 7 ODCs are also updated with the release of Amendment 2.

Section L Proposal Instructions

Att. L-08 (WLI), Section 3.3 (Hardware Processing)

For the Rodent Habitat mission refurbishment identified in section 3.3 of the WLI (corresponding to Section 3.1.5 of the SOW), please provide clarification to how many Rodent Transporter refurbishments are included in one mission?

Attachment L-8, Work Load Indicators, Section 3.3 is updated to reflect 1 (one) Rodent Transporter refurbishment per mission.

Section C SOW, Section C SOW, C-21, I-15, L-8, M- Section I.10 states “Performance under this contract will involve access to Section I Contract Clauses, Section L Proposal Instructions,

1.5 Section I Contract Clauses, 1.10 Section L Security

1 and/or generation of classified information, work in a security area, or both, up to the level of TOP SECRET (TS)//Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).” Will the work performed at the TS/SCI level be at a customer site or is the expectation that this work can be performed at the TS//SCI is not required. Clause I.10 is updated to include only TOP

32 Section M Evaluation Criteria

Requirements, L.13 Section M Evaluation Criteria, M.3

Contractor Facility which would require a SCIF at the Contractor Facility?

SOW, Instructions and Evaluation Criteria do not indicate requirement of TS/SCI level facility clearance.

SECRET Facility Clearance Level (FCL). SOW Section 1.11 has been update to include the requirement to store classified hardware and information at the contractor facility.

Other Section C SOW,

3.2.9 Book

Coordination

C-30 Please clarify any additional Book Coordination items required associated with work scope beginning October 1, 2025.

ISS book coordination/management for work scope beginning October 1, 2025, are specified within Section 4 and Section 5 of the SOW.

Additional book coordination/management for Exploration Programs will be specified during administration as processes and needs for those programs mature.

Section L Proposal Instructions

Section L 20(c)(3);

Attachment L-02.1

L-34 & L-35 Section L.20(c)(3) states that "Offeror shall apply applicable burden rates to these ODC amounts.", and Tab "3. Total Cost Summary" identifies the RFP provided ODC values. Can the Government clarify where the Offeror is

Burden rates should be proposed in Attachment L-02.1 Tab 10 Rates and Factors and linked to the designated cells within WBS Tabs 5 – 9, 34 to show the applicable burden rates that have been applied to the RFP provided values?

as applicable. The total price for each year in Attachment L-02.1 Tab 3 - Total Cost Summary should reflect all fringe, overhead, G&A, fee costs etc. applied to the Government provided ODC values.

Section L Proposal Instructions

Attachment L-02.1 On Tab "3. Total Cost Summary", can the Government clarify the RFP provided ODC values in the Total Column (Column J)? See answer to Question #30.

Section L Proposal Instructions

Section L.18.2-G Basis of Estimate

(BOE)

L-21 The final RFP clarified the desired level of BOE narrative in TA is at WBS Level 1. However, the example provided for the requested discussion of associated assumptions reflects a discuss at product-level detail (WBS Level 3). Please clarify the level of assumptions required for inclusion in the BOE discussion.

The example given in the RFP illustrates the proposed method for clarifying assumptions. Offerors should identify assumptions that are significant to their BOE. The Government will perform an independent analysis of Attachment L-7, Technical Resources Summary Templates (TRST) to understand the distribution of resources and their rollup to the Level 1 WBS.