80NSSC21R0018 Q-A.pdf

Question # Question Submitted

Vendor Referenced

RFP Element (if applicable)

Amendment # Government Response

Could you please tell me if this is a new requirement, or if there is a current or previous contractor who has performed similar services? If available, can you please send along the incumbent contract or task order number?

The current audit service contract numbers are NNX17MA13B, NNX17MA15B, NNX17MA16B, and NNX17MA17B

Per Attachment A PWS, Section 2 on page 1, "services that were previously performed by DCAA", are there any contractors support NASA in performing similar work in the past? If yes, please provide the contractor name and contract number.

Attachment A PWS 1

The current audit service contract numbers are NNX17MA13B (Kearney &

Company, PC), NNX17MA15B (Castro & Company LLC), NNX17MA16B

(CohnReznick LLP), and NNX17MA17B (Regis & Associates)

3 Please confirm there is no price information required at this point. 1

The Government has elected to exclude the evaluation of price for the multiple award IDIQ contracts and instead will consider price as part of its evaluation criteria for any resultant task orders.

Please confirm if this will be a multi‐award IDIQ or a single‐award IDIQ. If this is a multi‐award IDIQ, how many awards that the government plan to issue?

The Government will award multiple IDIQ contracts resulting from this solicitation to each responsible and qualifying offeror.

Please confirm the due date for Volume II Past performance is on

6/16/2021 at 2 pm CT, which is different from the due date for Volume I and III (6/23/2021 @ 2 pm CT).

Amendment 1 to the RFP revises the due date for Volume II: Past

Performance to 2:00 PM CT on 6/23/2021.

Please confirm that the past performance questionnaire is due 6/16/2021

@ 2 pm CT.

Amendment 1 to the RFP revises the due date for Attachment G: Past

Performance Questionnaires to 2:00 PM CT on 6/23/2021.

Based on Table 9.1 Proposal Arrangement on Attachment D page 28, please instruct what needs to be included in the Volume I Section

Technical since this is not specified in Section 11 on page 29 and also this is not an evaluation factor in the attachment E.

Attachment D

Instructions to

Offerors

Amendment 1 to the RFP Updates Attachment D Instructions to Offerors

Table 9.2 Proposal Due Date and Time to revise how the sections composing the Technical Volume are listed.

Based on Table 9.2 Proposal Due Date and Time on page 28, offerors are required to deliver an original plus one copy. Since the proposal is submitted electronically via NASA’s Enterprise File Sharing and Sync Box, please confirm for each volume, we need to submit twice.

Amendment 1 to the RFP Updates Attachment D Instructions to Offerors

Table 9.2 Proposal Due Date and Time to remove the requirement for a copy of the original proposal submission

For attachment F, Section II Contractor Verification, if we have performed multiple audit services for each task listed, do we need to list all agency names and contract numbers or provide one as an example?

Attachment F

Technical Verification

Questionnaire

Offerors only need to provide one audit as reference for each item in

Attachment F: CASS Technical Verification Questionnaire Section II

Contract Verification.

I did not see price proposal volume requirements, please advise on how proposed pricing is to be submitted

The Government has elected to exclude the evaluation of price for the multiple award IDIQ contracts and instead will consider price as part of its evaluation criteria for any resultant task orders.

It is noted that Past Performance questionnaires are due on June 16, 2021 at 2PM central time. Is it possible for the Government to extend the due date by a few days; for example until June 18th. This is because sometimes the logistics of getting references to respond timely can be a challenge ( given the current COVID working environment).

Amendment 1 to the RFP revises the due date for Attachment G: Past

Performance Questionnaires to 2:00 PM CT on 6/23/2021.

Will the Government accept a CPARS past performance report that is submitted with the past performance volume of the proposal, in place of the past performance questionnaire.

CPARS past performance reports will not be accepted in place of a completed Attachment G: Past Performance Questionnaire.

Please provide the incumbent contractor names and the total task order award amounts for the prior contract.

The current audit service contract numbers are

NNX17MA13B (Kearney & Company, PC); $2,447,983.74

NNX17MA15B (Castro & Company LLC); $3,744,451.22

NNX17MA16B (CohnReznick LLP); $907,525.66

NNX17MA17B (Regis & Associates); $4,953,151.44

In Attachment D ‐ Instructions, Section 14.0 Financial Capability, if our company is not required to obtain audited financial statements, can we provide internally generated financial statements, including notes, for the last two fiscal years?

Attachment D

Instructions to

Offerors

The Government will accept internally generated financial statements, including notes.

15 Please confirm that a Price/Cost Proposal is not required. 1

The Government has elected to exclude the evaluation of price for the multiple award IDIQ contracts and instead will consider price as part of its evaluation criteria for any resultant task orders.

Please confirm that the Past Performance Volume is due separately (June

16) and the remaining volumes Due Jun 23.

Amendment 1 to the RFP revises the due date for Volume II: Past

Performance to 2:00 PM CT on 6/23/2021.

10.0 Past Performance. The Offeror is confirming the Volume II Past

Performance is due June 16 a week prior to the Volume I and III due date?

Amendment 1 to the RFP revises the due date for Volume II: Past

Performance to 2:00 PM CT on 6/23/2021.

10.0 Past Performance. The Offeror is confirming the Past Performance

Questionnaire(s) are also due to the Government on June 16 by the reference?

Amendment 1 to the RFP revises the due date for Attachment G: Past

Performance Questionnaires to 2:00 PM CT on 6/23/2021.

14 0 Financial Capability. The Offeror does not have financial audit performed or a line of credit at a financial institution. Does this disqualify the Offeror from this opportunity? If not does this downgrade the Offeror in the evaluation process in any way?

If the Offeror is unable to produce documentation supporting a financial audit performed or a line of credit, it will not impact technical or past performance evaluation factors. However prior to award, the contracting officer must make a determination of contractor responsibility.

The Offeror does not see any reference to pricing or a pricing volume. Will pricing be negotiated at an IDIQ and task order level for this effort?

The Government has elected to exclude the evaluation of price for the multiple award IDIQ contracts and instead will consider price as part of its evaluation criteria for any resultant task orders. Cite to paragraph in

Instructions

RFP Element (if applicable)

Amendment # Government Response

The PWS reports Task Area 7 and then Task Area 10. Can the Government confirm that there should not be a Task Area 8 and Task Area 9?

Attachment A: PWS, page 3 of 7: 3.0

Requirements

Amendment 1 to the RFP Updates Attachment A PWS to update the Task

Area numbering sequence.

Attachment D states that the due date for Volume II: Past Performance is

6/16/2021. Can the Government confirm whether the Past Performance

Questionnaires only are due on 6/16/2021 and the Volume II: Past

Performance is due on 6/23/2021? If so, what does the Volume II: Past

Performance contain other than the PPQs? Is it just a list of PPQs submitted, or copies thereof? Would the Government consider extending the due date for the Past Performance Questionnaires to 6/23/2021 to allow Government personnel time to respond?

Attachment D: 52.212‐

1 Instructions to

Offerors‐Commercial

Items (Addendum), page 28 of 32: 10.0

Electronic Proposal

Preparation – General

Instructions

Amendment 1 to the RFP revises the due date for Volume II: Past

Performance and Attachment G: Past Performance Questionnaires to 2:00

PM CT on 6/23/2021.

Attachment D Table 9 2 states under Electronic Copies that Original +1

Copy is to be submitted. If this is an electronic submission is this an error?

Attachment D: 52.212‐

1 Instructions to

Offerors‐Commercial

Items (Addendum), page 29 of 32: 11.0

Volume 1: Technical

Amendment 1 to the RFP Updates Attachment D Instructions to Offerors

Table 9.2 Proposal Due Date and Time to remove the requirement for a copy of the original proposal submission

Attachment D refers to the Model Contract requirement as Volume II on page 31 (aka page 60); should that say Volume III?

Attachment D: 52.212‐

1 Instructions to

Offerors‐Commercial

Items (Addendum), page 31 of 32: 13.0

Volume II: Model

Contract

Amendment 1 to the RFP revises Attachment D Instruction to Offerors

Section 13 title to "Volume III: Model Contract"

Attachment D states that the Offeror shall provide a copy of its audited financial statements and accompanying notes for the last two fiscal years.

For Offerors who do not have audited financial statements, will the

Government accept reviewed financial statements for the last two fiscal years?

Attachment D: 52.212‐

1 Instructions to

Offerors‐Commercial

Items (Addendum), page 32 of 32: 14.0

Financial Capabilities

The Government will accept internally generated financial statements, including notes.

Only 13 task areas are listed, but they are numbered Task Area 1 (Section

3.1.1) through Task Area 7 (Section 3.1.7) and then the sequencing skips to

Task Area 10 (Section 3.1.8) through Task Area 15 (Section 3.1.13). Were the tasks misnumbered, or were Task Areas 8 and 9 inadvertently omitted?

Attachment A

(Performance Work

Statement), Section

3.1 Work Description

Amendment 1 to the RFP Updates Attachment A PWS to update the Task

Area numbering sequence.

Per the SF 1449, the proposal due date is June 23, 2021 at 2:00 PM Central

Time. However, Table 9 2 Proposal Due Date and Time indicates a due date of June 16, 2021 at 2 00 PM Central Time for Volume II (Past

Performance), while June 23rd is listed as the due date for Volumes I and

III. Please confirm if the June 16th due date for Volume II (and the PPQs) is the correct date, or whether this due date should be June 23rd consistent with the SF 1449 proposal due date.

Attachment D

(Instructions to

Offerors), Section 10 0

Electronic Proposal

Preparation – General

Instructions

Amendment 1 to the RFP revises the due date for Volume II: Past

Performance and Attachment G: Past Performance Questionnaires to 2:00

PM CT on 6/23/2021.

In Table 9.1, Section T‐1 has a page limit of 5 pages. Will the government allow up to 5 additional pages each for any AICPA Peer Review Letter submitted for a proposed subcontractor or teaming partner?

Attachment D

(Instructions to

Offerors), Section 10 0

Volume I: Technical, Item 1) T‐1 AICPA

Peer Review Letter

Amendment 1 to the RFP revises Attachment D Instructions to Offerors

Table 9.1 Proposal Arrangement to add the Peer Review Letter for

Subcontractors or Teaming Partners with a limit of 5 pages per submission

(a) Is the information regarding financial statements and available credit required to be submitted along with the proposal, and if so, which proposal volume? (b) If any subcontractors or teaming partners are proposed, is this information also required of them?

Attachment D

(Instructions to

Offerors), Section 14 0

Financial Capability

(a) Amendment 1 to the RFP revises the language in Attachment D:

Instruction to Offerors Section 14.0 Financial Capability.

(b) Financial statement of subcontractors or teaming partners are not required for this solicitation.

Will the Government consider extending the proposal due date to 10 business days from the date on which the Government provides responses to vendor questions.

1 The proposal due date will remain unchanged.

If the offeror does not have two years of audited financial statements, what other information is acceptable to demonstrate financial capability?

1 Refer to FAR 9.104‐3(a) for additional information.

RFP Element (if applicable)

Amendment # Government Response

Will you consider redefining recent in the current NSSC CASS Solicitation

(80NSSC21R0018) as Past Performance that must have occurred within the last FIVE (5) YEARS, as you did in the previous Contract Audit Services solicitation?

Recent past performance will be for contracts awarded within the prior three years from issuance of this solicitation, per NFS 1815.304‐70(d)(2)(i)