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This document is a Request for Proposals (RFP) from the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) for Security Support Services. The AOC requires a contractor to provide various security consulting services, including security administration, security operations, security program management, security project management, architectural and engineering reviews, and technical writing services. The services may require personnel with Secret, Top Secret, or Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearances. The contract is for a 5-year period, including a 2-month transition period, a base year, and four 12-month option periods. The RFP is a Firm-Fixed-Price IDIQ contract, and the AOC is seeking quotes for 22 labor categories. Proposals are due on September 12, 2024, and the AOC will not grant any deadline extensions. The RFP includes detailed instructions for submitting a 6-volume proposal, with page limits for each volume. The evaluation factors include technical approach, past performance, business formation and solvency, price, and solicitation compliance.
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| AOC ANSWERS | ||||
| Question Number | Solicitation/Attachment | Page Number/Section | Question | GOVT RESPONSE |
| 1 | PWS | AOCSSB-24-R-0054 OCSO Security Support Services, Page 107, L.10.1.B | The PWS states, “The Offeror shall complete and insert references in the Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) provided in Section J, Attachment 2 of the solicitation to clearly demonstrate a history of performance on contracts of similar scope, size, complexity, and relevancy that further demonstrates experience in performing work similar to that described in the Section C Statement of Work.” Will the Government please verify the past performance questionnaire (Attachment 2, which would be sent from our customer directly to the AOC) and the past performance narrative (part of Volume II – Past Performance, which would be from the offeror directly to the AOC) are separate sections of the past performance instructions in the PWS? | The langauge was no meant to be different. Please disregard the Section C SOW language and only provide completed Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) provided in Section J, Attachment 2 |
| 2 | Attachment 2, | Past Performance Questionnaire, page 1 | In Attachment 2, Past Performance Questionnaire, it states, “This past performance questionnaire is being submitted to you/your firm by the company listed below, however, you are requested complete it and return it directly to AOC as follows. Please provide your responses to the AOC Contracting Officer/Specialist of record, Robin Dorsey and send your response to this questionnaire to robin.dorsey@aoc.gov on or before the proposal submission due date of 09 September 2024”. Will the Government please confirm the PPQs are due on the proposal submission date of 12 September 2024? | Correct the PPQs are due on the proposal submission date of 12 September 2024 |
| 3 | PWS | AOCSSB-24-R-0054 OCSO Security Support Services, Page 103, L.7 | The PWS states, “Printing should be single-spaced. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. A standard, 12-point minimum font size applies. Arial or Times New Roman fonts are required. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8-point and may be landscape.” Will the Government please allow a reduced font size (no less than 8-point) in headers and footers? | No. Please comply with the original standards |
| 4 | N/A | N/A | Please identify the incumbent contractor and their contract number for this scope. | This is a new requirement. There is no incumbent |
| 5 | N/A | N/A | Are all positions required under this effort currently included in the current contract? Are they currently filled? | This is a completely new requirement. There is no past or existing contract |
| 6 | N/A | N/A | Given the extensive details required and the high page count for this proposal effort, and the proposal due date less than 2 weeks after questions are due, would the Government please provide a 7-14 day extension? | No |
| 7 | Solicitation | Page 10/Section B.2.3 | The RFP states that "Task orders rates will be based on the period in which the task order is issued. Blending rates between periods will not be permitted." Will task orders cover a single contract year? Or multiple contract years? If multiple years, how many years may a task order cover? | You will provide pricing for each task order year -which typiclly means adding an escalation rate each year |
| 8 | Solicitation | Page 11/Section B.3 | As the proposed rates must cover all costs, should the offeror assume that all overtime beyond a 40 hour week is included in the hours reflected in the Section B Pricing Schedule? | No. Provide standard rates and read AOC52.222-1 Overtime Work - Construction (Aug 2004) and AOC52.222-4 Overtime Work (Aug 2004) on page 80 of the RFP |
| 9 | Solicitation | Page 12/Section B.5.1 | The Command Center Representatives staff the AOC desk 24/7. One FTE working 24/7 equals 8,736 hours. The Section B Pricing Schedule shows 4160 hours for the Command Center Duty Representative and 2080 hours for the Premium Command Center Duty Representative. How many of each personnel are on duty at one time? Should the hours in the Pricing Schedule be adjusted to reflect actual hours to be billed? | There will be one FTE for three (3) eight (8) hour shifts - so three (3) in total. Yes hours in the Pricing Schedule should be adjusted to reflect actual hours to be billed |
| 10 | Solicitation | Pages 16-17 / Sections B.5.9-B.5.11 | These (3) three labor categories state "Personnel Security Specialist X or Human Resources Specialist X", although the description is clearly Human Resources driven. Please clarify why these labor categories have two different titles? | Because they are used interchangably in the security industry |
| 11 | Solicitation | Pages 20-21 / Sections B.5.17-B.5.19 | Please clarify if the Project Managers may use additional education or experience in lieu of the PMP certification. | No, the Government requires PMP certifications. |
| 12 | Solicitation | Page 27/Section B.10.0 | This section states that the POP includes "a 1-month transition-in period", but other sections state both a 90-day and a 60-day transition-in period. Please clarify which is correct. | It will be a 60-day transition-in period |
| 13 | Solicitation | Page 28/Section B.15.1 | Please clarify if the Project Manager Lead Security Specialist may use additional education or experience in lieu of the Certified Protection Professional (CPP) certification or Security Fundamentals Professional Certification. (FYI, our database of over 2500 candidates does not show either of these certifications listed by anyone.) | No substitues. The Government requires these credentials |
| 14 | Solicitation | Page 43/FAR 52.222-41 | Please clarify which Labor Categories fall under the Service Contract Act Wage Determination. | All of them |
| 15 | Solicitation | Page 78/AOC 52.216-4 | The RFP states that the offeror will have 2 hours to fill Surge provisions. For planning and proposal purposes, can the Government provide historical usage, and expected usage, amounts for such Surge personnel. | It should be 48 hours not 2 hours and no this is a completely new requirement. There is no historical data. |
| 16 | Solicitation | Page 80/AOC 52.222-4 | Where should the offeror identify Overtime rates that are different from base rates? | Provide overtime rates in an adjacent separate Excel worksheet |
| 17 | Solicitation | Page 103/Section L.6.D | Volumes I-III and V-VI have a 50 page limit specified. Is that 50 pages combined? Or 50 pages each? | 50 pages each |
| 18 | Solicitation | Page 103/Section L.6.D | Volume V has a 50 page limit specified. If the offeror is to provide all required plans in this volume, can the government expand this volume to 75 pages to allow adequate space? | No |
| 19 | Solicitation | Page 103/Section L.9.1 | The RFP states that the Offeror should "Please propose offers in support of at least three (3) persons per labor category enumerated in Section C Statement of Work per base and option year." As the number of hours for each labor category is included in the Price Schedule, please clarify if we are proposing three persons per labor category or the number of persons/hours reflected in the Price Schedule. | Three persons per labor category |
| 20 | Solicitation | Page 110 / AOC52.215-1(c)(1) | This section requires the proposal to be delivered in sealed envelopes. Please clarify how proposals are to be submitted. | Proposals must be sumitted electronically to robin.dorsey@gmail.com and devin.banks@gmail.com |
| 21 | Attachment 1 | Page 1 | The Base Year has no row to complete for pricing. Should the offerors add a row for the Base Year in each section? | Yes |
| 22 | Attachment 1 | Page 1 | Is there any need for Overtime rates to be proposed? | Please add overtime rates in a separate Excel sheet |
| 23 | Attachment 6 | All | What labor categories fall under this WD? | All of them |
| 24 | RFP | L.9.1.2.v., L.9.1.2.vi.; page 105 | The Government states, "Describe in detail how the Contractor will assure the tasks are completed timely and to the service level standards identified in Section C, SOW", and, "The Quality Control Plan shall clearly demonstrate the Contractor’s full effort to provide services which meet the full requirements, service level standards and site appearance standards as delineated herein." However, service-level standards are not listed in the Section C, SOW. |
| Will the Government please provide the service-level standards? | They are the performance standards in Section C, PARA 7.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP) | |||
| 25 | RFP | L.9.1.2.v., L.9.1.2.vi.; page 105 / C.7.3; page 26-27 | The Government states, "Describe in detail how the Contractor will assure the task are complete timely and to the service level standards identified in Section C, SOW", and, "The Quality Control Plan shall clearly demonstrate the Contractor’s full effort to provide services which meet the full requirements, service level standards and site appearance standards as delineated herein." |
| Will the Government please confirm the service-level standards refer to the "performance measurements" listed in Section C.7.3 of the SOW? | They are the performance standards in Section C, PARA 7.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP) | ||||
| 26 | RFP | General Question | Are there any employees covered under a CBA on the current contract? | No | |
| 27 | RFP | Section 9 -- Contract Type | Section 9, FFP Contract states, "This requirement is a firm fixed price contract (FFP) contract." Does this relate to individual task orders or the IDIQ and TOs? | Both the base IDIQ contract and each task order | |
| 28 | RFP | General Question | Is the contractor expected to provide uniforms for command center employees? | No | |
| 29 | RFP | 15.0 KEY PERSONNEL (p 28) and Section L.9.1.3 (p 105)Subfactor 3: Key Personnel, Scheduling and Assignment and AOC-52.211-1 (p31) | Section 15.0 identifes the "need for (1) key personnel under the IDIQ contract. Section L.9.1.3 seems to require 3, "Offeror needs to provide three (3) résumés" and 3 KP seem to be required in AOC52.211-1. Could the Government confirm how many KP are required? | We need one (1) KP but want to review the resumes of three (3) candidates | |
| 30 | RFP | 15.1 KEY PERSONNEL (p 28) | The Government requies, "The Program Manager Lead Security Specialist shall be a full-time employee of the prime contractor within one (1) week after the contract award." This/these position (s) is/are billable FTE position (s). Does the Government anticipate awarding the KP as live position (s) with the IDIQ? | Yes as a live position under the first task order - to work through the 60 day transition period | |
| 31 | RFP | 15.1 KEY PERSONNEL (p 28) | If the Government does not anticipate awarding the KP as a live position with the IDIQ, can the Government confirm the KP must be an employee of the prime with 1 week of a live Task Order award with that position included? Having three (3) unbiled, key personnel positions in the same role might lead to unnecessarily high overhead. | SEE THE ANSWER TO QUESTION 30 | |
| 32 | RFP | L.9.1.3 Sufactor 3: Key Personnel, Scheduling & Assignment (p. 106) | The Program Manager Lead Security Specialist requires a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) certification or Security Fundamentals Professional Certification. As a substitute for this certification, will the Government recognize 10+ years of applied national security experience in lieu of these certifications, one of which requires Government sponsorship and limits the pool of potentially eligible contractor personnel? | No candidates must posess either a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) certification or Security Fundamentals Professional Certification | |
| 33 | Attch 1 - Pricing Schedule | Entire Document | Does the Government anticipate awarding the hours as priced in Attch 1 with the IDIQ award? | Will will use the prices agreed to in the IDIQ at the task order level | |
| 34 | Attch 1 - Pricing Schedule | Entire Document | If the Government anticipates awarding positions as Task Orders, can the Government share the anticipated TO release/award schedule? | No, that is part and parcel of the 60 day transition plan that the contractor's PM will work with the government COR on | |
| 35 | RFP | L.10 (p 106/107) | The Government requires PPQs to be submitted. While not expressly detailed, does the Government also require Past Performance experience write ups about the contracts? | No, just the PPQs in accordance with Section L.10 Factor 2 - Volume II – Past Performance of the RFP | |
| 36 | RFP | L.10 (p 106/107) | If the Government also requires Past Performance experience (PPE) write ups about the contracts, would the Government detail what information shoud be included in Volume II? | SEE THE ANSWER TO QUESTION 35 | |
| 37 | RFP | 5.9, 5.10 and 5.11 (p 16 and 17) | The Government has position titles of Personnel Security Specialist I or Human Resources Specialist I. Does the Government mean for these position titles to match the pricing schedule (HR Spec I for example)? | Yes | |
| 38 | RFP and Pricing Schedule | NA | The Pricing Schedule includes a position called Premium Command Center Duty Representative but no such position exists in the RFP position descriptions. Would the Government add a position description for this position? | It's the same as Section C, Paragraph 5.1 Position Title: Command Center Duty Representative | |
| 39 | RFP | L.7 (P103) | Will the Government confirm fonts in the Arial family (ie Arial Narrow) are allowed for tables and figures? | A standard, 12-point minimum font size applies. |
Arial or Times New Roman fonts are required.
| 40 | RFP | 5.0 TASKS (all sub-sections); Professional Quals/Skills for all LCATs. | For positions that require a Top Secret personnel security clearance, will contractors be allowed to work with an interim TS clearance? | No |
| 41 | Attch 1 - Pricing Schedule | Entire Document | In the pricing workbook, there is an option escalation rate of "0.03%". Does the Government intend for the escalation for the contract to be "3.0%" vs. a fractional percentage? | 3% is just an example place holder. It is up to the offeror to add the percentage of their escalation rates |
| 42 | RFP | 9.0 Conract Type (p. 27); L.12.2 (p. 109); | This contract is listed as a firm-fixed price contract, however there are multiple references to labor hours. Will task orders be issued on as a Firm-Fixed price, monthly amount, the basis of which are labor categories and hours proposed at the task order level? | Labor hours will be determined at the task order level. The IDIQ requires labor rates for the year in which they will be applied using our initial estimates in the Section J pricing table |
| 43 | RFP | L.11 Factor 3 - Volume III – Business Formation & Solvency Proposal | Does the Government requires Volume III information from subcontractors? | Yes |
| 44 | RFP | L.11 Factor 3 - Volume III – Business Formation & Solvency Proposal | If the Government does require Volume III information from subcontactors, will the Government confirm the subcontractor can submit their Volume III information directly to the Government to avoid sharing PII information? | No, that information must be submitted via the prime |
| 45 | RFP | L.13 Factor 5 - Volume V | Would the Government provide a copy of the Section L in MS Word to allow offerors to complete the Reps and Certs more easily? | No, you will have to convert that on your own |
| 46 | RFP | L.2 (p 101) | When submitting the proposal, if the file size is much smaller than the 100 MB limit outlined in the solicitation, must the offeror submit each volume as a separate file? | Each volume shall be submitted in an individual zip file. Emails are limited to approximately 100MB. |
| 47 | N/A | N/A | Are all positions required under this effort currently included in the current contract? Are they currently filled? | This is a completely new requirement. There is no past or existing contract |
| 48 | N/A | N/A | Given the extensive details required and the high page count for this proposal effort, and the proposal due date less than 2 weeks after questions are due, would the Government please provide a 7-14 day extension? | No, this requirement urgently needs to be awarded |
| 49 | Solicitation | Page 10/Section B.2.3 | The RFP states that "Task orders rates will be based on the period in which the task order is issued. Blending rates between periods will not be permitted." Will task orders cover a single contract year? Or multiple contract years? If multiple years, how many years may a task order cover? | Task Orders will only cover 1 year before options (if needed) will be exercised |
| 50 | Solicitation | Page 11/Section B.3 | As the proposed rates must cover all costs, should the offeror assume that all overtime beyond a 40 hour week is included in the hours reflected in the Section B Pricing Schedule? | Provide overtime rates in an adjacent separate Excel worksheet |
| 51 | 4.0 APPLICABLE POLICIES AND STANDARDS | Page 11 of 119 | We request copies of the Policies and Standards listed in Section 4.0, thank you. | Documents have been uploaded to SAM.gov |
| 52 | 10.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE | Page 27 of 119 | Section 10 mentions, "The period of performance of this requirement is anticipated to be for five (5) years from date of award to include a 1-month transition-in period, an 11-month base period, four (4) 12-month option periods, and a 1-month transition-out period." Would the Government please confirm the Transition period and Base period? | The transition period is two (2) months, not one (1) |
| 53 | 12.0 TELEWORK | Page 28 of 119 | "Telework eligibility will be stipulated in each task order. If telework is authorized the below guidance applies. Basic equipment will not be provided for telework purposes." Would the Government please identify which Labor Categories would qualify for Telework? | Human Resources Specialist I |
Human Resources Specialist II Human Resources Specialist III Background Field Investigator Architect/Engineer Technical Writer
| 54 | 21.0 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES | Page 29 of 119 | "The need for liquidated damages may be determined and assessed at the task order level for task orders that require personnel to work, manage, monitor or design construction efforts or other key mission essential service tasks..." Would the Government please identify any liquidated damage amounts (minimum/maximum) to be imposed at task order level? | The amounts are determined at the task order level. There are no task orders to issue so LDs cannot be determined until the Government is rerady to do so |
| 55 | Section D and F | Page 30-31 of 119 | The solicitation does not include Section D and Section F, however, Section F is referenced in the TOC. Would the Government please provide or clarify? | Section D is reserved for contracts that require packaging and marking under the Uniform Contract Format (UCF) - thhis contract had no need for a Section D |
| 56 | L.6 Proposal Organization | Page 102-103 of 119 | Paragraph B states, "The Offeror’s proposal shall consist of five (5) volumes." But six (6) volumes are listed in paragraph B and D of this section. Would the Government confirm which statement is correct? | Offerors must submit the following: 1. Volume I – Technical Proposal |
2. Volume II – Past Performance Information
3. Volume III – Business Ownership & Formation Documentation
4. Volume IV – Price Proposal 5. Volume V – Solicitation, Amendments, Certification/Representation Documents and Detail Plans Supporting Subfactors(s) in Volume 1.
6. Volume VI – Assumptions (if applicable)
| 57 | L.6 Proposal Organization | Page 103 of 119 | The table in paragraph D, has a 5 page limit for Vol IV Price Proposal. Would the Government please confirm that the 5 page limit in Volume IV applies ONLY to the Price Narrative, that it does not apply to the Price Schedule and Section B spreadsheets. | It only applies to the Price Narrative not the schedule of labor rates |
| 58 | L.8 Content Requirements | Page 104 of 119 | Paragraph A requests, "Each volume of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, Summary Section, and the Narrative discussion. The Summary Section shall contain a brief abstract of the volume." Would the Government confirm whether the Summary section and TOC are required for the Price volume too and if so, confirm they are exempt from the 5 page limit? | Yes they are required for the price and no they are not exempt from the page limit |
| 59 | L.9.1.2 Subfactor 2: Quality Assurance Plan | Page 105 of 119 | Paragraph A. "The Offeror’s Management Plan shall include an inspection system covering all the services required by the prospective contract. Would the Government confirm this should refer to the "Quality Plan"? | No, the Government requests a Program Management Plan |
| 60 | L.9.1.3 Subfactor 3: Key Personnel, Scheduling & Assignment | Page 105 of 119 | Paragraph B request, "The Offeror shall set forth in its proposal the names and reporting relationships of the key personnel ... Offeror needs to provide three (3) résumés (which do not count towards page limit)." The solicitation designates the Program Manager and Lead Security Specialist as Key Personnel. Would the Government please confirm that only one (1) resume is required to be submitted for this Key Personnel position? | The Government requires resumes for three candidates for Program Manager and another three for Lead Security Specialist |
| 61 | L.9.1.7 Subfactor 7: Preliminary Transition Plan | Page 106 of 119 | According to paragraph A, "The Offeror shall include a “Preliminary Transition Plan”, which will form the basis for the Transition Plan, required to be submitted by the successful Contractor in accordance with Section C (Statement of Work) Paragraph 21.0 Transition Plan." Please note that the Transition plan is in paragraph 6.2 not 21.0. | Please reference Section C, Paragraph 6.2 for transition plan instructions |
| 62 | AOC52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors (January 2021) | Page 110 of 119 | Paragraph C. (1 thru 3), Packaging, transmission, and tracking of proposals, does not apply to this solicitation. It is requesting hand delivery of proposal. Would the Government confirm hand delivery is not required, only the email submission? | Proposals must be sumitted electronically to robin.dorsey@gmail.com and devin.banks@gmail.com |
| 63 | L. 10 Factor 2- Volume II- Past Performance | Page 106-107 | CPARS (Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System) usually contain more detail and includes the Client's recommendation. Would the Government accept a CPAR in lieu of the PPQ? | No. |
| 64 | L. 10 Factor 2- Volume II- Past Performance | Page 106-107 | Will the Government consider Past Performance from a BOA, IDIQ, or MATOC where we have accumulated multiple Task Orders that are relevant to size and scope under the multiple award contract? | Yes |
| 65 | L. 12 Factor 4 - Volume IV- Price Proposal | Page 108-109 | Will the Government consider a FFP fully burdened ceiling rate price given the multiple levels of LCATs and multiple possible clearance levels under those LCATs? Since this is Task Order dependent, it is difficult for offerors to price this into the provided price model. | No |
| 66 | Attachment 1 Section B | N/A | Will the Government consider a separate CLIN for costs associated with travel, parking, ETC or is it the governments intent to have this cost built into the fully burdened rate? | Travel is based in GSA per diem and airline prices. The Government will cover all travel in the event it is needed |
| 67 | Attachment 1 Section B | N/A | Would the Government explain why the Background Field Investigator hours are 1920 versus all other positions at 2080 hours? | Human Resources Specialist I |
Human Resources Specialist II Human Resources Specialist III Background Field Investigator Architect/Engineer Technical Writer
| 68 | Attachment 1 Section B | N/A | Why are the hours for all positions other than the Background Field Investigator at 2080 hours? | Tbat is the Government's "initial" estimate | |
| 69 | Solicitation | 11 / Section 3.0 | Solicitation states that personnel security clearance level requirements will be determined at the task order level. Personnel with identical backgrounds yet with different clearance levels will require different salaries/hourly rates. For those labor categories without defined security clearance levels (i.e. TS), does the Government intend for the offeror to submit base labor rates assuming a certain security clearance level? If so, which level for pricing purposes (i.e. Public Trust)? Will pricing differences be handled at the task order level if a different clearance level is requested? Will the Government consider having the offeror bid clearance level multipliers of the base rate (HSPD-12 Public Trust level) to be applied at the task order level? | For those labor categories without defined security clearance levels (i.e. TS), the Government intends for the offeror to submit base labor rates for personnel not in posseion of any type of clearance. Do not bid clearance level multipliers of the base rate to be applied at the task order level as the positions that require a TS have been idenitifed and there are no other clearance levels required other than that | |
| 70 | Solicitation | 40 / Section E clause 52.222-26 (a) ; 80 / Section E clauses AOC 52.222-1 & -4; 109 / Section L12.2 C 2 e. | Please clarify/confirm that labor rates are NOT to include allowances for overtime and/or holiday hours worked due to such charges being authorized, at additional cost, by the Contracting Officer on a case-by-case basis. Will overtime and holiday hours worked be paid using a contract modification or via money allocated to a CLIN to be managed and paid out by the Government Program Manager? | Provide overtime rates in an adjacent separate Excel worksheet | |
| 71 | Solicitation | 11 / Section B3 | Solicitation states that rates must include shift differentials. Since position requirements will be determined at the task order level, would the Government instead request a shift differential multiplier to be applied when shift work is requested for certain positions on the TO? This could result in significant savings to the Government and ensure base rates contain similar expenses? | Yes | |
| 72 | Solicitation | 27 / Section 11 | Solicitation states that operations can span 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Section 11 states core working hours. Are there standard shift working hours (i.e. 7-3; 3-11; 11-7) or expected lengths of shift (i.e. 8, 10, or 12 hours)? | Yes standard eight (8) hour morning, swing, and graveyard shifts - the hours of the day will be determined at the task order level | |
| 73 | Solicitation | 86 | The DC Metro Area is a very expensive place to travel in and out of for the employee. Parking and/or Travel can cost upwards of $25.00 per person per day. Will the government allow for basic travel allowance with out being part of the pricing evaluation. | You labor rates must be fully burdened - meaning you include all costs associated with filling these positions | |
| 74 | RFP | 16, 5.9, “Personnel Security Specialist I or Human Resources Specialist I” | Will the USG confirm that this position is to be priced under the Human Resources Specialist I position description listed in Attch 1 Pricing Schedule Table? | That is correct | |
| 75 | RFP | 16, 5.10, “Personnel Security Specialist II or Human Resources Specialist II” | Will the USG confirm that this position is to be priced under the Human Resources Specialist II position description listed in Attch 1 Pricing Schedule Table? | That is correct | |
| 76 | RFP | 17, 5.11, “Personnel Security Specialist III or Human Resources Specialist III” | Will the USG confirm that this position is to be priced under the Human Resources Specialist III position description listed in Attch 1 Pricing Schedule Table? | That is correct | |
| 77 | RFP | 12, 5.1, "The Command Center Representative staffs AOC desk at the United States Capitol Police Command Center | |||
| seven days a week, 24 hours a day" | Will the USG confirm that this is the only position that operates seven days a week, 24 hours a day? | That is correct | |||
| 78 | RFP | 12, 5.1, "The Command Center Representative staffs AOC desk at the United States Capitol Police Command Center | |||
| seven days a week, 24 hours a day" | Seven days a week, 24 hours a day is approximately 8,760 hours. The Pricing Schedule Table (Section B) has 4,160 hours listed for this position. Will the USG confirm that this position will be in operation 8,760 hours a year? | Use the hours in the pricing schedule | |||
| 79 | Attch – 1 Pricing Schedule Table (Section B) | Item 2 “Premium Command Center Duty Representative” | Will the USG confirm what specific labor category is to be mapped to this position? | It's the same as Section C, Paragraph 5.1 Position Title: Command Center Duty Representative | |
| 80 | RFP | 78, AOC52.216-4 Work Orders (February 2016), d. "Except as may be otherwise specified by the COR, each employee shall work an eight (8) hour period per day, [between the |
hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.], Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and federal holidays and, for work performed in the District of Columbia, Presidential Inauguration Day, for that particular work assignment. The anticipated normal work hours for the
| Contractor will be [7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.]. | Will the USG provide historical data of how much work is performed outside of the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.? | No, we do not possess that data at the time | |||
| 81 | RFP | Page 103 | In Section L.6 F., it states that plans must be submitted as individual documents in Volume V. Please clarify whether the 50-page limit for Volume V applies to plans. | Yes it does | |
| 82 | RFP | Page 106 | In Section L.9.1.7, it refers to the Section C Paragraph 21.0 Transition Plan. Please confirm that the reference should be Section 6.2. | Yes it should be Section 6.2. | |
| 83 | RFP | Pages 106 | In Section L.9.1.3, it asks offerors to "outline staffing…including the number of properties covered by specific key rolls and the staffing level assignment to esnure quality and timely service delivery." Additionally, on Page 104, USG notes in bold font "The scope of work encompases a U.S. Capitol campus of over 18.4 million square feet of buildings and 570 acres of grounds." Will the government provide facility information or historical workload, representative task orders in order for offerors to respond to "the number of properties covered by specific key rolls"? | ||
| 84 | AOCSSB-24-R-0054 OCSO Security Support Services | page 104 / L.9.1 Subfactors – Technical | The requirement in L.9.1 Subfactors - Technical says "Please propose offers in support of at least three (3) persons per labor category enumerated in | ||
| Section C Statement of Work per base and option year." To clarify, does the AOC wish to see three people for each labor category or just the Key Personnel? If all, does the AOC want to see resumes for each person (66 total)? | No, we do not possess that data at the time | ||||
| 85 | AOCSSB-24-R-0054 OCSO Security Support Services | page 33 | There is no section H in the document, it flows from G to I. Please confirm budders are not missing anything. | Section H was intentionally omitted | |
| 86 | AOCSSB-24-R-0054 OCSO Security Support Services | page 12/ Section 5 Tasks |
page 28/ 15.0 Key Personnel page 105-106/ L.9.1.3.B
Section 15.0 Key Personnel states: "The Government has identified the need for one (1) key personnel under the IDIQ contract." Then Section L.9.1.3.B states, "Offeror needs to provide three (3) résumés (which do not count towards page limit) for:…" and then only mentions the Program Manager Lead Security Specialist (1 labor category) who is also consider the only key person.
| Can you please confirm how many resumes are needed for the key person? Can you also confirm that no other resumes outside of the key person are needed for the IDIQ response. If the expectation is to have other resumes in addition to the Key Person submitted for the IDIQ response, please clarify what is expected to submitted. Are resumes needed for all 22 labor categories mentioned under Section 5 Tasks? If resumes are needed for all 22 positions is there a maximum or minimum number of resumes to provide? If resumes are not needed is there a AOC skills matrix template you would like bidders to complete? | The Government requires resumes for three candidates for Program Manager and another three for Lead Security Specialist with your proposal submission. All other resumes will be requested during the 60 day transition period | ||||
| 87 | AOCSSB-24-R-0054 OCSO Security Support Services | page 104 / L.9.1.A | Who would mange deployed resources on a Task Order? Is the Awardee or Govt responsible for managing? Or is this based on each individual TO? | That will be determined at the task order level | |
| 88 | Attachment 6, Service Contract Act Wage | ||||
| Determination # 2015-4281 | General | Please advise which labor categories are considered non-exempt and subject to this wage determination. 1. For each non-exempt labor categories, please advise of (a) the applicable occupation code and title, and (b) the average tenure of the incumbent personnel currently in the position. | All are subject to wage determinations | ||
| 89 | AOCSSB-24-R-0054 OCSO Security Support Services | pages 112-113, AOC52.216-3 Indefinite Delivery Contract Awards (Aug 2006) | We recommend the Government consider awarding up to 3 awards at the IDIQ level to benefit from competition at the task order level and to mitigate performance issues that may arise under one IDIQ awardee. | No | |
| 90 | AOCSSB-24-R-0054 OCSO Security Support Services | Pages 115-116, Section M.3 Evaluation Factors & Subfactors | Paragraph b states that "The Government will evaluate utilize the following adjectival evaluation ratings for each Factor and Subfactor: Outstanding, Good, Acceptable, Marginal, Unacceptable." At the end of this section the solicitation states "NOTE: Individual ratings will not be assessed for subfactors – solely the overall technical ratings." These statements appear to contradict each other. Please confirm that each Factor and Subfactor will receive an adjectival evaluation rating. | The evaluators will use the subfactor assesments to justify the overall main factor rating. | |
| 91 | AOCSSB-24-R-0054 OCSO Security Support Services | Pages 106-107, Section L.10 Factor 2 - Volume II – Past Performance |
Page 117, Section M.6.1 - INFORMATION GOVERNMENT WILL USE TO EVALUATE OFFEROR’S PAST PERFORMANCE Section L.10 states: "E. The Government recommends that offerors limit past performance references to those involving performance as a prime or first tier sub unless it cannot otherwise be avoided."
Section M.6.1 states "The Government will consider each Offeror’s past performance when serving as a prime vendor. All past performance submissions within two (2) years of proposal due date will be given greater weight."
These sections appear to contradict each other. Since this is a small business set-aside and to not be restrictive to otherwise capable small business entities, we recommend that the statement in L.10 prevails and Section M.6.1 is re-written to comply with the statement in Section L.10. The Government will consider each Offeror’s past performance as a prime or first tier sub unless it cannot otherwise be avoided."
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