B08-MLOS QA KO Final.xlsx
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This document is a Questions and Answers (Q&A) file for a Microwave Line of Sight Field Service Representative solicitation (Solicitation Number: B08-W91RUS25RA008) issued by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground. The Q&A addresses critical clarifications about key personnel requirements, contract line-item number (CLIN) structures, pricing details, certification standards, reporting expectations, and operational parameters for a field service contract supporting military communications in overseas locations including Iraq and Syria.
Key details include the solicitation closing on 30 April 2025 at 10:00 am MST, requirements for key personnel with specific certifications (including PMP/PgMP for program managers), compliance with DoD 8140 cybersecurity workforce qualifications, and operational specifications for communication support. The contract involves labor in CONUS and OCONUS environments, with specific provisions for working on federal holidays, maintaining security clearances, and managing communication infrastructure. The government emphasized that no interim security clearances will be accepted, contractors must respond to critical outages even on holidays, and there are specific reporting requirements including monthly and yearly reports.
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| B08 MLoS PWS_Recompete_(with track changes) 21 May 25.docx.docx | DOCX document | |
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| B08 Attachment VI Pricing Summary Sheet.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| B08-MLoS PWS_Recompete_17Mar25.docx | DOCX document | |
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| # | Solicitation Document | Solicitation Section No. | Page # | Question | |
| 1 | PWS / B08 Attachment I | 1.6.11 / Volume 2 Technical | 16 / 35 | The PWS states that Government considers the Program Manager to be key personnel (KP); however, the Volume 2 instructions list Deployed Program Manager/Senior Subject Manager Expert, Tech Experts/Junior Engineers, and Field Technicians (Senior) as KPs. Will the Government please clarify which KPs are required? | The Government stated in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) page 16/35 that the Government considers Program Manager as a key personnel, but there are two additional key personnel listed under the key technical personnel that were not explained at page 16. Please see Question 4. The section is there to show the additional two Key Personnels. |
| 2 | B08 Attachment I, B08 Attachment VI | Section B / Pricing Summary Tab | 3-5 / Pricing Summary Tab | The Pricing Summary Sheet shows contract line-item number (CLIN) 0001 as Phase In, CLIN 0002 as Labor CONUS, CLIN 0003 as Labor OCONUS, CLIN 0004 Travel, CLIN 0005 Material and Other Direct Cost (ODC), and CLIN 0006 Material Handling; however, solicitation Section B provides a different CLIN structure with CLINs 0001-0006 in the base period only and CLINs X001-X003 for all option periods. Will the Government please clarify the CLIN structure to be proposed? | Pricing sheet is updted to reflect CLIN structure. |
| 3 | B08 Attachment I, B08 Attachment VI | Section L / Pricing Summary Tab | 37 / Pricing Summary Tab | Solicitation page 37 states the following: "Offerors shall include the exact Government-provided estimates for Labor Costs, Travel/Training, and ODCs in its price proposal that are specified in Attachment VI MLoS Cost Workbook." Rows 34, 41, and 48 of the Pricing Summary tab in the Government-provided pricing template do not include Government-provided amounts. Will the Government please provide the Government-estimated annual amounts for travel, material, and ODCs? | The Government updated the Price summary sheet for Travel, Material and Other Direct Costs, and Material Handling. |
| 4 | PWS / B08 Attachment I | 1.6.11 / Volume 2 Technical | 16 / 35 | Volume 2, Attachment B08 states the following: "The Offeror will provide resumes for the Deployed Program Manager/Senior Subject Manager Expert"; however, the Deployed Program Manager/Senior Subject Manager Expert position is not listed in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Will the Government please provide a job description and required qualifications for all required KPs? Will the Government please confirm that the program manager roles require a PMP or PgMP certification? | Government used the correct naming for the Program Manager. In this situation, a Deployed Program Manager/ Senior Subject Matter Expert is in Kuwait - the Program Manager is deployed. Yes the government will provide a job description and required qualifications for the other two Key Personnels, please see section 1.6.9.4.2.4.2.1. and 1.6.9.4.2.4.2.2. Yes, the Government can confirm the program manager roles require PMP or PgMP certifications. |
| 5 | PWS | 1.6.8.7 | 7 | The requirement listed in the PWS is Department of Defense (DoD) 8570.01-M; however, this document is superseded by DoD 8140. Will the Government please identify the requirement from the current document associated with the Cyberspace Workforce Qualification and Management Program so offerors can ensure compliance? | References for IA/IT requirements have changed to DoDD 8140, however positional certifications remain the same, so it will not affect proposal submissions. |
| 6 | PWS | 1.6.8.8 | 8-Jul | Since DoD 8570.01-M is superseded by DoD 8140, will the Government please identify the required certification for contractor employees performing IA/IT tasks? | Required cettifications for the contract positions performing IA/IT tasks remain as stipulated in the PWS 1.6.9.4.2.4.2 thru 1.6.9.4.2.4.2.6. |
| 7 | B08 Attachment I | Sectiion L Volume 3 Cost/Price | 32 | The instructions table under Volume 3 Cost/Price proposal states that the Price Proposal format is to Excel using the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.408 Table 15.2 format. Will the Government please confirm that the Cost/Price proposal is to be submitted in the Government-provided format, which is solicitation Attachment VI, MLoS Price Workbook? | Government confirms that this is the Attacment IV Pricing Summary Sheet. |
| 8 | B08 Attachment I, B08 Attachment VI | Section L Price / Pricing Summary Tab | 17 / Pricing Summary Tab Row 43 | Will the Government please provide the number of months that comprise Option Period 4? | Government states that it will be for twelve months. |
| 9 | B08 Attachment I | Section L Price, Part 1, Item 7 | 37 | Can the Government please confirm that 'DB' refers to Defense Base Act (DBA)? | Government states that "DBA means Doing business as at Volume I - General paragraph d. |
| 10 | B08 Attachment I | Section L Price, Part 1, Item 7 | 37 | Will the Government please confirm that it is authorizing accompanied tours? | Government does not understand the question about authorizing accompanied tours. |
| 11 | General question | N/A | N/A | Will the Government please extend the submission deadline to two weeks after the date of release of the Government's response to Offeror questions, since the provision of the missing requirements (e.g., KP clarification, KP job descriptions, CLIN structure, etc.) will greatly impact Offeror proposals? | The Government will not extend the proposal due date. |
| 12 | PWS | 1.6.9.4.2.4.2 | 11 | Will the Government please confirm that Offerors can propose experience in lieu of education to ensure the most qualified candidate is proposed? | Listed education requirments must be met; there is no experience in lieu exception. |
| 13 | PWS | Exhibit 2 | 16, 28 | The Final Report and the Yearly Report are the same report (the Final Report is for the base year, and the Yearly Report is for the option years); however, the timeframes for submitting the reports are different. The Final Report (base year) is listed as due 15 days after the end of the period of performance (POP) and the Yearly Report (option years) is listed as due 30 days after the end of the POP. Will the Government please provide clarification? | Government want to say that Final Report and Yearly Report are not the same reports. Final Reports are only due once 15 days after the end of contract, in addition to the COR monthly reports. Then Yearly Report should be submitted 30 days after the end of the base and option years periods. |
| 14 | PWS | 1.6.9.8, Exhibit 2 | 15, 28 | Since the monthly POPs are now full calendar months (rather than ending on the 25th of each month), will the Government please consider changing the due date to the 15th? | Monthly Status Reports is due by the 10 of the month for the COR to upload in the system. |
| 15 | PWS | 1.1, 2.1.9, 2.1.10, Part 3 / 3.1, Exhibit 3, Part 4 | 3, 19, 21, 22, 29 | Section 3.1 states that the Government will not provide any Government-furnished equipment (GFE), but provides a list of equipment in Technical Exhibit 3. Will the Government please clarify whether all the equipment in this list is considered GFE or whether it is contractor-acquired property? Will the Government please indicate how this equipment is tracked and who is responsible for conducting periodic inventories, whether this equipment is tracked in PBUSE or GCSS, and whether any of this equipment has been re-issued as contractor-acquired property through DRMO or other releases of equipment to the contractor? Do Offerors need to account for the addition of more radios during the POP? If additional radios need to be added, should Offerors incorporate a plug number for material purchase/ acquisition of more MLoS radios? | That is correct. There is no Government Furnished Equipment for this contract. The Government executed a vendor turn-in for the radios and classed them as theater expendable. They are not on a property book and are not tracked in PBUSE or GCSS. If additional radios are required, they will be purchased as needed and diposition will be the same as those already installed. |
| 16 | PWS | 1.6.3 | 5 | Will the Government please confirm that contractors are not required to respond to critical outages in areas where military units could be in severe jeopardy due to communication outages on Federal holidays? Are the response times (per Section 1.6.4) null and void on Federal holidays? | OCONUS Contractors are required to work Core Hours on Federal holidays. They are responsible for reponding to service outages as stipulated in 1.6.4 of the PWS, even on Federal holidays. |
| 17 | PWS | 1.6.7 | 5 | Will the Government please confirm that interim secret clearances are acceptable? | Governement will not accept interim secret clearances. |
| 18 | PWS | 1.6.7.1, 2.1.11 | 6 | Will the Government please confirm that Offerors are to bid security personnel to protect and safeguard equipment that is located outside of the perimeters of forward operating bases (FOBs) and combat outposts (COPs) in Iraq and Syria? Will the Government please confirm that Offerors are to bid guards to protect and safeguard all equipment mounted inside the perimeters of FOBs and COPs in Iraq and Syria, and for other countries as well? Will the Government please define the tasks associated with protecting and safeguarding, and with taking full responsibility for equipment at risk of combat loss? | There are no security personnel included in the contract. Security for contractor personnel is provided by the US Government when working outside the perimeters of the FOB's.The contractor is responsible for "safeguarding of all government equipment, information, and property made available for their use ..." |
| 19 | PWS | 1.6.13 | 17 | GEARS is not employed by the CJTF-OIR. Will the Government please remove this requirement? | Will be removed in PWS. |
| 20 | PWS | 1.6.14 | 17 | Will the Government please identify the designated trusted agent(s) (TAs) to ensure timely requests and approval for CACs in the Trusted Associate Sponsorship System (TASS) prior to each POP? | The Government stated to please see 1.6.8.2.1 section of the PWS. |
| 21 | PWS | 1.6.4, 2.1.12 | 20 | Will the Government please clarify whether the work week is Monday through Sunday or Monday through Friday? | The Government verified per PWS section 1.6.4 that standard core hours of operations are 0900 - 1900 Monday thu Sunday. |
| 22 | PWS | 6 | 25 | Will the Government please add Department of State Standardized Regulations (DSSRs) to the list of applicable publications? | DSSR will be added when PWS is updated. |
| 23 | B08 Attachment l / PWS | Section L, Volume 2 / PWS 1.6.9.9 | 35 | Since CENTCOM clause 952.225-0016 applies to Afghanistan and CENTCOM clause 952.225-0017 applies to Iraq, did the Government intend to reference CENTCOM clause 952.225-0017? Will the Government please provide a copy of CENTCOM clause 952.225-0016 to clarify the requirement? Will the Government please confirm that the Redeployment/Transition Plan is required post award, and is not to be included in our proposal submission? | Government confirms that this CENTCOM clause is not applicable in our requirement. Also yes correct on the Redeployment/ Transitional Plan is required in the post award. Confirmed. The PWS will be updated to reference CENTCOM clause 952.225-0017. |
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