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| 1. | RFI Response | |
| a. | Did the Government receive the feedback from Industry that you expected/anticipated? | |
| Yes. | ||
| b. | Did the Government ask all RFI participants the question about Cross Domain Solutions, or did the Government ask that question to all registrants from Industry Day? | |
| We asked the contractors that had responded to the most recent RFI. | ||
| c. | Does the Government anticipate additional RFI requests in the near future? | |
| Not that we are aware-of at this time. That may change as we work on our acquisition strategy. | ||
| d. | Is the Government receptive to White Paper recommendations based on RFI response topics from GDITs RFI response(s)? | |
| Yes, we will be submitting a draft PWS in the near future and we look forward to receiving industry feedback on that as well. | ||
| 2. | Acquisition Strategy and Acquisition Timeline | |
| a. | Professional Services Model or a Hybrid – How do they move away from their current model in a measured fashion? What does the Government perceive as the major obstacles to overcome or address with acquisition strategy? | |
| We are still refining our current acquisition strategy; it will be a services contract. | ||
| b. | COCO Model Vs. GOCO Model | |
| It is currently planned to remain a COCO effort. | ||
| c. | GFE Vs. Turnkey solutions the Government is interested in (currently exploring, i.e., Gateway, CDS/MLS) | |
| There is no GFE. We are open to whatever solution bidders would like to propose. | ||
| d. | How long would it take a contractor to get an ATO? Is that something they do themselves? |
The contractor is responsible for developing an ATO package in accordance with the Joint SAP Implementation Guide (JSIG). That package is reviewed by the government and approved by Air Force Office of Special Investigation/PJ. Depending on the robustness of the ATO package, rework could prolong the process. Once everything is submitted correctly, it should take approximately 30 days for approval.
e. Is there a plan for a bridge contract with the NG current contract?
Yes, to allow for an up to 24-month transition. However, planning is ongoing and no final plan has been approved.
| f. | What does the acquisition timeline look like right now? (This is subject to change). | ||
| Acquisition Strategy Panel | Late March | ||
| Draft PWS Released | Late May | ||
| Bidders Library | Incrementally built | ||
| Draft RFP Released | July | ||
| Industry Day | August | ||
| Final RFP | Sept |
| 3. | Bidder's Library |
| a. | What is the Government working towards publishing in the bidders’ library first? |
| We have not determined that at this time. | |
| b. | Is the Government intending to release a reading room/bidders’ library with the Draft RFP? Will the Government conduct additional one on one sessions with interested bidders after artifacts are published to a reading room? (i.e., Bidders Library published, Conference +30-days; One-on-One Sessions +31 days). |
| We have no plan to populate a bidders’ library with the draft RFP. We will work documents upon request for the release of the RFP. There will be some documents that will be posted in the library that cannot be posted on SAM, such as the site locations. | |
| c. | Will there be a list of hardware/software as it is currently used? |
A model-based system engineering model of the current architecture will be provided in the bidders’ library.
d. Will we get definition of the gateways as NG has them?
We won’t providing those; the final configuration of the portal kits is up to the contractor. However, it is recommended they do not exceed one full rack of equipment.
e. How will the bidders’ library be set-up?
There will be a classified (S/SAP) and unclassified bidders’ library.
| 4. | Budget (Variance of Incumbent to other Bidders) |
| a. | Without robust details, how does the Government anticipate estimate normalization? |
| As this is a services contract, we anticipate that the bidders will propose how they will transition and turn on the network as well as sustainment of the network. | |
| b. | How will the Government create a Cost/Price structure that promotes competition and acknowledges the disparity of understanding regarding BOM/BOE development and evaluation? |
| The requirement covers a 10-year period, which should allow for recapitalization of initial up-front costs. However, acquisition planning is ongoing, and a plan has not been approved. | |
| c. | How do vendors buy down risk for accreditation, sponsorship, etc. and then the gov recompetes? |
The 24-month transition allows for this. However, we are looking to the contractors to see what solutions they provide in their proposals.
| 5. | Transition and Risk |
| a. | What strategies are the Government considering regarding Transition? |
Acquisition planning is ongoing, and this has been discussed. However, planning is ongoing, and no final plan has been approved.
| b. | How does the Government see the incoming and outgoing contractor working collectively to minimize service disruption? | |
| This will be up to the incoming contractor to negotiate with the incumbent contractor for services (ACA). | ||
| c. | Will the outgoing contractor be required to produce a Transition-Out plan? | |
| This will likely be a future negotiation with the incumbent contractor, but it is not guaranteed. There will not be any hardware provided or any software code provided to maintain software. The bridge contract with the incumbent will allow for a transition out plan on the current contract to a non-incumbent contractor. | ||
| 6. | Acquisition Vehicle – | |
| a. | Will the Government use TSA IV or will this be a stand-alone acquisition? | |
| No, this will be a stand-alone contract, as it will be its own IDIQ. | ||
| b. | Is VTTC part of the strategy? |
The PWS will include scope for potential VTTC efforts as VTTC strategy continues to evolve.
7. Miscellaneous
a. What do you see as the biggest risk?
The government sees the biggest risk as down-time associated with the transition.
b. How diverse is the onboarding?
Our connectivity roadmap consists of onboarding future F-35 sites and the government anticipates the future requirement for E-7, HH-60, and HC-130.
c. Does the government dictate the bandwidth?
The industry solution needs to meet our latency and availability requirements. Bandwidth may need to be upgraded at certain sites with high data usage, to allow for increased traffic.
d. Does Lumen do the last mile fiber installation?
Traditionally, no. Lumen goes to the military point of presences. The base communications squadron is responsible for last mile.
1. Have you thought about a phased approach during the transition period?
0. The priority is to minimize network downtime. It is anticipated that each offeror will be allowed to recommend its individual transition approach.
0. What will be the bounds of offerors transition approach? Will credit be given for shorter durations and risk added for longer? How will the government objectively evaluate?
0. We are looking to minimize downtime. We are still determining our evaluation strategy, but anticipate the transition period should be no longer than 24 months.
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1. Can you give us some insight as bidders? A 1 page vs. a 1,000-page ELRP, so bidders know how complicated.
1. The requirement is currently being finalized, and this information will be provided as part of the solicitation. With that said the USG does not anticipate a 1000 page ELRP and does not view the page count as an indicator of difficulty.
0. Industry will need sufficient time to review data. Making the information available only when RFP comes out puts all of industry at an unfair disadvantage. What is your anticipated time between bidder’s library release and RFP?
0. The ELRP is classified and will require a SAP briefed individual to view this document within the bidder’s library (it’s about 250 pages). The bidder’s library will be created in April 2023, after the acquisition strategy has been approved.
0. There will be a requirement to implement Quality of Service to the CAF DMO network.
1. The DMON 2.0 contract has a requirement to Establish and Maintain a Recompete Package (CLIN 10), will this information be available to bidders.
2. This has yet to be determined.
0. Will the government consider the RSP being a Cost Reimbursable CLIN? This will level the playing field and remove risk from both industry and government.
0. We are still determining the CLIN cost structures, but most CLINs will likely be FFP.
1. When is the acquisition strategy plan going to be approved?
3. It is anticipated to be completed and approved within the next three to four months.
0. Is the government considering Section M criteria being added for innovation? Would this be a high or low (most important / least important) factor?
0. The government is still structuring sections L&M. Innovation will be evaluated based on its impact to cost and performance. There is a possibility of a placeholder CLIN for future innovation requirements.
1. At this time, it is anticipated that the future effort will be predominately services, and the complete GFE list has yet to be determined.
4. Can the government explain this statement further? If this is a predominately services contract, are we to believe that new technologies are not on the roadmap?
0. The current requirement is for the contractor to provide distributed mission operations. There may be future requirements that require specific levels of innovation, and the IDIQ PWS are expected to have scope to execute future unknown requirements.
1. Does the government have a list of companies currently awarded Training Systems contracts that the CAF DMO contractor would need to establish ACA’s with?
5. Yes, ACAs will need established with every federate vendor. We will provide a list of current ACAs that support this contract.
1. Will the CAF DMO contractor be expected to pay Training Systems contractors for DMO activities? (i.e. rebooting portal, escort services when CAF DMO technicians need to be onsite to service DMO equipment…)
6. The Government is not aware of any payments the CAF DMO contractor makes to other training systems contractors. Most training system’s contractors have contractor logistics support (CLS) CLINs within their own contracts.
1. Does the government have a list of portals that are not on a DoD Installation?
7. This information will be provided within the bidder’s library.
1. Current equipment classification and what is anticipated for future requirements?
8. The network is currently S/SAR, future requirements will drive TS/SCI/SAR
1. What is the current platform ATO Level and Impact Level (IL)?
9. The ATO is S/SAR. Impact level refers to cloud, the confidentiality, integrity, and availability categorization is moderate/low/low.
1. Will the SAR be part of the bidder’s library?
10. Yes, there will be SAP data that will require SAR clearances.
1. How are latency metrics tracked and communicated?
11. A ping test is run every hour and an average for the month is reported to the government via a CDRL.
1. Is there real estate for building new portals so we can unplug/plug-in when the transition happens?
12. It will be site specific, we have not yet conducted a site survey to determine the exact number of locations with limited space.
1. What IL Level (Impact level) is the government seeking?
13. The current network impact level is moderate/low/low.
1. How many CDS are there?
14. A CDS is required at every high-side site, as well as a CDS at the network operations center. An authorization to connect is required for every connecting system.
14. It’s necessary to have a CDS that is raise the bar compliant. The government will provide the ELRP in a classified bidders library, The contractor will need to develop and have the rulesets established on day #1 of month 25.
Additional information:
· The current network requirement is for a persistent connection to allow for SCARS scanning and data transfers.
· The government will not dictate staffing levels.
· We have a pre-priced Matrix, that allows agility when adding sites. We anticipate doing that on the new contract.
· We won’t be giving a strength for bidders that currently have a SAPF. However, we will be evaluating risk of needing to stand-up the SAPF during the transition period.
· The government is asking for distributed training services in accordance with the JSIG. There are no specific hardware brand requirements.
· Cloud-based solutions were discussed. The government confirmed that there is no SAP accredited cloud.
· DISA does not prioritize training traffic and the government will seek a waiver on this requirement to avoid the use of DISA to prevent latency issues.
· The latency threshold is less than 65 milliseconds, and the objective is less than 30 milliseconds.
· The government is planning on releasing the final RFP in September. The draft RFP will be released in July. A draft PWS will be released in March.
· The Distributed Training Center at Langley is a government facility. This contract will include services provided by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to plan and execute missions.
· The government intends to promote competition by maximizing the length of the IDIQ contract to allow up-front costs to be recuperated over the period of performance.
***Any information included in this Q&A are subject to change.
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