Pre-Solicitation Conference Questions and Answers.pdf

C-20/C-37 Contract Logistics Support (CLS) Pre-Solicitation Conference QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Question Answer

Can you explain what is meant by the term "Programmed" and should this be what we base our proposal on? Also, what does "No bands for flying hours" mean?

What the Government think an A/C will fly per tail.

There will not be a high, low, or medium. There is only one rate.

Tuition CLIN appears in Appendix G is this an error?

How will the tuition be paid?

The tuition CLIN will be removed. It is not going to be separately called out.

Where do you complete compass calibration? For Ramstein, that must be coordinated with another base in the area.

Do the unique manuals include the manuals for the specific comms suites?

Unique manuals are not commercially available. FSRs will provide expertise and troubleshooting and answer technical questions.

All depot maintanace will be done CONUS Correct? Yes.

Could you clarify the requirement for security clearance? Who is required to have a Secret Clearance?

Refer to the PWS and DD254.

There seems to be a number of criteria missing from the current Appendix G. Will the final have all necessary criteria

Estimated quantities will be added to the next revision. All Q&As and CLIN portion of the soliciation will also be posted.

Is all furniture and shelving government furnished or contractor?

It will be Government furnished.

How will commercial contract relevancy be graded if no CPARS are available? Positive or Negative?

We will utlize Past Performance Questionnaires from customers or through interviews.

Can Section 1.7.1 of the PWS be clarified to align with the Pre-Solicitation Conference presentation to include only COMBS support for the Partial CLS USAF aircraft located at JBA or, alternatively, can the verbiage of Sec. 1.7 be revised to state that PWS sections 2.3, 2.4.3, 2.9, 2.10, 2.12.2, 2.14, 2.18, 2.19, 2.26, 3.11, 3.12, 4.2, 4.4 – 4.9, and

4.11 do not apply to Partial CLS USAF aircraft located at

JBA?

The PWS 1.7.1 states what will and won't apply to partial CLS USAF aircrafts and no change is needed to verbiage.

When it comes to configuration management, it does not apply to repairs and mods by a third party. The PWS has Gulfstream as being responsible for configuration management. Will this be addressed in the final PWS?

Yes.

As C-20’s, C-37A’s (GV) and C-37B’s (G550) use different ground support equipment, different test equipment, different spares, and require different training qualifications on aircraft system operations, will the Government consider allowing O&As in PWS 1.3 for short assignments rather than necessitating that potential bidders estimate the likely occurrence of short term reassignments and factoring this in the cost per flight hour?

Any revision of assigned aircraft will be preceded by a Request for Proposal detailing the proposed reassignment and allowing the Contractor to submit a price proposal. Adjustments shall not apply for a single aircraft for less than three months or two or more for over 45 days of reassingment.

Are all A/C currently on Rolls Royce Corporate Care? All C-37s have Rolls Royce Corporate Care but the C-20s do not.

Will the successful contractor have the ability to re-price the contract if MOBs are moved or added?

Yes, the successful contractor will have the ability to re-price MOBs

As the successful contractor can only be responsible for the configuration management of work it performs, can the Government include verbiage in PWS 4.22 stating that this paragraph does not apply to repairs and modifications completed by a third party maintainer"?

No change required, the Contractor is responsible for Configuration Management of the fleet. If repairs and modification are completed by a third party maintainer those modifications are required to be captured and updated in any applicable technical manual as needed.

17-Oct-23