AMD01 CO320-23.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/ MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

AMD01 08/31/2023

6. ISSUED BY CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, UNICOR

400 FIRST STREET, N.W.

WASHINGTON, DC 20534

ATTN: Kimberly Schwinn, Contract Specialist

SEE BLOCK 6.

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, country, State and Zip Code) (x) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

CO320-23 ⊠

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

08/22/2023

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and the date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, XX__ is not extended.

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods: (a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment number. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

(X) A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, Appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103 (b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF :

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT : Contractor __ is not, ⊠ is required to sign this document and return 1 copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

The solicitation identified in block 10 A is hereby amended as followed:

Questions and answers are provided as an ATTACHMENT 01 – CO320-23, pages 1-7

As provided, all other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

A signed copy of this solicitation must be included with your proposal.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

Kimberly Schwinn, Contract Specialist 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 16C. DATE SIGNED

___________________________________________ BY _________________________________________ 08/31/2023 (Signature of the person authorized to sign) (Signature of contracting officer)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

PREVIOUS EDITION UNUSABLE 30-105

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR(48 CFR) 53.243

1. How many Key Resumes are required? Solicitation calls for four (4) Resumes.

CLIN 01 - Active Directory: Tier II Administrator (part-time)

CLIN 02 - Active Directory: Tier II Administrator (full-time)

CLIN 03 -AWS Solutions Design Architect (full-time)

CLIN 04 - AWS Solutions Design Architect (full-time)

2. Should cost be a separate volume?

No pricing should be loaded on the Solicitation, per CLIN for the base and all options years.

3. Are there incumbents?

Yes, WEST 4TH STRATEGY, LLC.

4. Does it have to be a current employee? This is very hard for a small business to provide - are contingent employees ok?

Yes, per page 9 of 42 and 13 of 42. Must be a current employee of the organization which is responding to the solicitation.

5. How many Active Directory users are there?

UNICOR has a total of 2,000 users.

6. For the CommVault Simpana 11 and other quals, can similar experience be substituted?

Experience with CommVault 11 is required, similar experience can be included on Key Resumes but is not a replacement for CommVault.

7. Are the below Hourly Rates listed as the ideal rates for the requested work?

PG 4. Active Directory: 2 Tier II Administrator Part-time: $85.03

PG 5 Active Directory: 2 Tier II Administrator Full-time: $123.33

PG 6 AWS Solution Design Architect- 2 Tier II Administrator: $123.33

Information was from previous request and left in solicitation in error. Please disregard.

8. Will the vendor be responsible for coordinating all tasks associated with employees' background checks and costs? PG 18

No, FPI UNICOR Supervisor will be responsible for coordinating background checks and costs.

9. Will the client consider turning this RFP into a set-a-side for a disabled veteran small business?

No, Solicitation will remain 100% Set-Aside For Small Business.

10. Kindly provide clarification on the methodology utilized to derive the dollar amounts represented as "2080 hrs - $123.33" in section B for each service. Is this figure illustrative, or does it reflect the actual calculationKindly provide clarification on the methodology utilized to derive the dollar amounts represented as "2080 hrs - $123.33" in section B for each service. Is this figure illustrative, or does it reflect the actual calculation

ATTACHMENT 01 – CO320-23

Refer to question 7.

11. Does the government have a template for the contractor to provide the Business Management Questionnaires?

Business Management Questionnaires are not required however Key Resumes require: Key Resumes must include one to three similar projects within the past three years you have completed or been assigned too, to include the Customer Name, Brief Description, Dollar Value, Period of Performance and a Point of Contact/ Reference.

12. Can the government confirm they are looking for 1 resume to address all requirements in sections

6.0 and 8.0?

Refer to Question 1.

13. The RFP under section 6.0 states the personnel proposed must be a current employee of the organization which is responding to the solicitation. Is it Mandatory? Or else can offeror propose personnel who are not employees of the organization and submit the letter of intent (LOI) for each one of them?

Yes, it is mandatory. Refer to question 4.

14. Is there an incumbent for this opportunity? Who managed this contract in the past?

Refer to question 3.

15. What is the incumbent Contract Number and contract value?

1450007955, 4500548977, 4500587614, 1450001432

$2,997,088.06 Base and 4 options

16. We would like to know if this is a brand new contract OR if there is (was) an incumbent performing these services.

This is a new contract action. Previous contract expires 09.30.23 - refer to question 3 for incumbent information.

17. If not brand new, could you please provide the current / previous contract number?

Refer to question 15.

18. Do you have a Service Map of your environment (ITIL) or similar?

No not currently.

19. Do you have a Service Catalogue (ITIL) of your environment or similar?

No not currently.

20. Do you have any Architectural Drawings of your environment?

Yes, for all areas of the environment.

21. Could you provide when the answers will be published, and how they will be published?

August 31, 2023 AMENDMENT 01

22. Can you provide the details on the scale of the users and systems, and if any of this is already in place, or if it is needing to be setup from scratch to help determine size of team and some costing plans?

UNICOR has two Active Directory forests, three domains, manages over 2000 users and monitors 349 servers across four datacenters.

23. What level of security clearance is required for these positions?

Public Trust.

24. On the top left side corner of Page 5 of the solicitation document, the following inscription is shown “1450 - 2080 hrs – $85.03”. Does this signify the rate the FPI is paying for the Tier II Administrator role?

Refer to question 7.

25. Towards the bottom left side corner of Page 5 of the solicitation document, the following inscription is shown “2080 hrs – $123.33”. Does this signify the rate the FPI is paying for the AWS Solutions Design Architect role?

Refer to question 7.

26. Is the FPI willing to extend the proposal submission date by a week to September 22nd to allow for responses received to offeror questions to be incorporated into our proposal?

At the current time, UNICOR will not be extending the closing date.

27. What is the current contract number, if any?

Refer to question 15.

28. Are there incumbent employees in the positions?

Yes, current contract expires 09.30.23.

29. The solicitation requires resumes to cover paragraphs 6.0 and 8.0; however, each CLIN is multiple positions. Is the Government requiring only 1 resume per paragraph (for a total of 2 resumes)?

Refer to Question 1.

30. The solicitation states work may be performed on a telework basis. Is it expected that the employees will work fully remote unless traveling to facilities in West Virginia, or is they a hybrid arrangement? If a hybrid arrangement is expected, what percentage of the work week will be remote?

The status post COVID, is contractors are remote when supporting enterprise application, when needed contractor may require assisting in the datacenter locate in West Virginia.

31. We noticed the use of DISA STIGS, is UNICOR using AWS GovCloud, or commercial cloud?

UNICOR’s environment is 95% virtual across Hyper-V, VMware, AWS EC2 instance. Systems in AWS are located in GovCloud.

32. Is UNICOR following the AWS Well-Architected Framework?

Yes, UNICOR has two AWS Solution Architects on staff to administer the GovCloud environment

33. We notice the use of multiple SaaS products such as Okta and Zscaler, is UNICOR in compliance with any FedRAMP policies (e.g. FedRAMP Moderate, FedRAMP High).

The current team is working with the JMD to complete all compliance listed, FedRAMP Moderate.

34. Can UNICOR confirm if there is a ticketing system/ITSM tool in place? If so, which tool?

UNICOR uses a ticketing system to track and monitor administrators workload. This system tracks changes and supervisor approval.

35. Is the government provided laptop a windows or Linux based?

Windows.

36. The evaluation factors state that "Offerors shall submit a Key Resume". Can the government confirm if one (1) resume is requested, or can we submit the resumes of all our resources who would support this effort?

Key Resumes are required for all four CLINS - refer to question 1.

Per page 9 of 42 and 13 of 42. Must be a current employee of the organization which is responding to the solicitation.

37. Can the government confirm that a technical response is not required? If a technical response is required, is there a page limit?

Yes, confirming technical response is not required.

38. Can the government provide an estimated period of performance for the base year?

UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., intends to enter into a (1)-year base period with four (4) renewal one-year options (if exercised) fixed price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity, type contract.

39. To ensure that we provide pricing in the correct format, can the government confirm the CLIN structure? We see 4 CLINs with multiple option years, are the option years supposed to be a part of the 4 base CLINs? Or are they seperate? Is it possible for the government to provide a separate pricing sheet to ensure all offerors are on the same page?

Pricing should be supplied for all four CLINS for Base and all four options.

40. Which method does UNICOR use to communicate internally (Slack, MS teams, etc)

MS Teams on M365.

41. The PWS mentions that personnel must be able to obtain clearances. Which level clearance is required? If our personnel hold TS/SCI clearances from the DoD, would this be sufficient?

T-4 Public Trust.

42. Under the Qualification, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA's) for the full time and part time Tier II Administrators as well as the KSA's for the two full time AWS Solutions Design Architects on pages 9 and 13 of the solicitation the Government stipulates "Must be a current employee of the organization which is responding to the solicitation." Can firms bidding provide resumes as well as signed contingent hire commitment letters from the individuals proposed?

Refer to question 4.

43. Is there a current incumbent for this work or is this a new requirement?

Refer to question 3.

44. Submission requirements instructions on page 41 state that offerors shall submit "three Business Management Questionnaires of recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(b)(10) for past performance evaluation." Can the Government provide the questionnaires or is the Government seeking three past performances in accordance with FAR for work completed within the last 3 or 5 years?

Refer to question 11.

45. Regarding submission requirements, is the Government looking for the proposing firms to separate the price proposal from the technical submission or submit a single document containing all documents "SF1449, amendments, questionnaires, etc."?

Proposal should include signed SF1449 and pricing should be loaded on CLINS 01-04 on pages 4-6 of 42.

Technical submission to include past performance should be supplied through Key Resumes.

46. Can you provide the details on the scale of the users and systems, and if any of this is already in place, or if it is needing to be setup from scratch to help determine size of team and some costing plans?

Refer to question 22.

A.. Is there an incumbent contractor or contractors for this effort?

Refer to question 3.

a) If so, what is the name of the incumbent?

Refer to question 3.

b) What is the contract number for the incumbent?

Refer to question 15.

c) Has the scope of this solicitation changed significantly from that of the incumbent contract?

No.

d) If there is an incumbent contractor/contract, is the incumbent contract also structured as a fixed price

ID/IQ?

Yes.

e) If there is no incumbent contractor(s), then how is the support for Active Directory and AWS Solution Architecture being addressed today, and by whom?

N/A

f) If there is an incumbent contractor(s), then will there be a transition period between the incumbent and the new contractor?

No.

g) If there will be a transition period how long will that be?

N/A

h) If there will be a transition period, please confirm it will start on October 1st.

N/A.

i) If there will be a transition period, will the incumbent or the new contractor be formally responsible for performance during the transition period?

N/A.

47. The SAM.GOV title for this solicitation is "2 Tier II Administrator- Active Directory & AWS Solutions Design Architect" which would be a total of 2+1 = 3 persons. However, there are 4 CLINs. Please confirm that the Government is seeking 2 Tier II Administrator- Active Directory and TWO (2) AWS Solutions Design Architects.

UNICOR is looking for 4 positions: Refer to question 1.

48. RFQ, 6.0, p. 9, states, "5+ years as Certified AWS Architect, or higher certifications".

a) Does such an individual need to have an AWS Architect certification, and and have worked as an AWS architect for at least 5 years?

Yes.

b) Or do they need to have earned an AWS Architect certification before September 15, 2018 (5 years before proposals are do is due), and have worked at least that long as an AWS Architect?

No, Must be AWS Solution Architect.

c) There are multiple variants and levels of the "Architect" certification from AWS. Will any variant and level of AWS "Architect" certification be acceptable?

No, Must be AWS Solution Architect or higher

49. RFQ, 8.0, p. 13 states, "7+ years Certified AWS Solution Architect".

a) Does such an individual need to have an AWS Solution Architect certification, and and have worked as an AWS solution architect for at least 7 years?

Yes, Must be AWS Solution Architect

b) Or do they need to have earned an AWS Solution Architect certification before September 15, 2016 (7 years before proposals are do is due), and have worked at least that long as an AWS Architect?

No, Must be AWS Solution Architect

c) There are multiple variants and levels of the "Solution Architect" certification from AWS. Will any variant and level of AWS "Solution Architect" certification be acceptable?

Yes.

50. This contract is structured as a fixed price IDIQ.

a) Since the guaranteed minimum is 40 hours, does this mean that there is no initial task order or call order under this IDIQ and that task/call orders will possibly come later, after this IDIQ is awarded?

Page 16 of 42 - Any contract resulting from this solicitation will not be an obligation. Funds will be obligated by delivery orders.

b) How many task/call orders are anticipated? Just one per year?

Refer to page 30 of 42 - 52.216-19, Order Limitation (OCT 1995)

c) What is currently being anticipated as the initial task/call order, approximately when do you expect it to be issued, and when would it be expected to start performance?

Refer to page 2 of 42 - Anticipated start date.

Refer to page 30 of 42 - 52.216-19, Order Limitation (OCT 1995)

d) Are there any circumstances where the total volume of that task/call orders at any given time could exceed 4 FTEs? (i.e., 2 Tier 2 Administrators-Active Directory and 2 AWS Solution Architects)

At the current UNICOR doesn't foresee where the total volume would exceed 3 FTE and 1 PTE.

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