CS2_CS2-SB General Q A-part 9.pdf

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CS2 and CS2- Small Business General Questions and Answers (Part 9)

Question 76: Reference CS2 RFP Sections L.23.1.1.1, L.23.1.1.2, L.23.1.4 (CS2-SB RFP Sections L.20.2.1.1, L.20.2.1.2, L.20.2.4) Will the Government consider accepting MS Visio drawings in either native .vsd format or converted to JPEG or GIF objects in accordance with the format requirements noted in CS2 RFP Section L.23.1.4?

Answer: Images will be accepted in accordance with the format requirements stated in CS2 RFP Section L.23.1.4 and CS2-SB RFP Section L.20.2.4.

Question 77: Reference CS2 RFP Section L.13.4 (CS2-SB RFP Section L.11.4) Where is the cover letter to be located when the proposals are submitted? Should it be included in any particular volume, included at the front of all volumes, or placed in a standard envelope within the front pocket of a volume. If it is to be placed in a volume, does this count towards the page count of that specific volume?

Answer: Submit the cover letter in front of your Price Volume. The cover letter is not subject to the maximum page limit.

Question 78: Reference RFP Section M.4 Q&A #75 stated: “An Offeror can either use the ID/IQ contract as a whole or one or more task orders under that ID/IQ contract for past performance. An Offeror cannot receive credit twice for the same work.” If Past Performance Questionnaires have already been submitted, how should Offerors resolve the potential double counting?

Answer: The Government will evaluate up to three valid past performance references that demonstrate the size, scope and complexity required by this acquisition. An offeror can submit an ID/IQ contract and exclude a specific task order to be evaluated separately. In addition, the Offeror can withdraw or replace any submission prior to the close date for proposals.

Question 79: Reference RFP Section B Please clarify the pricing requirements within the subject solicitation. For this effort, are you looking for pricing that is applicable directly to the 3 STOs only, or are we to provide pricing for equipment and services that may be required for other efforts that may be awarded against this contract in the future? If Offerors are to include equipment and services that may be utilized for other end-to-end services under future contracts, we strongly believe the 50 page limit on the pricing volume should be reconsidered if we are required to provide 5 years of pricing for all end-to-end solutions that may fall under this contract vehicle.

Answer: Any CS2 and CS2-SB contracts resulting from this solicitation will be Multiple Award, Fixed Price Contracts. They will not be Multiple Award Schedule contracts. The offeror is advised to only provide pricing as required by Section L per the requirements of each Sample Task. Any awarded contracts will contain pricing as identified in CS2 RFP Section L.24.4 and CS2-SB RFP Section L.21.4. Please refer to Q&A #1 for additional clarification.

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Question 80: Due to the number of amendments that have been issued for the FCSA effort, does the Government wish to have each SF30 returned as an acknowledgment or if the Government prefers to have multiple SF33s submitted to accommodate the acknowledgments of the amendments?

Answer: Offerors should acknowledge receipt of the RFP amendments on the Standard Form (SF) 33, which is submitted as part of the Offeror’s Price Volume. The SF 33 is not subject to the maximum page limit.