UPDATED-OIST_Responses-DOL-OPS-15-R-00006_Solicitation_Questions_from_vendors_9_Apr_2015.docx

1. . Is this a new requirement or an existing requirement?

DOL-OPS-14-D-0015, 08/15/2015 – 05/18/2015, $6,323,236.48

Soft-Con Enterprises, Inc.

6505 Belcrest Road, Suite 120 Hyattsville, Maryland 20782 www.softcon1.com Number of FTE’s not relevant.

Contract length not relevant.

Cindy Rush, Accounting and Contracts Manager 301-429-0075 ext. 303 crush@softcon1.com

1. current contract #, period of performance, and value,

1. incumbent contractor name,

1. # of FTEs on current contract,

1. Length of service of current incumbent contractor personnel

1. Contact information for incumbent contractor personnel.

1. CMMI - Level 2:

1. Is it mandatory for the Prime 8(a) offeror to be CMMI-Level 2 certified, or Comment by Florence J. Davidson: The prime offeror must to be CMMI-Level 2 certified. The team members can be however there are no substitutions.

1. Can the Team member/Major subcontractor be CMMI-Level 2 certified, and

1. Can the proposed key personnel' CMMI-Level 2 certification be substituted and be acceptable for this requirement.

1. Past Performance:

3. Is there a particular format that is to be followed

3. Can DOL provide a template, or can we create our own format?

1. Section B.4. "Minimum Guaranteed "states 18,800 hours as Ceiling labor hours, versus Section B.8.”Estimated Quantities" state 41,360 hours for Base Year. Please clarify/ same also applies to Overtime and On-Call Hours.

11. Should our policies be summarized or do you want them forwarded as part of the technical proposal?

11. If forwarded as part of the technical proposal are they considered part of the 25 page limit?

13. Are resumes part of the 25 technical page limit

21. Please send submissions to roane.stephen.d@dol.gov and roberson.Jeanetta@dol.gov

1. Could you clarify what is Volume III; and if there is a solicitation and award document.

Releases are scheduled Mondays-Thursdays.

We use CA’s Harvest Software Change Manager for version control.

PG 40 - SCM shall ensure all development and Production releases are strictly controlled under QA’s version control processes and Release Management policies.

SF-1449

54-72 Infrastructure Configuration Management Information Infrastructure Analysis Infrastructure Application Engineering CLINs x002, x003, and x004 referenced in the SF 1449, B.8 Estimated Quantities, and Table (Page 54) represent "Functional Areas". The relevant individual Qualifications, Duties and Responsibilities (pages54-72) for these areas are shown as Labor Categories. We recommend the SF 1449, B.8, and Table on Page 54 be amended to reflect labor category titles contained on pages 54-72. Comment by Florence J. Davidson: Category added

SF-1449

B.8

1, Understanding of the Requirement; 2, Staffing Ability; 3, Corporate Experience; 4, Corporate Policies and Procedures; and 5, Transition Requirements. We further assume that Factor II, Past Performance, is not included in the 25-page limit.

1. Is that correct?

2. If yes, is there a page limit requirement for Factor II, Past Performance? Comment by Florence J. Davidson: Attached in amendment 1 of Solicitation)

1. Does that include the resumes and commitment letters submitted for the key personnel?

2. Would the Government consider excluding key personnel resume from the page count and submit resumes as appendix? Comment by Florence J. Davidson: We can exclude these from the page count.

6505 Belcrest Road, Suite 120 Hyattsville, Maryland 20782 www.softcon1.com

Req hrs Overtime OnCall Base year 41360 6600 5280

OY1 41360 6600 5280

OY2 41360 6600 5280

OY3 41360 6600 5280

OY4 41360 6600 5280

Total 206800 33000 26400 Comment by Florence J. Davidson: The ceiling hours for each year:

The ceiling has been updated to only show a dollar amount.

1). DOL/OCIO, infrastructure Configuration Management (iCM):

2). ETA/OIST

if we are not allowed to bid services side of the contract, are we allowed to bid only for the development tasks identified under ETA/OSIT? Comment by Florence J. Davidson: CMMI Level 3 Certification is acceptable. They can bid on the proposal.

Six Sigma Black Belt Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA_ Quality Improvement Associate Certification (CQIA)

We request that the Government make these certifications optional, and give offerors the option of providing key personnel that are working towards attaining the certification. Comment by Florence J. Davidson: The certifications are required. The personnel must obtain the certification within 45 days of hiring.

Government is looking for 3 volumes

Volume I - Technical - 25 page limits, includes resumes; are there any page limit guidelines for factors 1 through 5 identified in page 121 and 122 of the RFP. Clarification on what is included and not-included in page count would be very helpful.

Volume II - Price - no page limit; "The offeror shall complete the Schedule of Supplies/Services pages on the Standard Form (SF) 1449) of the solicitation with pricing for the base and each option period. The offeror shall provide the pricing in an electronic

Excel spreadsheet file compatible with Microsoft Excel." - Can we provide the excel file as a separate attachment to price proposal in addition to the Price volume (word/pdf document)?

Can the excel file include the same columns (Item no, Schedule of Supplies/Services, Quantity, Unit, Unit Price, Amount) as identified in SF1449?

Volume III- and III-SOLICITATION, ORDER AND AWARD DOCUMENTS, FAR 52-209-5 and FAR 52.209-7. - Completed FAR 52-209-5 and FAR 52.209-7 - No page limit Comment by Florence J. Davidson: Resumes, corporate and telework policies will not be included in the 25-page limit. Comment by Florence J. Davidson: Yes.