NAVTAC II - Questions and Answers Part 2.pdf

# Question SIR Volume # RFP Section # Page # Response

Section B.7.2 Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Task Orders, can the Government confirm that the total awarded price for all FFP Task Orders under the contract will remain firm for the period of performance and will not be subject to any downward equitable adjustments based on the level-of-effort delivered to the FAA?

Section B B.7.2 B-6 All FFP Task Orders will be subject to AMS Clause 3.2.4-4

There are two subsections numbered C.3.6.2. Will "Security" and subsequent subsections be re-numbered in the final SIR (C.3.6.3 through C.3.6.12)?

Section C C.3.6.2 C-12 Change has been reflected.

Section C.3.9.1.4 states that "The contractor must submit a draft Project Management Plan (PMP) with their SIR submission." Is this requirement the same as L.6.2.2.1 Program Management? If this is a separate, stand-alone document, please provide instructions for inclusion with the SIR submission.

Section C C.3.9.1.4 C-21 Please refer to C.3.9.1.4(b). The project management plan is due within 14 days after contract/Task Order Award.

4 Should the reference to Attachment J-1 be replaced to read Attachment J-2? Section C C.3.9.3 C-23 Section C.3.9.3 has been revised to reflect Attachment J-2.

5 Should the Transition In/Out Plan be re-numbered as C.3.9.6 in the final SIR? Section C C.9.6 C-23 Change has been reflected.

Please confirm that the Small Business Subcontracting goal for the NAVTAC II is 25% of the total contract value.

Section H H.11(a) H-8 Yes

Small Business Size Standards: Please clarify which of the NAICS listed in the table are applicable for determining the small business status of the Offeror's proposed subcontractors to meet the requirement in Section H.11? The FAACO Public Announcement lists only NAICS 541330 - Engineering Services. Some subcontractors may qualify as a Small Business for some but not all of the NAICS listed in the table.

Section H H.24 H-13 Please refer to Section H.24

The labor category "Operations Research Analyst (ORA-1)" is listed twice on Attachment J-2. Please confirm that this is intentional.

Attachment J-2 J-2 16 Operations Research Analyst (ORA-1) should be reflected only once. Please see revised J-2.

Is it acceptable for the proposed Program Manager to hold a Master's degree in a related discipline?

Attachment J-2 J-2 20 See revised J-2 for Program Manager requirements.

Is it acceptable for the proposed Project Manager to hold a Bachelor's degree in a related discipline?

Attachment J-2 J-2 20 Please see revised J-2 for Program Manager requirements.

11 Will the Government provide a Labor Code for the Project Manager LCAT? Attachment J-2 J-2 20 See revised J-2.

Will the Government provide an editable PDF or MS Word version of the Business Declaration form with the final SIR?

Attachment J-5 J-5 Yes

The header on Worksheet J-7A currently reads "Attachment J-6A." Will the Government change this to "Attachment J-7A" in the final SIR?

Attachment J-7A J-7A Yes

Please confirm that the Government will consider a request for an upward equitable adjustment on the facility FFP CLIN, to account for potential risk.

Attachment J-7 J-7 No

The Program Manager LCAT is duplicated at the end of Attachment J-7B and J-7C.

Should this be removed or replaced with the Project Manager LCAT?

Attachments J-7B and J-7C Attachments J-7B and J-7C Change has been reflected.

Should the title to the Rate Build Up 3 and 4 worksheets be changed from "J-7E" to "J-7D"?

Attachment J-7D Rate Build-Up 3 and 4 Attachment J-7D Rate Build-Up 3 and 4 Yes, change has been reflected.

Should the title on Attachment J-7F be "Program Management Costs" instead of Facility Lease?

Attachment J-7F Attachment J-7F Yes, change has been reflected.

Assuming "off-site rates" are synonymous with contractor site rates, we respectfully request that the off-site rates be removed from Worksheet J-7D, consistent with the Draft NAVTAC II SIR Comments and Questions that state "No off-site requirement is anticipated."

Attachment J-7 Attachment J-7 No.

Please note that there is no escalation column on J-7D for Contract Year 7. We assume this column will be added in the final SIR.

Attachment J-7 Attachment J-7 Yes, change has been reflected.

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Please confirm that the deadline for PPQ submittal will be updated upon final SIR release (currently stated as October 22, 2016, in both "instructions to offerors" and "instructions to person providing reference").

Attachment J-8 Attachment J-8 All dates in draft SIR are notional. Please adhere to dates in Final SIR.

To adequately describe all the elements required for describing the nature of the effort (scope of the effort, the type of tasks involved, labor skills used, and products/support delivered), may Offerors use a second page to complete Part I?

Attachment J-8 Attachment J-8 Yes, no more than two pages.

To assist client references in completing PPQs, will the Government provide an editable PDF or MS Word version of the Past Performance Questionnaire with the final SIR?

Attachment J-8 Attachment J-8 Yes.

How should Offerors complete the “Dollars” to be subcontracted under the contract for the Individual Subcontracting Plan Goals given that the Attachment J-7 Price Bid Model requires the Offeror to provide rates and no dollars for the T&M CLINs?

Attachment J-9 Attachment J-9 The "dollars" should be based on the total contract value.

Can an executive summary be included at the beginning of Volume I? If so, will it be excluded from the volume's page limit?

Section L L.6.1 L-10 Please see page limitations in Section L.6.1 Table L-2 Proposal Volume Requirements.

Please confirm that the front-matter materials to each volume (such as transmittal letter, tables of contents, disclosure page, lists of exhibits/tables/figure, acronym lists, and cross-indexes) will not count toward any volume's page limitation.

Section L L.6.1 L-10 Please see page limitations in Section L.6.1 Table L-2 Proposal Volume Requirements.

In Table L-2, should the reference to Section L.15.6 in the Page Limit column be changed to L.6.2.6?

Section L L.6.1 L-10 Change has been reflected.

In the paragraph beneath Table L-2, should the reference to L.13.1.2 be changed to L.6.2.1.2?

Section L L.6.1 L-10 Change has been reflected.

In the paragraph beneath Table L-2, will the Government provide the font exceptions for Volume I, Part B?

Section L L.6.1 L-10 The statement has been removed. Please adhere to Font standards in Section L.6.1.

29 Should the reference to "Table L.1" be changed to "Table L-2"? Section L L.6.1 L-10 Change has been reflected.

Table L-2. Proposal Volume Requirements, the asterisk footnote regarding resume exclusion from Volume II (incorrect reference). Please confirm that the resumes should be included in Volume I and are excluded from Volume I page count.

Section L L.6.1 L-10 Confirm that it should be Volume I.

Please confirm that it is acceptable for all electronic files to be provided on the CDs in PDF format, aside from the Price Proposal Bid Model that will be provided in MS Excel.

Section L L.6.1 L-10 PDFs are acceptable.

Second bullet, "Team Capabilities and Experience". Please clarify the Volume I Technical Approach instructions to demonstrate team capability in "each of the task areas of the SOW (Section C)" to confirm that this refers to tasks C.3.1 through C.3.8, whereas C.3.9 Contract Program Management should be demonstrated in Volume II Management Approach.

Section L L.6.2.1.1 L-11 Please adhere to Section L requirements.

Please clarify how price proposals for the Task Order Proposals Requests should be submitted since pricing is not permitted in Volume I. Should they be provided in the pricing volume?

Section L L.6.2.1.2 L-12 Task Order price proposals shall be submitted in Volume II.

The SIR states that the "technical approach, staffing, and price proposals shall be submitted as separate, stand-alone documents." Please clarify that the technical approach and staffing plan can be provided in the same binder, provided that they are separated by divider tabs and included on the CDs as stand-alone files.

Section L L.6.2.1.2 L-12 Yes, see revised Section L.6.2.1.2.

Second bullet and second paragraph: Please clarify whether the Program Manager resume and Letter of Commitment should be included in Volume I, Part B (or Part A, as directed on page L-11).

Section L L.6.2.1.2 L-12 See revised Section L.6.2.1.2.

Second bullet: Since the Program Manager's resume will be included in Tab A, please confirm that Part B should include the resumes for the proposed Task Order Leads.

Section L L.6.2.1.2 L-12 All key personnel specific to Task Orders should be submitted in Part B.

Should the reference to AMS Clause 3.8.27-17 be replaced with AMS Clause 3.8.2.17?

Section L L.6.2.1.2 L-12 Change has been reflected.

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Please clarify if the Compensation Plan required under AMS Clause 3.6.2-15 should be included in the Price Volume (III) or Miscellaneous Volume (VI).

Section L L.6.2.2.2 L-13 See Section L.6.2.2.2.

Please confirm that only the prime offeror (not subcontractors) is required to submit a Compensation Plan.

Section L L.6.2.2.2 L-13 Compensation plans must be submitted for prime offeror and subcontractors.

40 Line a), first bullet: Should the reference to J-6 be replaced with J-7? Section L L.6.2.3.3(a) L-16 Change has been reflected.

Part A, Past Performance Summaries: Please confirm that the three (3) required Past Performance Summaries can be contracts performed by either the prime offeror or the offeror's team.

Section L L.6.2.4 L-16 & L-17 See revised Section L.6.2.4.

The PPQ form (J-8) states projects should be in progress or completed in the past 7 years. This is consistent with the 7-year recency requirement in L.6.2.4 for Past Performance Summaries. Will the references on pages L-17 and M-4 (Sub-factor 1.2) be changed from 5 years to 7 years in the final SIR?

Section L and Attachment J-8 PPQ L.6.2.4 and Attachment J-8 PPQ L-16 & L-17 Change has been reflected.

a) Business Declaration Form: Are offerors required to include Business Declaration Forms for subcontractors? If so, are they required for only "major" subcontractors?

Section L L.6.2.6.1 L-18 Yes, Business Declaration forms are required for major subcontractors.

b) Section K: Please confirm that only the prime offeror must complete and submit Section K.

Section L L.15.6.4 L-19 Yes, only Prime Contractor.

Should subsections L.15.6.2, L.15.6.3, and L.15.6.4 be renumbered as L.6.2.6.2, L.6.2.6.3, and L.6.2.6.4, respectively?

Section L L.15.6.2, L.15.6.3, L.15.6.4 L-19 Change has been reflected.

Sub-factor 1.4, Sample Task Orders: The SIR states that "Key personnel resumes addressed in Sub-factor 1.3 above will be evaluated under this factor." Please clarify whether the key personnel resume (Program Manager) should be submitted in Sub-factor 1.3 or Sub-factor 1.4.

Section M M.6.1 M-5 Program Manager should be submitted under Sub-factor 3. Change has been reflected.

Volume IV Past Performance: Please clarify that the minimum requirement of 3 Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) will be met if the Government receives at least 2 completed PPQs for the prime offeror, and at least 1 completed PPQ for a major subcontractor (as stated in Section L.6.2.4)

Section M M.6.4 M-8 Please see Section L.6.2.4

Volume V, second paragraph: Please confirm that the reference to Section L.15.5 should be changed to L.6.2.5.

Section M M.6.5 M-8 Change has been reflected.

Volume VI Miscellaneous, Business and Financial Capability. Should the reference to Section L.13.6.1 be changed to L.6.2.6?

Section M M.6.6 M-9 Change has been reflected.

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