Questions and Answers 6 - 13 - response.pdf

Questions and Answers 6-13

1. There are no position descriptions available for the labor categories provided (Program

Manager IV, Senior Analyst IV, Senior Programmer, Senior Software Developer, Cyber Security Engineer 4). Descriptions are required to provide accurate pricing and applicable subject matter expertise for the areas in 1.6 of the PWS. Can the government please provide position descriptions for the above LCATs?

o No, please provide what your company can provide.

2. I have a question regarding the Combined Synopsis document; it states “award will be made to each qualifying offeror and that pricing will only be evaluated at the task order level.” However, the evaluation criteria are adjectival. Which level – Outstanding, Good, or Acceptable – is the cutoff for a qualifying offeror?

o At this time the cutoff is unknown because the amount of offerors and quality of offerors is unknown.

3. 1) Do you want contractors to include price proposal within the 15-page limit or should price proposal be submitted separately?

o Yes the price proposal is included in the 15-page limit

4. 2) The government provides a table with five labor categories - are those the only five that contractors need to price out or are those just examples?

o They are just examples

5. What is the total ceiling value of this contract?

o $4,838,584.00

6. How many Task Orders do you plan to make per year?

o 2-3 Per year

7. If we have to include that clause 52.209-7 within our proposal will that be counted towards our 15 pages?

o Yes please.

8. Can pricing excel document be a separate page that is also not counted in our 15 pages?

o Please include all needed information in the 15-page limit

9. What is the expected ceiling or total award value for this IDIQ/MAC?

o $4,838,584.00

10. Are there currently defined task orders which will be competed and awarded in FY

2023?

o A initial task order or “Seed Project” will be awarded at the time of the establishment of the Multiple Award IDIQ.

11. The sample pricing table provides a list of labor categories, are those prescriptive, or can we propose our own labor categories and mix?

o You can provide your own.

12. Greystones will propose to use our SBIR Phase 3 data analytics software as part of this solution. Will SBIR data rights be allowed?

o This is not a SBIR requirement.

13. The documentation states that a DD254 is required, yet no DD 254 was provided.

o The DD254 will only be required for task orders that have classified work.

14. Also, it does not detail if any level of facility clearance is required by the offeror. If you could provide some clarification, it would be appreciated.

o Facility clearance is not requirement for the contract. Some task orders – or aspects of a task order – may require a facility clearance.

15. Please confirm the Cover Page requested by the government is outside the 15 page limit?

o Cover page is not included in the 15 page limit.

16. Please confirm that the Contractor’s transmittal letter/cover letter is outside the 15 page limit.

o This is included in the page limit.

17. Both of these may include new development of solutions depending on the RFP, will the contractor be responsible for training?

o Contractor should be responsible for needed training.