Q A 4 Apr 08.doc

1. Reference Draft PWS Paragraph 1.1.4.6, Hazardous Safety Training.

How many hours of initial training are required per individual? How many hours of recurring training are required per individual per year?

The answers to the above questions are in the attached Excel file.

2. Reference Draft PWS Paragraph 1.1.5.4 5th bullet, SPCC Training.

How many hours of SPCC training are required per individual?

1-1.5 hours per individual with responsibilities managing/handling petroleum products and vegetable oils of 55 gallons or greater.

3. Reference Draft PWS Paragraph 1.5.4.7 Security Flash Messages.

How are Security Flash Messages currently provided by the contractor?

By email through use of the Wing intranet to all CCAFS Security Managers, Facility Security Officers, certain key Wing management and the government functional.

4. Reference Draft PWS Paragraph 3.1.4, CCAFS Security Force Patch/Vehicle Logo.

Is this paragraph intended to indicate that the Government will provide the patch/vehicle logo design and the Contractor will obtain and pay for patches and vehicle logos?

Yes.

If so, will all vehicles require new logos at the start of the contract?

No. Reference paragraph 3.5, only vehicles used in direct support of Security Force duties (operations) are required to be marked with identification.

Will all personnel be required to be issued new uniforms with patches at contract start-up?

Determination of uniforms is to be made by the contractor and will display a patch with the designed logo.

5. Reference Draft PWS Paragraph 3.4.1, GSA Vehicles. Does the Contractor pay for fuel which is used by Contractor personnel in the GSA vehicles.

When using GSA Lease vehicles there is a per mile charge that is billed to the lease holder. This charge covers all fuel and maintenance.

6. Is any part of this effort set aside for small business?

This is a full and open competition without full or partial set aside, however there is a small business subcontracting goal of 15%.

7. Where can I find FAR Part 28.307-2?

All parts of the FAR can be found at http://farsite.hill.af.mil .

8. How important doses past performance play for sub contracting?

We are using Performance Price Trade-off (PPT) as our acquisition strategy, which means that the government is willing to pay a higher price for better past performance, making past performance very important. However, prime contractors and subcontractors form a team and their past performance is assessed as a team. Therefore it would depend on the make up of the team, and how the work is distributed among the team members.

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Reference Section L, 5.1.1 -"Offerors shall submit a Present/Past Performance Volume. This volume shall provide not more than ten (10) recent and relevant performance citations for the Prime Team (includes citations for both prime and subcontractors, teaming partners, key personnel and predecessor companies) in the format requested below."

Question: When you ask for "recent" references, what is the timeframe you are looking for regarding these past performance references. In other words, within the past 5 years, 3 years, etc.?

Recent past/present performance is within 3 years of date of solicitation release.