23_Apr_14_Q As.pdf

Range Operation Support

FA2521-13-R-0005

Questions & Answers

1. RFP Section PWS Paragraph Other (Specify) Government furnished Property - Vehicles Question:

With the latest release of materials in the ROS Bidder’s Library, all Government Furnished Property (GFP) relating to vehicles is limited to AAS and AAAF. Can the government confirm that the ROS contractor is required, or not required, to provide vehicles to support ROS requirements at VAFB, CCAFS, PAFB, Malabar, and JDMTA? If vehicle information for these non-downrange locations is already provided in the ROS Bidder’s Library, can the Government please provide the file name(s) showing such vehicle inventory?

ANSWER: Vehicles as listed in the bidder’s library will be provided at AAS and AAAF only. Any additional vehicles required at other locations should be determined by the offer’s approach and included in their proposal.

2. RFP Section _______ Paragraph _________ PWS Paragraph ___________ Other (Specify) _ CBA H_W posted 4 14 2014_________________________ Question: _Please clarify the dollar values provided for the CBA Health and Welfare benefits in the referenced document? Are these dollar values employer or employee contributions? Are the contributions made weekly, biweekly, monthly or another term?

ANSWER: Dollar values represent employer cost contribution per hour for employees subject to the CBAs.

3. RFP Section _____PWS_ ____ Paragraph _________ PWS Paragraph ___2.1.3________ Other (Specify) _ CDRL A004 Contract Funds Status Report________________________ Question: _The PWS paragraphs describe the requirements for the Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) as a 1 to 1 relationship between the levels of the CBS and the PWS. CDRL A004 states “Report at the CBS Level 4 at a minimum corresponding to PWS Level 5.” Please clarify?

ANSWER: Level 0 is the contract. Level 1-4 is the PWS with 1 to 1 correspondence.

4. RFP Section ________ Paragraph _________

Other (Specify) _Question 24 of ROS_ Q&A_Responses___ Question: _The following question was asked: “Is contract start defined as the first day of performance?” The answer was: “Contract start is the first day of phase-in.” There are many CDRLs related to contract operations that have dates of first submission relative to “contract start” that place the first delivery during Phase-in. Because the new contractor is not yet responsible for contract performance, delivery of the CDRL requirements is not possible. This conflict also affects a bidders response to describing their phase-in approach. Please clarify?

Define the acronyms used within the CDRLs to identify delivery dates, such as AWD, DAC.

CDRL Examples are:

A005,A009,A010,A011,A013,A014,A015,B005,B006,B008,B011,B015,B017,B019,B026,B027 ,B029,B030,B032,B035,B036,B037,B038,B039,B040,D004, ANSWER: AWD is defined as date of the contract award. DAC refers to the date of contract performance start. All CDRLs required during phase in period are noted as “E” CDRLs. All CDRLs required during phase out period are noted as “D” CDRLs. All other CDRLs are required only during contract performance matching the required CLINs subsequent period of performance.

5. RFP PWS Paragraph PWS Paragraph 3.1.9.6.6 and 2.1.5 Other (Specify) Question # 3 of Q&As dated 13 August 2013 Question:

The answer to question number 3 states: Yes. The work to be performed consists of providing labor, equipment, and material including the installation of smart meters and all infrastructure needed for a complete and usable system to include but not limited to smart meters, CTs, wire, conduit, CAT 6 cable from the meter to the router/JACE and programming. Meters use ION Enterprise software. IP address will be provided by the government.

Is the work effort cited above work that is covered by a Down Range Planned Work Order?

ANSWER: This effort is covered in the Recurring Work Plan and will be a planned work order.

6. RFP Section ______PWS____ Paragraph _________ PWS Paragraph _____2.4.7______ Other (Specify) _Q&A’s 01 March 2013 – Question 76__________________________ Question: _Will the incoming contractor be able to use the government aircraft to transport their phase-in team and onboarding personnel to AAS and AAAF during phase-in? Is there a cost to the contractor? Will the phase-in team have access to government billets at AAS and AAAF during phase-in? Is there a cost to the contractor?

ANSWER: The incoming contractor will have the ability to use the government aircraft to transport the phase-in team personnel to AAS and AAAF. There is no cost associated to the contractor for this travel. The phase-in team will have access to the government billets at AAS and AAAF during phase-in and will be subject to the set per diem rates prior to full performance.

7. RFP Section ______PWS____ Paragraph _________ PWS Paragraph _____2.4.7______ Other (Specify) _Q&A’s 01 March 2013 – Question 76__________________________ Question: _Will the incoming contractor be able to use the government aircraft to transport their phase-in team and onboarding personnel to AAS and AAAF during phase-in? Is there a cost to the contractor? Will the phase-in team have access to government housing at AAS and AAAF during phase-in? Is there a cost to the contractor?

ANSWER: The incoming contractor will have the ability to use the government aircraft to transport the phase-in team personnel to AAS and AAAF. There is no cost associated to the contractor for this travel. The phase-in team will have access to the government billets at AAS and AAAF during phase-in and will be subject to the set per diem rates prior to full performance.

8. RFP Section ______PWS____ Paragraph _________

Other (Specify) _ROS Workload Factors Table dated 6 March 2014__________________________ Question: _Please clarify the workload factors for PWS 3.1.10 TDY / Personnel at AAS and AAAF. Do the units (1060 and 1040) represent TDY personnel or TDY personnel days? If the numbers are TDY personnel, based on answers to previous questions, this would equate to 14,840 and 21,840 TDY personnel days, which appears excessive.

ANSWER: It represents TDY personnel days.

9. RFP Section __________ Paragraph _________

Other (Specify): WR Collective Bargaining Agreements Question:

In response to a previous question, the Government informed offerors there were no known collective bargaining agreements covering incumbent employees performing ROS duties on the Western Range. However, based on additional research we believe the ROS mission support communications tasks at Vandenberg AFB are currently performed by incumbent employees represented by Teamsters Local 986 and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 413. We request the Government clarify whether it has determined, pursuant to the requirements of FAR 22.1008-2, that the Service Contract Act (SCA) section 4(c) does not apply to these functions at Vandenberg AFB and provide the basis of that determination. If SCA section 4 (c) does apply, we request the Government amend the RFP to include copies of all collective bargaining agreements that apply to the incumbent contractors together with related documents specifying the wage rates and fringe benefits in the same manner as the Government has provided for the CBA covered employees performing ROS duties at Patrick AFB and Cape Canaveral AFS to satisfy the requirement of FAR 22.1008-2(d)(2).

UPDATED ANSWER: IBEW, Local 413 and Teamster Union 986 have been incorporated via Amendment 3 and placed into the bidder’s library. No additional information concerning the CBAs are available.