Attach 6_FA252123SPACE Question and Answers_2.pdf

Question Submittal Form Two (2)

Request for Qualifications Number: FA252123SPACE Project Number: N/A

Project Title: SpacePort Architect and Civil Engineering A-E Requirement

RFQ Section Submission Instructions and Evaluation & Selection Criteria

1. Question:

The Standard Form 330 fillable template provided with the solicitation is extremely restrictive regarding the amount and type of information and graphics an offeror can provide the Government. However, the provided template also indicates that the form is “authorized for local reproduction”. Please confirm that Offerors may locally develop SF 330s in lieu of using the provided fillable template if the Offeror’s locally reproduced SF 330 complies with the current SF 330 template sections and format. For SF330 Section H (Narrative of

Qualifications), does all this information need to be submitted on duplicated versions of the

SF330 Section H forms or can it be submitted in an accompanying Word document? Form does not currently allow for graphics, indexing, or tables.

Answer: Yes, contractor submitted SF330s shall mirror the overall format of the government provided SF 330.

2. Question:

Is there a mandated font/size we are to use in the proposal? We do not see formatting requirements for the SF330 package. For SF330 Part I and Part II sections, please confirm a

10-point font minimum for the response text (unless otherwise specified by SF330 template instructions) and a 9-point font minimum for all tables and charts is acceptable.

Answer: Font/Size is Arial 11 point with the exception of Font/Size Arial 10 point for charts and tables.

3. Question:

Do SF 330 Part IIs count against the 100 page limit? Alternatively, please define which

SF Form 330 sections count towards the 100-page limit.

Answer: Part I (Sections A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H) are included in 100 page limit.

4. Question:

Section F in the GSA’s SF330 template provides space for up to 10 projects. Please confirm bidders can submit a maximum of 10 projects.

Answer: Contractors may submit a maximum of 10 projects.

5. Question:

The submission instructions state “Part I Section E Block 19, Relevant Projects shall not be more than five (5) years old from date of this posting.” Please confirm this recency requirement applies to all projects in Section F too.

Answer: Confirm, yes 5 years from posting date, which was 17 July 2023 through

16 July 2018.

6. Question:

In the July 27 Questions and Answers, Question 2 asked “If the government will not accept CPARs in lieu of PPQs, will the government accept previously completed PPQs from within the last 12 months?” The government answered “Yes, as long as the PPQ is received by the customer that endorsed it and not the contractor submitting the RFQ.” Please clarify that all

PPQs (newly created and/or reused within the last 12 months) must be submitted by respondents back to the government.

Answer: Yes, PPQs MUST be submitted by the respondent/customer that endorsed it.

7. Question:

Typically, the government provides specific page count limitations for Sections E and F.

Please provide guidance on the maximum pages allowed per Section E project, Section F resume, and total pages allowable in each of Sections E and F.

Answer: Maximum of 20 pages for Section E and 20 pages for Section F.

8. Question:

The solicitation does not specify the quantity of personnel required by discipline. If we provide more than one person’s resume in any discipline, will the government view this staffing approach favorably?

Answer: Key Personnel is in section 2.5.5, page 7–12 of the Statement of Work.

Expectation is at minimum one key personnel per discipline.

9. Question:

The solicitation does not stipulate formatting requirements for Section D organizational chart. Please confirm one page measuring 8.5”x11” inches is required.

Answer: No limit on size of Section D organizational chart.

10. Question:

The solicitation does not state joint venture (JV) documentation requirements. Please confirm required JV documentation to consist of SBA letter of approval and JV addendum applicable to SPACE.

Answer: See SF 330, page 3, Section I. Authorized Representative 31 and 32. “An authorized representative of a joint venture or the prime contractor must sign and date the completed form”.

“Joint ventures selected for negotiations must make available a statement of participation by a principal of each member of the joint venture”.

Joint Venture must have a Unique Entity ID/Cage Code specifically related to the JV.

A Joint Venture Agreement will be needed if selected for negotiations.

11. Question:

SOW Section 2.5.5.2 references both a Project Director and Engineering Manager. Are these two separate named positions that require individual Section E resumes in the SF330 response?

Answer: See section 2.5.5.1, the Project Director and Engineering Manager are two separate positions.

12. Question:

Please confirm a Communications Engineer possessing a Registered Communications

Distribution Designer (RCDD) certification satisfies qualification requirements for SOW

Section 2.5.5.19 Communications Engineering (CommE).

Answer: No, Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) certification alone, does not satisfy the qualification requirements for SOW Section 2.5.5.19

Communications Engineering (CommE).

13. Question:

Hard copy reproduction of a SF330 package is difficult given the default page margins in the GSA template do not permit three-hole punched paper without risk of punching through proposal content. Please confirm a hard copy package with a coiled binder is acceptable to meet the hard copy submission requirement.

Answer: Yes, hard copy package with a coiled binder is acceptable.

14. Question:

The hard copy delivery window is 30 minutes long. Can bidders arrange with the government to deliver the hard copy submission prior to 17 August 2023 10:30am?

Answer: Yes, the government will attempt to accommodate contractors outside the specified window. Contractor shall notify, via email, the government points of contact by noon on August 17, 2023, of the specific date and time of requested delivery.

patricia.bates@spaceforce.mil and eugenia.faulkner_russell@spaceforce.mil

15. Question:

Per the solicitation, it states the NAICS code is 541330 which has a size standard of

$22.5 million with exceptions for Military/Aerospace Equipment & Weapons of Marine/Naval

Architecture which allow for $41.5 million. The solicitation states $47 Million. Can you please confirm the size standard for the RFQ?

Answer:

From the SBA Table of Size Standards which became effective on March 17, 2023

541330 (Exception 1) Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons $47.0 M

16. Question:

Our team looks forward to the opportunity to submit a proposal for this RFQ but request a two week extension due to the number of teaming agreements that need to be put in place for such a highly intricate proposal requiring over (19) positions with multiple individuals needed for some positions to provide the service required by the PSFB, CCFS, SLD, & (45) SLD assets.

Answer: The RFQ submission date will be officially extended to 24 August 2023 on the amended RFQ.

17. Question:

Will PPQs from Prime and Subcontractors be accepted for review and scoring?

Answer: Yes, Prime and Subcontractor’s PPQs will be accepted for applicable review.

18. Question:

Can an individual serve as multiple Key Personnel roles?

Answer: No.

19. Question:

When are the completed Past Performance Questionnaires due to the contracting office?

Answer: New date for final submission of Past Performance Questionnaires is 20 August 2023 at 11 am (EST).

Note: The additional questions that were submitted will be answered and posted the week of 7 August 2023.