QA_18_Dec_20213.doc

Questions

1. The answer to Q&A number 10 states that “A hard copy of proposals must be received before the solicitation closing time and date..” However, the instruction does not stipulate the number of copies required for the Past Performance or the Cost factors. How many copies are required for each factor.

a. One copy of the completed solicitation is required for proposals.

2. The Solicitation under Section FL1449 Item No. 0004 states that Reimbursed Travel/Other Direct Costs are Firm Fixed Price AND shall be reimbursed IAW the JTR/Joint Ethics Regulation for the Contractor’s costs IAW the PWS, dated 5 Nov 13. Are travel/Other Direct Costs reimbursable or firm-fixed price? Please clarify the Government’s intent.

a. This is a CLIN that has a not-to-exceed price. Costs for travel will be reimbursed upon return and Government’s verication that costs are allowable IAW the JTR. This is a priced CLIN and doe s not require additional bidding.

3. The 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (c), FAR clause reference states “The contracting officer shall seek relevant performance information on all offerors based on (1) information obtained from the Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR) system (2) references provided by the offeror in Attachmnet 3 to this solicitation and (3) data independently obtained from other government and commercial sources. However, there is no Attachment 3 attendant to the SIMTEX support solicitation. Does the government intend to provide an Attachment 3 in a forthcoming amendment?

a. The solicitation has been amended to include Attachment 3 List of References.

4. Is FA3010-14-R-0002 Simtex Operations Support the same requirement as Simtex RFI Keesler?

a. The RFI was posted to see if there were small businesses who could fulfill the requirement and if there were adequate commercial opportunities for competition. The RFI provided infromation to author the FA3010-14-R-0002 Simtex Operations Support Solicitation.

5. Can a delivery time be scheduled for proposals during the holiday season?

a. Delivery for proposals can be coordinated with 81 CONS via the contact info located with the solicitation. All proposals must be received on time. The proposal due date has been extended to 0900 on 27 Dec 2013.