Amendment 1 - question and answer.pdf

Base Telecommunication Services (BTS) Minot AFB, ND

RFQ FA4528-24-Q-KM03

Questions and Answers Current as of 25 Oct 23

1. Regarding Attachment 8. Will that document be revised to require pricing for Purchase, Install, Removal, and Relocation of the associated PID numbers? I also noticed pricing is grayed out on Attachment 7 for CLIN 0002.?

• CLIN 0002 is grayed out because all prices for that CLIN will be referred to on attachment 8 – CLIN 0002 Pricing. All items on attachment 8 will be invoiced for on CLIN 0002. But it is a large document and we felt it best to separate them.

Attachment 8 will not be revised. Refer to attachment 2, factor 3 discussed pricing expectation. CLIN X001 is that monthly firm fixed rate to include all labor. CLIN X002 will be all work orders parts and material as listed on attachment 8. And CLIN X003 is special projects that are not covered under the other CLINS, no pricing required.

2. PWS Paragraph 1.4.1.1 – Government states that, “Contractor must provide the resumes of the personnel filling key roles with the proposal”. Additionally, PWS Paragraph states that, “the government highly recommends the recruitment and hiring of incumbent personnel to retain critical knowledge as it relates to the base inside and outside plant infrastructure”. Since this statement favors the incumbent Contractor and bidders have no control over whether the incumbent contractor will provide resumes for their personnel, we request the Government either provide resumes for incumbent personnel or remove the requirement to provide resumes with the proposal.

• Pending Government response

3. PWS Paragraph 4.1.1 (Work Order Procedures) – states, “The Contractor must include individual pricing for these items included on the PID to include installation materials, but not including labor. Labor is covered under the Operations, Maintenance, and Support requirement. It is impossible for bidders to predict or estimate the labor effort required to perform an undetermined number of Work Orders, and therefore impossible for us to accurately estimate the correct level of Staffing. The Government is essentially asking for contractors to bid on an undefined requirement. PWS Paragraph 4.1.1 (Work Order Procedures) – states, “The Contractor must include individual pricing for these items included on the PID to include installation materials, but not including labor. Labor is covered under the Operations, Maintenance, and Support requirement. It is impossible for bidders to predict or estimate the labor effort required to perform an undetermined number of Work Orders, and therefore impossible for us to accurately estimate the correct level of Staffing. The Government is essentially asking for contractors to bid on an undefined requirement.

4. PWS Paragraph 5.1.2 (Special Projects) – states, “Unless unique circumstances apply, labor may not be included for Special Projects, as Contractor labor is included under Operate, Maintain, and Support.” Here again, it is impossible for bidders to predict or estimate the labor effort required to perform an undetermined number of Special Projects, of varying scope and complexity, and potentially requiring a variety of skilled labor categories. It is therefore impossible for us to accurately estimate the correct level of Staffing to support this requirement in our O&M Price. The Government is essentially asking for contractors to bid on an undefined requirement.

5. We are aware that Minot AFB currently has a 5-year Contract (Minot AFB Communications Infrastructure Multiple Award Construction Contract IDIQ – Contract Number – FA4528-22-D-0003 - that supports Communications Infrastructure Special Projects. Please confirm whether future Infrastructure Special Projects will be competed under that IDIQ or under this BTS Contract.

• This requirement is separate from the Multiple Award Construction Contract (MACC), and is not part of this acquisition.

6. We would like to know if this is a brand new contract OR if there is (was) an incumbent performing these services.

• This is not a new requirement, and there is an incumbent contractor.

7. If not brand new, could you please provide the current / previous contract number?

• Current contractor number is FA452822C0005, previous contract number was

FA452817F4001. For any additional contract information, please submit a FOIA request at https://www.foia.af.mil