Q and A Sports officals.pdf

Question

1. Personnel credentials: For PWS 1.7 and 4.4.2, please identify the accepted certification issuer, level and documentation for each sport: NIRSA flag football, NCAA basketball, USAV volleyball, “United Softball Association (USA)” softball and FIFA soccer. Does the soccer requirement accept current U.S. Soccer certification, and does the softball requirement refer to USA Softball? What credential/resume evidence must accompany the quote, and what must be provided before award?

All officials must have, at a minimum NFHS certification. It is not required before the contract is awarded. Just before a person officiates a game

2. Volleyball staffing: The CLINs and PWS 1.8.1.3 require one referee and two line referees, while Appendix A, 5.1.1.3, lists one referee and one scorer. Which crew composition should be priced and provided?

One referee and two line referees

3. Price schedule: The RFQ refers to Attachment 5, Price List, but we could not locate it among the posted files. Please provide it or confirm that the embedded 25-CLIN schedule is the required format, with each game price covering the complete crew for the base and four option years.

Please see the attached spreadsheet

4. Deadline and submission: Please confirm the October 20 deadline in local Central time. The RFQ says 10:00 a.m. CST; SAM shows 11:00 a.m. CDT. Please also confirm submission to both addresses used here, as the RFQ header lists trevor.finch@us.af.mil while the submission instructions list trevor.finch.1@us.af.mil.

1000hrs & trevor.finch.1@us.af.mil

5. Volume and cancellations: Is any minimum game volume or payment guaranteed?

Please clarify payment for multiple games cancelled after contractor arrival under PWS 2.4.1.3.2–2.4.1.3.5, including the one-game-per-site/day limit, and how those provisions interact with the no-price-decrement language for weather-related base closure in 4.5.10.

If game(s) are cancelled after the officials arrive for any reason, we will make payment for only one of the schedules games.

6. Contract clauses: Please confirm the applicable limitations on subcontracting and the mechanism for required wage/fringe adjustments in option years. We did not find FAR 52.219-14 or 52.222-43 in the posted clause package.

52.219-14 or 52.222-43 will not be included mailto:trevor.finch@us.af.mil mailto:trevor.finch.1@us.af.mil mailto:trevor.finch.1@us.af.mil

7. The Wage Determination does not appear to identify a specific referee/sports official classification. What SCLS labor classification should offerors use for referees, umpires, line officials and scorers/timers, and is an SF-1444 conformance anticipated?

Offerors should utilize 28630 – Sports Official for primary on-field officials (referees and umpires). Supporting roles such as line officials, scorers, and timers may be classified under Code 28630 – Sports Official or 28510 – Recreation Aide, dependent on what their primary role may be.

8. For the certifications required by PWS 1.7, does the Government require copies of each proposed official’s current certification with the quote, or is a detailed process for verifying and maintaining certifications sufficient?

All officials must have at a minimum NFHS certification. It is not required before the contract is awarded. Just before a person officiates a game

9. Can the prime contractor satisfy the officiating requirements through qualified subcontractors, provided the prime remains responsible for performance and all PWS requirements?

Yes

10. Certifications (PWS 1.7): For soccer, the PWS lists FIFA. Would officials holding a current U.S. Soccer referee license (or equivalent state/national soccer association certification) be considered acceptable? Similarly, for basketball (NCAA), flag football (NIRSA), volleyball (USAV) and softball (USA Softball), would current registration with the Texas Association of Sports Officials (TASO) or equivalent recognized officiating bodies be acceptable where the listed certification is not held?

Yes is would be accepted

11. Scorer/Timer: Should scorers/timers be paid at the Sports Official rate (28630) on Wage Determination 2015-5211 Rev. 35, or at a different occupation such as Recreation Aide?

They should be linked to the recreation aide (28510)

12. Paid hours per contest: Does the government have an expected arrival time before each contest (for rosters and equipment pickup per PWS 1.8.3 and 1.8.4)?

The Government will arrive 45 mins before the start time and we will ensure the court, field and equipment is ready to play at least 15 mins before the start.

13. . Prior contract: Is this a follow-on requirement? If so, could you share the prior contract number?

FA466122P0028

14. Response deadline: Please confirm the quote deadline is October 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM Central Daylight Time.

Correct

15. PWS 1.7.2 through 1.7.6 require NIRSA (flag football), NCAA (basketball), USA Volleyball, United Softball Association (softball) and FIFA (soccer) certifications for each official. Will the Government accept equivalent current credentials, such as Texas Association of Sports Officials (TASO) registration in the respective sport, USA Softball umpire registration or U.S. Soccer referee certification, and if not, which specific NCAA and FIFA credentials will satisfy PWS 1.7?

NFHS Certification

16. For Technical Sub-factor 1 (Personnel Qualifications & Certifications), must the quote include names, resumes or copies of current certifications for the proposed officials, or will a detailed plan for providing, verifying and maintaining certified officials meet the Pass standard?

The Quotes does not require names or resumes. A plan for providing at a later time will satisfy

17. PWS 1.8.1.3, PWS 2.4.1.4.3 and CLINs 0003, 1003, 2003, 3003 and 4003 call for 1 referee and 2 line referees per volleyball game, but PWS Appendix A, para 5.1.1.3, states one referee and one scorer. Please confirm the required volleyball crew is 1 referee and 2 line referees (3 total).

One referee and two line referees (3 total)

18. RFQ Section II bases the Total Evaluated Price on the CLINs in "Attachment 5 (Price List)," but the RFQ lists only three attachments. Please confirm that the CLIN schedule in the RFQ (CLINs 0001 through 4005) is the price list to complete for Volume II.

Corrected.

19. The clause list shows 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, but not 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting. Please confirm the resulting contract will not include 52.219-14.

52.219-14 will not be included

20. PWS 1.7 requires NIRSA, NCAA, USAV, USA Softball and FIFA certifications for the officials. Please tell me what proof of certification you will accept for each sport, for example a current rating from a recognized association or governing body, and whether proof is due with the quote or before award.

Proof of certification is due before the start of the season for the officials. Officials do not need a current rating

21. For volleyball, CLIN 0003 and PWS 1.8.1.3 show one referee and two line referees, but PWS Appendix A 5.1.1.3 says one referee and one scorer. Please confirm which applies.

One referee and two line referees

22. The RFQ refers to "Attachment 5 (Price List)", but only three attachments are listed.

Please confirm that the CLIN table in the RFQ is the price list to complete.

corrected.

23. Wage Determination 2015-5211 lists Sports Official but not a scorer/timer class.

Please confirm which classification applies to scorers and timers.

Recreation aide (28510)

24. SAM shows the response deadline as 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on 20 October 2026, which is 11:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time. Please confirm the exact time.

1000hrs (corrected)