ICOPARS Question and Answers

Question and Answers

1. Q - We see that the government has an estimate price of parts, is this a wholesale price or retail price.

A – Estimated cost of contract for the life

2. Q - Kindly elaborate on discount price as to if the government is estimating $100,000 for the parts, you would want to know how much we discount back to the government.

A – Yes.

3. Q - Is there a more detailed list of the parts required?

A – No.

4. Q - What is mean by funds tracking?

A – Keeping track of the money that is on the current task order and notifying the government in enough time before funds are expended through the IPMS.

5. Q - Will the contractor be eligible if they don’t have previous efforts have not supported an internet based management system contract minimum value of $50 million, but is working with a consortium that has this experience.

A – Yes.

6. Q - What do you consider local purchasing?

A – Purchasing the items required through local vendors in the area where the actual vehicles are located.

7. Q - After reading thru the solicitation documents, I am uncertain about the need for personnel at the locations. Can you clarify where we need to place our personnel and if you have a desired number for the same?

A – Personnel will not need to be placed in and locations in the AOR.

Revision to Answer to Question 30 #30. Q - “Vehicle application lookup by year/make/model for aftermarket parts”. Is this functionality limited to aftermarket parts maintained by the contractor in the IPMS system?

A –No, parts are not maintained by the contractor, this data base identifies aftermarket and OEM part numbers by application.

The answer needs to read:

A-No, the vehicle application lookup will include all major aftermarket manufactures.

Corrections to Exhibit A Bid Schedule

- CLIN 007 does not automatically subtotal. The formula is not working. You are responsible to make sure that you add your own formula or ensure that you tally correctly. If your numbers are off due to this error, you may or may not be given a chance to make a correction.

- CLIN 007AC Nags glass is not computed in the automatic formula. You are responsible to make sure that you add your own formula or ensure that you tally correctly. If your numbers are off due to this error, you may or may not be given a chance to make a correction.

*Both could cause your numbers to be off by thousands. Your company is responsible to ensure your pricing is correct.

- Total at bottom reads "total bid wo discount” it should read "total bid with discount"

Revision to wording in SF 1449

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3. PART III – PRICE

Change from

(b) Insert proposed unit and extended prices in Section B for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) or Sub CLIN (SCLIN), including all option periods. The extended amount must equal the whole dollar unit price multiplied by the number of units.

To

(b) Insert proposed unit and extended prices on continuation sheet in SF 1449 for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) or Sub CLIN (SCLIN), including all option periods. The extended amount must equal the whole dollar unit price multiplied by the number of units.

These changes do not extend the proposal due date. Changes to the bid schedule will be incorporated into the contract award.