Question and Answers 4.docx

1. How many copies of the price proposal and past performance information are we requesting?

PART I – PRICE PROPOSAL – Submit original and one copy to the issuing office located in block 9 of the solicitation.

PART II – PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION - Limited to no more than three (3) pages per contract listed. Only references for same or similar type contract desired. Submit original, plus one (1) copy.

2. Reference: 1.3.8 Check, make required entries, and clear AFTO Form 781 series write-ups IAW T.O. 00-20-1, as required. The service provider shall be responsible for clearing Red X symbols originated by Aircraft Services personnel. Note: The service provider is authorized, and shall keep on file, a list of all employees authorized to sign off RED X symbols on transient aircraft.

Question: What training requirements must be met to allow a person to clear red X?

Please refer to Paragraph 4.4 of the Performance Work Statement.

3. Reference: 1.6 Special Events. The service provider shall be required to assist with transient alert services for special events such as, but not limited to, annual open house/air show, conferences, presidential support and static displays for the two major unified commands assigned to MacDill AFB. Assist deploying units with initial arrival parking and brief end of the runway locations and emergency procedures. Develop an aircraft arrival, parking, servicing and departure plans with Base Operations and Wing Plans for contingencies. The service provider may be required to assist Wing units with presidential support at Tampa International airport with personnel and equipment when required.

Question: Will contractor be required to provide additional personnel to cover special events.

Yes.

4. Reference: 4.2 Manning Levels. The contractor shall supply sufficient manning to ensure quality and timely services are provided IAW the applicable T.O.’s. Above and beyond these requirements, when the number of aircraft requiring service precludes servicing at the same time, the MOC will determine the priority.

5. Question: is there a two man requirement for all assigned task?

Assigned task manning requirements are determined by applicable Air Force technical guidance for each task performed.

6. Question: Will contractor be required to man the control desk 100% of the time during normal and after hour events?

Please refer to Paragraph 4.1 of the Performance Work Statement.

7. The appropriate level of aircraft maintenance support for each short/no-notice event shall be available at the transient alert office NLT 30 minutes 1 hour after notification from the Government. The contractor will invoice the hours which are worked above and beyond normal duty hours each month.

Question what is the average number of overtime hours invoiced per month during the last year? Over the length of the present contract, per year?

Four hundred (400) overtime hours are accolade for one fiscal year period (October 1 – September 30). These 400 hours are strictly managed by the government Quality Assurance Personnel (QAP).

8. 4.13 Vehicles. The contractor shall provide all vehicles needed to accomplish the requirements of this Performance Work Statement. Two tow vehicles are required with tow capability 10,000 lbs to 150,000 lbs and 100,000 lbs to 500,000 lbs gross weight.

Question: the common standard for Aircraft Tow vehicles is Draw Bar Pull. I have attached a sales add for similar units to the one currently on site. Please provide better guidance on exactly what type of unit you require, or the type of aircraft each unit is expected to tow?

The 2 tow vehicles must cover the required aircraft gross weight stated in the PWS.

9. 19.2—ELIGIBILITY OF EMPLOYEES

An Employee, who is not a probationary Employee, shall be eligible for paid vacation leave. The amount of annual vacation leave credit shall be based on the Employee’s total length of employment and measured from the Employees’ Company seniority date as referenced in Article 5, Seniority to the most present date of current employment. A newly hired Employee, who is in probationary status, may not use vacation leave credits for vacation leave during his ninety (60) calendar day probationary unless granted by the Company for extenuating circumstances. A fulltime and regular part time employee who has been in continuous service of the Company for one year or more will be eligible for vacation on their anniversary date, as follows:

Completed Years of Service Weeks of Vacation

1 Year 2 Weeks 5 Years 3 Weeks 10 Years 4 Weeks

Question: what was the total number of weeks of vacation pay, paid in 2009, by the present contractor? And what is the estimated vacation liability for 2010, by weeks?

We cannot disclose the number of weeks of vacation paid in 2009 by the present contractor (FAR Clause 52.222-41(n)). Vacation details can be found in the CBA in section 19.2.

10. Reference Section B, CLIN Schedule, CLIN X002, Overtime Hours. As there are 2 different positions that could be required in the event of overtime, please clarify the government's expectation for the unit price to be submitted in CLIN X002. Is this expected that this would be a combined hourly rate (i.e. Leadman and Aircraft Servicer)?

The contract is written so that each CLIN (Basic Monthly Service and Overtime hours) are combined for both the Leadman and Aircraft Servicer. The exact overtime hours distribution is left up (and proprietary) to the contractor. The government pays overtime based on (and up to) an amount as stipulated in the contract. There's nothing that dictates who works the overtime from our end, or even what their pay is. We only stipulate how many hours we need out of them, regardless of who fills the tasking.

The CLINS for Basic monthly service and overtime are both the combined total of hours worked by the Leadman and Aircraft Servicer workers.