Questions and Answers_EMCS.xlsx
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- FA487725QA035
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This file is a Questions and Answers document for the Energy Management and Control Services (EMCS) solicitation FA487725QA035, issued by the Department of the Air Force at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. The document contains detailed responses to vendor inquiries about the contract, including clarifications on historical staffing levels (estimated 4,250 annual manhours), security clearance requirements (Secret clearance preferred), and technical specifications. Key details include confirmation that the incumbent contractor is Siemens Government Technologies Inc. under contract FA487720C0019, and that no significant changes have been made to the Performance Work Statement beyond updated regulations.
The solicitation is a 5-year Firm Fixed Price IDIQ contract set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 238220, with a size standard of $19M. The contract will cover onsite routine EMCS monitoring and maintenance, IT server maintenance, emergency/overtime hours, and parts/materials. Evaluation will be lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA), with quotes due by 21 May 2025. Important dates include a 2 May 2025 deadline for questions and a 7 May 2025 deadline for government answers. The contract requires corporate experience demonstrating a 90% position fill rate, with no page limit exceeding 10 pages for the technical volume.
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| EMCS_FA4877QA035 | ||
| Question | Answers | Reference |
| Attachment 2 - Total Evaluation Price: Can the government provide total annual hours that are used to support CLIN 0001 and 0002 separately based on historical level of effort? | Keeping in mind this is a Performance Based Service Acquisition (PBSA) Historical data has been based on a single person fulfilling a position on a full time basis and when required utilizing overtime dependent on required repairs to the contractor system. If the work requires additional manpower support for either the IT Server Tech/Engineer personnel they will be brought in as required. Estimated annual manhours is around 4250. | N/A |
| Do the current on-site technicians have laptops and software issued by the government or is this the contractor's responsibility? | Hardened assets provided by the government and remain on base. | PWS - 5.0 Governement Provided Items and Services |
| PWS 1.9.1: Can the government provide a list of controllers under each system (Tridium Niagara AX, N4, and Siemens Talon, MS1800) which needs to be maintained by the contractor? | They will be listed upon contract award. | N/A |
| PWS 1.9.1 mentions that the total number of buildings with Staefa controls is "145 and gowing." Can the government explain this statement since it is our understanding that Siemens Staefa controls are obsolete. | 98% are Staefa LONworks or Staefa SM2. Newer buildings and renovations are Siemens BACnet MS/TP. | PWS 1.9.1 Estimated Input/Output Points and Buildings with Staefa Controls. |
| Does the contractor need to provide vehicles for the staff on-site? | No, walking or bicycling is encouraged | N/A |
| Price Evaluation states that the government will review the price for completeness and reasonableness. Do we need to provide any additional supporting documentation apart from the Attachment 2 Total Evaluated Price Matrix for the government conduct a completeness and reasonableness assessment? | No additional documentation is required. Refer to the definitions of completeness and reasonableness in the solicitation. | FAR 52.212-2, EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Nov 2021) – ADDENDUM (Using FAR 13.106) |
| PWS 2.4 Repairs mentioned that CLIN 4 will be used for repairs. This value cannot be estimated without additional details on the repair scope. Can the government provide a list of repairs that were conducted in the past contracting period and the dollar values associated with this CLIN? If not, can the government provide a plug-in-value that is funded for repairs. | No additional documentation is required for the solicitation. Quote will be provided at time of repair and issuance of a Task Order after a determination of Price Fair & Reasonableness is made. | Attachement 2_Total Evaluated Price Matrix |
| Can the Government please clarify how past performance will be evaluated? Will the Government utilize CPARS reports? | Per FAR 52.212-1(iii) Past Performance may be utilized by the contracting officer to assist the government in making a Technical Acceptability determination. However, it will not be used as a sub factor or rated. | FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Sep 2023) |
| Are there any page limits applicable to the technical volume? | NOT TO EXCEED 10 PAGES | FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Sep 2023) |
| What level of security do offerors set in the DD254? | Secret clearance is required. TS is helpful as there are devices in TS areas and those areas also need to be sanitized for non-TS users to access. | PWS - 2.0. Special Requirements |
| The DD-254 for this solicitation states in the upper right that the facility clearance required is "Confidential", yet PWS section 2.1 p. 5 states, "Contractor personnel ... must possess and maintain ... Secret security clearance at contract start..." Please clarify how if this means that the Government will sponsor awardee for Secret facility clearance if needed. | 2.1. p. 5, is Continuation of Essential Services. No additional documentation is required. Refer to Solicitation PWS p.5, 2.2. | PWS - 5, 2.2. Industrial Security |
| Please confirm that the incumbent contractor is Siemens Government Technologies Inc. under contract number FA487720C0019. | Incumbent Contractor is Siemens Government Technologies Inc. under contract number FA487720C0019. | N/A |
| Is the current PWS different in scope in any significant way from that under the incumbent contract? If so, please explain. | There are no differences with the exception of updated AFIs/Regulations | N/A |
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