Questions_and_Answers_IV_24_Jul_13.pdf

Request for Proposal (RFP) FA4890-13-R-0111

Questions & Answers

Q65. Will the Air Force provide sponsorship for the contractor at RAF Feltwell, UK and Thule

AFS or any site that may require sponsorship?

A65. Below is an updated response in reference to Thule:

MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION. The Government will provide morale, welfare and recreation activities including base special services activities, such as clubs, hobby shops, and gymnasium to Contractor personnel where available IAW existing regulations and policies of the Site Commander.

GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED TRANSPORTATION. The Government will provide transportation of supply items.

Bills-of-Lading. Transport all supplies, materials and equipment between the US and the Site as directed by the applicable Government transportation officer. The Contractor will ship using

Government bill-of-lading.

Military and/or Charter Commercial Aircraft. The Government will provide, at no cost to the

Contractor, military and/or charter commercial aircraft to and from aerial port (Thule AB GL, Continental United States (CONUS) aerial port). Rotational leave will be available upon completion of six (6) months of line service and is limited to two (2) Government-provided trips per year. Any additional rotations will be paid for by the Contractor. Letters of Identification

(LOIs) are required to travel via military or charter commercial aircraft. Prepare LOIs IAW AFI

65-103, Ch 4, for all Contractor employees, including Subcontractors, or travelers sponsored by the Contractor, to the Contracting Officer. The Contractor will reimburse the Government for transportation expenses for permanent Contractor employees who do not complete eighteen (18) months of line service. The Government shall charge Contractor employees shipping excess unaccompanied baggage using Air Mobility Command (AMC) cargo rates in effect at the time of shipment.

Unaccompanied Baggage. The Government will reimburse the Contractor for unaccompanied baggage up to 330 lbs (shipped in freight) for the initial trip from CONUS to UK or Thule and return trip from UK or Thule to CONUS on completion of assignment for permanent employees.

Shuttle/Taxi. The Government will provide shuttle/taxi transportation at Thule AB.

GOVERNMENT-PROVIDED SERVICES. The Contractor is authorized use of the services listed below IAW existing policies or regulations of the USAF, major air command, or nearest

Air Force Installation Commander. (The Government will limit, curtail, or otherwise restrict the availability of these services when existing facilities are inadequate. The Host Base USAF

Installation Commander will make final determination of specific services available to

Contractor personnel.)

Exchange Privileges. The Government authorizes use of exchange facilities.

Health Care. The Government will provide first aid treatment of Contractor personnel.

Request for Proposal (RFP) FA4890-13-R-0111

Questions & Answers

Meals. Contractor employees are authorized use of the Dining Facility and will pay for meals.

Quarters. The Government will provide furnished rooms. Replacement of furnishings will be at

Contractor expense.

Mortuary services. The Government will provide mortuary services when requested by the

Contractor for personnel who have died while employed on Site.

Emergency Rations. Emergency rations and shelter during periods of inclement weather and contingency operations, as determined by the Site Commander.

Q66. Since the Section B Supplies or Services and Pricing is being submitted on the Pricing

Matrix are offerors required to print and send the entire 438 page document? Or, do you just want just the SF-33 page 1, Section K and additional clauses completed?

A66. No, offerors are not required to print and send the entire 438 page document – page 1 of the

SF33 will suffice. “Offerors shall provide pricing in the attached Sample Pricing Matrix

(Attachment 5). Offerors populating pricing data in the attached Sample Pricing Matrix Excel

Spreadsheet are not required to populate pricing information for any CLINS contained in Section

B of this solicitation.”