Post_Site_Visit_Additional_ISR_Questions_.docx

Post Pre-Performance Conference Questions:

1. How will travel time be considered to and from range? Does 8hr day begin at range entry or departure from the contractor base of operation? Training day begins when they leave contractor base of operation.

Answer: Contractor is authorized up to ninety minutes transit time daily per work day to commute to range from base of operation.

2. On average how many weapons events requiring pyrotechnic support per training event?

Answer: The Govt will delete the requirement for pyrotechnic support in PWS para 3.2.

3. Are resumes required along with proposal?

Answer: The following para will be added to the PWS. Para 4.1.4. The contractor shall submit to the TRSS COR at Langley AFB for review, a cover letter and resume for each new employee that details how that employee meets the PWS qualification requirements of the position being hired for a minimum of 15 work days prior to the hiring of the candidate. The COR shall review and evaluate such resumes for all new candidates to ensure they match the Government's PWS requirements. If required, the COR may forward the resumes to other appropriate Govt personnel for their review. Personnel employed under the preceding contract do not require re-approval as long as there is not a break of service of over 6 months.

4. Is a site manager required at both Creech and Nellis?

Answer: Site manager responsibilities must be accomplished at each location. No, PWS will be updated to capture Nellis and Creech as one combined site location; therefore only one site manager is required to cover Crecch training requirements.

5. In reference to government provided support for classified material does this also include the Holloman off site facility?

Answer: Classified material requirement in PWS has been deleted.

6. Are the flash bang and other devices GFE or CFE?

Answer: Pyrotechnic requirement has been removed from PWS.

7. What are other devices in reference to flash bang?

Answer: Pyrotechnic requirement has been removed from PWS.

8. How many personnel are required to present BLUFOR, OPFOR, and CSAR support? Objective and threshold?

Answer: The contractor is required to provide contractor support teams IAW Appendix 1 of PWS. JTAC Team Lead will make determination based on the specific training scenario.

9. What is the flying requirement for contract instructors?

Answer: None. There is no flying requirement for ISR support contract personnel.

10. What is the amount of space (square feet) allocated to the contractor? Office space? Storage? Vehicle parking?

Answer: IAW 3.2.3. Office Space at March ANGB, Hancock Field ANGB, and Creech AFB will be provided by the local Wings. The contractor will need to acquire the appropriate office space at Holloman AFB to meet the terms of the contract.

11. Holloman office space – is a safe required for storage up to secret?

Answer: No, requirement is removed from PWS. Safe requirement has been deleted from PWS.

12. Is the weekends required training as a rate of twelve weekends per year per ANG/AFRES location?

Answer: Contractor personnel will still work their normal workweek. Week requirements will be offset by other days off, so employees will still only work the standard 40 hr work week.

13. The number of training days for March and Hancock do not match what is listed in PWS para 1.2.1(14). Which set of numbers is current? Research either 190 or 184 days?

Answer: The contractor will support 190 training days annually. The PWS will be changed to reflect 190 training days.

14. Are the remote control targets GFE or CFE? Either way who controls these targets?

Answer: Remote control targets will be GFE. These targets will not be control by contractor personnel.

15. What is a JTAC supervisor and what are the qualifications to hold this position?

Answer: The JTAC supervisor position will have qualification not lower than the JTAC team lead qualifications. This position may be combined with the Site manager position.

16. The PWS requires the strike mitigation plan post award but that was not clearly annotated on the pre-performance slides. Is the strike mitigation plan required as part of the proposal or post award?

Answer: The strike mitigation plan is required within 60 days of contract award. PWS para 1.4.5. will be changed to reflect this requirement.

17. Will letters of intent for key personnel be required as part of the proposal?

Answer: No.

18. In a LPTA environment, contracts will be awarded to the lowest price technically acceptable proposal, as written, the solicitation is up for interpretation regarding materials being used, number of teams, management support required (site leads), etc. This may result in the government not getting the support they expect or require in execution. Suggest the government indicate the number of site management personnel at each site.

Answer: It is up to each contractor to provide their planed personnel as part of the Training Workload Management Plan (TWMP). This plan will be evaluated IAW with the PWS requirements.

19. Is there a courseware development (CWD) requirement? If so, what is the workload estimate?

Answer: There is no CWD requirement in this contract.

20. Why is the effort set aside for SDVOSB? Was VOSB excluded by design?

Answer: On 2 April 2015, a sources sought notice was posted on FBO to determine what businesses were capable of performing this requirement. Twelve companies responded to the sources sought. The government determined that seven (7) of the twelve (12) companies were capable of potentially meeting this requirement. Five of the respondents to the sources sought were Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses and were determined capable by the PM after reviewing their capability statements. Furthermore extensive market research was conducted. As a result from market research, the government made the final determination that the government is confident at least two SDVOSB companies are capable of performing this requirement at a fair market price in an effort to comply with the Small Business Act and FAR Part 19.1405(b).

21. If the SCA applies, will the government provide a wage determination?

Answer: With the exception of March where a CBA exists (will be posted with official RFP), the SCA applies to all other performance locations. In clause 52.222-42 of the solicitation, the government identifies the classes of service employees they expect to be employed under the contract if they were employed by the contracting agency. This is for informational purposes only and not a wage determination.

15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) for Site Manager/JTAC Supervisor, JTAC Team Lead, JTAC Training Specialist 15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-rated) for Performance Technicians

22. In reference to PWS 1.01 - What type of work is required to support the 9th Recce Wing?

Answer: The 9th Reconnaissance Wing is deleted from PWS.

23. In reference to PWS 4.1.3 - Are all the applicable squadrons listed? The Creech and Nellis list is short - 15 RS, 18 RS, 20 RS, 42 ATKS & 25 WPS?

Answer: In order to avoid confusion with the names of specific squadrons, only the site locations are identified.