IMPS RFI - Q and A 18 Feb 26.pdf

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Attached to: Misawa Information Monitoring and Protection Services (IMPS)
Solicitation number: FA520526Q0003
Issued by: Department of the Air Force Pacific Air Forces

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This is a Questions and Answers (Q&A) document for a federal contract opportunity related to Integrated Maintenance and Protection System (IMPS) services at Misawa Air Base. The document addresses 23 clarifying questions submitted by potential offerors regarding the solicitation and Performance Work Statement.

The requirement is a new Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract anticipated for award on August 1, 2026, with work start on September 1, 2026. The contract covers security and technical support services including Site Security Manager (SSM), Construction Security Team (CST), Construction Access Group (CAG), and Acoustical Engineer (AE) support at Misawa AB. Peak staffing levels are anticipated at 11 CSTs, 6 CAGs, and 1 AE (if requested), with SSM staffing determined on a project-by-project basis. All personnel must maintain Top Secret security clearances as specified in the PWS; the Government will not sponsor new clearance investigations. The contractor is responsible for furnishing all inspection and surveillance equipment, mobilization materials, and housing for personnel. Surge support is not anticipated to occur under normal operations; task orders will remain within the IMPS scope and driven by construction schedules. Evaluation will be based on best value per FAR 52.212-2, with technical capability and past performance weighted equally to price, and contract award anticipated to the lowest fair and reasonable price among technically acceptable proposals. Debriefings will be provided upon written request within three days of contract award notification.

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Attachment 3. IMPS Excel Equipment Price List, dated 04 Feb 26, 6 pages.xlsx	XLSX spreadsheet	Feb 22, 2026
Attachment 1. IMPS PWS, dated 18 Feb 26, 39 Pages DRAFT.pdf	PDF	Feb 22, 2026
Solicitation - FA520526R0004 Draft.pdf	PDF	Feb 22, 2026
Attachment 2. IMPS Excel Personnel Price List, dated 14 Jan 26.xlsx	XLSX spreadsheet	Feb 22, 2026
Attachment 2. IMPS Excel Personnel Price List, dated 14 Jan 26.xlsx	XLSX spreadsheet	Jan 16, 2026
Attachment 1. DRAFT IMPS Misawa PWS v5, dated 13 Jan 26, 38 Pages.pdf	PDF	Jan 16, 2026
Solicitation - FA520526Q0003.pdf	PDF	Jan 16, 2026
Attachment 3. IMPS Excel Equipment Price List, dated 14 Jan 26.xlsx	XLSX spreadsheet	Jan 16, 2026

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Page Number

Paragraph / Section Question Requested Clarification Response

1 PWS General 1.0	Scope Is	this	a	new	requirement	or	a	follow‐on	requirement?
Please	clarify	whether	this	requirement	is	new	or	a
follow‐on	and	identify	any	challenges	with	the
incumbent	arrangement.

This is a new requirement.

2 Solicitation General 1.0	Scope Is	there	an	incumbent	contractor	currently	performing
IMPS	services	at	Misawa	AB?

If	so,	please	identify	the	incumbent	contractor	and
contract	number.

Since

this

new

requirement,

there

incumbemt

contractor.

However,

similar

work

being

performed

smaller

scope

under

the

below

contracts:

FA520525F0123

‐

each

SSM

FA520525P0071

‐

One

time

CST

service

3 Solicitation General 1.0 Scope Is a Facility Clearance (FCL) required for this contract?

If	required,	please	specify	the	clearance	level
(Secret,	TS,	TS/SCI).	Additionally,	if	a	Facility
Clearance	is	required	and	the	contractor’s	facility
is	currently	cleared	at	the	Secret	level,	will	the
Government	sponsor	the	contractor	for	the
appropriate	Facility	Clearance	upgrade,	if

necessary?

IAW

the

PWS:

2.3.2.1

The

SSM

must

possess

and

maintain

TOP

SECRET

(TS)

clearance.

2.3.3

The

CST

must

possess

and

maintain

TOP

SECRET

(TS)

clearance.

2.3.4

The

CAGs

must

possess

and

maintain

minimum

SECRET

clearance.

2.3.5

The

must

possess

and

maintain

TOP

SECRET

clearance.

Additionally see 5.4.8 Clearance Requirements in the PWS.

The

Government

will

not

sponsor

new

investigations.

The

Contractor

responsible

pocess

and

maintain

facility

clearance

along

with

provide

personnel

with

required

clearances.

4 PWS 5–6 2.1.2 What is the anticipated peak staffing level for CSTs and CAGs?

Please	confirm	expected	staffing	ranges	for	normal
and	surge	operations.

The anticipated peak staffing levels are as follows:

SSM	‐	TBD
CST	‐	11
CAG	‐	6
A/E	‐	1	(if	requested)

5 PWS 6 2.1.3 How frequently does the Government anticipate surge requirements?

Please	clarify	whether	surge	support	is	expected	to
be	recurring	or	infrequent.

Surge

support

not

anticipated

occur

and

should

occur

anticipated

infrequent.

The

demand

for

support

driven

construction

schedule

which

wil

provided

contractor.

What	base	level	of	effort	does	the	Government
anticipate?	Please	clarify	the	context	of	the	annual	firm‐
fixed‐price	structure.

For	example,	the	solicitation	allows	for	task	orders,
overlapping	projects,	surge	staffing,	and	variable
construction	schedules	but	does	not	state	what	the
Government	assumes	as	a	baseline	in	terms	of	number
of	concurrent	projects,	typical	staffing	levels	(CAGs,
CSTs,	and	SSMs),	or	expected	duty	hours.

The

USG

anticipates

awarding

FFP

IDIQ

contract.

This

will

allow

for

task

orders

for

support

based

Construction

schedule.

The

Contruction

will

the

baseline

and

still

development,

but

will

shared

with

contractor.

7 PWS 8–9 2.3.2 Are	Site	Security	Managers	required	to	be	dedicated
per	project?

Please	clarify	whether	one	SSM	may	oversee
multiple	concurrent	projects.

The

verbiage

the

PWS

has

been

changed.

SSM

not

currently

expected,

but

may

required.

This

will

project

dependent.

However,

the

awardee

will

required

have

the

ability

hire

SSM

deemed

necessary

and

will

provide

the

wage

rates

for

the

SSM

determine

fair

and

reasonable

pricing

and

avialbility.

SSM

required

the

contractor

will

given

reasonale

time

source

personnel

and

that

SSM

may

required

work

than

one

proejcts.

8 PWS 18 3.1 Are all inspection and surveillance tools contractor‐ furnished?

Please	confirm	whether	any	Government‐
furnished	equipment	will	be	provided.

No Government‐furnished equipment will be provided.

2.1.1.2

The

mobilization

consists

providing

all

equipment,

and

materials

needed

for

performance,

include

the

Access

Control

Facility

(ACF)

and

Secure

Storage

Area

(SSA).

9 PWS 10 2.3.5 How

will

Acoustical

Engineer

services

exercised? Please

clarify

whether

support

will

task‐

order

specific

and

estimate

annual

usage.

will

exercised

task

order

basis.

Currently,

estimate

that

the

may

only

needed

for

about

three

(3)

months

toward

the

end

the

overall

project.

10 Solicitation When is the anticipated RFP release Anticipated solicitation date is on or before 01 Mar 2026.

11 Solicitation 7 Delivery Schedule What is the anticipated contract award date? Please provide an estimated award and Notice to

Proceed timeline. Anticipated award date is 01 Aug 2026. Anticipated Work start date is 01 Sep 2026.

12 Solicitation N/A Post‐Award Will debriefings be provided upon request? Please confirm availability of post‐award debriefings.

Debriefings

will

provided

upon

request

IAW

FAR

15.506

Postaward

debriefing

offerors.

(a)

(1)

offeror,

upon

its

written

request

received

the

agency

within

days

after

the

date

which

that

offeror

has

received

notification

contract

award

accordance

with

15.503(b),

shall

debriefed

and

furnished

the

basis

for

the

selection

decision

and

contract

award.

Housing	Responsibility:	Can	the	Government	confirm
whether	the	contractor	is	responsible	for	housing
contractor	personnel,	or	if	housing	will	be	Government‐

furnished?

The contractor will be responsible for housing

Availability	of	On‐Base	Housing:	If	Government‐
furnished	housing	is	available,	will	on‐base	housing	at
Misawa	Air	Base	be	made	available	to	contractor

personnel?

Government‐furnished housing is not available

Pricing	of	Housing	Costs:	If	contractor‐provided
housing	is	required,	can	the	Government	clarify	where
housing‐related	costs	should	be	reflected	within	the
two	pricing	worksheets,	including	whether	such	costs
should	be	embedded	in	labor	rates	or	priced	as	a
separate	cost	element?

Housing‐related costs should be embedded in labor rates

16 Solicitation

Under	“Past	Performance”,	the	draft	solicitation
document	currently	states	the	following	“Offeror	shall
provide	a	listing	of	any	recent	and	relevant	contracts	of
similar	scope.	List	shall	consist	of	the	following	format
project	title,	contract	number,	contract	dollar	value,
location,	if	work	was	done	with	a	certified	Kardex
installer	and	if	any	quality	issues.	This	is	the	minimum

requirement.

It	is	unclear,	based	on	the	current	wording,	if	Offerors
are	required	to	have	experience	with	a	certified
Kardex	installer	in	order	to	qualify	under	the	bid
evaluation	criteria.	As	this	is	a	very	specific
requirement	that	many	otherwise	qualified	Offerors
might	not	have,	we	respectfully	ask	that	you	remove
this	language	from	the	final	RFP.

Is the verbiage in red necessary for evaluation?

If yes, why?

If no, the verbiage should be deleted.

This verbiage was not necessary and has been removed.

17 Solicitation Are	there	any	additional	details	on	surveillance
requirements	under	ICD‐705? No	additional	details	on	survelliance

18 Solicitation Whether further industry engagement is planned. At this time, additional industry engagement is not planned unless requested by interested parties.

Are	task	orders	intended	to	stay	strictly	within	the
IMPS	scope	described	in	the	Draft	PWS?	Or	will
additional	facilities,	expanded	technical	security
functions,	or	added	construction/infrastructure
requirements	be	introduced	without	contract
modifications?	The	task	order	scope	boundaries	may
benefit	from	additional	clarity.

Task

orders

are

expected

stay

within

the

scope

this

requirement.

The

type

work

required

will

remain

the

same.

However,

IMPS

service

may

requested

for

other

facilities

based

the

construction

schedule

performance.

The	Draft	PWS	references	acoustic	engineering,
TEMPEST,	and	TSCM	activities,	but	it	is	unclear
whether	contractor	responsibility	is	limited	to	testing
and	reporting	or	if	remediation	support,	coordination
with	construction	teams,	or	retesting	is	expected	when
issues	are	identified.	The	depth	of	technical	security
responsibility	may	benefit	from	further	definition.

AE's

responsibilities

have

been

updated

throughout

PWS:

•

Testing

and

reporting.

remediation

support

necessary,

coordinate

with

SSM

correct

any

found

discrepancies.

Retesting

required

until

the

discrepancies

are

resolved

and

full

compliance

with

ICD‐705.

•

Report

any

discrepancies

within

their

areas

responsibility

the

SSM.

•

Retesting

expected

performed

when

issues

are

identiϐied

until

they

are

resolved.

Please	confirm	whether	the	SSM	has	stop‐work
authority	for	security	violations	or	reporting	authority
only,	with	direction	coming	from	the	COR	or	other
Government	officials.	The	Site	Security	Manager’s
authority	may	benefit	from	further	clarity.

SSM

has

authority

immediately

intervene

prevent

incident

security

violations.

They

also

have

reporting

authority

and

must

notify

appoint

USG

reps

immediately.

22 SOLICITATI

ON page 39

Evaluation	criteria	stats	"The	Government	will	award	a
contract	resulting	from	this	solicitation	to	the
responsible	offeror	whose	offer	conforming	to	the
solicitation,	will	be	the	most	advantageous	to	the
Government	and	represents	the	best	value	to	the
Government	in	terms	of	technical	capability,	past
performance	and	price.”

However,	all	evaluations	will	be	either	acceptable	or
unacceptable,	which	is	used	for	Lowest	Price
Technically	Acceptable	(LPTA).	FAR	12.602	states
"Fully	document	the	rationale	for	selection	of	the
successful	offeror	including	discussion	of	any	trade‐

offs considered.”

Will	the	government	please	confirm	is	this	is	a	best
valuation	or	LPTA	evaluation?

If	best	value,	will	the	government	please	identify
how	the	government	will	select	the	successful
offeror	including	discussion	of	any	trade‐offs

considered?

This

not

LPTA

evaluation.

Evaluation

will

based

best

value

stated

52.212‐2.

The

USG

does

not

anticipate

conducting

discussions

this

time.

The	Draft	Solicitation	states,	“Technical	Capability	and
Past	Performance	have	been	determined	to	be	of	equal
importance	to	price.	The	Government	will	award	a
contract	resulting	from	this	solicitation	to	the
responsible	offeror	whose	offer	conforming	to	the
solicitation,	will	be	the	most	advantageous	to	the
Government	and	represents	the	best	value	to	the
Government	in	terms	of	technical	capability,	past
performance	and	price.”

How	will	the	Government	rank	price	specifically?
For	example,	will	the	Government	rank	all
technically	acceptable	proposals	in	order	of	price
and	choose	the	lowest	price	that	is	technically

acceptable?

The

USG

will

rank

all

technically

acceptable

offers

price

and

evaluate

for

fair

and

reasonabless.

Award

can

anticipated

proposal

that

conforms

and

meets

all

the

technical

and

past

performance

requirements

the

lowest

fair

and

resonable

price

that

provides

the

USG

the

best

value.

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