Questions and Answers FA558723Q00060002.pdf

Q1: Who are authorized to bid on this opportunity? Is this applicable for vendors whose companies are registered in UK only? Or this is also applicable to vendors outside UK?

A1: This opportunity is open to vendors inside and outside of the UK.

Q2: Is this is a follow-on requirement or a new contract? If it is a follow on contract, could you please provide the incumbent contract number and the awarded price?

A2: This is a follow-on to contract FA558718P0099 which is held by Youth for Christ/USA, Inc. Contract Value at time of award $150,149.00

Q3: How many people are currently working under this contract?

A3: 2 people

Q4: In PWS Section 1.1 WORKING HOURS AND EXTENDED PERIOD OF ABSENCE (page 3 of 20) and Section 4. OFFICE HOURS (page 15 of 20) , it states:

1.1. WORKING HOURS AND EXTENDED PERIOD OF ABSENCE. 1.1.1. The maximum units will be: 12 Units (One unit consists of one month of work, with an average of 20-40 working hours for each position, per week) 12 UNITS TOTAL (TEAM SHALL NOT EXCEED)

4. OFFICE HOURS

Office hours will be between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday. The contractor shall observe these office hours when they are not attending out of office ministry events to ensure that the youth ministry team has a known presence at the chapel.

Q4a. Please confirm if this requirement is a full-time or part-time position A4a: Part-time

Q4b. Please confirm what is the work hour schedule (e.g. 0730-1630, 0800-17:00). Or will be an evening schedule?

A4b. Depends on the person working…either the director or assistant. The director is required to attend weekly staff meetings on Thursdays from 0930-1030. Then all of the other events are in the evening from 1800-2000-ish which does not include set-up or tear-down. This is RAFLs schedule, RAFM might have a different schedule.

Q4c. Please confirm what is the work day schedule (e.g. Monday through Friday, Monday through Sunday) A4c. Monday – Friday…Unless there is a camp retreat on the weekends. Hence the hours vary from 20-40 per week.

Q4d. Please confirm if contractor employee(s) will work on a Federal Holidays A4d. Will not work on US federal holiday unless one of their events falls on a US holiday then it’s a case-by-case basis.

Q5: Is the Government requiring that offerors have a Facility Security Clearance (FCL) at the time of award?

A5: An FCL is not required, however; individuals need to be able to obtain a Tier 1 security clearance with FBI fingerprints.

Q6: Will there be a travel (for the purpose of training or conference) outside RAF Lakenheath and Mildenhall UK? Like off base RAF Croughton, RAF Alconbury, or overseas like US?

Q6a. If so, How many travel(s) will occur in one year? - A6a. Up their organization. YFC does require members to attend a conference once a year.

Q6b. Who will cover the travel cost?

A6b.The organization. The federal government will not pay for required training and or conferences.

Q7: In PWS it was mentioned about Chapel, Tithes, and Offering Fund (CTOF), does it mean that the funds for all activities or programs needed by the contractor employees to perform the services under this contract will be coming from CTOF? Meaning the costs will be covered by CTOF?

A7: Youth ministry is paid via APF. However, they receive funds from the APF and CTOF. They must know and understand both.

Q8: Please confirm, the email address of A1C Henry Kleemann, it doesn’t match with the one in BetaSam and the one in the document (page 41 of 44).

A8: Correct email and spelling is A1C Henry Kleemann at henry.kleemann@us.af.mil. Amendment has been made to the opportunity posting.

mailto:henry.kleemann@us.af.mil