RFP Q and A FA6800-24-R-0008 17 May 24.pdf

Government Fill Number Question Document Page Paragraph Answer

1 Will the Government please provide the dates, times, and additional information about any upcoming site visits? N/A N/A N/A

There are no projected site visits.

Will the Government please specify the beginning and end dates of the phase-in period to assume control of full work? Additionally, will the Government please detail the responsibilities of the incoming and outgoing contractors?

N/A N/A N/A

A transition period CLIN and the corrected period of performance has been added to the beginning of the base period. This transition amount will not count in each contractor's Total Evaluated Price but it will be evaluated in accordance with the RFP "Price Evaluation"

As the time for submission is May 31 and bidders will require sufficient time to review the pending Government answers to bidders' question, will the Government please grant a extension to the submission date?

N/A N/A N/A Extension is granted per the amended RFP, 30 days from the amendment.

Per Section 1.8, bidders must "respond to service call requests within the timeframes listed in 1.7.1, 1.7.2, and 1.7.3." However, these sections do not exist in the PWS. Will the Government please confirm they mean the timeframe prescribed in 1.6.1 ROUTINE SERVICE CALLS?

Attachment 1 - PWS 6 of 20 1.8 COMMUNICATION AND

RESPONSE TIME

Corrrected to reflect parapgraph 1.6.1

Does the government have a page limit for the required technicial proposal?

NA NA NA

Details added to RFP Part III ‐ Techncial Proposal

Is a safety plan expected as part of the proposal as an attachment

PWS 11 4.9

No, it is not requested as a part the proposal package.

Is a Continuation of Essential Contractor Services Plan to be an attchment to the Technical proposal?

Solicitation 46 252.237-7024

With the inclusion of this clause, yes, the contractor is expected to submit this plan.

Inclusion of this specification has been added to subfactor 2 Manpower/Staffing

Due to the short timeline for proposal submittal and contract start it will be most difficult for contractors to purchase and have vehicles on site for contract start. Will the government extend the start date to allow for time to aquire vehicles and have them in place?

PWS 11 4.13

The due date for proposals is over 30 days from this post.

Does the government provide office and storage space at each base?

PWS 9 Section III No, there is not government provided space or equipment.

Based on the short timeframe between award and start it will be impossible for a contractor to comply with PWS 4.2 PWS 10 4.2

The due date for proposals is over 30 days from this post.

Will the Government please confirm the official question submission date? According to the CombinedSynopsis & Solicitation document, qeustions are due NLT 1500 CT on 18 May 2024, however, SAM.Gov still lists questions as being due by 15 May 2024 via email to the contracting officer.

CombinedSynopsis & Solicitation 9May24 14 of 15 xvi

This amendment has corrected the dates on both.

It appears the Period of Performance is outdated. Will the government please clarify the actual period of performance?

CombinedSynopsis & Solicitation 9May24 4 of 15 vii

This amendment has corrected the dates.

Contractor Fill

The Government states a requirement to submit (1) redacted copy of the technical proposal. Will the Government either remove this requirement or specify what data is to be redacted?

CombinedSynopsis & Solicitation 9May24 6 of 15 3, Part III Technical Proposal

The contractors shall redact any identification of the commpany, such as, but not limited to, name, logo, address, names of key personnel, cage code, anything propritory in nature that would recognized as owned by your company when named.

For the required positions in occupation code 23311 (Fuels Distribution System Mechanic) there is a great disparity in hourly pay; being $28.67 (WY), $29.54 (MT) ,and $41.93 (ND).

In our opinion there is no way to obtain the caliber of fuels expertise at the lower rates of the WD for Malmstrom and FE Warren. These positions have equal responsibilities, equal qualifications and therefore must all receive the commensurately higher rate of pay at Minot, ND. Qualified fuels distribution system mechanics/liquid fuels maintenance personnel are hard to find, and even more so in the remote reaches of North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming. They must have years of specialized experience in fuels maintenance, and the ability to work, plan and repair without supervision.

Anything less than the WD wage rate for Minot, ND, will make it impossible to hire qualified technicians at the lower rates, while compromising the mission readiness of the MAF-R.

Question: Will the Government ensure, at least, a ~40% differential over the respective WD rates for WY and MT to guarantee qualified fuels maintenance personnel are hired for MAF-R program?

Three Wage Determinations 2015-5405, 2015-5391, and

2015-5383 attached to solicitation

N/A N/A

The wage determinations are minimum amounts the government requires contractors to pay their employees. It is up to each contractor to pay their employees wages that will ensure proper staffing.

As stated in PWS 4.6, "The Quality Control Plan shall be provided to the C) as part of their initial proposal." As part of the proposal, is the QCP included in PART III as an attachment, and if not, where is it included?

PWS 10 of 20 4.6 This plan is included in Techncial subfactor 3, Trainsition Plan.

As stated in the DFARS Clause 253.237-7024, Notice of Continuation of Essential Contractor Services and Subparagraph (b), "The offeror shall be provided with its offer a written plan..." Will the Government please clarify if this requirement is to be included in the offerors' proposal, and if so, is it included in PART III as an attachment? If not, where is it included?

Solicitation 46 of 47

252.237-7024, Notice of Continuation of Essential Contractor Services and

Subparagraph (b)

As the clause is written, it is understood that since an offer/proposal is submitted from an offeror to the government, the "offeror shall be provided with is offer…" means the offeror shall submit the Continuatil of Essential Contractor Services.