Questions_and_Answers_from_the_Draft_FA7000-14-T-0037_-_current_as_of_3_June_2014_at_1200.docx

Q&A to Draft RFP FA7000-14-T-0037 Current as of 3 June 2014, 1200 Mountain Time

1. How are these services currently being performed? Under contract? In-house? The A&AS services are currently performed by contractors.

2. Who will influence the source selection (Users, Individual Requirement Stakeholders, Source Selection Authority, members of the Source Selection Evaluation Board, Program Manager, Contracting Officer, etc.)? The Government has established a multi functional team for this acquisition.

3. Will the Government consider giving 30 days to respond to this Opportunity? Responses to this Special Notice will give better clarity to the needs of potential offerors.

4. Is this a new requirement if not, who are the current Incumbents? USAFA’s current A&AS requirements are being met by Apogee Engineering.

5. Are they eligible to re-compete? Yes, the incumbent is able to re-compete.

6. Will there be an option for sole source on this? At this point, the Government will not commit to an acquisition strategy until the RFP has been issued.

7. What is the current contract number? FA7000-13-D-0001

8. Can you tell me what vehicle will be used to reach the 8(m) WOSB population? This reacquisition will be an 8(a) set aside.

9. What is the potential dollar value of this opportunity? The potential IDIQ contract will likely have a Not to Exceed ceiling of $6.5 million.

10. What does the program plan need to achieve? Your question is unclear. Please restate.

11. How many FTE(s) are currently performing this effort for each skill set? Each individual Performance Work Statement on the task orders will contain different FTE requirements.

12. What skill sets are currently not filled by an FTE? Your question is unclear. Please restate.

13. Will there be any kind of industry day related to this opportunity? The Government does not anticipate conducting any industry days.

14. What are the Governments exact needs? I direct you to read the draft PWS (attachment 1) for the A&AS needs required by the Government.

15. What is the most meaningful in terms of value to the Government? Your question is unclear. Please restate.

16. What evaluation criteria have been developed? I direct you to read the draft 1449 (attachment 5) for evaluation criteria.

17. How will low cost/price be evaluated? I direct you to read the draft 1449 (attachment 5) for award evaluation criteria.

18. Who is funding the program? Funding is placed on individual task orders.

19. When will the program receive funding and what profile will it have? This potential contract will result in an IDIQ award—funds are not placed on IDIQ awards. Funds are placed on individual task orders. It is unknown when and what type of funding will be received.

20. What’s the schedule look like (very near-term, until award)? All postings and updates will be posted to https://www.fbo.gov.

21. Are there any important dates to keep in mind (Industry Day(s), bidders conference, draft/final RFP, questions about the draft/final RFP, proposal delivery, award, Contract Readiness Review, etc.)? All postings and updates will be posted to https://www.fbo.gov.

22. Is there an approximate contract value and period of performance? (one year, base year plus option years) I direct you to read the draft 1449 (attachment 5) for the likely PoP.

23. Is it a single award or multiple awards? The Government anticipates utilizing a single Award IDIQ.

24. Has a Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) been developed? All requirements are listed in the draft PWS (attachment 1).

25. How should the procurement process be described? Your question is unclear. Please restate.

26. How will the procurement be managed? Your question is unclear. Please restate.

27. What is the stage of process development? Your question is unclear. Please restate.

28. What similar products/services were acquired recently? (value, award date, etc.) See question above regarding incumbents.

29. Will the topic of Organizational Conflict Of Interest (OCI) be addressed in the RFP? OCI is addressed in the draft PWS (attachment 1).

30. Will an OCI Plan be required? OCI is addressed in the draft PWS (attachment 1).

31. Should a Security Management Plan be prepared? All requirements are listed in the draft PWS (attachment 1).

32. Will Government Compliance Training be required? Your question is unclear. Please restate.

33. If an incumbent is present, are there any performance issues? The Government will not respond to this question.

34. Would you consider using the 8(a) STARS II Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) contract for the Advisory & Assistance Services acquisition? The Government will not consider using the 8(a) STARS II GWAC. Unfortunately, the STARS program is specifically geared for IT services. While our requirement requests some IT labor categories, the preponderance of the labor categories are for other professional and engineering services.

35. Which of the following support needs are you looking for (e.g. Management and Professional Services, Studies, Analyses and Evaluations, Engineering and Technical Services)? The Government requires the capability to meet all labor categories at all requested education levels as described in draft attachments 2 (Draft A&AS Labor Rate Pricing Schedule) and 3 (draft A&AS Labor Categories Definition).

36. Would the government consider competing this requirement as an 8(a) set aside for GSA OASIS Small Business Pool 1? GSA has not issued a Notice to Proceed for the GSA OASIS Small Business pool. At this time, GSA OASIS is not an alternative to meet USAFA’s requirement.

37. For offerors which are interested in this opportunity who are already 8(a) companies, is there any reason that the AF would like to receive our Sources Sought responses, or should we simply wait for the RFP to be released, if the Government has already decided to release it as an 8(a) set-aside? The draft RFP is Industry’s opportunity to provide feedback, comments and questions regarding the draft solicitation posting.

38. As this opportunity can be expected to be less than $4mm, is there a reason why this is not being issued as an 8(a) sole-source/direct award, instead of as an 8(a) competition? Refer to question #9 on this Q&A regarding ceiling. The current anticipated ceiling will be Not to Exceed (NTE) $6.5 million.

39. What is the page limit on this RFI response? We could not find any requirements for RFI submission. There is no page limit for the draft solicitation posting; however, there are specific page limitations established in the 1449 for the solicitation.

40. What positions are considered key positions in the draft RFP? Recommend reviewing the draft 1449 FAR 52.212-1 addenda and FAR 52.212-2 speaking to the Technical SubFactor 2.

41. What is the government’s estimate of personnel for each labor category? The Government cannot estimate personnel usage for each labor category.

42. Is the government estimated labor hour total 1880, 1920 or 2020? The government will likely incorporate an estimated labor of 1880 hours for one Full Time Employee (FTE). The draft PWS (attachment 4) clarifies for purposes of the draft PWS task order, use 1880 hours.

43. Is it the government’s intent that the program management function be handled within each task order by one of the labor categories named? The Contractor should determine their level of Program Management involvementon a task order basis.

44. Is there a requirement for an overall program manager for the government to interface with for this effort on the contractor side? The Government will not dictate how Contractors conduct business and provide customer support.