VIPSAM Question Resolution Matrix for Industry--Quest 41 58 62 66 80 169 171 173 dated 23 Mar 10.pdf

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VIPSAM Question Resolution Matrix

Questions 41, 58, 62, 66, 80, 169, 171, and 173

Question Government Response

41 PWS 2.31.1. Please identify which publication defines the USAF standards for vehicle appearance and uniformity.

PWS 2.31 has been revised as follows and identifies the appropriate AFI that applies:

2.31 Vehicle Requirements. The contractor shall furnish all vehicles to meet the requirements of this PWS, not included in TE-9, as required. The contractor shall maintain files of approved vehicle operators and shall ensure that all vehicles, Government or Contractor provided, are maintained and cleaned IAW AFI 23-302 Para 3.13 and meet appearance requirements as outlined in TE-12. Additionally, all vehicles shall have a conservative uniformed appearance.

Industry Day 2, 89 th

MXG Tour Questions

58 Does the Government retain and receive all the specifications for the aircraft they maintain?

For the UH-1N Helicopters yes as they are to Government Specifications, however for the Fixed Wing aircraft the Government does not have full data rights for these aircraft.

62 What is the number of fixed wing CORs? Currently 6, however this number can vary.

66 Is a requirement of this PWS to pack parachutes?

No.

80 Does the Government have all the specifications for the Boeing and Gulfstream Aircraft?

The Government does not have data rights for these aircraft.

Industry Day 3, Helicopter and Transient Tour Questions

110 Are materials for the helicopters cost reimbursable?

Parts and materials are provided by base supply. Consumables are reimbursable under the Consumable CLIN of the RFP.

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VIPSAM Question Resolution Matrix

Questions 41, 58, 62, 66, 80, 169, 171, and 173

Industry Day 4, One on One Questions

169 DRFP TE-3a.

a. Please define “Aircraft Availability”? How is this determined / measured? How does this differ from MC rates?

b. Please confirm the MC rate of 89.2% for

UH-1N aircraft is correct in light of the increase in flying hours projected in the DRFP.

c. Please confirm that all of these standards listed are equally important in evaluation of contractor performance.

d. Please provide formulas and examples for calculations for each category listed in this exhibit.

a. Aircraft Availability is described in AFI-21-101 AMCSup 1, pg 30 Para

1.15.3.3 and reads as follow; Aircraft availability. Percentage of a fleet not in a

Depot possessed status or NMC aircraft

(that are unit possessed). NOTE: The metric may be created at the Mission

Design (MD)/

MDS level or may be grouped by fleet (e.g., Aggregate, Bombers, Fighters) to determine “Aircraft Availability”.

Availability rate = MC hours* x 100

b. MC rate for UH-1N has been changed to 78.9%.

c. TE-3a will no longer be used for the basis of evaluation, the relevancy definition has been revised in section M.

d. AFI21-101, Chapter 1, lists “Maintenance Management Metrics” and provides a definition of each to include formulas and examples of calculations used to derive at each.

171 PWS 2.23.2. In order to determine the requisite number of crash and recovery team members, please provide more definition of the requirements.

The PWS has been updated and this requirement has been moved to paragraph 5.44.

173 PWS 5.39.5. No Fault Found. Will the

Government provide historic No Fault Found data to include the number of items and the cost to repair each items?

This information is not available.