FA701419RA004_Contracting_Questions_(29May19).pdf

FA701419RA0004

Contracting Questions and Answers

# QUESTIONS Answer(s) 1 History of this SDVOSB set-aside? This information is not known.

2 Incumbent Company? Council of Logistics Research, Inc.

3 FOIA request for past award?

To provide an answer to this request would require a specific FOIA Request. Due to the time necessary to complete this type of request, it will not be available for this solicitation.

The deadline for all questions, concerns and/or requests for clarification is given as 22 May 19 at 12:00 PM EST. This is the same date and time that the proposal is due. Will the Government please clarify the deadline for questions, concerns and/or requests for clarification?

Please see Amendment FA701419RA0040001. The PPQ submission deadline was 22 May 2019 at 12:00PM EST.

PPQ response date is given as 5:00PM EST, 16 May 2019.

PPQ response date is given as 5:00PM EST, 04 April 2019.

States, “PPQs must be received no later than the closing date/time of the solicitation.” Three different dates and times are given for the PPQ response due date. Will the Government please clarify the PPQ response due date and time?

Please reference Amendment FA701419RA0040001.

PPQ response date was 22 May 2019 at 12:00PM EST.

Is the response to the Technical Approach, Gateway to Oral Presentation limited to PowerPoint slides only? Will the Government consider a 20-page corresponding technical approach document in either Microsoft Word or searchable PDF format to enable the bidders to provide the level of detail required in AFSLDP 52.212.1 Addendum; Volume II, Subfactor 1, pgs. 3 & 4?

No.

Item 0011 is identified as Travel and is a Firm Fixed Price Item. Would the Government consider modifying this to a cost reimbursable item and provide a Not-To-Exceed dollar amount for bidding purposes?

No.

The Transition In Plan is required to be submitted with the technical proposal. The AFSLDP 52.212.1 Addendum does not identify the Transition In Plan as required in the proposal submission. Will the Government please identify in which volume and section the Transition In Plan should be included?

Transition Plan submission instructions are listed under Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 under Volume III.

There are no page limits given for the Past Performance Information (PPI) form. Will the Government provide the page limit for each PPI form? The only instructions given are the number of references, not the page limitations.

A fillable form provided via Amendment FA701419RA0040004. There are no page limits for each PPI. Each PPI constitutes one (1) PPI reference.

The instructions state, “Offeror’s past performance shall be as a prime contractor, subcontractor, or member of a Joint Venture that contributed at least 50% of the effort based on the total cost.” Will the Government confirm the phrase “50% of the effort based on the total cost” is associated with the Joint Venture type of contract only?

No. Offeror’s past performance shall be as a prime contractor, subcontractor, or member of a Joint Venture that contributed at least 50% of the effort based on the total cost.

Contract references are to be submitted on a PPI Sheet (Attachment P). Attachment P issued with the solicitation is the OCI and NDA statements. Will the Government clarify the correct attachment designator?

Contract references are to be submitted on fillable PPI Sheet (Attachment P). Nomenclature has been updated to confirm clarification: PPI is reflected on Attachment S, and OCI/NDA is reflected on Attachment P.

The filename indicates this attachment is “Attachment S”.

The form on page 1 states “Attachment P”. Will the Government clarify the Attachment designator for the PPI?

Contract references are to be submitted on fillable PPI Sheet (Attachment P). Nomenclature has been updated to confirm clarification: PPI is reflected on Attachment S, and OCI/NDA is reflected on Attachment P.

The form states, “…work to be performed on airfield rubber removal, striping of airfield, streets and parking lots, protective coating and sign maintenance by the company referenced on the PPI sheet…” It appears this is from another solicitation. Will the Government correct the form with the appropriate nature of work for this solicitation?

Verbiage has been updated to reflect the nature of this solicitation.

The addendum identifies Volume I as Factor 1 – Technical Approach. AFSLDP 52.212.1 Addendum identifies Volume I as Summary and Miscellaneous Data. Will the Government please clarify the Volume numbers in the AFSLDP 52.212.2 Addendum?

Proposal submissions shall include two parts: Parts I and II. Part I includes the Summary and Miscellaneous Data and Gateway to Oral Presentations. Part II shall include the three volumes, Volume I - Factor I Technical Approach, Volume II - Factor II Past Performance Information, Volume III - Price. These changes have been reflected via Amendment FA701419RA0040004.

The addendum identifies Volume II as Factor 2 – Past Performance. AFSLDP 52.212.1 Addendum identifies Volume III as Past Performance. Will the Government please clarify the Volume numbers in the AFSLDP 52.212.2 Addendum?

Proposal submissions shall include two parts: Parts I and II. Part I includes the Summary and Miscellaneous Data and Gateway to Oral Presentations. Part II shall include the three volumes, Volume I - Factor I Technical Approach, Volume II - Factor II Past Performance Information, Volume III - Price. These changes have been reflected via Amendment FA701419RA0040004.

The addendum identifies Volume III as Factor 3 – Price.

AFSLDP 52.212.1 Addendum identifies Volume IV as Price.

Will the Government please clarify the Volume numbers in the AFSLDP 52.212.2 Addendum?

Proposal submissions shall include two parts: Parts I and II. Part I includes the Summary and Miscellaneous Data and Gateway to Oral Presentations. Part II shall include the three volumes, Volume I - Factor I Technical Approach, Volume II - Factor II Past Performance Information, Volume III - Price. These changes have been reflected via Amendment FA701419RA0040004.

Clause 252.245-7004 Reporting, Reutilization, and Disposal.

2017-12 (9) (i) and (ii) requires completion of fill-ins as instructed in AFSLDP 52.212.1 Addendum, page 3, Volume I (c). Will the Government please clarify if we are required to fill in the blanks in Clause 252.245-7004 Reporting, Reutilization, and Disposal. 2017-12 (9) (i) and (ii)?

Yes. Clause is required.

Clause 52.212-4 Alternate I Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items – (Alternate I) 2018-10, (4) (i) requires the insertion of the portion of labor rate attributable to profit.

Will the Government please clarify if we are required to fill in the portion of labor rate attributable to profit?

All provisions/clauses must be filled out in entirety as prescribed.

The SF 1449 instructs offerors to complete blocks 12, 17, 23, 24 & 30 of the SF 1449. AFSLDP 52.212.1 Addendum, page 3, Volume I (a) instructs offerors to complete blocks 12, 17a, 30a, 30b, and 30c of the SF 1449. Will the Government please clarify which blocks of the SF 1449 the offeror is to complete?

Offeror are instructed to complete blocks indicated in Addendum to FAR 52.212-1.

In Volume II, Subfactor 1, Staffing Approach the solicitation utilizes “training approach” and “training management approach” phraseology. Will the Government clarify its requirement for staffing approach and training approach?

Should they be addressed separately?

Offerors are instructed to address this Subfactor in the nature of Staffing.

In what time period does the Government anticipate conducting oral presentations?

The Government will schedule Oral Presentations as soon as practicable based upon the evaluations(s) of submitted Gateway(s), and those receiving Acceptable ratings.

The PPQ form is identified as Attachment A. The PPQ attachment released with the solicitation is Attachment T.

Will the Government please clarify the attachment designator?

The PPQ was included on Attachment T. Addendum FAR 52.212-1 has been updated via Amendment

FA701419RA0040004.

The Subcontractor/Teaming Partner consent form is identified as Attachment T. Attachment T released with the solicitation is the PPQ form. We have reviewed the attachments and are unable to locate the consent forms. Will the Government please issue the consent form attachment?

Yes. Consent Form attached with Amendment

FA701419RA0040004.

Is it the Government’s intent to for the Offeror to submit the Organization Structure Change History for any subcontractor for which past performance is submitted?

No.

The top of the SF 1449 instructs Offerors to complete blocks 12, 17, 23, 24 & 30. AFSLDP_52_212_1_Addendum;

Volume I, para (a), page 3 of 9 instructs Offerors to complete blocks 12, 17a, 30a, 30b and 30c on the SF 1449. Will the Government please clarify which blocks the Offeror is to complete on the SF 1449?

Offeror are instructed to complete blocks indicated in Addendum to FAR 52.212-1.

The summary of changes indicates the removal of a passage regarding the Professional Employee Compensation Plan.

The amended version of Addendum FAR 52.212-1 issued on 01 May 2019, does not have this passage removed. Will the Government please remove and issue an amended Addendum

FAR 52.212-1?

Passage citing the Professional Employee Compensation Plan (PECP) has been removed. Change has been reflected via Amendment FA701419RA0040004.

Will the Government allow another round of questions in order for the offerors to assess, analyze, and react to the Government’s answers to the initial rounds of questions, seeing that the answers will have a direct impact on the approach and determination of the offeror’s FFP?

Proposal submission deadline has been extended to 4June2019 per Amendment FA701419RA0040003.

A maximum of ten (10) slides is indicated in the table for the Gateway to Oral Presentations which generally refers to PowerPoint. Additionally, the page limitation for proposed data rights indicates a maximum of five (5) pages. Will the government please confirm that the Gateway to Oral presentation can also be submitted in Microsoft word?

Gateways are to be submitted in MS PowerPoint format.

The addendum requests Offerors to provide data rights assertions. However, the Government didn’t flow the applicable DFARS clause to allow for completion of this requirement. This requirement doesn’t seem to fit since this is a commercial item procurement. Recommend removing this requirement from the solicitation.

Data Rights as an evaluation factor has been removed.

The Gateway to Oral Presentations is currently limited to a maximum of ten (10) slides. Does this limitation also include the resumes for key personnel? We recommend that the Government provide a page limitation for each resume and that they be excluded from the ten page limitation.

Resumes submissions(s) are limited to two (2) pages for each. Additionally, resumes are excluded from Gateway slide number limitation.

Gateway responses are currently due 22 May 19 at 12:00 PM EST along with Oral Presentations. According to the paragraph at the bottom of page 4, the Government intends to notify offerors of the date, time, and location of their Oral Presentation within two (2) days. Is it the Government’s intent to evaluate all offeror’s Gateway Responses and provide them a determination of acceptable or unacceptable within those same two business days?

No. After the Government evaluates Gateway responses, those offerors who received an Acceptable rating shall be provided two (2) days notice for their scheduled Oral Presentation.

With regard to the paragraph at the top of page 5 of AFSLDP_52212_1_Addendum, the last sentence states “There will not be a question and answer period following the oral presentation.” Will the Government please clarify that this means neither the offeror nor the Government will ask any questions with regard to presentations?

Confirmed. There will not be a Question and Answer portion following presentations.

For the price proposal, the addendum states, “Offeror shall submit their proposed price proposal for the base period (including transition) and a six-month extension.” However, the solicitation doesn’t provide a CLIN for transition support and the Offeror will not be able to determine transition in support costs at the IDIQ level. Recommend transition pricing be provided at the task order level.

No Question.

Pg. 8 (b) of AFSLDP_52212_1_Addendum states “The Government will evaluate the offeror’s Professional Employee Compensation Plan (PECP) for realism IAW FAR Provision 52.222-46 – Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees.” This statement is not included in addendum AFSLDP_52212_2_Addendum. Will the Government please clarify whether the offeror must provide a

PECP?

The Professional Employee Compensation Plan (PECP) will not be evaluated for this requirement. This removal has been reflected via Amendment

FA701419RA0040004.

AFSLDP_52212_1_Addendum, page 9 (c) states “The deadline for all questions, concerns and/or request for clarification is 22 May 19 at 12:00 PM EST.” Will the Government please confirm this is the correct date for questions to be submitted as this is the day proposals are due?

Submissions for questions/clarifications was referenced via amendment, FA701419RA0040001 to reflect 07 May 2019 at 5:00PM EST.

Addendum 52.212-1 requires Offerors to provide a Summary and Miscellaneous Data volume as part of our proposal submission (pgs. 1 and 3), however this volume is not addressed in Addendum 52.212-2. Please advise.

Proposal submissions shall include two parts: Parts I and II. Part I includes the Summary and Miscellaneous Data and Gateway to Oral Presentations. Part II shall include the three volumes, Volume I - Factor I Technical Approach, Volume II - Factor II Past Performance Information, Volume III - Price. These changes have been reflected via Amendment FA701419RA0040004.

RFP FAR 52.212-2 addendum states “if the lowest priced Technically Acceptable offer is determined responsible IAW FAR 9.104-1 and has a performance assessment rating of “Substantial Confidence,” that offer represents the best value for the Government” Does “performance assessment rating” refer to Factor 2 “Past Performance” rating of “Substantial Confidence?”

The passage containing Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) language was removed via Amendment FA701419RA0040001.

RFP FAR 52.212-2 addendum states “if the lowest priced Technically Acceptable offer is determined responsible IAW FAR 9.104-1 and has a performance assessment rating of “Substantial Confidence,” that offer represents the best value for the Government” Does Technically Acceptable mean that the offeror receives a rating of Green, Purple, or Blue on table 2 Subfactor 2 Oral Presentation?

The passage containing Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) language was removed via Amendment FA701419RA0040001.

The basis for contract award seems to conflict in the solicitation. For example, on page 1, the basis is stated as full tradeoff best value with past performance when combined with technical/risk rating is significantly more important than price (also noted the same on pg. 6); however, on page 1, steps for proposal review are denoted with award being made to the lowest priced Technically Acceptable offer that is determined responsible. Further, in PWS paragraph 3.12 (pg.

46) the Government states that if Offeror proposes additional key personnel then the Government may evaluate them for “value add”. This would not occur in a LTPA procurement.

Please confirm the basis for contract award. Based upon the solicitation requirements, we would recommend best value with tradeoffs.

The passage containing Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) language was removed via Amendment FA701419RA0040001.

Please confirm that the technical/risk rating is more important than the past performance rating.

Among the evaluation factors considered in the tradeoff decision, past Performance, when combined with Technical/Risk Rating is significantly more important than cost or price.

RFP FAR 52.212-2 addendum states, “if the lowest priced Technically Acceptable offer is determined responsible IAW FAR 9.104-1 and has a performance assessment rating of “Substantial Confidence,” that offer represents the best value for the Government” How do proposed data rights rating from table 3 contribute to these ratings? Does the offeror have to receive Green, Purple, or Blue on this rating?

The passage containing Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) language was removed via Amendment FA701419RA0040001.

RFP FAR 52.212-2 addendum states, “if the lowest priced Technically Acceptable offer is determined responsible IAW FAR 9.104-1 and has a performance assessment rating of “Substantial Confidence,” that offer represents the best value for the Government” How do Factor 2 relevancy ratings contribute to Table 5 Confidence Assessment ratings?

See Addendum FAR 52.212-2, paragraph 1 under

VOLUME II - FACTOR 2 - PAST PERFORMANCE

INFORMATION. The Confidence Assessment ratings in Table 5 are, in part, influenced by relevancy ratings.

AFSLDP_52212_1_Addendum, page 1 states the proposal shall consists of four (4) separate volumes and labels them part I – Summary and Miscellaneous Data, Part II – Factor I Technical Approach, Part III – Factor II past Performance Information, and Part IV – Factor III (labeled Price in the table that follows). AFSLDP_52212_2_Addendum on page 1 references Volume I as Technical Approach, Volume II as Past Performance and Volume III as Price Proposal. Will the Government please provide clarification as to how many volumes (3 or 4) are required and what they should consist of?

Proposal submissions shall include two parts: Parts I and II. Part I includes the Summary and Miscellaneous Data and Gateway to Oral Presentations. Part II shall include the three volumes, Volume I - Factor I Technical Approach, Volume II - Factor II Past Performance Information, Volume III - Price. These changes have been reflected via Amendment FA701419RA0040004.

AFSLDP_52212_1 states “offerors shall submit a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) contract references for the prime offer.”AFSLDP_52212_2_Addendum states "also a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) references for the critical subcontractor" Is subcontractor past performance for critical (more than 30% work share) subcontractors required?

Yes.

Must subcontractors be deemed critical (performing more than 30% of the work) in order to include their past performance in submissions?

Yes.

The document that is titled ASFLDP.PPI.Attachment.S.pdf is labeled Attachment P, Past Performance Information. Will the Government please clarify the attachment number?

Contract references are to be submitted on fillable PPI Sheet (Attachment P). Nomenclature has been updated to confirm clarification: PPI is reflected on Attachment P, and OCI/NDA is reflected on Attachment S.

The instructions for the form labeled ASFLDP.PPI.Attachment.S.pdf indicate all PPI must be typed in the form and text shall not be smaller than Microsoft Word Times New Roman font 10; however, the document provided is a PDF document (non-fillable form) which is difficult to type directly into. Additionally, the amount of space provided in the document does not appear to be adequate to provide the information that is requested. Will the Government either provide an updated document or allow bidders to recreate the document in a format such as Microsoft word?

A fillable form has been provided via Amendment

FA701419RA0040004.

PPQ page 1, paragraph 3. indicates PPQ deadline is 16 May.

PPQ page 6, last paragraph indicates PPQs are due 4 April.

Attachment AFSLDP_52212_1_Addendum pg. 6 states "no later than the closing date of RFP" Will the Government please clarify the date when PPQs are due to the Government?

Please see Amendment FA701419RA0040001. The PPQ submission deadline was 22 May 2019 at 12:00PM EST.

This document questions listed for Technical Performance (T1. -T7.) on the PPQ form are solely based on strategic communications and Foreign Military Sales. Will the Government please either confirm this is the correct form that they wish to have filled out and returned or provide a revised form?

Use provided form. Offeror had the option to select "N/A" for what does not apply.

The category small and small Disadvantaged Business Participation (S1) is not typically found on PPQs that are attached to solicitations that are set-aside for Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. Will the Government please confirm that this is indeed the correct form or provide a revised form?

Please fill out form provided.

Will the Level of Effort (LOE) be similar to historic performance?

Offerors should be propose to the requirements in this solicitation, not prior efforts.

52 Who is the incumbent contractor for this work? Council of Logistics Research, Inc.

Addendum 52.212-2 states that this procurement would be conducted IAW FAR Part 12 Commercial Items. With that said, this solicitation contains FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards, and includes a wage determination.

Offeror was under the impression that commercial item procurements are exempt from Service Contract Labor Standards and other such clauses. Recommend the removal of these clauses and the wage determination from the solicitation.

Confirmed. Clause and Wage Determination has been removed via Amendment FA701419RA0040004.

The solicitation states, “see Section J (Attachments) for Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Minimums/Maximums”. However, this attachment was blank. If Offeror required to fill out this attachment as part of our pricing submission or will the Government provide the minimum and maximums?

This Min/Max form will become a part of the contract award. Offerors should not fill out. The Government will provide Min/Max at the time of award.

The last paragraph on this page states that this contract is FFP, however this contract has T&M CLINs as well.

Recommend update of this paragraph.

The Government intends to award one (1) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) hybrid contract. This will be a multi-year efforts with a 5-year ordering period.

The solicitation contains both FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, and 52.219-27, Notice of Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. FBO denotes this effort as a SDVOSB set-aside. Recommend removal of FAR 52.219-6.

FAR clause 52.219-6 has been removed via Amendment

FA701419RA0040004.

It is not clear how the IDIQ ordering will be accomplished.

Will the AF order a full year of service for each CLIN 0001- 0009, or will the AF order subtasks of those CLINS as specified in the PWS? Will each task order be for a full year of services?

Each Task order will encompass a Period of Performance of one (1) year. Each Task order will have a Period of Performance of a full year, encompassing CLINs 0001- 0013.

In the document titled “FAR 52.212-1 Addendum”, the section labeled “VOLUME IV – FACTOR III PRICE PROPOSAL” appears to be contradictory. Request clarification on the government’s intention and desire for the offeror’s price volume. Specifically, paragraph (a) of that section states, “Offerors are required to submit pricing for the base period (including transition), and the six month extension of services.” This would imply that the base period is five years and that the transition should be included in the price for the five-year period. However, paragraph (b) states, “This section does not include the subsequent years of the ordering period, or the six month extension of services.

Pricing for the follow on years and the extension shall be submitted in a format readable by Microsoft Office 2013…” This section implies that the offeror should price a base year, four option years, and one six-month extension, however it is silent on how to treat the transition period. The subsequent paragraph states, “The Total Evaluated Price (TEP) is the sum of the transition period, base period, subsequent years of the ordering period, and a six month extension of services.” This would imply that the offeror should price the transition period separately. Request clarification on the government’s desire for the SF1449 and the price proposal.

Price proposal shall include pricing for the transition, 5-year ordering period, and six-month extension. Please see update to Addendum via Amendment

FA701419RA0040004.

The SF1449 uses the term “Lot” for units. Please clarify what the government considers to be one “Lot”.

Services to be performed during the Task Order's Period of Performance will encompass the "Lot" for that particular service/CLIN.

Mandated formatting elements align to a document created in Word (e.g., one inch margins are required on the top, bottom, and sides of each page, etc.). Would the Government allow submitted PowerPoint files to have a 0.75 inch header and footer, but allow the full width of the slide for content?

There are no margin limitations identified for MS PowerPoint slides. However, slides must be in legible/ readable format.

Section L indicates Volume I is reserved for Summary and Miscellaneous Information. Volume II is reserved for the offeror's Factor I Technical Approach, etc. Section M indicates Volume I is reserved for the offeror's Factor I Technical Approach, Volume II is Past Performance Information, etc.

Proposal submissions shall include two parts: Parts I and II. Part I includes the Summary and Miscellaneous Data and Gateway to Oral Presentations. Part II shall include the three volumes, Volume I - Factor I Technical Approach, Volume II - Factor II Past Performance Information, Volume III - Price. These changes have been reflected via Amendment FA701419RA0040004.

The PPQ Technical Performance Section focuses on Strategic Communication and Foreign Military Sales, both of which are very specific and may not align very well with the immediate opportunity's requirements or those of the referenced work.

Use provided form. Offeror had the option to select "N/A" for what does not apply.

Reference the Table including Technical Performance, Program Management, Small and Small Disadvantaged Business Participation, and Employee Retention/Attraction.

The fillable fields containing E, V, S, M, U, and N/A ratings are not individually selectable. For instance, all "E" ratings are selectable, but none of the other ratings can be selected.

Print off attachment, complete, and submit. See uploaded fillable PPI Form via Amendment FA701419RA004003.

The PPI instructions indicate "All PPI must be TYPED in the form below;" however, Attachment S is not a fillable form.

A fillable form has been provided via Amendment

FA701419RA0040004.

Can the government please clarify the page limit for the transition-in plan and where in the proposal volumes/sections the plan should be included?

The cost of the Transition Plan should be included in the TEP, under Volume III.

Will the government accept company financial statements prepared by our CPA? A financial statement certified by an independent auditor is typically not required for smaller businesses. For example, the SBA 8a requirements for financial statements are: Revenue > $10,000,000 = certified, audited financial statements, Revenue < $10,000,000 but > $2,000,000 = CPA reviewed financial statements, Revenue < $10,000,000 but > $2,000,000 = CPA reviewed financial statements

Yes.

Volume I in Add. 1 is listed as “Summary and Miscellaneous Data (Pg 1), while in Add. 2, it is listed as “Technical Approach.” Can the government please clarify this apparent conflict in volume naming?

Proposal submissions shall include two parts: Parts I and II. Part I includes the Summary and Miscellaneous Data and Gateway to Oral Presentations. Part II shall include the three volumes, Volume I - Factor I Technical Approach, Volume II - Factor II Past Performance Information, Volume III - Price. These changes have been reflected via Amendment FA701419RA0040004.

Are offerors required to submit resumes in a slide format?

And if so, is there a slide page limit for the resumes?

Resumes submissions(s) are limited to two (2) pages for each. Additionally, resumes are excluded from Gateway slide number limitation.

There does not appear to be a section L-5.3.1 in this solicitation. Could the government please clarify this reference?

There is no Section L for this requirement. PPI has been updated/attached via amendment FA701419RA0040004 to reflect this change.

Because MS PowerPoint format is required for a significant portion of this proposal (45 pages), some of these formatting requirements do not apply. Please clarify what the formatting requirements are for the PowerPoint content. Additionally, could the government please allow other font choices than the mentioned Times New Roman? This will allow for a more readable PowerPoint design for evaluators and during the actual orals presentations.

Approved Fonts: Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri.

Please clarify what content should be included in each volume number and page limits for each.

Content requested is specified in addendums. Proposal submissions shall include two parts: Parts I and II. Part I includes the Summary and Miscellaneous Data. Part II shall include the three volumes, Volume I - Factor I Technical Approach, Volume II - Factor II Past Performance Information, Volume III - Price. These changes have been reflected via Amendment

FA701419RA0040004.

72 Does Addendum 2 override the Addendum 1 Instructions? No, the two documents are in partnership with each other.

73 Who is the incumbent and what is the prior contract number?

Council of Logistics Research, Inc. GS00F0001P-

GSQ0014AJ100.

74 What did the base year and options years total in price? $52,866,226.00

We feel that limiting vendors to two presenters on such an important project limits our ability to fully communicate our capabilities. Will the Air Force reconsider this requirement to allow a maximum of 5 personnel to attend the Oral Presentation with no more than 3 in the presentation room at one time?

Due to space/time limitations, please adhere to instructions.

76 Would the Government please provide this sample document?

Attachment P has been revised and uploaded via Amendment FA701419RA0040004.

This section states, “The proposal shall consist of four (4) separate volumes: Part I – Summary and Miscellaneous Data, Part II – Factor I Technical Approach, Part III – Factor II Past Performance Information, Part IV – Factor III”. Given the difference in references to volumes (called “Parts” here and “Volumes” elsewhere in the document), would the Government please confirm that offerors can refer to these sections simply as “Volumes” in their proposal submissions?

Proposal submissions shall include two parts: Parts I and II. Part I includes the Summary and Miscellaneous Data and Gateway to Oral Presentations. Part II shall include the three volumes, Volume I - Factor I Technical Approach, Volume II - Factor II Past Performance Information, Volume III - Price. These changes have been reflected via Amendment FA701419RA0040004.

This section states: “(d) Text shall not be less than Microsoft Word Times New Roman, 10 pitch., (e) Text for charts, tables, graphs, and figures shall be no smaller than Microsoft Word Times New Roman, 8 pitch, and used only when absolutely necessary., (f) Page margins shall be a minimum of 1-inch top, bottom, and each side.” Would the Government please confirm that the oral presentation slides (both Subfactors 1 and 2) are exempt from the formatting requirements listed above (i.e., margins can be less than one inch on top, bottom, and each side)?

There are no margin limitations identified for MS PowerPoint slides. However, slides must be in legible/ readable format.

Page 2 within the table references 5 for the prime and 5 for the sub. Page 9 Vol III – Factor II Past Performance Information (b) Para 2 “Offerors shall submit a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) contract references for the prime offeror.” Would the Government please confirm which statement is correct: a maximum of five (5) references total or five (5) each from both the Prime and the Sub?

A maximum of 5 for the Prime and a maximum of 5 for the Subcontractor.

This section states, “(c) Complete the necessary fill-ins and certifications in provisions and in the on-line Representations and Certifications at www.sam.gov. Return the provision FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items, along with the proposal. For other provisions and clauses in the solicitation, the offeror is required to submit the pages that require an offeror fill-in.” Is the Government planning to provide a copy of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items, provision in a later amendment to the solicitation for offerors to complete and submit along with their proposal, or does the Government intend for offerors to complete and submit the FAR 52.212-3, Alternate I Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Alternate I) 2018-10 provision that is provided in the solicitation?

Please fill out provision in the solicitation.

Would the Government please confirm what is meant by “computer-generated media”?

"computer-generated media" changed to "presentation media." Update reflected via Amendment

FA701419RA0040004.

On page one it mentions the oral presentation max is 35 however in the presentation media paragraph it states: “the number of view-graphs (or other media) should be reasonable for the stated time limit for presentation.” Would the Government please confirm the permittable number of slides?

Oral Presentation maximum slides are 35.

Will the Gateway to Oral Presentations be an oral presentation or just delivered in MS PowerPoint format?

Oral Presentation utilizing MS PowerPoint.

This section states, “(d) Subcontractor/Teaming Partner Consent Letter - PPI concerning subcontractor and teaming partners cannot be disclosed to a private party without the subcontractor’s or teaming partner’s consent. Because a prime contractor is a private party, the Government will need a consent before disclosing subcontractor/teaming partner PPI to the Prime during exchanges. Completed consent forms (Attachment T) shall be submitted to the Government POCs by the closing date/time of the solicitation.” There was no Attachment T provided in the Solicitation material, and the Attachment T that was provided with Amendment 0001 on 5/3 is a Past Performance Cover Letter. Would the Government please provide the correct Subcontractor/Teaming Partner Consent Letter attachment?

Consent Letter has been attached via Amendment

FA701419RA0040004.

This FAR addendum states Volume I; however, the FAR 52.212-1 ADDENDUM calls it Volume II. Would the Government please clarify whether the Technical Approach should be referred to as Volume I or Volume II?

Proposal submissions shall include two parts: Parts I and II. Part I includes the Summary and Miscellaneous Data and Gateway to Oral Presentations. Part II shall include the three volumes, Volume I - Factor I Technical Approach, Volume II - Factor II Past Performance Information, Volume III - Price. These changes have been reflected via Amendment FA701419RA0040004.

Does the Contracting Officer (CO) request a maximum of five

(5) contract references for the entire team (i.e., prime and subcontractor) or a maximum of five (5) contract references for the prime as well as a maximum of five (5) references for the sub for a maximum total of 10?

A maximum of 5 for the Prime and a maximum of 5 for the Subcontractor.

Would the Government please confirm whether the FAR 52.212-1 requires the subcontractor to provide a minimum of three (3) references for past performance. Other sections do not state a minimum of three is required. Would the Government please confirm the expected minimum and maximum number of references for past performance references, both for the Prime and the Sub?

A minimum of 3 is required for both Prime and Subcontractors.

Would the Government please clarify whether this volume should be titled Volume II or Volume III? This FAR addendum states Volume II; however, the FAR 52.212-1 ADDENDUM calls it Volume III.

Proposal submissions shall include two parts: Parts I and II. Part I includes the Summary and Miscellaneous Data and Gateway to Oral Presentations. Part II shall include the three volumes, Volume I - Factor I Technical Approach, Volume II - Factor II Past Performance Information, Volume III - Price. These changes have been reflected via Amendment FA701419RA0040004.

This FAR addendum states Volume III; however, the FAR 52.212-1 ADDENDUM calls it Volume IV. Would the Government please clarify whether this volume should be titled Volume III or Volume IV?

Proposal submissions shall include two parts: Parts I and II. Part I includes the Summary and Miscellaneous Data and Gateway to Oral Presentations. Part II shall include the three volumes, Volume I - Factor I Technical Approach, Volume II - Factor II Past Performance Information, Volume III - Price. These changes have been reflected via Amendment FA701419RA0040004.

This file is called “Attachment P,” but the file name it is listed as “Attachment S.” Would the Government please clarify which attachment letter the PPI form should be referenced by?

Contract references are to be submitted on PPI Sheet (Attachment P). PPI clarification provided on Attachment P, and OCI/NDA is reflected on Attachment S via Amendment FA701419RA0040004.

Are offerors allowed to re-format the PPI template so that it presents more aesthetically pleasing and to comply with the one-inch margin page requirements given in the solicitation?

Yes.

Would the Government please confirm that this form (NDA/OCI) is only required when proposing contingent hires or is otherwise a post-award requirement?

As applicable.

Would the Government please confirm the date Past Performance is due to Government? Page one states 5 PM on 16 May and page 6 states 5 pm on 4 April.

Please see Amendment FA701419RA0040001. The PPQ submission deadline was 22 May 2019 at 12:00PM EST.

Instructions state to place an X in the block; however, the questions has a comment of Please elaborate without providing a section to do so. Would the Government please confirm whether the client is required to elaborate and, if so, where in the Past Performance questionnaire?

Those offerors that would like to elaborate, see Section 5 for additional comments.

Addendum states that the Gateway to Oral Presentations is limited to 10 slides. However, later in the addendum under the specific instructions for Volume II, the Government intimates that Subfactor 1 is to be in written format because of the request for resumes. Questions:

• Is Subfactor 1: Gateway to Oral Presentations to be a written proposal section MS Word or part of the slide deck in MS PowerPoint?

• Assuming the Subfactor is a written proposal, do the key personnel resumes count against the 10-page limit?

• If the Gateway to Oral Presentations are to be in slide format, do you want the resumes in slide format, and do they count against the 10-slide limit?

Resumes submissions(s) are limited to two (2) pages for each. Additionally, resumes are excluded from Gateway slide number limitation.

Do offerors submit the Transition-In Plan as part of its proposal for the AFSLDP RFP that is due May 22 and, if so, what Volume does it go into? Or is the Transition-In-Plan due at the time a particular Task Order proposal is due, after the AFSLDP IDIQ is awarded?

The cost of the Transition Plan should be included in the TEP, under Volume III.

Will the government provide a “Not-To-Exceed” budget or plug in number for annual travel costs incurred by the contractor?

Plug in: $1,340,000.

Due to the quantity of questions that require clarification for offerors to prepare a quality proposal, would the government consider extending the submission deadline by two weeks?

Please see Amendment FA701419RA0040004. Proposal submission deadline was extended to 4Jun19 at 12:00PM

EST.