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This document contains questions and answers related to a solicitation for Synthetic Theater Operations Research Model (STORM) software engineering and analytic support services. The solicitation is seeking proposals for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with both fixed-price and time-and-materials CLINs. Key details include that the effort involves software development and maintenance, campaign analysis support, user training and community support. The solicitation includes five one-year ordering periods and clarifies that additional support tasks will be funded separately through task orders rather than being included in core fixed-price CLIN pricing. The document provides answers to questions on NAICS codes, CLIN structure and descriptions, data and travel CLINs, CDRL references, labor categories and rates, and other aspects of the solicitation in order to clarify requirements for proposal preparation.
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| Q&A # | Topic | Document Name | Page(s) | Reference | Concern/Question | Answer |
| 1 | NAICS Clarification | SF1449 | 1 | SF1449 Block 10. The NAICS is listed as 541330 but the size standard is not included in the block. | Is this effort Exception 2 with a size standard of $47M (consistent with the current contract)? | Yes |
| 2 | Additional Support CLIN 0001 Description | Solicitation |
PWS (Attach 6) 3
11 CLIN 0001: Campaign Analysis Support, Contractor shall provide all personnel and support to meet required activities covered in Section 2.2 of the Performance Work Statement.
2.2.7 ADDITIONAL OFF-SITE CAMPAIGN ANALYSIS SUPPORT. At the request of the Government and guidance of the COR, the Contractor shall provide additional off-site analysis and support.
| PWS 2.2.7 for Additional Off-Site Campaign Analysis Support is part of CLIN 0001 (IAW 2.2) but the element 2.2.7 reads as optional; however, it is not included in the descriptions of CLINs 0002/0003. Please confirm 2.2.7 for Additional Off-Site Analysis Support is optional per the PWS element verbiage and is not to be priced in CLIN 0001. If this is the case, 2.2.7 is not covered in the CLIN structure for 0002 or 0003; therefore, it is not supported in any of the work performance CLINs (0001 – 0004). Please clarify where this additional support will be provided during performance and for pricing purposes. | Additional off-Site Analysis is required for a potential surge of analytic tasks. It will be funded as a separate TO rather than as a part of the CORE tasks on CLINs 0001. The PWS has been amended accordingly and v1.0.4 now has a new Section 2.8, Ad Hoc Support, which contains a listing all optional tasks. | |
| 3 | Additional Support CLIN 0004 Description | Solicitation |
PWS (Attach 6) 4
22 - 24 CLIN 0004: User Community / General Support. Contractor shall provide all personnel and support to meet required activities covered in Sections 2.5 and 2.6 of the Performance Work Statement.
2.5.5 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION SUPPORT. At the request of the Government, the Contractor shall provide installation support of all new software modifications to STORM users within the National Capital Region (NCR).
2.5.12 ADDITIONAL INTRODUCTORY TRAINING. At the request of the Government, the Contractor shall coordinate and provide an additional in-person introductory training course lasting five days with up to 15 students in attendance. This supplemental requirement may be required of the Contractor up to six times during a Task Order period of performance.
2.5.15 ADDITIONAL ADVANCED TRAINING. At the request of the Government, the Contractor shall coordinate and provide an additional in-person advanced training course lasting 3-5 days with up to 15 students in attendance. This supplemental requirement may be required of the Contractor up to four times during a period of performance.
2.5.17 ONE-DAY EXECUTIVE CAMPAIGN ANALYSIS COURSE. At the request of the Government, the Contractor shall coordinate and provide an in-person executive campagin analysis training course lasting 1 day with up to 10 students in attendance. This supplemental requirement may be required of the Contractor up to two (2) times during a period of performance.
2.5.18 INTERNATIONAL USER TRAINING COURSE DEVELOPMENT. At the request of the Government, the Contractor shall coordinate with the Model Manager and a Country Portfolio Manager (CPM), who administers the support agreement with the international partner, to develop a STORM training course with course materials for the international partner.
2.5.19 INTERNATIONAL USER TRAINING. At the request of the Government, the Contractor shall provide an in-person training to an international partner as a seminar course lasting up to ten-business days. The Contractor shall provide up to two training sessions per international partner. PWS elements 2.5.5, 2.5.12, 2.5.15, 2.5.17, 2.5.18 and 2.5.19 for additional support is part of CLIN 0004 (IAW 2.5) but these PWS elements read as optional; however, the elements are not included in the descriptions of CLINs 0002/0003. Please confirm PWS elements 2.5.5, 2.5.12, 2.5.15, 2.5.17, 2.5.18 and 2.5.19 for additional support are optional per the PWS element verbiage and are not to be priced in CLIN 0004. If this is the case, PWS elements 2.5.5, 2.5.12, 2.5.15, 2.5.17, 2.5.18 and 2.5.19 are not covered in the CLIN structure for CLINs 0002 or 0003; therefore, they are not supported by any of the work defined in CLINs 0001 – 0004. Please clarify where this additional support will be provided during performance and for pricing purposes.
| Per this question and question above pertianing to "Additional Support CLIN 0001 Description", should the description under CLINs 0002 and 0003 on page 3 and 4 of the Soliciation be updated to, "STORM Sofware Enginner Support / Analysis Toolkit Software Engineering Support /Additional Support. Contractor shall provide all personnel and support to meet required activities covered in Sections 2.3 and 2.4, and also additional work defined in Sections 2.5.7, 2.5.5, 2.5.12, 2.5.15, 2.5.17, 2.5.18 and 2.5.19 of the Performance Work Statement? | Additional training support is required for a potential surge of user community requests. It will be funded as a separate TO rather than as a part of the CORE tasks on CLIN 0004. The PWS has been amended accordingly and v1.0.4 now has a new Section 2.8, Ad Hoc Support, which contains a listing all optional tasks. | ||||
| 4 | DATA CLIN Description | Solicitation | 4 | CLIN 0005; DATA Not Separately Priced (NSP) : Contractor shall provide all personnel and support for STORM per Section 4 of the Performance Work Statement; FFP; 30 Tasks. Pricing for this CLIN shall come from the contractor's proposed Cost and Pricing. Schedule and shall be invoiced per following Ordering Periods: |
Ordering Period 1: From 29 Nov 2023 to 28 Nov 2024 Ordering Period 2: From 29 Nov 2024 to 28 Nov 2025 Ordering Period 3: From 29 Nov 2025 to 28 Nov 2026 Ordering Period 4: From 29 Nov 2026 to 28 Nov 2027
| Ordering Period 5: From 29 Nov 2027 to 28 Nov 2028 | Data is applicable to all Task Orders issued under the IDIQ and therefore a CLIN 0005 NSP line item will be applicable to every Task Order issued under the contract. While the CLIN table description does state that Data is NSP, the CLIN is further designated FFP, 30 tasks, with pricing "from the contractor's proposed Cost and Pricing Schedule". Please confirm this CLIN is NSP for the contract and the information in the CLIN table after "Contractor shall provide all personnel and support for STORM per Section 4 of the Performance Work Statement" should be deleted. Accordingly, will the government update the CLIN table accordingly and update "unit price" to "Not Separately Priced" (e.g. FA701419DA001 CLIN X003)? | Yes, CLIN 0005 is NSP and the solicitation has been updated to clarify that designation. Reference to Labor Rates and PWS section 4 has been removed and reference to CDRLs has been added. UOM changed to Lot. | |||
| 5 | Travel CLIN Description | Solicitation | 4 | CLIN 0006; Travel IAW FTR, JTR and Standard Regulation Section 925, as applicable with a NTE of $100K per Ordering Period; T&M; 6 tasks. Labor Rates used to price Task Orders for this CLIN shall be taken from contractor's proposed Cost and Pricing Schedule per the following Ordering Periods: |
Ordering Period 1: From 29 Nov 2023 to 28 Nov 2024 Ordering Period 2: From 29 Nov 2024 to 28 Nov 2025 Ordering Period 3: From 29 Nov 2025 to 28 Nov 2026 Ordering Period 4: From 29 Nov 2026 to 28 Nov 2027
| Ordering Period 5: From 29 Nov 2027 to 28 Nov 2028 | CLIN 0006 is cost reimbursement (CR) for travel. As such, please confirm the verbiage “Labor Rates used to price Task Orders for this CLIN shall be taken from contractor's proposed Cost and Pricing Schedule per the following,” should be deleted. Additionally, since travel could/would be associated and estimated within one of the 30 task orders (5 yrs. times 6 per year); please clarify the quantity of “6 tasks”. It is our understanding that travel funding would be issued with each task order as required and would be best represented by quantity 1, lot, Not to Exceed, Estimated Cost USD $500,000 in the CLIN table (e.g. FA701419DA001 CLIN X004). | Verbiage regarding Labor Rates has been removed and the UOM has been changed to Lot. | |||||
| 6 | Transition-out Plan CLIN Numbering | Solicitation | 4, 10 | CLIN 4007 | Is there a typo in the CLIN number associated with the Transition-out Plan in the CLIN Table, and in the Deliveries and Performance sections of the Solicitation (4007 or 0007)? | The CLIN number shall remain 4007. | |
| 7 | CDRLs PWS References | CDRLs (Attach 12) | A002 - A006 | A001; STORM Alpha Development Report and Release Software; Block 5 IAW PWS 2.3.9, 2.3.10 |
A002; STORM Beta Development Report and Release Software; Block 5 IAW PWS 2.3.9, 2.3.10 A003; STORM Final Development Report and Release Software; Block 5 IAW PWS 2.3.10 A004; Analysis Toolkit Alpha Development Release Software; Block 5 IAW PWS 2.4.8, 2.4.9 A005; Analysis Toolkit Beta Development Release Software; Block 5 IAW PWS 2.4.8, 2.4.9
| A006; Analysis Toolkit Final Development Release Software; Block 5 IAW PWS 2.4.9 | Per the structure of the CLINs, A001 through A006 are CDRLs which will be principally delivered under CLIN 0004, PWS 2.5.7. As such, please confirm that the Block 5, contract reference(s) in CDRLs A001 through A006 should also include PWS 2.5.7 (Version Distribution). | This is correct. The revised PWS V1.0.4 has renumbered section 2.5.7 to 2.5.6. | |
| 8 | Transition-out Plan Deliveries or Performance | Solicitation |
PWS (Attach 6)
10, 11
35 CLIN 4007; Ordering Period/Period of Performance From 29 Nov 2027 to 28 Nov 2028 CLIN 4007; Delivery Schedule Period of Performance From 29 Nov 2027 to 28 Nov 2028; Estimated Quantity 1 Task
| 6.6 TRANSITION-OUT PLAN, 6.6.1 OVERVIEW. The Contractor shall provide a Transition-Out Plan NLT than 60 calendar days prior to expiration of the contract. | The Transition out plan is due 60 days from the end of the contract (29 SEP 2028) according to PWS 6.6.1 (Delivered under CLIN 0004). A Transition-out period is generally 30 days. The Ordering Period and POP for this CLIN is one year. Should the Ordering Period for CLIN 4007 (should be 0007) be updated to 2 months (29 Aug 2028 to 28 Oct 2028) as it must be ordered after the Transition-out Plan is delivered under CLIN 0004, but before the POP start of the Transition-out period which would be 29 Oct 2028 to 28 Nov 2028? Should the POP for performance of CLIN 4007 be updated to 29 Oct 2028 to 28 Nov 2028 (the last 30 days of the contract)? This information is important for contract structure as well as for proposal pricing purposes. | The PoP is not determined by the Ordering Period, the Ordering Period determines which labor rates are used from the Rate Schedule. PoP on CLIN 4007 has been updated to 29 Oct 2028 to 28 Nov 2028. | |||
| 9 | Travel Deliveries or Performance | Solicitation | 10, 11 | CLIN 0006; Ordering Period: |
Ordering Period 1: From 29 Nov 2023 to 28 Nov 2024 Ordering Period 2: From 29 Nov 2024 to 28 Nov 2025 Ordering Period 3: From 29 Nov 2025 to 28 Nov 2026 Ordering Period 4: From 29 Nov 2026 to 28 Nov 2027 Ordering Period 5: From 29 Nov 2027 to 28 Nov 2028;
Period of Performance Up to 12 months from date determined at Task Order level.
| CLIN 0006; Delivery Schedule Period of Performance From 29 Nov 2023 to 28 Nov 2028; Estimated Quantity 6 Task | Travel will be associated (and priced) within one of the 30 task orders (5 yrs. times 6 per year) associated with CLINs 0001-0004. While the government has provided an NTE for travel per year (total NTE of $500K), the actual cost reimbursement amount would be a line item under each Task Order. As such, shouldn't the ordering period for travel be 29 Nov 2023 through 28 Nov 2028 with a POP of "Determined at Task Order level," and the Delivery Schedule be 29 Nov 2023 through 28 Nov 2028 with an Estimated Quantity of 30 Tasks? | CLIN 0006 PoP changed with final solicitation and now reads 29 Nov 2023 through 28 Nov 2028. The statement "Period of Performance shall be determined at the Task Order Level" has been added. | |||||
| 10 | FAR 52.222-42 | Solicitation | 24 | [X] 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67). | The clause (checked in this Solicitation) 52.222-42, full text states, “this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C.5341 or 5 332.” Yet the associated table to provide Employee Class and Monetary Wage-Fringe Benefits amounts table is not provided in the Solicitation. Will ADFW provide the GS codes associated with the Attachment 9 labor categories? | Service Contract Act Register of wage Determinations have been added to the solicitation as Attachment 13. | |
| 11 | Attachment # Consistency | Solicitation |
ITO (Attach 10) 34
6 01 - Attachment 1 - STORM_Software Users Agreement V2.12 02 - Attachment 2 - STORM Software Distribution Statement(07052023) v0 03 - Attachment 3 - DRAFT Campaign Analytic Support -DD254 v2 05 - Attachment 6 - Campaign Analytic Support PWS V1.0.3_07272023 07 - Attachment 8 - Past_Performance_Questionnaire 08 - Attachment 9 - Rate_Schedule V1.3 11 - Attachment 7 - Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan_updated_07282023_V3.3.0 12 - Attachment 10 - Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors_07272023 13 - Attachment 11 - Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation Factors__07272023 14 - Attachment 4 - DFARS Clause 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data 15 - Attachment 5 - Small Business Participation Plan 16 - Attachment 12 - Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs)_07272023 The 4.4.5 Attachments to Model Contract provides for the following 12 attachments:
Attachment 1 – Software Users Agreement Attachment 2 – Software Distribution Statement Attachment 3 – DD254 Attachment 4 – DFARS Clause 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data Attachment 5 – Small Business Participation Plan Attachment 6 – Performance Work Statement (PWS) Attachment 7 – Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) Attachment 8 – Past Performance Questionnaire Attachment 9 – Rate Schedule Attachment 10 – Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Attachment 11 – Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation Factors Attachment 12 – Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs)
| Will the government update the list of Attachments on page 34 of the sonication to synchronize with the list provided in the ITO, 4.4.5 Attachments to the Model Contract? | Our systems sorts this list by date uploaded. So when changes are made to an attachment it goes to the top of the list. This list will be updated to synchronize numbers upon award of the contract when all docs are finalized. | ||||||
| 12 | Volume Front Matter | ITO (Attach 10) | 4 | 4.4.1 Page Limitations. The cover letter, title page, table of contents, table of figures, list of tables and glossary of abbreviations and acronyms for each volume do not count against page count limitations. | The table included in ITO 4.4 only indicates the TOC as a required component in Volume I. Please confirm that Offerors may provide a TOC (Page Limit N/A) and other front matter as defined in ITO 4.4, and also include a compliance matrix, in each Volume (and must deliver a unredacted and redacted copy in Vol I and Vol II.) | This question refers to the Draft Solicitation. Please review the ITO provided in the final solicitation released on 03Aug2023 which provides for a Table of Contents in volumn III, Price Volumn. Blanks in the table in section 4.4 of the ITO has been filled-in. An unredacted copy of Volumn III is not required. CLIN 4007 has been added to the Cost and Pricing Schedule. Accordingly, Section 2.2.4 of Attachment 11, Evaluation Factors) has been updated to include CLIN 4007. | |
| 13 | Page Limitations | ITO (Attach 10) | 4, 5 | 4.4 Table | Please confirm page limit for all blank items in ITO Table 4.4 are N/A. | Confirmed and N/A added to blanks in table 4.4 of the ITO. | |
| 14 | Volume I (Technical) Instructions | ITO (Attach 10) | 4 | 4.4 Table | Please confirm that the Volume I Cover Letter ITO reference is 4.4 and update the table as applicable. |
Please confirm that the Volume I TOC reference is 4.4.1 and update the table as applicable.
Please confirm that the number of electronic copies for “252.227-7013 (Attach 4)” is “1” and update the table as applicable.
| Please confirm the ITO Ref for “252.227-7013 (Attach 4)” and “Fill-In Clauses (Sec I)” is N/A and update the table as applicable. | Table 4.4 now shows the Cover Letter ITO reference to be 4.4, Table of Contents refers to ITO reference 4.4.1, DFARS Clause 252.227-703 now shows an Electronic Copy submission of 1, and the Fill-in Clauses now show a page limit of N/A. | |||
| 15 | Volume I (Technical) Instructions | ITO (Attach 10) | 4 |
| 9 | 4.4 Table. Volume I, Section 3, Personnel Management Plan, 15 pages maximum. | ||
| 5.2.2 Subfactor 2 – Technical Approach…..."In five pages or less, describe a management plan to provide and retain qualified personnel, including key personnel described in PWS Section 2.7, throughout the life of the contract. Please include a discussion on how to find a replacement in timely manner to fill a vacant position. The key personnel resumes shall be submitted as part of the supplemental page count. The Transition-in Plan noted in PWS Section 6.5 shall be submitted as part of the supplemental page count." | The Table at 4.4 provides for a total of 15 pages for Section 3, Personnel Management Plan (no specific page limit per part). Paragraph 5.2.2 indicates that the description of the management plan to provide for and retain qualified key personnel over the life of the program in 5 pages or less. Will the government please allow for the total page count Section 3 to be limited to 15 pages in 5.2.2 without providing a specific page limitation for the primary part of the Plan and remove the "five pages or less" language from 5.2.2? | The "five pages or less" language in section 5.2.2 has been removed. | |
| 16 | Key and Senior Personnel | PWS (Attach 6) | |
| Rate Schedule (Attach 9) | 26 | 2.7 Key Personnel | |
| Rate Schedule, Tab "Labor Category Descriptions." | The labor categories (including some key categories per PWS 2.7 and some more senior positions in Attachment 9, require degrees that may not be held by the most qualified candidates (including some who fill the labor category today). Will the government consider the following education and years of experience structure? |
Substitution formula for trading off education requirements for years of experience: Bachelor's degree equals 4 years of experience. Master's degree equals 6 years of experience or a Bachelor's degree plus 2 years of experience.
| The key personnel descriptions in the revised PWS V1.0.4 have been updated with a clarification on the degree requirement and adjustments to the years of experience. | |||||||
| 17 | Program Manager Description | PWS (Attach 8) | 26 | 2.7.4 PROGRAM MANAGER. Off-site Program Manager shall perform following tasks: providing contractual oversight of STORM software engineering and analytic team; coordinating CASA development and maintenance; and coordinating model development and analytic execution. | Based on the Offerors solution for the FFP CLINs, the Program Manager may be offsite or onsite. Accordingly, will the government remove the words "Off-site" from the description provided in PWS 2.7.4? | The term "off-site" has been removed from section 2.7.4 of the revised PWS V1.0.4. | |
| 18 | Security Clearance Requirement | PWS (Attach 8) | 9 | 2.1.3 SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT. ... Off-site software engineering and user support personnel assigned to PWS Sections 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5 tasks shall be able to obtain and retain SECRET clearance. | The STORM Software is unclassified and all development and testing activities are accomplished in an unclassified development environment. Request the requirement for a security clearance for software engineering be changed to "it is preferred that they be able to obtain and retain a SECRET clearance". | Updated the clearance requirement for the off-site software engineer and user support personnel by adding the "… if required by the Government" clause at the end of the respective sentences. | |
| 19 | Volume II (Past Performance) Instructions | ITO (Attach 10) | 5 | 4.4 Table | Please confirm the number of Electronic Copies required for “Exec Sum/POC Attach 8” (2 with one redacted)? | ||
| Please confirm the number of Electronic Copies for the PPQs is N/A. | Both confirmed and Table 4.4 has been updated. | ||||||
| 20 | Volume II (Past Performance) Evaluation | Eval (Attach 11) | 6 | 2.2.3 – Factor III: Past Performance. Offerors without a record of recent/relevant past performance or information on past performance is so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned will be rated as Acceptable. | The “Acceptable” rating for those without a record of recent/relevant past performance conflicts with the "Past Performance Overall Rating" table on page 8 which states, “The offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past performance". Please confirm that the rating for an Offeror without past performance information is “Neutral” versus "Acceptable" and update paragraph 2.2.3 accordingly. | Verbiage updated to state that "Neutral ratings are allowed to proceed as if considered Acceptable." | |
| 21 | Volume III (Price) Instructions | ITO (Attach 10) | 5 |
12 4.4 Table. Volume III, Section 1, Cost and Pricing Schedule (contractor format) CLIN 0001 & 0004
| 5.4 IV: Price. a.ii. Section 2: All prices contained in the Cost and Pricing Schedule for CLINs 0001 (PWS Section 2.2) and 0004 (PWS Sections 2.5 and 2.6) shall reflect total compensation for the services detailed in the PWS and are fully inclusive of all costs including all labor categories (workers, management, aids, assistants, and operators) and associated hours, overhead, general and administrative (G&A) expenses, and profit. Present pricing for each of the five (5) ordering period years. Labor categories used in the Cost and Pricing Schedule shall be listed in the Rate Schedule noted in Section 3 below | Given that CLIN 0007 is also priced as FFP, please confirm the Contractor Cost and Price Sched should also include the price for CLIN 0007. | Confirmed. Table 4.4, III Price Volume, Section 1 verbiage updated in Attachment 10 to include CLIN 4007. Verbiage in Attachment 11, section 2.2.4 has also been updatd to include CLIN 4007 in the Price Evaluation. | |
| 22 | Volume III (Price) Instructions | ITO (Attach 10) |
Attach 9, Tab "Rate Schedule" 5
Tab 4.4 Table. Volume II, Section 2, Rate Schedule (See Attachment 9) For pricing CLIN 0002, 0003, 0005, and 0006 Task Orders.
5.4 IV: Price. a.iii. Section 3: Include a completed Rate Schedule (See Attachment 9) for future use in pricing Task Order issued against CLINs 0002, 0003, 0005 and 0006. Ensure that labor categories used in computation of the Cost and Pricing Schedule are included.
To be used for pricing CLINs 0002, 0003, 0005, and 0006 Task Orders.
| Include all labor categories that will be used in the performance of this contract. | Given that CLIN 0005 is Data NSP and CLIN 0006 is Travel NTE, please confirm that the Rate Schedule fully burdened labor rates by year apply only to pricing CLINs 0002 and 0003. | Confirmed. The Rate Schedule has been updated accordingly. | |||
| 23 | Volume III (Price) Instructions | ITO (Attach 10) | 11 | 5.4 Factor IV: Price. |
Organization: The Price Volume shall be organized as follows:
a. Section 1 – Table of Contents
b. Section 2 – Cost and Pricing Schedule (contractor format)
| c. Section 3 – Rate Schedule (see Attachment 9) | Structure conflicts with the table at ITO 4.4. In 4.4 only two Sections are noted. Here the TOC is its own Section. Please clarify the Section numbers associated with Volume III. | Perhaps you are refering to the Draft Solicitation as the final solicitation released 03Aug2023 shows these two sections to be in agreement. Please see updated Table 4.4, it now allows for a Cover Page. | |||||
| 24 | Volume III (Price) Evaluation | Eval (Attach 11) | 8 | 2.2.4(1) Complete. An offeror's price proposal is complete when it conforms to the requirements of the solicitation for Factor III price. | Volume III, Price, is Factor IV of the evaluation per ITO (Attach 10) 5.4 and Eval (Attach 11) 2.2.4. Please confirm that this should read, "Complete. An offeror's price proposal is complete when it conforms to the requirements of the solitication for Factor IV Price Section 5.4 of the solicitation." | Correct. Attachment 11 updated accordingly. | |
| 25 | Volume III (Price) Evaluation | Eval (Attach 11) | 8, 9 | 2.2.4(2) Reasonableness of Total Evaluated Price. The price that will be considered for Best Value determination is the Offeror’s total evaluated price, as determined by the government. For the purpose of source selection, the total evaluated price will be developed from prices proposed in Attachment 9. The total evaluated price will not be the same as the contract maximum ceiling price. The TEP will include evaluation of FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services…. Offerors shall not submit a price for the potential six (6) month extension of services period because the government will use the price of the final option year to calculate the price of the six (6) month extension. | Please confirm that the TEP will be developed using the pricing in Attachment 9 T&M, the NTEs for Travel in CLIN 0006, AND prices proposed for the FFP CLINs in Contractors Cost and Pricing Schedule (to include CLIN 0001, 0004 and the transition-out plan in CLIN 0007), plus the evaluation of FAR 52.217-8. | Verbiage in the Attachments 9, 10, and 11 have been updated to state that CLIN 4007 pricing is to be part of the Contractor's Cost and Pricing Scheuld and will be evaluated as part of the Price Evaluation. | |
| 26 | Rate Schedule | Attach 9, Tab "Rate Schedule" | Tab | [Tab with lines for 14 labor categories and associated direct labor per year. Burdens applied for one of each labor category at the bottom of each year.] | The tab "Rate Schedule" does not provide the T&M rates required for use in estimating FFP under CLIN 0002 and performing T&M (fully burdened through profit). As structured it provides visibility into the direct labor associated with each labor category only. Please confirm the Offeror should add Tabs as follows: T&M Rates Contractor Site, T&M Rates Government Site; which will show the hourly fully burdened rate for each labor category per year. | Two additional tabs have been added to the Rate Schedule for Time and Materials CLINS; one for work at Contractor's Site and one for work at Government Site. Formulas will compute a fully burdened labor rate when the Hourly Rate, Indiract Rate percentages, and escalation rates are entered into cells with color. | |
| 27 | Rate Schedule | Attach 9, Tab "Rate Schedule" | Tab | [Tab with lines for 14 labor categories and associated direct labor per year. Burdens applied for one of each labor category at the bottom of each year.] | Please confirm Offeror may adjust the labor burdening calculations at the bottom of each Ordering Period (Rows 34 through 37) in the "Rate Schedule" tab to reflect applications of indirect costs in accordance with Offerors approved accounting system. Also, given the indirect rates differ for Contractor Site and Government Site, please confirm that Offeror may provide two Rate Schedule tabs: Rate Schedule Contractor Site, and Rate Schedule Government Site. | Rows 40-43 have been added for entry of indirect rates at a Government Site. Rows 34-37 have been identified for entry of Contractor Site Indirect rates. These rows may be modified to reflect indirect rates according to the offerors approved accounting system. | |
| 28 | Rate Schedule | Attach 9, Tab "Labor Category Descriptions" | Tab | [14 Labor Category Descriptions which appear to document the governments market research against GSA published pricing.] | The Campaign Analysis (STORM) effort is a FAR Part 12 Commercial Acquisition, not a FAR Part 8 GSA MAS based acquisition. It appears in providing the Labor Category Descriptions tab, the government has provided their market research, which is a combination of the descriptions provided in the GS00F0069GA MAS contract plus revisions made to the descriptions by the government to include "skill levels" which are not applicable to the cited GSA MAS contract. Therefore the Labor Category Description tab is informative as market research, but with the government edits, it is no longer analogous to the Labor Categories for this effort. As such, the Offeror must provide Labor Category descriptions using the government market research as a baseline (for experience and specific qualifications) in order to not run afoul of GSA MAS guidance (if GSA Labor Categories are used, the effort will become a FAR Part 8 effort). Please confirm Offeror may update the Labor Category Descriptions to cleanly provide for 14 labor categories using the market research and other data in the PWS as the basis for the updates. | Reference to GSA Labor Catagories has been removed. Offerors may add/propose labor catagories with descriptions not currently included in the Rate Schedule, but existing descriptions may not be changed. | |
| 29 | Rate Schedule | Attach 9, Tab "Labor Category Descriptions" | Tab | Junior Campaign Software Engineer - Skill Level 1: Requires Bachelor's and 0 years of experience in the field or in a related area. | Attachment 9 Junior Campaign Software Engineer requires a Bachelor's and 0 years of experience. Section 2.7.3, Key Personnel, of the PWS states the Junior Campaign Analyst shall have a Bachelor's degree and have at least 3 years of experience in using STORM. Please confirm that the 3 years of experience only applies to the key personnel position. All other Junior Campaign Software Engineers will require the Bachelor's and 0 years of experience per Attachment 9. | The key personnel descriptions in the revised PWS V1.0.4 have been updated with a clarification on the degree requirement and adjustments to the years of experience. Attachment 9 has also been updated accordingly and includes updated labor category descriptions. | |
| 30 | Rate Schedule | Attach 9 | Tab(s) | [14 defined labor categories on each Tab of the workbook.] | Given this Campaing Analysis (STORM) effort is IDIQ and driven by the Offerors solution for the FFP CLINs and other Task Orders for other additional support in the T&M CLINs, may the Offeror add additional labor categories to the 14 labor categories defined in Attachment 9 to support the Offerors proposed solution? For instance, a Task Lead category, or other categories to support direct administrative support functions (such as program control, security, etc.) required for delivery of the services defined in the PWS. | Yes. |
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