Industry Questions MS 021921.xlsx
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This document contains industry questions and responses related to a solicitation for mobile sensor operation and maintenance services. The solicitation seeks to support the Air Force Technical Applications Center by providing non-personal services to operate and maintain radars located aboard United States Naval ships. Key details include a proposal submission deadline of March 16, 2021, pricing requirements included in Volume IV, and past performance information due 10 business days prior in Volume III. Labor categories and rates must be mapped to those listed in the Professional Compensation Matrix attachment. The solicitation involves the Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command and supports radars on ships including the Gray Star and Cobra King.
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Mobile Sensors FRFP Q
| Question Number | RFP Document | RFP Section/Para/Page Number/Table/Figure Reference | Question | Gov-t Response | |
| 1 | Atch+8+Mobile+Sensors+Sec+L | ||||
| Atch+9+Mobile+Sensors+Section+M Atch+3+MS+Past+Performance+ Information+Sheet | L.6.2.2; |
M.II.C.5;
Attachment 3 Section L Key Personnel Sections L.6.2.2 and M.II.C.5 indicates that offerors who either have no prior contracts or do not possess relevant corporate past performance, but have key personnel with relevant performance while employed by another company, may demonstrate the performance of such key personnel by submitting Past Performance Information Sheet (Attachment 3) for three of their most recent and relevant contracts under which such key personnel performed the same role currently being proposed.
Attachment 3, Section L indicates that Offerors must clearly and concisely demonstrate key personnel performance for three of your most recent and relevant contracts under which such key personnel performed the same role currently being proposed.
| Please clarify how Attachment 3 Section L-Key Personnel relates to Sections L.6.2.2 and M.II.C.5. | Amended verbiage in solicitation attachments to match reference documents. | |
| 2 | dRFP+betaSAM+Q+and+A | |
| Solicitation+-+FA702221R0002 | Q&A 2 | |
| SF33 Block9 | Answer to Question 2 "This requirement will have a 60 day turnaround for offerors" |
FRFP SF33 established a due date of 03/16/21 (41 day turnaround)
| Please confirm the proposal submission date. | Revised dRFP Question/Government Response #2. The proposal submission date is a 41 day turnaround, with a 3/16/2021 due date. | ||||
| 3 | Atch+8+Mobile+Sensors+Sec+L | L.3.1 Table 3.1 | In Table 3.1 Volume III Past Performance is requested to be submitted 10 days prior to proposal due date. With proposal due date 03/16/21, Volume III Past Performance due date falls on 03/07/21 (Sunday). Please clarify the due date for submission of Volume III Past Performance. | The Volume II Past Performance submission date in Atch 8 Section L changed from 10 to 10 business days prior to proposal due date. | |
| 4 | Solicitation +-+ FA702221R0002 | Section I - Contract Clauses. Page 28 of 78 Solicitation. FAR Clause 52.222-41 Service Contract Act and FAR 52.222-43 Fair labor Standards Act and Service Contract labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts). | The Service Contract Act applies to workers performing within the United States, as defined in FAR 22.1001 - “United States” means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Johnston Island, Wake Island, and the outer Continental Shelf as defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331, et seq.), but does not include any other place subject to U.S. jurisdiction or any U.S. base or possession within a foreign country (29 CFR 4.112). |
The Collective Bargaining Agreement applies to all non-exempt workers under this program, including those employees working on board the GRAY STAR and COBRA KING Ships, both of which are considered “forward deployed” and are not home ported in the U.S. PWS Paragraph 1.2.2 states “They are forward deployed assets that do not have traditional “homeports” and do not visit, nor return to, US ports.”
The employees are covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement but, when they are not working within the United States, are not covered by the Service Contract Act (52.222-41). FAR 52.222-43 requires the Contractor to warrant that prices proposed “do not include any allowance for any contingency to cover increased costs for which adjustment is provided under this clause”. The adjustments provided for in 52.222-43(d) do not apply to workers not subject to the Service Contract Act, such as the forward deployed employees. As a result, 52.222-43 does not prohibit direct labor escalation for such CBA covered, forward deployed employees.
| Will the Government confirm (1) that the CBA employees are not home ported in the US are not subject to 52.222-43, (2) that offerors should include direct labor escalation for the CBA covered, forward deployed employees, and (3) that adjustments to afloat personnel will not be made after award IAW 52.222-43. | The RFP and resultant contract will contain 52.222-41 and accompanying clauses and wage determinations should work occur that is covered by SCA. Offerors should be aware that 52.222-43 applies only when 52.222-41 does. Offerors are advised to become aware of the finer points of SCA and the National Labor Relations Act. | ||||
| 5 | Atch+8+Mobile+Sensors+Sec+L | ||||
| Atch+3+MS+Past+Performance+ Information+Sheet | L.6.2.4 | ||||
| Att 3 Secton L | Please confirm that supporting documents, such as requested in Att 3 Section L and L.6.2.4, are not counted towards pages limit per each PP reference in Volume III Past Performance. | Clarify atch 3, Section L and L.6.2.4. Documents supporting past performance information will have no more than 15 pages. | |||
| 6 | Atch+8+Mobile+Sensors+Sec+L | L.3.6.2 | Please confirm that font size 10 applies to all tables, graphics, focus boxes, captions not only to Oversize tables, graphics and charts | Correct, font size 10 applies. | |
| 7 | Atch+1+MS+PWS | Appendix E, GRAY STAR POSITIONS | The Min/Max Hours per Year do not add up to the totals for the GRAY STAR positions in PWS App E. Recommend changing the totals to 25,040 / 38,180 to reflect the correct summations. | Updated PWS Appendix E - Gray Star numbers to reflect 25,040/38,170. | |
| 8 | Atch+8+Mobile+Sensors+Sec+L | L.3.1 | Please confirm that the RFP response shall consist of seven (7) separate not 5 since there are 5 pdf files and 2 excel files. | Offeror will submit 5 separate volumes. | |
| 9 | Atch+9+Mobile+Sensors+Section+M | M.II | Factor 1 and 2 in Section are both marked as "C". Can you please clarify whether we shall refer to Section M in CRM as M.II.C for both Factors/Volumes? | Factor I and II revised via an amendment; changing Factor 2 from C to D, and Factor 3 from D to E. | |
| 10 | Atch+8+Mobile+Sensors+Sec+L | L.6.1, L.6.2.3 | Please confirm that Subcontractor/Teaming Member Consent Forms are not required for submission in Vol III Past Performance if we do not submit any Past Performance citations from any SubKs/Team members? | Correct. Past Performance Information is required for proposed critical subcontractors as defined in atch 8, Section L.6.1 | |
| 11 | Atch+8+Mobile+Sensors+Sec+L | L.4.2.4.2 | |||
| L.7.1.6 | Per L.7.1.6 "All information relating to the proposed price, including all required supporting documentation must be included in the section of the proposal designated as the Price Volume. Under no circumstances shall this information and documentation be included elsewhere in the proposal." Per L.4.2.4.2 the completed Section B shall be completed in Volume IV. | ||||
| Please clarify what the Offerors are supposed to submit for Section B in Volume I Completed RFP. | Section B information will be completed in Volume IV. | ||||
| 12 | Atch+8+Mobile+Sensors+Sec+L | L.3.6 | Please confirm that format requirements in section L.3.6 do not apply to Government provided documents (such as RFP sections A-K to be completed for Volume I), RFP templates and attachments (such as PPIS, PPQ, TEP, PC Matrix, SubK Consent Letters) and any pre-existing documents requested for submission such as financial statements or any supporting documents. | Correct. Government provided documents do not apply. | |
| 13 | Atch+3+MS+Past+Performance+Information+Sheet | A. Offeror Name (Company/Division) |
CAGE Code:
DUNS Number:
| Shall the Offeror indicate the Offeror's name, DUNS and CAGE (for proposing entity) or the "company or division performing" cited PP effort? If Offeror's information is different than the performer's information - can the Offerors add the Performer's information under PPIS section A? | PPIS Section A will entail the company or division performing this effort. | ||
| 14 | Atch+1+MS+PWS | 3 SERVICES SUMMARY (SS) (Performance Objective column in SS Table) | SS#1 refers to PWS 2.6.2 & 2.6.5. PWS 2.6.5 refers to CDRL A003. |
SS#2 refers to PWS 2.6.7 and 2.6.8. PWS 2.6.8 refers to CDRL A003 Should the reference CDRL for SS#1 and #2 be A003 vice A005?
| Changed SS#1 & SS#2 to A003 and ensured reflected within PWS 2.6.2 & 2.6.5 and 2.6.7 & 2.6.8 as well as in the CDRL listing. | |||||
| 15 | Atch+1+MS+PWS | 3 SERVICES SUMMARY (SS) (Performance Objective column in SS Table) | SS#6 is about reporting Operational Availability Ao. CDRL A003 provides the formula for computing Ao and requires it to be submitted monthly. | ||
| Should the reference for SS#6 be CDRL A003 vice Contractor provided ILSP? | Change SS#6 to A003 from ILSP updated all locations as listed above (line item 15). | ||||
| 16 | Atch+8+Mobile+Sensors+Sec+L | L.4.2.8 | L.4.2.8 states that Offerors should submit copies of our latest available financial statement covering the organization(s), which will perform the contract. Can the Offeror provide a web link to our financial statement? | Based on security/firewalls and the potential for our inability to access web files, the Government declines webs links. | |
| 17 | Atch+14+Professional+Comp+Matrix+ | Professional Comp Matrix | "In Column D, the Offeror shall enter the quantity of FTEs being proposed for each labor category. " Is this direction for the Offeror to combine all FTEs across both ships and the MSMO? | Per FAR 52.222-46 The offeror is responsible for submitting a total compensation plan setting forth salaries and fringe benefits proposed for the professional labor categories who will work under the contract, i.e: Gray Star, Cobra King, and the MSMO. | |
| 18 | Atch+14+Professional+Comp+Matrix+ | ||||
| Atch+1+MS+PWS | Professional Comp Matrix | ||||
| PWS App E | Please clarify how to calculate the FTE. For example, PWS Appendix E, GRAY STAR SOM position has an estimated 3130 hours per year - are Offerors to use 3130 hours as the basis for shipboard FTEs? | The offeror is responsible to submit their proposed FTEs for each professional employee that will work under the contract. Reference solicitation atch 14, columns G & H. Additional reference PWS Appendix E states estimate workload, and offeror will propose in accordance with anticipated/estmated work. | |||
| 19 | Atch+14+Professional+Comp+Matrix+ | Professional Comp Matrix | "Additionally, Offerors shall provide the base (raw) hourly rates in Column E, exclusive of all cost factors (e.g., fringe, indirect labor, G&A, profit, and etc); do not enter fully burdened labor rates or any other markups. " If the Offeror has multiple FTEs with different rates for one labor category, should the Offerors enter a blended rate? | The offeror is responsible to submit their total plan for each proposed professional labor category. For example, if it includes blended rates the offeror in it's entirety completes all green columns, and column H mapping is the same as cost narrative. | |
| 20 | Atch+14+Professional+Comp+Matrix+ | Professional Comp Matrix | "Offerors shall also enter in fringe percentage rates (not dollars), Column F. “Yellow” shaded cells are lock and will automatically calculate when Columns E and F are completed correctly by Offeror." If the Offeror has different fringe rates for the multiple FTEs under the same labor category should the Offeror enter a blended rate? | The offer is responsible to submit their total plan for each proposed professional labor category. For example, if it includes blended rates the offeror in it's entirety completes all green columns, and column H mapping is the same as cost narrative. | |
| 21 | Atch+14+Professional+Comp+Matrix+ | ||||
| Atch+1+MS+PWS | Professional Comp Matrix | ||||
| PWS App E | Attachment 14 does not list a labor position of "Admin" under Government Labor Positions that is listed in PWS App E. Can Government please include "Admin" position to Att 14. | Per FAR 22.1102 definition of Professional employee, therefore Admin is not added to Atch 14 Professional Comp Matrix. | |||
| 22 | Atch+14+Professional+Comp+Matrix+ | ||||
| Professional Comp Matrix | |||||
| Attachment 8, L 7.2 Professional Compensation plan states that Offeror shall submit a Professional Compensation Plan for professional employees. The 6th paragraph states the Offeror may propose (1) Compensation Plan Narrative and one (1) Professional Comp Matrix for the entire team. Please confirm that this is for professional employees only, not the entire team | Atch 14 Professional Comp Matrix is the pricing sheet for the total professional compensation plan, and atch 8, section L.7.2 supports atch 14 as well. The offeror is responsible to submit the Professional Compensation Plan narrataive and one Professional Comp Matrix for the entire team. | ||||
| 23 | Atch+14+Professional+Comp+Matrix+ | Professional Comp Matrix | "Map all Offeror's (including Subcontractors) labor categories to the Government labor categories and to Offerors salary support data in the “Labor Rate Support Data” (Column H), “Atch14 Professional Comp Matrix”. Can the Government please explain in more detailed what is intended in the Labor Rate Support Data column? | No, the Government detailed in atch 8, Section L.7.2 (Professional Comp Matrix) the labor support data as well as detailed in atch 14, instructions tab. | |
| 24 | Atch+14+Professional+Comp+Matrix+ | Professional Comp Matrix | "If proposing more than one (1) of the Offeror's labor category/rate for a single Government labor category, provide the Offeror's categories and the calculations used to develop the base labor rate for each specific Government labor category. " Is the Offeror to add additional tabs to Attachment 14 to show rate blending? | The offeror is responsible for submitting a total plan for each proposed professional labor category. Atch 14, instructions tab (line item 7) states offerors shall not alter any formulas. The offeror can submit additional tabs as long as adherence to line item 7 in atch 14, instructions tab. | |
| 25 | Atch+14+Professional+Comp+Matrix+ | Professional Comp Matrix | Is the Offeror allowed to add Labor categories that do not align to Labor Positions listed under Column "Government Labor Positions" if necessary? | Reference atch 8, section L.7.2, para: compensation plan; if the offerors' labor category is different than the Government's anticipated labor categories (LCAT's). LCATs will be addressed in atch 14, column C and all applicable "green" shaded columns. | |
| 26 | Is the current contract classified as an “SCA” contract? If so, will the contract that is awarded as a result of this solicitation carry the same designation? | FAR Clause 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards has been incorporated into the solicitation. |
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