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1. Question: In Section L, Paragraph L6.1.4 and Paragraph L6.1.5, the statement is made “Refer to Section H of the solicitation and complete all fill-ins, as applicable.” Clarification is requested on these statements as there is no Section H in the RFP.

Answer: RFP has been amended (Amendment 1 posted on 28 October 2015) to remove references to Section H as it has been removed per SAF mandatory procedure.

2. Question: In order to promote maximum and fair competition with equal access to information and sufficient time to prepare a competitive proposal request that the due date be extended by at least 14 business days given:

1. A delayed access to the bidder’s library of at least 8 days (and perhaps more) after RFP release

1. The magnitude of the bidders library (53 documents across the PWS and 3 task orders)

1. The large magnitude and complexity of the requested proposal

1. The delivery date of 30 November, which will require shipping on 25 November, prior to the Thanksgiving holiday, to ensure timely delivery (Loss of 5 days); and, a Veteran’s Day holiday, as well

Reference Section L:

L6.1.3 Section F - Deliveries or Performance “The Government anticipates a contract date of award (DOA) of 1 May April 2016.”

Reference Section L:

L3.2.6 Small Business Subcontracting and Participation Plan & Table L1.2

AFOTEC FTS PWS (Attachment_1_PWS_FA704615R0001_-_BasicContract_21_Oct_15.docx):

Section 3.7 FOT&E was added and there are no references to FOT&E in any of the three Task Orders. Additionally, it makes a misalignment of Program Protection Support Service Requirements between the PWS – Basic Contract and the Task Orders.

Reference PWS Task Order 0003, Section 1.0 (FINAL_PWS_FA704615R0001-0003_21_Oct_15.docx) “This effort shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the Fighter Test Services (FTS) contract Performance Work Statement (PWS) paragraphs 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7.” Section 3.0 Performance Requirements in Task Order 3 only lists 3.1 – 3.5.

Also, paragraph 3.5.3 appears to be misplaced?

10. Question: Would the Government consider allowing Offerors to submit proposals in PDF (with the exception of Microsoft Excel)?

Reference Section L:

L1.3 Electronic Offers “The electronic copies of the proposal shall be submitted in a format readable by Microsoft (MS) Office Word or earlier, MS Office Excel 2010 or earlier, MS Office Project 2010 or earlier, and MS Office Power Point 2010 or earlier.”

12. Question: Would the Government please confirm that they only want an electronic copy of the Excel file of Volume IV – Cost/Price?

Reference Section L:

L1.2.2 Cost or Pricing Related Data

Answer: Task Order 0003 will be removed from the RFP. See Amendment 2.

14. Question: Our understanding is that the contract will be for a 5-year term with no option periods. (Section B, CLIN Structure has no contract year “options” identified; however RFP states options may apply at the Task Order level). Will the Government please clarify that an SB plan with tables that include one column each (one for percentages and one for subcontracted dollars) addressing overall SB goals and SB socio-economic goals for the entire 5-year term, with no break-out for Option Years, is acceptable? Or, please clarify, otherwise?

Reference: RFP Section L3.2.6, Subfactor 4, Subsection L3.2.6.2.2 Section L3.2.6.2.2, Note 2 states that the Small Business Subcontracting Plan “shall be submitted by the offeror in accordance with FAR 52.219-9 – Alternate II stating cumulative subcontracting goals and for each option in dollars …”

Reference: RFP Section L4.0, Volume III Past Performance, Subsection L4.2 The RFP states that “Each Offeror is requested to submit the information shown in Section L for each relevant contract 14 days prior to the date set for receipt of proposals.”

Will the Government please provide equal access to the documents identified below? This F-22 documentation is critical to adequate Task Order 3 understanding and proposal development.

F-22A Increment 3.2B Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP), V15, 7 Jan 2013 (or most current version, in its entirety) F-22A IOT&E 3.2B Initial Test Design Briefing, 6 Dec 2011 (in its entirety) Operational Capability Definition Document for F-22A increment 3.2A Modernization Program, Rev A, 27 Apr 2011 (in its entirety) Concept of Operations Air Force Global Strike (GS) and Global Persistent Attack (GPA) CONOPS (in CPD), 23 Apr 07 Answer: Task Order 0003 will be removed from the RFP. See Amendment 2.