Questions_7Dec2022.pdf

Question Attachment Referenced

Section Referenced

Page Number Government Response

1 Can the government confirm they want 20 Noise studies per option year priced as reflected in the proposal price matrix?

Attachment 1 - PWS / Attachment 04 Pricing

Matrix

PWS - 1.1.8 / Pricing X033

PWS -11 /

Pricing Matrix (Tab 1 & 2)

The pricing matrix has been updated to reflect noise surveys per assessments for each year in the basic and option years.

2 What deliverable outputs, reports and CDRLs are required for completion of the 20 Noise studies per year? Attachment 1 - PWS 1.1.8 E001 Technical Report-Noise Survey will be required.

The X031 Antenna Demolition and Disposal section of Attachment 4 Price Matrix requests Overtime rates for Engineer Manager, Engineering Admin, and Data Manager but does not request regular time rates. Will the government confirm that they are only requesting Overtime rates and no standard time rates for those positions for CLIN X031?

Attachment 04 Pricing Matrix Pricing X031

The pricing matrix has been updated to include Engineer Manager, Engineering Admin and Data Manager for regular time rates.

The X034 Training section of Attachment 4 Price Matrix contains two lines for the same categories (Senior Engineer and Antenna Rigger). Can the government clarify if lines 3 and 4 are supposed to be for Overtime rates?

Attachment 04 Pricing Matrix Pricing X034

The government does not require overtime rates for these labor categories. The pricing matrix has been updated to delete the duplicated labor categories.

CLIN X037, Line 3, lists a category of "Program Manager". Can the government confirm whether or not this should state "Project Manager" to be consistent with the other category/CLINs?

Attachment 04 Pricing Matrix Pricing X037

The pricing matrix has been updated to change CLIN X037 from Program Manager to Project Manager to state consistent with other CLINs.

CLIN X031 requests rates for Civil Worker Overtime, Civil Worker Supervisor Overtime, and Antenna Rigger Supervisor Overtime multiple times with different hours assigned to each line. Will the government please confirm if this is intentional?

Attachment 04 Pricing Matrix Pricing X031

Listing multiple times and different hours assigned to each rate under CLIN X031 was not intentional. The pricing matrix has been updated to reflect the correct rate category and hours for each line.

Will the government confirm that travel, material, and equipment rental costs are to be included in the Fixed Prices provided for Site Surveys, Assessments, and Noise surveys?

Attachment 04 Pricing Matrix

Pricing X003-X015, X017- X029, X033

Travel will be negotiated separately after contract award. IAW the pricing matrix the contractor shall propose a material handling factor. For the TEP the government has included a material BEQ $ for each year. The government will then multiply the BEQ $ against the contractor's proposed material handling factor to obtain the material TEP to use for evaluation.

*Material Handling Factor -- Includes a pool of costs to support direct material purchased, including subcontractor purchased material, test equipment, installation material and repair material. These costs include those associated with procurement, administration, quality assurance, and storage of such material. The Material Handling Factor is a percentage factor to be applied against the total material costs proposed. General and Administrative (G&A) costs and profit should also be included in this rate.

Attachment 2 ITO - Indicates a requirement within Attachment 1.1 to download the PPI tool from Sam.gov website. The Referenced word document is not contained within the referenced solicitation. Will the government either remove this requirement or provide access to the PPI tool for Past Performance Submission?

Attachment 02 (Amendment 01) ITO Attachment 1.1 29

The Government does not intend to remove this requirement. The Government has uploaded the referenced word document to the sam.gov posting for this solicitation to provide access to the PPI Tool for the Past Performance submissions.