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Updated Industry Q A. The Government had responded to all Industry questions received as of today. If you have additional questions or questions submitted but not addressed in the attached please submit/re-submit by noon September 28 2010 or contact Niem Luu at 405-736-5124.

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Technical Order Solicitation FA8106-10-R-0017 Industry Questions and Responses 24 September 2010

No.
Reference
Question & Response
1
App B
Q. Does this list refer to different aircraft or different types of manuals which support a specific aircraft?

A. This list provides the current number of manuals for each aircraft platform supported by the Division.

2
App B
Q. Have these manuals been digitalized? If so, in what format are they in currently?

A. Yes, IPDF.

3.
App A – PWS
Q. Will the Air Force provide a working area at Tinker AFB for the Technical Writer(s)? If so, what equipment, software or support will be provided to the Technical Writer?

A. No.

4.
App A – PWS
Q. What media transfer devices (thumb drives, CD/DVD, portable hard drives, etc. ) will be allowed to connect to AF Systems?

A. Portable hard drives, CD/DVD.

5.
APP A- PWS
Q. At the Technical Order Conferences, will recording devices be allowed to augment the notes taken by the Contract Staff?

A. It will be determined case by case.

6.
App A – PWS
Q. Are DVDs allowed to be used as media devices in place of CD-ROM?

A. Yes.

7.
App A - PWS
Q. Is there an incumbent? If so, who? Can they bid on the current solicitation?

A. Yes, HEBCO. All interested parties can provide proposal as long as they are qualified as a small business.

8.
App A - PWS
Q. What is the existing staff level to perform the technical writer work listed in the PWS?

A. There is no Government existing staff as current contract is performed by contractor.

9.
App A - PWS
Q. How many TO Support Conferences are anticipated per year?

A. It varies. Estimated to be one to two per year but may change.

10
App A - PWS
Q. Are there any requirements (security or otherwise) for the vehicle used to transport contract materials?

A. No.

11.
App A - PWS
Q. What version of AutoCAD is used in USAF Publications? The PWS mentions updates in AutoCAD 2002, but does the CO anticipate an upgrade to a newer version of AutoCAD during the execution of the contract?

A. AutoCAD 2002. At the current time, the Government does not anticipate an upgrade.

12
Pricing Matrix
Q. Please clarify the pricing matrix. The Base contract appears to be for the one month transition period only. Also, several items such as “Enhance Poor Quality IPDF File” and “Convert Paper to IPDF” list 1 as the annual quantity. Please clarify if this should be priced per page or as an annual fixed price.

A. Base period is one month transition period. They are price per page.

13
RFP, Paragraph Q, Page 30
Q. The proposal preparation instructions references 5 volumes, but only three are described. What is to be included in the two additional volumes?

A. There are 3 volumes in total. Correction will be made through amendment of solicitation.

14
General Info.
Q. What is the total value of the previous contract award?

A. Information on previous contract has to be release by the Freedom Of Information Act office, please contact 405-734-3214.

15.
RFP, Paragraph P, Page 30
Q. Do you mean the line spacing requirement for each paragraph ending be 1.5 lines such as the PWS document? Or, do you require a 1.5 line space for ALL lines, leaving a half line of white space between all lines for the 15 pages of the technical approach and all other volumes?

A. 1.5 line space for ALL lines.

16.
RFP, Paragraph q, Page 30
Q. is Adobe PDF an acceptable format?

A. No except for Volume III, Contract.

17.
RFP, Paragraph n, Page 29
Q. You have not asked for any specific past performance experience information OR resumes. Should we include past performance AND resumes as an appendix to the technical volume (not included in the 15 page count)?

A. Past performance information is not required.

18.
App A – PWS 1.2.2
Q. What is the estimated amount of tapes or disks that must be maintained and stored at the contractor’s facility?

A. It’s all depend on the contractor’s approach. It could be on disks or file server.

19.
App A - PWS
Q. What is the estimated amount and types of TOs that must be received, stocked, packaged, and distributed from the contractor’s facility?

A. At this time, the contractor is responsible for roughly 420 TOs including paper, CD and digital files.

20.
App A – PWS 4.4.1
Q. Will the Government provide an estimate of the numbers and types of documents or storage space required to maintain this library?

A. The estimated numbers of manuals is provided in Appendix B, GFP. The Government cannot provide the type of storage space since it’s all depends on the contractor’s approach.

21.
RFP, Paragraph q, Page 30
Q. Table 1 indicates hard copies will be provided for each volume. No instructions are provided on preparation of hardcopies. Please clarify format for submitting hardcopies.

A. See paragraph p on page 30.

21.
RFP, Paragraph q, Page 30
Q. Instructions to Offerors, paragraph q, states electronic copies shall be submitted in a format readable by MS Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, or Office XP. The solicitation was provided in PDF format. Please provide the solicitation in Word format to comply with Volume III requirements.

A. Volume III will be accepted in PDF format by the Government.

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