Questions_and_Answers__11-_Solicitation.doc

Questions and Answers #11

SOLICITATION – FA8106-14-R-0004

Question #1:

Reference Appendix D, Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 – Instructions to Offerors

Appendix D, Paragraph 5.1.1 states:

“5.1.1 Information beyond that required by this instruction shall not be submitted, unless you consider it essential to document or support your price position. 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 pertaining to pricing be included elsewhere in the proposal (except Appendix F, Pricing Matrix, which will be included in the Contract Volume).”

This seems counter-intuitive with the request to include all proposed pricing in the Price Volume.

Please confirm that the government wants the Appendix F, Pricing Matrix, to be included in the Contract Volume IV as stated and also included in the Price Volume III.

Answer: Yes, a copy of the Appendix F must be included in the both Volumes.

Also confirm that Appendix F, if included in the Contract Volume, is place as an Attachment to the Model Contract, per 6.3.5 of Table 2.2 Proposal Organization.

Answer: Yes, it should be placed as an attachment to the Model contract.

Question #2:

If Appendix F, Pricing Matrix, is to be filled out in an EXCEL attachment to the Proposal, can the government post the excel version (.xlsx format) on FBO rather than in an adobe .pdf file format? If post is not possible, is it acceptable for the contractor to convert the file from .pdf to .xlsx given some changes in formatting/spacing may occur in the conversion?

Answer: Yes, Appendix F can be converted to an .xlsx.

Also, for the proposal submittal, is Appendix F, Pricing Matrix, to be submitted as a .pdf or .xlsx format to be compliant?

Appendix F can be submitted as either a pdf or xlsx.

Pending the answer above, should the same format (.pdf or .xlsx) be used for both volumes III and IV?

Yes. Appendix F should be the same for both volumes.