Amendment 3.pdf

RFP FA8125-12-R-0008 Amendment 3

Title: Courseware Development & Training Services

Subject: RFP FA8125-12-R-0008

Date: 28 Mar 2012

FIRST: For clarification purposes, Amendment 1 of subject RFP was issued under title

“Solicitation 2” in FBO on 3/19/2012. This amendment uploaded the Standard Form 1449.

SECOND: Amendment 2 was issued on 3/21/2012 to incorporate a revised PWS (Rev 13).

THIRD: Proposal Due Date is remains unchanged. Proposals are due Apr 6, 2012 by 2:30PM

CST. Emailed proposals are preferred.

FOURTH: Questions and Answers are documented as follows:

1. QUESTION: Based on Table 1.1 in the solicitation can you please define which courses are;

a. Initial

b. Recurring

c. Mandatory

d. Job Specific

e. OJT

ANSWER:

a. Initial - all of the training listed in Table 1.1 is Initial Training. None of it is considered recurring. However, if students want to repeat a course, they are allowed to do so.

b. Recurring – none of the training in Table 1.1 is categorized as recurring.

c. Mandatory – currently, based on regulation, only Defense Work Method &

Standards is Mandatory this office highly recommends the target audience attend all classes within their occupational series.

d. Job Specific – all of the training is job specific to its Target Audience.

e. OJT – Regarding which classes will require OJT cannot be predicted. When an organization lacks seasoned personnel to perform OJT for their unit/subunit, the Production Groups can make a formal request to the COR for someone to perform OJT. The contractor shall know the systems well so that OJT can be provided when needed for personnel who need training in the systems.

Reference PWS Para 1.2.1.8 for more information.

2. Q: Based on Table 1.1 in this solicitation can you please define how many people are in each job classification?

A: Currently there are 8667 Mechanics; 266 – GS-895 Planners; 182- GS-2005 Material Expediters (now GS-1152); and 285 GS-1152 Schedulers.

3. Q: Are all the courses Instructor led and Computer based training? If not please segregate courses between instructor led & Computer based.

A: Yes. All courses are instructor- led; however, some require the use of a training database. The courses requiring Instructor-led and a training database are:

E046B Labor Standards Mechanization, G005M Material Planning, D043A Systems Interrogation for Planners, ITS for Planners, ITS for Schedulers, ITS for Mechanics, G004L Functional Training Planners, G004L Functional Training for Workloaders/Initiators & Funds Certifiers, G004L Functional for Schedulers, Time and Attendance (TAA) for Mechanics Courses, Time and Attendance (TAA) for Supervisors & Timekeepers, COGNOS 8 – Production Material Reports, Automated Bill of Material (ABOM) Functional Training, ABOM for Planners, G402A Functional Training for Schedulers, COGNOS 8/DMAPS Labor Report, PAC for Program Managers and Work Leaders, Training Scheduling System (TSS) for Training Managers/Monitors and Course Providers, TSS-PAC Supervisors Training, PDMSS for Planners, PDMSS for Air Logistics Specialists and PDMSS for Forward Logistics Specialists and Supervisors.

4. Q: Can you estimate the number of new courses that may be required based on this statement? “The Contractor shall develop courseware not listed in Table 1.1 to include Instructor-Led courseware, Computer-Hosted Training (CHT) courseware, On-The-Job Training (OJT) and user guides as the need for new courses under the direction of the 76 MXW Courseware Program Manager (identified by the COR) and as required by the schedule which shall be agreed upon by the COR and the contractor.”

A: We do not know how many new developments will be required in FY12. The number of new development efforts are based on customer requests. The incumbent is currently developing a command level course that is not scheduled to be completed until Aug 2012.

5. Q: What % or how many of the existing courses will need to be revised in year one?

A: 20%

6. Q: Can we please get a copy of AFH 36-2235 Vol. 5, Chapter 4, Instructional Technologies-Analysis and Selection criteria?

A: AFH 36-2235 Vol 5, Chapter 4 is attached.

7. Q: What software are you using to develop Computer-Based Training?

A: Captivate 5 and Adobe

8. Q: Regarding provision 52.222-42 beginning on page 56 of the solicitation, are we to use the Employee Classes and Monetary Wages listed as the Labor Hour categories and hourly rates in our Pricing Proposal?

A: Information described in referenced clause is for informational purposes. The information provided is an estimate of labor we need. The contractor shall propose any category they want & number of positions they want. The technical evaluators will evaluate the proposed categories to determine if it meets the needs of the PWS.

Proposed wages cannot be proposed less than the Wage Determination.

Every Amendment must be acknowledged in the proposal. LAST DATE for questions to be submitted is 1 Apr 2012. Questions will not be accepted past 1 Apr 2012.