Guidance_SSC_Question_and_Answer_3_31_MAR_2014.pdf

Offeror Questions

Solicitation No.: FA8214-14-R-0004

Doc. Page Para. Background/Issue Suggested Resolution Government Response Section I N/A 52.216-16 Paragraph (c), Data submission, specifies data to be submitted "Within * days after the end of the month", but the asterisk is not subsequently defined.

Request the Government clarify the definition of the asterisk in paragraph (c).

Updated 52.216-16. Changes will be reflected in

Amendment 3.

Section J Attachment

1, GRID

Section L

10 CDRL A126

7.1.7.1, c. 2) (a)

CDRL A126, Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Manuals and Associated Supplemental

Data, is listed in GRID Table 1, Rights in Noncommercial Technical Data, Computer

Software and Computer Software Documentation. CDRL A126 concerns commercial data. As such, we believe it is more appropriate for this CDRL to be listed in GRID

Table 2.1, Commercial Technical Data and Commercial Software Products.

Request the Government remove CDRL A126 from GRID Table

1.

Updated Section J Attachment 1. Changes will be reflected in Amendment 3.

Section J Attachment

40 1.6.5.2.3.5 Section 1.6.5.2.3.5 of the PWS refers to the Guidance SSC scope as follows: "The contractor shall provide inputs on weapon system performance and accuracy to the

Government for each flight test. Analysis tools and methodologies are required to properly evaluate the performance of each test." It is unclear if this requirement is at the weapon system level or for the Guidance contribution to the weapon system.

There are a number of other instances in Section 1.6.5.2 were the PWS refers to

"weapon system support" as well. As written, it is unclear where the delineation between the ISC and the Guidance SSC is for this scope.

Request the Government clarify if the FTUE technical assistance scope in PWS 1.6.5.2.3 is bounded to the Guidance

Subsystem only or is intended to be a broader weapon system level scope as written in the PWS. In the cases where the scope is intended to be for guidance only, recommend the

Government insert the phrase "the guidance contribution to the weapon system..."

Guidance SSC contractor input on weapon system performance and accuracy for flight tests is limited to guidance subsystem inputs which contribute to the weapon system.

Section J Attachment

39 1.6.5.2.3 There is overlap between the PWS scope defined for FTUE Flight Test Analysis and

Anomaly Support and the scope defined for Assessment in Section 1.6.3.2. Without some clarity, the costs may not be captured correctly against the CLINs and the offerors may not partition the scope consistently for evaluation purposes.

Request the Government clarify the scope to be included in

CLIN X001 and X051 for Analysis and Anomaly Resolution.

PWS requirements defined in FTUE Flight Test Analysis

(1.6.5.2.3) and Anomaly Support (1.6.5.2.4) sections are activities that will occur specifically following FDE events. PWS requirements defined in Guidance

Subsystem Assessment (1.6.3.2) are assessment activities that will always continue to occur even if FDE events are halted/delayed/cancelled.

Section J Attach 9 (20

Feb 14)

N/A "MOD 7 Specific" tab

There are no locations specified in the MOD 7 tab of the 20 Feb 14 GFE list. Request the Government add a "Location" column to the MOD

7 tab to specify the location of each item listed on that tab.

Update Section J attachment 9. Changes will be reflected in Amendment 3. Mod 7 GFE list updated with locations and posted to bidders library.

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2_Guidance_

SSC_PWS_2

4_Feb_14

99 2.1 – Phase 1:

Technology &

Risk Reduction

Phase (TMRR)

Document Request: Section 2.1 mentions IWRP Acquisition Decision

Memorandum (ADM). Please provide.

Need document to better understand contractor requirement, per paragraph 2.1, of

“assisting the Government in developing and submitting the required Milestone B documentation as defined in the IWRP

Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM).

Draft ADM Memo and Documentation Analysis was posted to Bidders Library.

Doc. Page Para. Background/Issue Suggested Resolution Government Response Guidance_

SSC_Se ction_L_24_F eb_14

11 4.2.3.4 Section L (4.2.3.4) and Section M

(2.1.1.4) are written to imply that the offerors will be evaluated on the approach to the CWBS, Schedule, and

CSOW. Our interpretation is that the government wants the actual CWBS, Schedule, and CSOW for the

Awardable Task versus the approach.

Clarification is needed on Awardable Task

CWBS, Schedule and CSOW delivery requirements. Are the actual documents to be delivered or our approach in developing the documents?

Section L&M dictates to the offerors that they will be evaluated on their CSOW, CWBS, Schedule, and

Proposed conceptual design. As detailed in sections

L&M the contractors must deliver the actual CSOW, CWBS, and Schedule that will become contractual documents upon delivery after contract award for evaluation versus a technical approach of how these documents will be developed. The CSOW, CWBS, and

Schedule are to be delivered in Technical Volume II sections 8-1, 8-2, and 8-3 respectively (Sections 8-1 and

8-3 do not count towards page limit). Section 8-4 will be used by the offerors to present their proposed conceptual design.

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2_Guidance_

SSC_PWS_2

4_Feb_14

76 Appendix F:

Applicable

Documents

Document Request: ICBMSD OI

63-26 “Technical Design Review” was not found in Bidder’s Library;

please provide.

Need referenced document to better understand solicitation requirements

ICBMSD OI 63-26 “Technical Design Review" and its attachments have been added to the bidders library.

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8_IWRP_Inc entive_Fee_P lan__24_Feb

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INSTRUMENT

ATION

WAFER

REPLACEME

NT PROGRAM

INCENTIVE

FEE PLAN

Will the Air Force consider amending the RFP to allow contractors to propose an alternate fee structure for the IWRP incentive plan? This would, of course be subject to a bilateral agreement between the parties.

Collaboration and agreement on the thresholds, objectives and bandwidths of the incentives will assure that appropriate levels of incentives are established to optimize contractor performance.

No

Guidance_

SSC_Se ction_L_10_

Mar_14_upda ted

13 4.2.3.5.2 Team

Structure (PWS

1.6.4.2)

d. Organizational

Manning

Matrix (Section

L Attachment 6, Guidance

Organizational

Manning Matrix)

Is the page count for Organizational

Manning Matrix included or excluded in the Technical Volume page count?

Need clarification on page count to size

Technical Volume proposal sections

Update Section L. Changes will be reflected in

Amendment 3. Section L Attachment 6 will not be included in the page count.

Sec_L_Attach

_6_Guidance

_Organizatio nal_Manning

_Matrix__10

_Feb_14

Do the roll-up levels of the WBS need to be populated, or should the matrix be populated at the level that the BOEs were estimated? For example, do rows need to be added to

WBSs 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.1 to summarize each of the Labor Categories used in all of the level 4 WBS elements

(1.1.1.X)?

Clarification whether summary levels are required. Note: Affects page count

The Matrix should be populated at the 4th WBS level as indicated on the Matrix. The 3rd, 2nd and 1st level does not need Labor categories populated unless there is an addition at that level of work. Only total FTE needs to be populated.

Doc. Page Para. Background/Issue Suggested Resolution Government Response Sec_L_Attach

_6_Guidance

_Organizatio nal_Manning

_Matrix__10

_Feb_14

“Notes and

Instructions”

Instructions 2 and 4

Deconfliction between Instructions 2 and 4 needed: Instruction 2 states

“Add labor category title, quantity of personnel fulfilling skill and annual hours each member will contribute to efforts of the specified WBS element”.

Instruction 4 states “FY Quantity” data should be reported as man-year based. i.e. FDE equivalent”

In this context, what is the nomenclature for “FED”? Does the man-year based quantity as stated in instruction

#4 replace the quantity of personnel and annual hours portion of Instruction #2?

Need clarification on what type of data required for populating the FY quantity column.

Update Section L Attachment 6. Changes will be reflected in Amendment 3. FDE was a typo. FTE means

Full Time Equivalent and the Matrix should only be populated to reflect FTE, not hours.

Section J Attachment

Example Award Fee Plan Update Section J attachment 7. Changes will be reflected in Amendment 3.

Draft SCD for Miniature Analog Translator (MAT) Draft SCD for MAT posted in bidders library.

Section L 2.2.1.1 Section L --- added parts c and d. Update Section L. Changes will be reflected in

Amendment 3.

CDRL A061

CDRL A062

CDRL A063

CDRL A070

CDRL A075

CDRL A076

CDRL A082

CDRL A083

CDRL A086

CDRL A087

CDRL A088

CDRL Delivery Timelines Updated to reflect Current OI guidance.

Update Section J Attachment 3a. Changes will be reflected in Amendment 3.