QA Response (1 - 7) 29Jan21_Final.pdf

Solicitation No. FA8232-21-R-0001

Questions and Answers

(1 – 7)

Question 1: Does the Government have a ballpark split between fiber optic versus non-fiber optic requirements?

Answer 1: All vendors need to have the capabilities to do both fiber and non-fiber requirements as requirements become available. The Government does not have estimates for this data request.

Question 2: There may be a situation where we might have to team with another company to ensure we cover the entire RFP requirements. In that case, would the possible team member have to complete a

PIA before we can authorize them to view the LM documents?

Answer 2: If a “prime” company’s subcontractor(s) need a document/drawing (listed under the

PIA) during the RFP stage, the “prime” company should encourage their subcontractor(s) to submit a PIA request to the Government for review/approval or the “prime” shall follow all the terms and conditions under the already agreed upon PIA entered between the Government and

“prime” company to be able to release the data to their subcontractors. After award, it is the responsibility for “prime” contractor(s) to enter into a Technical Data License Agreement for use of Lockheed Martin Corporation F-16 Wiring Harness Data and is the responsibility of the

“prime” to negotiate with Lockheed Martin the terms and conditions to access these documents/drawings to be able to fulfill the Government requirements. The Government provided a “DRAFT” Technical Data License Agreement, but it is the “prime” contractor’s responsibility to negotiate the terms and conditions and distribute the documents/drawings to their subcontractor(s) accordingly.

Question 3: Regarding WWMEL2019-E-097 (pg. 19 of the “ALR-69A

Front_Fiber_Optic_Cable_TDP_17Sep19.pdf”).

1. WWMEL2019-E-097 –

a. Contains 10 various 16VE752 cables.

i. The spec 16VE752 was provided in the “Reference Documents” zip folder however, this spec does NOT include the dash numbers needed for

WWMEL2019-E-097.

The dash numbers we need data for are:

16VE752-

1. 9004

2. 9006

3. 9024

4. 9025

5. 9014

6. 9015

7. 9026

8. 9027

9. 9028

10. 9029

Answer 3: There is nothing to provide on the dash number files. These numbers are placeholders (to be named by Lockheed Martin in the future) to be added at a later date (likely after award) per SOW paragraphs 5.1 and 14.3. The Government is currently aware that

Glenair, ITT, OSF and SABRITEC are the vendors that deal with Fiber directly.

Question 4: Request a copy of Lockheed Specification 16PR15637 be provided on Beta SAM for use on the FA8232-21-R-0001 Hill solicitation.

Answer 4: Specification 16PR15637 is the Maintenance and Repair document. The Government will not provide this document as it is not required for producing the harnesses.

Question 5: Section L Para 4.2 states: “Please refrain from including your company name and location other than on the title page.” Is it acceptable to mention general facility locations such as cities and states as long as we don’t mention specific addresses?

Answer 5: Yes, it is acceptable to mention general facility locations such as cities and states as long as vendors do not mention specific addresses.

Question 6: Our intention is to have the required Fiber Optic (FO) cable terminated by a vendor. The cables would be built and tested prior to shipping. A Certificate of Compliance (COC) from the vendor would be provided. We do maintain the full testing and inspection capability in-house and due to the fragile characteristics of FO cable, we would inspect and re-test them after shipment and after braiding. Similar to the answer received on the RF cable assemblies, would the test reports and CoC from the vendor be acceptable knowing if there are any defects or issues related to those parts, the prime contractor is still ultimately responsible for the overall items they are on contract to provide and are responsible for their subcontractors.

Answer 6: Yes, regarding the Fiber Optic (FO) cable, similar to the RF cable assemblies answer provided with the draft RFP, test reports and Certificate of Compliance (COC) from the vendor would be acceptable. However, if there are any defects or issues related to those parts, the prime contractor is still ultimately responsible for the overall items they are on contract to provide and are responsible for their subcontractors.

Question 7: In the solicitation I see three DFARS clauses regarding cybersecurity:

252.204-7012 SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION AND CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING (DEC 2019) (IAW

DFARS 204.7304(c))

252.204-7019 NOTICE OF NIST SP 800-171 DOD ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS (NOV 2020) (IAW DFARS 204.7304(d))

252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DOD ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS (NOV 2020) (IAW DFARS 204.7304(e))

The way I read the first clause, 7012, you have to be fully compliant with 110 requirements of the NIST 800-

171. However, clause 7019 says you have to go into SPRS and conduct an Assessment. And for 7020, I interpret it to read that we agree that the Government can come to our facility and conduct further review if necessary. If we complete the assessment in SPRS, are we eligible for this contract? We currently do not meet all of the 110 requirements in NIST 800-171, but we can certainly go into SPRS and complete the assessment, which would allow us to provide a plan and schedule for each of the 110 we currently do not meet. Would that satisfy the requirement and allow us to bid?

Answer 7: The Contractor is responsible for providing information on any exceptions taken to terms and conditions per Section L, Paragraphs 1.1 and 5.2. The Government will evaluate submissions in accordance with Section M, Paragraph 4.2.