Questions and Answers for Prospective Offerors 3.docx

Questions and Answers for Prospective Offerors

FA8232-24-R-3006

14 March 2024

Question 1: Section L - 4.1.4 - Company Info - Please clarify what the Government is requesting for "Identifying Codes, and Applicable Designations, and verifications" Answer 1: This refers to information like cage codes, DUNs number, small business type, etc.

Question 2: Section L - 4.4.1 - Ability of Obtain Resources - Please clarify what type of evidence is required to be submitted to demonstrate financial capability perform the contract.

Answer 2: Annual financial reports should be sufficient.

Question 3: Section L - 6.2.2 Sub-Factor: Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses - Please clarify if the Government has a preference on where the three IP addresses needs to be hosted by the offeror for proposal evaluation.

Answer 3: No specific preference they can be anywhere off site of Hill AFB, Utah but in the US.

Question4: Section L - 6.2.2 Sub-Factor: Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses - Please clarify if the offerors must provide the three IP addresses to the Government ahead of proposal submission so they can be whitelisted on the DoDIN network and Government VPN.

Answer 4: The USG requires the 3 Static IP addresses to be approved through the AF network prior to including them in the offeror’s proposal so that when the source selection evaluation process takes place, all 3 IP addresses can be tested by the source selection evaluation team as described in Section M – 5.1.3.2 and 5.1.3.3. It is the responsibility of the proposal offeror to already have these 3 IP addressed approved through the AF Network at the time of the RFP closing.

Question 5: Section L - 6.2.2 Sub-Factor: Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses - We are anticipating to leave the three IP addressed open and NOT lock it down for accessibility only through specific IPs so the proposal evaluators can comfortably access the IPs from any location to evaluate the connectivity. Please confirm if our understanding is correct.

Answer 5: The 3 IP addresses will need to be accessible for all source selection evaluation team members to access through the:

Final assessment for this capability will be as described in Section M – 5.1.3.3.4. The offeror must ensure that these 3 website addresses meet the above criteria.

Question 6: Section L - 6.2.2 Sub-Factor: Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses - Please clarify if the offerors’ three IP addresses must have “Exception” status ahead of proposal submission. If yes, we request the Government to whitelist the IP addresses on USAF firewall and Government VPN prior to evaluating connectivity. Without this, new bidders other than the incumbent will have no way to get their IP addresses whitelisted and this gives an unfair advantage to the incumbent.

USG Response: The offeror’s 3 IP addresses must be already approved/cleared/excepted through the USAF network firewalls prior to submittal of the proposal. It is the responsibility of the offeror, not the USG, to complete the approval/clearance process prior to the RFP closing. Market research indicated that multiple offerors already have this capability and can meet the requirement as stated in the solicitation. Due to the very tight timeline, requirements of this solicitation for these 3 IP addresses to be in place at time of proposal submittal so that the evaluation and source selection process can be completed as described in the Section M so at contract award there is as little system downtime as possible. The USG will suffer severe consequences to meet the Mission of the USG and more than 35 foreign partner nations if the requirement is not met as stated in the PWS and the L&M sections included in this solicitation.