Attachment_4_-Q&A_Running_List_Pipeline.pdf

ASK ME ANYTHING (AMA) QUESTIONS / RESPONSES

FA8307-19-R-0134

DevSecOps Pipeline & Platform Integration & Licensing Services 2 October 2019

QUESTIONS RESPONSES

1. The Attachment 3 pricing template includes a column for FFP profit in the “FFP – Rate Buildup” tab, but the “T&M_LH – Rate Buildup” tab does not include a column for profit. Can the Government amend the template, or should offerors revise the template to include profit within those T&M/LH rate calculations?

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

2. The Attachment 3 pricing template asks for a rate for

“Management Services”. Is the Government looking for one rate that would apply for any management services, or is that simply in there as a placeholder and offeror needs to identify potential labor categories that would be utilized?

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

3.Please identify the number of tools utilized by the Government in support of this effort. Can the Government provide the following details for each of the tools identified in the Pricing Template?

1. Manufacturer’s Product Name (e.g. Microsoft Windows or Microsoft Office)

2. Manufacturer’s Product Part #

3. Manufacturer’s Product Description

4. Quantity

5. Government POC Name (for license registration)

6. Government POC Telephone Number

7. Government POC Email Address (unclass)

Tools have been identified and are provided with the

Pricing Sheet.

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

4. Reference Attachment 3 – Pipeline Pricing Sheet. The T&M/L-H Rate Buildup tables do not include profit columns. Will profit be proposed for T&M and labor hour task orders when responding to a task order request?

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

5. Reference Attachment 1 – ITO Pipeline p. 7, Attachment 3 – Pipeline Pricing Sheet, and FAR 15.404-1.

The Factor 3: Price evaluation states that a “Price Analysis will be conducted”. However, Attachment 3 requires offerors to provide the rate buildup associated with FFP and T&M/L-H rates, which implies a cost analysis rather than a price analysis. Please clarify the Government evaluation plan.

Please note that Price has been removed from the reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

6. In regards to the software licenses, are quotes required with the BPA submittal or at the order release?

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

7. The Air Force is asking for 10-year pricing on software licenses, which will be a challenge to receive from the companies. Is the AF expecting initial license cost capture with a basic escalation of rates, presuming the ability for equitable adjustment if companies either change offering or license costs?

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

8. Can the Air Force be more specific as to the license type they are looking for in the software presented in the pricing excel sheet (i.e. Oracle...what software from Oracle specifically are you looking for?)?

Pricing will be requested in the call RFQ. An amendment to the RFQ removing the pricing template is forthcoming.

9. Within the product portion of the BPA, only DevSecOps Pipeline tools are mentioned. I do not see any platforms (PKS, OpenShift, etc) listed. What is the plan to provide pricing for the platform?

An amendment to update the license list to include additional products is forthcoming.

Pricing will be requested in the call RFQ. An amendment to the RFQ removing the pricing template is forthcoming.

10. What is the pricing evaluation process and criteria for both the BPA and the Task Orders?

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

11. Are contractors allowed to add software products not listed in Attachment 3 as part of their bid package?

No. However, please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level. Attachment 3 has been removed.

12. Does the contractor need to supply all of the software items in Attachment 3 to be considered for award?

Yes, the contractor must be able to provide any of the software items listed.

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and

Attachment 3 has been removed.

13. Will there be an updated Attachment 3 to include additional software tools?

Only if the Government determines a need to add additional software tools.

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

Attachment 3 has been removed.

14. If awarded a BPA, will the contractor be able to add approved software tools after the award is made?

Only if the Government determines a need to add additional software tools.

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

Attachment 3 has been removed.

15. In reference to Attachment 3, Pipeline Pricing Sheet, it details 53 software items, but does not detail software versions, add-ons, or modules that may be included with the listed software. Will the Government provide an updated list detailing specific software requirements to allow industry to confidently and accurately price each line item?

Pricing will be requested in the call RFQ. An template is forthcoming.

16. In reference to Attachment 3, Pipeline Pricing Sheet, it asks for 11 years of pricing for each software item. Most of the software listed is used in support of cyber capabilities designed to operate in an environment with regularly shifting requirements that, in many cases, cannot be adequately addressed by the same software for that many years. Would the Government be willing to accept base year pricing alone for the listed software given the nature of the cyber environment and industry standards for software life-cycle?

17. In Attachment 3, the labor rate sheets for both FFP and T&M are set up as cost accounting-type rate buildups.

Most COTS software resellers and distributors do not operate according to cost accounting standards, and do not build labor rates using the variables listed in Attachment 3 (fringe, overhead, G&A, etc.). Any labor rates sold by distributors are sold as a percent discount-from-MSRP, with MSRP being an hourly rate in USD for the specific labor being provided (Project Manager, Systems Engineer, etc.). Can the contracting office revise the format of Attachment 3 to allow offerors to show labor rates properly, or provide permission for offerors to modify the labor rate submission as needed to reflect the way they sell labor rates?

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

Attachment 3 has been removed.

18. It is not clear how offerors are supposed to fill out the Summary – FFP tab in Attachment 3. The sheet currently asks for a price per unit, but lists entire OEMs in column A, not specific products. Typically, offerors would represent pricing to the government as a discount-from-MSRP for specific product lines, or for all products offered by a specific OEM. Can the contracting office revise the format of Attachment 3 to allow offerors to show discounts-from-MSRP for product lines?

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

Attachment 3 has been removed.

19. In Attachment 1, page 4 contains a short description of how to respond to Volume III Management Review.

However, the instructions are unclear as written. Are offerors supposed to discuss the resellers/partners they would use to sell to the government, with the prime offeror acting as a distributor? Can the contracting office add additional information describing the request for Volume III?

Contractor must discuss partnerships with certified/authorized resellers and/or partner networks that would be used to sell to the

Government, acting as the distributor.

20. The solicitation as currently written does not include a requirement for a Letter of Authorization from the OEM.

Recommend adding a requirement for all offerors to provide an LoA (specific to this opportunity) with the response to make sure all offerors are qualified/authorized to sell the products being offered.

This will be coordinated/requested at the call level.

21. Are resellers/agents permitted on this contract? If so, will the solicitation be amended to describe how agents are to be incorporated contractually into the award?

Only authorized Government resellers/agents will be eligible for a BPA.

22. The solicitation documents state that this BPA is for a 5 year ordering period, with potential orders lasting for 5 years from the completion of the ordering period.

However, the price sheet is set up for a full 10 year PoP.

Can the contracting office clarify if new orders will be accepted in years 6-10 post-award, or how the out-year pricing provided in Attachment 3 will be used in the performance of the contract?

Calls can be placed within the first five years after award of the BPA. All performance must be completed within five years from the end of the ordering period. No new calls will be issued after the first five years (ordering period).

reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

23. Can offerors unilaterally suggest new OEMs to be included in Attachment 3?

Suggest – yes. However, only the Government will determine a need to add additional OEMs.

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

Attachment 3 has been removed.

24. How does the government intend to handle manufacturer’s End User License Agreements (EULAs)?

Will they be provided to the customer at time of order, or incorporated at the BPA level? Should they be included with the bid submission?

EULAs will be determined at the call level.

25. Where will this BPA fall within the Air Force procurement policy order of precedence?

This is one of many vehicles available and policy regarding order of precedence will be determined as appropriate.

26. Is the government planning to conduct a formal round of Question and Answer for this solicitation, or will the informal Ask Me Anything sessions be the sole manner in which questions are solicited?

AMAs and the written responses to submit questions will be the sole manner in which questions are solicited and answered.

27. Does the government intend to revise Attachment 3 to include additional OEMs that fit the scope of the proposed BPA?

The items included with Attachment 3 currently reflect the OEMs for the scope.

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

Attachment 3 has been removed.

28. If an OEM’s product are included on an ESI BPA, are they precluded from being added to the BPA for DevSecOps Pipeline & Platform Integration & Licensing Services?

OEM products that are available on an ESI BPA will be precluded from being added to the BPA.

29. In regards to the bidder’s RFQ responses, do you seek from the bidders their qualifications or recommendations of the tools that are listed in attachment 3?

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

Attachment 3 has been removed.

30. In regards to the tools listed in attachment 3, some tools seem to be conspicuously absent i.e. Red Hat OpenShift and Pivotal Platform. Are these tools not considered options for LevelUp? Or, are they being addressed through a different avenue?

Items that are available via ESI will not be included under this BPA.

31. Many of the list of tools listed in the pricing volume are suites of tools, not specific tools (e.g. Fortify). How shall we provide pricing in their template for the tools listed that are suites of tools?

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

Attachment 3 has been removed.

32. Many of the tools offer a wide range of licensing options based on levels of services (e.g, Standard, Professional, Enterprise), number of users, remote access, managed services, SaaS access and/or features desired.

Can the government clarify specific software products, number of users and licensing model desired?

The licensing and support requirement will be identified at the call level based on the requirement.

A list (not all inclusive) of current potential licenses was provided in attachment 3 of the solicitation, the

Government has the discretion to add or take away from this document.

33. On page 2 in Section F.B of Attachment 1 ITO, the Government states “If an Offeror chooses to obtain an NDA, to facilitate that process the Government is providing Abacus Technology Corporation, MITRE, and P3I, Inc. points of contact, with address, to whom Offerors should submit both their and any subcontractor NDAs for signature:” however it appears that the points of contact are missing after the colon. Please provide the POCs, with address, for Abacus, MITRE, and P3I referenced so that we (and our subcontractors) may obtain an NDA with them.

Please note that only MITRE will be providing A&AS support. POC for MITRE:

Michael Leonard michael.leonard.11.ctr@us.af.mil

Comm: 210-977-4329

MITRE: 210-675-9640

34. The government is evaluating in Volume II Technical Capability the firms capability to “be co-located in various geographic locations.” Can the government clarify in what geographic locations the place of performance will be for these BPA orders?

Locations will be determined at the call level.

35. In Section IV.8 of Attachment 5 BPA Guide, the Government states “Work will range from Unclassified to TS/SCI with special access required. Security requirements will be determined at the BPA call level.” In order to deliver best price for the life of the BPA, can the government confirm that offerors should price the ceiling amount for the management services labor category to cover TS/SCI clearance and discount at the call level based on security requirements and location?

The Government will confirm location and clearance requirements at the call level.

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36. On page 5 of Attachment 1 ITO, the Government states “Note that the rates proposed will be considered base rates and locality rates may be applied at the Call level.” However, in order to deliver best price for the life of the BPA, will the government provide location(s) (onsite locations & collocated locations) for the management services labor category as rates vary widely between regions?

Please note that Price has been removed from the

37. In Attachment 3, Pricing Sheet, the Government asks for an FFP and T&M rate buildup to include Fringe, Overhead, and G&A. Can the Government confirm that it desires government site rates? Does the Government desire to see contractor site rates for the BPA?

Please note that Price has been removed from the

38. In order to level the playing field between offerors, will the government provide a labor category description for Management Services labor category (including requirements for education and years of experience) included in Attachment 3, Pricing Sheet?

Please note that Price has been removed from the

39. According to Attachment 2, SOO:

"The contractor is NOT being asked to develop an end to end solution, rather purchase the license for and/or support the integration of a capabilities within the

LevelUP DevSecOps pipelines and platforms".

"If requested, provide software engineering expertise and troubleshooting to ensure software tools are integrated into the CI/CD pipeline or LevelUP or LevelUP pathfinder platform to be readily available for LevelUP or LevelUP pathfinder product and platform teams"

"If requested, provide qualified manpower within ten (10) business days of Government request or of a vacancy"

"The Government may request cybersecurity hardening of software tools"

Since the Pricing Sheet does not include multiple Labor Categories that may be required to provide integration services as listed above, can the government please clarify if the Management Services rate should be encompassing all types of labor rates envisioned for software integration services for onsite and offsite services and discounted at individual call order level?

Please note that Price has been removed from the

40. Within the product portion of the BPA, only DevSecOps Pipeline tools are mentioned. I do not see any platforms (PKS, OpenShift, etc) listed. What is the plan to provide pricing for the platform?

Pricing will be requested in the call RFQ. An amendment to the RFQ removing the pricing template is forthcoming.

41. What is the pricing evaluation process and criteria for both the BPA and the Task Orders?

Evaluation process and criteria are provided in the

ITO. Evaluation criteria will also be identified in each call RFQ.

42. Are contractors allowed to add software products not listed in Attachment 3 as part of their bid package?

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

43. Does the contractor need to supply all of the software items in Attachment 3 to be considered for award?

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

Attachment 3 has been removed.

Note they must be an authorized Government reseller or obtain from an authorized Government reseller.

44. Will there be an updated Attachment 3 to include additional software tools?

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

Attachment 3 has been removed.

45. If awarded a BPA, will the contractor be able to add approved software tools after the award is made?

Only if the Government determines a need to add additional software tools.

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

Attachment 3 has been removed.

46. Would training offerings be allowed under the Product

BPA?

DevSecOps Services BPA scope will be updated to include training.

47. Attachment_3_Pipeline_Pricing_Sheet: Only one Labor category is provided. What is the government’s anticipated use of labor on this BPA vs. actual license purchases? Will be awardees be allowed to provide value add labor to provide thought leadership to guide the USAF in broader aspects of this critical capability?

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and

48. Attachment_1_Pipeline_IYO: The evaluation of Technical Capability includes support to “various geographic locations”; however, those locations are not specified. If this BPA is only for license purchases, will the Government consider removal of this element of the evaluation criteria?

BPA scope also includes the procurement of the licenses for and/or support the integration of a new or existing capability within the LevelUP DevSecOps pipeline.

49. Attachment_3-_Pipeline_Pricing_Sheet requests unit pricing for many tools, which one would expect to find as part of a DevSecOps Pipeline. However for the Government to assess the prices provided by bidders more specification is required for each product. For example, the Government requests a unit price for Oracle.

Bidders would most likely correctly assume this is the Oracle RDBMS, but would also need to assume the edition (standard / enterprise / RAC) and the operating systems (Windows / Linux). Another such example is ElasticSearch.

ElasticSearch is available as self-managed and cloud deployments, for different operating systems, and with or without the commercial feature pack. Even if bidders were to provide additional worksheets defining what they bid, it will be difficult for the Government to determine if prices are fair and reasonable, as the Government will be required to develop an independent Government Cost Estimate for each permutation of software bid. To ensure equitable evaluation and to lesson Government workload will the Government consider fully specifying the products requested?

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

Attachment 3 has been removed.

50. Attachment_3-_Pipeline_Pricing_Sheet requests unit prices for a wide variety of tools, however no associated software maintenance or subscription prices are requested. For evaluation purposes should any level / duration of software support or subscription be included within the prices offered?

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

Attachment 3 has been removed.

51. Attachment_2_-_SOO_Pipeline states that the following services are included within the BPA: 1) “License management of current software tools”, 2) “Providing recommendations and market research on future tools”, and 3) “Providing recommendations to continuously improve current software tools”. The SOO also includes opportunities for the BPA holder to perform cyber security hardening and tool support. Attachment_3- _Pipeline_Pricing_Sheet, “Summary – FFP” tab, row 7, requests a fixed price for Management Services. Should the FFP for management services include the labor to meet all requirements of the SOO including the three service areas listed above?

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and

52. Attachment_2_-_SOO_Pipeline states that the following services are included within the BPA: 1) “License management of current software tools”, 2) “Providing recommendations and market research on future tools”, and 3) “Providing recommendations to continuously improve current software tools”. The SOO also includes opportunities for the BPA holder to perform cyber security hardening and tool support If the FFP is intended to meet see above 3 requirements, the labor categories on the “FFP – Rate Buildup” tab do not seem sufficient to execute this work. For example to perform license management a logistics labor category is required, and develop recommendations for existing and current tools engineering labor categories would be required. Are bidders allowed to add labor categories? If so, where should bidders describe the added categories so the Government may assess that the prices for these categories are fair and reasonable. If bidders are expected to add labor categories, will the Government update the pricing sheet to include labor categories required to execute the scope of the BPA? This same question also applies to the T&M_LH tabs.

Offerors are not allowed to add labor categories.

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

Attachment 3 has been removed.

53. The definitions contained within Attachment_1_- _ITO_Pipeline, Factor 2: Management Review refer to “positive aspects” and “negative aspects”. Will the Government define what constitutes a positive and negative aspect to ensure bidders fully understand how this factor is evaluated?

The Government has revised the definitions included with Factor 2 – Management Review.

54. Is the government willing to accept recommendations for modifications to the ITO that would benefit the USAF?

The Government is not accepting any additional questions/comments.

55. Will the Government consider providing a representative call order for this BPA? A representative call order allows bidders to clearly understand the commitment being made to the AF as a BPA participant.

This ensures all bidders understand the level of support required to participate in the BPA meeting the Government’s expected 10 day turnaround for call order proposals. Providing the representative call order is also advantageous to the Government as bidders not willing to make the required commitment to the AF will not burden the Government with evaluation of a BPA proposal.

The Government is not considering a representative call at this time.

56. Technology recommendations to be added to

Attachment 3 – Pipeline Pricing Sheet (Summary – FFP).

Accordingly, we believe that it would be in the best interest of the Government to include the following:

Oracle Linux Cloud Native Environment

The Oracle Linux Cloud Native Environment (OLCNE) consists of Cloud Native projects (including Kubernetes, Docker, Prometheus, Kata, Jenkins … and more) along with other open source technologies that have been curated to work together in support of a comprehensive

DevSecOps offering. These tools are included and covered in the Oracle Linux Premier support agreement.

Relative to other ‘platform’ type offerings, the OLCNE protects vender independence by keeping Cloud Native and Open Source technology truly open. The Government can ‘lift’ the environment off of Oracle Support without operational impact. Also, OLCNE does not limit the usage of other Cloud Native projects. The Government and

‘pivot’ to add new technologies without contractual restriction.

Pricing will be requested at the call level. An template is forthcoming.

57. Attachment 1 ITO SW – 1.I., pg 3: If tables, figures, and charts aren’t used on a 11x7 fold out, the font size shall be not less than Times New Roman 12 pt. font, correct?

Please refer to paragraph I of the ITO. As stated, Fold-outs may be used for tables, figures, and charts only, on 11 x 17 paper and not less than Times New

Roman 10 pt. font.

58. Attachment 1 ITO SW – Factor 2, Pg 7: What is the

Government’s preferred methodology to review the detailed portfolio and/or source code repository?

Offerors shall provide a portfolio and/or source code repository with links. In addition to source code repositories, contractors can provide links to demonstrations, detailed technical write-ups, screenshots of web applications, etc. The

Government acknowledges access to source code repositories may be limited. For this reason, the portfolio review is not limited to just source code repositories. Limited/no access to source code will not negatively affect evaluations.

59. Attachment 2 SOO SW, pg 1: The Government references the contractor may embed with engineers to familiarize themselves with LevelUp at various locations – is this reimbursable and how does the Government want the contractor to price this?

reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

60. Attachment 2 SOO SW, pg 1: The Government states that the contractor must provide qualified manpower within ten (10) business days of Government request or of a vacancy. Is this for all personnel, to include non-key personnel or just for key personnel?

This is for all personnel.

61. Attachment 3 Pricing Sheet SW: Does the government anticipate all GSA pricing for each labor category?

No. This is not being issued via GSA.

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

Attachment 3 has been removed.

62. Attachment 5 BPA Guide SW, II Ordering Procedures, pg 4: Will the Government clarify the micro-purchase threshold value?

$10,000; Micro-purchase threshold as defined in FAR

2.101

63. Attachment 5 BPA Guide SW, II Ordering Procedures, pg 4: In the Instructions to Offerors, the Government states the BPA will be best value, but at the call level, LPTA is acceptable. Please specify if the Government intends this BPA to be best value or a mix of best value and LPTA.

BPA – Trade Off (best value)

Call – any variation of trade-off or LPTA

64. Attachment 5 BPA Guide SW, IV I. General, pg 6: Does the Government intend this to be a LPTA BPA since “lower prices established in any resulting BPA calls take precedence over higher prices within the BPA”?

No, statement is in reference to calls. Offerors can quote lower prices at the call level.

65. Attachment 5 BPA Guide SW, IV 8. Security, pg 6: Are all personnel supporting this BPA required to be adjudicated at the TS/SCI level and maintain that level for the life of the BPA even if they are not supporting a call that requires a TS/SCI clearance?

No, security requirements will be done at the call level.

66. Attachment 6 BPA Guide SW, IV 8. Security, pg 6: Will the Government sponsor contractors for TS/SCI clearances by providing billets to hold their clearances?

Security requirements will be handled at the call level. If necessary and required, the Government may sponsor clearances at its discretion.

67. Attachment 6 BPA Guide SW, IV 8. Security, pg 6: Will the DD 254 flow down to the lowest level sub contractor to ensure their clearances are held on the project?

The DD254 will be requested at the call level, as applicable.

68. Attachment 6 BPA Guide SW, IV 11. Confidentiality and Nondisclosure, pg 6: Are individual employees required to sign NDAs or is a company-level NDA sufficient?

Company level NDA is sufficient.

69. Attachment G LCAT SW, all pages: Each LCAT is required to attain a Secret clearance. In the BPA guide, it states a TS/SCI clearance is required. Will the

Government please clarify what the minimum level of security clearance is required for all personnel?

The “ability to attain a security clearance”, the minimum clearance is unclassified with the potential for TS/SCI. The clearance level will be determined at the call level.

70. During the Ask Me Anything session on 9/25, it was mentioned that a new excel pricing sheet would be provided that includes Platform products such as PKS and

OpenShift. Can you please advise when we will see this revised excel pricing sheet?

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

Attachment 3 has been removed.

71. The list of software provided seems to be the company name which happens to have many products and different types. Is there a specific software needed from each vendor?

Please refer to the list of potential licenses.

72. Each of the vendors has several different licenses/software levels and types. For example, Apigee Edge includes Evaluation, Standard, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus licenses. Aporeto offers Distributed Firewall, Identify Aware Proxy and Cloud Privileged Access licenses/software. Can the Government provide clarity on the desired software to include anticipated number of users? Volume of data being ingested?

Software list has been updated and will be reflected in a forthcoming amendment

73. Is the Government going to provide the a complete list of Labor Categories in the Pricing Sheet (Attachment 3) and a separate document for LCAT description and qualifications/clearance requirements, similar to what has been provided for FA8307-19-R-0133.

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be determined at the call level.

Attachment 3 has been removed.

74. For the purpose of submitting Pricing, what are the

Places of Performance for the DevSecOps BPA Pipeline &

Platform Integration & Licensing Services solicitation?

Please note that Price has been removed from the evaluation criteria. Determination of price fair and

75. Will the Government provide the power point presentation shown via the ASA session or post the presentation to FEDBIZ.gov?

The PowerPoint from the AMA has been posted with this amendment.

76. Reference: DevSecOps Tools, Pipeline, and Platform

Integration and Licensing BPA, SOO (Attachment 2) - The

SOO states that "The contractor shall procure software tools within (5) business days from Contracting Officer direction." Should the offeror assume that the

Government will resolve any Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) concerns about the product that it directs the contractor to procure prior to directing the contractor to make the procurement?

Please refer to paragraph 2 of the Request for Quote

Cover Letter dated 2 October 2019 (posted with

Amendment 3) regarding FOCI.