Attachment 7 - Questions and Answers_1Aug2023_final.pdf

ATTACHMENT 7

QUESTION AND ANSWER TEMPLATE

Offerors who determine that the technical requirements of this RFP require clarifications in order to permit submittal of a responsive proposal shall submit all questions in writing to the maximum extent possible within 14 calendar days prior to the proposal submission date (Block 8). Submit the questions via email to the Contract Specialist, Mr.

Kriston Minor at kriston.minor@us.af.mil and the Contracting Officer, Ms. Jennifer Villarreal at jennifer.villarreal.4@us.af.mil. The Government will issue the RFP Questions and answers on https://sam.gov and amend the RFP as necessary to clarify RFP requirements.

Page and Paragraph Offeror’s Questions Governments Response

Page 1, SF Form 33, #9

Proposal Due Date/Time

Will the government consider changing the due date from 4:00 PM, 14 Aug 2023

(Monday) to 4 PM, 15 Aug 2023

(Tuesday)?

Proposal due date will be extended one day.

Page 2, PWS Section 1.2

Support

Please identify how many and where the site locations are “throughout Egypt” and if there are any locations outside of Egypt.

Can you provide this information so we can properly price travel?

Custodians will be required to travel within Egypt. At this time, we are not able to identify how many or specifics site locations within or outside of Egypt as this is a new account.

Page 5, PWS Section

1.3.1.1.18 Perform COMSEC

audits and inspections

Reference PWS statement “After obtaining a prior approval of the Egyptian Ministry of

Defense not less than fifteen (15) days prior to performing such audits and inspections.”

Is the contractor required to obtain direct approval from the Egyptian Ministry of

Defense or is this coordinated through the

Embassy?

Yes, the COMSEC Custodians will work with appropriate POC either within the US

Embassy (Maj Hernandez or her counterpart, or the Egyptian POC) to schedule visits.

Page 9, PWS Section 1.5.3 Can the government provide the contact information for the Egyptian Personnel

Support Services (EPSS) program?

raymond.munger.5@us.af.mil

DSN 312-674-0832 for USG personal travel

Raymond.Vargas@amentum.com for

Contractor use.

Page 9, PWS Section 1.5.3

Contractor personnel must be able to drive a vehicle and obtain an Egyptian Drivers

License

Is the government stating we will need a

Drivers License to perform the duties outlined in the PWS and will need our own vehicles when traveling outside of Cairo, or will we use the EPSS program for transportation to the different sites?

You will need a Egyptian Drivers license, which EPSS will help with. EPSS will provide your contractor(s) with a vehicle (1 ea.) and driver(s). The driver(s) will take your contractor(s) to any location needed during duty hours. At the end of the duty day, the driver(s) will drop your contractor(s) off at their apartment(s) and give the contractor(s) the keys to the vehicle(s) which will be parked outside your contractor(s) apartment(s) so your contractor(s) can utilize the vehicle(s) after normal duty hours. EPSS contract has

2010-2012 SUV’s for use. So CTR may want to lease vehicles outside of the EPSS contract. EPSS does have Light Armored

Vehicles to use for visit to Embassy and https://sam.gov/ mailto:raymond.munger.5@us.af.mil mailto:Raymond.Vargas@amentum.com outside of RSO designated safe areas within the Country.

Page 10, PWS Section 1.5.6

Housing: Government quarters are not available.

Is it the government’s intent that the contractor will be provided housing through the EPSS and will not have to price this, or do we need to work with EPSS on the cost of housing?

The EPSS Contract will pay for your

Contractor (s) housing rent, Utilities, and furnishings. They will also pay for all your vehicle needs

(maintenance, repairs, licensing, registration, fuel (for official travel) etc., etc.

Page 10, PWS Section 1.5.7

Utilities

Can the government clarify what is included under Utilities that the contractor is responsible to pay and what is the average bill?

The EPSS Contract will pay for your

Contractor (s) housing rent, Utilities, and furnishings. They will also pay for all your vehicle needs

(maintenance, repairs, licensing, registration, fuel (for official travel) etc., etc.

Page 10, PWS Section 1.5.8

Sponsorship/Visas

Will the government be sponsoring the contractor’s Visa, or will it be up to the contractor to request and process their

Visas?

Yes, the EPSS Contractor will help your

Contractor with obtaining their 6 Month

Visa. Although your contractor (s) will be responsible for any fees involved

Page 8, PWS Section 1.4.1.29

Laptops

Could the government provide the number of laptops that will be provided to support this effort.

EPSS will provide basic internet service and issue a stand-alone computer if requested, (Please see attached TOR Form for office supplies provided), but they do not have the capabilities to provide

NIPR/SIPR access. Maybe the

Embassy/OMC can help with this.

BLANK Task Order

Request (TOR) thru 24 Mar 2024.xlsx

Page 72, Section L(I)(J)

Instructions, Conditions &

Notices to Offerors or

Quoters

And

RFP Attachment 7 –

Questions and Answer

Template, top paragraph

The referenced RFP section on page 72 states questions may be submitted up to 14 calendar days prior to full proposal submission date. However, the top paragraph of this Attachment 7 states the due date is up to 21 calendar days prior to proposal submission date.

What is the latest date to submit questions in response to this solicitation?

14 days prior to Solicitation.

Page 36, FAR Clauses

Incorporated by Full Text

And

Page 76, Section L(B(4) –

Volume I, Administrative, Required Fill-In Clauses

There are a number of clauses incorporated in the RFP by full text and require fill in data. However, some of these clauses do not appear in the referenced Section L as being required.

These provisions were added in the original solicitation. Please see the respective pages which each provision is listed:

52.204-26 – Page 63

52.209-12 – Page 66

52.209-13 – Page 67

52.229-11 – Page 68

Does the Government intend to add the following clauses to Section L for required submission within our proposal?

1) 52.204-26 – Covered

Telecommunications Equipment or

Services Representation

2) 52.209-12 – Certification

Regarding Tax Matters

3) 52.209-13 - Violation of Arms

Control Treaties or Agreement –

Certification

4) 52.229-11 – Tax on Certain

Foreign Procurements – Notice and

Representation

5) 252.225-7046 – Exports by

Approved Community Members in response to Solicitation

252.225-7046 – Page 70

Page 3, Section B – Supplies or Service & Prices or Costs

Will there be a CLIN for ODCs? If not, where should these costs be priced?

No CLIN for ODCs. Language was added to Mobilization/Travel CLIN was added to include ODCs.