Contractor_Questions.docx

1. Can you provide the Historical CME data?

· No. The requirement has changed significantly enough that there is not an adequate comparison between this and previous efforts.

2. As both Travel (CLIN 0009) and Contractor Furnished Parts/Materials (CLIN 0008) are Cost Reimbursable – No Fee CLINS, will the Government provide plug numbers for each to use in proposal preparation?

· No the Government will not provide plug numbers as these CLINs will not be included in the Total Evaluated Price (TEP). Contractor should propose what will be needed for CLINs. See Attachment 8.

3. The due date stated is Saturday, December 5, 2015. Please confirm.

· FA8525-16-R-0002 is extended to 15 Dec 2015.

4. Can you provide the productive hours to utilize for pricing purposes?

· No, it is up to the contractor to provide the appropriate number of hours for each labor category.

5. How are we to include subcontractor pricing in the proposal – should it be reflected in the fully burdened rates provided by the Prime or should it be included in the Material Subcontracts (items and/or services) CLINs?

· Yes, it should be reflected in the fully burdened rates.

6. As the effort will be awarded under an IDIQ arrangement, please confirm how the 50% small business performance (52.219-14) will be assessed—at an aggregate for all orders or on each task order?

· It will be at an aggregate for the total contract effort.

7. Does the 12 point font requirements include graphics, or can text in and around graphics be smaller?

· Font in and around graphics may be no smaller than 8 pts.

8. Please clarify if the past performance requirement requires 3 past performance exemplars each from the offeror and any critical subcontractors, or is the max for each team 3?

· 3 for each prime and 3 for each critical subcontractor

9. Does the customer plan to transition to the new Risk Management Framework during the POP?

· Transition is not planned at this time.

10. Of the five applications listed on PWS page 18 Table 1, are each registered separately in EITDR with independent C&A packages or are they combined under one C&A package?

· There is one C&A package associated with these applications. The main C&A is for AIDE. MIMS and CBMP are included under the AIDE C&A as subsets.

11. What are the Approval To Operate (ATO) expiration dates for each of the application packages?

· The ATO for AIDE expires 15 Nov 2017. TechSight/X and the Form 107 are web applications. The website application certifications expires on 29 April 2017 TechSight/X and on 14 April 2018 for the Form 107.

12. For clarification, is the Offeror responsible for entering a critical subcontractor’s past performance into the PPI tool, or can the subcontractor? Attachment 7 includes screen shots that lead us to believe the subcontractor can enter its information, but Section L is a little unclear.

· TBD, still researching.

13. Attachment 7 says the PPI tool is to be accessed through FBO and the solicitation posting but we are unable to locate any such link. Please clarify how the tool is to be accessed.

· TBD, still researching.

14. Please clarify that the reference to a PWS Section 4.2.8.3.7 under 4.2.8 is intended to read 4.2.8.2.7

· It should read 4.2.8.2.7, PWS will be updated to reflect this

15. Attachment 8 CLINs X001 list PWS Paragraph 4.2.8.4 – this paragraph does not appear in the PWS. Please explain what work this is in reference to or if it is not applicable?

· Attachment will be updated

16. PWS Tasks 4.2.3, 4.2.9, 4.3.1, 4.3.2 and 4.3.3 are not included in any of the CLINS in Attachment 8. Where should the cost of these tasks be included?

· TBD, still researching.

17. 4.2.7.1, what documentation is required for proof of ABET accredited degrees? Can a resume be used that lists the engineering school that an engineer graduated from or do you need to include degrees for all the engineers that will ERR? Will the documentation count against the tech proposal page count?

· Yes a resume is sufficient. Yes, it will count against the page count.

18. Is the anticipated award time frame available?

· The Government is working towards a 31 March 2016 award date.

19. Will the incumbent contract be extended past January? If so, to when?

· Yes, for two months.