T3_Industry_Day_QA.xlsx
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This document contains a question and answer sheet from an industry day held by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center regarding the Technical Data Support Services Enterprise (TDSSe3) requirement. Key details include that the TDSSe3 requirement will provide technical data support services across multiple Air Force locations and support over 30 task orders and 80 programs. Upcoming milestones include the release of a draft request for proposal in fall 2023, an industry day also in fall 2023, and formal release of the request for proposal in late 2023 to early 2024. The incumbent contractor is DSS - Digital Schematic Solutions, LLC. Labor categories, cost/price evaluation models, and sections L and M of the draft request for proposal were provided for industry feedback due by October 6, 2023.
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| File | Type | Posted |
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| TDSSe3 Industry Day POC Attendee List.pdf | ||
| RFI Question and Answer Document 1_20Nov23.pdf | ||
| TDSSe3 RFP_DRAFT Section M_v3.pdf | ||
| Draft TDSSe3 Labor Categories V3.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| TDSSe3 RFP_DRAFT Section L_v2.pdf | ||
| DRAFT_RFP Atch X - Cost-Price Evaluation Model.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Draft TDSSe3 CLIN Description.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| TDSSe3_Description of Requirements.pdf | ||
| DRAFT_PWS TDSSe3 FD2060-22-32378 v8_12 Sep 23.pdf |
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Sheet1
| TDSSe3 Industry Day Questions 29-30 November 2023 | ||
| Industry Question | POC | Government Response |
| *Any supplementary documentation pertinent to this requirement will be released as it becomes available. | |
| Why did the government move from multiple award to single award? | The current single award structure has delivered better quality and communication outcomes as well as an overall greater return on investment for the Gov't as compared to the previous multiple award structure |
| How many PDF's are contained in the library? | Amount varies from Task Order to Task Order |
| How many classified manuals? | Amount varies from Task Order to Task Order |
| Will the awardable task be issued with the upcoming draft RFP? | No, the awardable task will be released with the final RFP |
| Will the government post the indstry day attendees list? | Yes |
| Is it possible to exceed the earning threshold for a small business and potentially be disqualified from competition? | The NAICS code utilized (513130) for this contract is based on the Size Standard of the company |
| Historically, what has been the government's preference as far subcontract-team size? | The Gov't does not dictate subcontractor team size. It will be the responsibility of the Prime contractor to determine best fit for meeting RFP requirements |
| How many bidders does the governement expect for this effort? | Historically, the Gov't has received 10 -12 proposals for TDSSe solicitations |
| Is the government open to utilizing other/new technologies that foster innovation? | Yes, the Gov't is open to the use of emerging and innovative technologies |
| Does the government foresee anymore work similar to this effort? | TDSSe is not a mandatory use contract. Similar requirements may be available through other AF Agencies. |
| Will the Cross-reference matrix be made available? | Yes |
| How does the Government align the way it maps and the way industry maps labor categories? | Please see questions 6, 10, 18 of RFI 1,dated 20 Nov 2023 on Sam.gov |
| When will Revision 2 of the Draft RFP be released? | Based on feedback received during Industry Day, the Government is considering the feedback and will provide an update at a later date. |
| If an 8(a) expires in 24-months, will the contractor be eligible for award? | Eligiblity for award will be based on your 8(a) status at time of award, however, IAW FAR 19.812(d)," For 8(a) contracts exceeding 5 years including options, the contracting officer shall verify in DSBS or SAM that the concern is an SBA-certified 8(a) participant no more than 120 days prior to the end of the fifth year of the contract. If the concern is not an SBA-certified 8(a) participant, the contracting officer shall not exercise the option (see 13 CFR 124.521(e)(2))." |
| What is the FAR reference that requires 8(a)s to be active for 120 days before the end of year 5? | FAR 19.812(d) states, "For 8(a) contracts exceeding 5 years including options, the contracting officer shall verify in DSBS or SAM that the concern is an SBA-certified 8(a) participant no more than 120 days prior to the end of the fifth year of the contract. If the concern is not an SBA-certified 8(a) participant, the contracting officer shall not exercise the option (see 13 CFR 124.521(e)(2))." |
| How will the government assess risk? | The Gov't will assess technical risk IAW RFP Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award |
| If the Government is evaluating Technical Risk, why isn't the govt. considering past performance? | Evaluation of past performance is not allowed for this type of small business award |
| Would the government consider a contractor's past performance if the contractor add it to their proposal? | No, past performance cannot be considered for this award |
| Will the government release the Joint Venture (JV) requirements before the Final RFP is released? | JV requirements will be provided in the draft RFP |
| Will the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) be included in the draft RFP? | The only known CBA at the time is at Hill |
| Would a contractor be considered compliant with the RFP is they submit a blended rate from the prime only? | No, if major subcontractors (subs over $2M) are utilized. Section L identifies that major subcontractor rates must also be identified and provided. |
| Is Executive order 14055, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts, in effect for this requirement? | We are awaiting final regulation and implementation FAR language. Upon receipt, it will be provided in the RFP and/or contract. |
| Would the Government consider an addition of labor category 346-- Senior Analyst? | Yes, A Senior Logistics Analyst labor category will be added |
| Will Wage Determinations be released for the other locations, or will the govt release a general on instead? | Wage determinations will be provided for Robins, Hill, and Tinker |
| Under the current contracts, are there any locations that require a CBA? | Currently, Hill AFB is the only known location that require a CBA |
| When the govt applies staffing to the rates, how are they applied to the prime rate? | The prime's rate should include all subcontractor rates, all add-on factors, and any other costs deemed necessary by the prime. Then USG will apply our estimated hours and dollar values to the prime's rates. |
| Is there any idea of how many Task Orders will yield from the contract? | the current contract supports 30+ Task Orders and over 80 programs |
| Is the govt firm on the Period of Performace indicated on the current RFP? | The schedule provided was tentative but any updates will be posted to SAM.gov |
| Can the govt elaborate on the 3% per task order? | The Contractor shall ensure labor force vacancies does not exceed 3% for all Task Orders per PWS Service Summary |
| Will the sanitized proposal approach be utilized for the proposal evaluation? | Yes, all company names, logos, trademarks, etc. should be removed from proposals |
| Does the govt foresee past customers (such as F-15, C-17, etc.) coming back to use this contract? | The Gov't cannot predict which past/future programs will utilize services of the contract |
| Does the govt foresee a requirement for an additional Program Manager? | The Gov't cannot predict the labor requirements for future customers |
| Is there any evaluation criteria for evaluating Teaming? | Teaming is not an part of the evaluation criteria. As answered per question 22, the requirements will be provided in the draft RFP. |
| Will the govt accept sealed packages from subcontractors? | Yes. However, the Government must receive all proposal-related information by the proposal submission deadline or else the prime's proposal will not be responsive. |
| Will the government release any information about the incumbent contractor? | The current contractor is DSS - Digital Schematic Solutions, LLC |
| Will the govt utilize the waiver against the 8(a) requirement? | The Government will verify with the Small Business Office and provide additional information at a later date. |
| How will vacancy percentage outlined in para 4.11.3.1 of PWS be calculated? | Monthly reporting on proposed manning and staffing levels will be reported by contractor via CDRL A002, Status Report DI-MGMT-80368A each month. Overall average manning, across all active FFP task orders reported during a contract year, will be calculated annually and reported as a quality measurement on the centralized CPAR. |
| Will the vacancy calculations include cost-based task orders? | All manning will be reported monthly, however vacancy % calculations will not include any cost-based task orders proposed or reported manning. Government will clarify this in PWS/QASP. |
| What will the impacts be if unable to maintain less than a 3% vacancy? | The measurement is what the government perceives as a reasonable average employee manning that is focused on retention. The 3% will be used as a factor when reporting on the quality of management on the annual CPAR. |
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