Questions and Answers 9 Feb 2021.docx

Questions and Answers 2/9/21

Question 1: Please clarify concerns regarding Attachments 3 & 9. Are these two attachments to be completed and turned in as part of the original electronic submission with past performance and technical proposals?

Question 2: If the slides are to be turned in with the original submission, do we just omit, or leave blank, any slides that refer to the EN notices?

Answer 1: Yes, these two attachments are to be completed and turned in as part of the original electronic submission with the past performance and technical proposals. Attachment 1, Section L.II indicates RFP Attachment 3 (Volume I Oral Presentation for Discussions Slide Deck) is included in Volume I and RFP Attachment 9 (Volume II Oral Presentation for Discussions Slide Deck) is included in Volume II.

Answer 2: Yes, offerors will leave blank, any slides that refer to the EN notices. Section L.II Oral Presentations Process states: "After initial evaluation of the proposals is complete, a determination to hold discussions will be made. Should discussions be determined necessary, a competitive range will be established, discussions will be opened with all offerors in the competitive range, and each offerors’ initial ratings and ENs with the date scheduled for oral discussions will be provided to them." Section L.II Format of the Slide Deck states, "Should discussions be opened, the offeror will be given the opportunity to add the EN responses to the initially submitted RFP Attachment 3. Any updates that are made to the original submittal of the slide deck shall be annotated in red italicized font and resubmitted by the due date annotated on the discussion letter. Sections and slides that do not require EN responses should not be edited with the exception of the Offeror’s Questions and Answers Slide."

As a reminder to offerors:

IAW Attachment 1, Section L. “Email to transmit such information must be sent encrypted, and must include “Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104” in the subject line of the email. In order to facilitate the sending and receiving of encrypted emails, offerors must use MS Outlook email configured to support encryption or a different email product that is S/MIME compatible and configured to support encryption. If you intend to submit your source selection information via encrypted email, you will need to contact the Buyer/Contracting Officer (CO) indicated on the face page of the solicitation prior to that first submittal in order to exchange certificates used for encryption. To ensure the process is working correctly, send a test encrypted message first (without including any source selection information). Otherwise, source selection information will be transmitted via direct mailing or DoD SAFE at https://safe.apps.mil/.”