RFIS Responses and Answers as of Jan 12 2026.docx

NGAGE RFP FA853226RB001

RFIs (Answers in Bold)

1. What is the due date for NGAGE proposals in response to the RFP?

March 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.

2. Could the government please clarify the required format for delivery?

Section L, page 2 – II. Volume Organization, paragraph A.2 states that technical and small business proposals shall be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format.

Later on, page 6 - Volume II Technical Proposal – paragraph C.3 states the Technical Proposal is a single combined PDF.

A PDF would be the preferred method.

3. Section L refers to Volume I thru IV for our submission. Can we use the same Volumes I, II, and IV for each Work Sample?

4. May we attach a third or fourth Work Sample to cover a wider range of products/capabilities we have to offer?

5. Can you provide a notional example(s) of how the NGAGE process is expected to go to production?

Response to questions 3-5: Only 2 work samples are required. Anything over the total 30-page limit will not be reviewed. Both work samples must fit in the 30-page limit. If you have capabilities outside of what we are asking for, they can be addressed at the order level. The purpose of this RFP is to gather a pool of contractors that have the capabilities we are requesting. Any capabilities beyond the scope of what we are requesting can be addressed when we solicit the selected pool of contractors for each task/delivery order.

6. Please confirm the Post Award Conference Price Proposal document is the same as “Attachment 9” referenced in Section L (E.1.a., E.2.b, and E.3.f). That’s correct.

7. Please confirm the document “NGAGE List of POCs” is the same as “Attachment 11” under Section L 3 and does not count toward the page limit. That’s correct- the List of POCs does not count in the 30 page limit.

8. Please confirm that the self-scoring matrix does not count toward the page limit within Volume II. The self-scoring matrix DOES count in the 30 page limit.

9. What does the government expect as “artifacts” to substantiate each work sample? Please describe or provide examples. This should be examples from government contracts performed in the past 5 years. It could be as simple as providing the contract number-brief summary of what was provided from the SOW/PWS of that contract to substantiate/confirm that you have provided that type of service etc. Basically, something to “prove” that what you are claiming to be capable of doing has been successfully completed before. Just a side note, as mentioned in a prior RFI response posted to sam.gov, providing specific work examples does not mean that a company, chosen for the NGAGE IDIQ, is only limited to bid on orders for those specific examples. We are aware that companies can provide some and even all of what we are asking, but you are not going to be held to only bidding on work that you provide examples on. The examples with artifacts are to ensure that we have a pool of contractors that can bid on some or all of the work at the individual order level.

10. For Volume II – Technical, are attachments permitted (e.g. proof of technical manuals or Excel spreadsheets/engineering specifications)? No attachments- Everything should be combined into a single PDF or word document. A PDF is highly preferred.

11. Regarding section M, Capability Focus Area 2, “Please provide samples of your company demonstrating proficiencies in complying with Technical Manual Contract Requirements (TM-86-01) technical orders, ; demonstrating proficiency in developing and delivering logistics product data complying with DI-SESS-81758A; demonstrating proficiency in developing and delivering Engineering Data For Provisioning complying with DI-SESS-81874; training material, and/or engineering analyses, such as Finite Element Analysis, Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action System processes, thermodynamic flow analysis, etc.) Digital engineering may include experience with commercial modeling software suites, modeling and simulation, examples include but are not limited to: DOORS, Cameo, Ansys, Solidworks, Creo, Catia, MatLab, etc. End to end requirements traceability to product design in a digital environment is highly desired.

Please confirm that, in order to claim one point from this area, the first four criteria are mandatory (Technical Manual Contract Requirements, Product Data complying with DI-SESS-811758A, Enginnering Data complying with DI-SESS-81874, and training material, respectively), and the last three criteria are optional/highly desired (engineering analyses, digital engineering, and end-to-end product traceability, respectively). Yes, confirmed.

12. What is the intent of the RFP attachment document NGAGE List of POCs, and does the completed document need to be submitted with the proposal? The NGAGE list of POCs should include anyone from the contractor’s company that needs to be contacted when sending out Fair Opportunity Proposal Requests if chosen to be on the NGAGE contract. Furthermore, yes, the document needs to be submitted with the proposal. Furthermore, it does not count towards the 30 page limit.

13. If two companies desire to have a teaming agreement, are there any requirements from a government contracts point of view that the team needs to satisfy? e.g. present signed documents verifying the teaming arrangement? Furthermore, what is the best way to arrange a teaming agreement? A copy of a signed teaming arrangement will be satisfactory. As far as specifics on how that team will work will be up to each team. We only need to confirm that the specifications we are asking for can be met, so in submitting a proposal, each team would provide examples together and indicate who would be Prime and sub. There’s no need to submit 2 proposals. The Prime contractor will submit the proposal. We need to know what the prior contract was for and how it is relevant to what we are looking for. All of that needs to be combined into a single PDF.

14. Would the Teaming Agreement documentation be included in Vol. I? Yes, that is fine.

15. Please describe what the best work samples may be. Furthermore, the list provided by the USAF of types of equipment needs in the future vary quite a bit from product to product. How does the USAF plan to evaluate potential suppliers that span a variety of expertise. How does the USAF plan to manage the approval of a variety of different disciplines for a variety of different suppliers and ensure the government well understand the capabilities? We will be reviewing the work samples, but not evaluating them. You will be evaluating yourself and putting your score in the matrix. It’s not a requirement that you have to be able to manufacture or provide any and all items considered AGE. You only need to be able to provide at least 1 example to meet category 1 and category 2. For example, if you provide a work sample showing that you provided tow bars. Okay, great, you have met the criteria for #1. This does not mean that after the IDIQ contract is awarded that you will only be allowed to bid on projects that have tow bars. Unless a small business set-aside is determined at the order level, fair opportunity will be given to all NGAGE contractors to bid on various requirements under the IDIQ. You will not be limited to only bid on items that are provided in the work samples. You will not be disqualified from bidding on something that was not shown in a work sample.