Questions Answers 2nd Set 31 Oct 2008.doc

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BASIC EXPEDITIONARY AIRFIELD RESOURCES (BEAR) POWER UNIT (BPU)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) QUESTIONS and ANSWERS 31 October 2008, 2nd Set of Questions Question: We have a question from our training people on the Sow Requirements for Training. We noticed that there is no CDRL or contact line item covering paragraph 3.5.1 for Operation and Maintenance Training. Paragrpah 3.5.2 is mentioned specifically in the CDRLS and Contract Pricing, so it is conspicuous by its absence.

Response: Regarding the Operation and maintenance orientation outlined in Statement of Work (SOW) paragraph 3.5.1, there is no CDRL for the 'training' requirement, as the requirements for the submission of the Operation and maintenance familiarization/orientation material is outlined in SOW Paragraph 3.5.2 and CDRL ELIN A011. The costs associated with developing the O&M familiarization/orientation material should be included in CLIN 0003AL, as Para 3.5.2 states the feedback from the 25 DOD personnel attending the Operation and Maintenance Orientation shall be gathered and used to develop the final version of the training product.

Question: Paragraph 3.5.2 of the SOW states that the contractor would have to work with the customer representative (we take this to mean the Air Force) to ensure integration of provided courseware into the client LMS as required. The specific LMS client can have significant impact on software development choices and pricing because of the variety of systems available and in use. What is the LMS client that will be required to integrate the training?

Response: The current Air Force LMS is the Meridian KSI. If the contractor follows current existing AF Standards, such as being SCORM compliant in accordance with the 3.5.2 of the SOW, the course should run on any current compliant LMS.

In regards of the requirement 3.5.1 of the SOW, the materials provided by the contractor during operation and maintenance orientation are not required to be SCORM compliant. These materials and the results of the operator and maintenance orientation shall be incorporated and serve as a source material for final multimedia training material in accordance with 3.5.2.