CRH_Final_RFP_Industry_Q A_Matrix_30_Oct_12.pdf

RFP Section If Section J, list

Attach or Exhibit Paragraph Page Question or Comment Answer or Resolution

J 1 & 3

1 - SS, 3.2.3.3

Maintainability and

Section 4 3 - SOW, Reliability and Maintainability

Program Plan

(RMPP)

SOW – Page

The SOW contained within the final RFP added a new requirement (SOW 1.2.11.1) for the contractor to conduct Maintainability Demonstrations to verify compliance, in conjunction with T.O. certification and verification activities. The new requirement is ambiguous to the extent of the maintainability demonstration required and could potentially gives offerors with solutions currently in the U.S. inventory an advantage.

In order to ensure a level playing field please confirm that all offerors are required to bid a 100% maintainability demonstration as a part of this program, or specify the level of maintainability demonstration efforts offerors are required to propose.

The verification requirements for the maintainability requirements are clearly delineated in Section 4 of the SS. The purpose of the sentence in SOW para 1.2.11.1 (The contractor shall conduct maintainability demonstrations to verify compliance with maintainability requirements, in conjunction with Technical Order certification and verfication.) was to clarify that demonstrations for maintainability requirements should be combined with T.O.

certification/verifications activities to avoid duplication of effort. The statement was not meant to override the required verifications in the SS. The sentence in SOW para 1.2.11.1 will be removed since Section 4 of the SS already addresses methods of verification. There is no requirement for 100% maintainability demonstrations; see the SS, Section 4 for the verfication methodologies required.

CRH Final RFP Industry Q&A Matrix 30 Oct 12 (Unsecure)

Final RFP Q&As