INDUSTRY QUESTIONS REGARDING FA863022R4000 PROS VI 2 NOV 2021 REV 2.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE

2 NOV 2021 REV 2

MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD

FROM: AFLCMC/WFK

AFSAC

SUBJECT: INDUSTRY QUESTIONS REGARDING FA8630-22-R-4000 PROS VI, REV 2

The purpose of this document is to organize industry questions and Government answers, this document is subject to revisions as new questions are received. This document has been revised with current revisions captured in BOLD.

1. QUESTION Received 26 Oct 2021: According to sam.gov, PROS VI was supposed to be released on 25 Oct. May I ask if it’s been posted under another page? I can’t seem to find it.

ANSWER Posted 26 Oct 2021: The new FY requires a FY 22 in place of the DRAFT RFP FY

20. The draft RFP was updated 26 OCT 2021 to direct followers of the opportunity to the Notice

ID FA8630-22-R-4000 published RFP. FA8630-20-R-4000 is the “Related Notice” for the published RFP FA8630-22-R-4000 and both are found when searching both Notice IDs and

“PROS VI” keywords.

2. QUESTION Received 27 Oct 2021: Section L (Section J, Attachment 10 Instructions to

Offerors) 3.6.6 Past Performance Questionnaires states: “The Offeror shall send a standard transmittal letter to request the points of contact complete an unclassified Past Performance

Questionnaire and submit via email five (5) working days after release of this solicitation.”

It is unclear who is to submit what (5) working days after release of the solicitation – is this the

Offeror submitting the Past Performance Questionnaires to the points of contact or the points of contact submitting their completed Past Performance Questionnaires to the Government?

ANSWER Posted 29 Oct 2021: The Offeror is required to submit the Past Performance

Questionnaires to the points of contact within 5 days. The points of contact (POC) are requested to submit to the Government by 26 Nov 2021, however if the Government POC’s are unresponsive then the Past Performance Source Selection Team will attempt to contact the

POC’s using their contact information included in the Past Performance Volume delivered on 9

Dec 2021.

FAR 2.101 Definitions: Day means, unless otherwise specified, a calendar day.

3. QUESTION Received 27 Oct 2021: Section L (Section J, Attachment 10 Instructions to

Offerors) 3.6.6 Past Performance Questionnaires states: “The Government requests the Offeror send out Past Performance Questionnaires, Attachment L- 3 and L-4, for each citation to at least two Government points of contact.”

The Government did not provide Attachment L-3 or L-4 files; however, Section L Attachment 5

Past Performance Questionnaire (filename: Section+L+Attachment

5+Past+Performance+Questionnaire) does appear to be one of the referenced Past Performance

Questionnaire files referenced in 3.6.6 as “L-3 and L-4”.

Please clarify Section L 3.6.6 and provide the file(s) required to be sent out for each citation to at least two Government points of contact.

ANSWER Posted 29 Oct 2021: Section L has AMMENDMENT 2, 29 Oct 2021, that provides revisions to incorporate administrative errors to change from “L-3 and L-4” to L-4 and L-5.

4. QUESTION Received 27 Oct 2021: Amendment to RFP RA8630-22-R-4000 PROS VI published 27 Oct 2021 (filename: AMENDMENT+TO+RFP+REGARDING+FA8630-22-R-

4000+PROS+VI+27+Oct+21), part 2, the language in Section L, paragraph 3.6.6 was changed to

“…no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 9 December 2021”. However, Section L Attachment

5 Past Performance Questionnaire (filename: Section+L+Attachment

5+Past+Performance+Questionnaire) states, “In order to meet the acquisition milestones, we request your written response no later than 5:00 pm EST on 26 November 2021”, which is inconsistent with the amended Section L due date.

Please clarify which date the completed questionnaires are due. For example, does the

Government intend to release a new Section L Attachment 5 with the updated 9 December 2021 requirement for consistency?

ANSWER Posted 29 Oct 2021: The Past Performance Questionnaires are a requirement for

Offerors to distribute questionnaires to their prior contract Points of Contact (POC), as identified in Section L 3.6.6. within 5 days of the RFP release. These Government POCs are then requested to deliver the questionnaire by 26 November 2021. If the Government POCs are unresponsive to the 26 November 2021 timeline, the Source Selection Past Performance Team will review the

Past Performance Volume received no later than 9 Dec 2021 for the POC’s that received questionnaires. The Source Selection Past Performance Team will attempt to contact and request

Past Performance Questionnaires for any outstanding questionnaires unresponsive as of 9 Dec

2021. The 5 day timeline to engage POCs is a requirement to meet acquisition schedule, but the imperative is that offerors deliver their Past Performance Volume, identifying POCs, no later than 5:00 pm EST on 9 Dec 2021.

5. QUESTION Received 1 Nov 2021: According to Section L, the Contractor’s past performance must be within 3 years of the PROS VI issue date (25 Oct). We have highly relevant past performance that falls just shy of that specific date. Would USG consider expanding the past performance recency requirement?

ANSWER Posted 2 Nov 2021: The USG will not expand the past performance recency.

6. QUESTION Received 1 Nov 2021: Can past performance have been performed as a subcontractor? Or must all Prime submissions have been performed as a prime?

ANSWER Posted 2 Nov 2021: Past performance can be submitted for an offeror as a subcontractor and or prime.

7. QUESTION Received 2 Nov 2021: Will USG consider an extension to the PPQ due date (26

Nov) to accommodate the Thanksgiving Holiday?

ANSWER Posted 2 Nov 2021: No, the 26 Nov 2021 schedule is a requested date and not an imperative. Please see answer 4 above.