Call 005 Questions and Answers 2_02212020.pdf

FA8650-19-S-5010-CALL-005

Questions and Answers 2 21 Feb 2020

1. Is the Appendix II – TIA Addendum that was included with the Call standard language and how does the disposition of property work during and after a Title III Project?

Response: Yes the Appendix II – TIA Addendum is standard language. It provides information regarding title of property or equipment and disposition. Government ownership and disposition of equipment is handled on a case by case basis.

2. Will the Government relax the formatting and page requirements for proposals?

Response: No, the Government will not make any modifications or special exceptions to the formatting and page requirements for proposals. Proposal Content and Form information can be found starting on page 33 of the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III Expansion of Domestic Production Capability and Capacity Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) number FA8650-19-S-5010. As stated on page 37 of FOA FA8650-19-S-5010 and page 12 of the Call Announcement, “The Government will check the proposal and SOW for conformance to the stated requirements. Any pages in excess of the stated page limitation after the format check will not be considered.” Additional instruction on content and form specific to the Call Announcement can be found in Section VII, FOA with Calls (One-Step Process), starting on page 8 of the Call Announcement.

3. Can appendices be excluded from the page limitations?

Response: As stated on page 39 of FOA number FA8650-19-S-5010, “Appendices may include technical reports, published papers and referenced material in support of the offeror’s proposal. Commercial product advertising brochures may also be provided. Please be aware that these items will be included in the proposal page limitation.”

As stated on page 9 of the Call Announcement the Tech Proposal shall not exceed 110 pages.

The only tech proposal documentation that will be excluded from the page limitation is information in support of Appendix VII, Environmental Questionnaire and Documentation.

4. Can “Intent to Propose” be submitted after the date requested?

Response: Yes, the Government will still accept “Intent to Propose” along with any proposals that come in wherein the offeror never submitted an “Intent to Propose”.