EPIC Question and Answer Table 14 Aug 2020.pdf

Question # Citation/Discussion Question Response

The volume numbers used in the Solicitation Cross-reference Matrix do not match the volume numbers used in Section L Section 3.1

Please confirm that offerors are to use the volume numbers designated in Section L.

The volume numbers in Section L 3.1 and the Cross Reference Matrix have both been updated.

The Executive Summary is not listed in the Solicitation Cross-Reference Table.

Since the Executive Summary is required by Section L, respectfully suggest it be added to the cross-reference table.

The Cross Reference Matrix has been updated.

The Contract documentation volume is not listed in the Solicitation Cross- Reference Table.

Since the Contract Documentation volume is required by Section L, respectfully suggest it be added to the cross-reference table.

The Cross Reference Matrix has been updated.

Offerors are instructed to submit a signed SF33 clearly marked 'original' under separate cover.

Since the submission is to be digital, please confirm that the SF33 is to be submitted as a stand-alone file as part of the Contract documentation volume

The requirement to submit the SF33 under separate cover has been removed.

Offerors are instructed to list all locations where work is to be performed, and the percentage of work to be performed at each location.

This information will depend on the specifics of each delivery/task order, and cannot be determined at time of proposal submission.

How are offerors to address this 5.3.3 requirement in the IDIQ proposal?

The requirement to identify the percrentage of work to be performed at each location has been removed. Section L 5.3.3. has been updated to clarify the requirement.

The paragraph numbers skip from

5.3.4.1 to 5.3.4.5.2

Are there sections missing? Section L numbering has been updated.

The Contract documentation volume is listed as Volume V. The Management volume immediately preceding it is Volume III. There does not appear to be a Volume IV.

Should Offerors use Volume IV to designate the Contract documentation Volume?

The Contract Documentation Volume has been updated to Volume IV.

The first reference, 3.1, calls Management Subfactor 1 "Subcontractor Management" while the second reference calls this subfactor "Subcontractor Relationships."

Which is the correct title for Management Subfactor 2?

The correct title is Subcontractor Relationships.

Table 3.1 has been updated to correct this.

The first reference instructs offerors other than small businesses to submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan as part of Vol III (excluded from page count).

The second reference instructs offerors other than small businesses to submit a SB Subcontracting Plan as an attachment to the Model Contract (part of the Contract Documentation volume).

With which volume should offerors submit their small business subcontracting plan?

Section L 5.3.4.1 has been removed.Offerors shall submit their small business subcontracting plans with Volume III.

RFP states, "For tables, charts, graphs and figures, the text shall be no smaller than 11 - point."

Experience has shown that fonts as small as 8 point can be legible and can actually improve readability in labeling graphics.

Will the Government allow 8-point fonts, provided the resulting graphics are easy to read?

Section L 3.1.3(b) has been updated to allow for 8 - point font for labeling purposes only.

When will an unlocked version of Section A be provided so that we can insert Company information?

The USG contract writing software does not allow for Section A to be unlocked. Offerors may provide company information by printing and scanning the necessary pages or by any other means available to the contractor.

The solicitation document has several FAR Clauses that we believe are not applicable to this effort. FAR 52.204-

15, FAR 52.211-11, FAR 52.227-03, FAR

52.229-08, FAR 52.230-03, FAR 52.244-

02, FAR 52.246-02 Alt II, FAR 52.247-

28, DFARS 252.225-7032, DFARS

252.225-7033, DFARS 252.225-7039,

DFARS 252.227-7021, DFARS 252.227-

7032, DFARS 252.229-7001, DFARS

252.229-7001 Alt I, and DFARS 252.232- 7004.

Will the Solicitation be updated to remove those clauses prior to submittal date?

The USG negotation team reviewed the provisions and clauses cited here and determined that all provisions and clauses are applicable to this acquisition.

13 Section L, page 5 The font size for tables/graphics/figures is currently at size 11. Can the font size for tables/graphics/figures be reduced to size 10?

Please see response to Question 10.

14 Section L, page 9

Contracts Documentation is currently Volume V, and there does not seem to be a Volume IV. Should we update Contract Documentation Volume to IV? If not, do we need to state that the Volume IV is not part of our submission?

Please see response to Question 7.

15 Section L, page 12

The instructions state to submit Proposed Compliance Documents as a separately bound document. The SOW states that the list of Applicable Compliance Documents are provided as guidance only and submittal will be at the time of award, by the offeror. Should we still submit a Proposed Compliance Documents attachment, using the latest version of compliance documents at the time of proposal submission? Additionally, since the submission is electronic, should we submit (if required), the Proposal Compliance Documents as electronic instead of a "separately bound document?"

Offerors shall submit all applicable documentation requested by Section L to be considered for award. All offerors selected for award will be required to submit compliance documents at award in addition to any compliance documents required with proposals. References to separate binding, etc.

have been removed from Section L.

16 SOW, page 16

Within section 3.1.3.19 Environmental Compliance paragraph, "Technical Requirements," ends as the last portion of that section. Should Technical Requirements be a level 2 heading for the next section?

The words "Technical Requirements" have been deleted.

17 Section L Attachment 1

Since the Executive Summary is listed as Volume I in Section L, should Solicitation Cross Reference Matrix (Section L Attachment 1) be updated so it matches the instructions? (For example, Volume II Technical Volume, and Volume III Management Volume).

Please see responses to Questions 1 and 2.

18 Section L Paragraph 4.3.5

Does the Government expect percentages for each socio-economic category for the IDIQ or just submitting the Master Subcontract Plan and an Annex will be developed for each task order that will have the socio-economic percentages for that task order. table? With out priced work or more details on expected work estimating said percentages can be problematic with the IDIQ.

Section L 4.3.5. has been updated.

19 Section L, para 4.3.5 Subfactor Two

In regards to the Small Business Subcontracting Plan, in accordance with FAR 52.219-9, traditionally the plan outlines the organization’s commitment to small businesses concerns, Veteran-owned small business concerns, Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, HUBZone small business concerns, small disadvantaged business concerns, and Women-owned small business concerns. For this program, does HBCU and MI concerns need to be specifically addressed?

References to these types of organizations have been removed from Section L 4.3.5.

Section L Attachment 1 has Technical Volume numbered as (Volume I) and Section L Table 3.1 (Page 4 of 12), which identifies the Executive Summary as (Volume 1).

Which is correct?

Please see response to Question 1.

Section L Section 5.0 (Page 10 of 12); Section L Attachment 1 and in Section L table 3.1 (Page 4 of 12) does not require Volume 5 – Contract Documents, however in the body of Section L Section 5.0 there is a required Contract Documents. Which is correct?

Please see response to question 1.

Is the Contractor responsible to build “Weapon Bunkers” for storage of munitions?

The SOW does not currently require any type of construction.

In section 4.3.5 Subfactor two – Small Business Participation (Page 9 of 12), is the required and approved Small Business Subcontracting Plan and Small Business Master Plan included in the 3 page limit found in Table

3.1 (Page 4 of 12). Note in Table 3.1 does not identify a required Small Business Master Plan. Please clarify.

No type of small business plan is included in any page count.

In Section L - General Instructions page 2 of 12 paragraph 4, please clarify if the USG does not intend the Contractor to submit the entire model contract / solicitation as part of this proposal submission since there is no definitive Task Order. The Contractor recommends the proposal validity period be specified as part of the Contract’s cover letter?

Offerors shall include all documentation required by the solicitation and its attachments.

See Section L Part 5 for the requirements to submit the model contract. The requirement to state the proposal validity period has been adjusted in Section L Part 2.

Based on this RFP, we believe there are two contract types: 1. FMS 2. Non-standard FMS. For a Non-standard FMS contract is it the responsibility of the Contractor to bid duties / taxes based on material deliveries as part of the Task Order, or will the US Govt. be responsible of delivering aircraft and system components in country and clearing Customs?

These are not different types of contracts that the USG would differentiate between.

Shipping/delivery terms would be determined/negotiated at the individual order level.

From the SOW (page 10), can the USG expand on the definition and scope “physical security”? Does “physical security” include security of the aircraft, hanger, and other base perimeter security needs?

SOW 3.1.3.10 is referring to the physical security of contractor personnel.

In relation to section 3.1.4.2 Integration in the SOW - Will the USAF be involved in the certification path/process of the integration/modifications that will take place? If so, what level of certification will be required (i.e., US Airforce Certification Path, in country transportation authority certification path, or on-site approval by subcontror through FAA process (DER/DAR))

Certification details will be determined at the individual order level.

In relation to 3.1.3.5 Support Equipment in the SOW and

3.1.3.11 GFP - To what extent will GFE ground support

equipment be provided? Will ground support equipment be provided by the government or is it contractor responsibility?

Whether any GFE will be provided, and what GFE will be provided, will be determined at the individual order level.

Under the proposed EPIC IDIQ contract, does the USAF envision the potential for expansion of such offerings to host countries that will require/request other types of vehicles besides airborne – i.e. - US ARMY involvement for outfitting of armored vehicles, or, US Navy and/or US Army for watercraft?

The USG does not anticipate expanding the scope of the contract beyond the existing SOW.

Section L, Paragraph 5.1.4 Section I – Contract Clauses:

Reference to the language explaining that “clauses requiring tailoring or fill-ins by the contractor or contracting office [being] tailored or filled-in on each individual order,”. Is it the intent of the Government to allow the contractor to negotiate those fill-ins at the time of an individual order?”

Clause fill-ins will be added at the individual order level. They may be negotiable depending on the FOPR.

If [Contractor] is awarded, can other [Contractor] locations be awarded contracts under this IDIQ?

Only offerors awarded a basic contract will be eligible for the award of subsequent orders.

Will this IDIQ MAC also include procurement of SATCOM/MILSATCOM on-aircraft components besides fixed wing aircraft parts?

Individual orders may include the procurement of SATCOM/MILSATCOM on-aircraft components besides fixed wing aircraft parts.

Additional Questions and Answers After Amendment 1

33 L 3.2; Attachment 1

Cross Reference Matrix: Discussion around a given requirement may span over multiple paragraphs or pages. Can Offerors provide the proposal references/location by the specific section name or subheading number, rather than numbering each individual paragraph? If yes, we suggest that the government change “Proposal Para.” in Attachment 1 to read “Proposal Location”.

If the Cross Reference Matrix requests citation to a paragraph, offerors shall cite to each relevant paragraph.

34 L 3.2; Attachment 1

Can Offerors recreate the Attachment 1 table in MS Word so that it can be more easily edited? In its current PDF form, it will not accommodate enough space for multiple requirements to be clearly traced.

Yes.

35 L 3.2; Attachment 1

Is it the expectation that Offerors will edit Attachment 1 in MS Word to add additional rows? That is to say, can the offeror split the blank cells in the “SOW”, “ITO”, and “Offeror’s Proposal” columns into multiple rows to accommodate multiple ITO/SOW requirements being referenced for each of the Volumes/Sub-Factors listed under the “Requirement” column?

Yes. Offerors are permitted to add rows as necessary.

36 L 5.1.5 Please confirm that Offerors do not need to provide any information in their submission for Section I – Contract Clauses.

The offeror is not required to submit clause fill-ins for Section I, however the offeror shall provide all information required by the solicitation.

37 L 5.3.4.1

Can the government please clarify what is expected to be provided to satisfy 5.3.4.1 Applicable Documents? If Offerors have no additional tailoring to apply to the document named in Section 2 of the SOW, what is the minimum required submission for this requirement?

Regardless of whether the offeror has any additional compliance documents, "The offeror shall also provide a list of all Government compliance documents intended to be used as compliance documents during the course of this contract."

38 L 5.3.4.1

The requirements in 5.3.4.1 Applicable Documents state that “The offeror shall submit the completed Proposed Compliance Documents as a separate document.” These documents can easily be hundreds or thousands of pages long. Will the government strike this requirement and have Offerors instead provide the list of documents as described earlier in that paragraph?

Section L 5.3.4.1. has been revised to clarify the submission requirement.

The last amendment instructed offerors to disregard the requirements of FAR 52.219-9(d)(1), FAR 52.219- 9(d)(2), FAR 52.219-9(d)(3), FAR 52.219- 9(d)(4), and FAR 52.219-9(d)(6), for the proposed Small Business Subcontracting Plan, which are the sections in the Subcontracting Plan that state what the goals are for the IDIQ that the contractor will report actual subcontracting against in eSRS semi-annually to the contracting officer. We recognize that the following statement was added, “Please note that any successful offerors will be required to comply with all parts of FAR 52.219-9 for any and all subsequent orders.” However, In accordance with FAR 19.705-2, the contracting officer may establish goals for each order under an IDIQ, but a contract may not have more than one Subcontracting Plan.

Recommendation is to add those requirements back in, and allow offerors to submit conservative goals given the fact that task order timing, nature, and performance is unknown at the time of offer, with a caveat that the Subcontracting Plan can be revised during contract execution to reflect actual subcontracting. Otherwise, please provide clarification how contractors will submit goals and report goal performance at the task order level since only one Subcontracting Plan (and Individual Subcontracting Report) is allowed per contract.

Because goals will not be established until individual orders, requiring any goals on the basic contract is undesirable. While it is not a guarantee of the process going forward, the current plan is to require offerors to submit adendums to their subcontracting plans with individual order proposals that cover goals, but not to submit entire subcontracting plans.

Under section 4.2.5 Subfactor Two – Integration of the revised Section L. it states: “Provide a narrative that details your approach to procure weapon system components from OEMs, including a new aircraft, an EO/IR sensor system that is releasable and a UHF/VHF radio for both the airborne and ground station subsystems.”

Is there a specific type of aircraft to be addressed under Subfactor Two? Are we to use the example from the sample “Botswana” FOPR or choose an ISR aircraft that is typically deployed under US DOD FMS programs?

Volume II Subfactor Two does not require a specific type of aircraft to be addressed. The Botswana scenario does not apply to Volume II Subfactor Two. Discussion about one individual aircraft is not necessary.

Under section 4.2.5 Subfactor Two – Integration of the revised Section L. it states: “Provide a narrative that details your approach to procure weapon system components from OEMs, including a new aircraft, an EO/IR sensor system that is releasable and a UHF/VHF radio for both the airborne and ground station subsystems.”

By “new” aircraft do you mean ZERO Time Aircraft straight off the assembly line or “New” to the FMS customer? In other words, is a used aircraft that meets the requirements but is less expensive an acceptable alternative?

New means zero time aircraft.

Under section 4.2.5 Subfactor Two – Integration of the revised Section L. it states: “Provide a narrative that details your approach to procure weapon system components from OEMs, including a new aircraft, an EO/IR sensor system that is releasable and a UHF/VHF radio for both the airborne and ground station subsystems.”

Is this to be a COCO operation or is this a directed sale to the FMS customer under this IDIQ?

There is not a specific procurement that applies to Volume II Subfactor Two.

Under section 4.2.5 Subfactor Two – Integration of the revised Section L. it states: “Provide a narrative that details your approach to procure weapon system components from OEMs, including a new aircraft, an EO/IR sensor system that is releasable and a UHF/VHF radio for both the airborne and ground station subsystems.”

Is there a “sustainment” element to the aircraft purchase? Or is that part of the CLS narrative we will need to address?

There is no sustainment element for Volume II Subfactor Two.

L.3.1, Table 3.1 L.3.1.2

Table 3.1 specifies 2 pages for the Executive Summary.

Section L.3.1.2 states that tables of content are exempt from page count.

Question: Will the government please confirm that the Master Table of Contents will not count toward the 2-page limit in the Executive Summary?

No table of contents counts towards any page limit.

45 L.3.1.3 (b)

The ITO states, “For tables, charts, graphs and figures, any narrative text shall be no smaller than 11 - point. Any text used for labeling of tables, charts, graphs and figures shall be no smaller than 8 - point..” In paragraph (b) minimum font size is mentioned but not font type.

Question: Are other fonts such as Arial Narrow allowed for tables and graphics? Will the government please define "labeling"?

Section L 3.1.3(b) has been updated to provide font limititations and a definition of "labeling".

Paragraph 3.2 requires the offeror to fill out the solicitation Cross Reference Matrix as it relates to the ITO, SOW, SOO/PWS, CLIN numbers, and CDRL references. Para 4.2.3 and para 4.3.3 both require a cross reference table in Volume II and Volume III.

Question: (1) Is the offeror required to fill out a cross reference table that covers the entire proposal in addition to the two required in Volumes II and III?

(2) If so in which volume should it be included?

The Cross Reference Matrixes found in Section L 4.2.3 and 4.3.3 have been removed and instructions for where to submit the Cross Reference Matrix referenced in Section L 3.2 has been added to Section L 4.1.3.

47 L.5.1.1 and L5.1.5

Paragraph 5.1 requires the offeror to include a signed copy of the model contract to include sections A – K as part of Volume 5. Paragraphs 5.1.1- 5.1.5 provide additional instructions for the specific sections that include instructions for sections B and F that say "Do not submit any information for Section B" and "Do not submit any information for Section F".

Question: Please confirm the offeror is to submit the complete model contract A - K to include B&F, with fill-ins only for sections A & K.

The offeror is required to submit the parts of the model contract required by and completed as required by Section L.

48 Pgs. 192 -196

Sec L of the solicitation includes clauses that provide solicitation instructions in addition to the instructions found in the stand-alone Sec L; some of these clauses have fill-ins that will be applicable at the task order level.

Question: Are the clauses in pg. 192-196 of the solicitation instructions for the submission of the IDIQ proposal or will these only be applicable at the task order level?

Section L provisions and clauses will only be applicable at the order level. Section L 5.1.6 has been added accordingly.

Page 192 of the Solicitation, FAR Clause 52.215-1 and pages 10 -12 of the stand-alone Sec L instructions

Sec L of the solicitation includes FAR clause 52.215-1 which requires offerors to include information on the first page of the proposal in addition to the information required in Volume IV of the stand-alone Sec L. It also requires the offeror to provide evidence of the agent’s authority to negotiate and sign on the company. The stand-alone Sec L instructions requires most of this information as part of Volume IV, contract documentation.

Question: (1) Do the instructions in the stand-alone Sec L supersede the instructions in FAR 52.215-1?

(2) If we are to comply with both the clause instructions and the Sec L stand-alone instructions will providing this information in the contract documentation in Sec IV satisfy the requirement to provide “on the first page of the proposal”?

(3) If the offeror is required to provide the "evidence of authority" request will it be counted against the 2 page limit for the contract documentation

Section L 5.1.6 has been added to clarify the applicability of Section L clauses.

pg. 192 of the solicitation FAR Clause 52.204-7 Pg. 11 Stand-alone Sec L 5.3.3

FAR Clause 52.204-7 requires the offeror to enter "with its name and address on the cover page of its offer the annotation “Unique Entity Identifier”. Section L5.3.3 requires the offeror to provide company/division's street address, county and facility code; CAGE code; DUNS code; TIN; size of business (large or small); and labor surplus area designation.

Question: For the purposes of this proposal does the information we provide in blocks 13 -16 of the SF 33 and section 5.3.3 of the contract documentation meet the requirement of FAR 52.204-7?

Section L 5.1.6 has been added to clarify the applicability of Section L clauses.

Pg. 192 of the solicitation, DFAR Clause 252.215-7011

Clause requires the submission of proposals to DCMA and DCAA; this is not addressed in the stand-alone Sec L.

Are proposals required to be submitted to DCMA and

DCAA?

Section L 5.1.6 has been added to clarify the applicability of Section L clauses. Proposals are not requirred to be submitted to DCMA and

DCAA.

Information in BETASAM noted that due to a problem with the contract writing system the acquisition number of this effort, FA8691-20-R-3010 does not match the number on the SF 33.

Question: Should offerors use FA8691 in correspondence and our proposal response to include our signed SF33 or FA8620?

All correspondence and submissions should use FA8691-20-R-3010, except for the SF 33 which should use FA8620-20-R-3010.

53 L.5.1.5 K. 52.228-18

L5.1.5 requires the offeror to complete the section K Representations and Certifications. FAR Clause 52.228- 18 and DFAR Clauses 252.225-7000, 252.225-7003, 252.225-7010, 252.225-7020, 252.225-7035, 252.227- 7017, and 252.234-7001 in section K indicate either a TBD that will be filled in by task order or require information relating to execution of a task order.

Question: Please confirm that 52.228-18, 252.225-7000, 252.225-7003, 252.225-7010, 252.225-7020, 252.225- 7035, 252.227-7017 and 252.234-7001 are not required to be completed as part of our Section K submission.

There is no FAR 52.228-18 clause in this solicitation. Offerors shall complete all representations, certifications, acknowledgments and statements that are relevant to this solicitation only.

SF 33 Block 15 c requires the offeror enter our remittance address in the schedule if it is different from the address in block 15A. Should the offeror insert an additional sec A page for this statement or should this information be provided in Volume IV?

Section L 5.3.4.2 has been added to provide a way to submit this type of information.

55 PWS 3.1.4.2

Are PWS paragraph 3.1.4.2 table 1 requirements to be addressed in Section L paragraph 4.2.5 Technical Subcontractor Two Integration?

Offerors shall follow Section L to determine the scope of submissions for individual subfactors.

56 L4.2.5 Does "mission equipment" in Section L 4.2.5 Technical Subfactor Three Contractor Logistics Support apply only PME CLS or airframe and PME CLS?

Mission equipment in Section L 4.2.6 only applies to PME.

57 L5.3.4

L5.3.4 requires the contractor to provide a list of applicable documents as an attachment to the SOW.

Question: Please confirm that these documents should be added as an annex to the SOW included in our model contract.

Section L 5.3.4.1 has been revised to clarify the submission requirement.

58 L5.3.4.1

L5.3.4.1 states that A list of Applicable Documents has been provided to the offerors as an annex to the SOW but there is no annex in either the stand-alone SOW or the SOW that is included in the solicitation (model contract). There is however a list of applicable documents in paragraph 2 of the SOW.

Question: are the documents discussed in paragraph 2 of the SOW the list of applicable documents discussed in L5.3.4.1? If not please provide the annex discussed above.

Section L 5.3.4.1 has been revised to change the Applicable Documents list reference.

59 L5.3.4.1

L5.3.4.1 requires the offeror to submit the completed Proposal Compliance Documents as a separate document.

Question: Is the offeror to submit two copies of the applicable documents, one as an annex to the SOW in the model contract and the other as a stand-alone document?

If we are to submit two copies how is the second copy to be labeled?

Section L 5.3.4.1 has been revised to clarify the submission requirement.

Section L paragraphs 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6 (pg 7-8)

Our understanding is that the required narratives for Subfactor Two - Integration, and Subfactor Three - Contractor Logistics Support should be general and not specific to the scenario in Subfactor One - Engineering Assessment. Is this understanding correct?

The scenario for Volume II Subfactor One does not apply to Volume II Subfactor Two or Volume II Subfactor Three.

61 Vol. IV Section L.5.3.4.1 and Q&A #15

Will the Government please further clarify its response to Q&A # 15 which references Applicable Compliance Documents? Referencing the required Model Contract attachments, is the list of documents intended for use “during the course of this contract” required to be submitted with this IDIQ response, or on an individual basis for each proposed FOPR after IDIQ award? Further, please confirm whether or not the Government intends for offerors to submit actual documents with this IDIQ-level proposal submittal. If these documents are intended only for submittal upon contract award, and/or or with FOPR submittals, the offeror respectfully requests that the Government remove this requirement from Section L.

Please see the updated Question and Answer chart with a corrected answer to Question 15.

62 Section L.3.1.5

States "Performance on this contract will require certain Contractor employees to have access to classified information up to and including the SECRET level IAW the DD254 as required per delivery/task order." Is there an IDIQ level DD 254?

There is not an IDIQ level DD254. DD254s will be attached to individual orders.

63 Para 2.0 Will the Government provide potential offerors access to the DD254 Contract Security Classification Specification dated 05 Feb 2018?

The date for the DD254 was added in error, and has been removed from the revisd SOW.

64 Para 2.0 The current revision of AFI 10-701 is dated 24 July 2019;

should this version be utilized in place of the 08 June 2011 version?

The version of AFI 10-701 has been updated in the revised SOW.

65 Section L L.3.1.3(b), page 5 of 12`

States that for tables, charts, graphics and figures, narrative text shall be no smaller than 11-point and text for labeling shall be no smaller than 8-point. Can this be any font type?

Please see response to Question 45.

66 Section L L.3.3, page 5 of 12

Requires that “tab indexing” shall be used to identify sections. As this is an electronic submission, does the Government prefer the use of breaker pages to accommodate this request?

Section L 3.3 has been updated to remove the tab indexing requirement.

67 Section L L.4.1.2, page 5 of 12 Requires a TOC after the Executive Summary. Would you consider making the TOC at the beginning of this volume?

The Government has chosen not to revise the instructions for Volume I.

68 Section L 4.2.4

We assume that the government realizes that the PA- 750s for Botswana are most likely 70/80s airframes and will not have the requisite structure to support any kind of sophisticated payload modification.

Please note that this is a fictional scenario.

69 Section L 4.2.4

The Botswana PA -750s are Skydiving platforms. Thus they will not have much beyond a clear day VFR cockpit.

This will limit the asset capability in an ISR application to Day VFR only. Is it the intent of the government to do something more sophisticated.

Please note that this is a fictional scenario. No additional detail will be provided about the aircraft or the scenario requirement.

70 Section L 4.2.4 Is the PA 750 Skydiving aircraft fitted with the standard door or the roll-up door?

Please note that this is a fictional scenario. No additional detail will be provided about the aircraft or the scenario requirement.

71 Section L 4.2.4 Is the PA 750 Skydiving step the removable one or hard mounted. Is the desired to keep it even though it could occlude the payload LOS?

Please note that this is a fictional scenario. No additional detail will be provided about the aircraft or the scenario requirement.

72 Section L 4.2.4 We assume we could move the aircraft into a US registration for the modifications and certifications.

Please note that this is a fictional scenario. No additional detail will be provided about the aircraft or the scenario requirement.

73 Section L 4.2.4 For the PA 750s , If the aircraft are later serial numbers, is the intention to use cargo pod with modifications or to use camera ports/fixed mounts?

Please note that this is a fictional scenario. No additional detail will be provided about the aircraft or the scenario requirement.

74 Section L 4.2.4 Will the PA 750 have the auxiliary power panel already installed or is that expected to be developed?

Please note that this is a fictional scenario. No additional detail will be provided about the aircraft or the scenario requirement.

75 Section L 4.2.4 For the PA 750 , what type of operational radios are expected for the Cockpit? Payload Operators? Tactical Radios have a large SWaPC.

Please note that this is a fictional scenario. No additional detail will be provided about the aircraft or the scenario requirement.

76 Section L 4.2.4 Will the aircraft be operated in Public Use or Standard?

Please note that this is a fictional scenario. No additional detail will be provided about the aircraft or the scenario requirement.

77 Section L 4.2.4 For the PA 750 Is the USAF the Airworthiness Authority or the South African CAA?

Please note that this is a fictional scenario. No additional detail will be provided about the aircraft or the scenario requirement.

78 Section L 4.2.4 Both PA 750 & CN-235 :Are STCs expected or one time approvals?

Please note that this is a fictional scenario. No additional detail will be provided about the aircraft or the scenario requirement.

79 Section L 4.2.4 For the training aspects: will the students have a minimum level of proficiency in ISR or be entry level?

Please note that this is a fictional scenario. No additional detail will be provided about the aircraft or the scenario requirement.

80 Section L 4.2.4 If the CASA/IPTN CN-235 is a cargo transport aircraft does it have a commercial registration or is it Government?

Please note that this is a fictional scenario. No additional detail will be provided about the aircraft or the scenario requirement.

81 Section L 4.2.4 If the CASA/IPTN CN-235 is government who is the AWR authority?

Please note that this is a fictional scenario. No additional detail will be provided about the aircraft or the scenario requirement.

82 Section L 4.2.4 CASA/IPTN CN-235 ISR --- does ISR mean EO/IR only?

Radar/SAR? Data Link? Satcom?

Please note that this is a fictional scenario. No additional detail will be provided about the aircraft or the scenario requirement.

83 Section L 4.2.4

WRT the sample task and (FOPR) Fair Opportunity Proposal Request Levels -- Does this mean we should consider the potential life expectancy of the airframe or just the duration of the task. E.G. Life of the airframe or just the time to mod and certify the aircraft?

There is no sample task order for this solicitation. Please note that this is a fictional scenario. No additional detail will be provided about the aircraft or the scenario requirement.

84 Section L 4.2.5 WRT to the sample task order, and providing a narrative on procurement of weapons systems, is there a specified aircraft/platform type?

There is no sample task order for this solicitation. There is not a specified aircraft/platform type for Subfactor Two.

85 Section L 4.2.6 WRT to the sample task order, and providing CLS, is there a specified aircraft/platform type?

There is no sample task order for this solicitation. There is not a specified aircraft/platform type for Subfactor Three.

86 Section L, 3.1

Table 3-1 - Proposal Organization only allows 3 pages for Small Business Participation and 2 pages for Contract Documentation. Would the Government consider increasing these page counts to allow for sufficient information to be provided?

The Government will not increase page counts for these sections.

87 Section L, 4.2.5 and 4.2.6

Section L, 4.2.5 requests narrative about export licenses.

Section L, 4.2.6 requests approach in compliance with export control requirements. Will the Government provide export authority as part of the contract / task orders?

Yes. The ITAR, when using under the FMS program, a license from the DoS is not required if the defense article or technical data or a defense service to be transferred was sold, leased, or loaned by the DoD to a foreign country or international organization using the LOA as authorization and the LOA has not expired.

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