QA(4Oct).doc

Questions and Answers – Mode S Test and Evaluation Center

(MSTEC)

General Information:

Document Type:

Questions and Answers

Solicitation Number:

FA9302-07-R-0005

Posted Date:

04 Oct 2007

Classification Code:

58 – Communication, detection and coherent radiation equipment

NAICS Code: 334511 – Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing

Contracting Office Address:

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Material Command, AFFTC- Air Force

Flight Test Center, AFFTC/PKEAD, 5 S. Wolfe Avenue, Edwards AFB, CA

93524

Description:

Questions and Answers. In response to queries from interested firms, the following Q&As are posted to FedBizOpps for access by all interested sources:

Performance Work Statement

Q: Does your facility have a dedicated site?

A: It is a Government requirement that the system will be mobile in that it may be transported to other locations as required by test support requirements. Therefore, there is not a dedicated site identified for a permanent installation. See revised, updated Performance Work Statement dated 04 Oct 2007 under separate FedBizOpps posting this same date.

Exhibit B of the RFP

Q:

PART I: Section L, Clause L072, Volume II – Price Volume (Factor 2), page 8 of 13 of Section L, states, “Complete Exhibit B of the RFP which will be used to price task orders under CLINs 0002, 0003, and 0004. Ensure your rounded unit prices, extended amounts and totals are correct. Offerors are required to complete the following:”

PART II: The Memorandum for Potential Offerors and CLIN structure show CLINs 0003 and 0004 as Firm Fixed Price while CLIN 0002 is Labor Hour. Please clarify how they should be priced as they are different in contract type, but similar for evaluation purposes.

PART III: Section B (of the RFP) has a place to put the price for CLINs 0001 through 0005. Where should each CLINs value be derived? Example: CLIN 0002 has an estimated price of $500,000; do offerors’ put the $500,000 value there or something derived from Exhibit B?

A: CLINs 0002, 0003, 0004, and 0005 have estimated prices shown in the CLIN description of each respective CLIN in Section B of the RFP. Offerors are not to “price” any of these CLINs with submittal of their proposals. The pricing shown in the RFP is Government estimate. For price evaluation purposes only, Exhibit B will be used to arrive at offerors’ total proposed prices for CLINs 0001 through 0004 under this Performance Price Tradeoff (PPT) source selection.

(see following page for remainder of Government response)

Upon contract award, Exhibit B will be used to establish a not-to-exceed (NTE) price for a specific Labor Hour task (under individual delivery orders issued under the basic contract) using CLIN 0002 Technical/Engineering Support; or a Firm-Fixed Price task for a specific O&M task using CLIN 0003; or a Firm Fixed Price for a specific System Modification and Enhancements task using CLIN 0004.

RFP:

Q: Section K, FAR 52.230-01 entitled, “Cost Accounting Standards Notices and Certifications (Jun 2000) (page 4) is shown with its Alternate I (page 6). Is that accurate?

A: The Alternate I clause identified as FAR 52.230-01 “Cost Accounting Standards Notices and Certifications (Jun 2000), ALTERNATE I (Apr 1996) is deleted in its entirety from the RFP.

Any questions/comments relating to the MSTEC acquisition shall be referred to the identified Government POC. Expediency is requested at this stage of the acquisition.

Point of Contact:

Joanne Eldredge, Contract Specialist, Phone (661) 277-7707

E-mail: joanne.eldredge@edwards.af.mil