Questions from the STRIVE Visit at Kirtland AFB and Holloman AFB 30-31 Aug 11 with Responses.docx

Questions from the STRIVE Site Visit at Kirtland AFB and Holloman AFB Building 595:

1. Are there special insurance requirements or limits?

No.

2. Are the contractors responsible for driving government furnished vehicles? If so, do the contractors require CDLs?

Yes, to both questions.

3. Do CDL holders need HAZMAT certification?

Not all do, but at least 2-3 should be certified for HAZMAT.

4. What class of CDL do they need? Class A, Class B for crane? Please clarify.

CDL Class A. Government driver’s licenses are required for all government vehicles which includes the launch crane.

5. Are there any requirements for software development (e.g., for telemetry, data acquisition, asset management)?

Any software development requirement will be task order specific.

6. Who is responsible for inventory, ordering parts? Is the contractor accountable for the parts and GFE?

Like STRAIT, this will be a base support contract. Per Section 3.6.2 of the Basic SOW: “Base support shall be provided by the Government to the Contractor. Base support will include Government-controlled working space, material, equipment, and services. All base support in the possession of the Contractor shall be managed in accordance with the Base Support Clause. The contractor shall operate and maintain all base support integration and test equipment in accordance with applicable manufacturer’s specifications and/or Air Force technical orders.” The detailed Base Support lists are attachments to the Basic Contract. Any GFE/GFP requirement will be task order specific.

7. Will the STRIVE contractor be responsible for procurement of materials, parts, equipment, or special instruments?

Only as the exception – and then only after the Government’s internal procurement coordination process for the STRIVE contract has been strictly followed. Per Section 3.6.1 of the Basic SOW: “During design, fabrication, assembly, integration, and test efforts, procurement of material, equipment/hardware, data acquisition systems, and/or software shall adhere to the government’s internal procurement coordination process.”

8. Does the contractor have responsibility for facility and lab safety? UCIs? Material Safety Data Sheets?

Per Section 3.1.3 of the Basic SOW: “The contractor shall identify and analyze safety hazards in the work area, both real and potential, for their elimination or control. The contractor shall prepare all necessary related documentation,” and per Section 3.1.4: “The contractor shall identify and analyze all environmental health hazards in the work area, both real and potential, for their elimination and control. The contractor shall prepare all necessary related documentation.”

Building 277

1. Is this contract under SCA/FLSA?

STRIVE will be a research and development contract, not a service contract. Therefore, the Service Contract Act/Fair Labor Standards Act does not apply.

2. Do all personnel assigned to building 277 need to have a TS/SCI clearance or do they just need be able to get one?

Personnel shall possess a Top Secret Clearance or be able to obtain a Top Secret Clearance.

3. What happens to task orders that are not complete by the end of STRAIT in March of 2012?

STRIVE begins with its own initial set of seven task orders – there is no transfer of task orders from STRAIT.

Building 850

1. On average how many balloon launches do you have per year?

Currently, 2-3. This number could vary depending upon funding sources, customer base, etc.

2. How many contractor personnel are required to have explosives certification?

Approximately 2-3.