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| Document | Section and/or Page # | Question | ||
| These will be shared with all vendors, do NOT include any company identifying information. | Gov Response | |||
| RFP | 52.212-1 | What company is the current incumbent and what is the contract identification information (contract vehicle, contract number, task order number, contract value) of the current contract? | Tactical Linguist Concepts, LLC (CAGE 47E75 is the incumbent. The current contract is H92240-17-D-0025 with a contract ceiling of $6,499,999.00. | |
| RFP | 52.212-1, 5(o) | Was the SCA (Service Contract Act) applicable to the previous requirement? | No, the SCA was not applicable to the previous requirement. | |
| PWS | Paragraph 21 | Is there a transition period between the two efforts? If so, how long is it? | No, there is not a transition period. | |
| PWS | Paragraph 21 | Please confirm that the contract award will provide at least two weeks’ notice prior to contract start. | The Government is unable to confirm that a contract award will provide at least a two week notice prior to contract start. | |
| PWS | Para 6 | Based on the three positions identified in the singular tense in PWS 6.1.1.1, 6.1.1.2 and 6.1.1.3, will the government confirm that there only three Key Personnel which require resumes and LOI’s for a total of three resumes required for submission? The section states: "6.1 Certain experienced technical personnel are essential for successful accomplishment of the work to be performed under this contract. Such personnel are defined as “Key Personnel”. These individuals will be handled in accordance with the provisions contained in SOFARS 5652.237-9001 – Key Personnel Requirements. |
6.1.1 The following positions are identified as Key Personnel:
6.1.1.1 JTAC Program Administration Assistant
6.1.1.2 JTAC Instructor/Evaluator
6.1.1.3 JTAC Pilot/WSO SME" Page 53 of the RFP, under 5652.237-9001 The Key Personnel Requirements clause, section (c) identifies "All Personnel" as Key Personnel. On page 15 of the RFP, Volume 3 - Factor 2 -Technical, under the Key personnel Resumes and Signed Letters of Intent requires "The Offeror shall submit one (1) resume and a signed Letter of Intent for each of the six (6) full-time equivalents (FTE) and the sixteen (16) part-time equivalents (PTE) key personnel JTAC Program Administration Assistant, JTAC Instructor/Evaluator and JTAC Pilot/WSO SME identified in Section 4.2, 4.4 and 4.6 of the PWS that will support Attachment 4 – Initial Task Order PWS Group - 1, Attachment 6 – Initial Task Order PWS - Group-2 and Attachment 8 – Initial Task Order PWS Group-4."
| SF 1449 | Page 1, Block 8 | Will the government consider extending the offer due date by 1 week to ensure offerors have a better opportunity of providing the best qualified candidates? | Please see amendment 0001 |
| H9224022R005.pdf | Instructions to Offerors, m(5)(o) Proposal Content and Format, Page 14 | For volumes, are cover pages allowed at the beginning of each volume? If so, are cover pages included or excluded from the proposal page count? | Page limitations does not include the cover page or the table of content for each respective volume. |
| H9224022R005.pdf | Instructions to Offerors, m(5), Volume 1 - Introduction (b) CAGE and DUNs, Page 15 | Does the Government want the offeror's DUNs number or the offerors UEI since the DUNs has now been replaced by the UEI? | Please see updated page 15 of the RFP, Volume 1 - Introduction, Section "b". |
| H9224022R005.pdf | Instructions to Offerors, m(5), Volume 1 - Introduction (d) Table of Contents, Page 15 | Is a Table of Contents excluded from the page count in Volume 1? | A Volume 1, table of contents, is at the discretion of the Offeror. |
| H9224022R005.pdf | Instructions to Offerors, m(5), Volume 1 - Introduction (d) Table of Contents, Page 15 | There is only a Table of Contents referenced for Volume 1. Is the Table of Contents referenced in Volume 1 to provide sufficient detail for just Volume 1, or for all Volumes? Or, would the Government like a Table of Contents (excluded from page count) at the beginning of each separate file for each volume? | A table of contents, for each volume, is at the discretion of the Offeror. |
| H9224022R005.pdf | Instructions to Offerors, m(5), Volume 1 - Introduction (e) Fill-in Clauses, Page 15 | Are the Fill-in Clauses excluded from the page count for Volume 1? Would the Government like the Fill-in Clauses incorporated into Volume 1 content by the offeror, or included as a separate PDF for Volume 1? | The Fill-In Clauses are to be incorporated into Volume 1 and are excluded from the Volume 1 page count; see Amendment 0001. |
| H9224022R005.pdf | Instructions to Offerors, m(5), Volume 4 - Factor 3 - Price, Page 16 | Since Volume 4 is to be a separate, stand alone document in an excel file and not referenced in any other volume, does the Government want a Table of Contents included for the Pricing Volume? | A Volume 4, table of contents, is at the discrtion of the Offeror. |
| Attachment 10 | Entire Excel File | Should Attachment 10 be submitted as an Excel file along with the separate Volume 3 - Factor 2 - Technical PDF? | Attachment 10, should be submitted as a PDF file along with Volume 3 - Factor 2 - Technical. |
| Attachment 1 | 11. Deliverables, Page 8 & 17. Quality Control Plan/18. Quality Assurance, Page 12 | There is no mention of the QASP in the PWS Deliverables. However, a Qaulity Control Plan and Quality Assurance is detailed in the PWS. Should the details regarding the QASP be included in the Deliverables? | No |
| H9224022R005.pdf | Instructions to Offerors, m(5), Volume 1 - Introduction (h) Limitations on Subcontracting, Page 15 | If a subcontractor is TO dependent, how would the government like the percentage incurred by subcontract to be listed? Regardless, the prime would be at least 51% of workshare for the value of the overall contract. | How the percentage of effort incurred by the subcontractor is listed is at the discretion of the prime Offeror. |
| Attachment 1 | 4.1.6 General Requirements - AJACTS, Page 1 | It is implied that all positions will meet the General Requirements in 4.1. Is AJACTS a requirement for Pilot/WSO SMEs? Military pilots do not use AJACTS. | Section 4.1.6 of the PWS states that the "Contractor shall provide proof in Automated JTAC Academic Currency Tracking System (AJACTS) of current JTAC-Instructors and Evaluators (JTAC-I & E) qualifications to facilitate government initiation of Letters of Designation." Section 4.7.8 of the PWS states the JTAC Pilot/WSO SME "shall have prior experience with AJACTS record management." The RFP states "Each |
resume shall include the proposed individuals licensing/certifications and demonstrate that the individuals proposed meet the general requirements and qualification identified in the Section 4.1, 4.3, 4.5 and 4.7 of the
PWS."
| Attachment 2 | Labor Category | Based on Department of Labor rates for California, do offerors add the overtime of greater than 10 hours to the burdened rate? | Please see Section 7.2 of the Performance Work Statement (Attachment 1). At this time, the Government does not anticipate overtime. |
| H9224022R005.pdf | We understand the contract is Firm Fixed Price. Will payments be paid out monthly or by Task Order? | The Government intends to execute Task Orders for the Labor and Travel. Labor will be invoiced on a monthly basis and travel will be invoiced in accordance with section 13.2.38 of the Performance Work Statement (Attachment 1) | |
| H9224022R005.pdf | Instructions to Offerors | Will the government consider extending offer due date to Sept. 23, 2022? | Please see amendment 0001 |
| PWS | PWS Section 1 cover sheet due date | We would like to request a 7 day extension in order to provide the government with a more precise proposal. | Please see amendment 0001. |
| PWS | 52.212-2 EVALUATION | We would also like to request that you consider changing the award criteria from “LPTA” to “Best Value”. It is clear that the government requires some special skills in order to complete this project. A best Value approach will help us to make sure we have to right resources that are committed to the work, at the appropriate salaries. | No, the Governments evaluation method shall remain LPTA. |
| PWS | Section SF 1449; Page 3 | We noticed that there is a CAP on the amount of the pricing. Is it your intent that this bid is currently an LPTA and it has a pricing cap? | The Goverments method of evaluation, LPTA, has no bearing on the maximum contract value which has been established at $9,950,000.00 for the life on the contract. |
| PWS | PWS, Section 7, 7.1 | Per the PWS, Section 7, 7.1 – States “Work may occur only Monday – Friday, excluding all federal holidays. No services or deliverables shall be performed on Saturdays, Sundays or Federal legal holidays.” How then will this contract be able to support SEAL and Boat Team JTAC training which almost always occur over weekends and holidays? And if that is correct, has the price cap amount been configured for overtime outside of 8 hours per day since JTAC field operations go day and night. | Please see Section 7.2 of the Performance Work Statement (Attachment 1). |
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