Amendment 1_Questions and Answers.pdf

Questions and Answers

Direct Action Instructor Support

Solicitation H9225722Q0006

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SOW 4.1 6 Does the Government require the offeror to submit a letter of intent or commitment along with the resume for each 3 Key Personnel?

Signed letters of intent/commitment are not required to satisfying the requirement. However, it is not prohibited and will not be applied toward any page count limitation if provided.

RFQ Provision

52.212-1

12-13 Ref: Factor II Past Performance

Can proposed subcontractors’ past performance be submitted as relevant and recent contracts to meet the Past

Performance Volume requirements?

Offeror may utilize proposed subcontractor’s relevant past performance if proposed subcontractor and offeror previously performed together under the same contract in a manner comparable to a Prime/Sub arrangement or even a Joint venture partnership. Additionally, an offeror may utilize past performance of another firm if offeror and partnered firms are in an active Joint Venture.

Reminder: In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

Pricing

Template and RFQ

FBLR

Daily

Rate and

Provision

52-212-1

13-49 Ref: Factor III Price

The Pricing Template spreadsheet, FBLR Daily Rates Tab provides for rates proposed by the Prime and

Subcontractors and indicates that

“Subcontractors must submit the same level of details.” In addition, the RFQ requires a Total Compensation Plan

(TCP) from both the Prime and any

Subcontractors. As this subcontractor level of detail may include proprietary and confidential information, will the

Government modify the solicitation instructions to permit Subcontractors to directly submit their TCP and pricing data to the Government via sealed package?

The RFQ will be amended to include language which permits the subcontractor to submit pricing information directly to the Government point of contact provided in the

Instructions to Offerors.

Pricing FBLR –

Daily

FBLR

Tab

Ref: Factor III Price Any changes to the formulas made by the offeror shall be clearly annotated and

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Rates

Tab

Can the offerors modify any formulas or calculations in accordance with accounting system practices?

sufficiently explained in the submission of quotes.

RFQ Clause

52.212-5

36-38 Item 1-8 Pertain to Service Contract

Act, FLSA, Wage Determination, etc.

They do not have a check mark next to them. Is this Contract Subject to

Service Contract Labor

Standards/Wage Determination? If yes, which wage determination applies to this contract?

Service Contract Act and subsequent labor category procedures do not apply to this requirement. All labor categories under this contract are subject to the professional services exemption.

RFQ Pricing Please provide the GS equivalent level for the Labor Categories in the

RFP.

Equivalency is not required for this requirement.

RFQ Pricing Please identify all positions that fall under the Service Contract Act and provide the appropriate Wage

Determinations for Eastern NC.

Service Contract Act and subsequent labor category procedures do not apply to this requirement. All labor categories under this contract are subject to the professional services exemption.

RFQ Provision

52.212-1

12-13 Ref: Factor I Technical

Sub Factor 1: Personnel

Qualifications state "The experience, education, and qualifications of personnel proposed to work on the contract will be evaluated to determine their ability to perform their proposed duties". Question - is this requirement just for the three (3) key positions or does this requirement also include the Episodic Instructors?

Personnel Qualifications shall be evaluated as stated in the provided FAR provision for all personnel under this requirement (Full time and Episodic).

However, resumes are only required for key personnel as stated in the SOW.

SOW Para (e) 5

Ref: Ensure compliance with

Lautenberg Act: The provisions of the

Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun

Control Act of 1968 make it illegal for anyone convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence to ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms or ammunition. This stipulation disqualifies any affected individual from performing instructional duties in accordance with this SOW. All Contractor employees must provide a statement, which acknowledges that they understand the provisions and consequences of the Lautenberg

Amendment, and that they have not been convicted of any covered

Print out shall be provided prior to Day 1 of performance period.

offense. Additionally, in order to ensure that MARSOC complies with

18 U.S.C. § 922(s) (4), the contractor will attach a copy of a print-out from the National Crime Information

Center (NCIC) supporting the

Contractor’s statement.

Can the print-out from the National

Crime Information Center (NCIC) be provided on day 1?

RFQ Provision

52.212-1

Fill-In Clauses: Provide all fill-ins or certifications required by the solicitation, for inclusion in any resulting contract.

Q: Will the government accept a copy of the bidders Sam.gov Reps and

Certs, or a statement of compliance, in lieu of the submission of the RFQ

Reps and certs fill in pages 16-31?

No alternative to this requirement will be accepted.

RFQ Provision

52.212-1

Two (2) copies of Volume II are required. The Contractor shall provide a complete copy of Volume II and a ‘REDACTED’ copy of Volume

II that removes all Company names, references, and logos.

Q: As it relates to the ‘REDACTED’ copy of Volume II, should the names of each candidates resume and any references to the same also be redacted?

Yes. Redaction applies to company names, references, logos, as well as proposed personnel under this requirement.

RFQ Provision

52.212-1

Are cover pages, Table’s of content, compliance matrix exempt from page count?

Table of content, cover pages, and compliance matrix are exempt from page counts.

RFQ Provision

52.212-2

13 …This includes but, is not limited to syllabus, vendor facility information…

Q: What is the governments requirement for ‘vendor facility’?

Q: Is this in reference to the vendors

Facility Clearance (FCL)?

Please reference the provided DD254 in regards to the vendor facility information/clearance.

DD254 1.b 1 In block 1.b of the DD254 it states that SECRET Safeguarding is required however, in block 11 only block a, j, l, and m are checked. Can the government verify that SECRET safeguarding is not needed?

Secret Safeguarding is needed as stated in the DD254 and is detailed in box 13 of the DD254.

DD254 1.b 1 If a company does not have safeguarding at the time of submission, will the Government allow time post-award and issuance of

DD254 for a change condition to be processed to a safeguarding FCL?

Per para 7 of the SOW, Security requirements will be in accordance with form DD254 and shall be provided at time of award. Contractor team individual(s) supporting this task will be cleared at the Secret level at the start of the task.

Can the vendor use two different fringe rates – one for FTEs and other for episodic personnel? The reason is that episodic fringe rate is much lower than the FTE fringe rate.

Offerors may utilize two different fringe rates if necessary.

However, offeror is responsible for ensuring submitted pricing reflects an accurate amount.

The formula in the cell G6 of the

“FBLR – Daily Rates” calculates direct rate by using the hours required by the Government for that labor category. This results in a confusing calculation. The traditional method is to divide the annual salary with 2080 hours to correctly derive the hourly rates, otherwise the vendor will have to prorate each annual salary to the required Government hours. Please clarify.

The traditional method which calculates

40 hours a week multiplied by the number of weeks in a year is an inaccurate approach because it does not consider federal holidays, paid leave, sick leave, etc. The government utilizes

1880 hours as a standard and deviates from that standard when there is evidence to support that change. In the case of this requirement, the annual salary for an FTE is divided by 2000 hours vise 1880 hours, as specified in the

SOW.