HARDD Questions Submission 1.xlsx
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- Solicitation number
- SPE4A2-26-R-0002-0001
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Defense Logistics Agency Aviation
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This is a Questions and Answers document from the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation containing 14 vendor questions and government responses regarding the Hardware Acquisition Recompete DLA Direct (HARDD) solicitation SPE4A2-26-R-0002.
The document addresses critical clarifications on contract structure and pricing methodology. Key issues resolved include: confirmation that unit of measure information has been added to the pricing spreadsheet (Attachment 2), incorporation of Economic Price Adjustment clauses (H-900 Pricing and Payment and Procurement Note C09) to adjust pricing annually across the five-year contract period, and elimination of a previously referenced Throughput Charge with corresponding spreadsheet column deletions and updates. The government clarified that each line item will be awarded to a single offeror based on lowest Total Evaluated Price, and that Attachment 2 spreadsheet has been unlocked to allow filtering and updated with formulas for calculating extended prices and total evaluated prices. Additionally, the government confirmed that delivery orders will be automatically awarded to contract holders of assigned National Stock Numbers based on pricing and lead times proposed during initial solicitation awards, eliminating competitive delivery order proposals. The government agreed to remove multiple inapplicable clauses related to service contract reporting, certified cost or pricing data, pass-through charges, post-award debriefings, and counterfeit electronic part detection, as the HARDD is primarily a commercial supplies acquisition set aside for small business that does not require certified cost data submission.
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| Question # | Reference Document | Section # | Page # | Question, Supporting Rationale, and Remedy | Government Response |
| 1 | Attachment 2- HARDD Section B | N/A | N/A | The unit of measure for the quantities included in this spreadsheet is missing. Can the Government please add unit of measure for pricing each NSN as this is essential to accurately price material for this solicitation? | Complete. |
| 2 | Section L | 7.0 VOLUME III - FACTOR 3: COST/PRICE | 10 | Section L.7.0 requires offerors to submit an electronic copy of Attachment 2 - HARDD Section B, providing material pricing for 45% of the items and including pricing for any required testing (First Article/Production Lot). As structured, unit pricing is firm fixed for all 5 years of the period. In order to hold a fixed price on this contract, it is essential that pricing be adjusted on an annual basis. Therefore, can the Government please add the following clauses that were included in the HARCD solicitation: H-900 - Pricing and Payment, and Procurement Note C09 - Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) - Department of Labor Index? | Agreed, added to Section H and will amend solicitation. |
| 3 | Section L | 7.0 VOLUME III - FACTOR 3: COST/PRICE | 10 | Attachment 2 - HARDD Section B includes Column N for a Throughput Charge percentage which applies as a markup to the material unit price offered for each item and is included in the calculation of the item Total Evaluated Price in Column W. However, Section L does not reference or describe the Throughput Charge at all. Can the Government please describe in the Throughput Charge Percentage in Section L, including how it is applied to the material unit price and what cost and price elements offers should include in their offered percentage, e.g. transportation, packaging and labeling, vendor & item management, applicable indirect costs and profit? | There is no throughput charge for HARDD. |
| 4 | Section L | 7.0 VOLUME III - FACTOR 3: COST/PRICE | 10 | Section L does not define if a Throughput Charge is a single percentage that applies to each material unit price offered. Can the Government please clarify that the Throughput Charge percentage is a single fixed percentage applied to the unit price of all items across all contract years and remains unchanged in the Option Years? | There is no throughput charge for HARDD. |
| 5 | Attachment 2 - HARDD Section B | N/A | N/A | The Column W heading in Section B states, "TEP without Management Charge." However, there is no mention of a Management Charge in Section L. Can the Government clarify if this is referring to the Throughput Charge in Column N and if so, can the Government please revise the Column W heading? | Deleted & Updated columns. There is no throughput charge. |
| 6 | Section M | 3.5.4 Total Evaluated Price | 6 | Section M 3.5.4 states that proposals will be evaluated on a line by line basis and the evaluation of item prices shall not obligate the Government to award each item. However, Section M does not clearly state if each item will be awarded to a single offeror based on the lowest TEP at the line level, or if an individual line item may be awarded to multiple offerors. Can the Government please clarify that each item will be awarded to a single offeror? | Each item will be awarded to a single offeror. |
| 7 | Attachment 2- HARDD Section B | N/A | N/A | The entire sheet is locked, so we are unable to filter by column headings to see which items require FAT or have other unique requirements. Can the Government unlock this sheet? If it must remain locked, can the Government add a feature to allow offerors to filter items/ rows by spreadsheet column headings? | Updated. |
| 8 | Attachment 2- HARDD Section B | N/A | N/A | Attachment 2, Section B does not have any formulas to calculate the extended price for each line item (including application of the Throughput Charge percentage) and total evaluated price. Can the Government please provide an updated Attachment 2 that includes formulas for calculating the extended line item price and total evaluated price? | Complete |
| 9 | Attachment 7- HARDD Section H - Special Clauses | H-901 OPTION PERIOD EVALUATION AND AWARD | 1 | H-901 states, "Base period pricing will be escalated as the basis for the option years’ pricing." Can the Government please add a clause that provides an economic price adjustment to both material unit prices and quality inspection costs on an annual basis? | Added EPA clauses for material only. |
| 10 | SPE4A226R0002_Solicitation | Section I | 15 | 52.204-14 SERVICE CONTRACT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS (OCT 2016) FAR |
52.204-15 SERVICE CONTRACT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR INDEFINITE-DELIVERY CONTRACTS (OCT 2016) FAR
| These clauses appear inapplicable to this solicitation because it is primarily for supplies, not services. Can the Government please remove these clauses? | Agreed, will remove from soliciation. | ||||
| 11 | SPE4A226R0002_Solicitation | Section I | 24 | 52.215-10 PRICE REDUCTION FOR DEFECTIVE CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA (AUG 2011) |
52.215-12 SUBCONTRACTOR CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA (DEVIATION 2022-O0001) FAR 52.215-13 SUBCONTRACTOR CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA-MODIFICATIONS (DEVIATION 2022-O0001) FAR
| HARDD is a solicitation for commercial products or services. These clauses do not apply to solicitations and contracts for commercial products or commercial services FAR 15.403-1(c) prohibits obtaining certified cost or pricing data when a commercial product or commercial service is being acquired). Can the Government please remove these clauses? | Agreed, will remove from soliciation. | ||||
| 12 | SPE4A226R0002_Solicitation | Section I | 26, 55 | 52.215-23 LIMITATIONS ON PASS-THROUGH CHARGES (JUN 2020) FAR |
52.215-22 LIMITATIONS ON PASS-THROUGH CHARGES-IDENTIFICATION OF SUBCONTRACT EFFORT (OCT 2009) FAR
252.215-7002 COST ESTIMATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (JAN 2025) DFARS
| HARDD is a solicitation for commercial products or services. These clauses only apply to solicitations that require submission of certified cost or pricing data. FAR 15.403-1(c) prohibits obtaining certified cost or pricing data when a commercial product or commercial service is being acquired. Can the Government please remove these clauses? | Agreed, will remove from soliciation. | ||||
| 13 | SPE4A226R0001_Solicitation | Section I | 27 | 252.216-7010 POSTAWARD DEBRIEFINGS FOR TASK ORDERS AND DELIVERY ORDERS (DEC 2022) DFARS |
| Will contract awardees submit proposals for HARDD delivery orders, and will those proposals be submitted on a competitive basis between the HARDD awardees for government evaluation and award, or will the Government issue delivery orders unilaterally to HARDD awardees, e.g. based on assigned NSNs? If HARDD awardees will submit competitive delivery order proposals so to what extent will the awardees' proposals be required to adhere to the pricing, lead times, and terms incorporated in their basic contract awards? | No. Delivery orders will be automatically awarded to the contract holder of that item. Each delivery order will have the prices and lead times proposed during solicitation for the initial awards and/or during add group solicitations. | ||||
| 14 | SPE4A226R0001_Solicitation | Section I | 38 | 252.246-7007 CONTRACTOR COUNTERFEIT ELECTRONIC PART DETECTION AND AVOIDANCE SYSTEM (JAN 2023) DFARS |
This clause does not apply to solicitations set aside for small business. Can the Government please remove this clause? Agreed, will remove from soliciation.
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