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| Questions Regarding RFP for Escort | Last Updated: 25 October 2018 | ||
| Questions | PWS/General Questions | Question | Government Response |
| 01 | Can you please advise if the above Solicitation is related to Solicitation Number HC102818R0102? | No, this is not relataed to HC102818R0102 | |
| 02 | Is there a current incumbent supporting the contract? If so, please provide the name of the incumbent(s) and contract number(s). | No | |
| 03 | Does the Government expect to have a pre-bid conference or site visit for the DISA Security Escort Services Contract (HC102818R0128)? We were unable to find the information when we reviewed the RFP. | No. | |
| 04 | My main question surrounds conflict of interest, we have had internal staff review the requirements for the escort services and have deemed that there are no conflict of interest in us pursuing the escort services opportunity. I wanted to make certain we received confirmation from your end. | It is up to the Contractor to identify potential conflicts of interest at the time of proposal. Reference the FAR clause in the RFP. (a) An offeror shall identify in its proposal, quote, bid or any resulting contract, any potential or actual Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest (OCCI) as described in FAR Subpart |
9.5. This includes actual or potential conflicts of interests of proposed subcontractors. If an offeror identifies in its proposal, quote, bid or any resulting contract, a potential or actual conflict of interests the offeror shall submit an Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest Mitigation Plan to the contracting officer. The Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest Mitigation Plan shall describe how the offeror addresses potential or actual conflicts of interest and identify how they will avoid, neutralize, or mitigate present or future conflicts of interest.
(b) Offerors must consider whether their involvement and participation raises any OCCI issues, especially in the following areas when:
(1) Providing systems engineering and technical direction.
(2) Preparing specifications or work statements and/or objectives.
(3) Providing evaluation services.
(4) Obtaining access to proprietary information.
(c) If a prime contractor or subcontractor breaches any of the OCCI restrictions, or does not disclose or misrepresents any relevant facts concerning its conflict of interest, the government may take appropriate action, including terminating the contract, in additional to any remedies that may be otherwise permitted by the contract or operation of law.
| 05 | 6.3.1 | What are some of the trends or projection data they typically look for in a report? | 1 example: disbursement/expenditure projection |
| 06 | Must Escorts be employees of Contractor or can the Contractor subcontract security agencies to provide Flex escorts? | Subcontracting is permissible (see Limitations on Subcontracting clause). The subcontractor must meet security requirements commensurate with their work (PWS paragraph 11). | |
| 07 | 11.7.6 | What classification are the Contractor’s Deliverable considered? What page of the DoDM 5200.1 manual would one find the marking requirements noted in paragraph 11.7.6? | Contractor deliverables are expected to be unclassified. There is no expectation that the contractor will generate classified documents. |
| 08 | 6.1.1.2 | How much advance notice is provided to the vendor to staff "flex escort" requirements? | Flex escort requirements are identified through the Technical Requirements (TR) process. We intend to issue TRs 30 days in advance. |
| 09 | 6.1.1 | How much advance notice is provided to the vendor to staff "TR" requirements? | We intend to issue TRs 30 days in advance. |
| 10 | 6.1.1 | Are the security escorts at the OCONUS locations typically country "residents" or do they "fly-in/fly-out" based on the requirement? | Dependent on contractor's staffing strategy. |
| 11 | While at OCONUS sites operate under SOFA provisions or are they considered "local hire/non-SOFA"? | OCONUS escorts will not be covered under SOFA. | |
| 12 | Other than possessing a valid security clearance at the required level, are there any position qualifications? | All qualifications are described in the PWS. | |
| 13 | Are there any travel/ODC elements within this contract? | The contract is Firm Fixed Price - no additional travel costs or ODCs are allowable. | |
| 14 | In addition to the safety training, and USG required training, is there any initial and/or recurring training requirements? | Some sites permit lead escorts to have network access using DISA workstations. Annual online training must be completed in order to retain network access -- this training may be completed during work hours. | |
| 15 | Is there a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) currently in effect for this contract whether as a whole or at the site level? If there is a CBA applicable at any individual site, please identify sites subject to CBA provisions. | We are not aware of a CBA at any of our sites. | |
| 16 | Please clarify whether pricing is to be provided on pages 12 through 25 corresponding to each item number or only on Attachment 3-Pricing Sheet or within both Supplies/Services and Attachment 3. | Pricing information is only necessary on the Pricing Spreadsheet (Attachment 3). It is not a requirement to fill in the CLIN pricing on pages 12-25 | |
| 17 | We could not find any reference to licensing requirements in the RFP documents. Could DISA please clarify if Offerors are required to be licensed in any or all of the following locations. If yes, which specific licenses/permits/authorizations are required? Are they required to be held by the Small Business, or could they be held by a SB teaming partner? |
1. Chambersburg, PA
2. Columbus, OH
3. Denver, CO
4. Mechanicsburg, PA
5. Montgomery, AL
6. Ogden, UT
7. Oklahoma City, OK
8. San Antonio, TX
9. St. Louis, MO
10. Pacific (Ft Shafter, HI)
11. Pacific (Yokota AB, Japan)
12. Wiesbaden, Germany
13. Manama, Bahrain
14. "DISA EUR Stuttgart, Germany"
15. DISA Global, Scott AFB, IL
| We are not aware of any licensing requirements at any of the sites. | ||
| 18 | Is this solicitation restricted in any way or is it wide and open for small business? | This is a small business set aside. |
| 19 | Is there any GSA or WOSB requirement for this solicitation? | No |
| 20 | Does past experience with DISA Security Escort Services count in the evaluation process? | Past performance submitted for evaluation in accordance with the RFP will be considered. |
| 21 | Does the winning company have to possess a T/S FCL before the award, or is the Secret FCL good enough for now? | The company must have a final Top Secret FCL at the time of proposal. |
| 22 | I did not see any words on the fee associated with the contract. Is this a CPFF or a fixed cost contract? | Firm Fixed Price |
| 23 | Does the contract provide any overhead cost in the management of the contract? | This is a FFP solicitation which requires offerors to propose fully burdened labor rates. These fully burdened rates should include any/all indirect rates which may include overhead. |
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