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ATTACHMENT 4 - Questions and Answers Template
| Question # |
| Questions / Comments |
| RFP Reference |
| Government Response |
| RFP Change Required (Y/N) |
| Location of Change |
| 001 |
| What is the Government’s expected LOE (NTE) for this project? |
This is a performance based requirement. It is the responsibility of the vendor to propose the LOE necessary to satisfy this requirement.
| 002 |
| We would like to know, if the government wil sponsor security clearance to the successful offeror? |
A facility clearance is required at the time of contract award.
| 003 |
| It states that local travel between the contractors facility and DISA Ft Meade is required. The number of local trips per month for all FTEs and how many days is each trip? |
| Section 9, Para. 2, Page 17 |
| For planning purposes, 1 or 2 trips per month to attend meetings in the local area are anticipated. Local travel is defined as travel within a 50 mile radius from the contractor’s facility (place of performance). Local travel must be pre-approved by the COR. |
| 004 |
| It states “All Personnel performing on this contract will be U.S. citizens with Level IT-1” In para 12.4 it states that “The work to be performed under this contract is Secret’. Do all personnel need to hae a “Secret” clearance to start? |
| Section 12.3, 12.2, Para. 2, Page 19 |
| A INTERIM U.S. SECRET clearance for some personnel is acceptable. Key personnel must possess a FINAL US SECRET clearance at the time of contract award. |
| 005 |
| Key Personnel is listed as Project Manager and Principal Systems Architect. This does not correlate to Section 6.1 Contract Manager and 6.2 System Engineer. Is the Key Personnel listed correct? |
| Section C, Para. 1, Page 23 |
| The key personnel (Project Manager & Principle Systems Architect) will lead the team to provide contract management and system engineering services/support |
| 006 |
| “The contractor shall provide audio teleconference capability to support weekly Technical Director Staff meetings and weekly Architecture Core Team Meetings” Does the contractor need to provide this equipment or just the capability? |
| Section 6.1.3, Para. 1, Page 25 |
| The government does not require the vendor to provide equipment, only the service. |
| 007 |
| Transition – Is there an established timeframe to complete the transition period |
| Section H.14, Para. 3, Page 43 |
| There is no formal transition planned between the contractor and a predecessor or successor. The current schedule allows for approx 1 week overlap. |
| 008 |
| In Section V (Contract documentation) do you also want us to submit the DD254? |
| Section L.4.1, Table, Page 70 |
| All prime contractors shall include in the proposal a completed Form DD254 |
| 009 |
| Since work is to be performed on the contractor site and the current audio conferencing equipment is installed on the government site, does this have to be duplicated at the contractor site? In supporting DCO, does this require support for both secure and non-secure communications? |
| PWS 6.1.3 |
| There is no requirement for the vendor to provide equipment at the Government site. The vendor need only to provide the service (i.e. phone bridge) |
Unclassified DCO support is required. Classified/Secure DCO support is not required.
| 010 |
| Are the Joint C2 architecture compliance assessments expected to meet the Joint Interoperability Test Center (JITC) Architecture Notional Detail Guide for Interoperability Version 1.0, 17 Dec 2013? |
| PWS 6.2.2 |
| No |
| 011 |
| We understand there are multiple tools the government would like to leverage for architecture design identified in Sections 6.2.3 and 6.2.5 of the PWS. Are tools such as Intelink and SharePoint existing, and it would the vendor’s responsibility to maintain the existing solution or are vendors expected to develop and maintain the solution? |
| PWS 6.2.3 and 6.2.5 |
| Vendors will be expected to maintain and further develop the existing Intelink/SharePoint established capabilities |
| 012 |
| Please identify the information assurance workforce certification for each category and level for the specific contract positions. |
| PWS 12.7.6 |
| The Contractor s supporting the Joint C2 Architecture Support contract will be required to take the DISA IA General Training. No other IA certification is required. |
| 013 |
| Would you kindly provide the name of the incubment? |
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)