AMD 0004 Questions and Answers HC108425R0005 PDF.pdf

Item Document Reference Page Number(s) Question/Comment/Recommendations Government Response 1 RFP 52.212-1 72 Will the government allow offerors to use font size 9 for graphics, tables, graphs, submitted as part of any volume?

Reference: “The page format shall have a 1-inch margin using no smaller than an 11-point Arial, Times New Roman, or Courier New font for all text to include any text contained in a table.”

Font size 9 is acceptable 2 SF 1449 B table CLIN 14 N/A CLIN 14 in the SF 1449 B table is entitled ‘ESL Hardware for New Installs OCONUS.’ Is it the government’s intent to only have new hardware installs for OCONUS included in the B table, or is it the government’s intent for this to also include hardware CONUS upgrades? CLIN 14 should list all required hardware/equipment for both CONUS upgrades and OCONUS installations.

3 SF 1449 B table CLIN 14 N/A CLIN 14 in the SF 1449 B table is entitled ‘ESL Hardware for New Installs OCONUS.’ If it is the government’s intent to only have the new hardware install price for OCONUS to be included, where should the hardware CONUS upgrades price be accounted for? CLIN 14 should list all required hardware/equipment for both CONUS upgrades and

OCONUS installations.

4 Attachment+2+Total+Evaluated+CLIN 14 ESL Hardware tab ROW 1 references 6.14 Hardware Requirements for New ESL Installations

In the "CLIN 14 - ESL Hardware" tab of Attachment+2+Total+Evaluated+Price+ESL+AMD01.xlsx, the title in ROW 1 references 6.14 Hardware Requirements for New ESL Installations OCONUS (Attachment 1). Is the PWS title reference incorrect being only OCONUS and should it include CONUS? CLIN 14 should list all required hardware/equipment for both CONUS upgrades and

OCONUS installations.

5 Attachment+2+Total+Evaluated+CLIN 13 ESL Installs

Large tab Row 36 Is it correct to assume that the note in Row 36 – ‘SOFTWARE??’ is a note inserted that is not relevant to bidders?

Your assumption is correct. This statement has been removed.

6 Attachment+2+Total+Evaluated+ESL Upgrades and New

ESL Installs General Instructions: The offeror can add additional rows/columns or tabs in the template as necessary

This question supercedes question 16 "CLIN 14 - ESL Hardware" tab of Attachment+2+Total+Evaluated +Price+ESL+AMD01.xlsx only includes unit equipment prices for a subset of the non-labor that would be needed for ESL Upgrades and New ESL Installs. In addition, the government would not be able to determine ESL Upgrade or New ESL Install "Total Store" prices based on the Evaluation Model.

Request that the following non-labor bundles be added as either sub-CLINs under CLIN 14 or new CLINs (new sub-CLIN examples shown) and also be added to the SF 1449 B table:

- CLIN 14A - Non-Labor Bundle: ESL Upgrade Small CONUS (48 states) Store

- CLIN 14B - Non-Labor Bundle: ESL Upgrade Small CONUS (AK/HI) Store

- CLIN 14C - Non-Labor Bundle: ESL Upgrade Medium CONUS (48 States) Store

- CLIN 14D - Non-Labor Bundle: ESL Upgrade Medium CONUS (AK/HI) Store

- CLIN 14E - Non-Labor Bundle: ESL Upgrade Large CONUS (48 States) Store

- CLIN 14F - Non-Labor Bundle: ESL Upgrade Large CONUS (AK/HI) Store

- CLIN 14G - Non-Labor Bundle: New ESL Installation OCONUS Small Store

- CLIN 14H - Non-Labor Bundle: New ESL Installation OCONUS Medium Store

- CLIN 14I - Non-Labor Bundle: New ESL Installation OCONUS Large Store This change will allow the government to have a complete total store price by adding the Non-Labor Bundle Prices to the Labor Prices (e.g., CLINs 8-13). We recommend requiring these bundles from all offerors for evaluation so that the government may evaluate all competitive bids equally.

CLINs x008-x013 are to be inclusive of all labor, hawdware, software, initial training, travel, and anything else that is necessary to complete the upgrade and installation based on store size. PWS tasks 6.8-6.13 have been updated to reflect this, along with Attachment 2, Total Evaluated Price ESL. CLINs x021-x023 have been added to allow for the breakout of ESL upgrades for Alaska/Hawaii and the other 48 states.

7 Attachment+2+Total+Evaluated+PWS Sustainment CLINs 1- 7 and 15 - 18.

General Instructions: The offeror can add additional rows/columns or tabs in the template as necessary

This question supercedes question 17 "CLINs 1-7 and 15-18" tabs of Attachment+2+Total+Evaluated +Price+ESL+AMD01.xlsx only include labor in support of sustainment. The DeCA ESLS sustainment requires more than just labor (e.g., software licenses, maintenance equipment, etc.). We request that the following non-labor bundle be added as a new CLIN to Attachment 2 and the SF 1449 B table.:

- CLIN 20 - Contract Year Annual Non-Labor Sustainment Bundle This would allow the government to have a complete total annual contract year price for Sustainment by adding the Non-Labor Bundle Price to the Labor Prices (e.g., CLINs 1-7 and 15- 18). We recommend requiring this bundle for all offerors for evaluation so that the government may evaluate all competitive bids equally.

An annual non-labor sustainment support CLIN (x020) has been added to the RFP and Attachment 2, Total Evaluated Price ESL.

8 Attachment+2+Total+Evaluated+Government Flexibility Government Flexibility May an Offeror submit an "Optional" Catalog of ESL related FFP items that the government may wish to purchase under the contract in support of activities such as Add/Alters, Change Requests, and disaster recovery like hurricanes, fire, etc., providing the government more flexibility during program delivery? This should include unit labor rates, optional services like rail/label installation, etc. We request that the following new CLIN be added to the SF 1449 B table and be included as NSP on the Attachment 2 Summary tab, and that the government allow ordering during program delivery:

- CLIN 21 - Optional Catalog

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