26QE033_ATTCH10_Questions and Answers_041726.pdf

Question # Question Answer

Regarding references, would three references who have worked with us in the past suffice?

Yes. In accordinance with the solicitation under Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors or Quoters, Section 2.1.3, Volume 3: Past

Performance, vendors shall submit no more than five (5) references for relevant contracts performed within the past five (5) years. Contracts may be past or current, provided performance did not end more than five years prior to the quote submission due date, and may include

Federal, State, local, and commercial customers. Submission of three references is acceptable.

2 Can we submit our bid via email?

Yes. In accordinance with the solicitation under Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors or Quoters, Section 3.3, Submission

Requirements and Quote Due Date, submissions must be sent electronically to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer on or before the closing date and time identified on the SF‑1449, Block 8.

Quotes submitted via email meet this requirement.

Please confirm whether offerors may propose optional CLINs for equipment, consumables, and CAD/Onshape software or certification-related items associated with the proposed solution, and if so, whether those optional CLINs will be outside the required base offering and excluded from the Government’s base-price evaluation unless expressly exercised.

Vendors shall quote pricing in accordance with the CLIN structure identified in the solicitation. Optional CLINs may be quoted only if expressly provided for in the solicitation. Any optional CLINs identified as such would not be evaluated as part of the base‑price evaluation unless and until exercised by the Government.

The PWS references course standards at https://www.DoDEA.edu/curriculum/career-technical-education-cte. Please confirm whether the standards located at that website are the basis for alignment of Principles of Engineering, Engineering Design and Development, and Engineering Drawing CAD, or whether there are additional competency documents, curriculum documents, or other guidance that offerors should use for alignment.

https://www.dodea.edu/curriculum/career-technical-education/clusters/engineering-and-technology

HE1254-26-Q-E033- Engineering Pathway Courseware - Attachment 10 - Questions and Answers https://www.dodea.edu/curriculum/career-technical-education/clusters/engineering-and-technology https://www.dodea.edu/curriculum/career-technical-education/clusters/engineering-and-technology

If any revisions to the applicable standards, curriculum guidance, or alignment requirements are planned prior to award, will the Government provide those revisions to all offerors through a solicitation amendment?

Yes. Any material changes to the solicitation requirements prior to award will be issued to all vendors through a formal solicitation amendment.

If curriculum, standards, competencies, or other alignment requirements change during the period of performance, will the Government provide the awarded contractor an opportunity to revise its solution to continue satisfying the requirement as awarded?

The vendor shall perform in accordance with the contract as awarded.

Any post‑award changes to curriculum, standards, competencies, or alignment requirements are not automatic and would only be implemented if determined necessary by the Government and addressed through a formal contract modification.

Please confirm that offerors should propose and price based on the standards and curriculum guidance in effect at the time proposals are submitted. If the Government revises those requirements after award, please confirm whether such revisions will be addressed through contract modification.

Vendors shall quote their submissions based on the standards and curriculum guidance in effect at the time proposals are submitted. Any changes to requirements that occur after award and impact contract scope, pricing, or performance would be addressed, as appropriate, through a contract modification.

Please clarify whether the requirement to keep content/courseware current is intended only to address the currency of published instructional content, or also to require ongoing alignment to any newly adopted standards, curriculum revisions, or other Government-issued course requirements after award.

The requirement to keep content/courseware current is limited to maintaining alignment with the current course descriptions and requirements identified in the solicitation. Ongoing alignment to newly adopted standards or post‑award curriculum changes is not required unless otherwise directed by the Government.

9 Do you need physical samples or digital access for your review?

The Government does not require physical samples. As stated in

Attachment 8 (Performance Work Statement), Section 2.1.1, the requirement is for 100% digital, cloud‑based commercial off‑the‑shelf

(COTS) instructional resources. Additionally, per the solicitation under

Evaluation Factors for Award, Section 2(i), Step #1, vendors shall provide materials via digital access codes that demonstrate their ability to meet the requirements of the applicable subfactors.