26RE010_ATTCH11_Q_A_010826.pdf

Question # Solicitation Reference Question Answer 1 Attachment 1 - Pricing Sheet Will the solicitation be awarded for new materials in 2026-27 school year or the 2027-2028. The pricing document showed March

2026 starting year one of the base year.

The anticipated award will provide new materials for the 2026-2027 school year, with an anticipated contractual effective start date of March 2026.

2 Do you have a rough timeline of review activities/award announcement? Proposals are due January 20th 12:00 PM EST, and the award announcement is anticipated by mid March 2026.

3 Section: Supplies or Services & Prices or Costs (Pages 3-

11) and FAR 52.217-9, Option To Extend The Contract

For first five-year base contract, I understand pricing is firm. For the subsequent five-year Option Period, can prices be adjusted/estimated for inflation/rising cost of goods?

The prices cannot be adjusted during the five-year option period. Both the base period and the option period are Firm Fixed Price (FFP) arrangements. All option CLINs must be priced and submitted upfront with your initial proposal, and those prices remain firm if the Government exercises the option.

4 Since DoDEA currently has complete FOSS Next Generation lab kits and you want to build on current infrastructure, I assume conversion equipment lab kits should be bid (this includes new items needed for the new edition), along with new equipment kits.

Is this an accurate assumption? Or do you want new lab kits for everyone?

Offerors technical solutions will be evaluated to determine if they meet or exceed the requirements of the Performance Work Statement. Offerors may submit proposals that complement the existing science resources in DoDEA classrooms as outlined in Technical Exhibit 2 (such as adaption lab kits) and/or they may submit proposals for new lab kits (complete). The CLINS and pricing sheet have been updated to include a separate line item for refills and adaption lab kits. Offerors may adjust the quantities of the Lab Kits, Refills and Adaption Lab Kit lines to reflect proposed solution(s).

5 The conversion lab kits do not include refill kits. Will the current lab kits needed to be refilled with consumables? The response will need to outline the options and recommendations for how to maintain the classroom lab kits with all the consumable materials needed for the daily lesson implementation over the 5 base years and 5 option year period. The proposal should explain details specific to the offeror's proposed solutions to the government's requirements. For example, the proposal should explain if kits refills are needed every year to make a kit complete and ready for instruction; alternatively, if kit refills contain three-years worth of materials then the proposal would explain refills are only needed in year 3 and year 6 and 9, if the option period is exercised.

The CLINS and pricing sheet have also been updated to include a separate line item for refills and adaption lab kits. Offerors may submit a modified Pricing Sheet that is more appropriate to their standard commercial practice that includes an alternate pricing structure other than what is provided and shall reference the Contract Line-Item Numbers (CLINs) and Sub-CLINs in Attachment 1, Pricing Sheet.

Attachment 11-Questions and Answers HE125426RE010-K-5 Science Instructional Resources and Lab Kits