HHM402-20-R-0004 Questions_Updated_08Feb2021.xlsx

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Attached to: (update) AMEND 01 RFP: FY21 FME Laboratory Operations
Solicitation number: HHM402-20-R-0004
Issued by: Defense Intelligence Agency

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HHM402-20-R-0004 Questions_Updated_19Feb2021.xlsx	XLSX spreadsheet	Feb 19, 2021
AMEND 1 RFP_ HHM4020R0004 _001.pdf	PDF	Feb 8, 2021
RFP HMM40220R0004 22 Jan 2021 Clear Scan.pdf	PDF	Jan 27, 2021
RFP HHM40220R0004_22Jan 2021.pdf	PDF	Jan 26, 2021
Attachment 5_Past Performance Questonaire.pdf	PDF	Jan 26, 2021
Exihibit B FME LabOps LCAT Proposal template 7 Aug.xlsx	XLSX spreadsheet	Jan 26, 2021
RFP HHM40220R0004_22Jan 2021.pdf	PDF	Jan 22, 2021
Exihibit B FME LabOps LCAT Proposal template 7 Aug.xlsx	XLSX spreadsheet	Jan 22, 2021

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Questions and Govt Response HHM402-20-R-0004
#	RFP File Name (Section)	Attachment or Sub-Section	Document Page #	Relevant RFP Statement	Comment/ Question	Government response
1	RFP

and

Exhibit B	L.8.h.4.e	202	Complete the Excel spreadsheet provided as Exhibit B to the solicitation.	Please confirm offerors are not to add a tab to Exhibit B showing the rate build for each IDIQ Ceiling rate labor category.	A column can be added to the labor category however the Govt plug in values to remain unchanged.
	2	RFP	Section L.2	189	2. The Offeror's proposal, as a minimum, shall consist of a Technical/Management Capability Proposal, Past Performance Information, Small Business Participation,
Subcontracting Plan (for large businesses only), Price Proposal and a signed SF 33….	In what Volume shall offerors submit the signed SF33?	The SF33 is not submitted as a volume.
	3	RFP	Section L.2 and Section K	189, and 176		In what Volume shall offerors submit the Section K and Certification clause?	To be submitted as attachment with the SF33
	4	RFP	Section L.6.d Proposal Format and Content	190	The volume cover page, table of contents, and acronym list shall not be included in the page count. Teaming agreements, Key Personnel resumes, Quality Control Plans and Risk Management Plans can be added as an attachment/appendix and will not count in page limits.	The Government previously stated in response to questions for the draft RFP that Resumes would be limited to no more than 2 pages but the final RFP is silent on any page limitations for resumes. Recognizing that some labor category requirements are quite lengthy and require significant years of experience which may be quite a challenge with a 2 page limit. Will the Government require resume page limits for KP resumes with a maximum of 3 pages?	Yes, maximum of 3 pages for KP resumes is acceptable.
	5	RFP	Section L.6.d Proposal Format and Content	190	The volume cover page, table of contents, and acronym list shall not be included in the page count. Teaming agreements, Kev Personnel resumes, Quality Control Plans and Risk Management Plans can be added as an attachment/appendix and will not count in page limits.	Will the Government require or allow one page letters of commitment for each KP resume and otherwise excluded from page count?	Yes, the govt will allow one page letters of commitment for each KP resume and exclude from page count.
	6	RFP	SOW Section 1.1 Key Personnel	18	The following positions are considered "Key Personnel" in support of this contract initiative. The listing of Key Personnel will become part of contract Key Personnel clause. The following list provides the minimum requirements for labor categories and numbers of people to meet the key personnel required to fulfill the Laboratory Operation and Support Contract. These are the core ,categories required for specialized technical support to the FME Program and Laboratory Operation and Maintenance. Resumes are required and shall! address the qualifications set forth. A brief description of the skills needed by personnel to perform work in each of these categories follows:

Category/ Minimum # Program Manager/ 1 Sr. Technical Analyst /6 Technical Analyst/ 2 Technician -Transportation Specialist /2 Technician -Equipment Maintenance Specialist/ 1 Technician - Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist /1 Technician - Logistics/ 1

Foreign Language Translator /1	The SOW requirements indicate minimum numbers of key personnel. Can the Government please confirm that Offerors may propose their best solution and are allowed to name additional key personnel with associated resumes for a best value approach to obtaining stated SOW objectives with lowest risk?	Yes, government confirms that Offerors may propose their best solution and are allowed to name additional key personnel with associated resumes for a best value approach to obtaining stated SOW objectives with lowest risk.
	7	RFP	SOW Section 1.1 Key Personnel	18	The following positions are considered "Key Personnel" in support of this contract initiative. The listing of Key Personnel will become part of contract Key Personnel clause. The following list provides the minimum requirements for labor categories and numbers of people to meet the key personnel required to fulfill the Laboratory Operation and Support Contract. These are the core ,categories required for specialized technical support to the FME Program and Laboratory Operation and Maintenance. Resumes are required and shall! address the qualifications set forth. A brief description of the skills needed by personnel to perform work in each of these categories follows:

Foreign Language Translator /1	The Government clearly requires and is concerned with contractors capability to staff the contract with little to no disruption to performance. To provide evidence of this low risk staffing approach, will the Government allow additional non-key resumes for contractor determined critical positions and personnel not to exceed 1/2 page each and otherwise outside of page count along with a corresponding not to exceed 1/2 page letter of commitment.	Yes, will allow additional non-key resumes for contractor determined critical positions and personnel not to exceed 1/2 page each and otherwise outside of page count along with a corresponding not to exceed 1/2 page letter of commitment to provide evidence of this low risk staffing approach.
	8	RFP	SOW

and Exhibit B, Tab 2 LCAT Pgs. 18 -31 and Exhibit B, rows 17-18 Can the government provide the labor category description and qualifications for the Analyst 1 labor category listed in Exhibit B? It is not defined in the SOW with the rest of the labor categories. Analyst 1

Education/Experience: BS, 0-15 Years; MS, 0-12 Years; PhD, 10+ years.

General Description: A degree in Computer Science, Math, or Engineering Physics with experience in research, computer analysis, data analysis, and/or programming related to weapons systems

9 RFP

and Exhibit B Section L.8. h. Factor 5: Price Proposal, (e ) and Exhibit B, Tab 2 LCAT Pg. 202 and

rows 29-31	Complete the Excel spreadsheet provided as Exhibit. B to this solicitation: Offerors shall provide a fully burdened labor rate for each of the labor categories identified in Exhibit. B, and for each year of the contract. For each Government labor category specified, the offeror shall provide a fully loaded labor rate for each year of the contract. The Offeror shall provide a fully loaded hourly labor rate for On-site and Off-site work locations. On-site locations are defined as Government owned and/or operated facilities. Offsite locations are defined as non-Government owned and/or operated facilities (i.e. the Offeror’s local-work facility, etc.). This will result in two sets of rates for each labor category for each year of the contract.	Will the Government confirm that LCATS identified as OCONUS should be bid at Government site rates?	Government confirms that LCATS identified as OCONUS shall be bid at Government site rates
	10	RFP

and Exhibit B Section L.8. h. Factor 5: Price Proposal, (e ) and

Tab 2 LCAT	p. 202	Complete the Excel spreadsheet provided as Exhibit. B to this solicitation: Offerors shall provide a fully burdened labor rate for each of the labor categories identified in Exhibit. B, and for each year of the contract. For each Government labor category specified, the offeror shall provide a fully loaded labor rate for each year of the contract. The Offeror shall provide a fully loaded hourly labor rate for On-site and Off-site work locations. On-site locations are defined as Government owned and/or operated facilities. Offsite locations are defined as non-Government owned and/or operated facilities (i.e. the Offeror’s local-work facility, etc.). This will result in two sets of rates for each labor category for each year of the contract.	Will the Government confirm that LCATS that do not have a Government site or Contractor site designation, (e.g., Jr. Intelligence Technician) should be bid at Government site rates?	Yes,government confirms that LCATS that do not have a Government site or Contractor site designation, (e.g., Jr. Intelligence Technician) shall bid at Government site rates. Verbiage has been added to Section L 8. 4. e in red font
	11	RFP	SOW 1.1 and 1.2	SOW Pages 18, 19, & 21	Definitions of Sr. Tech Analyst (pages 18 & 19) and Sr. Tech Staff (pages 21) ;

Category / Minimum # Program Manager / 1 Sr Technical Analyst / 6 Technical Analyst / 2 Technician- Transportation Specialist / 2 Technician - Equipment Maintenance Specialist / 1 Technician - Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist / 1 Technician - Logistics / 1

Foreign Language Translator / 1	The labor category description for Sr. Tech Analyst and Sr. Tech Staff are identical except for levels of experience.
Will the Government allow each Offeror to propose the best combination between the two labor categories (Sr. Tech Staff and Sr. Tech Analyst) to fill the six Key Personnel currently assigned to the Sr. Tech Analyst category in the RFP?	Yes, the Government allow each Offeror to propose the best combination between the two labor categories (Sr. Tech Staff and Sr. Tech Analyst) to fill the six Key Personnel currently assigned to the Sr. Tech Analyst category in the RFP.
	12	RFP	Section L.6.d Proposal Format and Content	Page 191 table	The volume cover page, table of contents, and acronym list shall not be included in the page count. Teaming agreements, Kev Personnel resumes, Quality Control Plans and Risk Management Plans can be added as an attachment/appendix and will not count in page limits.	Resumes and Teaming Agreements are excluded from page count but not explicitly included in the Table in L.6.d, page 191. Please confirm that Key Personnel Resumes should be included as an attachment to Vol II and Teaming Agreements should be included as an attachment to Volume IVa?	Yes, Key Personnel Resumes should be included as an attachment to Vol II and Teaming Agreements should be included as an attachment to Volume Iva
	13	RFP

and

Exhibit B	SOW Section 17 - Deliverables
and Exhibit B	Page 34

and

Exhibit B, Tab 1, Proposal Summary & TAB 2 LCAT	A status report and a performance and cost report shall be required for task orders under this
contract.. Other specific deliverables will be defined, as appropriate, at the task order level.	For the OCONUS Labor Categories, will the Government please confirm that required hazardous duty pay, DBA Insurance, shift differential, etc. are to be proposed as an ODC at the task order level?	Yes- it is confirmed that haz pay, DBA insurance, shift differential to be proposed as an ODC at the task order level. Updated in SOW
	14	RFP	Section M	Page 210	Paragraph ( c )
Provide experience in hardware prototypes and anlysis tools that the Offeror has used and/or developed to analyze threat hardware, software, or for the demonstration of foreigh threat capabilities.	In all other areas [Section L, Subfactor 1, ( c) and the SOW 2.3 page 25] this requirment refers to hardware emulators. Will the Government advise if this is a typo in Section M and the term should be emulators versus protypes?	Yes, it is a typo. Term is emulators
	15	RFP	Section L.8.h.(4)(d)	Page 202	If you are using subs to provide Defensive System Analysis related services, explain the business approach you used to negotiate and integrate subcontractor labor rates into your proposed prime labor rate structure.	Defensive Systems Analysis appears to be a carry-over from a previous RFP. Please confrim "Defensive Systems Analyis" should be replaced with "Laboratory Operations and Support". If so please make the change in Amendment 1.	Corrected
	1	RFP	Exhibit B			Contractor has a non fee bearing portion of rates. Currently the template does not allow for calculation of this factor to assure fee is not added to non-fee bearing portions of the rate. Can Contractor add one line on the rates tab and change the calculation to ensure the non fee bearing portion of the rates does not accrue fee?	Section L has been updated to reflect "contractor can manipulate the spreadheet to add columns to the labor categories to accurately reflect their calculations."
	2	RFP	Exhibit B			Exhibit B “Year 3” and “Year 4” tabs column B row 8-56 do not have a formula. Will the Government allow contractors to update the spreadsheet with the correct formulas? Or will the government send an updated revised Exhibit B?	Exibit B is a template to aid in bidders to present their proposals based on the labor categories and hours projected. The only stipulation is that the ceiling rates to not be manipulated for ODC's Maintenance and Repairs.

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