Questions and answers.pdf

1. Are the employees currently working under a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)

Answer: No

2. Page 56, ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS - -

COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCTOBER 2000), I don't understand the requirement not to include company information in the proposal. Does that include company name and experience?

Answer: For evaluation purposes, to eliminate subjectivity, one copy of the technical proposal shall include all information except company’s name.

3. Is this a Firm Fixed Price contract or a Cost Plus contract?

Answer: It is firm fixed labor rate contract.

4. How much is the contractor expected to insure Government Furnished Property for?

Answer: No insurance required.

5. Is there a detailed list of material handling equipment and tools? Will this be provided to contractors?

Answer: Yes, see attached tool list.

6. What is the largest size of equipment / material that the contractor will be expected to service or repair?

Answer: See tool list attached.

7. Paragraph 27.3 reflects wage determinations that were effective 29 May 08 and 17 June

08. Is there a more recent wage determination?

Answer: This is has been deleted.

8. Who is responsible to repair or replace the government furnished property?

Answer: Government is responsible for replacement.

9. What type of tools is required for the equipment specialist?

Answer: Basic warehouse tools.

10. Where are the Naval Supply Systems, Programs, Policies and Manuals available for review and application?

Answer: http://doni.daps.dla.mil/Publications/SUPPLY

11. What safety equipment is required for employees to meet OSHA requirements on this contract (e.g., steel toe boots, hard hats, eye protection, ear protection, etc.)?

Answer: Contractor to provide steel toe boots as needed.

12. Which of this safety equipment is provided by the Government?

Answer: Govt. to provide hard hats, eye protection, ear protection.

13. Will the Government provide all tool boxes/tools needed for equipment maintenance, etc.

functions?

Answer: Yes.

14. If the Government is not providing all safety equipment, how should the Contractor invoice the Government, i.e., into the fully burdened rates or an ODC CLIN?

Answer: ODC amount will be an estimated amount that the government will input in.

15. There is no CLIN provided for the transition period. Will one be provided?

Answer: No.

16. The Government’s amendment to the RFP, personnel increased from 10 to 20. Are these new positions or part of the existing contract?

Answer: These are 6 new positions.

17. There are some closely aligned discussion points under factors 1 and 2 of the Technical

Capability volume per pages 57-58 of the RFP. What is the difference between the requirement to identify “how the Contractor intends the meet performance objectives” http://doni.daps.dla.mil/Publications/SUPPLY� and “areas the Contractor sees as critical to the customers for this contract” of factor 1 in comparison to the “technical capability, approach, and understanding the requirements of factor 2?

Answer: They are all related to each-other and interconnected.

18. Will the Project Manager sign for equipment?

Answer: Authorized contractor representative.

19. Who is the Accountable Officer for the contract?

Answer: Authorized contractor representative.

20. What is required for inventory during the 14 day transition? All warehouse equipment or just equipment used by Contractor?

Answer: Authorized contractor representative will sign for GFE and there will be no transition period.

21. What constitutes Day 1 of transition?

Answer: no transition period.

22. Is there a Manpower Reporting requirement?

Answer: Yes, in accordance with the Contractor SOP for manpower reporting.

23. In light of the Contracting/Price Volume requirement to omit any identification of the submitting party, where do you want to see the SF-1449 and SF-33s which possess indication of who submitted?

Answer: One copy of the technical proposal shall include all information except company’s name.

24. Based on the discussion at the Industry Day as to the uncertainly of the number of travel days, number of attendees, and locations, to assure a fair evaluation and price comparisons, we recommended the government identify an ODC Travel plug number for all bidders to use in the appropriate travel CLINs in the proposal.

Answer: Government will provide an estimated amount and will be in accordance with JTR.

25. In discussion at Industry Day, the consensus of all parties, including the gov’t, was that a

Time & Materials contract better fits the needs/requirements of this contract vice a fixed price contract – recommend this be changed to a T&M contract.

Answer: It is firm fixed labor rate contract.

26. Please identify all SCA Wage schedules and SCA specific labor categories for this contract.

Answer: Yes.

27. Please identify the equivalent GS or WG schedule for all 20 identified positions.

Answer: This will be deleted from solicitation

28. Based on the amount of information and clarification of the contract requirements that was discussed at the Industry Day, and not having received official answers to any questions submitted on 2 Feb, coupled with new questions being submitted NLT 19 Feb;

we request this solicitation be extended with a minimum of a due date 2 weeks from the date of a revised solicitation being released.

Answer: Already done.

29. Request the requirement in the solicitation to submit key personnel resumes be eliminated and be revised to focus on transitioning the incumbent workforce to the winning contractor.

Answer: Resumes are required.

30. Please identify the name of the Incumbent contractor.

Answer: ALUTIIQ 1447 MAYPORT RD. SUITE 8, ATLANTIC BEACH, FL 3223, CONTRACT

#N00189-02-D-0042.

31. Please provide the current contract number of the incumbent contractor.

32. Please provide the dollar amount awarded for the current contract.

Answer: N/A

33. Due to the need to award the contract as soon as possible because the incumbent contract is end; request that only electronic submissions of the proposal be requested vice hard copies and electronic submissions.

Answer: One of each.

34. Please identify the education and experience requirements for each of the specific task position labor categories.

Answer: See revised PWS.

35. Please clarify the Position Titles for several of the tasks that have a “V” identified – for example i.e., Program Manager V, Program Analyst V…… this implies there are several levels of this labor category, yet the duty descriptions does not list or identify any qualification for any levels. It seems as if these were extracted from a GSA schedule without the corresponding information or job descriptions.

36. At the Industry Day, new Bio Medical Technicians requirements were identified where they had to be licensed in order to certify the medical equipment – special certifications are not identified as a requirement. Please clarify the requirement.

37. It was identified at the Industry Day that all contractor employees require passports. That is not identified as a requirement in the solicitation, please clarify – is this an acceptable ODC cost.

Answer: Must have the ability to travel to Italy (OCONUS)

38. Please identify the government Inventory Management software used at the HAP unit.

Answer: Overseas Humanitarian Assistance Shared Information System (OHASIS).

39. In addition to contractor employee being required to operate forklifts, what other vehicle license are requires? Will all training and license for additional vehicles be provided by the gov’t?

40. On page 11 of the Solicitation document under section 10.0 titled Place of Performance the Government states that “the normal place of performance is at the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, GA 31098-0314.” On page 13 of the Solicitation document under section 15.0 titled reimbursable travel expenses the Government states that “the contractor will make trips to Norfolk, VA, San Diego, CA, Seattle, WA, and two trips to Washington DC.”

On pages 24-25 of the solicitation the Government provides the WD Revision numbers that are incorporated into the contract for the following locations: Norfolk, VA; Virginia Beach, VA; Chesapeake, VA; San Diego, CA; Port Canaveral, FL; Jacksonville, FL;

Charleston, SC; East Freehold, NJ; and Earle, NJ.

a. Question 1: For pricing purposes, would the Government please provide the WD Revision numbers that will apply to this contract when the contractor is providing support in Washington DC, Albany, GA, and Seattle, WA.

Answer: This will be deleted from solicitation (See revised PWS).

b. Question 2: For pricing purposes, does the Government expect for the contractor to provide support in Port Canaveral, FL, Jacksonville, FL, Charleston, SC, East Freehold, NJ, and/or Earle, NJ under this contract?

41. Please clarify the purpose of the requirement to not identify the contractors name(s) in the offers proposal?

Answer: See answer to question #2 above.

42. Who is the incumbent?

43. The CLINs for travel (Base Year CLIN 0011) are also for ODC are listed as FFP. How will a contractor propose a price for these CLINS as there is insufficient information in the Solicitation to determine the amount of travel required?

a. How will the price for travel be evaluated.

b. Does the gov’t have a “plug number” we are to insert in the appropriate CLINS?

What is that amount?

c. Recommend the CLINs for Travel and ODCs be changed to Cost Reimbursement vice FFP Answer: Government will input an estimated amount.

44. What are the ODC that a contractor might incur.

Answer: None.

45. Does the government have a ceiling price or a budget number they have allocated to this program – is so, please let us know what it is.

46. Are the current employees in a union? If so what is the Union name and please provide a copy of the collective bargain agreement.

47. Based on the duties and experience of the identified positions to accomplish this work, what is the gov’t estimate as to the GS/WG equivalent of each of the positions?

Answer: Deleted. (See revised PWS).

48. Para 6.0 starting at the 10th line, the following sentence does not seem to be complete.

“Using the skills and knowledge associated with the following GS and WG equivalency level with benefits FY 09 schedule rest of U.S (Albany GA). What is the intent of this sentence – please clarify

Answer: The statement has been deleted.

49. Will the Government please confirm that the anticipated contract type is Fixed Price Labor Hour with Cost Reimbursable Travel/ODCs? Please confirm that the fixed portion of the contract is the labor rate only and the contractor will be expected to bill the Government for actual hours worked.

50. Does the Government anticipate that the contractor will be required to communicate any technical information/data (as defined by the ITAR) to foreign nationals while performing under this contract?

51. On page 6, section 5.4 titled Medical Equipment Repair Support the Government states that the contractor will be expected to process 8 work requests per day. The Government further states that the contractor should anticipate that it will take 2 hours to complete a single work request. In order to process 8 work requests per day the contractor will be required to provide 16 support hours per day under this task. Does the Government anticipate that the contractor will provide 2 FTE’s to support requirement 5.4? Please advise.

Answer: The number of hours are listed on each CLINs.

52. In section 5.11 on page 9 titled Overtime Requirements and section 9.4 on page 11 titled

Overtime the Government states that the contactor should anticipate approximately 2% additional effort to be accomplished outside the normal work day and assumed in excess of 8 hours a day. Does the Government intend for the bidder to provide information relating to the cost of potential overtime in the proposal? If so please provide instructions as to how overtime pricing information should be submitted (i.e. rates only or rates times Government specified hours).

Answer: Rates only

53. In section 15.0 the Government states that 10 trips will be accomplished during the period of performance. Is assumed that the term period of performance as used in this paragraph assumes a one year period. Please confirm. The Government further specifies that the contractor will make trips to Norfolk, VA, San Diego, CA, Seattle, WA, and two trips to Washington, DC. Would the Government please specify the actual number of trips to Norfolk, San Diego, and Seattle per period? It is assumed that these trips in addition to the two trips to Washington, DC will equal 10 trips per year. Further would the Government please state the number of FTE’s expected to travel per trip? If this information is not available at this time would the Government please provide a plug number to be inserted in travel/ODC CLINs (0011, 1011, 2011, 3011, and 4011)?

Answer: Please see answer to question #43 above. See revised PWS.

54. Would the Government be amendable to revising the quantity and unit for CLINs 2011, 3011, and 4011 to 1 LOT in accordance with the CLIN setup for CLINS 0011 and 1011?

Answer: It has been corrected on amendment #1.

55. Per the instructions as stated under section 4 on page 56, please confirm that the bidder should not include company name(s) or contact information anywhere in proposal Volumes I or III including on the signed SF that is required as part of Volume III?

Answer: Please see answer to question #2 above.

56. Please advise if large businesses who proposed to perform subcontractor services under this Prime Contract for an amount in excess of $650,000 will be required to submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9 as part of the Prime proposal? Would the Government be amendable to allowing the due date for submission of this plan to be after award?

Answer: This solicitation is set-aside to small businesses only. Proposal shall be submitted at the due date and time.

57. Please clarify the Government’s past performance information requirement:

a. Offeror shall provide a minimum of five (5) references and no more than three (3) relevant contracts. Can the references provided be involved in the contract submissions?

58. What are the capabilities of the Overseas Humanitarian Assistance Shared Information

System (OHASIS) and how is it used inside the DSCA warehouse i.e. receiving, storage, inventories, and shipping of materials?

Answer: System has all requirements needed to fulfill program mission.

59. What is the current manning structure of the DSCA Albany warehouse? What is the current line and block and a purposed line and block that Mr. Lane in visions?

Answer: They are addressed in the Task.

60. What level of maintenance is being conducted at the DSCA Albany warehouse?

Answer: Nothing above organizational level.

61. How many projects does the DSCA warehouse receive and compete on a daily basis?

Answer: Varies based on the need of the COCOM’s established priorities. Projects varies from day to day

62. What are the travel requirements for DSCA Albany warehouse personnel?

Answer: Varies but minimal.

63. How is DSCA Albany warehouse operations different from traditional DoD warehouse operations?

Answer: It supports a different mission. Special needs program fostered by Secretary of Defense dealing with excess Department of Defense (DoD) property and its distribution.

64. Please reference page 56 of 73 of the solicitation, paragraph 4, 2nd sentence, which states:

“Offerors should submit an original and one copy of the Technical Proposal and Price Proposal.” This paragraph does not mention the Past Performance Information. Please reference page 57 of 73 of the solicitation under paragraph 5(1) proposal format, which states that Volumes I, II and III must be “(submit 1 with original document).” Which of these two areas are correct and how many copies of each volume are required? Please clarify.

65. Please reference page 56 of 73 of the solicitation, paragraph 4, 3rd sentence, which states:

“All offerors are also required to submit an electronic copy of the Technical Proposal and Price Proposal to janet.szatmary@dsca.mil and ali.beshir@dsca.mil. “ Please reference page 57 of 73, paragraph 5(a), 2nd sentence, which states: “In addition, the Offeror should also provide an electronic version of its proposal on Microsoft Windows compatible 3.5 inch 1.4MB diskette(s) or 650 MC CD-ROM (CD-R) in Microsoft Windows (latest version) and Excel format or latest version.” Which of these two sentences are correct?

Does the Government want the electronic version via email or on CD-ROM? Is the Past Performance Information to be submitted in electronic version or just in hard copy since it is not mentioned in the above two sentences? Please clarify.

Answer: Hard copy.

66. Please reference page 56 of 73 of the solicitation, paragraph 4, 4th and 5th sentences, which state: “The coversheet to the proposal shall have the Offeror’s information. The technical and price proposals shall only have the solicitation number.” If the coversheet to be a completely separate document and how many copies of it are required both in hard copy and in electronic version? Please clarify.

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67. Please reference page 57 of 73 of the solicitation, Factor 1.0 Professional Qualification and Relevant Experience, 1st sentence, which states: “As a minimum, the contractor must describe the key personnel (resumes)……” What positions does the Government consider as Key Personnel? What information is required to be submitted in each resume? Is there a page limit on resumes? Please clarify.

Answer: All positions. Qualifications and experience as it relates to that task.

68. Please reference page 57 of 73, paragraph 5(a), Volume III Contracting/Pricing Volume, which states: “Contracting/Pricing Volume will be submitted separately with all executed RFP Documents.” Does this mean that the Contracting/Pricing Volume must be in a separate package from the other two Volumes? Can Volume III be in an envelope within the same package as Volumes I and II? Please clarify.

Answer: It can be in the envelope within the same package.

69. Please reference page 58 of 73 of the solicitation, Factor 2 Technical Capability & Understanding the Requirements, which states: “As a minimum, the contractor shall describe their technical capability, approach, and understanding of the requirement.”

What specific information does the Government want presented to describe these three areas? Please clarify.

Answer: The government will evaluate contractor’s technical capability, approach and understanding of the requirement.

70. Please reference page 59 of 73 of the solicitation, Volume III Contracting/Pricing

Volume, which states: “The Contracting/Pricing Volume shall consist of the OFFER (the solicitation document as completed and signed to include, as a minimum, the pricing sheet/schedule B, Attachment 1, filled in for the 6 months or 180 days after contract award.” Does the Government want the entire solicitation document returned? Where is Attachment 1 in the solicitation? We are unable to find it. Please clarify.

71. Please reference pages 60 and 61 of 73 of the solicitation, factor 2 technical Capability, which states: “The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s technical capability to determine the degree to which the information provided by the Offeror in its proposal demonstrates the offeror’s ability to manage, supervise, and perform in accordance with the contract requirements and the sub factors listed below.” There are no sub factors listed below this paragraph. Please clarify.

72. Is there an incumbent currently performing this work? Yes.

73. If there is an incumbent; Already answered.

a. who are they? See answer to question #31

b. what is the contract number they are operating under? See answer to question

#31

c. how long have they been performing this work? 6 years

d. are they structured the same as this PWS workforce? Not clear

e. Does First Right of Refusal (Executive Order 13495 of January 30, 2009) apply? Yes.

74. Is there a specific Area of Responsibility or Unified Combatant Commander that this contract supports?

Answer: NORTHCOM, CENTCOM, SOUTHCOM

75. Does the HAP-EP property/inventory include materiel from all services or just Navy?

Answer: All DoD excess property

76. Para 5 (Specific Tasks), break out management actions and hours based on 1920 hrs per year. The pricing schedule reflects 1960 hours for all positions. Does this 40 hour differential represent the 2% overtime requirement or is it something different?

77. What inventory and/or accountable systems are used?

Answer: OHASIS

78. Is there a separate stock record system used that is different from above?

79. Is there a Warehouse Management System or software being used?

Answer: Yes, OHASIS

80. We’re trying to ensure the personnel we hire have the skills tailored to meet the kind of materiel they’ll actually be working with. Is there a listing of type property and their amounts that are normally stored or processed through the HAP-EP facility?

Answer: Yes, DoD excess property based on the requirement.

81. What is the organizational relationship (C2, coordination only, etc.) with the actual warehouse employees?

Answer: Warehouse employees are contractor employees.

82. Are the warehouse employees’ government (military or civilian) or contractor?

Answer: Contractor

83. Do SCA rates apply?

84. The Pricing Schedule of Services (pages 25-47) of the PWS sets the hours applied to each CLIN at 1960. There is not a column or space provided for a multiplier factor for those CLINs that support multiple personnel. Should we just add an additional column to illustrate the multiplier used to develop the total amount?

Answer: This should be the number of hours stated times your proposed rate.

85. Reference Paragraph 15 of the PWS;

a. Does one trip equal one person traveling?

b. How many days/trip should be allocated for each trip?

c. Although there are two trips to Washington DC specified, how many trips are made to each other site listed (Norfolk, San Diego, Seattle). (There are considerable travel cost differentials in traveling to and staying at these different locations.)

d. Recommend the Government consider allocating a travel “Plug” of a given amount that can be used for all years.

86. The PWS contains two paragraphs (13 and 23) that reference Government Furnished

Property. Paragraph 13 states that only “One workstation with computer and appropriate software…” is provided. Paragraph 23.1 states that “The HAP-EP will provide office supplies, materials, and equipment, to include access to telephones, copying machines, and desktop personal computers.” Request clarification as to which paragraph is correct, and specifically, how many telephones, personal computers and printers are provided by the government.

Answer: Govt. to provide based on mission requirements

87. Are the personal computers provided connected to a LAN, or WAN and if so, what type?

88. Are the personal computers provided web enabled?

89. Will office furniture, appropriate for the grade of workers involved and the type work they perform, be provided by the government?

90. Although paragraph 13 of the PWS mentions consumable supplies, there is no mention of tools or materiel (repair parts and shop stock) required to perform repairs on HAP-EP property. Will the government provide all tools, shop stock, repair parts and any other supplies necessary for the performance of the contractor’s mission?

91. Will any sensitive items requiring special handling, storage (e.g. weapons, radioactive material, protective masks) or serial number accountability be worked on or managed by contractor personnel?

92. Reference Paragraph 27.3 (Wage Determination) of the PWS; this paragraph includes WD references for a number of different locales except Albany, GA.

a. Is there a reason why a WD reference for Albany was not included?

b. Are there personnel performing work under this contract who will in any way be located at or bound by the WD reference contained in this paragraph?

93. Reference Addendum 1 to FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors, paragraph 5.(2)1.

Factor 1.0 (Professional Qualification and Relevant Experience) found on page 57 of 73 of the PWS; which positions are considered “Key Personnel” for which resumes are required?

Answer: All

94. Do any resumes provided count towards the 50 page limit on the Technical Capability write-up?

95. When is the anticipated start date of the contract?

Answer: TBD

96. Reference paragraph 5.11 (Overtime Requirements) of the PWS, how does the government want us to illustrate the overtime requirements on the Pricing Schedule provided? Do you want us to use a separate CLIN for each category or a generic override for all? Recommend the govt provides a separate line for each CLIN that documents the 2% overtime hours and illustrates the different overtime rate that applies.

Answer: Over time requirements are for information purpose only. When required, the proposed rate will be applied.

97. Reference Addendum 1 to FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors, paragraph 5.(2)

Factor 2.0 (Technical Capability and Understanding the Requirements), Volume III, 1.

found on page 59 of 73 of the PWS;

a. we could not find Schedule B, Attachment 1 as referenced therein. The only Attachment 1 we could find is the Past Performance Questionnaire.

b. This reference, in describing the contents of the Contracting/Pricing Volume, further states that “…filled in for the 6 months or 180 days after contract award.” The pricing schedule provided on pages 25-47 of the PWS indicates that pricing for all option years needs to be provided. Request clarification.

98. Reference: Pricing Schedule (pp 25-47); these schedules reflect Travel CLINs that are labeled as FFP (Firm Fixed Price) for the Base year, Year 1 and 2 and as Cost for Year 3 and 4. Request clarification as to what guidelines should be applied to generating a cost estimate for Years 3 and 4. Recommend the Government consider the proposal made in question 12d above, to consider allocating a travel “Plug” of a given amount that can be used for all years.

99. Reference Paragraph 5.2. (Project Supervisor) of the PWS; This paragraph states that the

Project Supervisor “Assist the facilities manager to ensure successful completion of all mission operations…” Is the facility manager a government employee or operating in a position or role that the contractor is either required to provide or has to report to?

Answer: No. not government employee.

100. Request the following completed actions be defined:

a. Management action

b. Maintenance or Report Action (for the Program Analyst V for IT support)

c. System Analysis Action

d. Logistic Management Action

e. Maintenance Helper Action

f. Transportation Action

Answer: Please refer to all tasks.

101. What type of backup database is used?

Answer: Provided by OHASIS

102. Reference Paragraph 5.3 (Program Analyst V); Where are the Escala, HVX, and

AIX servers in relation to the place of performance?

Answer: The Base NMCI

103. Reference Paragraph 5.3 (Program Analyst V); How many servers is the contractor responsible for and what software is installed on the servers?

Answer: None.

104. Reference Paragraph 5.3 (Program Analyst V); Can you provide a list of all software used to perform work on this contract?

Answer: N/A

105. Reference Paragraph 5.3 (Program Analyst V); What databases are used by all contract personnel that require IT backup support?

Answer: NMCI.

106. Reference Paragraph 5.3 (Program Analyst V); How many microcomputers (personal computers) and printers require support by the Program Analyst V and where are they located?

Answer: This information will be provided to the awrdee.

107. What file format is required for electronic submission of the proposal on disk?

Answer: SEE Instruction To offeror.

108. Are the government furnished computers/workstations shared between all employees on this contract?

Answer: Yes as required.

109. Will all of the contract employees work out of the same building or will they be operating out of different buildings? If so, how far apart are these buildings?

Answer: Same building/area

110. Reference Paragraph 5.4 (Medical Equipment Repair Support); the job description listed here includes references that cross three, if not four SCA categories (SCA #23180 through 23183). Can you confirm whether these individuals will be required to conduct work at SCA categories 23182 and 23183?

111. Reference Paragraph 5.8 (Engineer IV); this job description, for the most part, relates word for word to the SCA description for a Machinery Maintenance Mechanic #23530 except for a reference to a Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic. This is an entirely different SCA category. Does the Engineer IV position described in paragraph

5.8 require the ability to perform work as a Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic?

112. Will the Medical Equipment Repair, Equipment Specialists, and Engineer IV be operating under Close, Immediate or General supervision by government personnel?

Answer: No. Only by the Program Manager and/or Project Supervisor

113. Will the government grant an extension to allow sufficient time for them to answer all RFIs and for interested contractors to incorporate these answers into their responses, and print, package and ship their proposals to the contracting office? (Note:

we really need an answer by Monday, 22 FEB as otherwise, we have to go into final production to meet mail deadlines for the existing 25 FEB response date).

Answer: it is due on 20 April 2010.

114. Is this work effort under the PWS an augmentation mission for the government or does it represent full operational oversight of all HAP-EP operations at Albany?

Answer: Mission of DoD, DSCA-HA Program

115. Can the hours worked be clarified as to what assumptions were made by the government to arrive at an 1880 hour annual requirement? Reason, under SCA rates, sick days are normally not included as a fringe benefit. In addition, the MCLB at Albany Georgia honors an 11 day holiday schedule. Accordingly, we recommend that 1912 hours be set as the annual work hours to be performed (before overtime).

Answer: Has been changed to 1960

116. The PWS establishes various management and work hours based on 1920 hours.

The Amended Pricing Schedule of Services (Amendment 1) sets the hours applied to most CLINS at 1880. For those CLINs that exceed 1880 hours, where multiple personnel are required to perform the work (CLINS # 0004, 0007 & 0009), is it safe to assume that we should divide these numbers by 1880 (vice 1920 per the PWS) to derive the number of personnel required?

Answer: Hours has been changed to 1960.

117. Will Paragraph 5 (Specific Tasks) of the PWS be modified to reflect the hours listed in the revised CLIN schedule (1880 hrs) provided in Amendment 1?

Answer: Hours as been changed.

118. Does any combatant command have Executive Oversight of the HAP-EP operation at Albany?

Answer: No

119. Has the combatant command having oversight of the HAP-EP operation at

Albany, delegated Executive Agent authority to one of their service commands? If so, which one?

Answer: No oversight over the program.

120. Who prioritizes the requests between the three combatant commands that the

Albany facility supports?

Answer: Combatant Command prioritizes the project.

121. The PWS (para 5.1) states that the PM V will “Ensure the successful completion of all mission operations in accordance with established policies and management goals regarding funding, …”. What are the Program Manager’s responsibilities for budgeting and funds control of the Albany HAP-EP operation?

Answer: Government personnel will handle budgeting and funds control.

122. Does the HAP-EP program at Albany use the HAP-I and/or the OHASIS databases?

a. If so, what are the requirements for use by the contractor? OHASIS

b. What training will the government provide on these systems? All training will relates to OHASIS training.

123. In an effort to best align our maintenance personnel with the actual work they perform, can you provide the percentage of the overall maintenance workload for the Engineer IV and his maintenance helpers that is applied to wheeled vehicles, tracked vehicles, farm implements, power supply systems, furniture and/or textile repair, and any other major repair categories?

Answer: It is based on mission requirements.

124. Are there established maintenance turnaround timelines for equipment being serviced by HAP-EP personnel?

Answer: Yes

125. Is the Denton Space Available program applicable to the HAP-EP Albany operations, and if so, how?

Answer: No

126. Are the Equipment Specialists – Maintenance (Mechanics Helpers, para 5.9 PWS) expected to perform any organizational level (or higher) maintenance?

Answer: No; organizational only

127. Do the Equipment Specialists – Maintenance (Mechanics Helpers, para 5.9 PWS) support and/or report to anyone else besides the Engineer IV (para 5.8, PWS)?

Answer: Yes; Program Manager

128. Do the Equipment Specialists – Supply (para 5.7, PWS) report to anyone else besides the Project Supervisor – Supply (para 5.6, PWS)?

Answer: Yes; Program Manager

129. Based on the site visit, it became clear that the current workforce included 2 Heavy Mechanics and 2 Mechanics Helpers. The amended PWS only refers to one “Heavy” Mechanic and three Equipment Specialists – Maintenance (Mechanics Helpers;

para 5.9 PWS). What is the correct distribution of requirements for Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanics (para 5.8 PWS) and the Equipment Specialists – Maintenance (para 5.9 PWS)?

130. Based on the site visit, it was evident that warehousing functions were an integral and critical part of this operation. The PWS describes the requirements for Equipment Specialists as performing various stock control, receipt processing, inventory and storage management, but does not mention the myriad of other warehousing requirements, nor does it differentiate between warehouse management and execution functions. How many of the Equipment Specialists-Supply (para 5.7 PWS) actually execute warehouse operations (vice management)?

Answer: All execute warehouse operations

131. Are there inventory requirements that are part of this contract and if so, what type and frequency?

Answer: quarterly and annually

132. Because of the variable nature of travel costs and extended labor hours performed during travel, does the government see a need to change the contract type from Firm- Fixed Price to Time and Materials?

Answer: No. It is labor hour contract

133. Based on historical OCONUS travel requirements, what contractor personnel require passports?

Answer: Have the ability to travel to Italy.

134. Because of the government’s concern and intent to retain the current workforce, is there still a requirement to submit resumes for any personnel? If so, for which positions?

Answer: Yes. All

135. Are contract personnel responsible for any training /instruction requirements? If yes, to which positions does this apply?

Answer: Yes. Safety and HAZMAT training.

136. What specific licensing and/or certification requirements are required of the contractor?

Answer: Equipment Handling and Material Handling

137. What licensing/certification training is the contractor required to provide for its own personnel?

Answer: None. Contractor must meet all requirements.

138. What licensing/certification training will the government provide for the contractor personnel?

Answer: SEE answer to question 135.

139. What specific MHE are the contractor warehouse and maintenance personnel responsible for operating?

Answer: Based on mission requirement see answer 136.

140. Will the government provide operator training and licensing for any special/unique equipment (e.g. Hook and Ladder Fire trucks, boats, specialty medical equipment, etc.) that enters the HAP-EP program for distribution?

141. As noted during the site survey, the current effort was awarded as an SDA

Business (8a) set-a-side. Given that the interested vender list includes more than two 8a companies (at least two ANC (8a) companies with service contract performance history) who believe they can perform this effort. Did the Government’s market survey indicate there were no SDA Business (8a) capable of performing this contract? If not, why was this effort pulled out of the SDA (8a) program?

Answer: This the first time DSCA is soliciting this requirement. Previously, a task order was issued under the Navy contracting. There is no history that the task order was issued as 8(a) set-aside Currently; it is 100% set-aside to small business.

142. During the site survey, a great deal of discussion centered around the imperative of maintaining the current workforce which would require providing compensation greater than the local Wage Determination Survey. This appears to conflict with the RFP evaluation criteria which does not appear to consider employee compensation. Will higher compensation packages such as 401k matching, annual bonus, etc…, which drive the fringe contribution per hour worked above the target required in the local wage determination, be evaluated and scored and if so which proposal volume should include that data.

Answer: See revised PWS.

143. During the site survey the Government PM stated that the submission of resumes were not desirable because the workforce was already in place. Submission of resumes for key positions is required by the RFP. Will this requirement be removed from the RFP and if not can the Government identify which position is considered key?

Answer: Yes. Resumes are required.

144. Does this contract fall under FAR Part 22.10 Service contract Act of 1965 as amended and if so should the RFP site the local wage determination survey instead on the multiple non local wage determination surveys that are included?

Answer: Yes.

145. If incumbent employees must be carried over to the new contract and their current compensation is not in line with the local wage determination survey can the government provide more data by position on compensation.

Answer: See revised PWS.

146. PWS 4.4 Travel “interest and ability to travel throughout Western Hemisphere” but PWS 15 calls for 10 CONUS trips. Are there OCONUS requirements and how are they to be priced?

Answer: In accordance with the JTR

147. PWS 6.0 reads “with the following GS and WG’ equivalency level with benefits

FY09” but no job series followed. What are the job series and the step for each position?

Should it be FY09 or FY10?

Answer: this has been deleted. See revised PWS.

148. Does the 50 page count for technical volume include the page count for Quality Plan and Transition plan?

Answer: Yes

149. In reference to Addendum to FAR 52.213-1 Instructions to offerors – Proposal Format - are there any additional formatting instructions such as font size, spacing or margin settings that we should follow?

Answer: No

150. Will a Bio Med Technician labor category be added to the RFP or is this requirement covered under 5.4 Medical Equipment Repair Support?

Answer: See revised PWS

151. What specific certifications are required for Bio Med Technician category?

Answer: License to service and repair medical equipment

152. Paragraph 6.0 (Skill Level) requires the provided staff to be "current and consistent" with new technologies. Please elaborate on the type of new technologies.

153. Paragraph 6.0 (Skill Level) states that skills and knowledge will be associated with GS and WG equivalency levels. Please provide these equivalency levels.