DAU_LADSS_Comments_Matrix_3.pdf

FINAL RFP SOLICITATION HQ0147-13-R-0005

DAU LADSS

DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY HEADQUARTERS, FT. BELVOIR, VA

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Question/Comment Question Date RFP Section/ Page/Paragraph

Question

05/22/14 Section L Attch #01

TO #01 TST 303

PWS Para 1.0 (Page 1

Q1a) What is meant by a "test and evaluation environment"?

Q1b) Which military service? Q1c) Hardware testing or software testing? Q1d) Office environment or test range?

A1a) A test and evaluation environment is a work situation where defense systems are tested and evaluated in laboratory, computer-based simulations and real world scenarios. This also includes the planning of those exercises and the evaluation and reporting of results. The TST 303 course addresses the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III certification requirement for the Test and Evaluation functional area which includes leadership and management skills.

A1b) All services.

A1c) Both A1d) Both

DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY HEADQUARTERS, FT. BELVOIR, VA

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Question

05/22/14 Section L Attch #01

TO #01 TST 303

PWS Para 1.0 - Last Sentence (Page 1 )

States: "content of the revision" Q2a) What is meant by "content of the revision"? Q2b) Did the IPT provide raw content that needs to be integrated? Q2c) Did they already revise the materials? Q2d) Did they provide a spread sheet of CRs? Q2e) How does DAU want this "content of the revision" taken into account during the Phase 1 task?

Also, this content does not appear to have been provided. Can we have access?

A2a) All of the course's artifacts to include power point slides, exercise descriptions and assessments.

A2b) No.

A2c) Yes.

A2d) No, content changes have already been incorporated. The scope of work is not to initially incorporate revisions. Phase I of the scope of work is requesting ISD review and assessment of the DAU SME revised course to ensure alignment between the competencies, TLO/ELOs, course material, course design, and instructional strategies. The contractor will then submit for DAU approval recommendations to ensure that the course is instructionally sound. Phase 2 requires the contractor to incorporate the DAU approved changes recommended by the contractor.

A2e) See A2d above. Access to the content has been provided on Blackboard.

DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY HEADQUARTERS, FT. BELVOIR, VA

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Question/Comment Question Date RFP Section/ Page/Paragraph

Question

05/22/14 Section L Attch #01

TO #01 TST 303

PWS Para 1.4 (Page 1 )

States: "Section 5.0 presents the course schedule." Q3a) In Section 5.0, there is a list of lessons and nothing more. Can we assume that the notional schedule in BB accessed via the link previously provided is the current version of the TST 303 schedule?

A3a) Table of Content and associated Lessons are in Blackboard.

05/22/14 Section L Attch #01

TO #01 TST 303

PWS Para 2.1.4 (Page 3 )

States: "The contractor shall incorporate changes . . . " Q4a) What will the change request process be? Q4b) What lead time does DAU want for compiling and submitting changes? Q4c) How much review / turnaround time does DAU require for approval? A4a) This is a classroom course; there is not a change request process.

Changes will be made in accordance with the TO PWS and the DAU approved Task Order Management Plan (TOMP) submitted with the response to this TO. A4b) & A4c) The contractor will provide a nominal lead time and review/turnaround time in the contractor's TOMP submitted for DAU review and approval.

DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY HEADQUARTERS, FT. BELVOIR, VA

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Question/Comment Question Date RFP Section/ Page/Paragraph

Question

05/22/14 Section L Attch #01

TO #01 TST 303

PWS Para 2.2.1 (Page 3 )

States: "The contractor shall review the current version . . . " Q5a) What is the current version of TST 303? Q5b) Is it 1.5 as appears to be indicated in the instructional A5a) and 5b) The current version of TST 303 is 1.5

05/22/14 Section L Attch #01

TO #01 TST 303

PWS Para 2.2.1 -

Bullets (Pages 3 & 4)

Q6a) Where are the referenced worksheet and checklist to be used during the review?

A6a) the referenced worksheet and checklist are on Blackboard DAU references folder, links have been provided.

05/22/14 Section L Attch #01

TO #01 TST 303

PWS Para 2.2.1 - Bullet 1 (Page 3)

States: ". . . all power point slides shall be reviewed for consistency . . ." Q7a) Only consistency? Q7b) What about organization, look and feel, etc.? A7b) See Answer A2 above. All material should be reviewed to ensure alignment and instructional soundness.

05/22/14 Section L Attch #01

TO #01 TST 303

PWS Para 2.2.1 -

Bullet 2 Sub-bullet 2 (Page 4)

States: "The contractor shall develop a matrix tracing T&E workforce competencies to course objectives." Q8a) Are those T&E workforce competencies stable, approved, and available to us? Q8b) Can they be provided? A8a) Yes, the competencies are stable. A8b) They are on Blackboard, DAU Reference folder which can be accessed via the new secure folder posted to FBO on 28 May 14.

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05/22/14 Section L Attch #01

TO #01 TST 303

PWS Para 2.2.3 (Page 4)

States: "The report will also include an expanded objectives matrix" Q9a) What is meant by "expanded"? Q9b) Expanded how? Q9c) Merely by including traceability to the T&E workforce competencies or including additional objectives?

A9.a) A9.b) The contractor will expand the provided matrix to add additional cells as required to provide required tracing to competencies, TLO/ELOs, contents by lessons and power point slides. A9c. Should the contractor's analysis reveal a gap in competency alignment with TLOs/ELOs, recommendations of additional objectives should be submitted to DAU for review and approval.

05/22/14 Section L Attch #01

TO #01 TST 303

PWS Para 2.3.2 (Page 4)

States: " . . . the contractor shall develop and deliver Instructor Support Packages for all lessons . . . " Q10a) ISPs are available as GFI. What is meant by "develop"? Q10b) Is that a revision to the existing ISPs or new development?

A10a) & A10b) Based upon classroom observation, the contractor will review, develop and deliver ISPs, using the sample ISP located in the Blackboard DAU Resource folder.

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05/22/14 Section L Attch #01

TO #01 TST 303

PWS Para 2.3.3 (Page 4)

Q11a) What is meant by "develop the Plan of Instruction"? Our experience with POIs is that they are internal DAU documents that are created and digitally signed by DAU staff. Q11b) What portions of the POI will the bidder be responsible for developing? A11a) DAU's requirement for this effort is for the contractor to create a new POI reflecting any changes to the course. The current TST 303 (v 1.5) POI and a sample POI is provided on Blackboard DAU Resources folder.

A11b) The contractor will submit a new POI with all sections filled in as applicable.

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05/22/14 Section L Attch #01

TO #01 TST 303

PWS Para 2.3.4 (Page 4)

Q12a) Does this section refer only to DAU approved changes or is it really implying that all CRs will be implemented?

A12a) DAU approved changes. Phase I of the scope of work is requesting ISD review and assessment of the DAU SME revised course to ensure alignment between the competencies, TLO/ELOs, course material, course design, and instructional strategies. The contractor will then submit for DAU approval recommendations to ensure that the course is instructionally sound. Phase 2 requires the contractor to incorporate the DAU approved changes recommended by the contractor.

05/22/14 Section L Attch #01

TO #01 TST 303

PWS Para 5.0 (Pages 5 & 6)

Q13a) This list of lessons does not align with the current notional schedule for TST 303 available in BB (accessed using the link you provided previously). Which is correct?

A13a) The links to Blackboard point to the correct version of course material to include the TST 303 schedule which can be accessed via the new secure folder posted to FBO on 28 May 14.

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05/16/14

Section J, Attachment 1/PWS pg 11

Q.Does the Govt intend that some of these Key Personnel will only be identified on individual task orders and not in response to the contract RFP? If so, which of the list of Key Personnel applies only to individual task orders?

A. (1) Yes. A. (2) For proposal purposes, the contracctor should propose as Key Personnel: a Program Manager for the IDIQ contract, a TO project manager for TO 0001, and an Instructional System Designer for TO 0001; any other personnel will not be consider key personnel.

05/16/14

Section L-8/pg 91

Q. Section L-8, Volume IV, page 91 of the RFP provides that offerors will not be required to submit certified cost or pricing data because the Government anticipates that there will be adequate price competition. DFARS ¤ 215.408(5) provides that DFARS ¤ 252.215-7009, Proposal Adequacy Checklist, must be included with a proposal only when the solicitation requires the submission of certified cost or pricing data. As currently written, the RFP includes DFARS ¤ 252.215-7009. Can the Government confirm that DFARS ¤ 252.215-7009 is not applicable for this procurement given that offerors will not have to provide certified cost or pricing data?

A. Offeror's shold follow instructions in Section L.

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Question

05/16/14

PWS 1.3.4/pgs 6-10

Q1. Will client data be stored, processes, and/or hosted on Contractor laptops and network?

Q2. Will Contractor laptops be connected to the client’s network? Or will all work be done on the government’s systems/equipment? Access to BlackBoard or DART will be provided based on task order requirements but connection of contractor requirement will not occur.

Q3. Will access to PII be required for contract performance?

A1. No, client data will not be stored, processes, and/or hosted on Contractor laptops and networks.

A2. a. No. Contractors will not be connected to the DAU network. A2b. Contractor will be provided access to BlackBoard or DART via the web once the contractor has submitted a System Authorization Access Request (DoD Form 2875) and received approval from DAU.

A3. No, access to PII will not be required.

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Question

05/27/14

General

Q1. Would the government please clarify and confirm that the TRV summary attachment, Exhibit A, which covers the TO 0001, is the only staffing estimate that we must provide in Volume V, and that the narrative requested in L-9.3 specifically addresses Exhibit A?

Q2. If that is not the case, would the government please provide direction on the additional staffing estimate to be provided? For example, is it a table of hours by labor category and years for all assumed task orders over the full 5 years of the base period, similar to the government’s matrix of estimated hours to be used as described in M-8.6.2 for cost and price evaluation?

Q3. If so, will the government provide the anticipated task order project by type and mode, e.g., new course development for classroom training or course revision for distance learning?

A1. Yes A2. N/A A3. N/A

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