ARC_Follow_on_Q&A_v2_05_03_18.pdf

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ARC Follow On Questions and Answers

# Reference Question Response 1 Section L-1.5 L-1.5 Notice Regarding Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) –

Determination to Participate in This Acquisition

d. Procedures To Follow Before Submission of Proposals:

1) Offerors should carefully review the respective MDA ARC OCI Memorandum (see Attachment L-12) and OCI clause to ensure their proposals and teaming arrangements are consistent with MDA’S ARC OCI Memorandum. Questions and clarifications regarding the policy should be provided to the contracting officer.

There is no Attachment L-12 in the DRFP package.

Updated L-1.5 will be posted to FBO. All references to Attachment 12 have been removed.

2 OCI In October 2017, MDA posted an RFI relating to OCI and the ARC Followon contract. The language and specific examples of OCI in the RFI is not included in the DRFP specifically OCI relating to the OEM's whose products are being evaluated and validated at the ARC and their subcontractors ; OSF contractors and subcontractors; and MASC contractors and subcontractors. Based on the responses to the RFI, has the government determined that these are not OCI that requires mitigating?

Yes

3 Attachment L-10 - ARC Labor Categories and Qualifications

The labor category description for the "Database Development Specialist" and "Program Support Specialist" is missing. Can MDA please provide?

Attachment L-10 Labor Categories and Qualifications has been updated with a description for Database Development Specialist and Program Support Specialist.

4 Attachment L-07 - ARC EPW The tab entitled “Direct Labor Benchmarks” is missing. Can MDA please provide?

The benchmark data is included on the "Input - Labor Crosswalk" tab specifically columns C, E & F.

5 Bidders Library - ARC Property Status with Maintenance Status

Is there any property, equipment, data, information, etc., not currently owned by the Government that will not be transferred under contract to the awardee of the ARC Follow-on Contract?

No, all contractor acquired property (CAP) i.e. property, equipment will be dispositioned to the agency at the end of the current contract and then reissued as Government Furnished Property (GFP) to the contractor after award of the follow on contract.

No data or information will be transferred.

6 Attachment J-01 - ARC PWS - Paragraph 10.0 Transition Plan Attachment L-10 - ARC Labor Categories and Qualifications Draft Solicitation

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PWS Paragraph 10.0b identifies eight (8) key personnel.

Attachment L-10 identifies six (6) key personnel.

Article H-14a (page 37 of 78) identifies 6 key staff positions. Can MDA please clarify the number of key personnel/staff positions?

Six (6) key personnel. The PWS is updated.

7 Key personnel Does MDA require a signed letter of intent for each key personnel position?

No

8 Attachment J-01 - ARC PWS - Paragraph 7.0 Cybersecurity and Security Requirements

This paragraph states "Contractor individuals that require access to Sensitive Compartment Information (SCI) shall have a Top Secret Personnel Clearance with SCI." Attachment J-04, DD254, has the blocks for SCI and Special Access Info checked “no." Please clarify.

The ARC Follow-On contract does not have a requirement for SCI or Special Access Information. An Update will be provided with the Final RFP.

If there are any conflicts between the final RFP and Questions Answers the Final RFP prevails. 5/3/2018

# Reference Question Response 9 Section L - Paragraph L-11.2 Would MDA consider limiting Key Personnel to only the Program

Manager and Deputy Program Manager? Requiring 6 or 8 Key Personnel may hinder the competitiveness of this solicitation while limiting the ability of the winner to consider any incumbent employees for these key positions post award. Requiring all these resumes may create the appearance of favoritism to the incumbent. Offering Key Personnel resumes implies that we will hire or use these personnel in these positions regardless of whether any fully qualified incumbent staff would be available. We do not want to create a Bait and Switch situation. In other words, no incumbent capture of current key personnel will be possible, meaning all incumbents would likely be excluded from these positions should anyone but the incumbent win. Please consider allowing representative resumes for these positions or limit the Key Personnel to the Program Manager and Deputy Program Manager.

No, the ARC's Key Personnel requirements will remain as stipulated in L-10 of the ARC's Labor Categories and Qualifications.

10 Section L-1.5 In the DRFP documentation released 3/13, Section L, L-1.5, d, 1) on page 5 references an ‘MDA ARC OCI Memorandum (see attachment L-12)’. I could not find the MDA ARC OCI Memo or attachment L-12 in the DRFP zip file. Can you provide the Memo or point me to its location?

Updated L-1.5 will be posted to FBO. All references to Attachment L-12 have been removed.

11 Section L - Paragraph L-11.2 Is the Key personnel resumes required to be submitted as a tab under the technical volume included in the technical volume page count?

Yes, Key Personnel resumes are included in the technical volume page count, which is outlined in Table L-1 of Section L. Section L has been updated to reflect a maximum of 3 pages for Key Personnel Resumes in Section L-11.2 and Table L-1.

12 Section L - Paragraph L-11.10 Section M - Paragraph M-6.0

Can the MDA please clarify if all PWS requirements will be evaluated and scored, or only the four (4) technical subfactors identified in Section M- 6.0

MDA is reviewing the draft RFP to determine if revisions are required prior to release of the final RFP.

13 Attachment L-05 OCI Disclosure Form - Question 2 - how should a subcontractor answer the questions if we aren't privy to the Prime's overall contract value?

OCI Disclosure Form - Question 3 - how should a subcontractor answer the questions if we aren't privy to the Prime's overall business base?

Question #2 of attachment L-05, the intent of this question is to get the total value of the subcontract.

Question #3 of attachment L-05, is intended for the submitting company to disclose the percentage of the OCI work performed at their individual establishment, as it relates to their overall business base.

14 Section L - Paragraph 13.0 How will the MDA evaluate Volume XI - Total Resources? The resources identified in the Total Resources volume will be evaluated as part of the Technical and Cost/Price sections by comparing them to the approach described in the technical volume and the labor resources identified in the EPW. Discrepancies may result in adjustments to the total evaluated price. This information is reflected in M-6.0 and M-8.3.

If there are any conflicts between the final RFP and Questions Answers the Final RFP prevails. 5/3/2018

# Reference Question Response 15 Attachment J-12a; J-12b, and J-

12c Two of the TI's listed a total number of hours, one TI did not list a total number of hours. Can the MDA please clarify if the hours shown should or should not be listed. Will responses to the TI's be evaluated? If so, how?

Annual hours for J-12b Task Instructions (TIs), was inadvertently omitted. This was an oversight and the template for J-12b has been updated to reflect 75509 annual hours.

Responses to the ARC's TI's will be evaluated based upon the offeror’s proposed approach, which must exhibit an understanding of the nature and scope of work described in the PWS and their proposed labor/skill mix outlined in M-6.0 and M-8.3.

The nature of the work contained within the attachment J documents as sample tasks and offerors should propose hours based upon a staffing mix they feel is appropriate to complete the work.

16 Bidders Library - ARC Infrastructure SW Tools Listing

Please advise if any programming tools or MDA standard cyber tools will be provided in the ARC.

Yes, any programming tools or MDA standard cyber tools will be on the GFP list.

17 DRFP Questions You are had asked for questions by 17 April when DRFP dropped.

Industry day is now the 11th you want questions for that by 4th April. Is there some difference in the nature of the questions due on the 17th or did that come out before industry day evolved? We can meet the 4th April for DRFP questions and I think other credible companies can too. Which leaves the 17th requirement a head scratcher unless the point is now, if you hear anything at industry day that confuses -- then get it to MDA by 17th.

Due to the timing of responses these events have passed.

18 Industry Day team members my read of industry day says I can invite team member of ours who will be subs as long as I keep it to 6 and 2 back up people. I do need to know if that is not true and it has to be prime contractor personnel only.

Due to the timing of responses these events have passed.

19 Industry Day team members We wondered if we could bring representatives from one or two of our team subcontractors with us on the tour, as long as they have Secret clearances.

Due to the timing of responses these events have passed.

If there are any conflicts between the final RFP and Questions Answers the Final RFP prevails. 5/3/2018