HSCETC-11-R-00001 ACQUISITION QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES

HSCETC-11-R-00001 ACQUISITION QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES (1 of 2)

FINAL 20 JUNE 2011

A. General Questions:

A.1 Davis Bacon Labor rates are required, is the product to be on a GSA Schedule?

The product does not need to be on a GSA Schedule-This is not a GSA Schedule buy.

A.2 Are the contract maximums accurate and how do they compare to the actuals of the contract from 2005-2011.

The contract maximums were calculated using Government estimates based on available historical data.

A.3 Is there a preference to those who offer pricing for all regions? Will preference be given to offerors who propose to support more than one region?

No.

A.4 Will preference be given to candidates with DHS experience?

A.5 Can we be provided the solicitation documents in a format other than PDF to enable us to better deconstruct them?

No. All solicitation documents are provided in PDF format.

A.6 Question: Could the Government please provide Microsoft Word versions of the following Attachments:

a. Attachment 1: CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SURVEY

b. Attachment 9: Sub-Contractor Consent Letter-Sample

Attachment 8: IDIQ Pricing

No. All solicitation documents are provided in PDF format.

A.7 Question: Does the Government anticipate using task orders with multiple

Contractors for any project?

A.8 Reviewing the sample Proposal Matrix provided on page 14 of Section E, it appears the first two columns (Instructions to Offerors and Evaluation of Commercial Items) both will include references to sub-sections of Section E. Correct?

Yes.

A.9 Will the contractor will be protected from excessive inflation and/or market volatility for precious metal when pricing CLINs over the life of the five (5) year contract? Specifically, can you further explain how the maximum percentage of any

Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) will be calculated min/max % increase per year)?

EPA is not applicable

A.10 Do Davis-Bacon rules apply to all locations for this project?

It will be determined after the site survey

A.11 Terms and Conditions: Where are sections F through M?

This requirement is for commercial services and is being procured using the procedures of

FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. FAR Part 12 uses the format listed in in

FAR 12.303, Contract Format. Sections F through M are used for the Uniform Contract

Format (UCF) which is used for FAR Part 15 acquisitions.

B. Reference: Attachment 4-Regional Map

B.1 The Regional Map has OCONUS listed under 4. Southern Region. Is OCONUS going to be included under the Southern Region or is OCONUS going to be its own

Region?

Please see page 4 of Attachment 4, Regional Map, that includes a list of locations included as part of the South Region.

B.2 Attachment 4 – Regional Map Please consider moving California North of 36 th

Parallel into the West Region, so that all of California is in a single region.

The Government will not be changing Attachment 4-Regional Map.

B.3 In bidding the South Region and it includes the OCONUS do you have to include the multiple IDIQ plan?

The South Region includes OCONUS. The South Region and OCONUS, when combined, are considered ONE region. Section E, pg. 32, Multiple IDIQ Plan states, “The Multiple

IDIQ Plan shall only be submitted by Offerors submitting proposals for more than one (1) region.

B.4 In the listing of regions, the South and the OCUNUS look as if they are together?

Can we bid the South Region, and only bid the cabling and supplies for the OCUNUS bid?

OCONUS is part of the South Region. Section E, page 10, B. Proposals states, “An Offeror shall submit one (1) fully-compliant proposal in response to the solicitation and indicate in the proposal the region(s) they intend to propose work for. If an Offeror is submitting a proposal for the South Region, the proposal shall address both the South Region to include

OCONUS work.

B.5 Is Guam considered CONUS or OCONUS concerning Types of Travel (ODCs)?

See page 4 of Attachment 4-Regional Map that lists Guam as OCONUS under the South

Region.

C. Reference: Proposal Due Date

C.1 SF1442 states the proposals are due on 13 June, 2:30PM EST, however Section E.

Clause page 10 of 27 states 22 June, 3:00PM EST. Which is correct?

Section E, page 11 of HSCETC-11-R-00001 states that 'All proposals are due at the location specified on June 22, 2011, 3:00 pm EDT'. Also see Modification 1 to RFP no. HSCETC-

11-R-00001 that states the following: “Attached is the Modified 1449. The following are the changes to the 1449: 1. Block 6, Date Issued is changed to 5/31/2011. 2. Block 8, Offer due date/local time changed to 6/22/2011 at 1500 ES”.

C.2 If no extension is granted for the proposal due date, request the Government retain the original due date for Phase 1 submission and extend the date for Volume II - Phase

2 submission Proposal.

The proposal due date will be extended.

C.3 Was the final RFP posted? I have noticed that the Final RFP has been released this afternoon yet I do not see the attachment for the final RFP. The last attachment on Fed

Biz Opps is the Draft RFP issues on May 25th

Yes. Modification to the pre-solicitation for HSCETC-11-R-00001 provides the link to the

RFP no. HSCETC-11-R-00001 as follows:

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=8e554f56a8eacd0b0072926a7eed5906&tab=core&

This modification was posted on 31 May 2011.

C.4 Has this solicitation been awarded? The original date is posted as Sept. 20,2010, a posted date as May 26,2011 and then an award date of March 31,2011, which is prior to the posting date. When is the actual closing date to submit?

RFQ no. HSCETC-11-R-00001 has not been awarded. The due date for proposals is 22 June

2011 at 3 pm EDT. Modification to the pre-solicitation for HSCETC-11-R-00001 provides the link to the RFP no. HSCETC-11-R-00001 as follows:

This modification was posted on 31 May 2011.

D. Reference: Procurement History/Incumbent Contractor:

D.1 Is this a new requirement, or similar service have been performed by another contractor?

This is not a new requirement for ICE.

D.2 If yes, who is the incumbent?

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

D.3 What other contract(s) other then the SAIC TO, is the Government currently acquiring these services?

No other contracts/task orders.

D.4 If there are incumbents, can you identify the contract holder by region?

SAIC is the incumbent. The current contract/task orders is not separated by regions.

D.5 How much was awarded by region to the previous contract holders?

The Government is unable to provide a breakdown by region.

D.6 Assuming there was a previous contract, were each of the four option years exercised under the previous contract?

Yes.