Responses to questions

Responses to questions asked regarding Solicitation HSCG38-12-R-410007 Warehouse Support Services:

1. Is there currently a contractor in place providing this support? If so, can the government please provide the contractors name and contract number?

Yes. Wright Solutions, Inc. HSCG38-09-D-410045 & DLS Engineering Associates, Inc. & HSCG38-09-D-410039.

2. Are there special licenses, training or certifications required for operating the equipment in question on the Coast Guard installation?

Forklift, and electric utility vehicles licenses, i.e. pack mule.

Are any of the Forklift Operators also required to have a CDL and/or HAZMAT endorsement?

No.

3. Are resumes required for all four postions at time of proposal submission?

Yes, resumes are to be submitted for the staff accountant positions at time of proposal.

4. Is this a new or existing requirement?

Existing Requirement

5. If an existing contract is in place:

a. Who is the incumbent company?

Please refer to the response for Question #1.

b. What is the contract number under which the work is currently being performed?

Please refer to the response for Question #1.

c. What was the previous contract award value to include base and option years?

Wright Solutions, Inc. $2,889,510.40 & DLS Engineering Associates, Inc. $3,836,325.00

d. What was the total contract period of performance (base and all options)?

Original POP 6/01/09 – 05/31/12, but has been extended until 07/31/12.

e. When was the contract awarded (month & year)?

05/09

f. Are we authorized to speak with the contract personnel currently performing on the contract? If so, may we have their contact information?

Any contact with personnel should only occur through commercial recruitment procedures and not at the Government’s facility. The Government is unable to provide any personnel contact information.

g. Is the customer satisfied with the performance of the contract personnel currently performing on the contract?

Contractor performance information will not be discussed.

h. What is the longevity or employment start dates of the contract personnel currently performing on the contract? Information is needed to determine amount of vacation pay owed to the current employees that elect to remain with the new contractor.

Far 22.1020 Seniority List states that the incumbent employer is required to furnish anniversary dates, etc. 10 days before contract completion. . Offerors are responsible to analyze the market and make these calculations and determinations on their own.

i. Are the requirements in this current SOW the same as the requirements on the existing contract? Are there any new/additional requirements?

There have been changes to some of the position titles and the estimated # of hours needed.

j. Will a transition period be authorized?

See page 9 of the solicitation, 1.4.3 Minimum Experience

6. Are any uniforms required outside of what is stated in Section 1.4.1.a. of the solicitation (“…distinctive nameplate, emblem, or patch attached in a prominent place of an outer garment…”)? Would company polo shirts be acceptable?

No requirements for uniforms are listed outside of Section 1.4.1.a – Yes, polo shirts are acceptable with the company’s name on it.

7. Will resumes be required for all four key personnel, Staff Accountant, positions? If so, is it possible to increase the page limitation or exclude the page count for any resumes submitted with the proposal?

Yes, resumes are required for all 4 key personnel. The page limit of a total of 15 pages, inclusive of table of contents, graphs, charts, etc. will not be increased. Resumes are no longer counted in the page limitations.

8. Will a completed copy of the offeror’s ORCA record be required? If so, this file alone will exceed the page limitation.

ORCA should be completed online. Only a statement saying the ORCA is available online, complete, and accurate should be necessary for submission. If ORCA is not available online, submission is necessary and the pages will not be counted against the page limit of the total of 15 pages.

9. It states in the “Instructions to Offerors” that “Font shall be Times New Roman, font size 12.” Is single-spaced acceptable?

Single spacing is acceptable.

10. Do you prefer proposals (and copies) be submitted in 3-ring binders?

There is no preference. It is strictly up to the company.

11. In the submission instructions it states that “Proposals are to be limited to a total of 15 pages, inclusive of table of contents, graphs, charts, resumes, etc.”

Is the 15 page limit applicable to the ENTIRE submission? – Technical, Past Performance, Price, Fill-ins, SF1449, and Reps and Certs?

Please clarify.

The 15 page limit does not include Price, Fill-ins, SF1449, Reps and Certs and/or resumes.

12. Name and contract number of incumbent contractor.

Please refer to the response for Question #1.

13. How many contractor support personnel are currently on site and how many are offsite?

All contractor support personnel are onsite.

14. Is this an expanded scope, same scope or reduced scope from the current contract?

Please refer to the response for Question# 5i.

15. Are there any incumbents on the contract currently?

Please refer to the response for Question #1.

16. If so, who is the incumbent? What is the contract number and dollar value of the current contract?

Please refer to the response for Question #1 & #5c.

17. Can you please provide the Contract number?

Please refer to the response for Question #1.

18. Can you provide any compensation & benefit package information on the current incumbents, where applicable? (name and/or biographical not required, in compliance to Non-displacement of federal workers)

No. Please refer Question # 5h.

19. On the synopsis it states that there are three (3) Staff Accountant positions available and in the RFP on Page 36. it states four (4) Staff Accountants, which is accurate?

Proposals are requested in response to the solicitation, not the synopsis.

20. When would the background checks be due for the applicants?

Background checks are to be completed before employees can begin work.

21. Do the SF-1449 and Fill-ins pages, count against the total page limit?

Please refer to the response for Question #11.

22. Does the government want resumes for the Staff Accountant position only, or resumes for all positions? If resumes are required for these four positions, do the resumes count against the page limit?

Staff Accountant positions only. No, the resumes do not count against the page limit.

23. Will there be different COTRs or technical representative at each work location assigning tasks/work?

The # of COR’s and their location will be determined at a later date.

24. Will a Wage Determination be issued?

Page 54 of the solicitation has the applicable Wage Determination information.

25. Is a site visit planned?

No.

26. Will you provide a Past Performance form that needs to be sent to and completed by our references?

No past performance questionnaires are required.

27. How many references are we being asked to provide?

There is no set amount. The proposal needs to clearly demonstrate the company has performed contracts over the past three years that are relevant to this requirement in type of work, size and complexity.

28. The RFP indicates that resumes should be submitted for key personnel. Do we need to submit resumes for all four Staff Accountants?

Please refer to the response for Question #7

29. If so, assuming they are two pages long, the resumes will take up 8 pages of the 15-page limit. Can the resumes be excluded from the 15-page limitation?

Please refer to the response for Question #7

30. Should the price proposal should be submitted as a separate document; if so, how many copies should be submitted?

If not separate, it may be enclosed in the proposal.

31. We are interested in the captioned bid and are seeking the name of the current vendor that has this contract for purposes of capacity-building.

Please refer to the response for Question #1.