Questions and Answers Log.xlsx
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- HTC711-22-R-C004
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This document contains a questions and answers log pertaining to a solicitation for aerial delivery services at multiple military bases. The solicitation seeks to provide aerial delivery services at Dyess AFB, TX; Joint Base Charleston, SC; and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA in support of Air Mobility Command air crew training and drop zone/landing zone operations. The period of performance is from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2027, including four one-year option periods. Responses are due no later than February 18, 2022 at 2:00pm CST. Key questions and answers address the evaluation criteria for technical acceptability and price realism, clarification that this is a best value tradeoff source selection, formatting instructions for electronic proposal submissions, and consideration of expanding the evaluation period for past performance.
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| Question # | Par. Ref | Quick Reference | Question | Date | Government Answer | Column1 |
| 1 | All | RFP M-1 Basis for Award (b) (1) | How will the Government determine technical acceptability and price realism in terms of essential parts, supplies, vehicles, and other support equipment? Our concern is that without a plug number specified, a low-cost bid could be successful in the award but unable to execute. | Per M-1 Basis for Award, (b)(1) the Government will then evaluate the Total Proposed Price to determine the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) by the following: (i) Completeness: All information required by the solicitation has been submitted and (ii) Fair and Reasonable: The Government will conduct a price analysis to determine whether the proposed prices are fair and reasonable using one or more techniques set forth in FAR 15.404-1(b)(2). Technical will be evaluated IAW the Solicitation. | ||
| 2 | M-1 Basis For Award | Pages 46 & 51, paragraphs (a) and (b)(4)(B) | Page 46 of the solicitation states that this is a “best value source selection”. However, page 51, paragraph (B) states "If the lowest priced, business and technically acceptable evaluated offer is judged to have a "Substantial Confidence" performance assessment, that offer represents the best value for the Government and the evaluation process stops at this point". This language appears to make this a low price, technically acceptable source selection. Will the Government provide further clarification on the type of procurement, and Section M, evaluation approach? | In accordance with the solicitation, M-1 Basis for Award, the Government will conduct a Performance Price Tradeoff (PPT) source selection in which competing offeror’s past performance will be evaluated on a basis significantly more important than price considerations. | ||
| 3 | Section L Proposal Format | Page 40 | Clear guidance is provided on proposal format, but does not indicate if Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV should all be in a single document or separate files for submission. Will the Government provide additional guidance on proposal formatting for electronic submission? | In accordance with Section L – Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Bidders, Addendum To 52.215-1, Offers shall be submitted via Department of Defense (DoD) Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE) https://safe.apps.mil/. |
In accordance with L-4 Proposal Instructions (a) (1), states the proposal shall consist of four (4) separate parts: Part I – Business Proposal, Part II – Price Proposal, Part III – Past Performance Information Proposal, and Part IV – Technical Proposal. The proposal parts may be in a single file or in four separate files so long as it is clear where the beginning and end of each part begin and end, and the proposal otherwise complies with the solicitation submission instructions.
| 4 | Section L-4 Proposal Instructions (b)(3)(b) | Page 43 | It was noted that the past performance parameters remained the same at 3 years (as previously outlined). Considering the previous ADS contract was 5 years in duration, will you reconsider expanding the past performance to 5 years? | No. In accordance with FAR 42.1503(g), Agencies shall use the past performance information in CPARS that is within three years (six for construction and architect-engineer contracts) of the completion of performance of the evaluated contract or order, and information contained in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), e.g., terminations for default or cause. As this is a servcie contract and not for construction or architect-engineering, the solicitation shall remain as written. The Offeror shall submit past performance references for no more than three of the most relevant contracts performed for Federal agencies and commercial customores within the last three years from the date of issuance of this solicitation. However, the Government is not limited to only three past performance submissions submitted by the offeror; the Government may consider any past performance information of which it has knowledge. The Government has adjusted the scope, magnitude, and complexity to better evaluate an Offeror's Past Performance whether or not there is any specific Aerial Delivery Services past performance, for three recent efforts, for the past three years from the date of solicitation. |
| 5 | RFP/PWS | Regarding the relevant scope items for past performance, will the new expanded relevant items be rated Equally relevant to the traditional air terminal ground handling services scope items; in comparison to the deemed most relevant scope items in the PWS (i.e., Rig and Prepare Aerial Delivery Platforms, Combat Offloads, Inspect, Clean, Store, Repair Parachutes/Extraction Line Panels, Drop Zone Recovery and Participation in Airdrop Malfunction Investigations)? | In accordance with the Solicitation Past Performance evaluation criteria, Scope is defined as providing services requiring logistics coordination, scheduling, compliance with provided instructions, manuals, and regulations, and materials inventory management.. |
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