M67001-17-Q-0007-0001.pdf

CONTRACTING DEPARTMENT

ATTN: TRACY FULKS

PO BOX 8368

CAMP LEJEUNE NC 28547-8368

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to:

1) respond to questions;

2) make changes to the PWS, FAR provision 52.212-2; and the RFQ as required by responses to questions. All changes to the RFQ are in red font;

3) add FAR provision 52.222-52

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 18-Nov-2016

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(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X M67001-17-Q-0007

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

27-Oct-2016

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE

RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

18-Nov-2016

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CAMP LEJEUNE NC 28547-8368

M67001 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 29-Nov-2016 01:00 PM to 02-Dec-2016 01:00 PM.

The following have been added by full text:

RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS

Question 1. RFQ Pages 3-4; Attachment 1. Will the government provide an explanation/formula in order to calculate the evaluated price for CLINS 002, 003, and 004?

Response 1: There is no formula to calculate the evaluated price for CLINS 0002 –OCONUS support services, 0003

– overtime, and 0004 – travel. These will be the same for all quoters and will be provided by the Government to the awardee at the time of contract award. Since the basis of award is LPTA, and these CLINS are the same for all quoters, they will not have an effect on a quoter’s price evaluation position and will not be used in the price evaluation.

Question 2: RFQ Page 6, 3.1.4; Attachment 1. Will the government allow offerors to submit proposals that depart from stated requirements, including a reduction or increase in the level of effort, if the alternative proposal would be advantageous to the Government?

Response 2: The Contractor is not limited to the minimum personnel complement stated in the PWS. Adequate staffing/labor division is incumbent on the Contractor. Reference paragraph 3.1.6: The contractor shall provide an adequate staff of employees with the necessary management expertise, training, and certifications to ensure the performance of the work in accordance with sound and efficient management practices. The personnel complement shall include an adequate mixture of labor categories to meet the contract requirements, and at a minimum shall include the following mixture of labor categories at the stated staffing levels.

Question 3: RFQ Pages 22, 26, 27; Regarding the implementation plan, will the government allow a 6-month window upon contract award to obtain certifications for employees?

Response 3: No. 90 days maximum.

Question 4 : RFQ Pages 25-26; Will the government provide page count and font size/type requirements for volumes 1 and 2?

Response 4: Please see FAR Provision 52.212-2 which has been changed to provide more detailed information regarding submission of the quote.

Question 5: If page counts are determined, will the government exclude resumes, letters of commitment, copies of certifications, and cover pages from proposal volumes?

Response 5: Yes. See response 4. The page count for Volume 1 will exclude the above documents.

Questions 6: RFQ Pages 27-28; The RFI issued for this effort included 2 options years. Can the government explain the reason for only pricing a 12 month period of performance?

Response 6: The Government’s requirement at this time is for a 12 month period of performance.

Question 7: Page 26, Sub-factor C, Para 3 requires that Resumes submitted for the Technical Communications

Specialist to be accompanied by a sample of one of the documents listed under 3.6.1.c. A sample that is directly relevant to the PWS will only be obtained and submitted by the incumbent contractor. Submittal of analogous documents may either contain proprietary information or be subject to contractual requirements limiting distribution.

Does the Government intend to verify that the proposing contractor has past experience with the listed documents or is it the Government’s intent to verify that the Technical Communications Specialist has developed such documents?

Would the Government re-consider the requirement to submit a sample of documents listed under 3.6.1.c given these potential limitations?

Response 7: It is the Government’s intent to verify that the Technical Communications Specialist has developed such documents and they are at the level specified in the PWS.

Question 8: Personnel qualifications listed in the PWS require access to Government IT assets to execute daily requirements. Paragraph 4.1 states that work shall be performed in Government facilities and aboard training areas assigned to II MEF. Paragraph 8.2 and 8.3 provide support provisions while forward-deployed, in-transit, afloat, or when accompanying Marine Expeditionary Units. Paragraph 11.0 provides Government Furnished Materials, Equipment, Property and Services to be provided to the contractor at II MEF facilities.

Is the contractor required to provide any Information Technology assets or Internet Access support to execute PWS requirements?

NOTE: This question is asked because it has been determined the previous incumbent was required to provide a

“white line” for internet access through Comcast. This allowed their IT personnel to bypass II MEF’s firewall to obtain required information when conducting research.

Response 8: Neither Information Technology assets, nor Internet Access is required to support or execute PWS requirements

Question 9: Paragraph 8.0 provides travel requirements associated with execution of the PWS. Paragraph 5.2 states that overtime is authorized in cases of scheduled deployments for exercises and contingency operations.

a. Does the Government intend to limit the number of overtime hours during scheduled deployments for exercises and contingency operations? For example, the contractor will be limited to 12 hours per day while supporting scheduled deployments for exercises and contingency operations.

b. Does the Government’s approval of overtime during scheduled deployments for exercises and contingency operations include 7 days per week while providing support?

Response 9a: Yes, workdays are defined prior to deployment. Historically it has been limited to 10 work hours and two meal periods for a total of 12 hrs.

Response 9b: Workdays are defined prior to deployment in coordination with the MAGTF Command Element and its operating requirements. It can include 7 days per week while providing support.

Question 10: Paragraph 8.2.e states that the contracting officer will issue a SPOT-generated LOA in order to allow contractors performing work while forward-deployed under this PWS to process through a deployment center.

a. Will pre-deployment screening requirements such as immunizations and physical examinations be reimbursable as Other Direct Costs when the contractor is required to deploy OCONUS?

b. Does the Government intend that the contractor utilize Camp Lejeune’s Deployment Processing Center?

c. Does the Government intend to provide all required Personal Protective Equipment to the contractor when required for deployment OCONUS and/or Hostile Locations?

Response 10a: Costs for Pre-deployment screen requirements may be submitted under CLIN -0002 OCONUS support service.

Response 10b: Yes that is required by local policy.

Response 10c: It depends on the operation and the MAGTF requirements. Those assigned to a MEU and those deploying to combat environments will have the required PPE.

Question 11: Page 17, Section 7.0: states the Quality Assurance Plan has been developed.

a. Will the Quality Assurance Plan listed in Section 7.0 be provided prior to proposal submission date?

b. Is the Performance Requirements Summary in Section 7.6 part of the Quality Assurance Plan guidelines used for establishing quality control of this effort?

Response 11a: The Quality Assurance Plan has been combined with the PRS in the PWS.

Response 11b: Yes, the Performance Requirements Summary in Section 7.6 is part of the Quality Assurance Plan guidelines used for establishing quality control of this effort.

Question 12: Page 26, Technical and Manual Approach, Subfactor D states the requirement for a Transition Plan.

a. What are the timeline goals/time limitations for a full staffing requirement for this effort?

b. The Period of Performance is listed with a start date of 01 Jan 2017; therefore will the award be made by 15 Dec

2016 in order to effectively onboard personnel prior to the planned start date of 01 Jan 2017?

Response 12a: 30 days post award effective date is the limitation for full staffing to be complete.

Response 12b: Contract performance will start on the effective date of the contract, which will be reflected in the period of performance start date. The period of performance will be for 12 months from the effective date of the award. FAR provision 52.212-2: Evaluation, paragraph (1) Technical and Management Approach, Sub Factor D has been changed to require the transition timeline meet the requirement for full staffing within 30 day of the effective date of the award.

Question 13: Page 13, Section 3.8.2 Project milestones/Completion Dates lists an IM Service Desk Quarterly

Analysis.

a. Is the Contractor required to generate a plan for and conduct the IM Service Desk Quarterly Analysis?

b. What is required by the contractor for the IM Service Desk Quarterly Analysis listed in Section 3.8.2?

Response 13a: The IMSD manager completes this task in coordination with the IM Supervisor (GS-14).

Response 13b: This is a department task, not the contractor’s. The PWs has been changed to reflect this.

Question 14: Page 20, Section 8.0 lists anticipated travel.

a. How many contractor representatives will be required for each trip listed in the Travel, Section 8.0?

b. Do we assume one person for each trip?

c. In preparation for the quote, please verify travel listed in Section 8.0 for the Volume III price proposal.

Response 14a: The MEU is one (1) contractor personnel; the EUCOM visits are two (2) contractor personnel, but the others are based on mission requirements set forth by the MAGTF commander and have been 6-9 person detachments, historically, with exception of the IM OAG which is likely the site lead. This will be coordinated with the site lead and the COR prior to performance.

Response 14b: No. See response 14a.

Response 14c: As listed in Section 8.0, contingencies and crisis notwithstanding.

Question 15: On page 28 of the RFQ, there is a note that the Government will provide a not to exceed amount for

OCONUS labor, overtime and travel (CLINS 0002, 0003 & 0004) at the time of contract award.

a. Will the Government provide the NTE amount for the contractor quote?

b. Will the Government provide the NTE for CLINS 0002, 0003 and 0004 for the SF 1449 Continuation sheet on

Pages 3-4?

c. If not, does the Government intend for the bidder to leave these CLINs blank?

Response 15a: The NTE amounts will be provided at the time of contract award.

Response 15b: The NTE amounts will be provided at the time of contract award.

Response 15c: Yes. The Contractor will not price CLINS 0002, 0003 and 0004 for their quote. the Government intends these CLINS to be blank on the SF1449 used for quote submission.

Question 16: Page 15, Section 5.3 refers to Wage Determinations under the SCA.

Please provide clarification as to which PWS labor categories are considered to be under the Wage Determination

SCA listed in Section 5.3.

Response 16: The PWS contains job descriptions not labor categories. The PWS and Attachment1 have been changed to reflect that. It is up to each quoter to determine based on the job description which labor category under the applicable SCA applies or if the position is exempt from the SCA. FAR provision 52.222-52 Exemption from

Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services—Certification has been added to the RFQ and quoters shall complete for all exempt positions.

Question 17: On page 27, Instruction for Preparation of Quotes, does the Governments definition of “company identifying information” mean CAGE code and DUNS #s?

Please clarify the Government definition of “company identifying information”.

Is it the Governments intent to have company identifying information fully redacted throughout the technical volume? If so, how does the prime bidder identify itself and team mates and associate the Technical Volume to the rest of the offeror’s proposal?

Response 17: The requirement to redact company information has been removed from FAR provision 52.212-2. See response 4.

Question 18: On Page 20, Section 7.6 Performance Requirements Summary, line referencing PWS section 3.9 lists

“Key Personnel”.

a. Are there key personnel billets in the PWS Section 3.0?

b. If there are key personnel billets, please provide clarification as to which billets are deemed “key” billets.

Response 18a: No. The QASP/PRS has been changed to reflect this information.

Response 18b: There are no billets designated a key billets.

Question 19: Page 26, Subfactor C requires resumes, required certificates, letters of commitment and security clearance information.

Are the requirements listed under Subfactor C for all personnel or only key billets?

Response 19: Resumes are required for ALL potential personnel. See responses 18a, 18b, and 20.

Question 20: On Page 14, Section 3.9.a the RFP states the offeror agrees to assign to the contract those persons who resumes, personnel data forms, or personnel qualification statements were submitted as required by Paragraph 4.0 to fill the requirements of the contract.

Page 14, Section 3.9.a. references Paragraph 4.0, but Paragraph 4.0 does not request resumes, personnel data forms or personnel qualification statements. Please clarify the statement and/or correct paragraph reference if applicable?

Response 20: Paragraph 4.1 has been added to reflect the required information.

Question 21: On Page 27, Volume I Technical and Management Approach, Paragraph 3) requests the offeror to provide resumes for all personnel showing position descriptions for each labor category the vendor plans to hire showing qualifications, experience, certifications, security clearance, and letter of commitment.

Does the Government require resumes, personnel data forms or personnel qualification statements for all billets or just key personnel billets?

Response 21: Yes, as well as letters of commitment from all.

Question 22: Attachment 1 lists 1960 labor hours, but typically the normal labor hours for an FTE is 1920.

Does the 1960 hours include overtime since a normal work year is 1920 hours?

Does the value represent 1920 regular hours, plus 40 hours of Overtime?

Response 22: Attachment 1 has been changed to reflect 1920 hours which is 48-40 hour work weeks, plus 10

Federal Holidays of 8 hours each (80 hours) and 80 hours of leave yearly.

Question 23: Page 28, Submission of Quotes. Can the contractor personnel hand deliver the proposal response to the

Government?

Response 23: Yes. See response 4.

Question 24: Attachment 4, Past Performance Questionnaire is a PDF document that is not fillable online, therefore requiring the recipient to hand-write the data in the form.

Can the Past Performance Questionnaire be converted to a Word document format to make completion easier?

Will the Government provide the Past Performance Questionnaire in Word document format for completion in soft-copy?

Response 24: The Government has provided the Past Performance Questionnaire in Word document format as an

Attachment in FBO.

Question 25: Page 26 Past Performance (Volume 2) and Page 27, Volume 2 Past Performance

On Page 26 Past Performance description it includes Subfactors A-E, but on Page 27 Past Performance Volume 2 only addresses the Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ). Please provide clarification as to what is required for the

Volume 2-Past Performance.

Response 25: See response 4.

Question 26: Is there a page limitation for Volume I, Volume II and Volume III?

Response 26: See response 4.

Question 27: Page 9, paragraph 3.5.1 states “The contractor must be able to provide equipment and software, to test and evaluate the security posture of programs within the requesting unit and other systems and applications, as directed.” Will the Government provide a list of equipment and software required to provide this support in order to facilitate pricing.

Response 27: Equipment is provided by the government. The PWS has been changed to remove this statement.

Question 28: Page 9, paragraph 3.5.1 states “The contractor is responsible for ensuring that resident capabilities include Red Team penetration testing, Blue Team support, and risk mitigation development of vulnerabilities isolated by the testing program.” Will the Government provide a list of capabilities, equipment, and software required to provide this support in order to facilitate pricing?

Response 28: ACAS scanner government furnished. The PWS has been changed to reflect this information.

Question 29: Page 9, paragraph 3.5.1 states “Contractors in each functional area may be required to assume an on-call status, as operational events dictate, requiring a 60 minute recall response, as coordinated by the COR through the C2 Systems Analyst Site Lead.” Request clarity on which contractors? Select ones? All (34) FTEs?

Response 29: Only those listed as C2 Systems Analysts and possible the SharePoint, situational dependent.

Question 30: Page 7, paragraph 3.3.1, as written the contract IMA representative would work directly for and with the CoS vice through the MSC IMO. Will the Government provide clarification on the relationship?

Response 30: Yes, in the event an MSC IMO is not assigned.

Question 31: Page 7, paragraph 3.3.1, directs that the contract IMA representative ‘conduct’ BPA/CPI. This appears to be a responsibility of the contract BPA representative. Should this reflect ‘support’?

Response 31: Should reflect support and know where to get the technical assistance. The PWS has been changed to reflect this.

Question 32: Page 7, paragraph 3.3.2., third line excludes the 2d MEB CE location. Should the location be included?

Response 32: The 2d MEB CE location is Camp Lejeune, NC

Question 33: Defense Base Act Insurance. We assume deployed personnel with the MEUs will require DBA insurance. Where does the Government want this cost applied?

Response 33: The price for DBA insurance can be billed under CLIN 0002 OCONUS Support Services.

Question 34: Page 7, para 3.2. c. lists “ITIL Professional” as required for the C2 Systems Analyst Site Lead Support however, “ITIL Professional” is not one of the 5 levels of ITIL Certification: Foundation, Practitioner, Intermediate, Expert, and Master. Will ITIL Foundation (V3) Certification satisfy this requirement?

Response 34: ITIL Foundation (V3) Certification will satisfy this requirement. The PWS has been changed to reflect this information.

Question 35: Page 13, para 3.8.1.c requires that the IM Service Desk Manager have ” Information Technology

Infrastructure Library (ITIL) V3 and ITIL Service Desk certification” which is not one of the 5 levels of ITIL

Certification ; Will ITIL Foundation (V3) Certification satisfy this requirement?

Response 35: ITIL Foundation (V3) Certification will satisfy this requirement. The PWS has been changed to reflect this information.

Question 36: Do volume parts and sub-parts have page limits?

Response 36: See response 4.

Question 37: Does the Government have a preferred font and font size?

Question 38: Does the Government have a preferred paper size, e.g. 8.5x11 or 11x14?

Question 39: Will the Government permit fold-outs for staffing tables/matrix, work breakdown structures, etc.…?

Response 39: See response 4.

Question 40: Will the Government permit graphics, tables, and illustrations?

Response 40: See response 4.

Question 41: Do the pages of the proposal have margin limitations?

Response 41: See response 4.

Question 42: Will the Government apply a period of validity to our proposal submission?

Response 42: In accordance Volume 3: Price and Solicitation documents 1. (g) in FAR 52.212-2 the cover letter shall include the quote expiration date. However, any award will be made bilaterally since this solicitation was issued as is a Request for Quote (RFQ) under FAR PART 12 and 13.5 not a Request for Proposal (RFP).

Question 43: Page 27 of 63. The RFP states “Resumes for all personnel showing position descriptions for each labor category the vendor plans to hire showing qualifications, experience, certifications, security clearance, and letter of commitment.” Is the Government’s expectation for offeror’s to provide resume’s for all (34) FTEs or just personnel that we deem key?

Response 43: Yes. See response 21.

Question 44: Page 20 of 63. Other than the Performance Requirements Summary (PRS), the solicitation does not list or mention Key Personnel. Will the Government identify which of the (34) FTEs is considered “Key Personnel” in effort to meet the Government’s PRS requirements?

Response 44: There are no contractor personnel designated as key personnel; the government will work any recall through the site lead based on command direction.

Question 45: Page 51 of 63. The Government quotes FAR Clause 52.222-17 (Nondisplacement of Qualified

Workers); which is generally invoked to ensure the experienced incumbent workforce is granted the first opportunity to assume a position with a new offeror, upon contract award. Will the Government clarify its intended use of this

Clause? Due to the current support gap, there isn’t an active incumbency providing the required (34) labor categories, will the Government provide Industry with a list of incumbent labor categories actively supporting II

MEF IMO/C2 today; thereby ensuring offerors meet the intent and scope of the FAR Clause?

Response 45: Although there is no current contract supporting all 34 positions, there is a contract in place for a single FTE to provide 22 nd

MEU C2 Systems Analyst Support. That contract number is M67001-17-M-1001 and the contractor is Scientific Applications International Corp. (SAIC). The following labor category is actively supporting

22nd MEU in a deployed environment is Tech IV.

Question 46: Page 15 of 63. The solicitation states “The contractor is advised that this procurement is subject to the requirements of the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended.” Will the Government confirm that due to the gap in support, there is no incumbent workforce and therefore employee candidates who previously supported this task are not eligible to have benefits, PTO, etc.… roll over to the potential awardee?

Response 46: See response 45.

Question 47: Page 15 of 63. Wage Determination – Will the Government provide a list of historic personnel labor categories that were subject to the SCA WD requirements outlined in the solicitation?

Response 47: See response to question 16.

Question 48: Page 22 of 63. The Government states, in reference to IAT Level certifications, that “The contractor will have three (3) months from the award date for personnel to achieve the required level of certification.” Will the

Government clarify why contractor support is being directed to achieve the certification in 3 months, while

Government employees are afforded 6 months to achieve the same certification?

Question 48: It is a twelve month contract whereas government employees are permanent hires.

Question 49: Page 28 of 63. The Government states that offerors will provide completed FAR Provisions, e.g.

Representations and Certifications, Prohibition of Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations –

Representations, Ownership or Control of Offeror, etc.… Will the Government clarify which proposal Volume these provisions are included? Page 24 of 63. Will the Government clarify which Volume the Certification of Insurance, “Insurance-Work on a Government Installation” is included?

Response 49: See response 4. The Certificate of Insurance is not required until 10 days after contract award.

Question 50: Attachment 1. Keeping in mind that this will be a FFP contract, will the Government clarify the total man-year hours (1,960) as it pertains to projected/known on-call (ref: 15 of 63) time and projected MEU operations, which all equates to potential overtime and exceeding the projected (1,960) hours?

Response 50: This information is not available. See response 9a, 9b and 22.

Question 51: RFQ p. 3 of 63 Does the Government contemplates option periods for the contract?

Response 51: See response 6.

Question 52: RFQ p. 27 of 63 The Evaluation factor paragraph (2) refers to examples of “contracts” performed to be submitted to document Past Performance. Will the Government accept more than one Past Performance example from the same contract if the contract is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) vehicle where there is one

Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) for a “basic operation” and a different CLIN for a set of IDIQ Delivery Orders, each with its own customer, PWS and deliverables?

Response 52: Yes, the Government will accept more than one Past Performance example from the same contract if the contract is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) vehicle where there is one Contract Line Item

Number (CLIN) for a “basic operation” and a different CLIN for a set of IDIQ Delivery Orders, each with its own customer, PWS and deliverables

Question 53: RFQ p. 27 of 63 In Volume 1: Technical and Management Approach number (5), the Transition Plan is required to address the “successful transition from the start of the period of performance to full operations status.”

Assuming that the start of the period of performance is on the date of contract award, does the Government have an expected (or required) time limit for the days between the contract award to full operational status?

Response 53: See response 12a and 12b.

Question 54: RFQ PAGES 26 AND 27 Quote " · Sub factor D: Submit a transition plan, including a clearly defined timeline, which demonstrates the ability to ensure a smooth and successful implementation from the date of contract award to full operations status. Include ability to meet period of performance start date of 1 January 2017.”(page 26) and “ 5) Submit a transition plan, including a clearly defined timeline, which demonstrates the ability to ensure a smooth and successful transition from the start of the period of performance to full operations status.”(page 27).

a. Is there an incumbent contractor with an active contract currently executing all these tasks in part or fully?

b. If so who is the incumbent?

c. If there is an incumbent contractor, is there a Transition Plan outgoing contractor plan in their contract?

d. If so then how long is the outgoing Transition Period?

e. If there is not an incumbent contractor for the current contract in part or fully, what is the government’s Startup

Period and when does the Transition or Start Up plan have to be at Full Capability /Fully Manned?

Response 54a: See response 45.

Response 54b: See response 45.

Response 54c: No

Response 54d: See response 54c.

Response 54e: See response 12a and 12b.

Question 55: RFQ Page 22 of 63 Section 9.2 Post Award Kick Off Meeting: The Contractor shall schedule and conduct a post award kickoff meeting within thirty days (30) days after date of the contract award. The purpose of this meeting is to ensure the Contractor and the government, understands their roles and responsibilities, validate understanding of the requirement, including external influences, and mission, and establish a schedule for updates and communications.” This paragraph provides confusion as to Transition period and prioritizing mission needs;

can the government clarify its desires?

Response 55: To coordinate on boarding plan and emerging operational requirements requiring immediate contractor focus.

Question 56: RFQ p. 28 of 63 Will bidders be notified if/when a particular Past Performance example has been received by the contracting office for this solicitation, so that the bidder can follow-up with respect to the requested input(s)?

Response 56: In accordance with FAR provision 52.212-2 The quoter, NOT THE GOVERNMENT, is responsible for ensuring that the Government receives a sufficient number of questionnaires. Email notification of receipt will be sent to the sender of past performance questionnaires.

Question 57: RFQ p.4 of 63 Are there going to be option labor CLINs on this contract?

Response 57: The only option CLINS are for not to exceed amounts that will be provided by the Government at the time of contract award. See response 6.

Question 58: RFQ p. 27 of 63 In the instructions for the preparation of quotes, the RFQ states “Technical volume including introduction of company shall not contain company identifying information on any page except on the cover page.” How does the government want the company to identify itself throughout the Technical volume?

Shall it call itself, “the Team” or “the Company”? We are looking for clarification.

Response 58: See response 17 and response 4.

Question 59: Page 9 of 63, 3.5.1 paragraph 2 states, “The contractor must be able to provide equipment and software, to test and evaluate the security posture of programs within the requesting unit and other systems and applications, as directed” Can the Government confirm that the contractor will be responsible for procuring the equipment and software or will it be provided by the Government?

Response 59: See response 27.

Question 60: Page 9 of 63, 3.6.1 Technical Communication Specialist. b. “Bachelor’s Degree or higher.” Will the

Government allow offerors to substitute four years of additional experience for the Bachelor’s Degree requirement when qualifying candidates for those positions?

Response 60: No, a Bachelor’s Degree or higher is required.

Question 61: Page 11 of 63, 3.6.3 Programmer / Developer. b. “Bachelor’s Degree or higher.”

Will the Government allow offerors to substitute four years of additional experience for the Bachelor’s Degree requirement when qualifying candidates for those positions?

Response 61: See response 60.

Question 62: Page 14 of 63, PWS Section 3.9 Substitution or Addition of Personnel, a. states “The Contractor agrees to assign to the contract those persons who resumes, personnel data forms, or personnel qualification statements were submitted as required by paragraph 4.0 to fill the requirements of the contract. ´ Paragraph 4.0 of the PWS is General Requirements with no reference to resumes or personnel qualification statements. Is the reference to paragraph 4.0 in Section 3.9 an error, if so what paragraph should be referenced?

Response 62: See response 20.

Question 63: Page 18 of 63 PWS 7.6 Performance Requirements Summary (PRS). On page 20 the PRS table references 3.9 of the PWS in regards to “Percent of Key Personnel on Hand” and “Retention of Key Personnel”.

The only reference to Key Personnel within the solicitation is in the PRS table.

Is the reference to “Key Personnel” correct, if so can the Government please amend the solicitation to specify what resources it considers “key”.

Response 63: See response 18. The PRS has been revised to reflect this change.

Question 64: Page 25 of 63, PWS EVALUATION states vendors shall submit their quote in accordance with FAR

52.212-1 which states “offerors agree to hold prices in its offer for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers”. Can the Government please confirm proposal validity date should be 12/29/2016.

Response 64: In accordance with FAR Provison 52.212-1(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation. Since another time frame is not specified this will apply. In addition since this solicitation has been issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) award will be made bilaterally with the apparent awardee agreeing to the terms and condition period to the Contracting Officer signing the award.

Question 65: Page 26 of 63, Sub Factor C states, states “Submit resumes, copies of required certificates, letters of commitment and security clearance information for all personnel that demonstrate their experience and qualifications to perform the duties of this contract as stated in the PWS.”

Is it the Governments intent for offerors to submit all documentation as stated in Sub factor C for all 34 resources identified in Attachment 1 or should offerors submit documentation for only personnel it considers key performers necessary to support the program?

Response 65: See response 19.

Question 66: Page 27 of 63, Volume 2: states “Quoter to send Past Performance Questionnaire Form (Attachment

4) to references in accordance with EVALUATION (2). Completed forms shall be submitted directly from the reference via email to tracy.fulks@usmc.mil”. Will the Government accept a Final CPARs from the offeror in place of a PPQ?

Response 66: No. The decision not to submit Past Performance Questionnaires is exclusively that of the quoter. In accordance with FAR 52.212-2 paragraph (2) Past Performance in PPIRS which includes CPARS information will be checked for past performance information by Contracting as part of evaluation.

Question 67: Was it the Government’s intention to not impose a page limitation for Volumes 1, 2 & 3? If not, will the Government omit resumes, certifications, letters of commitment, etc. from any page limitations?

Response 67: See response 4.

Question 68: The solicitation does not include any proposal submission instructions for subcontractors. Can the government please include proposal instructions for subcontractors in the solicitation, if applicable?

Response 68: See response 4.

Question 69: Attachment 2 of the solicitation, DD254, Block 13 states “THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE

STORAGE OF CLASSIFIED MATERIAL UP TO AND INCLUDING SECRET.” Can the Government please confirm that contractors will require a secure facility for the storage of classified material

Response 69: It highlights the contractor will work in a secure facility and be required to store classified material

IAW existing policies. A separate secure facility is not required.

Question 70: Can you provide how many periodic meetings are estimated and will they require on site visitation in

NC?

Response 70: Monthly reports, Quarterly meetings on site.

Question 71: Is the period of performance twelve (12) months with no option periods?

Response 71: Yes. See response 6.

Question 72: RFQ 3.4.1, page 8; 3.7.1, Page 12. Both the C2 Systems Analyst and the Collaborative Workspace

Administrator labor categories require a VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 Certification. Will the government accept a VMWare Certified Associate certification in lieu of the VMWare CAP6 certification?

Response 72: One (1) Analyst and one CWA shall possess a VMWare CAP6 certification and will work in different sections. The remaining contractors shall possess VMWare Certified Associate certification.

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52.222-52 EXEMPTION FROM APPLICATION OF THE SERVICE CONTRACT LABOR STANDARDS TO

CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN SERVICES--CERTIFICATION (MAY 2014)

(a) The offeror shall check the following certification:

CERTIFICATION

The offeror ( ___ ) does ( ___ ) does not certify that--

(1) The services under the contract are offered and sold regularly to non-Governmental customers, and are provided by the offeror (or subcontractor in the case of an exempt subcontract) to the general public in substantial quantities in the course of normal business operations;

(2) The contract services are furnished at prices that are, or are based on, established catalog or market prices. An

“established catalog price” is a price included in a catalog, price list, schedule, or other form that is regularly maintained by the manufacturer or the offeror, is either published or otherwise available for inspection by customers, and states prices at which sales currently, or were last, made to a significant number of buyers constituting the general public. An “established market price” is a current price, established in the usual course of ordinary and usual trade between buyers and sellers free to bargain, which can be substantiated from sources independent of the manufacturer or offeror;

(3) Each service employee who will perform the services under the contract will spend only a small portion of his or her time (a monthly average of less than 20 percent of the available hours on an annualized basis, or less than 20 percent of available hours during the contract period if the contract period is less than a month) servicing the

Government contract; and

(4) The offeror uses the same compensation (wage and fringe benefits) plan for all service employees performing work under the contract as the offeror uses for these employees and for equivalent employees servicing commercial customers.

(b) Certification by the offeror as to its compliance with respect to the contract also constitutes its certification as to compliance by its subcontractor if it subcontracts out the exempt services. If the offeror certifies to the conditions in paragraph (a) of this provision, and the Contracting Officer determines in accordance with FAR 22.1003-4(d)(3) that the Service Contract Labor Standards statute--

(1) Will not apply to this offeror, then the Service Contract Labor Standards clause in this solicitation will not be included in any resultant contract to this offeror; or

(2) Will apply to this offeror, then the clause at FAR 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service

Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements, in this solicitation will not be included in any resultant contract awarded to this offer, and the offeror may be provided an opportunity to submit a new offer on that basis.

(c) If the offeror does not certify to the conditions in paragraph (a) of this provision--

(1) The clause of this solicitation at 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor

Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements, will not be included in any resultant contract to this offeror; and

(2) The offeror shall notify the Contracting Officer as soon as possible if the Contracting Officer did not attach a

Service Contract Labor Standards wage determination to the solicitation.

(d) The Contracting Officer may not make an award to the offeror, if the offeror fails to execute the certification in paragraph (a) of this provision or to contact the Contracting Officer as required in paragraph (c) of this provision.

(End of provision)

The following have been modified:

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

II MEF IMO IM/C2 Labor Support

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Statement of Work (SOW)

II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Management Office (II MEF IMO) requires enablers to execute the department’s and MEF’s Information Management/Command and Control (IM/C2) mission. These enablers provide high demand, high impact technical services and systems support where manpower/training plans do not presently leverage Marines to support. These services and systems include: Global Command & Control System – Joint

(GCCS-J), Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPR) Newsgroups, Non-Classified Internet Protocol Router

Network (NIPR)/SIPR SharePoint Server and Farm administration., complex SharePoint development, Command

Post Of the Future Mid-tier (CPOF) services, Common Tactical Picture engineering, Defense Collaboration

Services (DCS), Combat Operations Center (COC) Software Engineering, System Software Programming, Business

Process Analysis in Information Technology, Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) C2 Systems Analysis, Information

Management Analysis; Technical Communication Services, C2 System Cyber Analysis, and Information

Management Service Management.

1.0 Background

Recent events throughout the world have demonstrated that contractor support is essential in assessing and resolving complex Capabilities / Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and

Reconnaissance (C4ISR) integration and interoperability challenges that affect the combat effectiveness and sustainability of the Operating Forces (OPFORs). Due to the ongoing demand for real time, on demand secure voice, video, and data by battlefield commanders, warfighters, and tactical planners, current networks have evolved in size and technological complexity. Based on the complexity of the IM/C2 systems and the high turnover rate and limited ability of certified Marines to both operate and/or maintain them, it has been difficult to sustain the level of proficiency and qualified manpower needed to operate and maintain these systems. Therefore, on-site technical support is required.

II MEF generates, deploys and sustains Marine Air-Ground Task Forces (MAGTFs) and other Marine Corps units to support requirements across the range of military operations and naval initiatives, and if required and with augmentation trains, deploys and is employed as a MAGTF CE. IM/C2 service support is mission critical at the CE as well as its aligned Aviation, Ground and Logistic elements.

MAGTF’S COCs are distributed in an area of operations integrating with higher headquarters, joint and coalition mission partners employing complex warfighting systems, across multiple networks, and across all MAGTF functional areas. Exchanging information internally, to all of the above, and back to home station, using up to one hundred thirty-six different applications and systems (see enclosure) requires knowledgeable professionals, experienced in the intricacies of engineering, installing and maintaining a cohesive IM/C2 architecture.

2.0 Objectives

2.1. Provide technical and operational support for IM/C2 efforts within II MEF Force headquarters, its Major

Subordinate Commands, Second Marine Expeditionary Brigade (2D MEB), three Marine Expeditionary Units, and

Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Tasks Forces (SPMAGTF) within the continental US (CONUS) and deployed outside of the continental US (OCONUS).

2.2 Scope of Work. Principal support activities include on-site system administration and troubleshooting for

Command and Control Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) local and wide area networks (LAN / WAN), technical guidance to the operating forces (OPFOR) on fielded Marine

Corps and Joint IM/C2 systems and software, test support and consulting, on-site, over-the-shoulder software/hardware training, Information Assurance (IA), Collaborative Services (collaborative workspace, chat, and web conferencing) and Business Process Analysis/Automation support. Additional support requirements include providing regional on-site technical support for USMC Systems to include Tactical Common Operational Picture

Server/Workstation (TCS/W)), Combat Operations Center (COC), Marine Corps Common Hardware Suite (MCHS) and Marine Corps Enterprise IT Services (MCEITS) throughout the OPFORs, both in CONUS and OCONUS.

Support shall include system administration, asset tracking/management, installation and troubleshooting, support for exercises, technical consulting, test support, and on-site software/hardware training on COC software and hardware.

2.3 Period of Performance(PoP). The period of performance will be for 12 months from the effective date of the award.

3.0 Tasks

3.1 The contractor shall provide the OPFORs with continuous on-site C2 systems analysis and technical support at designated II MEF command locations worldwide. Key facets of on-site technical support at each location for the systems listed in include system administration, technical guidance, software installation, configuration management, system troubleshooting, establishing efficient procedures to resolve trouble tickets, locally and as required ensuring IM/C2 system availability, coordinating the deployment of software releases, and ensuring the effectiveness of Support Center operations to respond to operational requirements. The Contractor Site Lead is responsible for coordinating with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) to ensure staff resources are available to accommodate mission priorities, and to identify deficiencies in capability at the site location within 24-hours of occurrence.

Under this task, the contractor shall:

3.1.1 Provide network and C2 systems operations support for C2 systems. This includes effective administration and maintenance of the operational network for the IM/C2 systems covered under this effort . A key facet of this requirement is the ability to ensure SIPRNET connectivity and the availability of mission essential platforms and applications to support operation requirements. The contractor is responsible for providing all necessary technical support required to ensure network administration for local IM/C2 LANs and tactical communications connectivity to the SIPRNET. Critical facets of network operations include network health status monitoring; maintenance;

upgrades to hardware and software components; ensuring inter-networking between various network components;

and general troubleshooting and problem resolution. Additionally, the contractor is required to perform IA, web server administration, and web development support on an “as needed” basis. Critical maintenance activities include performing backups, restoring services, installing software patches, and change out of network components.

The contractor Site Lead is responsible for the overall efficiency of network operations, as well as maintaining the existing configuration database (e.g., network diagrams, backup tapes and files for all cryptographic equipment, KG-

175s, routers, IP addresses, DNS and mail servers) that reside on the IM/C2 LANs.

3.1.2 Provide site logistics management for places of performance of this task. Site logistics management consists of delivery, installation, and configuration for newly fielded IM/C2 systems or upgrades to the currently fielded systems. The COR is responsible for establishing effective processes that ensure all facets of system logistics for new application versions and equipment is accomplished in a responsible manner. A key facet of this requirement is the effective configuration control of on-site resources. The contractor is responsible for coordinating system logistics that ensure effective preparation for new application releases and equipment installations, site preparation, coordination of personnel, and minimal disruption in system availability. A critical

1 The term "network" refers to those networks supporting MCTSSA and Joint fielded IM/C2software applications; however this does not include backbone WAN infrastructure.

facet of this requirement is Site Lead coordination with the COR to coordinate actions and responsibilities between stakeholders.

3.1.3 Provide over-the-shoulder training for C2 systems. The contractor is responsible for identifying and coordinating training requirements associated with tactical IM/C2 systems and ensuring the effectiveness of contractor provided instruction for OPFOR personnel .