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M6700119Q1241
SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET
The following have been modified:
QUESTIONS & RESPONSES
Q43 Does the Marine organization have a specific Maturity Model in mind as a reference for the program?
A43 No. This is a new system and is the first of its type, "Type Accreditation" Authorization to Operate (ATO) and Connect (ATC) Public Works Division (PWD) Industrial Control Systems (ICS)/ Operational Technology (OT) to the Marine Corps Enterprise Network Non-Classified IP router network. There are currently no benchmarks to compare this project to. Process and procedures are being developed now and will continue to be developed over time.
Q44 Has there ever been an ATO granted for the ICS/SCADA infrastructure to date?
A44 No. Currently we have "Type Accreditation" Authorization to Operate (ATO) and connect (ATC) Public Works Division (PWD) Industrial Control Systems (ICS)/ Operational Technology (OT) to the Marine Corps Enterprise Network Non-Classified IP router network. This ATO covers the architecture.
Q45 What is the authoritative database of record for the Marine Corp related to ICS Defense Critical Infrastructure?
A45 There are none.
Q46 Can the government outline which positions/PWS areas must be performed onsite and which can be performed from contractor facilities?
A46. The majority of the work shall be performed on site. All live environment work will need to be performed onsite. See PWS 3.0 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC, other government satellite activities, and contractor facilities
Q47. How much on-site support is required or can the work be performed remotely?
A47. The majority of the work shall be performed on site. All live environment work will need to be performed onsite. See PWS 3.0 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC, other government satellite activities, and contractor facilities
Q48 Reference: 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014), pg. 17, fifth paragraph states - The technical quote is to be submitted with vendor’s identifying information ONLY on the cover page of the technical quote. Failure to follow this instruction may result in rejection of the quote.
Question: Are quoters allowed to include teammate names or logos in the technical quote?
A48 No company Name or Logo in entire technical proposal, this includes teammates names or logos.
Each section of the quote may include a separate coversheet with that information.
Q49 There seems to be a conflict within the RFP. On one hand it states “small business” required but on another hand it states “all businesses will be considered.” Which is correct?
A49 The language you are referring to is in the Request for Information section of this posting. The actual RFQ is 100% set-aside for small business under the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code of 541513 Computer Facilities Management Services and the associated size standard is $27.5 million. Quotes that are from businesses that are not small under that NAICS will not be elgible for award.
Q1. I do not see page limits listed. Will you supply this information?
A1. There is no page limit.
Q2. Who is the incumbent?
A2. There is no incumbent. This is a new requirement.
Q3. What is the incumbent's period of performance?
A3. There is no incumbent. This is a new requirement.
Q4. What is the incumbent contract $ value?
A4. There is no incumbent. This is a new requirement.
Q5. How are these services currently being performed? Under contract? In-house?
A5. There is no incumbent. This is a new requirement.
Q6. Are there any font restrictions for the content?
A6. No. We strongly recommend that the Technical Volume should be specific and complete. In the Technical Volume, address your proposed approach to meeting the minimum performance or capability requirements of each technical Subfactor. Marketing presentations are not wanted and will not be evaluated. Hard and compelling evidence of capabilities is required to receive credit for evaluation factors. Provide as specifically as possible, the actual methodology you would use for accomplishing and satisfying the requirements. Your responses will be evaluated against 52.212-2, Evaluation Factors.
Q7. We assume each evaluated factor should be in a separate file. Is that correct?
A7. Yes, see A10 below.
Q8. We assume the Government desires the content in MS Office and/or Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf). Is that correct?
A8. Yes
Q9. We assume the Government desires direct labor hours and fully burdened rates data for each CLIN and a total for each CLIN in an Excel workbook. Is that correct?
A9. Please follow the instructions in 52.212-2 for submission and the CLIN structure for pricing. The Government will contact you if more information needed.
Q10. The solicitation provides no guidance on the structure of the proposal which would normally be contained in the Section L or ITO. Can the government provide instructions on what volumes are required, the structure and content requirements of each volume, and page count limitations for the technical volume?
A10. You should have three volumes. Technical, Past Performance and Pricing. Refer to 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS on page 17. We strongly recommend that the Technical Volume should be specific and complete. In the Technical Volume, address your proposed approach to meeting the minimum performance or capability requirements of each technical Subfactor. Marketing presentations are not wanted and will not be evaluated. Hard and compelling evidence of capabilities is required to receive credit for evaluation factors. Provide as specifically as possible, the actual methodology you would use for accomplishing and satisfying the requirements. Your responses will be evaluated against 52.212-2, Evaluation Factors.
Q11. Can you please tell us if any security clearance is required for this opportunity? If yes, what type of security clearance is required?
A11. All contractor personnel must have for a minimum elgibity for a Secret clearance. Refer to para 6.3 of PWS.
Q12. Section 15.0 Performance Requirements, Maintaining Required Staffing Levels. What are the minimum required staffing levels? PWS Section 8 does not define a quantity.
A12. Refer to PWS 6.4.1 Key Billets and 6.4.2 Non-Key Billets. Vendors are required to determine staffing level in accordance with Performance Work Statement and submit their recommended staffing plan in accordance with Technical Sub Factor B (Refer to Basis of Award in RFQ).
We believe that the contractors are and should be the experts and know what they have on their staffs to fill the billets (number of personal and Billets to fill) set forth in the PWS. The information we can provide is with respect to the number of facilities that will be covered under this contract. We currently have 700 (plus) building control systems that will be integrated and communicating, 150 to 200 virtualized servers hosted at a data center, an ICS/OT Test Bed (covering water/wastewater/high voltage/ and building control systems), 167 Lift Stations, 57 Well Stations, 2 Booster Stations, 14 Pools, 17 elevated water tanks, 4 Water Treatment Plants (WTP), 1 Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), 5 Electrical Sub Stations, and 2 Delivery points.
The following has been added to the PWS
6.4 Level of Effort. For purposes of estimation, the anticipated level of effort associated with this contract will require six (6) full time support personnel as follows:
| Key Billets |
| One (1) ICS/OT Inspector/Integrator |
| One (1) Cybersecurity Architect |
Four (4) Non-Key Billets
Q13. Are secret clearances required for all staff? If required for only some, please identify the positions requiring and not-requiring a clearance.
A13. In accordance with Paragraph 6.3 of the PWS Secret clearance elgibility is required for all positions.
“A Secret Security Eligibility is required for this position. The individual contractor must be able to have a favorable adjudicated T3 background investigation. The contractor is responsible to ensure the personnel furnish documentation reflecting favorable adjudication of background investigations for all personnel supporting the Industrial Control System (ICS). The ICS resides on the Marine Corps MRAN and work performed on this system requires occasional access to workstations located in the MITSC area located in Building 24. The MITSC area has restricted access and the work performed on the ICS in this area by the contractor is designated Low Risk Non-Critical Sensitive. This designation requires a national security background investigation designated as T3. Final DD254 will be included separately via email.”
Also See A19.
Q14. Can staff be "in process" for obtaining their security clearance while performing on the contract?
A14. See above A13 and A19.
Q15. Are resumes only required for the 2 "key billets" identified in Section 6.4.1?
A15. No. Resumes are required for all positions/personnel.
Q16. Section 6.4.2 identifies "the other team members". Since there is no historical or future workload in the solicitation, there is no way to estimate the required manning levels (i.e., FTEs/yr) necessary to perform. How many FTEs, in addition to the 2 "key billets" would the Government consider the minimum acceptable staffing level?
A16. Vendors are required to determine staffing level in accordance with Performance Work Statement and submit their recommended staffing plan in accordance with Technical Sub Factor B (Refer to Basis of Award in RFQ). We believe that the contractors are and should be the experts and know what they have on their staffs to fill the billets (number of personal and Billets to fill) set forth in the PWS. The information we can provide is with respect to the number of facilities that will be covered under this contract. We currently have 700 (plus) building control systems that will be integrated and communicating, 150 to 200 virtualized servers hosted at a data center, an ICS/OT Test Bed (covering water/wastewater/high voltage/ and building control systems), 167 Lift Stations, 57 Well Stations, 2 Booster Stations, 14 Pools, 17 elevated water tanks, 4 Water Treatment Plants (WTP), 1 Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), 5 Electrical Sub Stations, and 2 Delivery points.
The following has been added to the PWS
6.4 Level of Effort. For purposes of estimation, the anticipated level of effort associated with this contract will require six (6) full time support personnel as follows:
| Key Billets |
| One (1) ICS/OT Inspector/Integrator |
| One (1) Cybersecurity Architect |
Four Non-Key Billets
Q17. Is there any travel associated with this contract? If so, please describe.
A17. Please refer to Para 6.6 of PWS. Travel is not authorized.
Q18. Are any formal certifications required for any of the staff? If so, please describe.
A18. Please refer to Para 6.4.1. and 6.4.2 of the PWS.
Q19. "All of the positions state: Active or eligible for SECRET clearance. “Please define "eligible".
A19. To clarify, "eligibility" is a term that is used to describe what clearance level they currently have, not if they are qualified. If someone has a SECRET clearance eligibility determination, meaning the DOD CAF has already adjudicated him favorably for a SECRET clearance.
Quoter shall must have candidates that already has Interim SECRET eligibility as not having a clearance would create an operational impact (would have to sanitize every time the employee came through G-6 spaces that safeguard classified).
Q20. Does this mean we can start people who do not have a clearance just as long as we think they may be able to get a Secret clearance eventually?
A20. No. See A13 and A19
Q21 . “A Secret Security Eligibility is required for this position. The individual contractor must be able to have a favorable adjudicated T3 background investigation. The contractor is responsible to ensure the personnel furnish documentation reflecting favorable adjudication of background investigations for all personnel supporting the Industrial Control System (ICS). The ICS resides on the Marine Corps MRAN and work performed on this system requires occasional access to workstations located in the MITSC area located in Building 24. The MITSC area has restricted access and the work performed on the ICS in this area by the contractor is designated Low Risk Non-Critical Sensitive. This designation requires a national security background investigation designated as T3. Final DD254 will be included separately via email.”
Does this mean we as a company has to have a tier 3 FCL or just the employee must have the clearance?
A21. Please refer to DD254 included in RFQ package for the required FLC.
Q22. The solicitation provides no guidance on the structure of the proposal which would normally be contained in the Section L or ITO. Can the government provide instructions on what volumes are required, the structure and content requirements of each volume, and page count limitations for the technical volume?
A22. Three volumes. Technical, Past Performance and Price. Please follow the instructions on page 17, 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS and provide adequate information as requested for evaluation. We do not have format and page count restrictions however we strongly recommend that the Technical Volume should be specific and complete. In the Technical Volume, address your proposed approach to meeting the minimum performance or capability requirements of each technical Subfactor. Marketing presentations are not wanted and will not be evaluated. Hard and compelling evidence of capabilities is required to receive credit for evaluation factors. Provide as specifically as possible, the actual methodology you would use for accomplishing and satisfying the requirements. Your responses will be evaluated against 52.212-2, Evaluation Factors.
Q23. I am reaching out in regard to the Cyber Security Support Services Opportunity with USMC. I noticed the solicitation notice has been released on FBO. However, I am curious as to why a response due date has not been established? Would you please respond with clarification at your earliest convenience?
A23. Please refer to SF-1449 (RFQ) Block 8. The information in FBO has been updated
Q24. Page 18 of 50. The Government will not consider nor evaluate past performance that concluded more than three years from the original solicitation release date. Relevant contracts include IT Services of similar size and scope to the requirements listed in the Statement of Work (SOW). Only the following entities will be used in the past performance evaluation: (a) the prime contractor; and (b) entities that perform at least 30% of the proposed total price for the contract, also referred to as principal subcontractors and other principal entities.
Will the government require past performance references from the Prime Contractor or will past performances references strictly from Subcontractors be allowed?
A24. Past Performances as prime or principal subcontractors will used for evaluation as described in RFQ.
Q25. On page 36/50, 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders –Commercial Items (May 2019), the Government has checked the applicability of FAR 52.219-14 (Deviation 2018-O0018), Limitations on Subcontracting (JAN 2017)(15 U.S.C. 657f). This FAR citation on Limitations on Subcontracting does not reflect the updated final rule adopted by the Small Business Administration on June 30, 2016, which is codified at 15 U.S.C. 657s, allowing partial or full set-aside contracts to be evaluated based on the percentage of the overall award amount that a prime contractor spends on its subcontractors. More significantly, the new rule excludes from the limitations on subcontracting calculation, the percentage of the award amount that the prime contractor spends on subcontractors that are similarly situated entities.
Will the Government apply the new language for Limitations on Subcontracting set forth at 15 U.S.C. 657s?
A25. Deviation 2018-O0018 which deals with Micro-purchase Threshold, Simplified Acq Threshold, & Emergency Procurement Authority.
Subcontracting the relevant Deviation is 2019-O0003 "Limitations on Subcontracting for Small Business". It is included in the RFQ.
Q26. On page 5/50, Due to the continuous nature of this requirement, the government requires the contractor to maintain the proposed workforce at 100% manning. As such, the contractor is expected to develop a manning plan to fill any planned or unplanned vacancies on an expedited basis.
On Page 17/50 Evaluation Factors: (1) Technical Capability to include Management Approach, Hiring, Staffing Plan with Resumes, and ability to provide personnel on the first day of the period of performance.
Will the Government provide historical LOE of Non-Key Billets so offerors have insight as to number of personnel required to transition and be fully staffed day 1.
A26. Vendors are required to determine staffing level in accordance with Performance Work Statement and submit their recommended staffing plan in accordance with Technical Sub Factor B (Refer to Basis of Award in RFQ). We believe that the contractors are and should be the experts and know what they have on their staffs to fill the billets (number of personal and Billets to fill) set forth in the PWS. The information we can provide is with respect to the number of facilities that will be covered under this contract. We currently have 700 (plus) building control systems that will be integrated and communicating, 150 to 200 virtualized servers hosted at a data center, an ICS/OT Test Bed (covering water/wastewater/high voltage/ and building control systems), 167 Lift Stations, 57 Well Stations, 2 Booster Stations, 14 Pools, 17 elevated water tanks, 4 Water Treatment Plants (WTP), 1 Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), 5 Electrical Sub Stations, and 2 Delivery points.
The following has been added to the PWS
6.4 Level of Effort. For purposes of estimation, the anticipated level of effort associated with this contract will require six (6) full time support personnel as follows:
| Key Billets |
| One (1) ICS/OT Inspector/Integrator |
| One (1) Cybersecurity Architect |
Four Non-Key Billets
Q27. Upon reviewing the RFP for M6700119Q1241 would you be able to answer the following question?
Since this is being procured under the Simplified Acquisition Process, which I believe the most you can buy through SAP is $250,000. Is it your intent that the total base + 2 contract ceiling would be $250,000 or will it be $250K per year?
A27. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 13.5.
Q28. How many PPQs will be required from prime and sub-contractor individually?
A28. Minimum of one relevant contract.
Q29. Reference: RFQ, SF 1449, Block 27, pg. 1 incorporates FAR 52.212-1. FAR 52.212-1 -- Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items. (DEVIATION 2018-O0018) (b) (8) requires a completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);
Question: Request that quoters who have completed the Representations and Certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) do not need to submit a separate copy. Instead, they shall include a statement stating their representations and certifications are up to date in SAM.
A29. Yes.
Q30. Reference: RFQ, SF 1449, Block 28, pg. 1 states – Contractor is required to sign this document and return 2 copies to the issuing office. 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014), pg. 17, fifth paragraph, states - Vendor may send quotes, via e-mail, to Tracy.Fulks@usmc.mil
Are we correct to understand that with email submission only one copy of a signed SF 1449 and one copy of proposal volumes is required?
A30. Yes
Q31. Reference: RFQ, SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET, Item No. 0001, 1001, and 2001, pgs. 3 & 4 have content in the tables that states - Camp Lejeune's Request clarification of this text
A31. It is “Camp Lejeune’s” The RFQ has been corrected.
Q32. Reference: 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014), pg. 17, ninth paragraph states - Evaluation Factors: (1) Technical Capability to include Management Approach, Hiring, Staffing Plan with Resumes, and ability to provide personnel on the first day of the period of performance. 2.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE, pg. 5 states the period of performance start date is 1 September 2019.
Request the Government provide the anticipated contract award date so quoters can conduct hiring and transition planning. Also request that there be a minimum of 15 working days between contract award and start date to allow for onboarding of new hires.
A32. You need to indicate your own terms and conditions in order to begin performing on 01 Sepetember 2019 in your proposal.
Q33. Reference: 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014), pg. 17 does not provide any page limitations Request the Government consider the following page limitations to enable quoters to completely and effectively respond to RFQ requirements:
Cover Letter (includes SF 1449 and Representations and Certifications) – N/A Volume 1 Technical Capability - 35 pages Volume 2 Past Performance - 10 pages Volume 3 Price - N/A
A33.There is no page limitations, RFQ will remain the same.
Q34. 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014), pg. 17 does not provide any page limitations.
Request the Government consider that following be omitted from page limitations to enable quoters to completely and effectively response to RFQ requirements:
Cover pages, tables of content, and other front matter Resumes (individual resumes shall not exceed three (3) pages, letters of commitment, copies of certifications/licenses and shall be provided as Appendix.
Supplemental Information such as foldouts, charts, figures, and tables; resumes, certifications/licenses, and letters of commitment and shall be provided as Appendix.
A34. No changes, RFQ will remain the same.
Q35. Reference: 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014), pg. 17 does not provide any page limitations.
Request the Government consider including the following format requirements to enable quoters to completely and effectively response to RFQ requirements:
8.5 x 11 inch paper Single-spaced typed lines 1 inch margins on all sides No smaller than 12-point font, Times New Roman •No smaller than 10-point font, Times New Roman for tables, call-out boxes, focus boxes, and theme statement boxes.
No smaller than 8-point font, Arial or Times New Roman for graphics and drawings and graphic action captions Font size does not apply to headers and footers but must be reasonable and easily readable.
Graphs and drawings must be clear and legible No hyperlinks are permitted Photographs are permitted when used in a graphic Electronic documents shall be submitted using Microsoft Office 97 through 2016 or Adobe PDF.
Each volume of the quote shall be clearly marked as to the volume number, the solicitation number, and the Contractor’s name.
Pages shall be numbered consecutively within each volume
A35. No changes, RFQ will remain the same.
Q36. Reference: 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014), pg. 17, fifth paragraph states - The technical quote is to be submitted with vendor’s identifying information ONLY on the cover page of the technical quote. Failure to follow this instruction may result in rejection of the quote.
Question: Does this mean quoters shall not include company name or logo in the headers or footers of the volume? Request the Government clarify this instruction.
A36. Yes, that’s correct.
Q37. 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014), pg. 17, fifth paragraph states - The technical quote is to be submitted with vendor’s identifying information ONLY on the cover page of the technical quote. Failure to follow this instruction may result in rejection of the quote.
Does this mean quoters are not able to refer to themselves by company name anywhere in the body of the proposal, e.g., Company Name has a DCAA approved accounting system or the company name in employee resumes. Request the Government clarify this instruction.
A37. No company Name or Logo in entire technical proposal.
Q38. Reference: 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014), pg. 18, Sub factor B states - Address all functional areas, detailing clear lines of authority and roles and responsibilities of the program manager, other key personnel. The Program Manager is not listed as key billet in Section 6.4.1.
Are we correct to understand the program manager is not key personnel and that this sentence should read - Address all functional areas, detailing clear lines of authority and roles and responsibilities of the program manager and the two identified key personnel?
A38. Staffing designation, titles and planning are vendor’s responsibility.
Q39. Reference: 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014), pg. 18, Sub factor B states - Address all functional areas, detailing clear lines of authority and roles and responsibilities of the program manager, other key personnel. The term functional areas is not defined in the RFQ.
Request the Government provide a definition of functional areas.
A39. Divisions, departments involved in performing these services.
Q40 . Reference: 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014), pg. 18, Sub factor B states - Describe how you will lead, manage, and maintain visibility, quality, and control over all functional areas and levels. The term functional areas and levels are not defined in the RFQ.
Request the Government provide a definition of functional areas and levels.
A40. It means your organizational structure (lines of communication) to perform these services.
Q41. While the PWS contains good information on the kind of support needed and the training, certification, and experience requirements of personnel, it does not contain information on the workload. Can the government specify, for each item in PWS Sections 4 and 5, a quantitative value that will give bidders the "how much" answer to go with the "what kind" info already provided? This will allow us to correctly calculate staffing requirements for the overall requirements. If quantitative data is not available or not known, the government could just indicate how many personnel of each of the labor categories shown in the PWS it desires.
A41. Vendors are required to determine staffing level in accordance with Performance Work Statement and submit their recommended staffing plan in accordance with Technical Sub Factor B (Refer to Basis of Award in RFQ). We believe that the contractors are and should be the experts and know what they have on their staffs to fill the billets (number of personal and Billets to fill) set forth in the PWS. The information we can provide is with respect to the number of facilities that will be covered under this contract. We currently have 700 (plus) building control systems that will be integrated and communicating, 150 to 200 virtualized servers hosted at a data center, an ICS/OT Test Bed (covering water/wastewater/high voltage/ and building control systems), 167 Lift Stations, 57 Well Stations, 2 Booster Stations, 14 Pools, 17 elevated water tanks, 4 Water Treatment Plants (WTP), 1 Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), 5 Electrical Sub Stations, and 2 Delivery points.
The following has been added to the PWS
6.4 Level of Effort. For purposes of estimation, the anticipated level of effort associated with this contract will require six (6) full time support personnel as follows:
| Key Billets |
| One (1) ICS/OT Inspector/Integrator |
| One (1) Cybersecurity Architect |
Four Non-Key Billets
Q42 The CLINS provide some language not found in the PWS that seems to limit the supporting work to wastewater treatment and high voltage systems. These limits do not appear in the PWS. There are no sizing parameters included in the RFP that would enable contractors to complete a reasonable basis of effort for a firm fixed price effort. Could the government please provide effort sizing information to enable accurate completion of basis of estimate such as the number of:
Q42a SCADA and SCADA-like systems (JACE, NxE, etc.) that require type accreditation packages and the number that need ATO support.
A42a We have Water SCADA, Wastewater SCADA, and High voltage SCADA that will require ATO support.
Q42b Number of systems that require inspection
A42b We have over 900 systems that will require inspection.
Q42c Amount of reverse engineering required for field controllers A42c Unknown at this time.
Q42d Number of expected ICS events A42d Unknown at this time.
Q42e Number of building commissionings, re-comissionings A42e Contractor will need to plan for over 100 buildings/facilities.
Q42f Amount of support required by Camp Lejeune Public Works Operations, Design Branch, and RIOCC A42f When needed.
Q42g How many meetings are expected in addition not the monthly meetings A42g Contractor needs to plan for at least one or two meetings weekly.
Q42h How many patches and updates per performance period" A42h We estimate the number of patches or upgrades per month will be around 200 to 300.
Q43 Does the Marine organization have a specific Maturity Model in mind as a reference for the program?
A43 No. This is a new system and is the first of its type, "Type Accreditation" Authorization to Operate (ATO) and Connect (ATC) Public Works Division (PWD) Industrial Control Systems (ICS)/ Operational Technology (OT) to the Marine Corps Enterprise Network Non-Classified IP router network. There are currently no benchmarks to compare this project to. Process and procedures are being developed now and will continue to be developed over time.
Q44 Has there ever been an ATO granted for the ICS/SCADA infrastructure to date?
A44 No. Currently we have "Type Accreditation" Authorization to Operate (ATO) and connect (ATC) Public Works Division (PWD) Industrial Control Systems (ICS)/ Operational Technology (OT) to the Marine Corps Enterprise Network Non-Classified IP router network.
This ATO covers the architecture.
Q45 What is the authoritative database of record for the Marine Corp related to ICS Defense Critical Infrastructure?
There are none.
Q46 Can the government outline which positions/PWS areas must be performed onsite and which can be performed from contractor facilities?
A46 The majority of the work shall be performed on site. All live environment work will need to be performed onsite. See PWS 3.0 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC, other government satellite activities, and contractor facilities
Q47 How much on-site support is required or can the work be performed remotely?
A47 The majority of the work shall be performed on site. All live environment work will need to be performed onsite. See PWS 3.0 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC, other government satellite activities, and contractor facilities
Q48
The following were previously included by full text and are now included by reference:
| 52.212-2 |
| Evaluation - Commercial Items |
| OCT 2014 |
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