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A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR UPCOMING REQUIREMENT FOR PLANS AND DATA SUPPORT
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Questions to the USMC Blount Island Command (BICmd) Plans & Data Support (P&DS) Services Solicitation

Solicitation Section #
Solicitation Page #
Question/Clarification
L-1.5.1.2
Page 215 of 255
This section requires proposed salaries for professional employees working on the contract. Please confirm that the offeror should provide this information within the Management Plan given that this information is normally considered “pricing data.”

Answer: Section L-1.5.1.2 is correctly written and the required information is to be provided within the Business & Mgmt Approach.

L-1.8
Page 228 of 255
This section states that “the offeror shall only complete SubCLINs 0001AA, 1001AA, 2001AA, 3001AA, and 4001AA only.” Please clarify whether the offeror should complete any other data within the CLIN Table, specifically the G&A rate for the ODC CLINs or the NTE values provided by the Government.

Answer: The offeror shall insert both the G&A Rates and the established NTE amounts in the Schedule and provide with its Price Proposal in order for the Government to see the total proposed price. NOTE: The G&A rate assessed to travel is inclusive of the Not to Exceed Amount.

L-1.8.2 (b)
Page 228 of 255
Please clarify if the Government is requesting the offerors to propose estimated ODC costs that must equal the NTE values provided by the Government.

Answer: The Government is requesting that the contractor submit its proposed ODCs in order to validate the Government’s Not to Exceed Amount. The Government does not state that the proposed amounts have to equal the established NTE amount. NOTE: All proposed costs are subject to the competitiveness of the market derived from this solicitation and negotiation of a fair and reasonable price.

L-1.8.2 (c)
Page 228 of 255
Please clarify if the Government is requesting the offerors to propose estimated Material costs that must equal the NTE values provided by the Government.

Answer: The Government is requesting that the contractor submit its proposed Materials in order to validate the Government’s Not to Exceed Amount. The Government does not state that the proposed amounts have to equal the established NTE amount. NOTE: All proposed costs are subject to the competitiveness of the market derived from this solicitation and negotiation of a fair and reasonable price.

Section B
Page 3 of 255
CLIN 0001AC Materials states that “Materials purchased in support of contract performance shall be reimbursed at actual cost.” Please confirm that offerors are permitted to apply indirect costs, such as Material Handling, to the actual cost in accordance with their disclosed accounting practices.

Answer: Yes, materials will be purchased at actual cost plus indirect costs in accordance with offeror’s disclosed accounting practices. All disclosed accounting practices that impact the contract shall be provided within the Price Proposal. NOTE: All material handling costs assessed to materials are inclusive of the established Not to Exceed Amounts.

L-1.2.7
Pages 211-212 of 255
For proposal submission where should the planned Oral Presentation materials be placed in the submission? Should they be placed in an appendix to Volume I or as an additional section following the Business and Management Approach in Volume I?

Answer: Oral Presentation materials are to accompany the specific volume that they pertain to, i.e., Oral presentation for the Technical Approach/Methodology Factor are to be included with that specific proposal submission and the oral presentation materials for the Business and Management Approach Factor are to be included with that specific proposal submission.

M-10
Page 254 of 255
The Mandatory Proposal Requirements table states ”Submission of Contractor Performance Data Sheets in Volume III” while Section L-1.6.1 page 216 of 255 states that offerors are directed to complete the Contractor Performance Data Sheets in Volume II Past Performance. Please clarify.

Answer: The Past Performance Proposal submission is Volume II. Contractor Performance Data Sheets are to be submitted in Volume II.

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