Q As-GCCS-TCO-JTCW_T E_v1.pdf

GCCS-TCO / JTCW T/E CSS

M68909-16-Q-7600 Q/A

RFQ

Section/Subsection RFQ Language Offeror's Question

Technical or

Contractual

GOVERNMENT'S ANSWER

RFQ Section B Travel will be reimbursed per the Joint Travel Regulations.

Material ODCs shall have prior written approval of the

Contracting Officer.

How does the Government want contractors to price Travel?

Will you give us a "plug" number, or do we leave this blank?

Same question applies for ODCs?

Contractual Please use $5,000.00 per year as an estimate for potential ODCs.

Funding for actual ODCs will be evaluated, determined, and provided for during contract award.

PWS Section 3.1 The contractor shall setup, configure and validate the

GCCS-TCO/JTCW FoS test environment, troubleshoot, and correct any technical problems that may affect the conduct of test.

Will the Government provide the C2/C4 network portion of the test environment required to accurately assess the

GCCS-TCO/JTCW FoS, or will testing be in a simulated

C2/C4 network environment? (The Introduction/Background paragraph, 1.1, states: "MCTSSA focuses on testing GCCS-

TCO/JTCW FoS within an operationally representative

MAGTF Command and Control (C2) architecture executing operational mission threads under representative network loads." Our question is: "Who provides this portion of the

Task 3.1 quoted?")

Technical The Government labs have the C2/C4 network infrastructure. The contractor will be required to setup the Tactical COP Server (TCS), JTCW, COC and AFTADS. Some track SIM/STIM is utilized.

PWS Section 1.2 (Scope),

3.1 (Test Support)(Table), and 3.2 (Joint Certification

Testing)

Section 1.2 states "Typically, there will be two test events per fiscal year with ongoing engineering evaluations of beta software." The Table at 3.1 shows four separate Test

Events. And the Table at 3.2 shows a fifth Test Event.

What is the more accurate number of test events per year to which we should propose our support?

Technical Table 3.1 Plan for two complete formal test events from planning phase to reporting phase with three informal (product familiarization, test procedures, trouble reports) engineering events, and the planning phase (test plan, test procedures development) of a third formal test event. The fourth test event will take place in 1st Qtr

FY17. Table 3.2 Joint Certification event will involve providing technical input to the test plan and test report documentation, and executing the test.

RFQ Section B and PWS

Section 7 (Period of

Performance)

RFQ Section B shows Base

Year plus 4 Option Years; PWS

Section 7 states one year plus

3 Opt yrs

Does the Government want us to price to RFQ Section B? Contractual Amended PWS, Section 7, to 4 option years vice 3.

Cover Offer Due Date 11/30/2015 Will the Government consider extending the proposal due date to allow adequate time for competition?

Contractual Responded 11/23/2015 with RFQ due date extension amendment to

12/8/2015.

Section M, Factor 1, Technical Understanding and Approach

Page Limit Does the 10 page limit for Factor 1 include the 3-page

Transition Plan, or is the 3-page Transition plan in addition to the 10 pages?

Contractual 3 pages for the Transition Plan are in addition to the 10 pages allowed under Technical Understanding & Approach.

Section M, Factor 3, Past

Peformance

Page Limit Is there a page limit for Factor 3, Past Performance? Contractual No page limit on Past Performance, however, 10 pages can be excessive.

DoL Wage Determination

Attachment

Attachment Is the current work being performed in SCA labor categories, and if so, will the Government identify the current labor rates since the awardee will be required to offer the first right of refusal to current SCA workers and maintain their fringe benefit levels.

Contractual DoL Wage Determination Labor Categories used on prior contracts were: Computer System Analysts, Computer Operators, and

Technical Writers

M68909-16-Q-7600 ATTACHMENT J.6 QUESTION / ANSWER