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M95494-19-R-0015 Q&A
| # | PWS Section or | |||
| RFP Exhibit/Att. | Question | Answer | ||
| General Solicitation Questions: | ||||
| 1 | - | Can the Government please provide the name of the incumbent and/or the contract award number? | This is a new requirement for the USMC. There is no incumbent. | |
| 2 | - | Can the Government please provide the period of performance for the previous contract award? | This is a new requirement for the USMC. There is no incumbent. | |
| 3 | How much was the previous budget awarded for this project? | This is a new requirement for the USMC. There is no previous/ historical budget. | ||
| 4 | 52.212-1 Addendum | Please confirm proposal responses are to be submitted via email only. Please confirm contracting officer will confirm receipt of proposal. | Confirming responses are to be submitted via email IAW p.52 of the solicitation. | |
| 5 | 52.212-1 Addendum | Technical Proposal page limit. If a table of contents is included, is it counted toward the 10-page limit? | No. | |
| Technical Questions: | ||||
| 6 | PWS 4.4 | Can the Government provide a list of questions for the survey instruments currently or recently in use? | This is a new requirement for the USMC. There is no incumbent. PWS 4.4: "Survey questions will be developed in coordination with the Marine Corps and approved by the COR." | |
| 7 | PWS 4.4 | If no, will these questions be furnished to the Contractor upon award? | The government may provide some questions after contract award, and coordinate with the contractor to create the most effective surveys for UH, FH, and PPV. | |
| 8 | PWS 3.1 | Can the Government provide the results of historical surveys? Section 3.1 requires: "benchmark capabilities and trend analysis from previous surveys for direct comparison." | There is historical data for PPV Housing from surveys sponsored by PPV Partners (not the Marine Corps). This data is not government property. The data will likely be made available, subject to approval of the data owners at some point in the future. If historical data is not made available, historical comparison will have to begin in the Option years. Historical data from UH and FH does not exist. | |
| 9 | PWS 3.1 | Can the Government provide the results of historical surveys? Section 3.1 requires: "benchmark capabilities and trend analysis from previous surveys for direct comparison." | There is historical data for PPV Housing from surveys sponsored by PPV Partners (not the Marine Corps). This data is not government property. The data will likely be made available, subject to approval of the data owners at some point in the future. If historical data is not made available, historical comparison will have to begin in the Option years. Historical data from UH and FH does not exist. | |
| 10 | PWS 3.1 | Can the Government provide historical survey result reports including comparative benchmark reports? | There is historical data for PPV Housing from surveys sponsored by PPV Partners (not the Marine Corps). This data is not government property. The data will likely be made available, subject to approval of the data owners at some point in the future. If historical data is not made available, historical comparison will have to begin in the Option years. Historical data from UH and FH does not exist. | |
| 11 | PWS 3.1 | If no, will these reports be furnished to the Contractor upon award? | There is historical data for PPV Housing from surveys sponsored by PPV Partners (not the Marine Corps). This data is not government property. The data will likely be made available, subject to approval of the data owners at some point in the future. If historical There is not made available, historical comparison will have to begin in the Option years. Historical data from UH and FH does not exist. | |
| 12 | PWS 4.5.3(g)(3) | Promotional Items. Will ODCs be provided for advertising space and/or materials? | No. The Marine Corps will print and secure advertising space and directly pay publishers. | |
| 13 | PWS 4.5.3(g)(3) | Promotional Items. Please confirm that the Contractor will produce a single video announcement clip to support and maximize RSS participation. | Yes. | |
| 14 | PWS 4.5.3(g)(3) | Promotional Items. Please confirm that the Contractor will produce a single announcement script for base radio stations. | Yes. | |
| 15 | PWS 4.5.3(g)(3) | Promotional Items. How many Newspaper articles are to be produced per year? How long should the Newspaper articles be? | One article per year. Article length should be sufficient to draw attention of the intended audience. | |
| 16 | PWS 4.5.3(g)(3) | Promotional Items. How many phrases are required per year for the LED board signs? | One sentence | |
| 17 | PWS 4.5.3(g)(3) | Promotional Items. How many pages are required for installation Bulletin Boards and at a single Marine MWR Facility? | One single sheet. This can be submitted electronically for the Marine Corps to print and distribute/post. | |
| 18 | PWS 4.5.3(g)(3) | Promotional Items. Are deliverables expected to be different each year? Or may promotional items be re-used from year to year? | Promotional items may be re-used | |
| 19 | PWS 4.12 | Coordination with other Government Contractors. Can the Government provide examples or clarify the types of coordinated work with other Government contractors working on related tasks? | The Contractor may have to coordinate with PPV Partners to verify occupancy of specific neighborhoods or gain clarification of current management practices when considering recommendations to the Marine Corps. | |
| 20 | PWS 4.2 | Survey Methodology. Is it acceptable to use a 3rd party survey software to conduct the surveys? | As long as the survey is web-based and can be accessed with most internet browsers, to include MS Internet Explorer | |
| 21 | PWS 4.2 | Survey Methodology. Are there any known security or firewall restrictions with using 3rd party survey software? | As long as the survey is web-based and can be accessed with most internet browsers, to include MS Internet Explorer | |
| 22 | PWS 5.0 | Can the Government define "survey completion" as used in the deliverables schedule? | Survey Completion is defined as the point when survey response collection has stopped. | |
| 23 | PWS 4.0 | At what threshold is data collection considered completed? Is there a percent response rate, elapsed time, or some other form of threshold? | The collection period is 30 days. However, if survey response rate is below 20%, the government may extend the collection period. If any marketing associated with extending the collection period is necessary it will be executed by the government. | |
| 24 | PWS 4.3.1 | Please clarify the number of buildings/complexes for UH. The number shown (19) indicates fewer than one Neighborhood/Area per Installation, and that each Neighborhood/Area houses approximately 4,109 UH Residents? | ||
| SEE AMENDMENT 0002 (FORTHCOMING) FOR PWS UPDATE TO CHART IN SECTION 4.3.1: UH divided into 7 "Regions" (MCIEAST, MCIWEST, MCIPAC, MCINCR, MARFORRES, TECOM, MARFORCOM), 24 Installations, and 47 Neighborhoods. Three of the 24 Installations have multiple neighborhoods within the installation. The remaining installations are each considered one neighborhood. The size of Neighborhoods span from 36 units to over 4,100 units. See tab "UH Neighborhoods" for further detail. | ||||
| 25 | ODC CLIN | There are numerous references to contractor-provided printed materials for FH and UH, but the cap on other direct costs does not seem to allow for creation and shipping of printed materials at the volume required. Can you provide further clarification on the printed material requirements, or if printing, assembly and shipping falls under some budgetary area other than ODCs? | Shipping was included in the cost calculation. Shipping to OCONUS locations are to FPO addresses and is considered domestic shipping. Printing and shipping costs were calculated based on open-source estimates from commercially available printing vendors. | |
| 26 | PWS 4.5.3(g)(1) | 2X3 Poster – How many versions? One for PPV and one for FH? | Vendors may propose one version for all three types of RSS or multiple versions that cover the three types of RSS. Propose the course of action that would be most effective in maximizing survey response and minimize risk in time and execution. | |
| 27 | PWS 4.5.3(g)(1) | Flyers – are these different than the poster? How are these different? | Flyers will be printed on paper media small enough to hand out to residents. Posters are larger and will be posted to physical locations. They can be different or the same. Propose the course of action that would be most effective in maximizing survey response and minimize risk in time and execution. | |
| 28 | PWS 4.5.3(g)(1) | Confirm ONLY providing digital files. | For PWS section 4.5.3.g.1: Only digital files are required for "Digital Files" and Promotional Items." The door hangers specified in "Materials" are to be printed and shipped to each installation. See "UH Neighborhoods" tab. | |
| 29 | PWS 4.5.3(g)(3) | Announcement Script – How long should this be? | Please propose the course of action that would be most effective in maximizing survey response and minimize risk in time and execution. | |
| 30 | PWS 4.5.3(g)(3) | Article for Base Newspapers – How long should this be? Will the article need to be tailored for each installation or can it be a single press release? | Please propose the course of action that would be most effective in maximizing survey response and minimize risk in time and execution. | |
| 31 | PWS 4.5.3 | Who will oversee coordination and distribution of files, including promotional items, to public affairs and installations? | The COR and MCICOM Directors of UH, FH, PPV. | |
| 32 | PWS 5.0 | Section 5 (Deliverables) states that the website is due 30 days after survey completion. Section 4.7.2 states that the website must "be accessible during and after the survey process." Can these two time frames be elaborated upon? | Website must be live and accessible by the time Survey collection begins. SEE AMENDMENT 0002 (FORTHCOMING) | |
| 33 | PWS 4.7.2 | Regarding the requirement in Section 4.7.2 that the website be "secured," is password authentication sufficient? | Yes. | |
| 34 | PWS 4.2.5 | Does the website have the same accessibility requirements as the online survey (Sections 4.2.5e and f)? | The website for survey data and reports does not have to be accessible by mobile device. The survey itself must be accessible by mobile device. |
M95494-19-R-0020 Marine Corps Recruiting Command - Advertising Support Questions & Answers
| FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION |
| SEE FAR 2.101 & 3.104 |
UH Neighborhoods
REGION INSTALLATION (in Bold font) Neighborhood (not in bold font) Unit Count
| MCI East | MCB Camp Lejeune | |
| Camp Geiger | 296 | |
| Camp Johnson | 106 | |
| Courthouse Bay | 1,306 | |
| French Creek | 3,898 | |
| Hadnot Point | 8,943 | |
| Stone Bay | 1,070 | |
| Wallace Creek | 2,429 |
| MCAS Cherry Point | 3,613 |
| MCAS Beaufort | 1,489 |
| MCAS New River | 2,983 |
| MCLB Albany | 177 |
| MCI West | MCB Camp Pendleton | |
| Area 13/16 | 1,674 | |
| Area 12/14 | 2,056 | |
| Area 21/Del Mar | 1,317 | |
| Area 22 | 1,069 | |
| Area 24 | 1,670 | |
| Area 31 | 125 | |
| Area 33 | 1,229 | |
| Area 41 | 1,208 | |
| Area 43 | 1,729 | |
| Area 52 | 2,545 | |
| Area 53 | 2,023 | |
| Area 62 | 2,791 | |
| MCAS Miramar | 3,856 | |
| MCLB Barstow | 68 | |
| MCAS Yuma | 2,773 |
| MCI Pac | MCB Camp Butler-Okinawa | |
| Camp Courtney | 753 | |
| Camp Foster | 1,752 | |
| Camp Gonsalves | 34 | |
| Camp Hansen | 3,851 | |
| Camp Kinser | 1,240 | |
| Camp Schwab | 813 | |
| Camp Futenma | 1,308 | |
| CATC Fuji | 90 | |
| Camp Mujuk | 36 | |
| MCAS Iwakuni | 1,750 | |
| MCB Hawaii | 4,138 |
| MCI NCR | MCB Quantico | 2,501 |
| Marine Barracks Washington | 548 |
| MARFORRES | ANGB Stewart | 137 |
| TECOM | MCRD Parris Island | 638 |
| MCRD San Diego | 568 | |
| MWTC Bridgeport | 98 | |
| MCAGCC 29 Palms | 4,122 | |
| MARFORCOM | CBIRF Indian Head | 304 |
| Camp Elmore | 205 | |
| Marine Yorktown Barracks | 735 |
OVERALL TOTAL 78,064
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