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July 25, 2012: Question and Answers 16-23

16. What is the per day liquidated damages rate?

A: The per day liquidated damages rate is .05% of the delayed CLIN’s value, per day.

17. Will the Government split awards based on different part numbers?

A: No. The Government does not intend to split awards based on different part numbers.

18: Will the Government extend the solicitation due date by one week?

A: Yes. The date has been extended to 6 August 2012.

19: The specific instructions for the Technical Volume states that “This volume shall not contain any reference to cost of price aspects of the offer”; however, Paragraph F instructs the Offeror to include the SB Subcontracting Plan in this volume. Should the SB Subcontracting Plan be included in Volume IV- Price Proposal because it contains reference to the price of the offer?

A: No, the SB Subcontracting Plan should be included in the Technical Volume. As it contains prices, offerors shall make it as an Annex so that it can be separately evaluated outside of the other technical factors. Please refer to the amended Section L, Addendum to 52.212-1.

20: Please confirm that the vast majority of spare parts are required for Pax River with a delivery date of 6/1/2014 as shown in Attachment 1 and SECTION F.

A: Please see the updated Section F and Attachment 1.

21: Please provide alignment of delivery date requirements of Attachment 1 with SECTION F or modify Section B and SECTION F to eliminate blocks and use only locations for CLIN designations.

A: Please see the updated Section F and Attachment 1

22. Will the Government update part numbers if they have been found to be superseded/rolled?

A: The Government does not intend to update the part numbers.

23: Can the Representations and Certifications from the Volume I be exempt from the page count?

A: Yes. Please refer to the amended Section L, Addendum to 52.212-1.