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All 3 sites have Intermediate maintenance requirements as indicated in each individual site Addendum in the PWS. The PWS Addendum 1C will be updated in Amendment 0003 to clarify the Government's intent of a master ICRL list maintained at Yuma that indicates the repair capabilities at each site.

a) Please provide the different engine inspections performed at each site (i.e.: Periodic Maintenance, Hot Section, Unscheduled Maintenance, …). For each inspection provide: the inspection interval, the Maintenance Man Hours for each inspection, and the estimated number of inspection each year.

b) Please state the number of spare engines at each site to include Key West. a) The PMIC deck (NA01-F5AAA-6) provided at the Technical Library provides all of the scheduled engine and aircraft inspections.

b) The current inventory is 147 J85 engines. The contractor will determine the number of spare engines on hand at each site to accomplish the RFT IAW the PWS.

a) The RFP informs offerors that higher than AWD wage rates are historically required to sustain the local workforce at NAS Key West. Without the benefit of wage escalation, how does the contractor receive wage adjustment increases due to AWD revisions in light of FAR clause 52.222-43 which prohibits receiving adjustments when the contractor chooses to pay above the wage listed in the AWD?

b) For example: the prior year wage determination required a minimum wage rate of $10.00 per hour. The Contractor chose to pay $11.50. The new wage determination increases the minimum rate to $10.75 per hour. Is the contractor entitled to a pass through adjustment of $0.75 per hour?

c) Should the contractor separately label and cost the premium needed above the AWD wage as COLA, Per Diem, or Stateside Area Pay to sustain the local workforce at Key West? a/b) Any wage adjustment due to Area Wage Determination revisions are to be in compliance wtih the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended, (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq., Fair Labor Standards Act and the applicable FAR clauses ( see the following clauses FAR 52.222-41 through 52.222-44).

c) See Section L, 4.0 Volume Price and Attachment L-6, L-7, L-8, and L-9 ; for instruction on the format for submission of pricing information.

17 RFP Section B - Supplies and Services and Prices: In Section B of the RFP, SLINs 0X01AA, 0X01AB, and 0X01AC each state “total flight hours flown by the aircraft maintained by the contractor in a particular month”.

a) Based upon this information, is it possible to operate in one SLIN one month and another SLIN the next, and another SLIN the next month?

b) Will the contractor bill monthly in the appropriate SLIN for the flight hours flown in that month.

c) Does the Government intend to provide the contractor a quarterly or annual flight hour projection, by month, in order for the contractor to plan staffing levels?

a) Yes, The Government may order different SLINs within the same ordering period. The specific SLIN ordered will vary based upon the total number of flight hours flown by the aircraft maintained by the contractor in a particular month (all Type/Model/Series (T/M/S))

b) Fixed Price SLINs will be billed IAW the delivery order.

c) It is the Government intent to provide projections of expected Flight Hours quarterly.

18 PWS 4.21. Management Information System, Data Collection, Documentation and Reporting Requirements. PWS 4.21 requires the Contractor to develop and maintain a Web-based Information System that provides maintenance and logistics support information and functions with query and update capability on a real time basis. These capabilities are not dissimilar to those found in NALCOMIS OOMA and the reporting capabilities of DECKPLATE.

a) Is it the Government’s intent for the Contractor to provide a system that duplicates the data and functionality in NALCOMIS OOMA and DECKPLATE?

b) Will the Government allow for Contractor system interface with NALCOMIS OOMA and DECKPLATE in order to provide the real time information and query capability required by PWS 4.21?

c) If so, when will this interface capability be provided in order to assure development and validation prior to full performance - contract start?

d) Please clarify what is meant by “real-time”.

a/d) No.The WIS system is required for at a minimun CDRL reporting requirements. It is not meant to be a dupicate for NALCOMIS or DECKPLATE, so no interaface is necessary. It is to replace the mail or e-mail method of suibmission for the CDRL reports to an active database, hence the "real-time" description.

b) No interface is available.

c) N/A

This same paragraph reference also states: “The Offeror shall insert their proposed labor burden rates (LESS FEE) using the total dollar amount for each labor category”

a) It appears that only one number is provided rather than separate numbers for each labor category, is this an oversight?

b) Will the Government please clarify the directions for filling out B-2 O&A Tables by color coding them to assist in further explaining which specific cells the contractor is expected to complete?

This same paragraph reference also states: “In the event direct labor and fringe benefit rates are changed due to changes in the Collective Bargaining Agreement or Area Wage Determination, as determined by the Department of Labor (DOL), the changes would be incorporated via revised CBA or revised AWD into this basic contract.”

a) Will the Government confirm that the Offeror is to include these wage escalations in the base year pricing, in accordance with the rate increase schedules provided in the predecessor agreements?

b) Additionally, will the Government please confirm all Option Year Pricing shall be in accordance with CBA wage rates effective and March 1, 2015 for Fallon, and January 1, 2015 for Yuma, and not be escalated for any contingency to cover increased costs for which an adjustment is provided under FAR 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts)?

a) For the base year pricing the offeror is to be in compliance with the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended, (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.)(SCA), Fair Labor Standards Act and the applicable FAR clauses ( see the following clauses FAR 52.222-41 through 52.222-44). If the SCA and FAR permit the inclusions of the wage rate increases under Attachments 10A and 10B, then those should be included in the base year pricing.

b) For option year pricing, the pricing shall be in accordance with FAR 52.222-43.

Please see Amendment 2 for adjustment to updated estimated Period of Performance date.

a. Should the correct PWS paragraphs be 4.18 (Armament), and 4.25 (Safety Program)?

a. Recommend amending the (1) day advance written “notice to extend” to give greater notice and thereby allow contractor to better prepare for extension and to avoid potential conflict with the WARN Act which requires a minimum of 60 days notification to the workforce prior to closings and layoffs.

a. Request the government provide page count relief for the required Job Position descriptions as well.

The Key Personnel position descriptions should be included in the suggested page count for the Technical Volume.

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