Industry_Questions_22Dec14.docx

1. Both Volumes 1 and 6 requires Offeror to provide a signed SF33 and signed Representations, Certifications, and Acknowledgements or Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) reference.

Would the Government please clarify that the signed SF33 and signed Representations, Certifications, and Acknowledgements, provided in Volume 1 are not included in the page count limit (10 pages)? Or, remove the requirement for inclusion in Volume 1 and instead require only in Volume 6?

The signed SF33 cover sheets are not included in the page limitation.

Additionally, will the Government please clarify where in Section K, Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors the Offeror is required to sign? (pp. 93 & 110) All representations, certifications, etc. called for in the various clauses are to be filled out completely by the offeror. The offerors should reference their on-line reps and certs as they are listed in the System for Award Management.

2. The section states that the “contract shall commence on 01 November 2015 and shall continue to 30 November 2016.” But on p.117, Section L, Clause 5252.215-9503 states, “The anticipated award date for this requirement is 30 November 2015”. Would the Government please clarify this discrepancy? (Section F, pg 33) The PoP that included November 2015 is for CLIN 0011, the transition period which may or may not be needed by the awardee. The date in the clause is ONLY an estimate and is intended to be the latest date by which the effort will be awarded.

3. PWS states that “The contractor shall provide networked computer resources at each operational site to facilitate this effort in accordance with Annex 4.” Annex 4: This annex describes the required performance specifications and Local Area Network (LAN)/Wide Area Network (WAN) attributes for the ADP to meet the E-6B program management requirements.

a) Will the Contractor’s IT System be expected to connect, in whole or in part, to a closed/classified network? If so, at what level is the network classified? If in part only, which part(s) of the Contractor’s IT System is(are) expected to connect to closed/classified network, and which part(s) is(are) expected to connect to an open/unclassified network?

The contractors IT system will not connect to a classified system.

b) If the Contractor’s IT System is expected to connect to any network at all, will the network be provided by the Government or is the contractor expected to build/provide connectivity between Contractor IT System nodes/endpoints?

The network will not be provided by the Government. The contractor is expected to build connectivity.

c) For parts of the Contractor’s IT System that are expected to connect to an open/unclassified network, will this network be able or expected to connect to the internet? If so, will the costs of internet access be borne by the Government or are they expected to be borne by the Contractor?

Yes the network is expected to be connected to the internet. The data infrastructure costs and internet costs will be born by the contactor for connectivity of the IT system.

d) If the Contractor’s IT System is not expected to have access to the internet in any form, is access to the internet prohibited? Can the Contractor propose internet access for some or all of the endpoints of the Contractor’s IT System?

No, access to the internet is not prohibited. Yes, the contractor can propose internet access.

4. Annex 4 of Attachment 1 states, in part: “The contractor shall provide a web-hosted, automated database […]”. (PWS, Annex 4, pg.1, para. 1)

The Government clarified the answer to question 12 in the previous set of questions and is reposting its answer below.

12. Annex 4 states, “The contractor shall…deploy and support the system, establishing LANs and/or a WAN…” (PWS, Annex 4, pg 1, P3.0)

What infrastructure will be available to the contractor at each FOB and the MOB? For example, will the contractor have access to T-1 communication lines or similar?

There are communication lines available (T1 at all sites). Costs for T1 line usage under this contract are the responsibility of the contractor.