C-12_Questions_from_Industry_-_BATCH_1.pdf

Question Received from Industry Answer

PWS Section 3.3 Quality Assurance Program

The Contractor shall maintain an effective Quality Assurance Program (QAP) to ensure proper compliance with the maintenance requirements, practices, and procedures with emphasis on material condition of the aircraft. The Contractor’s QAP shall be part of the

Contractor’s Title 14 CFR Part 145 operations.

Q: Is the Prime required to have a Part 145?

The Prime is required to have a QAP compliant in accordance with Title 14 CFR

Part 145. PWS Section 1.4 also reworded for clarity.

L.A.1 General Instructions

A 30 page Technical Volume is insufficient page count to allow Offerors the ability to provide adequate information concerning all evaluation factors. Additionally, the limited page count hinders the Government’s ability to fully assess the capabilities of the Offeror and provide evaluators a clear understanding of the Offeror’s approach, expertise, experience and capability.

Q: Will the Government accept a 100 page Technical Volume?

The suggested page count is merely a

SUGGESTION, and does not include attachments. A deficiency will not be issued for going over or under the suggested page count. We are merely asking the Contractor to limit proposals to what is absolutely relevant to the Section L instructions and the

PWS requirements. Please see the Final RFP for the updated page counts.

Over the course of this contract is there any intent to move the C-12 aircraft into

NALCOMIS/OOMA?

No

Page 120 of 144, Table G-2 states the technical and past performance suggested pages are

30 and 30. In order to assist the Government in awarding without discussions, we recommend an increase in page count to clearly provide enough information without having to enter into discussions. Would the Government consider increasing page counts to 100 and as needed for technical and past performance respectively?

See line 3: The suggested page count is merely a SUGGESTION, and does not include attachments. A deficiency will not be issued for going over or under the suggested page count. We are merely asking the Contractor to limit proposals to what is absolutely relevant to the Section L instructions and the

PWS requirements. Please see the Final RFP for the updated page counts.

How do we handle getting Past Performance Questionnaire responses if the proposing

Prime, Principal Subcontracor, or JV Team member is currently on contract with another potential Prime, Principal Subcontracor, or JV Team member?

Provide Attachment L-4, Past Performance

Questionnaire to the COR.

Flight Ops Requirement - will the Government be providing pilots, or is the contractor responsible for providing pilots/

The Contractor is responsible for Functional

Check Flights (FCFs) at Depot facilities, including providing FCF pilots. PWS Section

7.1 has been updated.

Seems as though only the incumbent can get a "very relevant" rating…

A VR rating is achieved by demonstrating a majority of the elements defined in Section L of the RFP.

The Government has not directed the TC-12B divestiture as of 7 July 2015. See Final RFP for the most current status.

FFP Maintenance…is the Government going to provide a current status of aircraft? The historical and projected depot requirements were provided as part of the

Technical Library (CD provided at the Pre-

Solicitation Conference).

Are there partnership requirements for the Bahrain location? It is incumbent upon the Offeror to determine and meet the site specific conditions/responsibilities and propose its plan to meet the C-12 PWS requirements.

For sites with one aircraft, what happens when that aircraft goes down for maintenance? Record appropriate aircraft status in accordance with CDRL A003 and A003 formatting Supplement. CDRL A003 Aircraft

(monthly) Status Report includes Mission

Capable (MC) rate for each aircraft based upon PWS Appendix D - Performance

Calculations. For example: Aircraft undergoing ACI are recorded as Non-

Reporting Time (NRT) for the purpose of populating daily aircraft status in accordance with CDRL A003.

It is unclear as to whether the parts are GFP or contractor owned… Section J, Attachment 5 identifies all of the

GFP available for performance of the C-12 requirements. All parts will be dispositioned

IAW FAR 52.245-1 Alt I. The selected awardee will be responsible for conducting an inventory of the GFP with the Incumbent

Contractor and designated Goverment representative at each primary operating site

(see PWS paragraph 4.1.2). Also see PWS paragraphs 4.1.6 and 4.1.7.

ACI's - on site or at repair station? Depot overhauls must be completed IAW with

FAA regulations (See PWS Paragraph 1.4).

What kinds of modifications are expected? FAA mandated requirements such as

Communications, Navigation, and

Surveillance - Air Traffic Management (CNS-

ATM) as the technology matures. Upcoming applicable requirement for the C-12F/M/W aircraft is the Automatic Dependent

Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out requirement. See PWS Paragraph 12.9.

Are there going to be specific SB requirements identified in the RFP? No. Information regarding SB proposal instructions can be found in Section L, Volume 2, Paragraph 2.7.

Has a small business set aside goal been established? If not, when will one be posted? No. Information regarding SB proposal instructions can be found in Section L, Volume 2, Paragraph 2.7.

Are any of the sites currently operating under a Collective Bargaining Agreement? Yes. The CBA(s) will be provided in Section J

Attachment 8.

PWS paragraph 5.8.2 references “refurbished or repaired parts”. Is the government referring to parts that have been sent to a repair station for repair, overhaul or refurbishment? Can repairs take place in the field as long as the work is performed under the requirements of FAR Part 43 and Part 91 utilizing parts and materials that have a 8130 documentation?

PWS 5.8.2 provides that all parts and materials shall be FAA-approved (see approval of non-OEM parts exception under

6.1). Comply with FAA requirements regarding 8130 tag authorizations.

Would the Government consider an alternate set of skills and/or experience for a critical position to be a deficiency, if those skills provided were of equal or greater benefit to the

Government?

The skillset required of Critical Job Positions is identified within Appendix C of the Final PWS.

Resumes are not required and will not be evaluated.

1. Please provide estimated dates for:

a. RFP release

b. Proposal due

c. Award

d. Transition start

e. Full Performance start

Check Fed Biz Opps for updates.

Has the Government considered the impact on response times for AOG aircraft and surge events under a FFP CLINs structure that requires formal proposals for each task order?

Yes.

Please identify those OEM technical publications, drawings, and data the Government will provide as part of this contract.

The Government will not provide any OEM documents, refer to PWS 5.11 and 12.4.

DPWS Pg 4, para 1.2 gives the expected date for divestiture of the TC-12B aircraft.

a. Please provide the estimated drawdown schedule so bidders can adjust staffing as the number of aircraft decrease.

b. Please clarify that all CLINs have been adjusted in the out years for the divestiture of the

TC-12Bs.

The Government has not directed the TC-12B divestiture as of 7 July 2015. See Final RFP for the most current status.

DPWS Pg9, para 3.8.2 GFP Delivery and Transportation.

a. Please clarify how all incumbent open purchase orders will be transferred to the incoming contractor.

b. Will all purchase orders be novated to the new contractor?

a) Any open work will be completed by the incumbent. See PWS Paragraph 4.1.

b) N/A

DPWS pg 18, para 5.15 Special Mission Equipment.

a. Please clarify how the non-availability of special mission equipment will impact the computation for the MC rate since the special mission equipment is not controlled by the contractor.

PWS 5.1.5 and Appendix D (last paragraph) address Contractor handling of Special

Mission Equipment. See also CDRL A003, reporting requirements.

DPWS Pg 19, para 5.1.6 6 Ammunition and Explosives states “The program shall include management structure to ensure maintenance technicians are properly trained and certified for safe and secure handling and storage of Ammunition and Explosives (A&E) in accordance with OPNAV Instruction 8023.24B and US Order (MCO) 8023.3B.”

a. Please clarify who the certifying board chairperson is for form 8020/4 or other means of training/certifying personnel required to handle A&E for maintenance tasks on this program.

The Board Chairperson will be designated by the Contractor.

DPWS Pg 19, para 5.1.8.2 HSI. Please clarify under which CLIN the costs of material for HSI kits will be captured.

Applicable FFP CLINs are 0X13-0X21.

DPWS Pg. 21, Para 5.2 states “The Contractor shall provide housing (including utilities) and parts transport vehicles when these options do not exist due to the site location or circumstances (e.g., Guantanamo Bay). The Contractor shall establish and maintain site-related services including utilities such as electrical, computer, phone, and internet communications service.

a. In the event the Base Commander does not authorize civilians to live off post, will the

Government provide on-base housing?

b. Please verify that work spaces and utilities will be provided by the Government at

Guantanamo Bay.

c. Please clarify the process for attaining housing and for acquiring utilities at Guantanamo

Bay.

i. If these are not provided by the Government, please provide cost estimates for all expenses described in this para.

a) No, the Contractor is responsible for the cost of housing; include cost within FFP CLIN

0X13;

b) Yes;

c) You may contact the appropriate housing authority at NSA Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for determining expenses and cost estimates.

DPWS Pg 21, para 5.6.1 Configuration Status Accounting states “The Contractor shall track configuration status of the C-12 UL aircraft, engine, systems, subsystems, and SE in accordance with ANSI/EIA-649B.”

a. Please clarify or define subsystem specifics. For example a radar system consists of a display, a receiver/transmitter and antenna. What would the configuration reporting be for that system? Part number? Model number? Of which of the three units?

Configuration Status Accounting (via CDRL

A005) is accomplished via incumbent turnover data, logbooks, and records . Full contract performance includes Configuration

Status Accounting to the level appropriate for identifying and tracking Government-directed

Service Actions as well as updates or upgrades and modifications to each C-12 UL aircraft and its engine systems, subsystems and support equipment during performance of the contract.

DPWS Pg 22, para 5.8.2, FAA Approved Parts and Material. a. Please clarify if PMA parts may be used in lieu of OEM parts.

Refer to PWS 6.1.

DPWS Pg 23, para 5/8.6, Obsolescence.

a. Please confirm the Government will provide a baseline of preexisting parts that have been deemed obsolete or identified as a DMSMS category tracked items.

The Contractor is responsible for tracking parts obsolescence. Any parts identified as obsolete should be part of an incumbent turnover.

DPWS Pg 23, para 5.9 Transportation.

a. What CLIN will be used to capture parcel and freight shipment costs?

All PWS 5.0 tasking will be covered within FFP

CLINs 0X13 - 0X21.

DPWS Pg 24, para 5.11.1 Subscriptions.

a. Please clarify which CLIN(s) will be used to capture these costs

b. Please provide a listing to include titles and series numbers of all C-12 system and subsystem OEM (third party) subscriptions the contractor is required to provide.

a) All PWS 5.0 tasking will be covered within

FFP CLINs 0X13 - 0X21;

b) Subscriptions and Service Bulletins identified within 5.11.1 include the publications required to operate and maintain the Type/Model/Series aircraft, engines, and propellers identified in PWS 1.2 and Table 2.

DPWS Pg 24, para 5.11.2 Libraries states “The Contractor shall establish and maintain libraries of all manuals, publications, drawings and technical support data at each C-12 aircraft site. Additionally, updated publication copies shall be provided to each site and the

C-12 UL APML at the PMA (Updates to Navy Supplemental Maintenance Manuals, Wiring, and Illustrated Parts Catalogs are covered in Section 12.4).”

a. Please clarify if hard copy manuals are required at each site and the PMO.

Paper copy manuals are not required. Each

Site, including the C-12 Utility Lift Team, currently has a GFE "Toughbook" with CD

"read" capability.

DPWS Pg26, para 6.1 FAA-Certified Parts.

a. Please identify the titles of those on the UL team who have approval authority for the purchase of non-OEM parts.

b. Does the pre-approval process apply to critical orders such as AOG?

c. Does the Government have an established MEL or CSI listing with a minimum and maximum quantity by location?

a) Only the PCO or ACO will authorize or direct procurement of non-OEM parts on a case-by-case basis. The titles provided are adequate to ensure Government review and approval; names may change throughout the period of performance;

b) Aircraft on Ground, or AOG, would likely be an "Unscheduled Aircraft Depot Repair" effort

- refer to the Over and Above Work Request

(O&AWR) process under applicable PWS 11.0

Over and Above Travel and Material paragraph; and

c) Stocking levels are managed by the

Contractor. See reference to each applicable

T/M/S NATOPS within Appendix D -

Performance Metrics.

DPWS Pg 27, para 7.0 ACI. Please confirm that Government personnel will ferry aircraft to and from the ACI depot and the CONUS and OCONUS sites and that no contractor personnel will be involved with the ferry of these aircraft.

The Government will ferry aircraft to and from a depot facility. The Government may require an A&P mechanic to be onboard the ferry flight(s) due to the length of the flight(s);

Paragraph 6.4 of the PWS in the Final RFP is applicable.

DPWS Pg 27, para 7.1. Please provide copies of all Navy ACI maintenance manuals that are supplemental to MED (C-12)-065.

ACI maintenance is covered within and available via Beechcraft (OEM) King Air B200

& 350 series and Beechcraft OEM Navy

Supplemental manuals by Type/Model/Series.

DPWS Pg 29, para 11.0 Over and Above Travel and Material (CLIN 0X08) FFP.

a. Recommend adding unscheduled Propeller repairs to the list of potential over and above work.

Propeller work is captured under PWS paragraphs 5.1.4 and 9.0.

DPWS Pg 30, para 12.1.1 Over and Above (CLINs 0X02, 0X03, 0X07, 0X08) states “Aircraft

Depot Repair excludes engine, propeller, and site-level repairs. Also excluded are ACI tasks identified in Section 7.0 and “Noted but Not Corrected” deficiencies found during the ACI process which do not affect airworthiness and shall be corrected upon return to the aircraft’s home base site.”

a. Please clarify that the wording for exclusion is meant to address “scheduled” maintenance in all areas listed.

See Paragraph 12.1.1 of the PWS in the Final

RFP for clarification, which address only unscheduled Airframe and Airframe

Component (excluding propeller) repairs.

DPWS Page 30, para 12.3 states “The Contractor shall submit a Fixed Price proposal for

Depot level aircraft or engine inductions.” Incorporation of engine technical directive and

Service Actions typically occurs during scheduled engine depot overhauls.

a. Please confirm the intent of this wording is to require the contractor to provide a FFP proposal whenever there is a requirement to incorporate engine technical directives and

Service Actions even if an engine has already been inducted for scheduled engine depot an overhaul. (The engine would not typically be inducted again once it is already in work for the scheduled overhaul.

Final PWS paragraphs 5.1.1 and 12.3 were updated.

DPWS Pg 32, para 13.0 Engines

a. Please provide a list of Government provided spare engines and the locations of these engines.

b. Please provide historical data by month for the last three years that shows how often contractor spare engines have been used.

a) Appendix B lists Spare Engines. The current location of the spare engines will change several times before the contract is awarded.

b) Historical data by month will not be provided. Please use the historical and projected information provided in the technical library.

DPWS Pg 41, Appendix D. Please provide the historic monthly MC rates for the last 3 years so bidders can understand the achievability of the metric.

Prior MC rates will not be provided. The

Performance Metric requirement is based upon those of several commercial-derivative platforms and historically achieved C-12

T/M/S results.

DRFP Section B, CLINS 0X03; Att_L-6_Price_Matrix CLINS 0X03; Att_L-7 Aircraft

Mods_Spares_and_Travel_and_Matl. In Section B, CLINS 0X03 services reflect PWS section 12.10 and provides a government estimate in which the contractor is to add burdens. In L-6 Price Matrix, the CLINS 0X03 are marked (Reserved). In L-7, the CLINS exist, but the CLIN extended total amount does not include the contractor burden amount for these CLINS.

a. Please reconcile the contradictions.

The Attachments were updated and will be reflected in the Final RFP.

Schedule B CLIN 0X04 Scheduled Depot Inspections (ACI) estimated events do not match those provided on the Governnment“C-12 Depot Event Hx and Projections 11 May

15.xlsx”, Airframe Hx & Forecast tab. See table.

CLIN0004 LibraryFY17 CLIN 11 COMP LIBRARY 11

CLIN0104 LibraryFY18 CLIN 13 COMP LIBRARY 10

CLIN0204 LibraryFY19 CLIN 16 COMP LIBRARY 13

CLIN0304 LibraryFY20 CLIN 10 COMP LIBRARY 7

CLIN0404 LibraryFY21 CLIN 8 COMP LIBRARY 5

a. Please clarify the correct projected numbers that are to be priced.

Offerors should propose to the CLIN structure in Section B. CLIN estimates were based upon projected overhauls during ordering periods, or, 12-month periods based upon award date. The projections in the Library are based upon the latest information as of date noted on the Excel file and correspond to Fiscal Years - in accordance with NAVAIR

Depot funding authorizations. However, overhaul requirements may vary slightly based upon usage and funding availability.

Schedule B CLIN 0X05 provides a government estimate for PT6A engine depot overhauls for each year but does not provide a breakout of numbers by specific engine type.

a. Recommend CLIN 0X05 include SLINs for each engine type. This will give the best fidelity into the costs for each type of engine. The addition of the engine overhaul estimates as SLINs clarifies the exact pricing requirements in the one authoritative document, the RFP. (minimizes clerical mistakes

The projected data in the competition library is broken out by Engine type.

The Government wants all Engine PT6A tasks identified within PWS Section 8.0 assigned to

CLIN 0X05 (Refer to PWS Paragraph 8.4 O&A

Labor and Material).

Schedule B CLIN 0X05 estimated events do not match the projected numbers of engine overhauls listed in the “C-12 Depot Event Hx and Projections 11 ay 15.xlsx” Engine Hx &

Forecast tab. See table below.

CLIN0005 LibraryFY17 CLIN 17 COMP LIBRARY 13

CLIN0105 LibraryFY18 CLIN 17 COMP LIBRARY 13

CLIN0205 LibraryFY19 CLIN 19 COMP LIBRARY 16

CLIN0305 LibraryFY20 CLIN 17 COMP LIBRARY 14

CLIN0405 LibraryFY21 CLIN 23 COMP LIBRARY 21

a. Please clarify the correct projected numbers that are to be priced.

Offerors should propose to the CLIN structure in Section B. CLIN estimates were based upon projected overhauls during ordering periods, or, 12-month periods based upon award date. The projections in the Library are based upon the latest information as of date noted on the Excel file and correspond to Fiscal Years - in accordance with NAVAIR

Depot funding authorizations. However, overhaul requirements may vary slightly based upon usage and funding availability.

From inset table 1.a) Offerors should propose to the CLIN structure in Section B. The projections within the Competition Library CD

(handed out at Pre-Solicitation Conference 24

Jun 2015) follow the Government’s fiscal years (FY) due to Government-provided FY depot funding. Several variables may cause the schedule to slide left or right, including funding availability, contracting workload, completion date(s) of prior overhaul or repairs, etc.

The estimates within the RFP are intended to capture projections based upon contract award that differs from Government fiscal years.

1. Schedule B CLIN 0X06 estimated events do not match the projected number of propeller overhauls listed in the “C-12 Depot Event Hx and Projections 11 ay 15.xlsx”, Propeller

Hx & Forecast tab. See table below.

CLIN0006

LibraryFY17

CLIN0106

LibraryFY18

CLIN0206

LibraryFY19

CLIN0306

LibraryFY20

CLIN0406

LibraryFY21

CLIN 6AB

3 blade

Hartzell

22 18 10 12 17

Comp

Library

3 blade

Hartzell

18 15 7 9 14

CLIN 6 AB

4 blade

Hartzell

3 6 2 3 3

Comp

Library

4 blade

0 4 0 0 1

CLIN 6AC

3 blade

McCauley

6 5 3 5 5

Comp

Library

3 blade

McCauley

3 3 1 3 3

a. Please clarify the correct projected numbers that are to be priced.

CLIN 0X06 and Attachment L-6 Price Matrix. Please clarify if 0X06 is to be the sum of all the 0X06 SLINs.

a. Please confirm that if 0X06 is a sum of the SLINs, that CLIN 0X06 values are not double counted as part of the Total Evaluated Price.

CLIN 0X06 is the sum of the SLINs and is used for the Total Evaluated Price.

Please confirm that landing gear overhauls are NOT a requirement under this contract. The landing gear overhaul requirements are cited within the King Air (OEM) B200 and

B300-series and applicable C-12 Supplemental

T/M/S maintenance manuals, as referenced in the PWS Paragraph 2.0.

1. Schedule B CLIN 0X06 estimated events do not match the projected number of propeller overhauls listed in the “C-12 Depot Event Hx and Projections 11 ay 15.xlsx”, Propeller

Hx & Forecast tab. See table below.

CLIN0006

LibraryFY17

CLIN0106

LibraryFY18

CLIN0206

LibraryFY19

CLIN0306

LibraryFY20

CLIN0406

LibraryFY21

CLIN 6AB

3 blade

Hartzell

22 18 10 12 17

Comp

Library

3 blade

18 15 7 9 14

CLIN 6 AB

4 blade

Hartzell

3 6 2 3 3

Comp

Library

4 blade

0 4 0 0 1

CLIN 6AC

3 blade

McCauley

6 5 3 5 5

Comp

Library

3 blade

McCauley

3 3 1 3 3

a. Please clarify the correct projected numbers that are to be priced.

2. Data disk, “C-12 Depot Event Hx and Projections_11 May15.xlsx”, Tab Airframe Hx &

Forecast

a. Please associate the aircraft BUNO and site with for each projected ACI event.

See PWS 7.0 and PWS 1.3 Table 1 for current aircraft locations by T/M/S.

PWS Section 1.4 - INFO: Section states “The C-12 aircraft are under a FAA Title 14 CFR Part

21. Maintenance or repair may be accomplished by the site maintainers; an OEM authorized Service Center, or a FAA-certified or European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) -

Certified Part 145 repair station.”

QUESTION: Was it the Government’s intent to state the “C-12 aircraft were originally certified under FAR Part 21, but do not carry current Part 21, Airworthiness Certifications and are maintained under Parts 43, 91 and 145?”

See the PWS Paragraph 1.4 in the Final RFP

PWS Section 2.0 - INFO: The documents FAR PARTs 43, 91 and 145 referenced throughout the PWS are not listed as applicable documents.

QUESTION: Was this an oversight or does the Government not intend to list these regulations, as applicable, regardless of PWS requirements?

All FAA regulations and applicable laws shall apply as required.

There are several references in the RFP to performing “aircraft flight operations”. Please clarify there is no requirement for the contractor to provide flight crews.

There is no requirement for the Contractor to provide flight crews.

PWS Section 3.8.1 - INFO: The Contractor shall manage and use all Government Property

(GP) identified in Appendix B, Government Furnished Property without rental charge.

QUESTION: Are there currently any property or equipment being rented, under the current contract, that could require the offeror to incur cost or require cost to be included in the

Offeror’s bid to prevent cost to the contractor during contract performance that would not be reimbursable?

No, there is no property currently rented that would cause the offerer to incur a continued rental cost.

PWS Section 4.1 - NOTE: If there is a modification program in work, the Incumbent

Contractor will continue with the modification until all scheduled aircraft have been completed and accepted by the Government. The Incumbent Contractor will continue to manage and maintain accountability of material in the pipeline until delivered and accepted by the Government.

QUESTION: Is it the Government’s intent that this requirement include possible modifications being performed at a MOB and not just at a depot facility? If so, how will the

Government handle segregation of contractor personnel, tooling, material, etc.?

The Governemnt does not have any aircraft modifications being accomplished at the home sites, nor are there any planned.

PWS Section 5.2 - QUESTION: For Guantanamo Bay, the PWS states the contractor is responsible to providing housing, utilities, and associated support. What entity controls the facilities, utilities, etc. on the base? Are these facilities controlled by the Navy or another agency? Please provide additional information so that offerors can obtain cost information.

You may contact the appropriate housing authority at NSA Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for determining expenses and cost estimates.

PWS 6.1.9 - QUESTION: Per this requirement, the contractor is required to track parts usage for at least the prior 12 months. We did not observe this usage data in the

Competition Library files nor posted with the RFP. This data is critical to developing a comprehensive proposal. Please provide the parts usage data for the fleet.

The additional doucments will be posted on

FEDBIZOPPS.

Section L, 2.3 and PWS 3.12 - QUESTION: How will the data be provided to the contractor to populate the new system? Will the data be electronic and if so in what format?

Refer to PWS 4.0 Transition Phase-In, particularly 4.1, 4.1.5, and 4.1.6.

Section L 2.1.7 - QUESTION: The table showing the valid extensions includes Microsoft

Project (.mpp) as an allowable format. In Table G-1 for the POA&M, it shows the file naming convention as “POAM.xlsx”. Is the POA&M permitted to be submitted in

POAM.mpp format?

The Final RFP has been updated. The Offeror may submit the POA&M in either MS Project or MS Excel.

Section L-B.2.6 - This section requires specific information that has a potentially major impact to an

Offeror’s proposal, as either a strength or weakness, information requested is stated as “The

Offeror shall demonstrate the degree to which its previous experience is similar to this solicitation, particularly with respect to performing aircraft maintenance and flight operations on commercial derivative aircraft similar to C12 type aircraft in an OCONUS/CONUS environment at multiple sites.

The Offeror shall describe its experience in management of multi-site, Contractor Logistics Support including acting as the prime contractor, providing Program Management and Subcontractor

Management for similar type of work, scope of effort and complexity with respect to the solicitation. Describe any long-term support agreements with proposed principal subcontractors.

The Offeror shall only reference the contracts submitted for the Past Performance evaluation to demonstrate its experience.”

QUESTION: With the amount of information required in the Technical Volume of this RFP and the allotted page count, would the Government consider either combining the experience requirements with the past performance requirements into one volume or by designating the Experience section of the Technical Volume an annex, thus freeing up additional pages for addressing critical technical processes that ensure safety of flight, performance and material condition of the aircraft are addressed at a level of detail needed.

Experience will remain as an evaluation element under the Technical Factor.

The suggested page count is merely a

SUGGESTION, and does not include attachments. A deficiency will not be issued for going over or under the suggested page count. We are merely asking the Contractor to limit proposals to what is absolutely relevant to the Section L instructions and the

PWS requirements. Please see the Final RFP for the updated page counts.

Section L-A.2.1.7 - INFO: The Offeror shall only reference the contracts submitted for the

Past Performance evaluation to demonstrate its experience. As a minimum, complete

Section L Attachment L-3, Experience for each reference contract, specifically citing the current/previous contracts from where this information pertains, using the contract reference numbers specified in Table ES-2. No information on individual employee experience of the prime contractor, principal

QUESTION: (a) Is it the Government’s intention that the required Section L, Attachment L-

3, Experience, be completed (populated) with required data and placed in this section of the Offeror’s proposal? (b) If the Attachment L-3 table, is to be completed and placed in this section, does the table count against “suggested page count?”

(c) Is the row containing the word Experience in Table G-1, Offeror Electronic File Naming

Convention, referring to the Attachment L-3, Experience?

(a) The completed Attachment L-3 should not be incorporated into Section 2.6 of Section L.

Attachment L-3 should be submitted as Annex

C (see revision in the Final RFP), in both hardcopy and electronic format. Section 2.6 should provide the supporting narrative describing the Offeror's experience.

(b) Attachment L-3 will not count toward the page count.

(c) Table G-1 has been updated to reflect the addtion of Annex C. See the Final RFP.