N00024-24-R-5341 Draft RFP Questions and Responses.xlsx
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This document is a set of questions and responses related to a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Aegis Ship Integration and Test (SI&T) competitive requirement. The SI&T contract performs combat system equipment testing and troubleshooting for Aegis Destroyers, Cruisers, and allied navy ships under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs. The RFP covers new construction, in-service vessels, land-based tactical sites, and Ballistic Missile Defense capability upgrades. Key details include: the government will not allow fee on ODC or Travel CLINs, the contractor will provide a managed Integrated Data Environment, and no foreign nationals will be approved to work on the contract. The draft RFP was previously posted in June 2024, and this document provides the government's responses to industry questions.
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Sheet1 AEGIS SI&T Competitive Follow-On Answers to Bidder's Questions
| Question # | Question Area | Para. # or Page # | Contractor Question | Government Response |
| 1 | Section L; Past Performance | N/A | Can the government please provide the recency window for acceptable past performance contracts? | The Government shall provide further details in the solicitation |
| 2 | Section L; Past Performance | N/A | Will the government please provide the number of references that will be required by the offeror as part of the Volume IV PP submission? | The Government shall provide further details in the solicitation |
| 3 | Section L; Past Performance | N/A | Will the government please confirm that Subcontractor contract references may be included in the Volume IV PP submission? | The Government shall provide further details in the solicitation |
| 4 | Section L; Past Performance | N/A | Will the government please clarify what the 5 pages should include? | The Government shall provide further details in the solicitation |
| 5 | Section L; Past Performance | N/A | Will the government please provide a sample of the self-assessment form? | At this time the Government does not intend to provide a sample self-assessment. The Government shall provide further details on the content of the self-assessment in the Final Solicitation. |
| 6 | Section L; Schedule | N/A | Will the government allow for an attachment for the element, separate from the technical volume 30 page count limit? | Section L of the solicitation will clarify the use of attachments and/or addendums |
| 7 | Section L; Schedule | N/A | Will the government provide a sample IMS for a new construction/modernization ship as a model for offerors to follow? | The solicitation will not provide examples of an IMS from prior efforts as each IMS is unique to the new construction/modernization ship. The soliciation will provide notional schedule requirements for phases of the new construction/modernization ship program. |
| 8 | Section L; BOE | N/A | Will the government allow a spreadsheet addendum for the element, separate from the technical volume 30 page count limit? | Section L of solicitation will clarify use of attachments and/or addendums. |
| 9 | Section L; BOE | N/A | Will the government confirm that thte Element 7 is part of the Technical Volume (Volume I Factor 1) rather than the Volume V Factor 5: Cost/Price proposal? | The solicitation will identify that the BOEs are a component of the sample problem response thus the inclusion of BOEs in the Technical Volume. The solicitation will clarify that the BOEs will not include any cost data. |
| 10 | S-1 TOUA | Page 1, Paragraph 2 | The TOUA states: "At a minimum, the information shall be treated as uncontrolled classified information and handled accordingly." We believe the intended term is "controlled unclassified information" (CUI). Can the government confirm? | The Government confirms that it was intended to be "Controlled Unclassified Information". The solicitation will be updated. |
| 11 | S-1 TOUA | Page 1, Paragraph 2 | Please confirm the level of classified material (if any) that will be involved with the proposal. | Material Involved with this proposal shall be unclassified and CUI. |
| 12 | Section C; 1.3 CLIN Definitions | Page 14, Paragraph 13, CLIN 0013 | Will the Government confirm the method required for CDRL deliveries (email, digital repository, CDRL upload system, other)? | The Government shall provide further details in the solicitation |
| 13 | J-04 AEGIS ASHORE Host Nation Position Descriptions | N/A | J-04 Aegis Ashore Host Nation Position Description Document identifies 12 positions. The Industry Day Briefing only identified 8 Combat Systems Technicians as full-time on-site for both Romania and Poland. For the additional 4 positions (Information Assurance Manager, Senior System and Network Administrator, Network Administrator, and Server Administrator), will the Government confirm that these positions are full-time on-site at both locations? | J-04 requirement is for eight (8) total FTEs. For 2.3 Information Technology Technicians positions, the four (4) FTEs are: 2.3.1 Information assurance manager, 2.3.2 Senior system and network administrator, 2.3.3 Network Administrator, and 2.3.4 Server Administrator. |
| 14 | J-07 Key Personnel and Responsibilities | N/A | All KPs are marked as "(s)". Will the Government clarify the number of individual Key Positions that are required for the contract? | The solicitation includes "(s)" on key personnel to enable submittal of multiple key personnel to meet requirements of the soliciation, including the option of less than full time key personnel. |
| 15 | J-07 Key Personnel and Responsibilities | N/A | Will the Government clarify the required number of site managers (as Key Position with required resumes) and their required locations? | For USN efforts, a minimum of four (4) site managers will be required at: Bath, ME; Pascagoula, MS; Norfolk, VA; and San Diego, CA. This number may increase depending on ship modernization awards to non-traditional AEGIS shipyards. For FMS efforts, a minimum of two (2) site managers will be required for shipyards located in Spain and Germany. The OCONUS locations will be included in the solicitation, if known. |
| 16 | J-07 Key Personnel and Responsibilities | N/A | Will the government please provide evaluation criteria for the site manager resumes? | The evaluation criteria can be found on J-07 Key Personnel, Paragraph 2.0 along with the responsibilities listed in Section 3.2 |
| 17 | J-07 Key Personnel and Responsibilities | N/A | Will the government clarify reporting structure identified in key position descriptions, specifically, which positions are government and which are the awarded industry partner? | All the positions included in the solicitation are contractor positions. The solicitation will not include the government organizational or reporting structure. The soliciation will clarify that proposal responses shall include the contractor's organization structure. |
| 18 | Section C; 3.1 Program Management | N/A | Will the government provide a sample Program WBS as part of the final RFP? | The solicitation will not include a sample Program WBS. |
| 19 | Section C | CLIN X017 | Can the government confirm that there will be no support required for Spain under X017 in OY3-OY5? | The solicitation CLIN X017 structure is correct. |
| 20 | N/A | N/A | Will the Government provide a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP)? | The solicitation is not requesting the contractor provide for approval a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). The solicitation requires that the vendor maintain a quality assurance program for the contract execution. |
| 21 | Section C; 3.1.3 Data Management | Page 1, Paragraph 2 | Will the government confirm if the contractor managed Integrated Data Environment (IDE), mentioned in the Draft SOW, is an environment bought for the government and managed by the contractor OR is it GFI that the contractor will interface with and manage? | The contractor managed IDE will be provided by the Contractor and enable access by government personnel, government support contractors, and other third parties as appropriate. The contractor managed IDE will not be GFI. The solicitation will clarify that the contractor IDE will be provided by the contractor. |
| 22 | Section B; CLIN Overview | Page 4 | Will the Government consider an Award Fee or Performance Incentive Fee similar to legacy SI&T contracts to incentivize the contractor to deliver a fully capable warship for each baseline or to incentivize process improvements and innovations? Without an Award or Incentive Fee, Industry is not incentivized to expand beyond current standards and legacy processes beyond providing LOE hours. | At this time the Government intends to award a contract that includes Cost Plus Fixed Fee CLINs. |
| 23 | Section C; 1.3 CLIN Definitions | Page 14, Paragraphs 4 and 5, CLINs X021, X022 | Will the Government allow Industry to document or define conditions and assumptions for the 2 CLINs (21 + 22) to ensure the bid labor aligns to planned tasking? | Terms and Conditions will be handled on an individual basis. The Government shall provide further details in the final Solicitation |
| 24 | Section C; 1.3 CLIN Definitions | Page 14, Paragraphs 4 and 5, CLINs X021, X023 | Can the Government provide additional clarity on the estimated scope, duration of expected tasking, and skillsets for CLINs 21 (Trade study) + 22 (Surge) to allow for a more complete bid? | The solicitation will provide details in Section L for the proposal. |
| 25 | Section B; CLIN Overview | Page 9, CLINs 0019, 0020 | CLINs 19 + 20 in the DRAFT RFP support FMS Incidental Material and Travel as distinct from domestic travel. Travel and additional costs for OCONUS material are not incidental to Foreign scope of work and have by precedent carried a Fee for ODCs to compensate for the cost of ITC/Export/Releasability/Security, immigration, taxes, In-Country expat mgmt., and offsets. Will the Government allow for fee on ODCs associated with FMS material and travel consistent with other NAVSEA FMS programs? | The government will not allow for fee on ODC or Travel CLINs at this time. |
| 26 | Section C; 3.5.6 Fleet Readiness Support | Page 41, Paragraph 6 | How does the Government intend for Industry to bid Fleet Readiness support to respond to ongoing current Fleet operations? The Industry team has previously provided a recommendation of staffing levels to meet current Fleet operational demand. Insight into the required skillset support will help provide a more complete bid to the Government. | The Government shall provide further details in the solicitation |
| 27 | Section C; 3.5.6 Fleet Readiness Support | Page 41 | Is it the Government's intent that Fleet Support on this contract will reside in CLINs 4, 5, 16, 18 and in CLINs 22? What is the ratio of Fleet support under these CLINs in relation to other tasking? | The Government shall provide further details in the solicitation |
| 28 | Section C; 1.3 CLIN Definitions | Page 13, CLIN X003 | Can the Government clarify what FMS specific effort includes? | Inclusion of FMS efforts in CLIN X003 is an error and will be removed in the solicitation. |
| 29 | Section C; 2.2 NAVSEA Regulations | Page 15 | Should NAVSEA Technical Specification 9090-310 be included in the reference section? | The Final Solicitation will include an updated reference section. |
| 30 | Section C; 2.2 NAVSEA Regulations | Page 15 | Should COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 7490.3 (JFMM) be included in the reference section? | The solicitation will include an updated reference section. |
| 31 | N/A | N/A | What assumptions should be made for AMOD and SCN Ship Test program durations? | The solicitation will provide notional schedule requirements for phases of the new construction/modernization ship program. |
| 32 | Section C; 1.1 Scope | Page 11, Paragraph D | Can the Government define scope of support required for CNO availabilities as distinct from Aegis Modernization availabilities? | The solicitation will clarify the scope of ship availabilities. |
| 33 | Section L; | Page 1, Table 1 | Will the Government consider an increase of page count on the Technical Approach to 85 pages and, an increase on the Sample Problems page count to 15 per each Problem. These page count increases would be in alignment with recent SI&T proposals and allow Industry to provide a detailed approach to meet the needs called out in Section L. | The government will re-evaluate page limits and provide updates in the solicitation. |
| 34 | Section L; | N/A | Will there be a limit on full page artwork? Will each 11x17 count as 2 pages towards to page limit? Recommend allowing Industry to provide a minimum of 8 full 11x17 page artworks to appropriately answer the section L requirements | Section L of the solication will clarify page counts for artwork. |
| 35 | Section L; | N/A | Will there be a supplemental volume to enable Industry to provide amplifying information supporting the Technical and Management approach? | The solicitation will not allow submittal of supplemental volumes not identified in Section L. |
| 36 | Section C; 3.5.1 Aegis Test Execution Team | Page 37 | States "For USN programs, the Contractor shall propose the expertise required to successfully execute the test program…" and "For FMS programs the contractor shall propose the expertise required for successful combat system installation and test execution at least six (6) months prior to required start date. " Is it the Government's intent to have this as a 'by name' staffing plan or a plan for level and qualification of staffing? | It is not the government's intent to require a ‘by name’ staffing plan. |
| 37 | Section C; 3.12 Surge Labor | Page 43 | For CLIN 22, can the Government define "increased manning of Aegis Ashore for Condition State II or III" specifically by billets and levels desired? | The increased manning of Aegis Ashore are for additional FTEs as defined in J-04. The solicitation will clarify the increased manning is for positions in J-04. |
| 38 | Section C; 3.1.1 Personnel | Page 17 | For Junior Personnel, states "0-6 years experience plus Bachelor's Degree, 4 years of relevant experience may substitute for Bachelor's Degree" thus assume an individual with 4-10 years experience can be considered a Junior, 10-19 years for Mid and 19+ years for Senior if no Bachelor's Degree? | In order to substitute experience for an accredited degree, the proposed individual must have at least an additional 4 years of experience in a relevant field. |
| 39 | Section C; 3.5.2.1 Test Team Support and Coordination Activities | Page 39 | Subparagraphs A-G define specific requirements. Subparagraphs A and B have historically only applied to SCN sites. Can the Government clarify applicibality for these specifically? | Correct. The solicitation will be updated to reflect applicability of the subparagraphs. |
| 40 | Section C; 3.3.1 Ship Integration and Test | Page 30 | Can the Government define what organizations need to have access to the contractor maintained data environment and what kind of data will be stored in the system? | The access to the contractor managed IDE will cover government employees, military, program office support contractors, and other defense contractors as appropriate (shipyards, shipbuilders, OEMs). |
| 41 | Section C; 4.3 Personnel | Page 45 | Section 4.3 states that only United States Citizens will be approved to work on this contract. Will consideration be made for Spain and Germany CLINs for allowing non-US citizens to support? This would enable local resources and coordination with in-country shipyards. | Consideration will not be made for foreign nationals to work on this contract under any CLIN. |
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