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PMA-274 Industry Day Questions and Answers August 27, 2010

PMA-274 Support Services Contract

Industry Day Questions and Answers

1.

Q:

Who is the incumbent?

A:

Precise Systems Inc.

2.

Q:

Is it anticipated that the SOW may still change to include tasks like budgeting and financial management?

A:

While the SOW is still in draft form and may have changes made to it, it is not anticipated that other tasking will be added to it.

3.

Q:

Will this requirement be full and open or set aside for SBD?

A:

The purpose of the Industry Day is to generate interest in the requirement and as a precursor to a Sources Sought Notice that will be released. The results of the Sources Sought response evaluation will determine who will be eligible to propose.

4.

Q:

Is the PMA-274 currently using Microsoft SharePoint© and who is the service provider?

A:

Yes, IMD provides the service.

5.

Will the successful offeror be required to provide Microsoft SharePoint© licenses as part of the requirement?

No, the Navy maintains all Microsoft SharePoint© licenses.

6.

Are you required to be a prime or subcontractor under SeaPort to be able to compete?

Yes.

7.

Will past performance with the Navy be a requirement of the Source Selection?

Past Performance is one of the Source Selection criteria but there is no requirement that the performance be Navy specific.

8.

Q:

If the government decides to release this solicitation based on responses received under the Sources Sought, could there be a decision to split this requirement so a portion of the work could be set-aside.

A:

It is not anticipated that this requirement will be competed as a split award.

9.

Historical labor Category does not show IA Analyst or Security Analyst. How many hours do you anticipate for these labor categories?

The IA Analyst and the Information Security Analyst are not labor categories, they are positions.

10.

Q:

Was the current contract a Set-Aside or was it Full and Open?

A:

Set-Aside.

11.

What category (CPFF Labor chart on slide # 20) are the 13 Security Response Team (SRT) Personnel in?

The 13 Security Response Team are not labor categories, they are positions.

12.

Are the members of the SRT armed?

No.

13.

Q:

Does PMA-274 require or utilize process maturity and improvement models such as CMMI? Are any CMMI based certifications required?

A:

PMA-274 does not use or require process maturity models such as CMMI. No CMMI based certifications are required.

14.

Q:

Why is the manpower the same for all five years since the VXX isn’t a program yet?

A:

The level of effort estimate to support this requirement is anticipated to stay consistent across all years.

15.

Q:

Why is there no allowance for growth in personnel resources across the contract?

A:

The level of effort estimate to support this requirement is anticipated to stay consistent across all years.

16.

Must all prime and subcontractors be under a current SeaPort contract? If yes, how does a subcontractor who is not a part of SeaPort participate in this opportunity?

Yes. Please contact the SeaPort Contracting Officer to discuss subcontracting possibilities.

17.

Q:

Can anyone access it or do you need to be a registered SeaPort contractor to gain access?

Only current prime contractors and their team members may have access to the SeaPort portal.