N00024-13-R-4305_Amendment_0013_Bidders_Questions_Responses_Enclosure_1.pdf

N00024-13-4305 Amendment 0013

NAVSEA REFERENCE NUMBER: NAVSEA-112

SHIP/PROGRAM: LCS Class Ships Sustainment Execution - N00024-13-R-4305

SPECIFICATION NO: Amendment 0011 Summary of Changes PARAGRAPH NO. 3.a

TITLE: N/A PAGE NO.: 90

QUESTION:

The Amendment 0011 Summary of Changes states that:

"3. Under SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS, the following changes have been made: a. The Statement of Work has been replaced in its entirety to reflect added language related to security requirement in Part 1, changes to CLIN numbering, reduced Option Years, changes to EPCP requirements, change in percentage for QA surveillance requirements for PMS, and added language to Execution Planning CLINs 1065, 1075, and 1075:"

However, CLINS 1065 and 1075 do not appear in the conformed solicitation. Please clarify what changes, if any, have been made the Section C description and specifications for the scope of the Execution Planning CLINs.

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ANSWER: Reference to CLINs 1065 and 1075 in the Summary of Changes under Amendment 0011 was in error. The correct CLINs that should have been referenced are 1060, 1070, and 1080. Amendment 0011 Summary of Changes will be updated to reflect the correct CLINs.

NAVSEA REFERENCE NUMBER: NAVSEA-117

SHIP/PROGRAM: LCS Class Ships Sustainment Execution - N00024-13-R-4305

SPECIFICATION NO: RFP Section F-4 PARAGRAPH NO. N/A

TITLE: N/A PAGE NO.: 168

QUESTION:

The vessels listed in Section F-4 was stated to be revised in Amendment 0011 but are the same in both the amendment and the conformed RFP. Please clarify.

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ANSWER: The list of vessels in Section F-4 should read as follows:

LCS Class

USS FREEDOM (LCS 1)

USS INDEPENDENCE (LCS 2)

USS FORT WORTH (LCS 3)

USS CORONADO (LCS 4)

USS MILWAUKEE (LCS 5)

USS JACKSON (LCS 6)

USS DETROIT (LCS 7)

USS MONTGOMERY (LCS 8)

USS GABRIELLE GIFFORDS (LCS 10)

USS OMAHA (LCS 12)

USS MANCHESTER (LCS 14)

USS TULSA (LCS 16)

USS TBD (LCS TBD)

USS TBD (LCS TBD)

USS TBD (LCS TBD)

Section F-4 under the conformed copy of Amendment 0011 is reflected correctly. Amendment 0011 Summary of Changes will be modified to reflect the correct list of vessels.

NAVSEA REFERENCE NUMBER: NAVSEA-118

SHIP/PROGRAM: LCS Class Ships Sustainment Execution - N00024-13-R-4305

SPECIFICATION NO: Amendment 0012 CLINs PARAGRAPH NO. N/A

TITLE: N/A PAGE NO.: Section A (CLIN Summary)

QUESTION:

It appears CLIN 1140 and 1141 were omitted from Section B CLIN Summary table in Section A at page 3.

Please provide clarification for the CLIN 1140 and 1141.

ANSWER: CLINs 1140 and 1141 were inadvertently omitted from the Section B CLIN Summary table under Section A. This will be corrected in a subsequent amendment.

NAVSEA REFERENCE NUMBER: NAVSEA-120

SHIP/PROGRAM: LCS Class Ships Sustainment Execution - N00024-13-R-4305

SPECIFICATION NO: Section L PARAGRAPH NO. N/A

TITLE: N/A PAGE NO.: 245

QUESTION:

Please provide clarification related to Table L-4 – Priced Facilities Maintenance CLINs duplicated below.

CLIN Effort Type

Type FY # of Ships1 FM($)/Ship/yr2 FM($)/class/yr3

0200, 0205 FM CPAF/CPIF 15-16 6.83 1,473,987 10,067,330

0210 FM FFP 16-17 9.84 1,521,675 14,973,283

2220 FM FFP 17-18 11.67 1,554,009 18,135,,290

Notes:

1 Partial quantity of ships indicates one or more ships coming into service for part of that FY.

2 FM($)/Ship/yr was derived by taking the average of the LCS 1 and LCS 2 Variant annual compartment cleaning requirements ($531,252 and $691,533 respectively) and adding the historical average for annual corrosion control requirement of $858,722 per ship. ($611,392 (FM) + $858,722 (CC) ≈ $1,470,114/ship/year).

3 FM($)/class/yr = FM($)/ship/yr * (# of ships). Offerors shall note that the $1,470,114 estimate includes material costs necessary to meet the Facility Maintenance and Corrosion Control requirement.

Question 1: What is the rationale for the $3,873 difference between the $1,470,114 calculation in Note 2 and the $1,473,987 FM($)/Ship/yr value of CLIN 0200/0205.

Question 2: What is the basis of the escalation used for FM($)/Ship/yr the FY 16 - 17 & 17 – 18 years.

ANSWER: Table L-4 – Priced Facilities Maintenance CLINs has been revised. Please see Amendment 0013. The escalation utilized for the FM($)/Ship/yr estimate is based on inflation indices derived from the Naval Center for Cost Analysis.

NAVSEA REFERENCE NUMBER: NAVSEA-121

SHIP/PROGRAM: LCS Class Ships Sustainment Execution - N00024-13-R-4305

SPECIFICATION NO: Section L Submission of Proposals PARAGRAPH NO. IV.A.6

TITLE: N/A PAGE NO.: 224

QUESTION:

The subject paragraph states that the material presented in electronic format shall be identical to the paper copy of the proposal. In order to fully respond with supporting documentation, some of the spreadsheets are quite voluminous and would amount to many thousands of additional pages being provided in hard copy. Please confirm that in these instances, providing the xls files on the CD with a reference to the CD file and name in the appropriate location in the estimating rationale, instead of providing hard copies will be compliant.

ANSWER: Section L, Paragraph IV.A.6 will be modified to include the following language:

“Back-up supporting documentation for proposed estimates that may be voluminous in hard copies may reside solely on Excel files. In these instances, however, the information reflected in the hard copy governs, therefore, proposed estimates with substantial back-up data in which hard copies would result in thousands of additional pages shall be explicitly communicated in the hard copy version, with clear and traceable references to the applicable information and supporting documentation on Excel files.”

NAVSEA REFERENCE NUMBER: NAVSEA-122

SHIP/PROGRAM: LCS Class Ships Sustainment Execution - N00024-13-R-4305

SPECIFICATION NO: Section L PARAGRAPH NO. N/A

TITLE: N/A PAGE NO.: 225

QUESTION:

The Amendment 0011 conformed Solicitation requires (1) paper copy to be submitted to DCAA, however, the FPR letter dated 28 October, 2014 (Ser: 02431/618) does not. Please clarify.

ANSWER: In accordance with the conformed copy of the most current Amendment, one (1) paper copy of the proposal shall be submitted to DCAA.