Q A_-_1_June_2015.pdf

Number Document

Description Page #

Section/

Paragraph Question/ Comment Proposed Action/ Change Government Response

1 TDP

Reference: The following part numbers are missing from the latest TDP Disk:

5727668 – Plate, Polarizing

7053746 – Cable Wrench

7053747 – Tooth, Cable Wrench

8176856 – W14 Cable

Question: Are the drawings listed above available?

Provide Missing Drawings Drawings 5727668, 7053746, and 7053747 can be provided. Drawing 8176856 will not be provided as it is not being procured as part of this solicitation.

2 TDP

Reference: In the Government Response to questions dated 5-12-15, Number 35.8 stated “The W14 pigtail is not being procured as part of this solicitation”. This part is called out in Exhibit C and Exhibit D

Question: Should this part be deleted from the Exhibits C and D?

Provide Missing Drawing or Delete from Exhibits C and D.

The "CABLE ASSEMBLY, PIGTAIL ASSMBLEY - W14 (CBASS Kit)" is not being procured as part of this solicitation and has been removed from Exhibit C & Exhibit D.

3 TDP

Reference: Three Drawings have poor resolution and contain unreadable areas.

Part Number 5528151 – Poor Resolution, many dimensions are unreadable.

Part Number 5727655 – Page 3 is a very poor scan and a replacement part with variable information would be impossible.

Part Number 5727697 – Page 4 is a poor scan making it hard to compare the tolerances or easily identify an alternative.

Question: Are cleaner copies of these drawings available?

Provide cleaner scanned versions of the drawings.

Updated drawings will be provided on an updated Competition Library Disc.

4 RFP 214

5.3.2 Quality

Management

System

Reference: Under section 5.3.2 Quality Management System it states “The Offeror’s quality assurance methods and processes will be evaluated in accordance with how well they allow the Offeror to identify, assess, mitigate, implement and document substandard workmanship or nonconforming products. The Offeror’s proposal will be evaluated on the degree to which the proposal demonstrates the conformation to ISO and AS9100C standards.”

Page 67 states “The Contractor shall implement and maintain a Quality Management System (QMS) in accordance with Quality Management Systems – Requirements Standard, ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q9001-2008 or AS9100C.”

Page 103 states under 52.246-11 Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirement (DEC 2014) – “(a) The Contractor shall comply with the higher-level quality standard(s) listed below. ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q9001-2008 or AS9100C”

Page 183 states under “3.1.3.2 Quality Management System The Offeror shall describe internal quality assurance methods and processes including how quality assurance methods and processes will identify, assess, mitigate, implement and document substandard workmanship or nonconforming products. Describe any ISO or AS9100C certifications.”

Question: Should the contractor be compliant to both ISO 9001 and AS9100C or can the contractor be compliant one of the two?

Please Clarify the contractor must be

ISO 9001 or AS9100C compliant and not both.

Offerors may be compliant with either ISO 9001 or AS9100C. Offerors are not required to be compliant with both. Section 5.3.2. of the RFP has been amended to read: "The Offeror’s proposal will be evaluated on the degree to which the proposal demonstrates the conformation to ISO or AS9100C standards."