Att_15-11M_Final_RFP_Questions_and_Answers_Rev3.docx

N00024-16-R-2200 Official RFP 11M RIB Bidders’ Questions and Answers Rev1 Updated November 3, 2016

In reviewing the specifications for the above mentioned 11M RIB, we notice you reference this being a small business set aside.

Section 166 stipulates that the "inflatable collar shall be a WING Inflatables" and allows only one company to supply the collars for these RIBs. Is this your intention?

By precluding fair and open competition by not issuing a performance based specification, you have unwittingly provided the means for just one company to charge you whatever they please, regardless of fair market value. Is this your intention?

Where components or equipment are specified by brand name or manufacturer and model number, such identification is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive, and is intended to indicate the required characteristics of the product. Offeror's may propose alternative items provided they prove they meet the general requirements for determining the equivalence of alternate products in the Specification Section 042-5 and the specific requirements in the drawings and Specification Section 166.

There is no separate CLIN for tooling/design and it is expected that the contractor incorporate those costs into the per boat/unit price.

The Engineering Change CLIN is currently an unpriced optional CLIN and request for proposals will be sent directly to the Offeror if a requirement is identified and will be negotiated at that time. Pricing is not required at this time.

This was not a typo. All amendments prior to amendment 0004 were issued or created under the Draft RFP as either official amendments or system amendments. All mods issued to date related to the Draft and Official RFP have been posted to FBO.gov. Amendments pertaining to the Official RFP are to be signed and submitted with the Offeror’s proposal IAW Section L, beginning with Amendment 0004 which is the Official RFP.

Question: Is the Government willing to accept proposals for other seat manufacturers that meet the same requirement? If not, can the Government please provide the J&A for only specifying one (1) seat supplier?

Where components or equipment are specified by brand name or manufacturer and model number, such identification is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive, and is intended to indicate the required characteristics of the product. Offeror's may propose alternative items provided they prove they meet the general requirements for determining the equivalence of alternate products in the Specification Section 042-5 and the specific requirements in the drawings and Specification Section 166.

Question: Is there a reason for not allowing an “equivalent” proposal for seating?

Where components or equipment are specified by brand name or manufacturer and model number, such identification is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive, and is intended to indicate the required characteristics of the product. Offerors may propose alternative items that meet the criteria in the Specification Section 042-7

Question: Is the Government concerned with or considering the level of shock mitigation performance the seats would provide? If so, will the Government be providing a specification for shock mitigation performance?

Where components or equipment are specified by brand name or manufacturer and model number, such identification is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive, and is intended to indicate the required characteristics of the product. Offeror's may propose alternative items provided they prove they meet the general requirements for determining the equivalence of alternate products in the Specification Section 042-5 and the specific requirements in the drawings and Specification Section 166.

This only applies to non-commercial items. We are providing 100% commercial items for this project. In this case, do you expect a response to DFARS 252.227-7017 from Cummins Inc?

Attachment 6 (Identification of Non-Commercial Data) and Attachment 7 (Identification of Commercial Data) should be completed only by the Offerors IAW Section L. Both attachments were included in the official RFP release on FBO.

Attachment 9 has been revised and is issued under Amendment 0006.

THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WERE ADDED ON OCT. 21, 2016

This is an omission in the Specification. SAN per the Contract Drawings is desired.

Please provide the following referenced documents:

-NAVSEA T9008-B4-MAN-010, Inspection and Repair Manual for Fiber Reinforced Plastic Boats and Craft -NAVSEA DWG 602-5109421, Boat Contact Information Label Plate for All U.S. Navy Boats and Craft -NAVSEA TO300-AU-SPN-010 A, Fabrication, Welding and Inspection of Small Boats and Craft, Aluminum Hulls, -NSWCCD-23-TM-2009/58 Rev B, U.S. Navy Boat Electrical Practices, August 2012 -NSWCCD-23-TM-2009/61 Rev A, U.S. Navy Boat Example Data Package, November 2011 -NSWCCD-23-TM-2011/05 U.S. Navy Craft Mechanical Practices, November 2011 -NSWCCD-80-TR-2014/038, Weight Management Process Guidance for Boats and Craft, December 2014 These files have been have been posted with Amendment 0007 to FBO.

The Contract Drawing defines the FRP and Foam requirement as shown in the Lay-up Schedule. Based on this, the material selected by the Government will yield certain characteristics that will comply with Section 096 and Section 100. To simplify and create a good baseline for the boat construction and test data gathering, the FRP Fabric (weight densities), Core (density ranges and cell type), Resin (fire retardant?) and Gelcoat should be defined or a guideline created to ensure that the Builder is procuring the same materials as shown on the drawings.

- All cloth designations are from Vector Ply material nomenclature. As a result all physical properties of the laminate layers were collected from Vector Ply.

- All cores are called out by vendor name on both Contract Drawings 5111325 and 5111326.

Section identifies weighing the Hull and Deck. Hull is to be weighed using two point lift and LCG established. There is no mention to document the LCG for the deck. If required, Section 096-3 did not define the preferred method of weighing the deck to establish the LCG. Please clarify.

The Contractor is required to measure the LCG per the Specification. The Contractor may determine what method to use for determining the LCG of the deck. It is recommended to use the same method as used for determining the hull LCG.

a) Please clarify that, for establishing hull shape and reference points, the Government requires that the Builder provide a covered area that is flat, level surface with a minimum of obstruction beneath the boat.

b) Are we to establish the period of roll with the Inflatable Collar Installed?

c) “The inclining experiment and reporting shall be performed to the satisfaction to the Government and any personnel assigned to witness the experiment.” Since the Builder is required to create the needed detailed test procedures, including the Inclining Experiment, will the Government review and approve the test procedure days before actual testing?

a) Yes, as required by the Specification.

b) Yes, the initial heel should be limited to keep the collar out of the water.

c) Per the Specification the inclining procedure is defined in Chapter 096, Section 2 of Naval Ships’ Technical Manual (NAVSEA S9086 C6 STM 010).

a) This Section defines a series of photographs to be taken and submitted of the first boat progress at various stages of completion. Is there a specific number and type of views needed for the Photographs?

b) What is the required distribution of the specified photographs?

c) Please clarify as to whether photographs identified elsewhere in the Specification (but not listed in this section) are or are not to be submitted.

a) There are not a specific number of photographs or views that are required to be taken.

b) The photographs shall be submitted to the Government POC and will be noted in the final contract.

c) All photographs identified in the specification shall be submitted.

a) The use of Clear Gel Coat is recommended to facilitate laminate inspection after lamination is completed.

b) What is the clear Gelcoat Thickness requirement?

c) Is there a preferred brand and type?

(a)-(c) The gel coat OEM shall be determined by the Contractor. The gel coat thickness shall be determined by the Contractor in compliance with the OEM requirements or recommendations.

a) Please clarify that the thru-hull fittings are considered to be high strength connections.

b) Specification specifically defines the use of structural adhesive between hoisting pads and structure, and filled resin between the engine foundation and structure.

Does this pertain to other high strength connections?

a) Yes, per Specification Section 100-4.

b) Per Specification Section 100-2, unless otherwise specified, surfaces between FRP and metals shall use bedding compound.

Can the Contractor have the Test Panels tested by an independent lab and results provided to the Government in an agreed timeline?

The test panels will be tested by the Government.

a) There are two Section 100-7 – one identified as “Inspections” and the other identified as “Hull Samples.”

b) As per Attachment 14, a Hull Lamination Inspection Notification is to be provided 30 days prior to removal from mold and to be Confirmed 10 days prior. It this for planned inspection?

a) The numbering error in the Specification Section numbers is noted.

b) Yes.

a) As defined in this section, the Government will be responsible for Testing the Hull Samples. What is the timeline of the Government to the Contractor regarding the pass/fail status of the Hull Samples? This timeline is critical in creating accurate production and testing schedules.

b) Can the Contractor test the Hull Samples from an independent lab and results provided to the Government in an agreed timeline?

(a)-(b) The Contractor should plan for 2 weeks from the time hull samples are received by the Government for testing to be completed. The samples will be tested by the Government.

Please clarify the 12 to 1 ratio in scarfing (accessible on one side). Also, please clarify scarfing is the same (12 to 1) if the repair is accessible on both sides.

Ratio of repair is 12 (length of scarf) to 1 (depth of repair). Scarfing is the same ratio if accessible from both sides per the Specification.

“The decks and soft patches shall be sealed and tested watertight per ABYC H-3, Exterior Windows, Windshields, Hatches, Doors, Port Lights, and Glazing Materials. Access hatches in the deck shall be tested weathertight per ABYC H-3.” The Contract Drawing defined each hatch and configuration with matching securing latch. If the Government designed these hatches to the configuration shown on drawing with the anticipation that it will undergo such testing (ABYC H-3), the design and configuration should have a high degree of passing the test. If it fails, is the Government responsible to revise the design?

The Contractor is responsible for fabrication and workmanship to ensure hatches meet the Specification.

a) The waterjets shall be equipped with impeller inspection hatch. This inspection hatch comes supplied with the waterjets. The installation would allow for impeller inspection with the boat in the water. Will the inspection of the impeller occur at dockside?

b) Also, it is safe to say that the impeller inspection hatch will not have water intrusion at 2 feet of draft (full load condition).

a) Yes, inspection can occur at any point the boat is in the water.

b) Yes, the Specification and drawings require an impeller inspection hatch extension kit to raise the hatch above the full load static waterline.

-There are no values reflected on the Table of Offsets. Please provide. We acknowledge that General Note 3. on the drawing states the “Completed Table of Offsets will be provided upon contract award,” however, we request this be reconsidered to allow Offerors the ability to ensure the hull is identical to previously procured boats.

The tables of offsets will be provided to the Contract awardee as stated on the Contract Drawings.

There are no values reflected on the Table of Offsets. Please provide. We acknowledge that General Note 3. on the drawing states the “Completed Table of Offsets will be provided upon contract award,” however, we request this be reconsidered to allow Offerors the ability to ensure the deck is identical to previously procured boats.

The tables of offsets will be provided to the Contract awardee as stated on the Contract Drawings.

Contract Drawing: General Arrangement, 5111324, Rev -, dated 9/16/2016 The Location of all the seats are not defined. Please provide critical information as this can impact boat LCG. Hoisting drawing (5111331) pre-defines the boat LCG at this condition.

The seats shall be track mounted per the Specification and Contract Drawings. This allows for the seat location to vary. For weight and LCG reporting the approximate location of the seats can be found on the outboard arrangement, Profile View 17-A.

a) Lay-up scheduled defined that the hull bottom from Transverse 5 aft is single skin. Zone 28-D and 28-G depicts a cored portion aft of Transverse Frame 5. If this is the intent, please define how far aft the core should extend beyond Transverse 5.

b) Section Views – The Hull keel area is depicted and defined as single skin. From centerline, what is the required dimension of the single skin? Also, the cored hull bottom stops just shy of the chine area. What is the required dimension of the single skin in the Chine area?

c) Details 89-D and 82-B depicted the layup sequence to be coming from bottom, up and over the other side. Do you want this structure to be vacuum infused? If so, the use of Standard bonding angle is advisable to install such structures.

a)-b) The Contract Drawings are not inclusive of all details required for construction of the boat. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to complete the design for construction and identify to the Government during construction drawing development if there are any issues or discrepancies with the Contract Drawings.

c) The hull and structure shall be constructed using an infusion resin process as required by the Specification. The hull and structure may be constructed separately and the structure laid into the hull using hand layup for the bonding. Vacuum bagging of bonding may also be used.

a) Section 565-1 defines the use of Livorsi Trim Tabs. Contract drawing (Zone 39-E) depicted the location of the Trim Tab. Water jet OEM recommendation is that the trim tab be located directly below the water jets (Section 070-7). Please clarify if the location identified in the Contract is the preferred location.

b) What is the preferred voltage for the Marine Gear shift?

a) The location of the trim tabs defined in the Contract drawing is the correct location.

b) Per the Specification Section 320-1, 24 Vdc is the preferred voltage, 12 Vdc systems shall only be used where not available in 24 Vdc rating.

a) Recommended CB for the Electric bilge pump is 15A. Drawing identifies the use of 10A (Zones 60 – F thru 60 – H). Please Clarify.

b) General Notes No. 9, "Electrical symbols used throughout are defined in Reference 12". Please provide a copy of Reference 12.

c) Section 303-1 and Contract Drawing (Electrical System, ): Item defined in the Contract Drawing (Item 47) is not available from defined source. Since the rating is defined in the Contract Drawing, can the Customer provide another source or OEM? Cooper-Bussman and Blue Sea both stated that they do not carry this rating.

a) A 15A breaker shall be used. The drawings will be updated upon Contract award.

b) Reference has been posted to FBO.

c) A 150A breaker shall be used. The drawings will be updated upon Contract award.

Items identified herein are to be delivered to the Customer. After delivery, will they be reviewed and approved by the Customer? If so, please identify approval timeframe in those areas where production and delivery could potentially be affected.

Government approval is only required if deviating from the Specification or Contract Drawings. If problems or discrepancies in the Specification or Contract Drawings are identified during the Construction Drawing process the Government should be notified immediately for resolution of the issue without delay to production.

The drawings do not align with the use of Cooper-Bussman breakers. Navsea drawing #5111328, detail 26-D shows 160 amps breakers (SWBS 300 Item #47). Cooper-Bussman does not make a 160 amp breaker. They do have breakers of either 150 amps, or 200 amps. Please advise on which breaker to use.

A 150A breaker shall be used. The drawings will be updated upon Contract award.

For ease in formatting, using Word options, is it acceptable to provide responses numbering each line versus each paragraph?

Written portions of the proposal should be in accordance with Section L (c) (1) “… Every paragraph, figure, and table shall be numbered.”

VCG's are provided as preliminary design estimates. VCG's will be verified by the Contract awardee with the required weight estimates in the Specification Section 096.

THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WERE ADDED ON OCT. 27, 2016

A detailed weight estimate is not required for proposals. Weight estimates and reports are required by the awarded Contractor per Specification Section 096.

The Specification has been updated under Amendment 0007 with the following: Specification Section 303-1 will apply to DC and AC breakers, Section 303-2 will be deleted.

Per Amendment 0008, the proposal due date has been extended to 2:00 PM (EST) November 14th, 2016. Section L has also been revised to reflect this change.

THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WERE ADDED ON NOVEMBER 3, 2016

At a minimum LCG’s shall be provided for lightship.

Specification Section 042-5, Order of Precedence applies here for the inconsistency. Follow the Specification Section 304-3 for the requirements on cable tagging. Specification Section 304-3 states:

"All conductors shall be labeled at termination points using heat shrink tubing with mechanically applied lettering (exception: color coded engine and other OEM wire harnesses)."