Government_Responses_to_Bidder's_Questions.pdf

RFP N00024-16-R-2321

Government Responses to Bidder's Questions

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1 Section B, Note C Page 6 of 164, Note C

Solicitation Instruction: The rates, by Government Fiscal Year (GFY), for each direct labor category and the indirect rates provided in Exhibits L0005 and L0006 of Attachment J-8 Cost Exhibits of the Contractor’s proposal shall be the maximum GFY rates allowed under any order placed under this contract.

Question: Based upon potential out-year workload fluctuations and the Navy's new "Contracting Strategy", proposing maximum GFY direct labor and indirect rates through GFY 2021 represents a significant financial risk to prospective bidders. Is this solicitation language focused on Delivery Order cost estimating/negotiations or incurred cost limitations? Request the Navy revise this maximum GFY rate guidance to eliminate the direct labor rates and out-year indirect rates from the Maximum GFY rate scenario. This GFY direct labor rate and indirect rate "MAXIMUM" language is considered unreasonable given the workload uncertainty and labor cost/expense issues associated with the out-years. Please advise soonest.

The inclusion of Note C, maximum rates, provides an appropriate means for the Government to competitively award to a single source now and facilitates reduced administrative effort to place orders under the IDIQ in the future. This maximum rate cap applies to cost estimating for negotiations, and does not limit incurred costs on cost reimbursable orders. On CPAF orders, all allowable and allocable costs are reimbursable.

For FFP orders, the successful contractor will be limited to the total price agreed upon, including profit which will be appropriately negotiated commensurate to the scope and risk associated with each future order.

2 Section C pg 30.Sec C.Item 0001.para h; pg 31.Item 0001 .Sec C.para q.sub para 2.iii;

pg 32. Sec C.Item 0002 and 0003.para a

Request a copy of the DDG 1000 Class Design Build Process Specification

(DBPS)

The DBPS is not being provided with the RFP;

portions of the DBPS will be provided to the successful contractor as needed after award. All information required to evaluate the 4E specs for proposal purposes are contained within the 4E work specs themselves (J-201)

3 RFP, Section L Page 138, Paragraph A, Physical Format

In the table provided on the subject page, please verify that all items for which the page count is listed as N/A are excluded from the page count.

All items for which the page count is listed as N/A are excluded from the page count.

4 RFP, Section L Page 148, Section IV, Past Performance

The subject paragraph directs offerors to prepare and send out Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) provided as Attachment J-13. Due to push back from Government contracting officers/program managers concerning redundant effort, several recent solicitations have specified that PPQs need not be sent out if the availability/contract is already covered by a completed CPARS Report. Will the Government revise the solicitation to include this exception for submitting PPQs?

The RFP is not being amended to include exceptions for submitting PPQs. Please note, however, that as stated on page 148, "offerors will not be evaluated negatively for a lack of past performance questionnaires received in response to this RFP."

04-22-2016