Industry_Day_Questions.pdf

DDS Maintenance Contract Industry Day Questions

Remarks today by Government officials involved in the DDS Technical & Maintenance

Support Services Industry Day should not be considered a guarantee of the Government's course of action in proceeding with the acquisition. The informational briefings shared today reflect current Government intentions and are subject to change based on a variety of circumstances.

The formal solicitation, when issued, is the only document that should be relied upon in determining the Government's requirements. The Government will provide public notice of any formal Request for Proposal using the Federal Business Opportunities website

(https://www.fbo.gov).

Question 1: Solicitation (N00024-17-R-6405) indicates that the contract may include major modernization including DDS extension, Hanger Door modification, and Tray [Payload Launch and Recovery System] modification and automation. The notional maintenance schedule only indicates one ROH during the 5 year contract period. Is it intended that major modernizations will be done during RAVs, and if so will these be done at the contractor’s facility?

Answer: If tasked, Field Changes associated with the modernization project would be completed during RAVs and depending on the overall work associated with the RAV and field changes, the work may be done at the contractor’s facility.

Question 2: How many major DDS modernizations (hatch mods, hull extension, and tray mods) are anticipated during the 5 year contract window?

Answer: No more than two are planned at this time. This requirement will be specified in the solicitation.

Question 3: The notional schedule indicates that with a July 2018 award date that several RAVs and an ROH will be in progress. Is it anticipated that if a new contractor is selected, that these maintenance periods will be completed by the previous contractor? Additionally, the notional schedule shows an ROH starting near the end of the 5 year contract. Would that availability be completed by the contractor that is awarded the 2018 contract?

Answer: Yes, the in-progress RAV/ROHs will be completed by the current contractor.

The plan ROH work starting near the end of the upcoming contract will be detailed in when the solicitation is issued.

Question 4: During the DDS modernizations (FCs 168-170 hull extension, door mods, and tray mods), will the contractor be expected to procure material and fabricate the hull extension, hatch modifications and tray modifications or will this be provided as GFM?

Answer: There is currently no plan to provide GFM in support of the Modernized DDS related Field Changes (FC-168 through FC-170). Changes to this plan will be identified in the solicitation.

Question 5: Will the modernization of the DDS (hull extension, hatch mods, tray mods) be done on a build to print basis, or is the contractor expected to perform design and engineering work to support modifications to the DDS?

Answer: Contractor is expected to perform using the approved Field Changes documents, however, in execution there may be some minor design or engineering work required due to differences between each of the DDS hulls. These changes may be assigned to the offeror or they may be assigned to the DDS Planning Yard. The solicitation will provide details of the work.

Question 6: The previous contract did not include any fee on material or travel. Will the same provisions be included in this contract?

Answer: ODC (Travel and Incidental cost) CLINs will be cost only. The solicitation will provide details on CLIN type related to materials needed to perform contract efforts and whether fee is applicable.

Question 7: Please explain the CLIN structure and contract types anticipated for this contract.

For LOE CLINs, will the hours be provided in the RFP or is the contractor to estimate the needed hours?

Answer: Yes, the number of hours will be provided in the solicitation and the Contractor is expected to provide labor categories and rates to execute the work defined in the solicitation.

Question 8: Does the Government intend to issue a pre-solicitation notice, to include Sections L and M, for industry review and comment prior to the Government’s issuance of the final solicitation?

Answer: The Government is reviewing this possibility and will announce intension via

FedBizOps.

Question 9: What is the anticipated RFP release month, and will the contractors have 90 days to prepare proposals?

Answer: The anticipated RFP release is 3rd quarter 2017. The numbers of days to prepare a proposal will be provided in the solicitation.

Question 10: As a prerequisite for the contract, does the prime contractor for the DDS contract have to be certified for both SUBSAFE and DSS/SOC work?

Answer: Yes and the solicitation will provide further details.

Question 11: Will work be conducted in Bremerton, Washington at Puget Sound Naval

Shipyard?

Answer: Some DDS work in Bremerton is possible, but work performed in this location is typically conducted on the designated SSGN Class Host Submarines. The solicitation will provide further details.

Question 12: What is the current contract expiration date?

rd quarters, 2018

Question 13: For Restricted Availabilities conducted onsite, will the Government provide a facility to conduct the maintenance?

Answer: Yes, however, the contractor will need to bring any special tooling, equipment, and materials, etc.

Question 14: Which submarine classes do DDSs fit up to?

Answer: 6 Virginia Class (SSN 776, 778, 782, and 784 (Primary) and SSN 777 and 779

(Alternates), 4 SSGN (SSGN-726 thru 729), and there is currently no plan to integrate the

DDS into the Columbia design. There is a potential that DDSs will be fit up to Virginia

Class blocks 5 and 6.

Question 15: Will historical workload be provided in the solicitation?

Answer: No. Additional information, if necessary, will be provided via the solicitation.

Question 16: Will a draft RFP be provided prior to the solicitation being released?

Answer: The Government is reviewing this possibility and will announce intention via

FedBizOps.

Question 17: Will there be another Industry Day prior to the solicitation being released?

Answer: Yes, we are targeting May 2017. It will be announced via FedBizOps.

Question 18: Will there be a guaranteed workmanship clause in the contract?

Answer: It is unknown at this time. All the solicitation/contract clauses are under review for appropriateness for this contract. The Government will provide the appropriate clauses in the draft RFP or the final solicitation.