N0002418R2300_FFG(X)_CD_RFP_Bidders_Questions_Release_4.pdf

N0002418R2300

FFG(X) CONCEPTUAL DESIGN (CD) RFP QUESTIONS

# Question Response

Section L – Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Bidders

L.1.5.1.5.2 At a minimum, Offerors shall describe:

ii. Teaming Arrangement. Identify whether the Offeror intends to team with subcontractors to perform any of the functions required by this solicitation. If teaming is proposed, provide the evidence of commitment between the Offeror and the subcontractors and identify the role of each team member (i.e.

Shipbuilder, System Integrator, or Design Agent, as applicable).

Would the Government permit the evidence of commitment to be included in the Proposal Appendix in native format?

Please refer to response to Bidder's Questions #42.

Section B- Supplies or Services and Prices

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

NOTE A - Offeror shall complete the "Price Group" and "Estimated Total Price" blocks of each data item on the Contract Data Requirements List(s), attached hereto.

Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Bidders L.1.5.2.2.1 Section 1.1 Sections A through J* “Solicitation, Offer and Award.”

*As prescribed in FAR 19.708, Offerors other than small business concerns shall submit a subcontracting plan and that plan, once approved, shall be made part of any contract resulting from this RFP. The Offeror’s Small Business Subcontracting Plan will be incorporated into the contract as an Attachment J-7

– Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

L.1.5.2.2.2 Section 1.2 Section K “Representation, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors.”

Please provide clarification on the content of Price Proposal Section 1.1 / 1.2

1. Please confirm the Contractor shall include the J-7 Small Business Subcontracting Plan in Section 1.1 of the Price Proposal

2. Please confirm the Contractor shall include the J-5 CDRLs populated with the information required by Section B Note A, in Section 1.1 of the Price Proposal

3. Based on the Government’s response to bidder’s questions on DFARS 252.227-7017 and 252.227-7028 from 20 November 2017, will Government incorporate Section K Data Rights Assertions as a new J attachment in the resultant contract, similar to the approach for the J-7 attachment?

1. Yes, the Offeror shall include its Small Business Subcontracting Plan in Section 1.1 of the Price Proposal.

2. Yes, the Offeror shall include the J-5 CDRLs populated with information required by Section B, Note A, in Section 1.1 of the Price Proposal.

3. Yes, the Government will incorporate Section K Data Rights Assertions as a new J-Attachment (J-8, Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software) in the resultant contract. The Government will insert Attachment J-8 and update Section L language L.1.5.2.2.2 in RFP Amendment 0001.

Paragraph L.1.2.4 states: “Every paragraph, figure, and table shall be numbered.”

As we will have headings/sub-headings within each section at a frequency of at least every page or two, request relief on requirement to number every paragraph.

The requirement under L.1.2.4 will remain as stated in the RFP.

RFP BIDDER'S QUESTIONS RELEASE 3 (#49-58)

Note: The following are answers to questions received from potential offerors. The answers provide clarification only and DO NOT constitute an amendment to the solicitation.

Paragraph C.1.5 states: “In support of design reviews under C.1.2.5, the Contractor shall develop and submit design documentation (CDRLs C001-C008).”

Paragraph C.1.6 states: “In support of design reviews under C.1.2.5, the Contractor shall develop and submit design documentation (CDRLs D001-D010).”

1. If Option CLINs 0003 and 0004 are exercised, is it the Governments intent to award the options in their entirety or could a selection of individual CDRLs be awarded from the J-5?

2. If individual CDRLs from option CLINs 0003 or 0004 are exercised, will the offeror have an opportunity to reprice those individual CDRLs or will the original proposed price be held firm?

1. If Option CLIN 0003 and/or 0004 are exercised, each CLIN will be awarded in its entirety.

2. Per response above, no individual CDRLs will be exercised.

L.1.5.2.3.2 Section 2.2 Other Information

L.1.5.2.3.2.1 All Offerors shall furnish the following for itself and for any subcontractor:

i. Substantiation of Government approval of the Offeror’s purchasing system and date of approval.

ii. Substantiation of Government determination of adequacy on the Offeror's disclosure statement and date (if required) pursuant to FAR 30.202.

Will the Government agree that it is acceptable to provide the current status and most recent Government determination?

Yes, it is acceptable to for Offerors to provide the current status, approval authority, and most recent Government determination.

Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Bidders L.1.2.4 Proposals shall be prepared on standard 8-1/2” by 11” paper, single-spaced. The Offeror’s company name and solicitation number shall appear at the top of each page. A date shall be placed on each page of the proposal corresponding to the date of the initial proposal. Any pages that may be revised as a result of discussions shall contain revision numbers and dates. Every paragraph, figure, and table shall be numbered. The font shall be Times New Roman with a font size of 12 in Standard English. Pages shall have a one-inch margin, single line spacing set at 1 with spacing before and after paragraphs set at –0– and left aligned paragraphs. Type font size for foldouts or other pages may not be smaller than size 12. For text embedded in graphic portions of the proposal, the type font size may be any readable font type and size. Text located outside graphic portions of a sheet shall be Times New Roman with a font size of 12. A page is defined as a typed page of the proposal document, i.e. one sheet of paper with typing on one side. Pages may have typing on two sides, but for the purposes of the page count limitation, each side with content will be counted as one page. Foldouts shall fold from left to right (sideways), shall not exceed 11” by 17” and shall count as two pages. Foldouts may be used for diagrams, charts, or graphic material only that could not be depicted otherwise on standard 8-1/2” by 11” paper.

L.1.5.2.2.1 Section 1.1 Sections A through J* “Solicitation, Offer and Award.”

L.1.5.2.2.2 Section 1.2 Section K “Representation, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors.”

Please confirm the Government does not require Volume II Price Proposal Chapter 1 - Section 1.1 and 1.2 to be reformatted in accordance with paragraph L.1.2.4 instructions, and that Contractor may deliver these sections with the native formatting as downloaded from Fed Biz Ops.

Yes, Offerors may submit Sections A through J and Section K with the native formatting as downloaded from FedBizOps.

J-5 Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRL), DD FORM 1423-1, FEB 2001, Block 16 Remarks – in some instances states the timeframe the Government has for review and in some instances does not.

For planning purposes, where not explicitly stated in the DD FORM 1423-1, FEB 2001, what should Industry assume for Government review and comment turnaround times for CDRLs?

Except for CDRLs A001 and A004, the remaining CDRLs are not CDRLs that require Government approval, and the Contractor should not plan for a Government review. The Government may or may not comment on non-approval CDRLs that are submitted during the course of the CD contract. CDRL A002 will be updated in RFP Amendment 0001 tor remove Government review timeline.

The response to Bidder’s Question 2 indicated that the Build Specification can be provided in an appendix that is not included in the page count. Since the Build Specification is quite large (1,000+ pages), does the Navy desire and require it to be submitted in hard copy format (1 original and 4 copies), or is submittal of the build specification as electronic copies alone acceptable?

Please refer to response to Bidder's Questions #19.

At Industry Day the Navy indicated that Cost Reduction Candidates (CRC) would be reviewed and, if accepted, they would be incorporated into the J-1 System Specification and distributed to all Offerors. Some CRC are proprietary and are related to trade secrets, internal processes and procedures.

If the Navy incorporates approved CRC into the J-1 System Specification how will they ensure proprietary items are protected?

Will the Navy allow proprietary CRC to be approved on an Offeror specific basis?

Offerors are welcome to propose proprietary CRCs. The Government will not incorporate any proprietary items into the system specification, as the system specification is design agnostic.

Changes to the system specification will not be the CRC itself, but rather a modification to the specification to remove (or add) language that is driving the CRC issue.

Sealed offers in original and 4-copies for furnishing the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified in Item 8, or if hand carried, in the depository located in (See Section L) until 1:00 PM local time 18 DEC 2017.

Discussion:

Offeror has not yet received the Classified Library Set disk referenced in the RFP release documentation. Only 41-days (total) were allowed for response to the RFP. Offeror’s ability to evaluate all requirements, which is essential to demonstrate how the Parent design will be effectively transitioned into an FFG(X) Concept, is being impacted.

1. Will the Navy extend the proposal due date until the 22nd of December?

2. Will the Navy extend the effective bid question date until the 8th of December?

1. The Navy will extend the proposal due date to December 20, 2017 at 4:00 PM EST.

2. The Navy will not extend the bidder's question date. As indicated in Section L.1.1.6, "The Government will continue to accept questions up to the closing date and time of the solicitation.... Although every effort will be made, the Government makes no guarantee that all questions will be answered".

59-67 Note: These questions relate to Distribution Controlled Material and will not be posted to FedBizOpps.

The questions and responses will be distributed via AMRDEC to those companies with executed FFG(X) Terms of Use Agreements only.