Att_1-Responses_to_Sources_Sought_Industry_Day_QA_Sheet_Posting_1-18.pdf

For Official Use Only N00024-18-R-4313 Sources Sought/Industry Day Attachment 1

Question and Answer Form

Question No.

Document Description

Section/ Paragraph

& Page Question/ Comment Answer

1 Sources Sought/Indust ry Day

N/A Could the Government provide target hours or some indication of the number of hours in each identified level of effort CLIN?

This information will be provided in the RFP.

2 Sources Sought/Indust ry Day

N/A Could the Government provide a suggested labor skill mix or some indication of the anticipated knowledge base requirement for each of the identified level of effort CLINs?

An overall suggested labor skill mix will be provided in the RFP.

3 Sources Sought/Indust ry Day

N/A The Government will provide space/facilities for maintenance kit storage in advance of an availability execution. Would the Government allow this space to be utilized for kit assembly and staging?

No, the Government does not intend to make space available for kit assembly and staging.

4 Sources Sought/Indust ry Day

N/A In contracts in which level of effort CLINs may or may not be exercised at the Government’s discretion, primes must load Program and Business Management overhead on each CLIN to assure that adequate resources are available to manage the program. However this leads to an excess of these charges when multiple CLINs are executed. Would the Government consider establishing a separate Program / Business Management CLIN to cover the prime’s normal, anticipated management activity?

Yes, the Government will consider establishing a separate CLIN for Program/Business Management.

5 Sources Sought/Indust ry Day

N/A Will the Industry Day Attendance List be made available to participants?

Yes, see Attachment 2.

6 Sources Sought/Indust ry Day

N/A Will the Planning Yard activity include support of the

FFG(X)?

No, the Planning Yard activity anticipated is in support of the LCS Class ships only.

7 Sources Sought/Indust ry Day

N/A Can the anticipated award fee criteria or the current criteria be provided?

The award fee criteria will be provided in the RFP.

8 Sources Draft SOW, Item Is the Hull Management System a database that already The Prime Contractor must have or

For Official Use Only N00024-18-R-4313 Sources Sought/Industry Day Attachment 1

Question and Answer Form

Sought/Indust ry Day

0005, Effort 1, Paragraph 1 exists which the prime contractor will have access to? Or is the prime required to develop or purchase a new database?

develop/purchase its own Hull Management System database.”

9 Sources ry Day

Draft SOW, Item 0005, Effort 24

Will the prime contractor be granted access to all government databases it is required to maintain per the SOW? Or is the contractor expected to conduct confirmation management on its own systems and IDE on behalf of the government?

The Prime Contractor will be granted access to Government databases, but the Prime Contractor will also be required to maintain its own IDE.

10 Sources ry Day

N/A Is it the government’s intent to establish a Class Common Equipment (CCE) warehouse via the LCS Planning Yard Contract similar to those established for CG47 and DDG51 Class? The CCE was originally established to mitigate Availability Schedule Duration risk by identifying, procuring and kitting LLTM for maintenance, repair and modernization. Additional CCE warehouse use has been made for storage of battle spare equipment.

It is not the Government’s intent at this time to establish a Class Common Equipment warehouse via the LCS Planning Yard Contract.

11 Sources Sought/Indust ry Day

N/A Does the government intend to require subcontracting with major equipment OEM for engineering, logistics, SID and other design product development?

The Prime is expected to subcontract as necessary for design product development.

12 Sources Sought/Indust ry Day

N/A Does the government intend to restrict competition to Shipyards holding MSRA or ABR qualifications?

The competition for Planning Yard contract will not be restricted to shipyards that hold a Master Ship Repair Agreement (MSRA) or Agreement for Boat Repair (ABR).

13 Sources Sought/Indust ry Day

N/A Does the government anticipate a requirement for full time Homeport Representatives to support Program, Technical and Logistic PY efforts in Mayport and San Diego?

Yes, On-Site Representatives (OSRs) will be required in both homeports.