N00024-18-R-5200_Question-Comments_12.22.17.xlsx
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This package contains an Excel spreadsheet that provides responses to questions received from Industry in connection with this procurement. NAVSEA is continuing to review the questions received and intends to post additional responses when they are available. Follow up questions may be submitted using the question/comment template previously provided in this notice (please be sure to indicate clearly which response to which the follow up question pertains).
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| Solicitation N00024-18-R-5200 |
| Cooperative Engagement Capability Design Agent/Engineering Services |
| Government Responses to Questions and Comments From Industry |
| December 22, 2017 |
| Item No. | FBO Response Date | Source Document | Page Number | Section/Paragraph | Question/Comment | Proposed Action/Change | Government Response |
| 1 | 12/22/17 | Draft Solicitation Section B-C-F | pg. 2 and 135 | Section B; item 0003 and Section C para 3.3.3. | Will the government provide source code and build files? | Provide source code and build files so bidders can estimate required effort. | The Bidder's Library released with the formal solicitation will contain a build of source code and build files. |
| 2 | 12/22/17 | Draft Solicitation Section B-C-F | pg. 4 - 6 and pg. 126. | Section B; items 0009 - 0016. Section C para 3.2.1. | Will sample tasks be included as part of the RFP? | Clarify how these CLINs will be evaluated in the RFP. | Sample tasks will not be included. The Bidder's Library released with the formal solicitation will contain a description of each anticipated FNC to provide examples of potential Advanced Studies tasking. Section L and M will provide guidance on proposal submission and CLIN evaluation. |
| 3 | 12/22/17 | Section B | Pg. 1 | General | Can the Government clarify the TS requirements? | Recommend providing clarification to bidders (in a secure facility) to allow them to scope the required effort and infrastructure. | No TS classified information will be provided other then what is provided in the RFP security requirements section. The successful offeror will be provided the detailed TS requirements at the TS level. |
| 4 | 12/22/17 | Draft RFP | 65 | 1.0 & various | The RFP specifies that the contractor will be required to provide significant infrastructure support (facilities, equipment, etc.) to support the CEC program. Will there be a specified contractor acquired property list (CAP) provided as part of the RFP? Will all bidders be required to include CAP costs as part of their proposal? | Please clarify | A full list of GFP will be provided as an attachment to the formal solicitation. Offerors should develop their WBS and cost proposal such that CAP costs are easily identifiable by the Government cost evaluation team. |
| 5 | 12/22/17 | General | NA | NA | Can the Government provide a timeline for this competition. For example |
a. Industry Day and Industry Day One-on-Ones
b. Questions from Industry Day posted
c. Full Draft RFP Released
d. Questions and Answers period
e. Final RFP Released
f. Proposals Due
g. Notional Award Date Target
| Provide timeline. | The formal solicitation will be released in early 2018 and award is anticipated in 2019. The time period for bidder's questions and the due date for proposals will be established in the formal solicitation. | ||||||
| 6 | 12/22/17 | General | NA | NA | Can the Government clarify the roles of the Naval Surface Warfare Center divisions? | Clarify | The CEC SEP, provided as part of the CEC Bidder's Library, contains this information. |
| 7 | 12/22/17 | General | NA | NA | Can the government provide insight into how you plan to collect and use EVMS data, for example, by WBS, CLIN, TI, funding element, budget year? What are the EVMS reporting requirements for completion tasks? What are the EVMS reporting requirements for LOE tasks? | Provide requested data. | EVMS requirements are described in Section C of the draft solicitation, paragraphs 3.1.1.5, 3.1.1.5.1 (for Completion), and 3.1.1.5.2 (for LOE). |
| 8 | 12/22/17 | General | NA | NA | Can the Government provide firmware source code? | Provide firmware source code. | The Government intends to provide this information to the successful Offeror as part of the GFI under the contract. |
| 9 | 12/22/17 | General | NA | NA | Can the Government provide the Network Architecture Document (NAD)? | Provide NAD. | The Government intends to include the NAD in the CEC Bidder's Library for the formal solicitation. |
| 10 | 12/22/17 | General | NA | NA | Can the Government provide a list of GFM available to the winning bidder? | Provide list of GFM. | A complete list of GFI and GFP (including GFM) will be provided as attachments to the formal solicitation. |
| 11 | 12/22/17 | General | NA | NA | Can the Government clarify how SOW paragraph 3.1 (Common Tasks) fits into the CLIN structure? | Clarify | Common Tasks under Paragraph 3.1 in Section C of the draft solicitation contain tasks that must be performed as part of all completion CLINs. Paragraph 3.1 Common Tasks may be required under LOE CLINs when invoked by the Government under individual TIs. |
| 12 | 12/22/17 | General | NA | NA | Can the Government provide a top level schedule for the CEC program including deliveries to ships and aircraft? | Provide schedule. | A draft Integrated Master Schedule, which includes platform delivery schedules, is provided as part of the CEC Bidder's Library. Updates will be provided with the release of the formal solicitation. |
| 13 | 12/22/17 | Bidder's Library | NA | NA | Can the government provide a table of contents as to the files that are intended to be included in the bidder's library. | Provide a table of contents and a file directory tree. | A readme file with the hierarchy of the files is included in the CEC Bidder's Library. With the release of the formal solicitation, access to the Bidder's Library will be provided via a secure Government website and will contain a full table of contents/index. |
| 14 | 12/22/17 | Bidder's Library | NA | CEC SW Brief rev 3.pptx | The specification tree identifies numerous documents that are not included. Can they be provided? | Provide missing specifications. | The document referenced does not contain a specification tree. |
| 15 | 12/22/17 | Bidder's Library | NA | NA | Can bidders be provided with the open software trouble reports? | Provide as GFI | No, this information will not be provided as part of this procurement. |
| 16 | 12/22/17 | Draft RFP Section B-C-F | NA | NA | Can bidders be provided with a list/description of special support equipment? | Provide as GFI | The requested information will make up a part of the lab requirements that will be provided as part of the formal solicitation. |
| 17 | 12/22/17 | General | NA | NA | The CEC maintenance software was not in the 28 September technical data package. For example, there are build files, but no SVDs. Can we please receive delivery? | Provide CEC maintenance software. | The draft solicitation and initial CEC Bidder's Library was not intended to be all-encompassing. Additional data will be provided as part of the updated Bidder's Library for the formal solicitation. |
| 18 | 12/22/17 | General | NA | NA | Can the Network Architecture Design Document (NAD) be provided as GFI? | Provide as GFI | The Government intends to include the NAD in the CEC Bidder's Library for the formal solicitation. |
| 19 | 12/22/17 | General | NA | NA | Can the System Threat Assessment Report (STAR) be provided as GFI? | Provide as GFI | The STAR will not be provided as part of the CEC Bidder's Library, but it will be included in the GFI that will be provided to the successful Offeror. |
| 20 | 12/22/17 | Draft RFP Section C | NA | 3.1.8 | Can the Integrated Logistics Assessment Checklist be provided as GFI? | Provide as GFI | The Government intends to include the Integrated Logistics Assessment checklist in the CEC Bidder's Library for the formal solicitation. |
| 21 | 12/22/17 | Draft RFP Section C | NA | 3.1.8.1 | Can the Life Cycle Sustainment Plan (LCSP) be provided as GFI? | Provide as GFI | LCSP documentation will be provided as part of the CEC Bidder's Library for the formal solicitation. The Government will provide both the latest approved Main Body and Airborne Appendix in April 2014 and will also provide latest Draft LCSP MainBody Update and USMC Appendix. |
| 22 | 12/22/17 | Draft RFP Section C | NA | 3.1.9.3 | Can the Government provide a description of the current Fault Insertion Tool? | Provide a description | The CEC FIT tool is a software utility hosted on a laptop and used to connect via RED and BLACK Serial communication with a specially configured SDP-S. The FIT tool is used to inject various commands to the SDP-S processors that realistically simulate multiple SDP-S and system failure modes. The FIT tool is use to verify CEC Fault Detection and Fault Isolation requirements and supports conduct of Maintainability Evaluations and Demonstrations (MEVAL/MDEMO). |
| 23 | 12/22/17 | Draft RFP Section C | NA | 3.1.14 | Can the NESSUS tool be provided as GFI? | Provide as GFI | The Government cannot provide a license to enterprise users. Offerors will be responsible for procuring their own license. |
| 24 | 12/22/17 | Draft RFP Section C | NA | 3,1,14,5 | Can the Security Information and Event Manager (SIEM) be provided as GFI? | Provide as GFI | This reference and requirement will not be included in the formal solicitation. |
| 25 | 12/22/17 | Draft RFP Section C | NA | 3.3.1.3.4 | Can the CSEIP document be provided as GFI? | Provide as GFI | The Government intends to include this document in the CEC Bidder's Library for the formal solicitation. |
| 26 | 12/22/17 | Draft RFP Section C | NA | 3.3.1.3.5 | Can the SSDS FCLIP Phase 2 specifications and software be provided as GFI? | Provide as GFI | The Government intends to include this document in the CEC Bidder's Library for the formal solicitation. |
| 27 | 12/22/17 | Draft RFP Section C | NA | 3.3.2 | Can the CEC Facility Requirements Document be provided as GFI? | Provide as GFI | The Government intends to include this document in the CEC Bidder's Library for the formal solicitation. |
| 28 | 12/22/17 | Draft RFP Section C | NA | 3.3.2.2 | Can bidders be provided with the legacy Government Property Inventory Report? | Provide as GFI | No, but the Government will provide a GFE list as part of the CEC Bidder's Library for the formal solicitation. |
| 29 | 12/22/17 | Draft RFP Section C | NA | 3.3.7.2 | Can ECP 596 be provided as GFI? | Provide as GFI | The Government intends to include this document in the CEC Bidder's Library for the formal solicitation. |
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