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Attached to: AN/BLQ-10 Electronic Warfare (EW) System Program
Solicitation number: N0002418R6200
Issued by: Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command

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This document contains questions and answers related to a solicitation for engineering services for the AN/BLQ-10 Electronic Warfare System program.

The Naval Sea Systems Command intends to issue a full and open competitive solicitation in April 2018 for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with Cost Plus Incentive Fee, Firm-Fixed-Price, and Cost-only line items. The resultant contract will be awarded to a single awardee to provide engineering services including technological upgrades, integration support, and production for Technology Insertion 20, 22, and 24. Offerors may only submit one proposal as prime contractor. The solicitation will deliver incremental modernizations to the AN/BLQ-10 system using the Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical System process of hardware technology insertions every even year and software advanced processing builds every odd year.

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N00024-18-R-6200_RFP_Amendment_2.docx	DOCX document	Jul 11, 2018
N00024-18-R-6200_Questions_&_Answers_3.xlsx	XLSX spreadsheet	Jul 11, 2018
N00024-18-R-6200_RFP_Amendment_1.docx	DOCX document	Jun 28, 2018
N00024-18-R-6200_Questions_&_Answers_1.xlsx	XLSX spreadsheet	Jun 18, 2018
Exhibit A CDRLs DD1423.pdf	PDF	Jun 18, 2018
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J-6 Terms of Use Agreement.docx	DOCX document	Jun 18, 2018
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BLQ-10 Q&A Round 2

No.	Date Received	Page	Section/Paragraph	Question	RFP Update Made?	Action Taken
1	6/20/18		Q&A 1	In response to Question 2, The Government states that all Government documents referenced in the RFP are available in the Technical Data Library. We are unable to locate the document “AN/BLQ-10AB Systems Engineering Plan for Electronic Warfare AN/BLQ-10A/B ACAT Level III” Request the Government clarify where this document is located in the Technical Data Library	No	A copy of the Systems Engineering Plan is located in the Technical Data Library.
2	6/20/18	2	Section B, Note D	Note D Para 5 states that the calculation of the CPIF Target costs will be determined by using the rate in the TC Hourly Rate column of the preceding table. Is this table titled “FEE SCHEDULE FOR LOE ITEMS”? If so, when will the values in this table be completed? Will Offerors be allowed to update these values after contract award?	Yes	See Amendment 1; Note D paragraph 5 has been updated. The Government will complete the FEE SCHEDULE FOR LOE ITEMS table at award. These values will only be updated in accordance with HQ B-2-0015.
3	6/20/18	3	Section B, Note E	Under Note E, would the Government consider removing the 10% cap on profit for FFP work to be performed under CLINs 0004 and 1004, since such a cap is inconsistent with the Government’s policies identified under FAR 15.404-4 and the Government’s Statutory Limitations for profit related to FFP work?	No	FAR 15.404-4(a)(3) states both the Government and contractor should be concerned with profit as a motivator of efficient and effective contract performance. As such, the Government’s intent is to motivate efficient and effective contract performance (including cost controls) through the use of the FFP CLINs for the production of system shipsets after the costs controls/efficiencies/lessons learned have been realized in the CPIF production/testing CLINs. Therefore, the Contracting Officer has determined that a maximum of 10% profit is reasonable for the FFP CLINs.
4	6/20/18	12	Section C-3.2.13	The SOW Paragraph 3.2.13 states that the Team Submarine Information Security Policy will be provided as GFI, however it is not listed in the Section 2.2.1 Government Documents, nor does it appear to have been provided in the CSEWS Technical Data Library. Request this document be provided to bidders.	No	A copy of the Team Submarine Information Security Policy is located in the Technical Data Library.
5	6/20/18	81	Section I	Please explain how FAR Clause 52.215-21 will apply to modifications. In this context, are technical instructions (See RFP pages 78 and 79) considered modifications?	No	FAR 52.215-21 may be required to negotiate future Task Orders. A Technical Instruction is not a modification; a Technical Instruction amplifies guidance in a specific Task Order.
6	6/20/18		Section J, Attachment JS-3	Are years shown in worksheet Calendar Year or Government Fiscal Year? For example in the JS-3 Year 1, rates are requested in 2019 and 2020. Per the PoP in Section F this would be Apr 2019 – March 2020. Are the years GFY (Apr 2019 – Sep 2019 and Oct 2019-March 2020) or are the years calendar year (Apr 2019 – Dec 2019 and Jan 2020 – March 2020)	No	Per Section L-2.1.2.5, Offerors shall propose each CLIN by calendar year. Year 1 under CLIN 0001 includes Apr 2019 - Dec 2019 and Jan 2020 - Mar 2020.
7	6/20/18	129	Section L	Please explain how FAR Clause 52.215-20 will apply to this competitive procurement.	Yes	See Amendment 1; FAR 52.215-20 will be updated to apply its Alternate IV.
8	6/20/18		Section L-1.5	The RFP does not provide any instruction on front matter information such as Table of Contents, Glossary of Terms/Acronym List and Cross Reference Matrix to the proposal requirements. Is it permissible to provide these and they not be subject to the page limitations of the proposal?	Yes	Updated Document Appendix Table. See Amendment 1.
9	6/22/18	110	Section L-1.5.1	Section L states "Index pages and Tabs are required and shall be cross-referenced to the table of contents." The table of contents is not specifically identified as being part of the page count or not. Are items such as table of contents and acronym lists excluded from the page count?	Yes	Updated Document Appendix Table. See Amendment 1.
10	6/20/18	118	Section L-2.1.2.5	Under Section 2.1.2.5(c) Would the Government consider providing a more complete description for the CLIN 0001 and CLIN 1001 Labor Categories? This would ensure consistent assumptions on qualification levels from each Offeror.	No	See Section L-2.1.2.5(c). The Government has provided the definition of junior, mid-level, and senior employees. Additionally, it is the Offeror's responsibility to provide a mapping of the labor categories.
11	6/20/18	119	Section L-2.1.2.5	Under Section 2.1.2.5c, will the labor rates and categories proposed be included in the contract award for bidding post award task orders?	Yes	See Amendment 1; see Section B COMPOSITE RATE TABLE. Each "year" in JS-3 will have a composite labor rate that will be incorporated into the contract at award. For 0003 and 1003, all elements will be negotiated prior to task order issuance.
12	6/20/18	127	Section L-2.2.3.5	In section 2.2.3.5, the RFP states that Offerors shall proposal a 2% direct labor cost escalation rate. The Government Q&A indicated that this 2% escalation is for proposal evaluation purposes only. If that is the case, then what rates will be used to calculate the Target Costs during contract execution.	Yes	Update to L.2.2.3.5. See Amendment 1.
13	6/19/18		Section L-2.3.2.a	Per the requirements of this section, the Offeror shall include Section A through J with it's submission of the volume. Will the USG be providing a Section A?	No	Section A is page 1 of the RFP.
14	6/20/18	1	Solicitation, SF-33	Due to the size and complexity of the Technical and Cost response, we request the Government extend the proposal due date by 14 days to accommodate adequate proposal preparation time	Yes	The Government will extend the proposal submission deadline by 10 days. See Amendment 1.
15	6/19/18	56, 224, 225	Specification Requirement 312, 1711, 1712, 1716, and 1719	There appears to be conflicting classification markings between the requirements highlighted below and similar to requirements/unclassified text within the specification and, furthermore, these items do not appear to be marked in accordance with OPNAVINST S5513.8C - (69.3) AN/BLQ-10(V) Security Class Guide. 1) Requirement 312 inconsistently marked when compared to requirements 321 and 322. 2) Requirement 1716 inconsistently marked when compared to requirements 1722, 1723, and 1724 3) Requirements 1711, 1712 and 1719 inconsistently marked when compared to requirements 1727.	Yes	See Amendment 1; Updated SOW table with OPNAVINST S5513.8 - (69.4) - AN/BLQ-10 SCG, which is located in the Technical Data Library.
16	6/19/18	48, 49, 50	Specification Requirement No. 272, 273, and 276-283	There appears to be conflicting classification markings between the requirements highlighted below and similar to requirements in legacy BLQ-10 specification and, furthermore, these times do no appear to be marked in accordance with OPNAVINST S5513.8C - (69.3) AN/BLQ-10(V) Security Class Guide. 1) Requirements 272 and 273 describe general capabilities without specifying actual performance characteristics 2) Requirements 276-283 describe general capabilities without specifying actual performance characteristics	Yes	See Amendment 1. Updated SOW table with OPNAVINST S5513.8 - (69.4) - AN/BLQ-10 SCG, which is located in the Technical Data Library.
17	6/27/18	2	Section B	In Section B, Note D, paragraphs 3 and 5, and government response to previously published Question 38, it appears the government plans to use proposed CLIN 0001 Total Cost Hourly Rate and CLIN 0001 Total Fee Hourly Rate in determining incentive fee under issued task orders. Please confirm. If so, given the labor mix on any given task order may vary widely from the CLIN 0001 labor mix proscribed in Section L, paragraph 2.1.2.5 (page 119), does the government plan to hold the contractor the 10% max fee limit on a task order basis or only at the CLIN level?	No	Yes, the Government will use proposed CLIN 0001 Total Cost Hourly Rate and CLIN 1001 Total Fee Hourly Rate in determining incentive fee under issued task orders. Per section B Note E, the 10% maximum applies to the CPIF and FFP CLINs. The Government does not intend to negotiate fee for each separate task order. Task orders will be issued at the profit/fee rates negotiated at time of IDIQ contract award.
18	6/27/18	20	Section C	The SOW paragraph 3.2.1 has the statement: "Engineering services will be issued by Task Order and may be further specified in accordance with Section H clause, NAVSEA 5252.242-9115, TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS." Question: Does the Government intend to issue Task Orders under CLINs 0001 and 1001 with the intent of managing the effort and the funding by issuing Technical Instructions under the Task Orders? If not, then what is the purpose of mentioning Technical Instructions in Sections B and C and including the NAVSEA clause 5252.242-9115, TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS in Section H?	No	Technical Instructions will be used to amplify guidance and manage efforts in a specific task order.
19	6/27/18	1,15,24,138	SF33 Box9, B-2.2.1, C-3.2.10, M-3.1	The contractor requests a three week extension to the solicitation due date based on the fact that some GFI has not been provided. Specifically, GFI item AN/BLQ-10AB SEP marked as mandatory (B.2.2.1) and referenced in C.3.2.10 has not been made available and Drawings 07060004 and 06993003 through 06993017 have not been made available impacting the ability to demonstrate knowledge of the effort required to perform the Performance Specification and the SOW (evaluated per Section M3.1) Make GFI item AN/BLQ-10AB SEP and Drawings 07060004 and 06993003 through 06993017 available through the E-TIC.	No	See Amendment 1. The due date and time for proposal submission has been extended. AN/BLQ-10AB SEP was made available on 06/25/18 in the E-TIC under TI-20 TDL> Applicable Docs. Drawings 06993003 through 06993017 were made available on 06/11/18 in the E-TIC under TI-20 TDL > TI-20 Contract GFI, it is one document called: Columbia Class ES GFI Data Delivery Report Structural Arrangement PF-2. The 07060004 drawing has been made available in the E-TIC.

20	6/27/18	4,7	Section B	In response to a previous question, the USG stated “Escalation of 2% is for Total Evaluated Cost calculations only.” Please confirm that the Unit Price for CLINs 0001 and 1001 are also for Total Evaluated Cost calculations only, and that task orders are to be individually negotiated based upon prevailing cost rates.	Yes	Update to L.2.2.3.5. See Amendment 1. The Government will not negotiate each Task Order individually under CLINs 0001 and 1001. Each "year" in JS-3 will have a composite labor rate that will be negotiated and incorporated into the contract at award per "COMPOSITE RATES TABLE" in Section B. This rate will be applied to the total number of hours required to arrive at the total price for each task order.
21	6/27/18	96	Section I, 252.209-7007	Subsection (b) stipulates that “The Contracting Officer has determined that the Contractor meets the definition of lead system integrator with ( ) without ( ) system responsibility.” Please clarify the Contracting Officer’s determination. Please clarify the Contracting Officer’s determination.	Yes	See Amendment 1; DFARS 252.209-7007 has been removed.
22	6/27/18	N/A	Section B and Section I	Given the potential size of FFP CLIN 0004 and 1004 task order awards and the maximum target fee of 10%, Contractor requests incorporation of FAR 52.232-16, Progress Payments, at a withhold rate of 90%. For FFP CLINs 0004 and 1004, incorporate FAR 52.232-16, Progress Payments, at a withhold rate of 90%.	Yes	See Amendment 1; FAR 52.232-16 and 52.232-13 have been added. The Government will pay up to 80% of contract/task order costs/price.
23	6/27/18	130	Section L, 252.234-7001	As the Government clarified in its Q&A Response dated 18Jun2018 that “EVM is not required”, please strike DFARS 252.234-7001, Notice of Earned Value Management System as it is not applicable. Strike DFARS 252.234-7001.	Yes	See Amendment 1; Removed DFARS 252.234-7001.
24	6/27/18	109,135	Section L-1.5 Proposal Document, Clause HD L-2-0017	Section L.1.5 Proposal Format’s Appendix Documents table does not list the requirements of Clause HQ L-2-0017. Is Clause HQ L-2-0017 information a part of Volume I or the Volume I Appendix? Please modify Section L.1.5 Proposal Format’s Appendix Documents table to add “Software Development and CMMI” and “Software Development Rationale and CMMI” rows. These proposed changes are consistent with Clause HQ L-2-0016 and Section L.1.5 Proposal Format’s Appendix Documents table rows SDP and SDP Rationale.	Yes	See Amendment 1; Updated Appendix Documents List in Volume I and update to HQ L-2-0017.
25	6/27/18	125	Section L-2.2.3.1	Section L 2.2.3.1 requires “a screen-capture (or equivalent) from the employer's payroll system for each name or labor category in the Offeror's Staffing Plan” along with explanations. Is this information required when an Offeror has an approved accounting system? Please modify 2.2.3.1 paragraph 2 to start “For Offerors who do not have an approved accounting system:”	No	Yes, payroll system screen captures are required regardless of accounting system approval status.
26	6/27/18	114	2.1.1.3	Sample Task #3 requires “a production cost estimate for a notional “Controls and Displays” (C&D) subsystem.” The task description also requires a description of “the management, schedule, and resources required including personnel and facilities for production of 10 units.” Should the production cost estimate be for a single unit, or 10 units? Please confirm that the production cost estimate should be for 10 units.	Yes	See Amendment 1. The Government wants ten units of the C&D subsystem.

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