20R6113 Offerors Questions_Govt Responses_23Mar.pdf
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This document contains responses to offeror questions regarding solicitation number N00024-20-R-6113 for the Lightweight Low Cost Conformal Array (LWLCCA) hull array components. The Navy seeks to procure production shipsets and associated items with a period of performance through September 2026. Delivery for the first production unit is amended to 15 months after contract award, with subsequent shipsets delivered in 4 month cycles. Delivery dates for other contract line items are also revised to commence 12 months after option exercise. Clarification is provided regarding test equipment delivery and proposal formatting requirements. Offerors may submit proposals electronically via DOD SAFE in lieu of hard copies due to COVID-19 precautions.
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Attachment Number Page(s) Section/Paragraph Offeror's Comment/ Question Proposed Action / Change Government's Responses
1 JS-1 Statement of Work 18 5.4.2 Second paragraph of section defines the start of production as follows: “The
“start of production” is the date on which CLIN 0003 is exercised.”
Revise to read: “The “start of production” is the date on which CLIN 0001 is exercised.”
The start of production is the date on which CLIN 0001 "LwLCCA PRODUCTION SHIPSET" is exercised, or if first article is required CLIN 0101 . The Statement of Work will be updated via this amendment to reflect this language.
2 N00024-20-R-6113 63 Section F Required
Delivery Schedule
Delivery Date information for CLINs 0201, 0301, and 0401 indicates: “First unit shall be delivered 4 months after option exercise; all subsequent shipsets shall have a 4 month delivery cycles.”
Update Delivery Date for CLINs 0201, 0301, and 0401 to read: “First unit shall be delivered
15 months after contract award; all subsequent shipsets shall have a 4 month delivery cycle.”
The Government will allow for the first unit to be delivered 15 months after contract award to account for long lead material procurements. All subsequent shipsets shall have a 4 month delivery cycle. The Government's expectation is that after the inital 15 month period provided that the contractor will be on a four month delivery cycle for each additional shipiset ordered after the initial unit. The RFP has been modified to reflect this change.
3 N00024-20-R-6113 63 Section F Required
Delivery Schedule
Delivery Date information for CLINs 0102, 0103, 0202, 0204, 0302, 0304, 0402, and 0404 indicates: “Deliveries shall begin 6 months after option exercise . . .”
Revise Delivery Date information for identified CLINs to indicate “Deliveries shall begin 12 months after option exercise . . .”
The Government's concurs with the change to deliveries beginning 12 months after option exercise at the cadence of deliveries per month stated in the RFP until all quantities ordered have been delivered. The RFP has been modified to reflect this change.
4 N00024-20-R-6113 63 Section F Required
Delivery Schedule
Delivery Date information for CLINs 0104, 0105, 0106, 0206, 0306, and 0406 indicates: “Deliveries shall begin 4 months after option exercise . . . “
Revise Delivery Date information for identified CLINs to indicate “Deliveries shall begin 12 months after option exercise . . .”
The Government's concurs with the change to deliveries beginning 12 months after option exercise at the cadence of deliveries per month stated in the RFP until all quantities ordered have been delivered. The RFP has been modified to reflect this change.
5 N00024-20-R-6113 63 Section F Required
Delivery Schedule
Delivery Date field for CLINs 0203, 0205, 0303, 0305, 0403, and 0405 is blank.
Define Delivery Date for indicated CLINs, with initial deliveries commencing 12 months after option exercise.
The deliveries for CLINs 0203, 0303, and 0403 shall begin 12 months after option exercise at a cadence of 2 per month until all quantities ordered have been delivered. The deliveries for CLINs 0205, 0305, and 0405 shall begin 12 months after option exercise at a cadence of 6 per month until all quantities ordered have been delivered. The
RFP will be updated to reflect this text in Section F that was inadvertantly left out.
6 N00024-20-R-6113 63 Section F Required
Delivery Schedule
Delivery Date information for CLIN 0101 in “Required Delivery Schedule” table indicates: “If first article is waived, the first unit shall be delivered 4 months after option exercise; all subsequent shipsets shall have a 4 month delivery cycles. If first article is required, the first unit shall be delivered 15 months after option exercise; all subsequent shipsets shall have a 4 month delivery cycle.”
Revise Delivery Date to read: “First unit shall be delivered 15 months after contract award;
all subsequent shipsets shall have a 4 month delivery cycle.”
The Government will allow for the first unit to be delivered 15 months after contract award to account for long lead material procurements. All subsequent shipsets shall have a 4 month delivery cycle. The Government's expectation is that after the inital 15 month period provided that the contractor will be on a four month delivery cycle for each additional shipiset ordered after the initial unit. The RFP has been modified to reflect this change.
7 JS-1 Statement of Work 13 4.3 Section 4.3 of the SOW indicates “Contractor shall build, test and deliver Test
Equipment (CDRL A014) capable of testing, at a minimum, the First Article.”
Clarify Government expectations for delivery of Test Equipment hardware.
The Government expects the contractor to build and test the Test Equipment, the SOW has been updated to reflect this requirement.
8 N00024-20-R-6113 175
Section M, M-
209-H001, M-
209-H002, & M-
209-H003
Cited clauses describe submission of OFFER A and OFFER B.
Suggest providing separate Delivery Schedules in Section F and define Solicitation Response
Requirements for OFFER A and OFFER B.
Section F will not be updated as the text contained in the solicitation already addresses the difference in deliveries if first article is required.
9 N00024-20-R-6113 123 Section L
RFP Section L 1.4.1, p. 123, 2nd paragraph states: “Any type contained within tables, graphs, etc. shall not be smaller than 8-point Times New Roman font”.
All of our existing graphics use Arial 8-point font that is much more legible.
Our intent is to not recreate these graphics with New Times Roman font in order to save time and money, while also ensuring that they are as legible as possible for the government reviewers. Is this approach acceptable?
Change statement to: “Any type contained within tables, graphs, etc. shall not be smaller than
8-point Times New Roman or Arial font.”
Concur. The RFP will be updated to reflect “Any type contained within tables, graphs, etc. shall not be smaller than 8-point Times New Roman or Arial font.”
10 N00024-20-R-6113 121 Section L, 1.4
Only hard-copy (plus specified CD-ROM copies) proposals submitted in accordance with this RFP will be accepted. Any proposals received via email or facsimile will be destroyed and will not be evaluated or considered for award.
Provide option to submit proposals in electronic format, via DoD SAFE or similar, in lieu of hardcopy submission, with provision to provide hardcopy at a future date when full workforce has returned to worksite and is no longer subject to social distancing protocols resulting from the COVID-19 crisis.
Section L has been updated to allow for DOD Safe proposal submissions.
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