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This document contains a pre-proposal information form and questions and answers related to a federal solicitation for maintenance and repair of the USS Ross (DDG 71).

The solicitation seeks a contractor to complete the Fiscal Year 2022 Extended Dry-Docking Selected Restricted Availability for the USS Ross, including maintenance, modernization, and repair work. The availability is expected to last approximately 16 months from July 2022 through November 2023. The work locations include East and Gulf Coast areas of the United States. Interested offerors are instructed to monitor the SAM.gov site for solicitation documents and amendments. Proposals must be submitted through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment system by the anticipated award date of July 2022. The Naval Sea Systems Command is the contracting agency, and the single award will be made to a highly capable contractor that can complete all required work.

The pre-proposal information form contains contractor questions on work item requirements and pricing, along with government responses providing clarification. Specific topics addressed include optional work items, growth pricing, and data submission requirements.

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PPI FORM

USS ROSS (DDG 71) FY23 EDSRA N00024-22-R-4422
Attachment S-3 Pre-Proposal Information (PPI) Form
MASTER TRACKER
Master #ContractorQuestion #Date of Request:SectionWork Items/CSWT #Para. #Page #:Attach. #Contractor QuestionGovernment Response
262/2/22992-11-004ALLThe subject item requirements are for Ocean Towing. This appears to be for non-home port availabilities. Please confirm that no pricing is required for the home port offerors in Norfolk, VA.The work item should be priced by all bidders. This item should be bid for all possible execution areas as an option item that may/may not be invoked prior to the start of the availability.
272/2/22992-11-015ALLThis item appears to be for non-home port availabilities. Please confirm that no pricing is required for the home port offerors in Norfolk, VA.The work item should be priced by all bidders. This item should be bid for all possible execution areas as an option item that may/may not be invoked prior to the start of the availability.
282/2/22992-11-016ALLThis item appears to be for non-home port availabilities. Please confirm that no pricing is required for the home port offerors in Norfolk, VA.The work item should be priced by all bidders. This item should be bid for all possible execution areas as an option item that may/may not be invoked prior to the start of the availability.
672/8/22992-11-0083.3In para 3.3 it is required to prepare the vessel for Ocean Towing. It appears this item is for Out Of Homeport execution. The 992-11-008 item covers inner harbor towing in para 3.1. It is requested that this item be deferred from pricing by homeport offerors. Confirm that it is not required to price this item for bidders in Norfolk, VA.The work item should be priced by all bidders. This item should be bid for all possible execution areas as an option item that may/may not be invoked prior to the start of the availability.
682/8/22992-11-0063.3In para 3.3 it is required to prepare the vessel for Ocean Towing. It appears this item is for Out Of Homeport execution. The 992-11-008 Temporary Service item covers inner harbor towing in para 3.1. It is requested that this item be deferred from pricing by homeport offerors. Confirm that it is not required to price this item for bidders in Norfolk, VA.The work item should be priced by all bidders. This item should be bid for all possible execution areas as an option item that may/may not be invoked prior to the start of the availability.
972/14/22SolicitationROSS Solicitation only provides for ONE Fully burdened ship repair labor rate and ONE material rate.

Does the gov’t intend to modify the USS Ross solicitation to include separate Fully Burdened Ship Repair Labor and Material Rates for Growth and New Work; similar to the West-Coast CHAFEE/MOMSEN FY23 DMP solicitation (N0002422R4410)?

This has been addressed via Amendment 0006.
1212/17/22RFPSolicitationReference page 70, "NOTE D: SCHEDULE OF DAILY RATES FOR PIERSIDE AND DRY-DOCKING (FULLY BURDENED) FOR PURPOSES OF A COMPENSABLE EXTENSION TO THE DRY-DOCKING OR DELIVERY DATE

1. In the event of a compensable extension to the dry-docking or delivery date, the Contractor’s fully burdened daily rates for additional dry-dock and/or pierside performance period at the Contractor’s facility will be evaluated by the ACO upon receipt of the Contractor’s certified or other than certified cost or pricing data (certification requirements are subject to FAR 15.403).

4. The proposed, fully burdened daily rates for pierside and dry-docking may be used during the availability’s extension period, up to 24 months after the “Contract Complete” date identified in Attachment J-3 (Milestones). If the use of these extension rates is determined to be warranted by the ACO during execution, the Contractor shall submit certified or other than certified cost or pricing data to support the rates (certification requirements are subject to FAR 15.403)."

Please clearly explain why the Contractor would be required to provide certified or other than certified cost or pricing data post a competively awarded prime contract for the effort.The Contractor may be required to provide certified cost or pricing data in accordance with FAR 15.403-4 to support a fair and reasonable price determination
1242/17/22RFPSolicitationReference page 73,

"NOTE F: AVAILABILITY SCHEDULE PERFORMANCE

2. The Contractor agrees that the growth work identified in Section B, Note F, Paragraph 1, above, if tasked, shall be performed, purchased and installed concurrently with the work items, without impacting, accelerating, or causing delay or disruption to the work required by the base and option work items, to any other Government contract, or to any other work in progress for the Government."

Please identify the number of growth hours the Government anticipated to ajudicate prior to the 50% schedule point of the availability (as measured in days between the “Availability Start” and “Contract Complete” milestones in Attachment J-3.

The number of growth hours the Government anticipates to ajudicate prior to the 50% schedule point of the availability is not known at this time.
1422/22/22SolicitationReference N00024-22-R-4422-0001, page 2 of 9

"NOTE E: SPECIAL AGREEMENT FOR GROWTH WITH A PRICE OF $25,000 OR LESS

4. The Contractor shall report proposed growth work through the normal CFR process in accordance with Contract terms. The Government may also independently identify growth work. No later than 24 hours after the final approval of the CFR, the Waterfront Circuit Team shall use best efforts to determine if the proposed growth is $25,000 or less, and document the agreed to technical scope of work. The Contracting Officer shall direct the commencement of all growth work. Directed growth will be followed by documentation to appropriately reflect specification changes."

Please clarify the statement that "the Contracting Officer shall direct the commencement of all growth work". Does the Government mean that only after the agreed to technical scope of work and price is agreed by the parties mutually?Once the Waterfront Circuit Team reaches agreement on the technical scope of the growth and that the vlue of the growth is $25,000 or less, the Contractor, PM, and the ACO shall sign the Growth Management Request Form signifying the agreement. No work on the growth shall commence until directed by the ACO. The ACO's signature on the Growth Management Request shall direct the contractor to proceed.
1863/1/22259-10-0013.2, 3.3, 3.6, 3.7Work item identifies specific insulation systems and quantities in paragraph 3.7 - 3.7.1 & 3.7.3 – 3.7.8. However, paragraph 3.2 calls out for commercial blast of each location in 1.3. Will these quantities cover insulation for inrterferences in accordance with paragraph 3.3, commercial blast and also 3.6.3 - 3.6.9 hot work repairs?No. Those are additional spaces to be bid separately and amounts will be determined after the blast. After the blast, the contractor will submit a report. The Government will draft a RCC based upon the report for the Contractor to price.
1873/1/22259-10-0023.2, 3.3, 3.6, 3.7Work item identifies specific insulation systems and quantities in paragraph 3.7 - 3.7.1 & 3.7.3 – 3.7.8. However, paragraph 3.2 calls out for commercial blast of each location in 1.3. Will these quantities cover insulation for inrterferences in accordance with paragraph 3.3, commercial blast and also 3.6.3 - 3.6.9 hot work repairs?No. Those are additional spaces to be bid separately and amounts will be determined after the blast. After the blast, the contractor will submit a report. The Government will draft a RCC based upon the report for the Contractor to price.
2133/10/22Attachment J-1992-11-006, 992-11-015, 992-11-016With the issuance of Q&A +4 issued with Amendment 4, the Government has created more ambiguity, conflict and churn….. The Government's response in #68, 27 & 28 "Bidders in Norfolk are not required to price this item"…….this is in direct conflict with the response received in #74, 76, & 77. Please confirm once again Norfolk is NOT to price these work itemsPlease see the revised answers.
2173/23/22551-50-0013.9The gov't has issued errata 5 and did not issue the new references 2.7 (S9550-BZ-TRS-010) & 2.9 (S9550-BZ-TRS-020). Para 3.9 requires an OPTEST IAW these Test Memos. Please issue these references as soon as possible so that the contractor can include in our estimate.These references are restricted and can be requested via the tech library.

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