USS ROSS_QA 7.xlsx

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"6.When the quantity of occurrences for Small Dollar Growth is depleted, the Small Dollar Growth process shall revert to the LOE to Completion process for remaining growth."

Please confirm for this stated scenario the government will decrement the same contractual limits of 101,981 labor hours or the $3,925,923 materials number identified on page 67, reference

"NOTE A: LEVEL OF EFFORT TO COMPLETION –SHIP REPAIR

1. The Contractor agrees to provide the level of effort to completion (LOE to Completion) in the performance of growth CLINs in the execution of the USS ROSS (DDG 71) EDSRA:

a. 101,981 direct labor hours (labor hours) and $3,925,923 ($TBD fully burdened) materials to complete expected, within scope growth work on the USS ROSS (DDG 71) EDSRA work package under CLINS 0040 – 0083.

NOTE A

NOTE A: LEVEL OF EFFORT TO COMPLETION –SHIP REPAIR

1. The Contractor agrees to provide the level of effort to completion (LOE to Completion) in the performance of growth CLINs in the execution of the USS ROSS (DDG 71) EDSRA:

a. 101,981 direct labor hours (labor hours) and $3,925,923 ($TBD fully burdened) materials to complete expected, within scope growth work on the USS ROSS (DDG 71) EDSRA work package under CLINS 0040 – 0083.

Please confirm that 101,981 direct labor hours and $3,925,923 are the contractual limits the government is required to observe for all growth work and that once expended and/or if the government decides to not utilize an existing numbered growth CLIN the government will follow the FAR or DFAR changes clause for all other growth work. The number of labor hours and the material dollars for LOETC CLINs are specified in the solicitation and are based on detailed historical data collected from past availabilities.The language in Section B, Note A states that the mix of labor hours and material may be adjusted. Adjustments to the labor hour and material mix will be documented via weekly Technical Direction Letter (TDL) and subsequently unilaterally adjusted via contract modification.

In addition to the LOETC growth work, the successful offeror’s proposed fully burdened ship repair labor and material burden rates are incorporated into the contract for purposes of negotiating any additional growth work beyond the LOETC CLINs under the DFARS Over and Above Work clause, and any new work that arises during contract performance under the FAR Changes clause.

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4. LOE to Completion labor hours and material are within the scope and pricing of this contract and are not subject to an equitable adjustment under FAR 52.243-1 ‘Changes – Fixed Price’. The utilization of LOE to Completion is at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and subject to the schedule phasing identified in Note F.

9. In the event of an extension due to excusable delay to the delivery date for the USS ROSS (DDG 71) FY22 EDSRA, the Contractor’s fully burdened ship repair labor rate shall be escalated by 0.29 % commencing 3 months after the Attachment J-3 “Contract Complete” date. Following the “Contract Complete” date identified in Attachment J-3 (Milestones), this rate shall be escalated quarterly through the 24th month, if necessary, and shall be used to negotiate all growth and new work. Note, in the event of an excusable delay, this escalation rate shall be applied only to growth and new work not previously identified in Attachment J-4 (Pricing Worksheet). The material burden rate shall not increase.

Please confirm that the referenced percentage of allowable escalation is higher than all previous FY2021 awards issued by this contracting office.

Para 4.3 added: Kitted material contains 25 each of Type 3R and 3 each of Type 18.

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