BMAC IDIQ Bidders Questions Responses SAM.GOV - 20250602.xlsx
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- N00024-25-R-4101
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This document is a Bidders Questions and Responses file for Solicitation N00024-25-R-4101, a Navy contract for Waterborne Security Barriers Sustainment. The solicitation, managed by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), seeks a contractor to provide installation, refurbishment, upgrade, and engineering design support for waterfront security barrier systems at various naval activities worldwide. This is a follow-on requirement from a previous NAVFAC contract (N39430-15-D-1614), with key details including a proposal due date of 06 June 2025 at 12:00 PM local time and an anticipated award of the first delivery orders by 30 September 2025.
The file reveals several critical bidding details: offerors may submit only one proposal as a prime contractor, cost/price is not an evaluation factor, and proposals must include a 20-page Management Approach & Capability section with up to six pages of resumes. The contract encompasses systems such as Passive Waterfront Barriers, Active Waterfront Barriers, Port Security Barriers, Mooring Systems, and Miscellaneous Waterfront Security Systems. The government plans to award to multiple qualifying offerors and is developing a "WSB 2.0" (Waterborne Security Barriers 2.0) system that is not yet fielded but may be incorporated during the contract period of performance.
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| Question Number: | Question Source: (RFP, Attachment #, etc.) | Page Number and Paragraph Header from Source: | Question: | Government Response: |
| Last updated: 06/02/25 | ||||
| 1 | General | N/A | Please confirm this bidding approach: submitting one proposal priming with a subcontractor and submitting another as a subcontractor to another prime, sometimes referred to as over and under. | Confirm as acceptable. Per Section L.3 of the solicitation, offerors may submit only one proposal as a prime contractor. |
| 2 | General | N/A | Is there any incumbent/recompete or this is a brand-new project? If yes, could you please provide us with their award number or even if the customer bought similar services in the past | N00024-25-R-4101 is a follow-on requirement from Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC) (N39430-15-D-1614). NAVSEA now has cognizance of the Waterborne Security Barriers Sustainment. |
| 3 | General | N/A | How does the government intend for us to populate CLINs 0001-0004 in Section B of SF33. Understand CLIN 0005 is "not separately priced." Page 68 element 2 speaks to the sample tasks and CLINs 0001-0004 but not specifically stating how to populate section B. | CLINS 0001-0004 do not need to be filled in for Section B to meet the requirement of "Solicitation Sections A through J “Solicitation, Offer and Award” to include all required clause fill-ins". CLINs 0001-0004 shall be filled in for each sample and submitted with the sample order proposal in Volume I. |
| 4 | RFP | L.4, pg. 57 | Do resumés count towards page limitations in the table in L.4 (pg. 57)? | Yes. However, total page limitation is now 20 pages for Management Approach & Capability |
| 5 | RFP | L.5, pg. 61 | Please define “Contract effort”. Is “contract effort” referring to the Sample Task Order Level, or Base Contract level? | In regards to Past Performance, contract effort" refers to a previously held Government and, if necessary commercial, state and local, contracts." |
| 6 | RFP | Section M, pg. 66 | Section M includes evaluation criteria for non-cost/price factors but does not include any evaluation of cost/price. Will cost be an evaluation factor? If so, how with the Government evaluate offerors’ price? In the absence of price evaluation, how will the Government determine “best value” without considering cost? | Per solicitation section M.1, the Government intends to make award to each and all qualifying Offerors. Qualifying offers are defined at FAR 2.101. Cost/price is not an evaluation factor. Cost/price information shall be included with the Sample Orders to demonstrate an understanding and capability of the sample delivery order requirements. |
| 7 | SF Form 33 | Block 9 | States we are to upload proposals via PIEE; however, the solicitation number does not appear to be active in PIEE so it is unclear how we can link the proposal to the RFP number. Will NAVSEA be adding this solicitation to PIEE? | The solicitation is available under Notice ID: N0002425R4101. Public Posting Link: https://piee.eb.mil/sol/xhtml/unauth/search/oppMgmtLink.xhtml?noticeId=N0002425R4101¬iceType=SolicitationNotice |
| 8 | RFP | Page 8, C.1.0 Scope | What is the Waterborne Security Barriers 2.0, and is it currently in use at any location? Exhibit A included the J-1 through J4 drawing sets for the PSB-V, PSB-P, PSB-T and PSB-Flt V but no information has been provided on the WSB 2.0. | "WSB 2.0” is the government nomenclature used to describe the yet to be designed waterborne barrier system. It is currently not fielded at any location but will likely have similar components as the current system. If WSB 2.0 is fielded during the PoP of the BMAC, the government will provide additional information regarding the final design and its maintenance requirements on future task order RFPs. |
| 9 | RFP | Section I Contract Clauses | The requested work requires many of the skill sets covered by the Service Contract Act. Will 52.222-41Service Contract Labor Standards be added to this section? | Recommend: "The Navy considers this a supply-type contract, consistent with the Product Service Code (PSC) 1945 - Pontoons and Floating Docks; therefore, the Service Contract Act is not applicable to this effort." |
| 10 | RFP | Page 16, C-244-H002 (3) | Please confirm this section does not apply and Task Orders will not be issued via SeaPort. | Confirm task orders will not be issued via SeaPort. |
| 11 | Attachment L4 | pdf page 5, Table 2 | Please confirm Total days is 27 including semi-annual maintenance (not 25 as shown). | The total of 25 days was incorrectly calculated in the attachment. Total "days onsite" should multiply the quarterly schedule by four (i.e. 3 days per visit times 4 trips per year for a total of 12 days onsite for that activity per year) and the semi-annual schedule by 2 (i.e. 3 days per visit times 2 trips per year for a total of 6 days onsite for that activity per year). The Total for the sample tasking should read 94. |
| 12 | RFP | L.5 Factor 1 - Technical | For the technical volume can the resumes be included in an appendix since the page count is limited as this would allow for more detail on the Management Approach and Capability. | Total page limitation is now 20 pages for Management Approach & Capability |
| 13 | RFP | L.1 | Can we kindly suggest to the government for an one week extension since the due date is right after the holiday weekend and key resources to the development of this proposal have pre scheduled leave | 1 Week extension will be provide, proposal due date is 03 June 2025 3:00PM local time. |
| 14 | RFP | L.5, Factor 2: Past Performance, page 62 | Can the government confirm that each past performance used, required information includes the information described in the three bullets on page 62, (for example, clarifying that the narrative is not a separate overall section but included on each named past performance). | Yes. Each Past Performance shall include the 3 bullets in the narrative. |
| 15 | RFP | L.5, Factor 2: Past Performance | If possible can the government provide a template for the past performance? | The Government does not have a template to provide. |
| 16 | RFP | Section M | Please confirm that no cost proposals are required. That the sample tasks will only be evaluated technically as described in Sections L and M | Cost/Price is not an Evaluation Factor for reasonableness. However, to demonstrate an understanding of the Sample Order requirements, Cost/Price information shall be included within the Sample Order. |
| 17 | RFP | Section A | Request an extension to the due date of an additional 1-2 weeks. | 1 Week extension will be provide, proposal due date is 03 June 2025 3:00PM local time. |
| 18 | RFP | L.1, page 56 | We would like to point out a conflict in section L of the solicitation. On page 56, paragraph L.1 the due date for submitting questions is shown as 1500 Local time Washington DC on 27 May 2025. Then on page 65, paragraph L-215-H007 (b) it is stated as 14 days after issuance of the solicitation. | 27 May 2025 will remain in the solicitation as the due date for submitting questions. Proposal shall be due 3 June 2025 3:00PM local time |
| 19 | Bidders Questions | Question 16 | With regards to RFI’s relating to the incorporation of cost/price into the sample problems, please confirm submission of a cost summary without a detailed breakout is appropriate. | Offerors shall submit cost/price information with sufficient detail to demonstrate an understanding of the Sample Order requirements. |
| 20 | RFP | L.5 Factor 1 - Technical | Please confirm if the resumes can be attached in an appendix. | No. The page limitation increased from 15 to 20 pages for Management Approach & Capability. Each resume shall not exceed three (3) pages in length, that's up to six (6) pages for resumes and leaves 14 remaining pages for Management Approach & Capability. |
| 21 | RFP | L.1 | With the unknows with tariffs it has caused a delay in getting pricing from our vendors as such we wanted to ask if the government would consider extending the due date to June 10th, this would ensure we can get our pricing within realistic numbers from our vendors for the sample task orders. | An additional extension is not possible due to the Government's need to award the first delivery orders under this anticipated IDIQ by 30 September 2025. Offerors shall make their best estimate for pricing based on data available by the deadline. |
| 22 | RFP | L.1 | Request an extension to the due date. | Proposal due date is now 06 June 2025 12:00PM local time. |
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