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Solicitation Number: N00173-16-R-SE02 Q&A Number :01

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS NUMBER-01

QUESTION 1: RFP Page 14/Personnel Qualifications - The experience requirement for Senior Machinist Category A states “Ten (20) years of experience…” Would the Government please clarify whether 10 or 20 years is the correct experience requirement?

ANSWER: Ten (10). See Amendment 0001 of the solicitation.

QUESTION 2: RFP Page 54 – L-13 Factor 1 -- Factor 1 instructions state, “Subcontract agreements and Letters of Intent shall be provided for all consultants, subcontractors and personnel not currently on staff.” Did the Government intend to request Teaming Agreements in lieu of Subcontract Agreements, as the latter are typically not put in place until after contract award.

ANSWER: Yes, “teaming agreements” should have been used pursuant to consultant and subcontractors. See Amendment 0001 of the solicitation.

QUESTION 3: RFP Page 53 – L-10 -- Would the government please confirm whether or not there is an applicable list of GFP for this procurement? On page 53 of 105, there is a reference to a list of GFP within Section H-6 of the RFP, however, this section relates to the Level of Effort of the requirement. Please advise.

ANSWER: Section L-10 will be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

It is anticipated that Government property will be used by the contractor's personnel in the performance of that portion of the contract performed on-site at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) including any of its field sites. The following Government property will be furnished to the contractor on a rent-free basis for use in performing the contract: The Government will provide physical space for all contractor personnel to perform research under this contract at the Naval Research Laboratory. The space will include all appropriate office furniture and equipment such as telephones, computers, access to fax and copy machines, etc.

Additional property and services to be provided include:

Acoustic Pool Facilities Air Acoustics Laboratory Optics Laboratory Low Temperature Laboratory Test Equipment

See Amendment 0001 of the solicitation.

QUESTION 4: RFP Page 18, 20 – H-6 -- Section H-6 (a) indicates, “The total level of effort for performance of this contract shall be 54,000 total hours of direct labor per year …” However the sum of the hours reflected in the personnel table included in H-6 (k) is 36,000. Would the Government please clarify the discrepancy?

Solicitation Number: N00173-16-R-SE02 Q&A Number :01

ANSWER: The table is H-6(k) shall be revised to reflect 54,000 hours. See Amendment 0001 of the solicitation.