Questions and Answers 11-22 - 8.12.22.pdf

Question

Name of Document Affected

Affected Section, Page, and Paragraph

Question Response

N0017-22- R-SD01.pdf

L-7, (1)

Please clarify the differences in the two Quality Engineer labor category line items. Please confirm the number of required Quality Engineers.

There are both on and off-site Quality Engineers.

See Amendment 0002. The LCAT table has been updated in L-7 to distinguish between on and off-site positions.

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L-2, pages 56 & 57, 71

The instructions read "The Proposal MUST include the following information in Volume V to be eligible for award."

The instructions go on to include the SF 33, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, Sections A through K "Solicitation Offer and Award", and Section B. Supplies or Services and Prices.

Please clarify as the Small Business Subcontracting Plan is shown as Volume IV. Section B and Section K are listed as being included in Volume VI - Contract Information.

See Amendment 0002. Contract information, like responses/filled in information for Secs. A-K, shall go in Vol. VI - Contract Information. The Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall go in Vol. IV. Please refer to the "Proposal Organization" chart in Sec. L.

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L-2, Proposal Organization

Table, page 57.

Please clarify whether the Cost Spreadsheet is included in Volume V.

Yes, the Cost Spreadsheet shall be included in Vol. V.

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L-2, page 58

(1) 2nd paragraph

The last sentence in the 2nd paragraph reads " . . . . . . For the Volume III - Cost Spreadsheet (Excel)." Please clarify the Cost Spreadsheet volume.

The Cost Proposal, including Cost Spreadsheet, shall go in Vol. V. See Amendment 0002 and the "Proposal Organization" chart in Sec. L.

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L-7, (1) v. a.

The 2nd paragraph reads "The Cost Volume IV - Microsoft Excel spreadsheet shall be . . . . . " Please clarify the Cost Spreadsheet volume.

See response above.

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L-7, (1) page

Instruction L-7 (1) reads "NRL anticipates, at a minimum, twenty-five (25) full time equivalent (FTE) individuals in support of this SOW…" Should this read twenty-seven (27) full time equivalent (FTE) individuals as shown in the LOE table on page 68?

Yes, the total hours is equal to 27 FTE. See Amendment 0002.

OFFEROR'S QUESTIONS SUBMITTAL FORM, ATTACHMENT J-7

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L-3 (Factor 3, 3&6c) page 63.

Bullet 3 and e.

Bullet 3 on the top of page 63 reads "The Offeror's proposal shall provide a narrative description of your management strategy to manage this effort successfully including organizational structure, staffing plan, and transition plan for the sixty (60) day transition period and critical management systems." Item e. on page 63 reads "The proposal will be evaluated on the Offeror's ability to complete all the transition activities within 90 days after contract award." Please clarify whether the Transition Plan is 60 or 90 days duration?

The transition period is 90 days. See Amendment 0002.

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p. 63, Section L- 3, Factor 3, Item 6

L-3 requires a transition plan, but there is no distinct transition period identified in the solicitation. For consistency of proposals, should offerors assume transition period starts at Award of contract on Day 1?

Offerors should assume transition begins immediately after award.

N0017-22- R-SD01.pdf p.67 Section L-7

Under the table on p.67, the RFP states that the values in the table above are not inclusive of Offeror indirect costs and Offerors are instructed to propose accordingly, yet on p. 68- 69, Offerors are instructed to propose exact amounts for Material CLINs and ODC CLINs. Can the government confirm that the provided values of $1,000,000 per Material CLIN and $250,000 per ODC CLIN are not inclusive of Offeror indirect loads, and that offerors should add any indirect loads to these amounts?

Offerors shall propose the exact, predetermined amounts for the Material and ODC CLINs:

$1,000,000 and $250,000, respectively. Offerors shall not add anything to these amounts.

20 P. 65, Section L-1

Solicitation Section L-1 states that, "all proposals shall be based on a contract start date of Government Q1FY23." For consistency in propsals and evaluations, please confirm that all offerors should use October 1, 2022 as the contrat start date.

For evaluation/proposal purposes, yes, offerors should use Oct. 1, 2022 as the contract start date, however, please note that this is an estimated, not actual, start date.

21 J-4 Attachment J-4

On tab "Labor Build-Up Template", columns L-O refer to FY22, FY23, FY24, and FY25. Can the government confirm that the fiscal years should be Government Fiscal Years or Contractor Fiscal Years?

Offerors should specify whether Government or Contractor Fiscal Years are used, and if using Contractor Fiscal Years, define the period. J-4's Labor Build Up Tab has also been updated.

Columns L-O now reflect escalation for FY24-

FY27.

22 J-4 Attachment J-4

On tab "Indirect Rates Template", columns B-F refer to FY23, FY24, FY25, FY26, and FY27. Can the government confirm that the fiscal years should be Government Fiscal Years or Contractor Fiscal Years?

Offerors should specify whether Government or Contractor Fiscal Years are used, and if using Contractor Fiscal Year, define the period.