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- N00173-23-R-SD01
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This document contains questions and answers regarding a solicitation for ocean dynamics and prediction engineering and software development services. The Naval Research Laboratory is seeking to procure personnel support for various functional areas including remote sensing exploitation, sea surface temperature modeling, and regional ocean circulation modeling. The incumbent contractor is Peraton, who currently holds contract N00173-17-C-6011. The government plans to award a cost plus fixed fee contract for this recompete effort. Bidders can submit proposals through January 24th, 2023 and the contract period of performance is expected to run through March 2023.
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GOVERNMENT RESPONSES
N00173-23-R-SD01
| Question # | Name of Document Affected | Affected Section, Page, and Paragraph | Question | Response |
| 1 | RFP | 1.1 | GovWin notice (3466652) is listing the Ocean Dynamics and Prediction Engineering opportunity is being procured under NAICS Code 541715 with a Size Standard of "1000 Employees except 1500 Employees for Aircraft, Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts and 1250 Employees for Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment and Guided Missiles and Space Vehicles, Their Propulsion Units and Propulsion Parts" |
Meanwhile Section L.1 states "This acquisition is to be procured via full and open competition. There are no limitations with regard to small business."
| Will the Government please confirm the procurement strategy for this opportunity is as listed in L.1? | NRL directly posts to and is only responsible for the notice on SAM.gov. There, this requirement specifies the use of a full and open competition strategy. This is not a small business set aside, however, the applicable NAICS is 541715. | ||
| 2 | RFP | Section L.6 | |
| Section M.4.a. | Assuming a Full and Open Procurement as stated in Section L.1, Section L.6 requires a Small Business Subcontracting Plan however, there are no Small Business Subcontracting Goals presented by the Government in the RFP. Rather, it appears per Section M.4.a. that Small Business Subcontracting Goals are left to the discretion of the offeror. |
Taking into consideration the President's Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, will the Government consider either:
a) Establishing Small Business Subcontracting Goals for this procurement or
| b) Separate a portion of this opportunity and conduct it as a separate Small Business Set-aside procurement | The Government currently contemplates making one award to a single Offeror. No subcontracting goals are listed, so the offeror should propose their best and most realistic small business subcontracting efforts. | ||||
| 3 | Statement of Work | 3.4.2 | We understand that this work is currently being performed by both Peraton, Inc. (Contract | ||
| N0017317C6011) and SRC, Inc. (Contract N0017317C6009). Can the government keep the number of awards at two (2) with one reserved for Small Business ? | This requirement is a recompete of N00173-17-C-6011. The Government contemplates issuing one award to one offeror as a single prime contract. As stated above, this is not a small business set aside. | ||||
| 4 | Statement of Work | Can you provide additional documentation on the "Acoustic Radial Provincing" project ? Such as a project scope, requirements, white paper…etc. | The Government declines to answer at this time. | ||
| 5 | Statement of Work | 3.4.3 | Can the government provide a complete list of all the applications under development at NRL OSD, along with their project status (on schedule, late,…etc.) | The Government declines to answer at this time. | |
| 6 | Statement of Work | 3.5.1 | Can you provide additional documentation on the "MONACO" project ? Such as a project scope, requirements, white paper…etc. | The Government declines to answer at this time. | |
| 7 | Statement of Work | 3.6 | Can you provide additional documentation on the "NSAM" enterprise application ? Such as a project scope, requirements, white paper…etc. | The Government declines to answer at this time. | |
| 8 | RFP | 1.1 | Can you provide additional documentation on the "GPSM" enterprise application ? Such as a project scope, requirements, white paper…etc. | The Government declines to answer at this time. | |
| 9 | In the interest of competition and Small Business contracting goals, would the government considering making two (2) awards, with one award reserved for Small Business ? | The Government currently contemplates making one award to a single Offeror. | |||
| 10 | SOW | 4.2 | The SOW indicates that all work is to be performed On-site. However, the RFP pages 68 indicates that the Mathmetician and Computer and Information Scientists can work Off site. Can you please clarify this? Can all positions be remote? | This is TBD on a case by case basis, based on the individual projects and management determinations. Some local telework allowed. In a few cases, there may be an opportunity for remote telework but this would be the exception. | |
| 11 | Past Performance Questionnaire | The Past Performance Questionnaire makes a reference to Fabrication. However, there is no mention of Fabrication in the SOW. | The Past Performance Questionnaire has been updated. See Amendment 0001 and the revised attachment posted 12/21/22. | ||
| 12 | RFP | Factor 3 | The RFI for this opportunity indicated that this was a "New Contract". However, Factor 3 of the RFP suggest that there is an incumbent. Can you please confirm that this is a re-compete or a totally new contract ? | This requirement is a recompete of N00173-17-C-6011, however, that was previously awarded off of a BAA. This is the first time this is being solicited via SAM.gov outside of the BAA process. | |
| 13 | RFP | Factor 3 | Who is the incumbent for this contract and what is the current contract value and period of performance ? | The incumbent is Peraton, Inc. The contract value is $31,604,975.00 and the contract expires March 2023. | |
| 14 | RFP | Is there a minimum number of past performance references required from the Prime? | No. | ||
| 15 | Attachment J-1, SOW | Section 2.3, Page 4, Paragraph 1 | Can you please elaborate on what off-the-shelf tools that will need to be “modified and implemented” – by the contractor – for Navy use? | These are Navy (NRL) software tools. Some are current Navy operational software systems that are updated with new capabilities over time. | |
| 16 | Attachment J-1, SOW | Section 3.2, Page 4, Paragraph 1 | With respect to software development, are there any specific software requirements? E.g., Programming Languages? Operating Systems? Computing Environments? Performance requirements? | Yes. The software systems have specific languages and each system is different. Some are linux based with Fortran and C++ and other may be in Python. Many are designed for HPC systems and have operational requirements for performance. | |
| 17 | Attachment J-1, SOW | Section 3.3, Page 5, Paragraph 1 | Does NRL have its own Supercomputing (HPC) environment, or will the contractor need to provide/implement this environment for running computational analysis? | NRL has it’s own computer environments and also uses DoD’s High Performance computing environment. The contractor would not be required to provide/implement a computer environment. | |
| 18 | Attachment J-1, SOW | Section 3.3.1, Page 5, Paragraph 1 | With respect to the continued development of the ESPC, can you describe the software requirements? | ESPC runs totally on DoD High performance computing. It uses the ESMF software package for coupling the various models. Each model has its own software package but has been coded to fit within the ESMF software package. | |
| 19 | N/A | N/A | Can a Offeror submit a proposal marked Controlled Unclassified Informaton (CUI) if it is submitted appropriately? | If marked appropriately, CUI may be included within an Offeror's proposal. However, as stated in the RFP, proposals shall not contain classified information. | |
| 20 | N00173-23-R-SD01 | L-2 PROPOSAL VOLUME REQUIREMENTS, page 57 | It states we are to include in Volume VI a signed statement on the Offeror’s letterhead stating that the associated proposal |
a) Is for all of the requirements as stated in the solicitation (including all attachments, appendices, exhibits, and amendments);
b) Is made without qualification, condition, or exception to any terms and conditions appearing in the solicitation; and
c) Is valid for a period of one-hundred and eighty (180) days from the date established for the receipt of proposals.
| We assume we can include this statement above in our cover letter, which will be executed by our person authorized to bind our company. Please clarify. | Yes, the information listed within the question can be included in the cover letter but shall also be included in Volume VI. | ||||
| 21 | N00173-23-R-SD01 | L-7, "Travel CLIN's" & "ODC CLIN's", Page 74 | Should the plug numbers provided include indirect costs or should indirect costs be applied in addition to the plug numbers? | The plug numbers should remain as they are, without the addition of any additional costs, including indirects. | |
| 22 | N00173-23-R-SD01 | L-3, Factor 2, Paragraph a, Page 67 | Should the proposed staffing plan include the names of both key and non-key personnel or just the names of key personnel? | It is up to the offeror. The staffing plan must include named key personnel. | |
| 23 | N00173-23-R-SD01 | Section B | CLINS 1003,2003, 4003, which are designed as ODC items are stated in the Section L to be cost line items. However, these specific CLINS in Section B show that fixed fee to be included as part of th total price. Please clarify. | All ODC CLINs, including 1003, 2003, and 4003, are COST only. The fixed fee is a system error that will be resolved by time of award. | |
| 24 | J-4 Cost Proposal Format | Indirect Rates Template; Cells B5-F5 | Cells B5-F5 reference fiscal year instead of contract year. In order to remain consistent with the information in the Summary Template tab can those cells be changed to Base Period - Option 4? | It can be assumed that FY23 is Base Period, FY24 is OY1, FY25 is OY2, etc. | |
| 25 | J-4 Cost Proposal Format | Labor Build-Up Template; Cells L9-O9 and L28-O28 | Cells L9-O9 and L28-O28 reference fiscal year instead of contract year. In order to remain consistent with the information in the Summary Template tab can those cells be changed to Base Period - Option 4? | It can be assumed that FY23 is Base Period, FY24 is OY1, FY25 is OY2, etc. | |
| 26 | N00173-23-R-SD01 | L-2 PROPOSAL VOLUME REQUIREMENTS, page 61 | Paragraph (4) Cover Letters states that a cover letter is required in each volume. We assume this is the same cover letter which is required to be submitted as a separate document on page 57. Please clarify. | Only one cover letter in accordance with page 57 is required. | |
| 27 | N00173-23-R-SD01 | L-8 Volume VI - Contract Information, Page 76 | Paragraph (2) Requires the Offeror to include any information required to be submitted regarding assertions. Can the Government please identify these assertions? | This means any assertions the Offeror wishes to submit must be included in Volume VI, per instructions in the RFP. | |
| 28 | N00173-23-R-SD01 | L-7, Section 3, Paragraphs 2-4, Page 74 | Since we are providing DCMA approval of our DL FPRR then we assume that historical direct labor rates are not required. Please clarify. | Historical rates are still required. |
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