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Questions and Answers for N00244-20-Q-0033 Air Operations Support Services

Question 1:

In the pricing section that starts on pg 3 of the solicitation item # 0003 has a quantity of 2 per performance period, the same is replicated for 1003, 2003, 3003 & 4003. Yet in the PWS in section 3.3 it is asking for a quantity of 1 per performance period, it is also mentioned again at section 5.3.

Can we get clarification on the required quantity per performance period. Is it 1 or 2?

Answer 1: Quantities for CLINS 1003, 2003, 3003 & 4003 should be 1 each. Amendment 01 reflects the change.

Question 2:

In the pricing section that starts on pg 4 of the solicitation item # 0006 has a quantity of 1 per performance period, the same is replicated for 1006, 2006, 3006 & 4006.

Yet in the PWS in section 3.6 it is asking for a quantity of 2 per performance period, it is also mentioned again at section 5.6.

Can we get clarification on the required quantity per performance period. Is it 1 or 2?

Answer 2: Quantities for CLINS 1006, 2006, 3006 & 4006 should be 2 each. Amendment 01 reflects the change.

Question 3:

The 6 month extension item # 5001 - 5009 has dates that are not in sync with the contract. Are they supposed to be an extension that starts 1st June, 2025 and expires 30th Nov, 2025?

Answer 3: 6-month extension CLINs 5001-5009 POP dates are 30-APR-2025 TO 30-OCT-2025. Amendment 01 reflects the change.

Question 4:

PWS 3.1 & 3.2

· The government requests the contractor to provide up to a total of 275 man days for PWS 3.1 and up to 760 man days for PWS 3.2. per CLIN and OPTION Year. Question: For the vendor’s scheduling purposes, what is the typical or average number of days required in every task order?

Answer 4: The numbers of instructors and riggers required each month (task orders) varies wildly from 0 up to 60 man days for riggers, and 0 up to 40 man days for instructors. Generally though, there is usually 2 -4 riggers in the paraloft most days conducting maintenance. In addition, there are four riggers and four instructors that take part during our air weeks which occur 5 to 6 times per years.

Questions 5:

SECTION M, FACTOR 1: Technical Approach & Matrix; bullet (i)

· Paragraph states, “Technical approach shall provide information on the qualifications and experience of the personnel to be provided, and shall not include specific proposed personnel names or proposed resumes. Quotes that provide specific names and/or resumes will not be considered for award.

Background: Because of the recent California Assembly Bill 5, vendors are required by California Law to employ staff such as parachute training instructors and special operations riggers as W-2 employees.

Prior to the passing of Assembly Bill 5 before 2019, parachute training instructors and riggers were typically employed as independent contractors mainly since that availability of these professionals that possess the required certifications and experience is extremely limited within the military parachute training industry.

Question: Since Section M; Factor 1 advises that proposals do not include specific names and/or resumes, how can the government distinguish and confirm that a vendor in fact possesses the personnel required to fulfill the contract and not proposing staff who belong to other vendors? Will the government allow vendors to include names or resumes to ensure the integrity of the proposed staff requirements?

Answer 5: Per Section L (page 94) of the solicitation, “The offeror must demonstrate that employees have all listed experience, certs and licenses at time of proposal submission and must provide proof of all experience, certs, licenses with their proposal.” Therefore, an amendment will be forthcoming to update Section M to reflect the requirement of experience and certifications.

Question 6:

PWS 9.1

· Would the government consider adding the following location as a potential place of performance (capabilities statement attached) which is a sole-use military parachute training facility?

· Area 33 Advance Training Center, Desert Center, CA

Answer 6: The locations listed in section 9.1 of the PWS are the only locations that EOD has agreements/contracts with to conduct air operations. Therefore, the services of the instructors and riggers listed in section 3.1 and 3.2 would not be required at the Desert Center location listed below. We do not anticipate these locations changing during this contract's POP. Additionally, the location is not within 80 miles of San Diego as required by the PWS so it would not be acceptable to conduct any of the 6 courses on this contract.

Question 7:

On Page 92, within the first paragraph, this statement appears :

"All personnel shall have a Secret clearance by contract start date”

Can you please clarify?

Answer 7: As no training will take place on a government facility, a secret clearance will not be required. Reference to secret clearances will be removed throughout the solicitation.