SOLICITATION_QUESTIONS_AND_ANSWERS.doc

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. QUESTION:

Are responders required to have a Top Secret facility clearance at the time of the submission?

ANSWER:

No, responders are not required to have a Top Secret facility clearance at the time of proposal submission. However, as stated on page 25 of the solicitation, all contractor personnel supporting tasks under this contract must be able to obtain a Secret security clearance, with some tasks requiring a Top Secret security clearance, should it become necessary. Therefore, the appropriate facility clearance should be able to support the identified clearance requirement(s) in a timely manner.

2. QUESTION:

Does the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation under solicitation number N0042114R0081 contain requirements similar to a current contract? If possible, please provide the current contract number. Or, is this a new requirement for the government?

ANSWER

The requirement is for a follow-on procurement. The current contract number is N00178-10-D-6407-M803.

3.

QUESTION:

Is this a new requirement for the Navy?

ANSWER:

No, this is not a new requirement for the Navy; this requirement is for a follow-on procurement.

4. QUESTION:

If not who is the current contractor holding this contract?

ANSWER:

As stated on page 91 of the solicitation, Zenetex, LLC is the incumbent Contractor.

5. QUESTION:

Is the current contractor eligible to bid on this opportunity?

ANSWER:

The current contractor is not eligible to bid on this opportunity, as this procurement has been set aside for small business.

6. QUESTION:

What was the last bid amount?

ANSWER:

The Government is unable to answer this question.

7. QUESTION:

Is a teaming partner experience counted towards a prime’s experience?

ANSWER:

This information is detailed in the Solicitation on page 79 under Section 3.1 General; and on pages 96 - 97 under Section 2.0 Past Performance.

8. QUESTION:

Am I correctly reading that only one labor category, the Senior Financial

Analyst, is the only labor category that requires ANY Navy ERP knowledge on a 5 year contract entitled?

ANSWER:

As stated on pages 90 – 91 of the solicitation the Senior Financial Analyst labor category is required to have Navy ERP knowledge.

9:

QUESTION:

Navy ERP is a complex and integrated system. For the one labor category that does require Navy ERP knowledge, is there any duration requirement or does one day's experience suffice?

ANSWER:

The Senior Financial Analyst is required to have at least 8 years of financial management experience, to include Navy ERP experience.

10:

QUESTION:

The requirement is unclear. What constitutes a “picture”? Are figures such as organization charts and process diagrams allowed?

ANSWER:

Figures such as organization charts and process diagrams are not considered “pictures”.

11:

QUESTION:

The requirement is unclear. Would the Government allow all figures and tables to be in a 10-point font?

ANSWER:

As stated on page 73 of the RFP, graphs shall be presented in no smaller than a 10 point font.

12:

QUESTION:

The requirement is unclear. What exactly does this statement “Graphs shall be presented in no smaller than a 10 pt font and should contain a grid, which allows values to be read directly from the graph to the same accuracy that a

10 x 10 to the ½ inch grid provides” mean? Please clarify RFP instructions.

ANSWER:

Verbiage on any graph shall not be smaller than a 10 point font; the graph should contain ½ inch gridlines, clearly identify data values and be no larger than 10x10 inches.

13:

QUESTION:

Several of the Governments files in the Solicitation package are in Word

2007 format (.docx, .xlsx). Is Office 2003 (.doc, .xls) the required format, or would the Government accept files that are compatible with Microsoft

Office 2007 (.docx, .xlsx)

ANSWER:

As stated on page 73 of the RFP Cost format spreadsheets shall be in Microsoft Excel format with a file name extension of .xls. The Offeror will provide one complete copy of the proposal to the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) as electronic files fully compatible with Microsoft Office 2003 and for information not supported by MS Office products, with the latest Adobe Acrobat reader on a CD-ROM. The Offeror will ensure that the Price/Cost Volume is provided on a separate CD-ROM. Each CD-ROM is to be labeled for content and the Offeror’s name. If a discrepancy exists between the original paper copy of the proposal and the disk copy, the paper copy will take precedence.

14:

QUESTION:

Please clarify where in Volume 3 we are to submit the Section L, Part B, 3.1—General, (a) through (e) requirements.

ANSWER:

As stated on page 79 of the RFP, information submitted for Section L, Part B, 3.1 General (a) through (e) should be submitted in the Past Performance Matrix, Attachment P4.

15:

QUESTION:

Clause 5252.211-9503 – recommend removing this clause to give government most flexibility, given this is an IDIQ.

ANSWER:

Clause 5252.211-9503 will remain in the RFP.

16:

QUESTION:

Does Clause 5252.211-9503 conflict with 5252.216-9506 (Min/Max Quantities)?

ANSWER:

No.

17:

QUESTION:

The RFP defines Principal subcontractor as a team member that is

Performing more than 10% of the labor and Critical team member as one that is performing a unique or specific function. However in Section L, 3.1 Past Performance, the RFP requires at least 5 past performance references for Critical team member and 2 of the most relevant for each Principal subcontractor. Could you please confirm if the government intended to state: 5 for the Principal and 2 for the Critical team members instead?

ANSWER:

No. The information that appears in the RFP was stated correctly.

18:

QUESTION:

Since this is Small Business Set-aside, is Section L, 3.1(e) not applicable?

ANSWER:

Please see page 81 of RFP. Small Business Utilization paragraph has been replaced.

19:

QUESTION:

May I request an extension of 14 calendar days to Feb 24, 2015?

ANSWER:

The Solicitation due date has been extended. The new due date for all proposals is 20 February 2015 at 2pm EST.

20:

QUESTION:

Given that this solicitation is a Total Small Business set-aside, with NAICS Code Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services/541330 – Engineering Services, why was Solicitation# N00421-14-R-0081 not released under Seaport-e?

ANSWER:

Seaport-e does not support IDIQ contracts.

21:

QUESTION:

Did the Government incorrectly list the NAICS size standard for 541330 as

$15M?

ANSWER:

Yes, the NAICS size standard for 541330 was incorrectly listed as $15M. Clause 252.204-7007 on page 66 of the Solicitation has been updated to reflect $38.5M as the size standard for NAICS 541330.

22:

QUESTION:

Will Capacity Increase CLINs (CIC) be utilized in this Contract?

ANSWER:

No. Capacity Increase CLINs (CIC) will not be used in this Contract.

23:

QUESTION:

My understanding is that the tripwire has been revised to $150/hr for the PM and Engineering categories, but the Attachment P7 only shows $130/hr for all of these categories. Could you please advise if the government will be sending an updated Attachment P7 to reflect the amended Tripwire?

ANSWER:

No, the Government will not be updating Attachment P7 because the tripwires that are reflected in Attachment P7 are correct.

24:

QUESTION:

If a Contractor doesn’t have the Top Secret facility clearance will the

Government sponsor the successful offeror?

ANSWER:

Yes, the Government will sponsor the security clearance for the successful offeror.