N00421-15-R-0011-0001_ETS_QA.docx

N00421-15-R-0011 AIR 5.4.3 Engineering Technical Support Services Questions & Answers

1. QUESTION:

Section L, Part B, Section 3.0 Past Performance, Paragraph 3.1, May the Offeror submit up to 3 past performance references for itself, and also 3 for each principal subcontractor and critical team member? Or is the total number of past performance references (covering both prime and subcontractors) limited to 3?

ANSWER:

Both the prime and subcontractor should provide summaries, and all references should be for prime contracts. Please see the Amended Solicitation 0001 for details.

2. QUESTION:

Section L, Part B, Section 3.0 Past Performance, Paragraph 3.1: States the Offeror shall submit 3 summaries of past performance. Section 3.1 goes on to state that “All summaries should be efforts performed by the prime contractor”. Would the Government please clarify whether the 3 Past Performance summaries should be contract efforts performed “BY” the Prime Contractor (i.e. Prime Offeror) only – or – that the 3 Past Performance Summaries may include efforts by the Prime Offeror or its principal subcontractors or critical team members, performing “AS” the prime contractor for the effort?

ANSWER:

Please refer to the Government's response to Question 1.

3. QUESTION:

Section L, Part B, Section 4.3 Cost/price Information, Paragraph 4.3.4.3.2. Would the Government please clarify direction regarding escalation of labor?

ANSWER:

The solicitation will be amended to provide clarification of the escalation on labor. Please refer to the Amended Solicitation 0001 for details.

4. QUESTION:

Attachment 1, Category Number 19 states that the Subject Matter Expert IV has 15,360 regular hours. This annual total is equivalent to 8 FTEs at 1920 hours per FTE. Attachment 2, Category 19.2 Subject Matter Expert IV has two labor category descriptions—19.2.1 (Aviator SME) which is applicable to 4 FTEs, and 19.2.2 (UAV SME) which is applicable to 3 FTEs. What is the labor category description that the eighth FTE should be associated with?

Attachment (2) Labor Category 19.2.1 (Aviator SME) is applicable to five (5) full time equalivants. Please refer to the Amended Solicitation 0001 for details.

5. QUESTION:

Section L, Part B, Section 3.0 Past Performance, Paragraph 3.2: If an Offeror has received recent CPAR evaluations on a past performance reference, is completion of the past performance questionnaire still required?

Offeror are permitted to submit copies of their recent CPAR evaluations.

6. QUESTION:

Section L, Part A, Paragraph 2.2 states the Offeror will provide 1 complete printed copy and 1 complete electronic copy of the proposal to the PCO. The table under Paragraph 3.1 states 3 copies for Volumes 2 and Annex 1. Will the Government please provide clarification and specify the number of proposals that need to be submitted for each format, i.e., electronic and paper?

The solicitation will be amended to distinguish between electronic and paper copy submission formats in table 3.0 PROPOSAL CONTENT AND VOLUMES. Please see the Amended Solicitation 0001 for details.

7. QUESTION:

Would the Government please clarify the discrepancy between Attachment (1) and Attachment (2), for Category 7- Testing Support. Attachment (1) shows a Junior Systems Analyst and Systems Analyst., however, Attachment 2 shows a Junior Systems Analyst and Senior Systems Analyst.

Please refer to the Amended Solicitation 0001 for changes made to Attachment (1) and Attachment (2).

8. QUESTION:

Would the Government please clarify the discrepancy between Attachment (1) and Attachment (2), under Category- 8 Project Technician. Attachment (1) shows Engineering Technician II and III and Attachment (2) shows Engineering Technicians I and III.

Please refer to the Amended Solicitation 0001 for changes made to Attachment (1) and Attachment (2).

9. QUESTION:

Why do the labor categories shown on the P-6 and P-7 Attachments differ slightly than those shown in Attachments (1) and (2)?

Offerors shall match the appropriate labor category from Attachment (1) and Attachment (2) and utilize the labor category for Attachments P-6 and P-7 as applicable.