AIR-6_6_MAC_FBO_Pre-Solicitation_Notice_QuestionsAnswers.docx

Questions for AIR-6.6 Logistics Support IDIQ/MAC Solicitation # N00421-15-R-0092

1. The solicitation states the resultant MAC will consist of a Five Year Ordering Period with a 3 year Award Term. Would you please explain how the Five Year Ordering Period and 3 year Award Term will be executed? Additionally, will the Gov’t provide the criteria of the award term evaluation?

The Execution of the 5 Year Ordering Period and 3 Year Award term, along with the evaluation criteria for the award term periods will be provided as an attachment to Section J of the Solicitation.

2. Does the Gov’t intend to award a given number of contracts under this MAC, if so, how many?

The Government is not working to a specific number of awards.

3. What contracts will be subsumed by this proposal/award and who are the incumbents of currently performing this effort?

No contracts will be subsumed. Work similar to the requirements identified in the National MAC SOW are currently performed though various Task Order via Seaport. The support efforts will transition to the AIR 6.6. MAC upon expiration.

4. The solicitation announcement states the potential customers include, but are not limited to AIR 6.0 Competency and Business Unit, PEO (A), PEO (T), PEO (U&W), PEO (JSF), and associated Program Office and FMS. Request you address the following questions:

4.1. Will this contract cover all FMS requirements and if so with which countries? If so, please detail which program so we can ensure provisioning of personnel and proposal can scope within that area of knowledge.

This contract will cover incidental FMS requirements only. FMS countries are aligned to specific program office requirements. Details of the requirement and country will be determined at the task order level and identified within the specific task order SOW.

4.2. Will this contract include security cooperative programs? If so, please detail which program so we can ensure provisioning of personnel and proposal can scope within that area of knowledge.

Given the limited FMS requirements that will be executed under the AIR 6.6 MAC, security cooperative programs are not anticipated.

4.3. Will this contract include PBL efforts in addition to the legacy NAMP processes, and if so, which product lines/strategies? If so, please detail which program so we can ensure provisioning of personnel and proposal can scope within that area of knowledge.

PBL requirements are detailed in the National/Program Office SOWs and will be determined at the task order level.

4.4. NAVAIR PMAs are at also located at Cherry Point and the F-35 JPO at Arlington, VA as mentioned in the 24 Nov 2015 Original Synopsis, well outside the Patuxent River daily commute range, will this be a requirement? If so, please detail the requirement for labor categories so that proposal can scope these costs.

As stated in the Air 6.6 MAC SOW, the majority of the work will be performed on-site at Patuxent River; no other sites were identified. The contractor may be required to travel, however, the travel requirements will be determined at the task order level, and identified within the specific task order SOW.

4.5. The SOW Security requirements require some personnel to be eligible for a top secret clearance. Current select personnel at the F-35 JPO have a requirement SAR eligibility within certain constraints. Do these requirements apply for the initial MAC proposal?

Security Access Requirement eligibility is not a requirement for the AIR 6.6 MAC.

Secret and Top Secret requirements will be determined at the task order level and the contractor personnel proposed for said task order must be able to obtain the required clearance.

F-35 JPO requirements are no longer a component of the 6.6 National MAC Award