N00421-17-R-0016_-_Amendment_0001.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

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STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to provide answ ers to questions received from industry as of 20 October 2017 as detailed in Section A and to extend the proposal due date to 7 November 2017 at 2:00 PM EST.

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X N00421-17-R-0016

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

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10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE

RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

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2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

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NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AD-PAX

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47060 LILJENCRANTZ RD

PATUXENT RIVER MD 20670

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The following have been modified:

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. The NAICS code for this effort is 541330 – Engineering Services with a size standard of $38.5M.

2. This requirement is a Small Business set-aside.

3. The Product Service Code (PSC) for this procurement is R425 – Support – Professional:

Engineering/Technical.

4. This contract will have a 60-month ordering period.

5. The contractor will be required to have a TOP SECRET facility clearance with a TOP SECRET level of

Safeguarding. The contractor will not be permitted access to classified information until a final DD254 is incorporated as an attachment to the contract award.

Points of Contact:

Contract Specialist: Jennifer Mountjoy

Phone: 301-342-4592

E-mail: Jennifer.mountjoy @navy.mil

Procuring Contracting Officer: Thomas Conrow

Phone: 301-342-2186

E-mail: Thomas.conrow@navy.mil

AMENDMENT 0001 Changes

The below changes are in addition to changes noted within the Question and Answers below:

1. In Section H, the phrase “shall be the same for each type of task order” has been removed from the H-3

Fixed Fee clause.

2. In Section C, Paragraph 3.1.5, the language has been clarified on COR/ACOR approval for material purchases and travel expenses.

3. In Section C, Paragraph 3.1.5.2, language had been added to include “studies” under Other Direct Costs.

4. In Section C, Paragraph 3.3.1, the labor category for Program Manager has been identified as “Manager, Senior”.

5. In Section C, Paragraph 4.4, the phrase “however, no substitutions are permissible for the Systems

Aerospace and Test Aerospace Engineering positions” has been removed from the language preceding the chart.

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6. In Section L, Part A – General Instructions, Paragraph 3.0, the Page Limits in the table have been revised for Volume 2, Past Performance.

7. In Section L, Part A – General Instructions, Paragraph 3.0, “1 Electronic Copy (CD)” has been added as a requirement for Volumes 1, 2 and 3. A sentence explaining that a CD is required has also been added.

8. In Section L, Part B - Work Force, Paragraph 1.2, “as required by the Section C Statement of Work, Section 3.2.2” has been corrected to reference “Section 3.3, Detailed Support”.

9. In Section L, Part B – Management Approach, Paragraph 1.3, “The total proposed labor mix and level of effor shall conform to that outlined in Section L, Volume 3, Paragraph 3.7.2” has been corrected to reference “Paragraph 3.5.2”.

10. In Section L, Part B, Volume 3, Paragraph 3.5.4, the labor category of “Acquisition Analyst, Senior” has been corrected to “Acquisition Specialist, Senior”in the Government Spaces table.

11. Section J, Attachment 2, Bid DD254, has been replaced with a signed Bid DD254.

12. Section J, Attachment 6, AIRWorks Structure, has been added.

13. Section J, Attachment P3, Cost Summary Spreadsheet, has been revised. All Seaport references have been deleted.

14. Section J, Attachment P4, Fully Burdened Labor Rates, has been revised. The instructions for columns D and J-N have been deleted. These columns have been deleted from the spreadsheet, also.

15. The proposal due date has been extended from 31 October 2017 until 7 November 2017. Section L, Part A, paragraph 4.0 has been updated to reflect this change.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

1. Question: Is it possible for a firm to get sponsored for a TOP SECRET facility clearance after award? If so, how?

Answer: Yes. A contractor or prospective contractor cannot apply for its own facility clearance. A procuring ativity of the Government, or cleared contractor in the case of subcontracting, may request the clearance when a definite, classifed procurement need has been established. However, per Section C, Paragraph 3.2.3.3, a current TOP SECRET facility clearance is required in order for a proposal to be considered for this solicitation. The Defense Security Service (DSS) has more information on obtaining a facility clearance at this link: www.dss.mil/isp/index.html

2. Question: The labor category descriptions note that “Engineering labor categories require an engineering degree”. Can the Government please confirm that Engineering Technology is considered an engineering degree?

Answer: Yes. Engineering Technology is an acceptable degree as long as it is a Bachelor’s Degree per the requirement stated in Section C, Paragraph 4.3.1.

3. Question: Would the Government consider allowing other technical degrees (i.e. Physics or Computer

Science) be considered to fulfill the Engineering labor categories degree requirement?

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Answer: No. Per Section C, Paragraph 4.3.1, Systems Aerospace and Test Aerospace Engineering labor categories REQUIRE an engineering degree, and years of experience cannot be substituted for a Bachelor’s

Degree.

4. Question: Page 16 in Section C, Paragraph 4.3.1 spells out: "Systems Aerospace and Test Aerospace

Engineering labor categories REQUIRE an engineering degree, and years of experience cannot be substituted for a Bachelor's degree." It doesn't mention whether or not a Bachelor's with X years of experience can substitute for a Master's in the case of a senior. However, on Page 17 above the qualification substitution start, the statement reads "no substitutions are permissible for the System

Aerospace and Test Aerospace Engineering positions." Which statement takes precedence? Or in other words, can an FTE with a Bachelor’s in an Engineering field be able to substitute experience for a Master’s degree?

Answer: Yes. An FTE with a Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering field may substitute experience for a

Master’s Degree. The language on Page 17, Section C, Paragraph 4.4 has been revised.

5. Question: On Page 74 in Section L, the Labor Categories and FTEs listed in the chart in Section L, Part B, Volume 1, under B. Management Approach, Paragraph 1.4 do not match the Labor Categories in Section C, Paragraph 4.0 or the FTEs in Section L, Part B, Volume 3 in the table under Paragraph 3.5.2. Is this intended just for the purposes of the transition plan requirements in section L, or are there more labor categories intended for the RFP that aren't listed in C, 4.0 or L, B. 3.5.2?

Answer: The table in Section L, Paragraph 1.4 is only intended for the purposes of the Transition Plan.

6. Question: On Page 16 in Section C, Paragraph 4.2, the number of FTEs listed in the key labor categories table do not match the number of labor hours for each Key labor category in Section L, Part B, Volume 3, Paragraph 3.5.2 Labor Hours table for Year 1 for FTEs. Is it the intent that only a subset of the FTEs for each Key labor category in L, B, 3.5.2 represented by the amount of hours are Key, in accordance with C,

4.2 Key labor categories table?

Answer: The intent is that only a subset of the FTEs for each “Key labor category” are actually Key

Personnel as listed in the Section C, Paragraph 4.2 table.

7. Question: On Page 16 in Section C, Paragraph 4.2, the number of FTEs listed in the key labor categories table for the Project Analyst, Senior (4) and Project Analyst, Journeyman (2) do not match the number of labor hours for the same Key labor categories in Section L, Part B, Volume 3, Paragraph 3.5.2 Labor

Hours table for Year 1 for FTEs. The Section L table has Project Analyst, Senior with 2 FTEs and Project

Analyst, Journeyman with 4 FTEs. Please clarify the key personnel FTEs required for these labor categories.

Answer: The table in Section C, Paragraph 4.2 is the only table that defines the Key Personnel FTEs. The table in Section L, Paragraph 3.5.2 contains the total labor hours per labor category by Ordering Year.

8. Question: On Page 12 in Section C Paragraph 3.3.1, the RFP requires the contractor to provide a Program

Manager (PM). Is this in addition (at no cost to government) to the labor categories listed in section L, Part

B, Volume 3, Paragraph 3.5.2 Labor hours on Page 80 or should this be understood to be the Manager, Senior in that table?

Answer: The Program Manager (PM) requirement is the “Manager, Senior” labor category. This has been clarified in Section C, paragraph 3.3.1.

9. Question: The Security Clearance chart in Section C, on Page 10, Paragraph 3.2.2 lists a number of

“potential” requirements for personnel to have a Top Secret clearance. Section L, Part B, Volume 1, Paragraph 1.2 indicates one Senior Project Analyst will need a TS within 30 days of award. Is the intent to have only one person needing a TS within 30 days, and all others only need to be eligible?

Answer: One Senior Project Analyst will be required to have a TOP SECRET clearance within 30 days of the basic contract award. Other TOP SECRET positions will be identified at the task order level. Section

C, Paragraph 3.2.2 has further details.

10. Question: On Page 80 in Section L, Part B, Volume 3, Paragraph 3.5.4, Government spaces lists

"Acquisition Analyst, Senior" as a Key billet. Is this the same as "Acquisition Specialist, Senior" in the labor hours table in paragraph 3.5.2 and as in Section C, paragraph 4.0 in the Key Labor Category Table?

Answer: Yes. In Section L, Part B, Volume 3, paragraph 3.5.4, the Government Spaces table has been corrected.

11. Question: On Page 73, Section L, Part B, Paragraph 1.3, Organizational Chart states “The total proposed labor mix and level of effort shall conform to that outlined in Section L, Volume 3, paragraph

3.7.2.” However there is no paragraph 3.7.2 in Section L, Volume 3. Is this intended to be Paragraph

3.5.2?

Answer: Yes. This is intended to reference Section L, Volume 3, Paragraph 3.5.2.

12. Question: Section B-1 requires populating a table for the composite fully burdened rates per year per labor category. In Section L, Part B, Volume 3, Paragraph 3.5.4, there are six labor categories that have space in

Government spaces. The rest are Contractor spaces. Please clarify if Offerors should provide separate composite rates for Contractor site and Government site locations given the potential impact to establishing the ceiling for task orders.

Answer: No. The Composite Rate is intended to be a single rate for each labor category, taking into account both Contractor site and Government site personnel, as applicable.

13. Question: Section C, Paragraph 3.1.5 for Other Direct Costs states that COR/ACOR approval is required for travel expenses over $3,500. In Subsection, 3.1.5.1.2, it states that all travel requires COR/ACOR approval. What approval is required for travel?

Answer: COR/ACOR approval is required for authorization for all travel in support of the contract.

COR/ACOR approval is also required prior to incurring any travel expenses over $3,500 or material purchases over $3,500. The language in Section C, Paragraph 3.1.5 has been clarified.

14. Question: Is the Service Contract Act applicable to the Administrative Assistant labor category? If so, please provide the applicable Wage Determination Schedule version and code for the labor category.

Answer: No. The Service Contract Act is not applicable to this contract as the predominant effort is for professional services.

15. Question: In Section K, under clause 252.204-7007 for Annual Representations and Certifications, Part

(b)(2), when the Offeror is currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) it states that paragraph (d) can be used “instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.” Does that apply to all certifications in Section K or only to that clause

(252.204-7007)?

Answer: It applies only to the certifications referenced in 252.204-7007.

16. Question: On Page 70, Section L, Part A, Paragraph 3.0 indicates Volume 2’s (Past Performance) page limit is 10 pages. Section L, Part B, Paragraph 2.0 on Page 75 indicates Offerors shall complete Attachment

P1 (two pages) plus submit up to one page in length as a continuation of the Contract Effort Description box for a total of three pages per Past Performance reference. Offerors are permitted three references per prime contractor and no more than two per subcontractor. With a total of three pages for each reference, the total may exceed 10 pages for Volume 2. Please clarify the page limit requirement for Volume 2.

Answer: Note that this requirement is for “no more than two forms per principal subcontractor”, as stated in Section L, Part B, Volume 2, Paragraph 2.1. (Emphasis added.) The definition for “principal subcontractor” is on Page 69, Section L, Part A, Paragraph 1.0.

The Volume 2.0, Past Performance table Page Limits are revised to:

2 pages per Past Performance Information Form, or

3 pages per Past Performance submission, if a continuation page is utilized.

17. Question: Attachment P4 lists the Functional Area Labor Category which is used to identify different tripwire rates applied to different functional areas per labor category. All solicitation labor categories are listed except for the Administrative Assistant labor category which is not populated. In Section M, 3.0

Price/Cost- Tripwires, the tripwire is identified at $300k annually per employee. The instructions on the template include instructions for columns J-N which, are not on the actual template, to address the

Functional Area Labor Category rates for each labor category. Please clarify which tripwire rates are applicable.

Answer: Section M, 3.0 Price/Cost, Tripwires correctly identifies the tripwire rate which is $300K annually per employee. Attachment P4 has been revised, as detailed in “Amendment 0001 Changes”, above.

18. Question: At the bottom of Attachment P3, Cost Summary Spreadsheet, the Seaport-e IDIQ contract maximum pass through is listed in the pass through analysis as well as reference to the Savings clause in

Seaport contracts. As this is not a Seaport-e solicitation, is that pass through limitation applicable?

Answer: No. The Seaport-e IDIQ contract maximum pass-through is not applicable to this solicitation.

The Seaport reference has been deleted from Attachment P3.

19. Question: Solicitation, Section 4.0 Personnel Qualifications, Page 17:

a. If a candidate worked in a high OPTEMPO OCONUS location for over 80 hours a week, can that count as two years of experience?

Answer: No. Hours per week connot be substituted for years of experience.

20. Question: Solicitation, Section Clauses Incorporated By Full Text, 5252.237-9501 Additional or

Substitution of Key Personnel (Services) (NAVAIR)(OCT 2005): Section (C) states “The contractor agrees that during the term of the contract, no key personnel substitutions or additions will be made unless compelling reasons.”

a. The term of this contact is for 60 Months and expecting all personnel to remain static in this

Industry for five years is restrictive. Recommend reducing the Government’s time expectations.

Answer: No. This only applies to “Key Personnel”. The clause also states, “In such an event, the contractor must promptly provide the information required by Paragraph (d) below to the Contracting

Officer for approval prior to the substitution of addition of key personnel”. Paragraph (d) explains the substitution process which is a standard process that occurs on a regular basis.

21. Question: Solicitation, Section Clauses Incorporated By Full Text, 5252.237-9501 Additional or

Substitution of Key Personnel (Services) (NAVAIR)(OCT 2005): Section (d) states, “All Proposed substitutes (no matter when they are proposed during the performance period) shall have qualifications that are equal to or higher than the qualifications of the person being replaced”.

a. Shouldn’t the new candidate be held to the same personnel qualifications the Government identified within Section 4.0 Personnel Qualifications?

Answer: No. The new candidate is held to the qualifications of the person being replaced.

22. Question: Section L, Paragraph 2.1 (Past Performance - General) requests "the Offeror shall provide one electronic copy of the Statement of Work/Performance Work Statement for each contract reference as

Annex 1 to this Past Performance Volume" and also in the next paragraph that a continuation page for the

P1 form should be submitted as "a second PDF or MS Word document". There does not appear to be a requirement to submit any electronic copies of the proposal. Can the government please clarify whether these items are intended to be included in the hard copy submission? If not, can the government please provide submission instructions for the electronic files?

Answer: The table in Section L, 3.0 Proposal Content and Volumes has been revised to also include:

1 Electronic Copy for Volumes 1, 2 and 3 and Annex 1. The Electronic Copy must be a CD.

23. Question: RFP page 73, Section L, Paragraph 1.4, Contract Transition Plan: The government identifies

49.9 CSS FTE across multiple NAWCAD contracts currently supporting 25 ongoing AIRWorks projects.

Please provide a list of the 25 ongoing projects to include the stage of the project and the number/labor categories of FTE supporting the projects to facilitate development of the transition plan.

Answer: Please see the following list of current AIRWorks projects by PEO Aligned Integrated Product

Team. However, the Government will not provide a current status per project, as each project is different, and a status update will not provide sufficient context for an offeror to understand the project scope.

Current project status information is not a requirement of an adequate transition plan.

AIR 1.0 - PMA-202: H-60 Gunners Seat

AIR 1.0 - PMA-202: CSEL (Combat Survivor Evader Locator)

AIR 1.0 - PMA-209: F-5N/F Air Data Computer (ADC)/ Automatic Dependence Surveillance - Broadcast

(ADS-B)

AIR 1.0 - PMA-209: MANGL

PEO(A) - PMA-207: KC-130J ADS-B

PEO(A) - PMA-207: KC-130T ADS-B

PEO(A) - PMA-207: C-130T Avionics Obsolescence Upgrade (AOU)

PEO(A) - PMA-271: E-6 Carbon Brakes

PEO(A) - PMA-275: MV-22 Ballistics

PEO(A) - PMA-275: CMV-22 Comms

PEO(A) - PMA-290: P-8 Fatigue/Strength Analysis

PEO(A) - USNTPS: ASTARS III

PEO(T) - PMA-265: Blue Angels Conversion

PEO(T) - PMA-265: EFG SLM

PEO(T) - PMA-265: Magic Carpet

PEO(T) - PMA-265: A-D Correction of Deficiencies (COD)

PEO(U&W): UAS Interim Flight Clearance (IFC) Tool

PEO(U&W): Non-PoR UAS

PEO(U&W) - PMA-268: Ground Based Sense and Avoid

USCG: C-27J Maritime

USCG: Maritime Object Tracking Technology

USFF: C-UAS RDC

CBP Aerostats

Highly Integrated Photonics

Additive Manufacturing

24. Question: RFP page 80, Section L, Paragraph 3.5.4, Incumbent Information: The government states there is no incumbent contractor for this contract because it is a new contract. However in Section L, Paragraph

1.4, the government identifies 49.9 CSS FTEs currently supporting AIRWorks. Please provide a list of companies currently providing the 49.9 FTEs in support of AIRWorks.

Answer: AIRWorks currently utilizes CSS support from multiple contracts. The contractors providing support, including subcontractors, are: JF Taylor, Inc., CRL Technologies, Inc., ManTech International, Camber Corporation, Perrygo Consulting Group, Avian LLC, Wyle Laboratories, Inc., and Booz Allen

Hamilton.

25. Question: RFP page 73, Section L, paragraph 1.4, Contract Transition Plan: The government provides a table of current labor categories supporting AIRWorks. The labor categories identified in this table do not match the labor categories identified in the table located in section 3.5.2, Labor Hours. Please reconcile the labor categories in the table on page 74 (current) with the table on page 80 (to be proposed). For example, page 74 identified “Engineer” and “Engineer and Technicians” but the table on page 80 specifically identifies “Systems Aerospace Engineer” and “Test Aerospace Engineer.” The table on page 74 (current) identifies a “Program Analyst” and a “Systems Analyst” labor category, the table on page 80 (to be proposed) only identifies “Project Analyst.” The table on page 74 identifies a “Scheduler, Maintenance” but there is no commensurate labor category on the table on page 80 (to be proposed). Which labor category identified in page 80 will absorb the “Scheduler, Maintenance” duties identified on page 74

(current)?

Answer: The Project Analyst labor category will absorb the “Scheduler, Maintenance” duties.

26. Question: RFP page 73, Section L, paragraph 1.3, Organization Chart: The Government requests the offeror provide an organizational chart of the proposed support organization. Please provide an equivalent organization chart identifying the government AIRWorks organization.

Answer: Please see Section J, Attachment 6, AIRWorks Structure.

27. Question: FAR Clause 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items is included in the Request for

Proposal. Therefore, it is our understanding that subcontracting to a commercial item subcontractor that meets the FAR 2.101 definition of a commercial item is allowable. Commercial item subcontractor rates are based on market analysis and are fully loaded rates. These rates are not based on unburdened labor and applied indirect rates. Therefore, if a commercial subcontractor is proposed as part of the team, a cost build-up would not be provided with the proposal. To document this understanding, will NAVAIR consider providing an amendment to the RFP to including the following (in section L, Part B, Paragraph 3.3

Price/Cost Information) as subsection 3.3 (g)?

"(g)The elements included immediately above in (f) do not apply to Offerors proposing fixed-price or time and material subcontractors that meet the definition of a commercial item in accordance with FAR 2.101.

These proposed fixed-price or time and material subcontractors shall provide a P6 document with only labor categories, hours, and fully burdened rates included; no build-up is required. Offerors who do not have an approved purchasing system and who intend to subcontract on a fixed-price or time and material basis where the subcontract exceeds the greater of the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) or 5% of the total estimated cost of the contract shall obtain the Contracting Officer's written consent before placing the subcontract in accordance with FAR 52.244-2(c)(2)(i). Award of the task order resulting from this solicitation shall serve as the Contracting Officer's written consent at 52.244-2(d), as applicable.

Additionally, Offerors shall include in their proposals all elements required by 52.244-2(e)(1)(i through vii); this will serve as the Offeror's notification to the Contracting Officer for purposes of 52.244-2(e)(1). If an element of 52.244-2(e)(1) is not applicable, the Offeror shall state the exception to the requirement in its proposal."

Answer: The above proposed language is not necessary because FAR Clause 52.244-6 is unrelated to the rates that are required to be submitted in accordance with Section L, Part B, Paragraph 3.3 (f). Per FAR

Subpart 44.4, the intent of this clause is that “Contractors and subcontractors at all tiers shall, to the maximum extent practicable be required to incorporate commercial items or nondevelopmental items as components of items delivered to the Government.”

28. Question: Page 16, Section C, paragraph 4.4 - Additionally, the following qualification substitution chart provides standard experience/education substitutions; however, no substitutions are permissible for the

Systems Aerospace and Test Aerospace Engineering positions:

Was it the Government’s intention to state there are no substitutions permissible for the engineering positions in paragraph 4.4 or was the intention of paragraph 4.4 to state there are no substitutions permissible (i.e., Math, Physics, etc.) for personnel without a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from being qualified as an engineer? Was it the Government’s intention in paragraph 4.4 to not allow a Bachelor’s

Degree with additional years of experience as a substitution of a Master’s Degree for a Senior Engineer position?

Answer: See the response to Question #4.

29. Question: Page 72, Section L, Part B, Paragraph 1.2 - For all proposed current or contingent Key personnel, provide a resume describing work assignments, training, etc., that demonstrates the experience and specialized qualifications of each key person proposed as required by the Section C Statement of Work, Section 3.2.2.

Please clarify, did the Government intend to refer to Section C, Statement of Work, Section 3.2.2

(Investigative Requirements) for requiring the proposed Key Resume to demonstrate the experience and specialized qualifications required by the Statement of Work? If not, is the correct reference Page 12, Section C, paragraph 3.3, Detailed Support?

Answer: The correct reference is Page 12, Section C, Paragraph 3.3, Detailed Support. This has been corrected as stated in “Amendment 0001 Changes”, above.

30. Question: Page 73, Section L Volume 3, Paragraph 1.3 - The Offeror shall include an organizational chart of the proposed support organization (to include subcontractors) to perform the effort as defined in the SOW.

The Organizational Chart shall include position titles and the number of full time equivalents (FTEs) proposed for each labor category. The total proposed labor mix and level of effort shall conform to that outlined in Section L, Volume 3, paragraph 3.7.2.

Please confirm, should the reference for this requirement be Section L, Volume 3, Paragraph 3.5.2 instead of paragraph 3.7.2?

Answer: Yes. See the response to Question #11.

31. Question: Is TOP SECRET level safeguarding a requirement of the prime or can subcontractors provide this capability to meet the requirement?

Answer: The TOP SECRET level safeguarding is required of the prime contractor. Please see Section C, Paragraph 3.2.3.3. The Defense Security Service (DSS) has more information on this, under “Industrial

Security”, at this link: www.dss.mil/isp/index.html

32. Question: For Section L, Part B, Paragraph 1.A. Workforce, “The Offeror shall propose personnel that meet or exceed all labor category requirements. Personnel must also have or exceed the required minimum level of security clearance as outlined with the solicitation”.

a. Is the Government only seeking key personnel or identification of all personnel (i.e. non-keys)? If all, does the Government seek names of these individual’s pre-award?

Answer: The Government is only requiring the identification of Key Personnel.

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b. What is the Government requirement in "1 page for narrative" for “A. Work Force” besides the

“statement certifying that the contractor’s personnel, inclusive of non-key personnel, will meet all personnel requirements throughout the entire contract performance”?

Answer: The intent of this requirement is for Offerors to submit a one page certification statement.

33. Question: On Page 87, Section M, 2.0 Past Performance, under Magnitude: “Annual contract value between $12M and $22M or total contract value between $60M and $110 M.” Would the government accept a request to revise the language to “Annual contract value between $2M and $22M or total contract value between $10M and $110 M”?

Answer: The Government will not revise the table at Section M, Paragraph 2.0.

SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

STATEMENT OF WORK

1. Scope: This Statement of Work (SOW) outlines the requirements for providing Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft

Division (NAWCAD) AIRWorks Division at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, MD Lead Systems

Integrator (LSI) support to perform engineering, technical, and project management support for a wide variety of programs and platforms. Under this contract, the Contractor shall be required to support new systems or to improve existing systems within both the manned and unmanned aircraft inventory. No item in the SOW shall be interpreted to have the Contractor perform any services that are inherently governmental services or personal services as defined in FAR 2.101 - (See “Inherently governmental function” and “Personal services contract”).

The scope of this contract is for engineering, technical, and project management support services as outlined in the requirements below (Para 3).

AIRWorks is an organization operating within NAWCAD, which has a role of managing and executing projects as a government LSI. Projects range from rapid response, Engineering Change Proposals (ECP), demonstrations, prototyping, to fleet exercises. These projects may be directed to NAWCAD from U.S. Navy and Marine Corps programs of record managed by Program Executive Officers and Program Offices, generally equating to the highest priority, and may range from traditional acquisition timelines to urgent operational response programs with National priority and immediate operational deployment requirements.

AIRWorks is organized with all NAVAIR competencies, ranging from; program management, Contracts, Comptroller and Counsel, to logistics, engineering and test; and integrated into a team to maximize efficiency in project execution.

2. Applicable Documents:

2.1 Department of Defense Specifications

2.1.1 Joint Travel Regulations (JTR)

2.1.2 SECNAV INST 5510.30B Department of the Navy Personnel Security Program Instruction

2.1.3 DoD 5220.22-M, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) 28 Feb 2006

2.1.4 OPNAV Form 5239/14 (Rev 9/2011) System Authorization Access Request Navy (SAAR-N)

2.1.5 SECNAV M-5510.36 Information Security Program, 30 Jun 2006

2.1.6 DoDM 5200.01 (DoD Information Security Program: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI))

Vol. 4 (enclosure 3 pages 11-18) 24 Feb 2012

2.1.7 DoDD 5230.24 Distribution Statements on Technical Documents, Change 1, Effective 28 Apr 2016

2.1.8 OPNAVINST 3440.17A Navy Installation Emergency Management Program

2.1.9 DoD 5400.7-R, Freedom of Information Program Chapter 3 (pages 31-42) Sep 1998

2.1.10 SECNAV M-5510.30 Personnel Security Program Jun 2006

2.2 Other Government documents

2.2.1 NAWCADINST 3432.1B Operations Security (OPSEC)

2.2.2 NAVAIRINST 4355.19 Systems Engineering Technical Review Process

2.2.3 NAVAIRINST 13034.1F Airworthiness and Cybersecurity Safety Policies for Air Vehicles and

Aircraft Systems

2.2.4 NASPAXRIV Instruction 5510.15Q Regulations Governing Admission to Naval Air Station

Patuxent River (NAS PAX RIVER), Webster Field Annex, and Naval Recreation Center (NRC)

Solomons, Maryland

3. Requirements:

This SOW is laid out in paragraph format to facilitate tracking and task identification.

3.1 General Requirements

3.1.1 Compatibility - The Contractor shall maintain the capability to prepare documents and software packages compatible with the Government Information Technology (IT) environment through the security classification of Top Secret (TS). The current operating environment required for this contract includes:

Microsoft Windows 10

Microsoft Project 2010

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010

Adobe Acrobat XI (PRO)

Internet access

SharePoint

The Contractor shall maintain the ability to interface with and transfer data to and from requiring office software applications and their upgraded versions. The Contractor shall maintain state-of the-art virus software and ensure that all media are virus free when delivered. The Contractor shall be capable of

Internet and Local Area Network (LAN) communications with AIRWorks. Contractor personnel shall be capable of maintaining real-time communications, both voice and data transfer capabilities, with

AIRWorks during normal working hours whether at Contractor work site or on travel.

3.1.2 Work Location and Facilities

3.1.2.1 Work location: The Government site is located at NAS Patuxent River, MD. The location of the work will be identified at the task order level. Six seats will be made available at the

Government site and will be defined at the task order level. However, other contractor personnel will be performing in support of the Government on-site as well. Contractors performing on-site support will be provided access to workspaces, telephones, printers, facsimile machines, copy machines, shredders, NMCI computers with COR approval, and network access including web servers and applicable databases or other applications necessary to carry out assigned tasks. The services to be performed in support of this SOW shall be performed at off-site Contractor Facilities within 50 miles of NAS Patuxent River, MD.

3.1.2.2 Meeting and conference room support: The Contractor shall have the capacity to host and organize meetings at classification levels up to SECRET as defined at the task order level.

The conference room shall have Video Teleconference (VTC) capability (non-GFE) and shall contain sufficient equipment to conduct meetings with presentations. There is no classification level requirement for the VTC capability.

3.1.3 Contract Status reporting. The Contractor shall provide the following documentation.

3.1.3.1 Monthly Progress Report: The Contractor shall provide a Monthly Progress report in accordance with (IAW) the Contract Data Requirement List (CDRL A001). The report shall include work accomplished since submittal of the last report.

3.1.3.2 Monthly Financial Status Report: The Contractor shall provide a Monthly Financial Status report

IAW CDRL A002. The report shall include both monthly and cumulative man-hour labor costs expended by labor category and material and travel costs.

3.1.3.3 Operations Security (OPSEC) Plan: The Contractor shall submit an OPSEC Plan IAW CDRL

A003.

3.1.3.4 Transition Out Plan: The Contractor shall submit a Transition Out Plan IAW CDRL A004.

Transition Strategy (CDRL A004): The Contractor’s overall transition strategy shall be built around maintaining the mission of the program/division with minimal impact, not only in terms of timeliness of performance but also to ensure that critical data and knowledge transfer occurs.

Upon termination or expiration of the contract, the contractor shall ensure an orderly transition of responsibilities, while minimizing impact to the operation. In accordance with CDRL A004, the contractor shall submit a Transition Out Plan, to include the mimimum elements listed below:

- Work Turnover. The contractor shall provide a plan of action to effectively transfer tasked work that is in process at the expiration or termination of the contract to the successor company. Establish and maintain effective communication with the incoming contractor or

Government personnel for the period of transition via weekly status meetings.

- Quality Assurance. The contractor shall provide a plan of action to ensure continuation of quality review processes during the transition period to the successor company.

- Risk Mitigation Strategies. The contractor shall provide a plan of action to mitigate contract performance risk (quality and schedule) encountered during the transition period.

- Data/Information Transfer. The contractor shall provide a plan of action for the efficient inventory and transfer of program data to the successor company.

3.1.4 Work Schedule. The contractor shall provide the required services and staffing coverage during Normal Working Hours (NWH). NWHs are 8.5 hours (including a 30-minute lunch break), from 0730-1600 each Monday through Friday (except on Federal holidays). Some supported Government offices have flexibility to start as early as 0600/0630 and end as late as

1800 Monday - Friday. Services and staffing shall be provided for each office at least 8 hours per day.

3.1.4.1 The contractor, with notification to the COR, may allow its employees to work a Compressed

Work Schedule (CWS). Any contractor that chooses to allow its employees to work a CWS in support of this task order agrees that any additional costs associated with the implementation of the CWS vice the standard schedule are unallowable costs under this task order and will not be reimbursed by the Government. Furthermore, all contractors shall comply with the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and particularly with Section 7 regarding compensatory overtime.

The Government observes the following holidays:

New Year's Day, January 1

Martin Luther King's Birthday, the third Monday in January

President's Birthday, the third Monday in February

Memorial Day, the last Monday in May

Independence Day, July 4

Labor Day, the first Monday in September

Columbus Day, the second Monday in October

Veteran's Day, November 11

Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November

Christmas Day, December 25

The contractor is permitted to observe the above Holidays in accordance with its corporate policy.

3.1.4.2 Installation closure: When Federal employees are officially excused from work due to a holiday or a special event, severe weather, a security threat, or any other Government facility related problem that prevents Federal personnel from working at the Government facility, contractor personnel assigned to work at that facility performing non-mission essential work in support of such Federal employees shall follow their parent company's policies. Working remotely is allowable, per the parent company’s policies, but shall require COR approval.

While generally contractor personnel may not perform work on-site at a Government facility without oversight from Federal personnel, in very limited circumstances, work being performed by contractor personnel may be deemed mission essential and performance of such mission essential work may be authorized to continue at the Government facility despite the facility being otherwise closed for normal operations. The circumstances permitting work being performed by contractor personnel to be deemed mission essential are extremely limited and generally only apply to performance of efforts related to public health, safety, or matters related to national security. The cognizant Contracting Officer must concur with any determination that work being performed by contractor personnel is mission essential.

3.1.4.3 Overtime: Overtime cannot be charged directly to the contract unless first approved in writing by the Chief of the Contracting Office.

3.1.5 Other Direct Costs (ODC): ODCs are based on a per annum amount. The Contractor shall obtain

COR/ACOR approval prior to incurring any travel expenses over $3,500 or material purchases over

$3,500.

3.1.5.1 Travel: Travel will be allowable only when it is essential to the performance of the tasks detailed in Section 3.3. The Contractor shall comply with NAVAIR Travel Clause 5252.232-9509

(Section H) Travel Approval and Reimbursement Procedures (NAVAIR)(OCT 2013).

Reimbursement for travel performed shall be in accordance with the Department of Defense

Joint Travel Regulation (http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/travelreg.cfm). Travel may include general and administrative expenses but shall not inlcude profit. All travel expenses shall be reimbursed to the Contractor as ODCs.

3.1.5.1.1 The number of trips and types of personnel traveling shall be limited to the minimum required to accomplish work requirements and shall be coordinated with the

Government Project Manager and the COR/ACOR. CONUS and OCONUS travel may be required for this effort as specified by individual delivery orders/task orders.

http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/travelreg.cfm

3.1.5.1.2 The Contractor shall obtain COR/ACOR approval for all travel performed in support of this contract prior to the commencement of the travel. Travel authorization requests shall be prepared in accordance with the sample in Section J, Attachment 4 and shall be submitted no less than 15 business days prior to travel for COR/ACOR approval.

3.1.5.2 Material: The Contractor shall obtain prior written approval by the COR/ACOR for all purchases of materials over $3,500.00. If the Contractor’s proposal includes a list of materials with associated prices, then the PCO acceptance of the Contractor’s proposal shall constitute written approval of those purchases. Any material provided by the Contractor is subject to the requirements of the FAR, the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and applicable Department of the Navy regulations and instructions. All materials not depleted during the performance of this contract shall become Government property upon completion of this contract. For the purposes of this contract, “studies” with defined deliverable requirements at the order level may be considered an ODC. “Studies” shall not exceed

$15,000.00 and shall require PCO approval over $3,500.00. The Contractor shall transfer all materials not depleted to the COR/ACOR by way of Material Inspection and Receiving

Report (DD Form 250). ODCs may include general and administrative expenses that are relevant to ODCs specifically but shall not include profit.

3.1.6 Subcontractors: The Contractor shall clearly and effectively communicate to all subcontractors providing support under this contract. All provisions of this SOW shall flow down to subcontractors providing support under this contract.

3.1.7 Management of Contractor Personnel: The Government shall neither supervise Contractor personnel nor control the method by which the Contractor performs the required tasks. Under no circumstances shall the Government assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for, individual Contractor personnel. The

Contractor shall manage its employees and guard against any actions that are of the nature of personal services, or give the perception of personal services.

3.2 Security

3.2.1 Citizenship Requirements: Only U.S. citizens may perform under this contract. If the Contractor cannot find qualified U.S. citizens to perform the work, the Contractor shall submit a citizenship waiver request with justification to the Government Security Office. The waiver request shall include:

a. The individual's name, date and place of birth, position title, and current citizenship.

b. A statement that a qualified U.S. citizen cannot be hired in sufficient time to meet the contractual requirements.

c. A statement of the unusual expertise possessed by the applicant.

d. A statement that access will be limited to a specific government contract (specify contract number).

e. A statement that the Contractor has obtained an export license for the information required to perform the contract.

3.2.2 Investigative Requirements:

Unclassified: Contractor personnel must be eligible to perform Non-Critical Sensitive work as defined by SECNAV M-5510.30. All Contractor personnel shall have a favorably adjudicated Tier-3 investigation from the Office of Personnel Management. The Contractor shall submit a request for personnel security investigation to the Government Security Office. The Government Security Office will initiate the Contractor’s Electronic Questionnaire for Investigations Processing (eQIP), will do a preliminary screening of the Contractor’s eQIP for suitability and derogatory information. The

Contractor employee shall provide all requested information pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974. The

Government Security Office may deny the Contractor employee access to Government facilities and information and may prohibit the Contractor employee from performance of sensitive duties for failure to provide requested information or when derogatory or adverse information is present on the

Contractor employee’s eQIP. In such cases, the Contractor employee may not perform on the contract.

Classified: Contractor personnel shall maintain security clearance eligibility commensurate with the level of classification of the work performed as annotated in the Contract’s DD-254, Contract Security

Specification. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Contractor personnel receive the requisite investigation and are favorably adjudicated IAW DoD 5220.22-M, National Industrial Security

Program Operating Manual. Contractor employees who fail to meet security clearance requirements may not access classified information or perform sensitive duties. In such cases, the Contractor employee may not perform on the contract. The Contractor shall conform to the provisions of DOD-D-

5220.22, “National Industrial Security Program,” and shall obtain security clearances for Contractor employees requiring access to classified information and/or entry to controlled areas.

All contractor personnel supporting the tasks under this contract must have at least an interim SECRET Security

Clearance. Refer to table below for Security Clearance level required by labor category. In addition, some labor categories may be required to obtain a TOP SECRET Security Clearance as indicated in the table below. The labor categories and number of Contractor personnel requiring TOP SECRET security clearances will be identified at the task order level.

Labor Category Security Clearance

Administrative Assistant Secret

Acquisition Specialist, Senior Secret/Top Secret (1)*

Acquisition Specialist, Journey Secret

Project Analyst, Senior Secret/Top Secret (1)*

Project Analyst, Journey Secret

Project Analyst, Junior Secret

Manager, Senior Secret

Management Analyst, Journey Secret

Systems Aerospace Engineer, Senior Secret/Top Secret (1)*

Systems Aerospace Engineer, Journey Secret

Systems Aerospace Engineer, Junior Secret

Test Aerospace Engineer, Senior Secret/Top Secret (1)*

Test Aerospace Engineer, Journey Secret

Logistician, Senior Secret/Top Secret (1)*

Logistician, Journey Secret

* Indicates number of potential Top Secret clearances required of the total labor category FTEs.

3.2.3 Common Access Card (CAC)/Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), System Authorization Access Request

(SAAR-N):

3.2.3.1 SAAR-N:

New employees must submit their SAAR forms within thirty (30) days of their first day of work.

Instructions for processing the SAAR-N forms are available at:

http://www.cnrc.navy.mil/publications/Forms/OPNAV_5239_14_SAAR_N.pdf. SAAR-N forms shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), Government

Technical Point of Contact (TPOC), or to the assigned government Trusted Associate

Sponsorship System (TASS) Trusted Agent.

3.2.3.2 Common Access Cards (CAC) / Local Badges: Contractor CACs and facility specific identification badges will be issued by the Government to on-site Contractor personnel and shall be visible at all times while personnel are at the Government site. The Contractor shall furnish all requested information required to facilitate issuance of identification badges and shall conform to NASPAXRIV Instruction 5510.15Q. All CACs and identification badges issued to http://www.cnrc.navy.mil/publications/Forms/OPNAV_5239_14_SAAR_N.pdf

Contractor employees shall be returned to the Government Security Department at the

Government site IAW NASPAXRIV Instruction 5510.15Q following completion of the contract, relocation or termination of an employee, or upon request from the COR/ACOR. The

Government will provide the Contractor access to Government facilities, as required, for…