Offeror_Question_4.docx

Offeror Question 4:

On Page 90 of 120 of Solicitation N00421-17-R-0022, the FAR 252.204.7007 item a(3) mentions small business size as 500 employees. Does this line allow a business over the $38.5M small business size but under 500 employees to bid this opportunity?

252.204-7007 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (APR 2016) - ALTERNATE A (JAN 2015)

(a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is [ 541330].

(2) The small business size standard is [$38.5 M].

(3) The small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, other than on a construction or service contract, but which proposes to furnish a product which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

Government response: The small business size standard for NAICS 541330 is $38.5M. This is a services requirement; therefore the size standard of 500 employees does not apply. See RFP N00421-17-R-0022 Clause 252.204-7007 (a)(3).