Draft_RFP_N00421-18-R-0028_Q&A.xlsx

Draft RFP Questions Received

You cannot apply for portions of the solicitation. The Government requires a comprehensive solution meeting all of the requirements that could present in a task order.

Which version of MS Office should the offeror use to submit its proposal? Which format should be used to submit the electronic version, CD-ROM or DVD?

The section H contract clause 5252.216-9535(2)(iii) specifically refers to task order procedures for multiple awards and has not been updated to reflect the current software packages in use.

Section 2.1.1 Page 58 specifically identifies the version that shall be used for proposal submission of the MAC.

Please refer to all solicitation instructions located within Section L.

- BA/BS with less than 3 years’ experience; or

- AA and 5 years’ experience (1 year experience + 4 additional years to substitute for the BS/BA); or

- High School with a minimum of 7 years’ experience (minimum 1 year experience + additional 6 years to substitute for a BA/BS).

Is it the government’s intent to require this level of education and years of experience for a junior administrative assistant? These Experience and Education requirements would add a significant cost premium to entry-level positions with no realistic performance benefits to NAVAIR.

Will the government please confirm when the documents referenced as Item 0004, 0007 and 0008 need to be submitted and whether it is part of the evaluation process of the proposals submitted in response to the RFP? Item 0004 is only for the minimum guarantee CLIN. It will be issued to each offeror selected for an IDIQ award under the "U" MAC and "W" MAC that does not receive an award for the PMA 262/266 or PMA 263 task order. No pricing proposal is required. The deliverables required for the minimum guaranteed task order will be required at the time the task order is issued.

Items 0007 and 0008 will be evaluated for price reasonableness. The Offeror's proposed FFP will be incorporated into any contract that is awarded as a result of this solicitation. The deliverables required for CLINs 0007 and 0008 will be required in the individual task orders should they contain these CLINs.

The final RFP has been updated for clarity.

Are teaming agreements for subcontractors required at the IDIQ contract level in order to support task orders or are subcontractors evaluated only at the task order level and not required at the IDIQ level?

Since the solicitation is for an IDIQ contract and proposed and estimated costs for first-tier subcontractors will be determined at the task order level, how should offerors respond to this clause?

Items 0001, 0002, 0003, 0005 and 0006 indicate that pricing shall be provided for the Unmanned Systems, Weapon Systems or in individual task orders. Items 0004, 0007 and 0008 do not indicate for which program they are required. Please clarify.

Please provide clarification on what is required to illustrate a fully supported FFP Unit Price Proposal. In the IDIQ Cost Summary Spreadsheet, the FFP CLINS are listed where ODC pricing is proposed and does not include detail. Also, please clarify that the Government’s intent is for a FFP unit price, establishing a ceiling price, for CLINS 0004, 0007, and 0008 and the product deliverables identified in those CLINS which are often included at the proposal stage or a contract deliverable after award that is not separately priced in Section B. Does the NET AMT refer to the individual unit price? Also, please provide clarification on pricing CLIN 0002 for FMS FFP support for what is the NET AMT referring to and where the applicable instructions are for pricing that CLIN.

The contractor shall provide a FFP unit price. No other supporting documentation is required.

CLIN 0004 is the minimum guarantee CLIN. This price is established by the Government.

For CLINs 0007 and 0008, the proposed price is binding and the Government may place T.O.s in that amount. However, offerors will have the opportunity to propose a lower FFP for a product CLIN at the time of each Task Order, but may not exceed the proposed FFP that is incorporated in the basic IDIQ contract.

In general, the "NET AMT" refers to the extended price and it is calculated by multiplying the quantity by the unit price.

CLIN 0002 does not require pricing at the MAC level. It is a placeholder for future T.O.s.

83 Draft RFP, Page 61 under the 3.1 table and in 4.0 Please clarify the proposal number referenced for required volume information and the proposal submission solicitation number.

It states in Section L that the Offeror is to provided signed Reps and Certs and Acknowledgements and/or System for Award Management (SAM). In Table 3.1, it states to submit Section K.

Are any labor categories for the sample task pricing subject to SCA?

Does the Government intend for sample task pricing to provide the basis for Section B, CLINS 0001 and 0003? If so, what is the split for the CLINS as none of the labor categories in the table indicate FMS support?

Volume 3: Cost/Price Proposal is not listed in this table. Is it the Government’s intention that it should be?

Will the Government clarify substitution language for education requirements for the labor categories? An acceptable substitution for a Master’s degree is a Bachelors plus 4 years additional experience. Does the Bachelors substitution apply to the original Master’s Degree requirement? For example, a Senior Labor Category requires 10 years and a Master’s Degree. Would 14 years and a Bachelor’s degree be an acceptable substitution? As well, would 16 years and no degree be an acceptable substitution?

Substitution language included in J-1 and J-2 is not required at the MAC level. Allowable substitutions at the T.O. shall be identified in the T.O. documentation.

For the example provided, Senior labor categories require 10 years of experience and a masters degree. For the bachelors degree substitution, the total years of experience required would be 14. For non-degreed personnel submission, the total years required would be the minimum of 10 plus 4 years experience in lieu of a bachelors plus 6 years of experience in lieu of a masters degree for a total of 20 years of experience.

89 Attachment L-8, Page 49, B.1 Other Direct Costs Please provide the CLINs in Section B that the travel and material estimates should support.

Please provide clarification for which labor categories tie to which CLINs as well as which location for performance is intended, Government or Contractor. The first table provides the hours per year but not by CLIN or location. The second table provides the hours by CLIN but the hours increase in the option years and those CLINS are not identified in that table.

For Government site pricing, should the Offeror use Patuxent River, MD for the location or are certain labor categories intended for a different place of performance like those listed in Attachment L-9 for additional Government sites?

Are any labor categories for the task order pricing subject to SCA?

Paragraph 3.2.6.2 indicates that Contractor CACs will be issued for on-site contractor personnel. Will CAC’s be provided for the 50% of the workforce that is staffed off-site in Contractor spaces?

Section 1.2 are for key personnel resumes. The recommended page count is 2 pages maximum per resume and signed letter of commitment. Are the letters of commitment included in the 2-page maximum for resume or is that a separate page limit?

For many of the labor categories, including key labor categories, the required hours or associated full time equivalents (FTE’s) fluctuates both up and down, sometimes having no hours required in middle of the period of performance leaving potential gaps in that support. Was this information intentional?

Are key personnel resumes and letters of commitment required for support that does not start until the option years? Is the Government requiring letters of commitment for support that will occur potentially years in the future?

If an Offeror is bidding one of the task orders under the (U), is the Offeror still required to bid the information in J-4?

There are instructions provided within the Minimum Task order but there are no instructions related to it in Section L of the Draft RFP. Is it the Government’s intention for Offeror’s to do a full proposal for an un-evaluated task order per Section M?

Part (b) states that each project must have a minimum of three years of performance. Does this refer to the total period of performance for the relevant project, being a minimum of three years long or does it require an Offeror to have supported an ongoing relevant experience project for at least three 3 years to qualify for an acceptable relevant project.

Labor Category Descriptions in following table do not contain education requirements. Request Government provide education requirements for each Labor Category.

Labor Category Descriptions in following table do not contain education requirements. Request Government provide education requirements for each Labor Category.