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SOLICITATION

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1300838592

5. DATE ISSUED

02 Oct 2020

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

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3. SOLICITATION NO.

N0042120R0127

Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

GOVERNMENT POINTS OF CONTACT

Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

GOVERNMENT POINTS OF CONTACT

Contract Specialist: Laura Daron

E-mail: laura.daron@navy.mil

Contract Specialist: Lacee McKinney

E-mail: lacee.mckinney@navy.mil

Procuring Contracting Officer: Sotanya Rushing

E-mail: sotanya.rushing@navy.mil

VERBIAGE AND TERMINOLOGY

For clarification purposes, throughout this solicitation, Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Term and CPFF Level of Effort are used interchangeably for CPFF Labor CLINs.

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE

The basic contract of this Single-Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity, CPFF, and Cost Reimbursable vehicle will have an associated Product Service Code (PSC) of R425, Engineering and Technical Services.

CONTRACT TYPE

The Contract resulting from this solicitation will be a Single-Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract utilizing CPFF CLINs for Labor (Term). Cost Reimbursable CLINs will be used for Other Direct Costs (Travel and

Material). Foreign-Area Allowance CLINs may be either CPFF or Cost Reimbursable as determined at time of Task

Order (TO) award.

ANTICIPATED FIRST YEAR ORDERING

It is anticipated that approximately 85% of the estimated labor hours for the first contract year will be awarded under task orders within two (2) months after the award of the IDIQ contract. This information is the Government’s best estimate and is provided for situational awareness only.

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS

Top Secret facility clearance is required at time of proposal submission. All personnel are required to have a minimum of a Secret clearance at task order award. Task orders will specify the exact labor categories, security level (secret or top secret) and number of employees required to have the specified clearance levels.

NOT SEPARATELY PRICED CLINS

Not Separately Price (NSP) Appropriation Type CLINs and a NSP Data CLIN will be on the Basic IDIQ Contract, whereas, at the Task Order Level, CLINs will be separately priced along with NSP Data CLINs. At the IDIQ level, CLIN 0001 will contain the overall ceiling for CLINs 0002-0006; CLIN 0007 will contain the overall ceiling for

CLINs 0008-0012; CLIN 0013 will be the NSP Data CLIN with no ceiling value; CLIN 0014 will contain the overall ceiling value for CLINs 0015-0019; CLIN 0020 will contain the overall ceiling value for CLINs 0021-0025, and CLIN 0026 will be a NSP Contractor Acquired Property (CAP) CLIN.

LABOR CATEGORY INFORMATION

This is NOT a Service Contract Labor Standards Contract.

AMENDMENT

Amendment 0002 mailto:laura.daron@navy.mil mailto:lacee.mckinney@navy.mil mailto:sotanya.rushing@navy.mil

Clarification to Responses to Industry Question 20:

The Government verifies that inclusion of hyperlinks within and across proposal volumes, with the exception of cost, is in compliance with RFP instructions. However, there shall be no links from any other volume into the Price Volume or into any other portion of the proposal that contains price information. The Offeror shall submit a Cross Reference Matrix (CRM) for the Technical Volume and cross-reference the proposal volumes and paragraphs to specific RFP requirements, as well as other parts of the proposal that contain relevant information.

Clarification to Responses to Industry Questions 13, 26, and 38:

Upon an Offeror’s request, copies of all of the Standard Work Packages (SWPs) will be provided via DoD

SAFE (https://safe.apps.mil/) link.

Clarification to Section L, Part B, paragraph 1.3.3.1, Small Business (SB) Utilization Strategy (c):

The intent is for the offeror to identify the planned subcontract effort as being low, medium, or high complexity and to provide a brief rational/explanation to the Government as to why the subcontractor is given its respective description.

Amendment 0001

Responses to Industry questions to RFP posted on 02-OCT-2020:

Question

Subject RFP

Page #

Section

(L,M,SOW,

etc.)

Question Answer

1 Past

Performance

134 Section L

Part B

Paragraph

2.1.4

Can the Government confirm that Contractor

Performance Assessment Reports (CPAR) are permitted to be used in lieu of submitting a

Performance Assessment Questionnaire

[Attachment P2] per RFP Section L.2.1.4?

Yes, Contractor Performance Assessment

Reports (CPAR) are permitted to be used in lieu of submitting a Performance Assessment

Questionnaire [Attachment P2]. Please see

L.2.14 which states " The primary source of past performance information will be PPIRS.

If a Contractor Performance Assessment

Report (CPAR) exists for multiple years for the same contract/order, all periods of performance within the recency period specified above, for that contract/order, will be used for evaluation. In the event a CPAR does not exist for a past performance reference, the Offeror shall submit a

Contractor Performance Assessment

Questionnaire (CPAQ), Attachment P2,......"

2 Past

Performance

133 Section L

Part B

Paragraph

2.1

RFP Section L.2.1 states that no classified information shall be submitted. May Offerors include classified contracts if only unclassified information is supplied with the proposal response?

The Offerors may not include classified contracts if only unclassified information is supplied with the proposal response. On page 128, 5.0 CLASSIFIED DATA, Section

5.1, the RFP states "All proposals must be

UNCLASSIFIED." Furthermore, on page

133, under 2.0 VOLUME 2: PAST

PERFORMANCE, Section 2.1 General, stated that "No classified information shall be submitted."

3 Past

Performance

134 Attachment

P1; Section

L Part B

Paragraph

2.1.3

Would the Government allow Offerors to convert

Attachment P1 to a Word Document so that all

Past Performance References can be easily contained within a single volume instead of having to submit multiple PDF files to meet this requirements?

Please see page 128 of the RFP where it is noted within Section 4.2.3. "The Offeror should provide one electronic file for each volume and annex, containing all information requested within the volume and annex. Offerors should not provide each section/paragraph as separate files.

4 Past

Performance

N/A Attachments Can the Government clarify whether completed

RFP Attachments need to be submitted in their original format?

Alternate formats are not acceptable.

5 Past

Performance

134 Annex 1 / 2;

Section L

Part B

Paragraph

2.1.3

The RFP states "...the Offeror shall provide one electronic copy of the Statement of

Work/Performance Work Statement/ Performance

Work Statement (PWS)/ Statement of Objectives

(SOO) for each contract reference as Annex 1 to this Past Performance Volume for the SOW paragraphs...". For classified contracts where a redacted SOW/PWS is not permitted, may

Offerors instead submit only a completed Cross

Reference Matrix (CRM)?

Please see question 2 for the answer.

6 Past

Performance

134 Annex 1;

Section L

Part B

Paragraph

2.1.3

Per the RFP instructions Offerors are to provide a copy of each past performance contract

SOW/PWS/SOO in Annex 1 of the proposal response. For those contracts whose

SOW/PWS/SOO does not define or provide all of the performance specifications and government-approved systems and software specifications may Offerors also include other Government documentation in addition to the SOW/PWS/SOO that substantiates their experience?

Please propose in accordance to the RFP.

7 Labor Hours 141-

Section L

Part B

Paragraph

3.6.3

The Government has three FTE listed for the

Network Engineer labor category family in the table under section L.3.6.3. However, in Section

4.3.7 Labor Qualities, the table has two Computer

Network Architects listed and only one Network

Engineer. Given that the Computer Network

Architect is also listed in the Section B-1(a) table and the section 3.4.6 Experience and Education

Level Definitions table, we ask that the

Government confirm that the table under L.3.6.3 should have two Computer Network Architects and only one Network Engineer. We ask that the

Government update the Section L.3.6.3 table accordingly.

Yes, the table in section 3.6.3 is updated to match section 3.4.7.17/19.

8 Section B

CLIN

Pricing

135 Section L

Part B

Paragraph

3.1.(b)

The Government states that the Cost Volume shall contain a copy of the Section B CLIN pricing with the total prices filled in using the estimated quantities in the solicitation. The section also states that Section B prices shall be provided as a separate document in MS Office

2016 Excel format. For the Section B CLIN pricing, can the Government confirm that only

Attachment P3 and Attachment P6 in the Excel format is required for providing prices by CLIN and the Section B-1 composite labor rate data and that offerors are not required to submit the data in the PDF format?

The Government confirms that Attachments

P3, P6 data is not submitted in PDF.

9 Individual

Designator

Instru ctions

Tab

Attachment

P8

The Government states that there is a Position

Number in Attachment P6 that shall be used in

Attachment P8 as the Individual Designator.

There are no Position Numbers in Attachment P6.

Would the Government confirm that for the

Individual Designator column of Attachment P8 that the Employee Name column data from

Attachment P6 can be used and will be sufficient for the Government's purposes?

For each individual Contractor or

Subcontractor employee proposed; enter a different Identifying title in the form of

FTE## (e.g. FTE01, FTE02, etc.) for each individual to distinguish them from one another. Do not enter the individual's name into the template; rather, provide that information separately. Enter one FTE# for

EACH individual proposed. (The number of

FTE's must coordinate with the submitted P-

6 for evaluation purposes.)

10 Instructions Gover nment

Comp osite

Rate -

Term and

Contr actor

Comp osite

Rate -

Term

Tabs

Attachment

P3

The Attachment P3 instructions state that the fully burdened labor rate per hour shall be inclusive of fee on total cost. However, in Section L.3.3.2.1 of the RFP, the Government states that the composite rates provided in Attachment P3 "shall not include Prime fee on Prime labor" or "Prime fee on subcontractor labor". Will the Government please clarify if the rates included in Attachment

P3 are meant to be inclusive of fee or not?

The instructions should state exclusive of fee; the instructions in Attachment P3 have been updated.

11 Cover Letter 128 Section L-1

Part A

Paragraph

4.2.2

Section L.4.2.2 in the Draft RFP states in part, "...The Offeror shall certify, in its proposal cover letter, that all electronic proposal information delivered throughout the evaluation (e.g., original proposal submission, responses to evaluation notices, Final Proposal Revisions) has been or will be checked for viruses and certify that its files are/will be virus free...." The revised Section

L.4.2.2 in the final RFP makes no mention of this certification requirement or the submission of a cover letter. Please clarify the requirement for the inclusion of a cover letter in the proposal submission and if the "virus free" certification will be required. In addition, if a cover letter is required, where in the proposal documentation will the cover letter reside?

The final RFP is the version you should be proposing to, including any RFP amendments.

12 DIACAP vs.

RMF

19 2.1 DoD

Specificatio ns

2.1.22 DoDI 8510.01, "DoD Information

Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process

(DIACAP)," November 28, 2007

Given the transition from DIACAP to Risk

Management Framework (RMF). Will we need to support both standards, or if one, which?

The Contractor will only need to support

Risk Management Framework (RMF).

13 CyberSafe 19 2.1 DoD

Specificatio ns

Does the NAVAIRINST for Airworthiness and

CyberSafe apply to this work? It did not appear in the references.

Yes, the NAVAIRINST for Airworthiness and CyberSafe are included as indirect references in paragraph 2.3 via Standard

Work Package (SWP) 4940-026. A copy of that SWP can be provided if desired.

14 Deliverables 17

Section C

SOW

Paragraph

1.0 Scope

Paragraph

3.1.3

Deliverables

"Required reporting and analysis support services will include trade-off analysis reports, analysis reports of system design, test procedures to validate specification compliance and performance compliance, operational usability reports, interoperability reports to include conducting actual operational analysis in the laboratory or aircraft environment."

Is a particular periodicity, format, etc. expected for delivery of these products? Are they all assumed to fall under "Technical Report –

A002"?

The required periodicity, format, etc. will be variable as defined by delivery orders/task orders. Also, some delivery orders/task orders may require some reports under the

CDRL Technical Report – A002, but many will be more informal with delivery by e-mail or placement on a project server.

15 Lab and

COMSEC

Custodian

Training and

Certification

40 Section C

SOW

Paragraph

3.3.15

" The Contractor shall maintain proper COMSEC custodian duties for all laboratories as directed by the security office by interfacing with the Naval

District Washington (NDW) COMSEC custodian as appointed at NAS Patuxent River to ensure the

SPF laboratories are following the COMSEC program and enforcing all rules and regulations directed by the program."

Training to perform COMSEC custodian and other laboratory custodian duties will be provided by the Government to the contractor's staff. Such training will be considered part of their normal work duties.

As the training requirements associated with this duty are highly specific, and evolve over time, will COMSEC certification and training be provided to our staff? What other required security trainings to execute Laboratory

Custodian duties will be provided, and which will our company be responsible for providing? Will that training time be considered part of their normal duties?

16 Firmware 17 Section C

SOW

Paragraph

1.0 Scope

Firmware is mentioned twice in this section, but nowhere else. Will any specific skill in this area be required/expected for successful contract execution or should the offeror assume that personnel supporting software should have some basic familiarity with what firmware and how it works?

The offeror should assume that personnel who meet the requirements for supporting software will also have basic familiarity with firmware and how it works.

17 Staff

Education

Requirement s

45 Section C

SOW

Paragraph

3.4.7

For several positions it is stated that "neither an associate’s degree nor additional years of experience can be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree". Please confirm this applies for the Junior and Journeyman levels for the following labor categories : Software Engineer, Software

Developer, Systems Engineer, Test Engineer, and

Network Engineer. Given that many highly skilled, certified, cleared professionals who do not hold BS or BA degrees are currently performing tasks and working in these disciplines for

NAVAIR today, the degree requirement for these labor categories will significantly limit the talent pool for industry to draw from. Would the

Government consider allowing substitution of an associate's degree or additional years of experience for at least the Junior and Journeyman levels of the aforementioned categories?

Substitutions for the engineer labor categories will not be considered.

18 Proposal

Due Date

1 SF33 Box 9 Reference: SF33 box 9 – Proposal due date 2

NOV 2020 (30-day response time)

Question: Current environmental conditions

(COVID-19) have caused restriction on gathering and travel, adding complexity to the proposal development process. To provide enough time to generate a comprehensive response to this RFP, would the Government consider increasing the response time to 45 days?

The Government will not extend the response date for proposals.

19 252.228-

N/A Section I Reference: Section I Contract Clauses – DFAR

252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk

Question: Changes to Draft N00421-20-R-0127 included the addition of DFAR 252.228-7001

Ground and Flight Risk (JUN 2010) to Section I

Contract Clauses. The DFAR clause does not appear to be included in the final solicitation.

Does the Government plan to include the DFAR clause in the solicitation?

DFAR Clause 252.228-7001 Ground and

Flight Risk (JUN 2010) under Section I is removed from the FINAL RFP and it will not be included within this final solicitation.

20 General

Instructions

125 Section L

Part A

Reference: L-1, PART A – General Instructions

Question: Is cross-referencing of content across sections and volumes to reduce content redundancy allowable/compliant?

The Government will not allow cross-referencing of content across sections and volumes.

21 CRM &

Paragraph

Mapping

127 &

Section L

Part A

Paragraph

3.5 &

Section C

SOW

Paragraph

3.3

Reference: L PART A-3.5 page 127 “The Offeror shall submit a Cross Reference Matrix (CRM) for the Technical Volume, similar to the example below, to help ensure that all solicitation requirements are addressed and to facilitate the evaluators’ review of the Offeror’s proposal. The

CRM should be a single integrated matrix and cross-reference the proposal volumes and paragraphs to specific RFP requirements, as well as other parts of the proposal that contain relevant information. The Offeror’s CRM may be identical to the example below or revised such as to add columns to indicate the page number on which information may be found, identify where other relevant information in the proposal is located, or provide other comments. The CRM does not count against any of the proposal page limitations.”

Question A: Is the Technical CRM to be included as part of the Technical Volume?

Question B: Please clarify the Government’s requirement for mapping to all RFP subparagraphs. Specifically, the detailed support section (3.3) of the SOW contains 92 paragraphs and subparagraphs. Does the Government require that all 92 paragraphs and subparagraphs be addressed within the responses to the three technical sample tasks?

Question A: The Technical CRM is included as part of the Technical Volume.

Question B: No, all RFP subparagraphs are not required to be addressed within the responses to the sample tasks.

22 Work Force 130 Section L

Part B

Paragraph

1.2

Reference: L PART B - 1.2 Work Force page 130

“The Offeror shall propose personnel that meet all labor category requirements. The following definitions apply:

• “Contingent Hire” – An individual who has committed, under a signed letter of intent, to being employed by the Offeror with a stated salary, if the Offeror is awarded the contract.”

Question: If salaries are required in the letter of intent and there is a non-exclusive agreement between the subcontractor, then it puts competitor competition sensitive information at risk. Would the Government consider removing the salary requirement in the letter of intent?

It will be the discretion of the Offeror to redact sensitive information concerning

Contingent Hire salary.

23 Transition

Plan

132 Section L

Part B

Paragraph

1.3.2

Reference: L PART B-1.3.2. Transition Plan page

Question: There is no Transition Plan as defined in Section L-1.3.2.1 relating to Transition-In activities included in the SOW. In the SOW, there is only reference to A006 Phase-Out

Transition Plan, SOW 3.1.3.6 Phase-Out

Transition Plan and SOW 3.1.8 Transition out

Strategy. Will the Government be providing

Transition-In requirements? What is the transition period?

The Government updated SOW Paragraph

3.1.8.1, Work Turnover/Transition Plan, in addition to adding the transition period.

Furthermore, Section M, paragraph 1.3

Management Approach incorporates language concerning the Work

Turnover/Transition Plan.

24 Submittal

Package

135 Section L

Part B

Paragraph

3.1(c)

Reference: L PART B-3.1(c) page 135

“Subcontractors and JV Team Members shall provide the same information (including the Total

Compensation Plan), as that required for the

Prime Contractor unless otherwise noted herein.”

Question: In section L 1.5 a "principal subcontractor" is any subcontractor with 20%

Yes, P7 is required for all subs proposing on this RFP.

work share of the proposed price. In Section L

3.0 Volume 3 it states that all subcontractors will

provide the same information as the Prime unless otherwise noted. Is it the government's intent to want a full submittal package, P7 Cost Template and cost narrative from every sub regardless of the % of work?

25 OCONUS

Travel

140 Section L

Part B

Paragraph

3.6.2.5

Reference: L-3.6.2.5 OCONUS Travel (page 140)

Question: Will the Government clarify the expected or historical percent of OCONUS travel anticipated and whether the travel into the AOR typically exceeds 30 days per trip?

OCONUS travel normally occurs on one platform and does not exceed two weeks.

This happens twice a year, 3 times a year at the most. This requirement could change but with COVID-19 it has actually been reduced.

26 Standard

Work

Packages

(SWPS)

18 Section C

SOW

Paragraph

2.0

Reference: SOW 2.0, page 18 Standard Work

Packages (SWPS) “A comprehensive list of Navy regulatory documents can be found at the

Department of the Navy (DON) Chief

Information Officer (CIO) Information

Technology (IT) Policy and Guidance website, http://www.doncio.navy.mil/.”

Question: We performed a search of the website provided as the source for these files

(http://www.doncio.navy.mil) and could not find them. Request the Government provide an alternate source for Standard Work Packages files.

The SWPs are not Navy documents but rather NAVAIR-specific documents and as such, are behind the NMCI firewall. Copies can be provided to prospective offerors.

27 Hardware and

Software

Technical

Plans

29 Section C

SOW

Paragraph

3.3.1.1

Reference: SOW 3.3.1.1 Hardware and Software

Technical Plans page 29 “The Contractor shall review and comment on the technical plans of hardware and software by writing or updating hardware and software technical plans based on

NAVAIR/NAWCAD provided information.”

Question: Several areas of the RFP seem to present mixed messages regarding the focus of required activities. The phrase “review and comment on the technical plans of hardware and software” seems to indicate a requirement to analyze existing technical plans while the phrase

“by writing or updating hardware and software technical plans” seems to indicate a requirement to generate or update technical plans. Which of these interpretations is correct?

The contractor will be required to both review, analyze and comment on existing technical plans as well as generate and update new technical plans.

28 Labor

Category

List

41;

13;

and

Section C

SOW

Sections

Paragraph

3.4.6 and

3.4.7;

Section B-1

Table (a);

Section L

Part B

Paragraph

3.6.3

Reference: SOW Sections 3.4.6 (page 41) and

3.4.7 (page 43), and on B-1 Table (a)(page13); L-

PART B-3.6.3 (page 141)

Question: The labor Category list differs from the

LCAT lists in section L-PART B-3.6.3 (Page

141). Please confirm that the list in 3.6.3 is correct per the instructions for pricing purposes.

Example. There is only a Sr. Network Engineer listed in SOW sections 3.4.6 and 3.4.7 but there is a Junior, Journeyman and Senior listed in section

L-PART B-3.6.3 with hours associated.

Yes, the table in section 3.6.3 is updated to match section 3.4.7.

29 LABOR

TERM

Table

16 Section B-1

(3) (b)

Reference: Section B-1 (b) LABOR TERM table

Question: Please confirm that the table should be for Contractor Site Hours?

On the bottom of page 15, " (b) Hourly

Burdened Composite Labor Rates for

Contractor Site" is the label for the table for continuation page 16.

30 Compatibilit y

20 Section C

SOW

Section

Paragraph

3.1.1

Reference: Section 3.1.1 Compatibility, RFP Page

20.

The Government states that for compatibility, the internet access applications should be "Internet

Explorer, Google, and Firefox web browsers". We would like to clarify the following:

1) Is Internet Explorer intended to also include

Microsoft Edge?

2) Is Google intended to reference the Chrome browser provided by Google?

3) Given that Internet Explorer is referenced, does the Government anticipate older systems and equipment that will use Internet Explorer without the ability to access the Microsoft Edge browser?

Use of specific web browsers will be detailed in the tasks orders. For NMCI applications, the browsers could include

Explorer, Edge, Chrome and/or Firefox.

NAVAIR does not control NMCI, so we will need to follow suit, as NMCI adds, deletes and updates them periodically. As for non-

NMCI applications, specific programs will determine web browser requirements.

31 Staffing

Plan

131 Section L

Part B

Paragraph

1.2.1

Reference: Section 1.2.1 Staffing Plan, RFP Page

131.

The Government asks for number of personnel across all labor categories to perform the work.

For the purposes of responding to this requirement while also minimizing the risk of losing highly- qualified and experienced incumbent personnel, can the Government comment on the extent of the current incumbent workforce. Specifically, is the incumbent workforce deficient in terms of total staffing, skillsets, or capability to perform the work under the scope of this solicitation?

The Government will not provide information concerning the incumbent's workforce.

32 Labor

Qualities

43-45 Section C

SOW

Section

Paragraph

3.4.7

Reference: Section 3.4.7 Labor Qualities, RFP

Pages 43-45.

The table shows Project Managers as Key

Personnel; however, the total FTEs for these key personnel is 2.5. The Government has asked in

Section 1.2.1 on page 131 of the RFP for 3 key personnel resumes in this labor category. Can the

Government please clarify expectations regarding a key person who would be proposed for this effort but only needed for half-time support? Is the Government's intent to fully engage all three key persons or does the Government only expect a total of 2.5 FTEs of access and support from the three Key Personnel Project Managers?

The table provides estimates of projected staffing under this contract. Task orders will provide specific personnel and tasking requirements. Should a delivery/task order require only .5 time of a project manager, we envision that the other half of a project manager's time would be in one of the other labor categories on the contract, i.e., half-time managing the work and half-time actually doing the work.

33 Overtime 24 Section C

SOW

Section

Paragraph

3.1.4.1.5

Reference: Section 3.1.4.1.5 Overtime, RFP page

24.

Can the Government clarify the definition of

"overtime" for this contract? For example, if employees were to work more than 40hrs per week uncompensated, would this violate the intent of this SOW section? Alternatively, if employees were to work more than 40hrs but be compensated at their normal rate of pay (within labor allowances for a given task order), would this violate the intent of this SOW section?

Historically, the disallowance of overtime can be interpreted to only apply to hours compensated at an additional rate and not explicitly to additional hours either uncompensated or compensated at normal rate of pay.

The Government intends to have no overtime authorized and employees who were to work more than 40 hrs per week uncompensated, will violate the intent of the SOW Section

Paragraph 3.1.4.1.5.

34 Installation

Closure

23 Section C

SOW

Section

Paragraph

3.1.4.1.3

Reference: Section 3.1.4.1.3 Installation Closure, RFP Page 23.

The clause states: "When Federal facilities are closed by the Government, or when Federal employees are officially excused from work...Contractor personnel assigned to work at that facility in support of such Federal employees shall follow their parent company's policies".

Two questions arise from this section:

1) Since some employees will work offsite in a contractor facility, this clause would never apply to them (they are not "assigned to work at that facility in support of such Federal employees"). Is that the intent of this SOW element?

2) The clause regarding following "parent company policies" could result in different rules for different subcontractors on the same contract.

Is that the intent of this SOW element?

If the employee is working on Contractor facility the clause will not be applicable to them (this is reference to Government Site

Only). Subcontractors must report to the

Prime who will decide what is applicable.

35 Technical

Direction

Letters

(TDLs)

25 Section C

SOW

Section

Paragraph

3.1.11

Reference: Section 3.1.11 Technical Direction

Letters (TDLs), RFP Page 25.

Can the Government provide historical records of

TDLs provided for the past 6 or 12 months? The nature of TDLs could be a necessary part of understanding the contract execution for non-incumbent offerors. We recognize that TDLs do not alter the scope of the contract, but they could be needed to fully understand the interaction between contractor and Government for the execution of this requirement.

There are no known historicals of TDLs for this effort. It has not been part of this contract.

36 Citizenship

Requirement s

26 Section C

SOW

Section

Paragraph

3.2.1

Reference: Section 3.2.1 Citizenship

Requirements, RFP Page 26.

Has the Government granted a citizenship waiver for the execution of these contract requirements in the past 12-24 months? In our experience, this is a rare clause for a contract scope such as this one and understanding the impact of this clause is necessary to adequately evaluate staffing and compensation requirements for this effort.

No.

37 Maintain

On-Site

Software

Build

Library

35 Section C

SOW

Section

Paragraph

3.3.5.6

Reference: Section 3.3.5.6, Maintain On-Site

Software Build Library, RFP Page 35.

What is the approximate number of software builds maintained in the on-site software build library? This information is needed to fully evaluate and ensure adequate support and expertise for support of this requirement. Further, does the software build library need to maintain older systems and equipment (including old disk media) to maintain this library?

The number of software builds in the software build library, as well as the age of systems and equipment, will vary between delivery orders and tasks orders. The contractor will have the opportunity to evaluate those items to ensure adequate support when the delivery orders and tasks orders are generated after contract award.

38 Other

Government documents:

(e.g.

NAVAIR

Documents)

19 Section C

Section C

SOW

Paragraph

2.3

Reference: Section 2.3, Other Government documents: (e.g. NAVAIR Documents):, RFP

Page 19.

Reference is made to NAWC Software

Engineering SWPs and specifically SWP-4940-

001 through SWP-4940-0029. Can the

Government provide copies of these processes so that non-incumbent offerors have equal access to process documentation and can adequately respond to software development tasks in the

RFP?

Yes, we can provide copies of the SWPs.

39 Drafter / CD

Operator I

(Non-Key)

(Secret)

(SCA

30061)

(SOC 17-

3012)

54 Section C

SOW

Paragraph

3.4.7.17

Reference: Section 3.4.7.17 Drafter / CD

Operator I (Non-Key) (Secret) (SCA 30061)

(SOC 17-3012), RFP Page 54.

We strongly recommend that multiple levels be established for the Drafter/CAD Operator position. If the contract only provides the potential for Level I support in this labor category, development for employees in this category will be limited within the contract and this will likely drive attrition rates. Strongly recommend adding labor categories similar to the

Engineering Technician labor category in section

3.4.7.1.

Since the Drafter/CAD operator is a niche labor category (only .5 MY across the entire contract), we don't think this is necessary.

We can live with attrition in this category.

40 CRM &

Technical

Volume

127 Section L

Part A 3.5

L.3.5 on page 127 states that a CRM is required for the technical volume, but later states that the

CRM should, "cross-reference the proposal volumes (plural) and paragraphs to specific RFP requirements".

Please confirm the

CRM is only required for Volume 1 – Technical.

CRM is required for Volume 1 - Technical and for Past Performance under Past

Performance Cross Reference Matrix (CRM)

Annex 2.

41 Security

Clearance

132 Section L

Part B

Paragraph

1.3.1.1.4

The final RFP included a new requirement on page 132 (L.1.3.1.1.4 Security Clearance), which requires written certification of a Top Secret

Facility Clearance. Will the government consider allowing Offeror’s to provide the written certification as an appendix to Volume 1 outside of the 15-page limit of the management plan?

The Government has increased the page count to 10 for the written certification of a

Top Secret Facility Clearance portion which will be included within the Technical

Volume 1.

42 Security

Clearance

132 Section L

Part B

Paragraph

1.3.1.1.4

The final RFP included a new requirement on page 132 (L.1.3.1.1.4 Security Clearance), which requires plans for meeting personnel security requirements within 60 days of award. Given

L.1.3.2.1.(e) requires a transition plan that considers, “Security Requirement to include

OPSEC, facility clearances, and base access,” will the government consider removing the new requirement under L.1.3.1.1.4?

The Government will not remove the new requirement. Personnel performing these duties must meet the requisite security clearance requirements in order to be able to perform their duties. The appropriate clearance must be in place for the personnel to perform these functions.

43 Past

Performance

126 &

Section L

Part A

Paragraph

3.1, 3.3 and

3.4; Section

L Part B

Paragraph

2.1.2

The table under L.3.3 states that the past performance volume is one electronic file and

L.2.1.2 states that the

Offeror shall complete the Past Performance

Information Form, Attachment P1, for each past performance reference. However, L.3.1 on page

126 states that, "Proposal information must be structured such that its Volume/paragraph number matches the Proposal Instructions

Volume/paragraph number provided in section

“Part B Specific Instructions” to which it is responding..." Further, L.3.4 states that each volume shall contain a cover page and table of contents. Attachment P1 does not allow an

Offeror to comply with the requirements outlined in L.3.1 and L.3.4. Will the government consider increasing the number of files to be submitted for the past performance volume - One file to comply with L.3.1 and L.3.4 and one file for each P-1 form?

4.2.4 DoD SAFE specific limitations per

drop-off: one package per drop-off, the maximum file size per package is eight (8) gigabytes and the maximum file upload per package is 25 files. The Government will provide one drop-off request to the Offeror and one drop-off request to each proposed subcontractor. This language is added to the

RFP under Section L paragraph 4.2.4.

44 Past

Performance

132 Section L

Part B

Paragraph

2.1.2

L.2.1.2 states that the Offeror shall complete the

Past Performance Information Form, Attachment

P1, for each past performance reference. Graphics and/or tables cannot be entered into the Contract

On page 125, under 2.0 ELECTRONIC

PROPOSAL FORMAT, Section 2.1

"Drawings that are not imbedded within the text and submitted separately will be counted

Effort Description box within Attachment P1. For ease of evaluation, will the Government allow

Offerors to insert PDF pages into the P1 to organize content in tables/graphics to clearly and succinctly demonstrate relevancy?

as one page. Graphic resolution, including such data as tables, charts, or drawings, should be consistent with the purpose of the data presented. 2.2 Files shall not be embedded in PDF documents.

45 Drop-Off

Request

Code

126 Section L

Part A

Paragraph

2.2

Page 126 (Para. L.2.2) states that, "The Prime and

Subcontractor points of contact will receive an email that contains their unique “Drop-Off

Request Code” no less than 3 days prior to the proposal due date." With the proposal being due on a Monday, this provides limited time to confirm the Drop-Off Request Code has been received and mitigate any potential uploading issues within the DoD system. Will the government consider providing the Drop-Off

Request Code at least one week before the proposal due date?

No changes will be made concerning Drop-

Off Request Code.

46 Staffing

Plan

131 Section L

Part B

Paragraph

1.2.1

L.1.2.1 on page 131 requires a staffing plan that addresses items such as proposed subcontractor, consultant, or teaming arrangements; availability of personnel; and conformance with Section L, Paragraph 3.6.3, but Section M does not provide evaluation criteria for these requirements. How does the government intend to evaluate the requirements of L.1.2.1?

The Government will assess the clarity and thoroughness of the staffing plan, including the degree to which the proposed allocation of personnel resources demonstrates the

Offeror’s ability to meet the requirements of the SOW. The Offeror’s proposal will be evaluated to ensure that it complies with the

Government estimated labor mix and level of effort mandated by Section L, Part B, paragraph 3.6.3. This statement is added in

Section M under workforce.

47 Small

Business

(SB)

Utilization

Strategy

133 Section L

Part B

Paragraph

1.3.3

On page 133, the Small Business (SB) Utilization

Strategy requires evidence of enforceable commitments. In an effort to avoid potential file size issues when uploading into the DoD SAFE site, can Offerors provide the enforceable commitment documentation as a separate Annex

3 file?

Please see question 44.

48 LABOR

TERM

(Governmen t Site Hours)

16 Section B-1

(3)(b)

On page 16, Paragraph B1(b) states, "LABOR

TERM (Government Site Hours). Was it the

Government's intention to label this table as

LABOR TERM (Contractor Site Hours)?

On the bottom of page 15, " (b) Hourly

Burdened Composite Labor Rates for

Contractor Site" is the label for the table on page 16.

49 Labor

Categories

43 &

Section C

SOW

Paragraph

3.4.7 and

Section L

Part B

Paragraph

3.6.3

Section C Paragraph 3.4.7 lists Computer

Network Architect, Junior & Computer Network

Architect, Journey while Paragraph 3.6.3 lists

Network Engineer, Junior & Network Engineer, Journey. Would the Government please confirm that 3.4.7 reflects the labor categories to be used in this solicitation and correct?

Yes, as previously mentioned, section 3.4.7 is correct and table 3.6.3 has been updated to match 3.4.7.

50 Electronic

File

126 Section L

Part A

Paragraph

3.3

Section L, Paragraph 3.3 states that one electronic file is required for the cost volume. Would the

Government please confirm the expectation is for four (4) separate electronic files total, to include the

Attachments P3, P6/P7, P8, and the Cost/Price Narrative for

Volume III?

The Government confirms that one electronic file is needed for P6, P3, P8 and the cost narrative. Each subcontractor will have to submit P7.

51 Labor

Qualities

47 Section C

SOW

Paragraph

3.4.7;

The attachments P3, P6, P7, and P8 templates do not include Computer Network Architect, Junior or Computer Network Architect, Journey as presented in the Table found in Section C, Section 3.4.7 is correct. The Government has updated Attachments P3, P6, P7 & P8.

Attachments

P3, P6, P7, & P8

Paragraph 3.4.7. Will the government please confirm that the labor categories found in Section

C are the intended labor categories for Offerors to bid.

52 Past

Performance

148 Section M

Part A

Paragraph

2.3

Page 148 Paragraph M.2.3 states, “more relevant past performance will typically be a stronger predictor of future success and have more influence on the

Performance Confidence Assessment Rating.”

Paragraph 3.0 on page 152 defines a “relevant” rating as, “Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.”

By deleting the “very relevant” element from the ratings scheme, the government has conflated

“same” and “similar” performance. If, indeed, “more relevant past performance will typically be a stronger predictor of success,” why would the government not credit an Offeror’s Past

Performance involving essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities over an

Offeror’s Past Performance that merely includes a similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities?

FAR PART 15.304 guidance is to ensure the evaluation factors and significant subfactors represent key areas of importance to be considered in the source selection decision, and that those factors and subfactors support meaningful comparison and discrimination between and among competing proposals.

Would the government consider including the

“Very Relevant” rating found in most solicitations

(and contained within the original draft) that typically include a Past Performance Relevancy

Rating of four levels, to properly credit an

Offeror’s Past Performance involving essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities over an Offeror’s Past Performance that merely includes a similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities to support a more meaningful comparison and discrimination between and among the competing proposals?

Government will not revise or make any changes to Section M Part A Paragraph 2.3

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 Lot Labor - Term - In support of SOW

CPFF

Services in accordance with Section C, Statement of Work (SOW) paragraph 3.3

FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: 1300838592

PSC CD: R425

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

Labor - Term - NWCF

CPFF

Not Separately Priced (NSP) from CLIN 0001

FOB: Destination

Labor - Term - RDT&E

CPFF

Not Separately Priced (NSP) from CLIN 0001

Labor - Term - O&MN

CPFF

Not Separately Priced (NSP) from CLIN 0001

Labor - Term - Procurement

CPFF

Not Separately Priced (NSP) from CLIN 0001

Labor - Term - FMS

CPFF

Not Separately Priced (NSP) from CLIN 0001

0007 Lot ODC - Travel/Material supporting SOW

COST

Other Direct Cost (ODC) in support of CLINs 0001 in accordance with Section C, Statement of Work (SOW) paragraph 3.1.5 Other Direct Costs (ODCs), 5252.232-

9509 Travel Approval and Reimbursement Procedures, and 5252.242-9515

(Variation), Restriction of the Direct Charging of Material.

ODC - Travel/Material - NWCF

COST

Other Direct Cost (ODC) Not Separately Priced (NSP) Other Direct Costs (ODC) from CLIN 0007

ODC - Travel/Material - RDT&E

COST

Other Direct Cost (ODC) Not Separately Priced (NSP) Other Direct Costs (ODC) from CLIN 0007

ODC - Travel/Material - OMN

COST

Other Direct Cost (ODC) Not Separately Priced (NSP) Other Direct Costs (ODC) from CLIN 0007

ODC - Travel/Material - Procurement

COST

Other Direct Cost (ODC) Not Separately Priced (NSP) Other Direct Costs (ODC) from CLIN 0007

ODC - Travel/Material - FMS

COST

Other Direct Cost (ODC) Not Separately Priced (NSP) Other Direct Costs (ODC) from CLIN 0007

Administrative/Financial/Technical Data

COST

In support of Labor (Term) and ODC CLINs. Not Separately Priced (NSP) Data in support of SOW

0014 Lot Foreign-Area Allowance

CPFF

Foreign-Area Allowance in accordance with Section C, Statement of Work

(SOW) paragraph 3.1.4.1.6 in support of Section 3.3

Foreign-Area Allowance - NWCF

CPFF

Not Separately Priced (NSP) from CLIN 0014

Foreign-Area Allowance - RDT&E

CPFF

Not Separately Priced (NSP) from CLIN 0014

Foreign-Area Allowance - OM&N

CPFF

Not Separately Priced (NSP) from CLIN 0014

Foreign-Area Allowance - Procurement

CPFF

Not Separately Priced (NSP) from CLIN 0014

Foreign-Area Allowance - FMS

CPFF

Not Separately Priced (NSP) from CLIN 0014

0020 Lot Foreign-Area Allowance

COST

Foreign-Area Allowance in accordance with Section C, Statement of Work

(SOW) paragraph 3.1.4.1.6 in support of Section 3.3

Foreign-Area Allowance - NWCF

COST

Not Separately Priced (NSP) from CLIN 0020

Foreign-Area Allowance - RDT&E

COST

Not Separately Priced (NSP) from CLIN 0020

Foreign-Area Allowance - OM&N

COST

Not Separately Priced (NSP) from CLIN 0020

Foreign-Area Allowance - Procurement

COST

Not Separately Priced (NSP) from CLIN 0020

Foreign-Area Allowance - FMS

COST

Not Separately Priced (NSP) from CLIN 0020

Contractor Acquired Property

COST

Delivered Contractor Acquired Property (CAP) in accordance with Section C

SOW paragraph 3.1.5.2. In support of ODC CLINs. Not Separately Priced (NSP)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

5252.211-9503 LEVEL OF EFFORT (COST REIMBURSEMENT) (NAVAIR)(DEC 2012)

(a) The level of effort estimated to be ordered during the term of this contract is 1,860,000 man-hours of direct labor including authorized subcontract labor, if any. The contractor shall not, under any circumstances, exceed one hundred (100%) percent of the total level of effort specified in this basic contract. The estimated composition of the total man-hours of direct labor by classification is as follows:

CLIN TOTAL Man-Hours

0001 1,860,000

(b) FAR Clause 52.232-20, "Limitation of Cost" applies to fully funded orders and FAR Clause 52.232-22, "Limitation of Funds" applies to incrementally funded orders. Nothing in this clause amends the rights or responsibilities of the parties hereto under either of those two clauses. In addition, the notifications required by this clause are separate and distinct from any specified in either FAR Clause 52.232-20 or FAR Clause 52.232-22.

(c) In the event that less than one hundred (100%) percent of the established level of effort of the contract/order is actually expended by the end of the performance period, the Government shall have the option of:

(1) Requiring the Contractor to continue performance, subject to the provisions of the FAR Clause 52.232-20 or

52.232-22, as applicable, until the effort expended equals 100% of the established Level of Effort; or

(2) Effecting a reduction in the fixed fee by the percentage by which the total expended man-hours is less than one hundred (100%) percent of the established Level of Effort.

(d) The contractor agrees that effort performed in fulfillment of level of effort obligations under this contract shall include only verifiable effort in direct support of the work specified. It shall not include efforts such as work performed in transit to or from an employee's usual workplace, work during lunchtime activities, or effort performed at other non-work locations.

(e) In performing the contract/order, the contractor may use any reasonable combination of hours for the labor categories in support of section C of this contract/order.

B-1

Task Orders (TOs) that include CPFF Labor Term CLINs will be issued under this contract using the following streamlined ordering procedures:

(1) For each proposed order that includes CPFF Labor Term CLINs, the contracting officer will provide the

Contractor a TO and an Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE). The IGCE is an estimate of labor hours by labor category utilizing the Hourly Burdened Composite Labor Rates provided in table(s) below, to calculate the total estimated cost for the proposed CLINs and/or TO.

i. The TO fixed fee is calculated using Section G Clause 5252.232-9510 PAYMENT OF FIXED FEE

(NAVAIR).

ii. Ceiling for ODCs will be priced in accordance with the Government estimate.

iii. TOs crossing multiple years will be estimated by the Government…