N0042120R0145 Amendment 1 Questions.pdf

Solicitation N0042120R0145: Questions

1. Section M. Section M confirms that the award will be made on a best value determination, however, the RFP includes 5252.215-9524 BASIS FOR AWARD (NAVAIR) (JUL 1998) which contradicts this. Request the Government remove this clause reference on page 158/159.

a. 5252.215-9524 BASIS FOR AWARD (NAVAIR)(JUL 1998) has been removed from Section M in the solicitation Amendment 01.

2. Section I. Section I includes DFARS 252.227-7020 Rights In Special Works. This clause was not present in the previous RFP and would not apply to the type of services provided. Request this clause be removed from the RFP.

a. Clause DFARS 252.227-7020 has been removed from Section I in solicitation Amendment 01.

3. RFP. The RFP contains DFAR 252.204-7021 CONTRACTOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE CYBERSECURITY MATURITY MODEL CERTIFICATION LEVEL REQUIREMENT (NOV 2020). Will the Government please provide their intended timeline for implementation?

a. Clause DFARS 252.204-7021 has been removed from Section I in the solicitation Amendment 01.

4. Section J. Can the government please provide the Exhibit A CDRLs file as it was not included with the Final RFP release?

a. Exhibit A CDRL A001- A025 CDRLs have been included in this updated amendment.

5. Section L, Part A, 2.0, Para 2. Section L of the RFP states that: Graphs and tables shall be presented in no smaller than a 10 pt font and should contain a grid, but there is no mention of graphics. Will the government please confirm that graphics shall be presented in no smaller than 10 pt font and are not required to have a grid?

a. The Government confirmed that graphics shall be presented in no smaller than 10 pt.

font and are not required to have a grid.

6. Section L, Part A, 2.0. Para 4. Section L of the proposal states: Offerors may use hyperlinks within and among proposal volumes that do not include price information. 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. Will the government confirm that it is acceptable to use hyperlinks within the cost volume itself, for the Table of Contents and Figures or Tables, without any hyperlinks to other volumes?

a. The Government confirmed that hyperlinks within the cost volume itself are acceptable.

7. Section L, Part B, 1.2.3.1. Key Personnel Resumes. Section L requests a Signed Letter of Intent for each Key Personnel, but there is no page count allotted for them. Will the government please confirm that the requested LOIs are excluded from page count?

a. The Government confirmed that letters of intent are excluded from the page count.

8. Section B & Attachment P8. In reference to Attachment P8 Labor hours, Section B tables does not include the following locations: Fort Carson CO, Fort Walton Beach FL, Fort Campbell KY, Fort Bliss TX & Joint Base Lewis-McChord WA. Would the Government provide an updated Section B Composite Fully Burdened Rates table by locations?

a. Section B is broken up to have fully burdened labor rates for all professional labor categories and SCA labor categories broken up by location. Per the attachment P8, the labor mix for the locations listed above do not have SCA labor categories, therefore these locations are not singled out within Section B.

9. Section 3.1.5.1.2 OCONUS Travel. Which locations should the Contractor reference to apply Danger Pay premiums?

a. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers located at St. Inigoes and Electronics Technician Maintenance III (SCA) located at Chesapeake, VA receive danger pay. This is shown by the highlighted entries in yellow within the attachment P8.

10. Section 3.1.2.1 Work location & Attachment P8. The RFP states approximately 32% of work will be performed at Government Site and 68% of the work at contractor site. This estimate differs from the Attachment P8-Labor Hours which computes to approximately 27% of work will be performed at Government site and 73% will be performed at Contractor Site. Please clarify?

a. Section C, paragraph 3.1.2.1 has been corrected to reflect the estimates provided by Attachment P8.

11. RFP References:

• PG 141 – PART B SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS. “Cost or pricing information shall only appear in the Price/Cost volume.”

• PG 143 – Section 1.3 Small Business Utilization Strategy. “All strategies shall be presented in both dollars and percentages in relation to total subcontracted value.”

Question:

The Technical Volume has contradicting instructions related to pricing information. Will the government please remove the reference to dollars in Section 1.3 Small Business Utilization Strategy?

a. The offeror shall include the small business strategy in both dollars and percentages in relation to total subcontracted value within the Technical Volume, Small Business Utilization Strategy.

12. (Reference 3.6.2 Labor Hours & Section M 5.) The Government states the 1,815,600 hours are for the entire work effort, inclusive of options. The Total evaluated price is based upon the MPC for Labor and ODC costs for the 5 years plus Option to Extend Services. Would the Government please clarify what is to be proposed for the Option to Extend Services and the total amount of hours to be proposed?

a. The offeror does not require to proposed hours for Option to Extend Services. The Government will evaluate FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services in accordance with Section M, Part B, Paragraph 4.0.

13. (Reference 3.6.1 ODC’s) The Government provides Travel and Material estimates each for years 1-5. The Total evaluated price is based upon the MPC for Labor and ODC costs for the 5 years plus Option to Extend Services. Would the government please clarify what is to be proposed as ODC’s for the 6 month Option to Extent services and the total ODC’s to be proposed?

a. The offeror does not require to proposed ODC cost for the Option to Extend Services. The Government will evaluate FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services in accordance with Section M, Part B, Paragraph 4.0.

14. (Reference Attachment P8-Labor Hours) The Government included Danger Pay hours for the following CONUS locations: St. Inigoes MD and Chesapeake VA.

Would the Government please clarify why danger pay is required for these locations?

a. Per Section C, “OCONUS, travel may be required in potentially dangerous environments.

Contractors may be eligible for Danger Pay as a percent of their basic compensation per Department of State guidelines for Danger Pay.” The Government identified these labor categories who may travel from the Chesapeake and St. Inigoes locations to a place where danger pay would be required. This is an estimate and is given to the offeror so the offeror can proposed the same number of hours and labor categories with Danger Pay.