TARCES Q and A Amend 0001.xlsx
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- N00421-21-R-0116
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This document contains questions and answers related to a solicitation for Tactical and Remote Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, and Intelligence (C5I) Edge Systems (TARCES) support. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) Special Communications Mission Solutions (SCMS) Division requires contractor support for C5ISR engineering from requirements definition through sustainment within CONUS and OCONUS locations. Services include rapid operations and support of C5ISR systems for various platforms and equipment. The solicitation involves labor categories such as engineers, technicians, and analysts requiring security clearances up to the Secret level. Questions clarify proposal requirements, past performance forms, annex contents, and labor category qualifications. No products or services are directly required by this document, which serves as an appendix containing questions and answers about the referenced solicitation.
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| Tactical and Remote Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, and Intelligence (C5I) Edge Systems (TARCES) (RFQ #: N0042121R0116) | ||||
| Question # | RFP Section | Question | ||
| 1 | L.A.3 (Page 102); L.B.1.3.2 (page 107); L.B.2.3 (page 108) | The proposal content and volume table listed on page 102 states Annex 1 is Sample Task Supporting Documents; Annex 2 Past Performance Supporting Documents; and Annex 3 is the Small Business Subcontracting Plan. However, on page 107 section 1.3.2 it states " The Large Business Offeror shall provide its SB Subcontracting Plan conforming to the requirements of FAR 19.7 and DFASRS 219.7 as Annex 2". Additionally, in Section L.2.3 on page 108 it states "Offeror shall provide one electronic copy of the SOW/PWS for each contract reference as Annex 1". Can the government please clarify if the annexes listed in the table are the correct references? | Section L part A, paragraph 3.0 has been updated via Amendment 01. | |
| 2 | PWS 3.3.1.1.2 | The PWS States "The Contractor shall support the review, refinement or critique of existing project documentation." Will the USG provide offerors access to a bidders library?” | The SOW is not provided for bid response purposes. Sample task response will be used for evaluation of the technical approach. | |
| 3 | L.B.1.1.3 Assumptions | In "PWS 1.1.3 Assumptions: (j) The Offeror is to provide suggested minimum satellite bandwidth requirements and optimal bandwidth". Will the government specify the frequency spectrum which the Satellite systems must operate within? | No, each offeror should propose a frequency that best aligns with their understanding of the technical requirement of the sample task. | |
| 4 | L.B.2.2 Past Performance Form | Section L states "The Offeror shall submit no more than five Past Performance Information Forms as the Prime Contractor, no more than two forms for each principal subcontractor, and/or no more than two forms for each JV team member." Can the government clarify if the total number of past performance submissions capped at five (as both prime and sub), or is the total number capped at five as the prime and no more than two each for principal subcontractors or those providing one or more key personnel? | The total number is capped at five specifically for the prime contractor and no more than two for each principal subcontractor. | |
| 5 | L.A.3 Proposal Content and Volumes | The first table within L.A.3 identifies the contents of Annex 1 as “Sample Task Supporting Documents. Can the following items (identified in Part B, 1.1.4) be included in Annex 1? | ||
| - | Technical artifacts and other products | |||
| - | WBS/IMS | |||
| - | MEL | Section L part A, paragraph 3.0 has been updated via Amendment 01. | ||
| 6 | L.B.1.1.2 Scenario Background | In the first paragraph it is stated “The network system will be representative of seventy (70) units required” and in the Phase 2 description, it is stated as “seventy (70) systems”. Please clarify the meaning of these statements. Is the requirement for seventy (70) workstations or laptops? | Referring to 70 units and 70 systems are interchangeable. | |
| 7 | L.B.1.1.3 Assumptions | Assumption “a.” refers to “the Government’s rapid engineering approach”. Can a reference document be provided to define or describe this approach? | The Government expects the format to support a rapid schedule. | |
| 8 | L.B.1.1.3 Assumptions | Assumption “h.” identifies “The sponsor is limited to twenty-five (25) amps single phase 120VAC for the network equipment.” Are the power requirements for the seventy (70) units/systems excluded from this limit | Yes, the power requirements for the seventy (70) units/systems are excluded from this limit. | |
| 9 | L.B.3.5 GFI/3/5/1 ODCs | “The Government provides ODC provisions for materials and travel. However, there is no indication of whether or not HOLA and COLA would be cost reimbursable for OCONUS resources. Will the Government confirm that the Travel estimate includes provisions for Overseas allowances for OCONUS personnel?” | The Government has included the estimated HOLA and COLA costs into the Section B. | |
| 10 | L.B.3. Price/Cost Proposal | “If proposed, subcontractors shall provide the same information required for the prime contractor, unless otherwise noted below…” Will the Government confirm that supplemental information is required for COST type subcontractors only? | Each subcontractor shall complete the P06 to the maximum possible extent. | |
| 11 | Attachment P08 Labor Hours | The Government provides estimated FTE’s/LOE by contract year. However, as labor costs and potentially OCONUS allowances will be impacted by the allocation of resources by location, will the Government provide the location associated with the prescribed FTEs? | Please see the updated Solicitation and P08. | |
| 12 | Attachment P05 Wage Determinations | The Government provides WD for Maryland County of St Mary's, however outlines various additional locations, to include Virginia, Florida, and Hawaii. Will the Government confirm that there are no SCA covered resources in these locations? | No SCA employees are required in Virginia, Florida, or Hawaii. | |
| 13 | Part B, 3.3.1 | 3.3.1 Offerors shall submit their fully completed price/cost proposal utilizing the Cost Summary Spreadsheet (Attachment P6). Are T&M subcontractors required to complete the Attachment P06? | Each subcontractor shall complete the P6 to the maximum possible extent. | |
| 14 | Section L, Part B, 2.2, page 107 | 2.2 PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION FORM: The Offeror shall complete the Past Performance Information Form, Attachment P1, for each past performance reference. To improve readability, can the P1s be replicated within the proposal volume using versus using the actual PDF forms? All P1 requirements/fields will be included. Times New Roman 12 pt Normal font will be used. Any graphs or tables presented will be presented in no smaller than a 10 pt font. | Please use the attachments as provided in the Solicitation. | |
| 15 | Section L, Part B, 2.2, page 107 | The Offeror shall submit no more than five Past Performance Information Forms as the Prime Contractor, no more than two forms for each principal subcontractor, and/or no more than two forms for each JV team member. Will the government consider Past Performance Information Forms (P1) from subcontractors that are not principal subcontractors or JV Team members? | No, non principal subcontractors and non JV Team members Past Performance will be considered. | |
| 16 | Section L, Part B, 2.2, page 102 | RFP states: "Each volume of the proposal shall be submitted as one original and additional copies as specified in the table below. The table below supersedes the copies requested in Block 9 of the Standard Form (SF) 33." The references table states that One (1) Electronic Copy is required. Instructions under the table state that each volume shall a “Copy number”. Please confirm that “Copy #1/Original” is compliant with RFP requirements. | Yes, Copy#1/Original is compliant with RFP Requirements. | |
| 17 | 3.4.5.5, Page 30 | Required certification: Active Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP). Would the Government accept higher level Cisco networking certifications, e.g., CCAr (Cisco Certified Architect) and CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) are a higher level of accreditation than the CCNP requirement. | The minimum requirements are defined. | |
| 18 | 3.4.4.4 Qualification substitution chart. | Master's Degree: Would the Government consider removing the language from the Master's Degree substitution table that states: "Neither an associate’s degree nor years of experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree when a master’s degree is required," and allow the Bachelor's degree to be substituted with years of experience? For example, an individual with no degree can fulfill a senior level position with a minimum of 20 years of work experience related to the applicable labor categories. These 20 years are broken out as follows: 10 years relevant experience, 6 years substitution for a Bachelor's degree, and 4 years additional work for a Master's degree. Furthermore, allowing this substitution would comply with Executive Order 13932, to include capable candidates and improve labor-market efficiencies. | The requirements of the SOW represent the requirements of the work to be completed. | |
| 19 | 3.4.5.5 Computer Network Architects Senior (1 FTE Key) | Required Certification: Active Cisco Certified Network Professional. Would the Government accept a Key person at proposal submission who obtains CCNP within 6 months of contract award? | The minimum requirements are stated accurately in the Soliciation Section C, Statement of Work (SOW). | |
| 20 | ESTIMATED RATES NOTE | Composite Fully Burdened Rates table by LCAT. The Composite Fully Burdened Rates table does not indicate a overtime rate for the following SCA Labor Categories: Technical Instructor/Course Developer, and Technical Instructor. Will the Government consider adding rows for these LCATs to capture applicable overtime rates anticipated for use during execution of SOW tasks 3.3.1.5.8, 3.3.1.5.9, 3.3.1.5.10, and 3.3.2.12 ? | No overtime is required for these LCATs. | |
| 21 | 3.3 PRICE/COST INFORMATION | 3.3.9 This solicitation is, and the resulting contract will be, subject to the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended, | ||
| and to FAR clause 52.222-41, contained in Section I of this solicitation. Offerors shall propose employee’s wages in accordance with the attached Wage Determination (Attachment 10). Would the Government consider SCA rates for partial FTEs in other locations based on anticipated work in CONUS and OCONUS locations? | All SCA labor categories will be performed in the California-Lexington Park, MD locality. | |||
| 22 | L, 2.0, Proposal Format, Page 100 | All pages should be numbered with section and page numbers. Please confirm that utilizing a "Volume Number-Page Number" convention is compliant with the instructions. If a Section-based convention is required (i.e, 1.1-Page Number, 1.2-Page Number), each section would need to start on its own page which increases the need for additional page count. | A Volume Number-Page Number convention is compliant with the soliciation. | |
| 23 | 3.2.2.1 Contractor personnel Labor Category (LCAT) security requirements | Anticipated FTEs by Labor Category. Would the Government consider adding BLS 11-3021 - Computer and Information Systems Managers (Junior, Journeyman, and Senior) to the Labor Categories in SOW Section 3.2.2.1? | No, the requirement doesn't necessitate the Government adding BLS 11-3021 - Computer and Information Systems Managers (Junior, Journeyman, and Senior) to the solicitation. | |
| 24 | 10. Contractor Will Require Access To: | e. National Intelligence Information (2) Non-SCI. Would the Government consider revising the DD 254 to provision for "(1) Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)" to enable support of NAVAIR PMAs that require SCI access? | No, SCI is not anticipated for this requirement. | |
| 25 | BLS ranges were provide for some SCA labor categories (Engineering Technician and Technical Writer), but not all the SCA LCATs listed in the FTE table with SOW Section 3.2.2.1. Would the Government consider revising Attachment P04 BLS Chart to include all LCATs anticipated? | Engineering Technician and Technical Writer are included in the P04 because they are included in the BLS, all other SCA LCATs are not included in the BLS for the LCAT and therefore not included in the chart. | ||
| 26 | 3.2.2.1 Contractor personnel Labor Category (LCAT) security requirements | Information Security Analysts (1 - KEY) requires TS clearance. Would the Government accept a Secret clearance for the Information Security Analyst (One (1) FTE Key) at proposal submission with Top Secret clearance obtained within 6 months of contract award? | No, the minimum requirement is stated in paragraph 3.2.2.1 of the SOW. | |
| 27 | 3.4.5 Professional/Non Professional services labor qualifications | DEGREE MAJOR REQUIREMENT & APPLICABLE SUBSTITUION RESTRICTION: Would the Government accept Engineering degrees for the personnel bid in the Information Security Analyst labor categories in addition to the solicitation requirement for a Computer Science or IT discipline degree? | The minimum requirements are stated accurately in the Soliciation Section C, Statement of Work (SOW). |
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