EPF Draft RFO_QA.pdf

EPF Draft RFO Questions

Question: RFO Reference: Topic: Question: Answer:

1 Section C, Subparagraph 3.1.2.3 Meeting Support Is the Government requiring a Sensitive Compartmented Information

Facility (SCIF)?

No SCIF requirement.

2 Section C, Subparagraph 3.2.7 Vehicle and Equipment Operation Will the Government provide a description of the types of vehicles and equipment required?

Vehicles include standard pickup trucks, vans, cars, non- CDL required box and flat bed trucks, various sized forklifts, man lifts and overhead cranes.

3 Draft RFO Questions & Answers Will the Government post/release to industry the list of questions submitted by contractors and the Government's response to contractor's questions? If so, where will this information be posted for the contractor access?

Yes, a copy of all Q&As will be posted with the final RFO in

PIEE.

4 Wage Determinations When a revised Wage Determination (WD) is issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) that change the hourly rate for specific SCA Labor Categories and those labor categories are included in the FFP Labor CLINs, will the revised increases be applied to the prices proposed?

No the firm fixed price is fixed and is a fully burdened fixed price as stated in Section L 3.1.5.

5 Wage Determination Please confirm that offerors should be using the most recent WD, 2015- 4279 Rev 32 dated 5/14/26 for personnel working in the St. Mary's County, MD area?

Yes, updated WD 2015-4279 Rev32 will be with final RFO

6 PWS Section 3.4.2.6 Labor Catatory -Project Management Specailists Junior

Labor category of "Project Management Specialists (Financial, Scheduling, and Procurement), Junior" within the minimum education and experience table; however, this labor category is not included within the detailed labor category functions and required experience following the table. In addition, this labor category is not included within Att C4, Government Labor Hours.

Please confirm that offerors are not to propose Project Management Specialists (Financial, Scheduling, and Procurement), Junior within their offers.

This labor category has been removed from table for final

RFO.

7 Attachment 10 SBPCD SBPCD, Page 1 states, 'Per Section L, Part B, Paragraph 3.1 All Contractors shall submit a Small Business Participation Commitment Document to accomplish the subcontracting goals of the RFP; however, Section L does not have a Part B, Paragraph 3.1. Further, Section L does not reference Attachment 10, SBPCD at all. Please confirm that Attachment 10 is not required to be included within Offeror's proposals.

The attachment has been updated for the final RFO. Per Section L there is no submission requirement at time of Offer for the SBPCD.

8 Section L Paragraph 3.5.2 NTE table for ODCs Paragraph 3.5.2 includes a "Not to Exceed" (NTE) table for Other Direct Costs (ODCs). The table lists the total 5-year NTE for Travel as $4,641,061.37; however, the sum of the listed travel for the base and all options is actually $5,190,080.57. Further, the overarching total for all ODCs is listed as $15,570,241.70; however, this number also would be reflective of a total Travel amount of $5,190,080.57. Please confirm that the total NTE for Travel for the base and all options should be $5,190,080.57.

The total NTE Travel amount in Section L Paragraph 3.5.2 has been updated for the final RFO.

9 Cost Workbook Instructions Tab Instructions Tab does not explain the Cost Summary Column C, Performance Based/Non Performance Based column. Would the government update the instructions to address this column?

Number 6 on the instructions tab covers these instructions.

10 Section L Paragraph 3.0.4 Submission requirements Paragraph 3.0.4 states " Segregation of Costs and Pricing. Because this is a hybrid task order, the Contractor and Subcontractors must strictly segregate their Cost/Price Volume between the Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF) CLINs and the Firm-Fixed-Price Level-of-Effort (FFP LOE) CLINs". Is the expectation that all Offerors will be required to fill out both a Cost Reimbursable Narrative and a Fixed Price TM Narrative?

Yes, the Offer would include both narratives and a completed Cost Worksheet to cover all CPAF and FFP CLINs.

11 PWS Paragraph 3.4.2.5 Qualification Substitution Chart Paragraph 3.4.2.5 states "The following labor categories require a minimum of a bachelor s degree as indicated by their level and degree requirement.

Substitutions with other degrees and work experience is not allowable";

however, there doesn't appear to be any labor categories listed. Please confirm that the Qualification Substitution Chart provided in paragraph

3.4.2.4 is applicable to all labor categories without exception.

What was paragraph 3.4.2.5 removed from final PWS.

12 Section L Paragraphs 2.5 and 2.5 Volume 2 formatting Paragraphs 2.5 and 2.5.1 provide restrictions on formatting; however, Volume 2, Technical, is to be provided as a PowerPoint Presentation. Please confirm that the formatting restrictions within Section L paragraphs 2.5 and

2.5.1 do not apply Volume 2, Attachment T1.

Paragraphs 2.5 and 2.5.1 provide general formatting guidelines.

13 Section L Paragraph 2.1.2.5 Oral Presentation Paragraph 2.1.2.5 states "the oral presentation shall only be presented by the proposed Key Personnel"; however, there is only one identified Key Personnel position. Would the Government consider allowing additional presenters outside of the one Key Personnel?

No, the Program Manager is expected to brief the Government.

14 Section L Paragraph 2.1.2.6.5 Oral Presentation Paragraph 2.1.2.6.5 states that the targeted interchanges with contractors following oral presentations are to be facilitated solely by Key Personnel;

however, there is only one identified Key Personnel position. Would the Government consider allowing additional facilitators during the targeted interchanges?

Targeted interchanges with the contractor will be facilitated by the Key Personnel position so the Government can determine the proposed PM has the knowledge and experience in the line of work detailed in the PWS/SOW.

15 Section L Paragraph 2.3.1 Table 1 Table 1 indicates that the Cost Narratives (Attachment C2 and C3) must be submitted in Microsoft Word 2016/.docx format. Given there are numerous enclosures within this volume, would the Government please consider allowing Volume 3, Cost Narratives to be submitted via Adobe PDF?

Word or Adobe PDF is acceptable. Table updated on final

RFO.

16 Attachment C4 Total LOE Att C4, Government Labor Hours, Total Non-Performance & FFP Tab, lists total hours as 643,200; however, the calculated total is actually 624,000 hours. It appears that this tab does not include the Off Site FFP Hours for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, Journeyman and Senior which, if added, would increase the total hours to 643,200. Please confirm that the total hours should be 643,200 and should include the off-site FFP hours.

Att C4 has been updated on final RFO.

17 Cost Workbook Instructions Tab Cost Workbook Instructions Tab does not explain the Firm Fixed Price Summary tab. Would the government update the instructions to address this tab?

Instruction numbers 25-32 cover the Fixed Price Summary Worksheet.

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