FISHER_OFFERORS_QUESTIONS.docx

1. Question: Part IX of the solicitation references Attachment O - Classified Vessel Requirement (not distributed with Solicitation). Does this Attachment need to be reviewed in person and acknowledged in our Proposal?

Answer: The Attachment must be reviewed in person or over a secure phone by an individual holding a SECRET clearance. The proposal must acknowledge that it meets the requirements of this Attachment. Part X(a)(1)(b)(20)(viii) has been revised to include this requirement.

2. Question: Part X(a)(1)(b)(10) of the solicitation requires offerors to provide completed Attachments G and H with the Offer. The solicitation lists Attachment G as the DoL Wage Determination (not provided to date) and Attachment H as ATFP Requirements. Please clarify.

Answer: Part X(a)(1)(b)(10) will be corrected to read that Attachments B, C, D, F and P shall all be included in the Price Proposal via amendment to the solicitation.

3. Question: Attachment B - Basic Pricing Data and Attachment C - Crew Complement were provided with the solicitation package. The RFP does not currently specify that these are to be completed and submitted as part of the Price Proposal. Please clarify.

Answer: As required by Part X(a)(1)(b)(10) please include Attachments B and C in the Price Proposal.

4. Question: Drytime Boxes 13-15, 17 and 76 will contain pricing data. Should the entire Drytime Box form be submitted with the Price Proposal, or should the Drytime Boxes (less boxes 13-15, 17 and 76) be submitted with the Technical Proposal, and boxes 13-15, 17 and 76 submitted with the Price Proposal?

Answer: Both the Price and Technical proposals shall contain the Drytime boxes. For the Technical proposal, all pricing information shall be redacted.

5. Question: Part X(a)(1)(b)(11) states: "All offerors are requested to address historical compliance with the requirements of FAR 52.219-8 (Utilization of Small Business Concerns) in the Performance Data Sheet (Attachment IX(A))." However, the Past Performance Data Sheet (Attachment P) lacks Block 14 where this response would normally be provided. Can the Government provide Attachment P with Block 14, or should our response be provided elsewhere in our proposal, and if so, where?

Answer: Attachment P will be revised to include Block 14.

6. Question: Attachment D - DD254 and Attachment F - SF-LLL were provided with the solicitation package. The RFP does not currently specify that these are to be completed and submitted as part of the Price Proposal. Please clarify.

Answer: See answer to Question 2 above.

7. Question: In view of the Government's requirement as stated in X (a)(1)(b)(12) that proposals should not require "extensive searching... to locate and evaluate a particular item", can the Government provide a list of the required contents for the Price and Technical volumes?

Answer: The requirements for proposals are listed in Part X of the Solicitation.

8. Question: Section E 3.5.1 Vessel specification / capability etc.: The maximum summer mean draft when laden with 900 TEU, comprised of the 487 TEU mission cargo identified in Attachment N plus 413 TEU weighing 27,959 lbs. each, bunkered for 13,000 nautical miles and using class constants is 34 feet in saltwater. Please clarify if the 413 TEU are also ammunition containers and if yes what class.

Answer: The 413 TEUs above the primary planned load of 487 shown in attachment N should be assumed to be loaded ammunition containers; however they could also include some mix of empty containers. Worst case would be 100% ammunition loaded. As it relates to the hazard class of the containers, that would depend on mission requirements and could be all Class 1, all some other class, or a varied mix of all classes which is not possible to specify at this time.

9. Question: Under Documentation (Attachment E-17.1) please explain what documentation is to be supplied 48 hours from contract award.

Answer: Attachment E paragraph 17 will be revised to indicate the documentation to be supplied.