Q_AND_A_Responses_1.docx

MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND

N32205-17-R-4205

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS #1

The following are answers to questions received from potential offerors. The answers provide clarification only and DO NOT constitute an amendment to the solicitation.

QUESTION #1:

Contractor notes that Work Item 512, 604 and 644 does not appear on the J-2 Category “A” Items document provided with Amendment 0001 received 01/17/2017. Has this item been removed from the solicitation?

ANSWER: Work items 512, 604, and 644 have not been removed from the solicitation and will be been added to the J-2. A revised J-2 will be issued with Amendment 0002

QUESTION #2:

Contractor notes that the J - 3 Category “B” Items identifies Specification Item 0910 as the Dry Docking and Undocking Vessel and the J - 2 Category “A” Items identifies Specification Item 0901 as the “Dry-Docking and Undocking Ship”. What is the correct Specification Item that should be listed on the J-3 Category “B” Items?

ANSWER: Work Item 910 is to Overhaul the Sea Valves. Work Item 902- Additional Dry-Dock days is a Category “B” item. Attachment J-2 will be revised to remove 902 and Attachment J-3 will be revised to change 910 to 902. Revised J Attachments will be included in Amendment 0002.

QUESTION #3:

Can MSC provide drawing referenced in paragraph 2.0 for work item 1006?

ANSWER: Drawings for Work Item 1006 will be provided on Amendment 0002

QUESTION #4

The work item 941 contains the correct title but the footer of the work item shows Item 903B. Please advise.

ANSWER: Work Item 941 has been revised to include the correct footer and will be included in Amendment 0002.

QUESTION #5

Please confirm that the price for Section B, Item 0001 (“CATEGORY “A” Work Items”), is to exclude the price for Section B, Item 0006 (“CAT A WI 1006”). If so, please revise the description of Item 0001 to clarify.

ANSWER: Section B, Item 0001 ("CATEGORY "A" Work Items"), is to EXCLUDE the price for work item 1006. The price for work item 1006 is to be captured in Section B, Item 0006

QUESTION #6

For Work Item 211, the material in paragraph 4.2 does not show on the J-4 GFM material list provided.

1. Please verify that the material listed in 4.2 is actually GFM.

2. Please confirm that any similar discrepancies in the work items, between the work spec indicating actual GFM and the J-4 GFM list mean that materials will in fact be provided as GFM.

ANSWER:

1. MSC confirms that material listed in paragraph 4.2 of work item 0211 is to be government furnished.

2. MSC is not aware of any other discrepancies between the work spec indicating actual GFM and the J-4 GFM list mean that materials will in fact be provided as GFM. Should there be actual discrepancies it is equally the responsibility of the offeror to identify and request resolution for the same.

QUESTION #7

The ship name at the top of work item 941 is USNS MATTHEW PERRY (T-AKE 9). Please provide applicable version of Item 941 for USNS CESAR CHAVEZ (T-AKE 14).

ANSWER: Work item 941 has been corrected and a revised copy will be included in amendment 0002.

QUESTION #8

Items 025 and 030 are listed on the J-2 Cat A price sheet, but are Cat B items also listed on the J-3. Please confirm these items should not be included on the J-2.

ANSWER: Work items 025 and 030 are Category “B” items and will be removed from the J-2.