Q_AND_A_N32205-18-Q-2021.docx

MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND

N32205-18-Q-2021

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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

1. Do you expect the CSRS and FERS students to be in the same sessions?

Answer: Yes

2. What is the expected class size for each training?

Answer: 25-50 Students

3. What is the anticipated number of students expected in a given performance year?

Answer: 800

4. How will materials be shipped if the session is done on board a vessel?

Answer: The expectation is that the materials will be brought with the Qualified Instructor and not shipped. If shipping is required, the vendor must coordinate with the ship’s Chief Mate and Purser and allow for enough time for shipping. Associated shipping costs may be included in the materials expenses CLIN.

5. Will the vessels be in port? Refers to item # 4 Answer: Typically, yes. However, if ship pulls out during contracted period, the instructor should expect to move with the ship to fulfill the training contract.

6. Will there be back to back sessions on board a vessel?

Answer: Not typically, but possible.

7. If not on board a vessel, then where might the training take place?

Answer: CIVMAR Support Unit (CSU) East, Norfolk, VA and/or CIVMAR Support Unit (CSU) West, San Diego, CA.

8. In what locales do you expect the training (i.e. States, countries)?

Answer: CONUS: California, Hawaii, New Jersey, Florida, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington.

OCONUS: Worldwide, but mostly Guam, Italy, Japan, Korea, Philippines and Souda Bay.

9. Will international training be part of this contract?

Answer: The requested training is for Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) Pre-Retirement Planning Seminars for Civilian Mariners (CIVMARs). There is not an international component that we are aware of for this training. However, if this question is actually concerning international travel, please see the answer to question 8.

10. Are itemized expenses expected for each expense submission?

Answer: Yes, expenses will need to be itemized based on labor, material, and travel.

11. What are the criteria for evaluation of the proposals?

Answer: As stated in the solicitation, The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(i) technical capability of the item or service offered to meet the Government requirement;

(ii) price;

(iii) past performance Award shall be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror. Evaluation for technical acceptability will include Qualified Instructor qualifications, ability to provide quality deliverables, and interactive training method quality. FAPIIS and PPIRS will be used to research past performance.

12. Is there an incumbent for this project? If so what was their previous bid?

Answer: No

13. What language barriers are anticipated?

Answer: Spanish, Tagalog, and Filipino.

14. They indicate that they want 2 days of training for each person CSRS or FERS. As CSRS and FERS are very different, will they consider 1/2 day on specifics of FERS, 1/2 day on specifics of CSRS and then 1 full day combined. In this way each person gets 1.5 days of complete training, with the half day tailored to that group (CSRS or FERS)?

Answer: The seminars shall not exceed two days and should include one-on-one interviews with requesting CIVMARs subsequent to the seminar.