Copy_of_SAMM_Solicitation_QA.xlsx
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| Row # | Paragraph/section | Contractor Question/Comment | Government Response |
| 1 | Section 1.3.1 of the QASP | References the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) included as an unnumbered attachment to the solicitation. This attachment states “the Government will hold back 10% of the total value (excluding travel costs) until performance is complete” this amount could exceed expected profits, additionally for a task order with a lengthy period of performance this could amount to a significant amount of monies. Does the government really intend to exercise this hold back on a small business? | The QASP has been updated. The Government will hold back one (1) percent of the total value (excluding travel costs) until performance is complete. |
| 2 | QASP | Many of the items in attachment 1 of the QASP require further discussion and may be dependent upon actions out of the contractor’s control. Will the contractor and government be able to further define these items after contract award? | The QASP is a "living document" that dictates how the Government will surveil a contractor's performance and it can be updated at any time if the surveillance methodologies are not working, become overly burdensome, or the performance indicators change. If after award the contractor wants to provide input on surveillance methodologies they could provide that. |
| 3 | Attachment 8 | Attachment 8 of the solicitation provides ABS RULES FOR SURVEY AFTER CONSTRUCTION 2016, Part 7, the most current version was updated in July 2018. This update differs significantly from the 2016 version of the document. Please confirm the government intended to provide the most recent version? | Attachment 08 revised with latest version of ABS report |
| 4 | Attachment 10 | Attachment 10 of the solicitation specifies “Post Graduate” experience for qualifications in lieu of a degree for the Senior Vibration Engineer and Vibration Engineer positions please verify this was not the government’s intent. | Attachment 10 updated. The qualifications section has been updated. Please note that it was discovered that some cells had been unexpanded and certain criteria were hidden. Please review the entire document |
| 5 | Sample Task Section 2.10.1 | References “J-21 – MSC Technical Library hardware list”, does the government intend to reference Attachment “14_MSC_Technical_Library_Hardware_List.xlsx”? | Updated Sample Task to reference Attachment 14 |
| 6 | Sample Task Section 2.10.4 | References J-22 MSC Computer Aided Designed (CAD) drawing standard, does the government intend to reference Attachment “15_MSC_Computer_Aided_Designed_(CAD)_drawing_standard.pdf”? | Updated Sample Task to reference Attachment 15 |
| 7 | Sample TaskSection 2.10.4 | References J-23 MSC General Technical Requirements (GTRs), does the government intend to reference Attachment “16_MSC_General_Technical_Requirements_(GTRs).doc”? | Updated Sample Task to reference Attachment 16 |
| 8 | Solicitation SF1449 | 1) Block 8 of SF 1449 as well as the posting on FedBizOpps specifies a response date of 0900 September 9, 2018. The solicitation proposal submission information on page 54 states in part “All proposals in response to this solicitation shall be hand delivered or mailed to the address set forth below”. September 9, 2018 falls on a Sunday, would the government consider changing the response date to fall on a normal work day, or is the government requesting the package be delivered by 1700 on September 7? If the government specifies a normal work day, would the government consider changing the time to later in the work day? | Response date changed to 0900 September 11, 2018. |
| 9 | CDRL | 2) CDRL A033 Invoice Report (No. 19) seems to be geared towards a cost reimbursable contract please confirm that these details are necessary on a Firm Fixed Price contract. | CDRL 33 is revised along with the applicable PWS paragrpah |
| 10 | Section 6.1 of the PWS | Contract Line Item Number 0003 identifies SAMM Engineering Services – Travel as a Firm Fixed Price line item. However, section 6.1 on page 97 states “The Contractor shall be reimbursed for the reasonable actual cost of transportation, lodging, meals and incidental expenses when required to travel for this contract. Actual costs shall be considered reasonable, allowable, and reimbursable only to the extent that they do not exceed on a daily basis the maximum per diem rate in effect at the time of travel as set forth in the DOD Joint Travel Regulations (JFTR) located at http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/. Actual cost does not include handling charges, general and administrative cost, overhead, profit or any other indirect cost.” |
Please confirm that the Prime and Sub-Contractors are not allowed to add administrative costs to travel expenses in a Firm Fixed Price contract.
| Travel is listed as Firm-Fixed-Price in the schedule and is not treated as a cost reimburable CLIN as the rules and regulations in FAR 31 do not apply. It is confirmed that administrative costs cannot be applied to travel. | |||
| 11 | Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors Table Page 55 of the PWS | Under the heading of Proposal Submission Information on page 55 the page limit for response to Technical Sub Factor 1 is 20 pages, would the government consider increasing this limit to 30 pages? | Limit is increased to 30 pages. |
| 12 | Instructions, Conditions and Notices to OfferorsTable Page 55 of the PWS | Under the heading of Proposal Submission Information on page 55 the page limit for response to Technical Sub Factor 2 is 30 pages, would the government consider increasing this limit to 50 pages? | Limit is increased to 40 pages. |
| 13 | Some of the questions asked are essential to both the technical and pricing portions of our response. Will the government consider answering these questions on an as soon as possible basis? | Yes |
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