N32253-18-R-0031_Q&A.docx

N32253-18-R-0031 Question and Answers

1. Did the Shipyard indicate what the maximum number of shipfitter mechanics they would need at any one time?

· Answer: Per page 6 of N32253-18-R-0031, PHNSY &IMF seeks a Contractor to provide technically qualified one (1) Shipfitter Mechanic Supervisor and five (5) Journeyman Shipfitter Mechanic personnel.

2. Please confirm that this is a standalone contract and that the Fully Burdened Ceiling Rates to be proposed under this RFP are not limited by the ceiling rate under our LOE contract.

Reference: N3225318R0031, Page 4 of 38, Paragraph 1

· Answer: Yes, this is a standalone contract. Yes, the Fully Burden Ceiling Rates to be proposed under this RFP are not limited by the current Touch Labor IDIQ.

3. Please confirm that any subcontractor rates are limited to the Prime Contractor’s Shipfitter Mechanic Ceiling Rate proposed/negotiated under this RFP, as opposed to the ceiling rate of our LOE contract.

Reference: N3225318R0031, Page 5 of 38, Paragraph 5

· Answer: Yes, subcontractor rates shall not exceed the contractor’s ceiling rate.

4. Please confirm that the referenced “ceiling rate” which our proposed Shipfitter Mechanic labor rate and material burden rate will be limited to is not the ceiling rate under our LOE contract.

Reference: N3225318R0031, Page 5 of 38, Paragraph 8

· Answer: Yes, this is a standalone contract and the ceiling rate is not limited to the current Touch Labor IDIQ.

5. Paragraph 8 mentions a ‘material burden rate’. Please confirm that these referenced ‘materials’ are ‘consumable materials’ and that these costs should be burdened into our proposed Shipfitter Mechanic labor rate.

Reference: N3225318R0031, Page 5 of 38, Paragraph 8

-Answer: Yes, the material burden rate is referencing the consumable materials, and shall be included in the contractor’s labor rate and not separately priced.