15. Additional Questions and Answers MATSS.pdf

Q # RFP

Section

Page # Para # Reference Language Question F

33 AMND 1 8-Jul “fully burdened ship repair labor rate” AND a “fully burdened vessel modification labor rate”

Will the Government please confirm whether the Government is looking for two different rates or if these terms are meant to be synonymous, therefore, the Government is seeking a single rate for both ship repair and ship modification?

“Fully burdened ship repair labor rate” AND a “fully burdened vessel modification labor rate” are the same. The Government will change all references of "fully burdened vessel modification labor rate" to "fully burdened ship repair labor rate."

34 Note B 24 5.3.2

5.3.2 Physical Security states “Contractor must have

personnel available within a reasonable time 24/7 to report to the vessel and respond to any IDS, fire, or flooding alarms.”

Will the Government please confirm it is the Governmentʻs intent for the offeror to provide 24/7 on call support?

The Government clarifies that personnel are not on call but in the event of an emergency the contractor may need to respond to operate and/or repair specific equipment.

PWS 5.3.2 has been revised.

35 L

The Government provided Wage Determination 2000-0085 in Amendment 1, which explains the responsibilities of a Longshoreman, which includes responsibilities primarily surrounding manual or mechanical transferring of cargo, including rigging, and line handling. Many of the positions as described in section 6 PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS include rigging as a duty and crane operation under Education, Certification, and Licensure.

Many of the positions as described in Section 6 PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS include rigging as a duty and crane operation under Education, Certification, and Licensure. However, none of the positions include what the Wage Determination describes as a Longshoreman in their primary responsibilities.

Can the Government please clarify which positions, if any, map to the provided Wage Determination category of Longshoreman, and which map to occupations in the separately provided Wage Determination No.: 2015-5689.

The Government has amended the solicitation to include the wage determination 2015- 5689 rev 18 which lists all occupations subject to Service Contract Act. Furthermore, the Government will not confirm on how the contractor will meet the PWS requirement. Therefore, the Government will not map the PWS requirements specifically to the Wage Determination category.

Page # Para # Reference Language Question F

Wage

Determinations 2000- 0085 and 2015-5689.

2 CLINs 0002,0003, 1002,1003

Can the Government please clarify the assumptions taken to reach the Not-To-Exceed hours estimate provided, such as how many missions is assumes, and/or number of resources?

The Government has revised the hours provided. The Government states that not all positions are intended to be full-time positions as detailed in the PWS. PWS 6.3.4 has been revised.

37 Summary of Changes, Section B 2 CLINs 0003, 1003

The hours for CLIN 0003 were updated from 3,256 to 26,152 per year. We assume this update is to account for the maximum of seven (7) mission vs the minimum of three (3). However, when calculating the per mission hours and multiplying by seven (7) missions, there appears to be a surplus of more than 4,000 hours.

Can the Government confirm that offerors should bid the Government provided hours which will then serve as a ceiling?

The Government confirms that offerors should bid the Government provided hours.

38 Summary of Changes, Section B

Sample MATSS Mission Expenditures Diagram and Costs_21day

Can the Government please confirm if it is looking for direct costs for each item, or fully burdened costs?

The Government confirms that it is looking for direct costs.

Page # Para # Reference Language Question F

39 MM-03 41 9.1.1

Will the Government confirm all “Reports” and/or deliverables will be specified at the task order level, including the associated due dates. If so, will the Government consider amending the IDIQ PWS to reflect this understanding? For example, Report 2 List of Critical Spares is due “60 days after start of Contract”, recommend this is updated to “60 days after Task Order award”.

The Government confirms that all "Reports" and/or deliverables will be specified at the contract level with the exception of Report 10.

Report 10 already states that is applicable when the Vessel Modification CLIN is exercised.

40 Contractor Reports 1 Block 9 Offer Due Date and Time

We respectfully request that the Government reconsider the request to extend the offer due date. We understand that the Government is faced with critical mission requirements.

However, extending the offer due date will allow offerors to develop proposals that are more complete, complaint, and that will include offeror’s best terms which will provide the most value to the Government. An extension may also allow for efficiencies for the Government when evaluating proposals, as proposals will be at a higher level of detail.

The Government has reconsidered the request to extend the offer due date and agrees to change the offer due date and time to 6 SEPT 2022 at 10:00 a.m. HST.

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41 SF 33 7.5.3 37 The Contractor shall procure and maintain all emergency response equipment.

Is it the Government’s intent the contractor procure and provide all emergency response equipment for the vessel? If that is the Government’s intent, will the Government please confirm that all equipment will be procured under CLINs 0005 and 1005 using the provide plug number?

If that is not the case and offerors must propose the emergency response equipment, will the Government please provide an inventory of equipment?

The Government confirms that all emergency response equipment will be procured under CLINs 0005 and 1005.

42 Reference: Pricing (General)

Will the Government confirm the work to be performed under the resultant contract qualifies as an exemption from Hawaii General Excise Tax in accordance with Chapter 237- 26 “Exemption of certain scientific contracts with the United States” due to the MATSS barge supporting the operation of a test range and the nature of the missions for which the offeror will support?

The “Exemption of Certain Scientific Contracts with the United States” under HRS § 237-26 does not apply to the work to be performed under the resultant contract.

43 Clauses Reference: C-211-H004 HEAVY WEATHER PLAN

(NAVSEA) (OCT 2018)

Question: Amendment 1 confirmed there is no Government requirement that work be performed at the contractor's facility. Since the vessel will remain in the Navy’s possession under the OIC, we respectfully request C-

211-H004 HEAVY WEATHER PLAN (NAVSEA) (OCT

2018) requirement is removed as the contractor will instead support and execute in accordance with the OIC authored OTSR Heavy Weather Plan.

Government will amend the solicitation to remove clause C-

211-H004 HEAVY

WEATHER PLAN

(NAVSEA) (OCT 2018). This clause will be removed from the IDIQ contract.