N3904026R0002 Q and A.pdf

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Respectfully request that the Government confirm that interim Secret clearances are acceptable prior to badging and assignment, in addition to final-adjudicated Secret Personnel Security Clearances.

Per the attached DD254 and the SOW, personnel must have final adjudicated security clearances prior to arriving.

Evaluation criteria regarding personnel is identified in Attachment 7, Section 3.1

The Escalation table on page 7 of Attachment 7 to the solicitation purports to provide minimum escalation rates for inclusion in offerors’ proposals. However, the values for the Base Year and all Option Periods are blank. Respectfully request that the Government provide the minimum escalation rates, or else confirm that there are no minimum escalation rates applicable to this solicitation.

The table is updated.

The ODC table on page 7 of Attachment 7 to the solicitation purports to provide the “Government estimated ODCs” which “Offeror shall propose… in accordance with the table below.” However, the values for the Base Year and all Option Periods are blank. Respectfully request that the Government provide this data to offerors as soon as possible so that we can include it in our proposal submissions.

Offerors are to propose ODCs based on their staffing approach.

The RFP states that the “Offeror shall submit one additional past performance reference for each subcontractor proposed to perform more than 100% of the total labor hours, if available”. Was this supposed to be 10% vice 100%?

RFQ should have indicated 10% of the total labor hours not 100%

The “attachment 2 – staffing plan” does not delineate any key personnel for the project, but the solicitation (page 9 section 2.5) calls out the Contracts Manager as a key. Is the Contracts Manager a key with hours to be proposed by the contractor?

Yes, contracts manager is key and the hours shall be proposed by the contractor as stated in Section 1.2 of the

SOW.

Respectfully ask for an extension of one week for the proposal due date due to weather delays and other factors, including answers to the questions above.

The deadline to accept proposals has been extended to March 27, 2026, at

1:00 PM EST.

On the SAM “landing page” for this opportunity the NAICS code list is 541380 – Testing Laboratories and Services. However, in Attachment 7 Section L para 3.4.3 of the solicitation it states the applicable NAICS code as 541330. BI Solutions is a Small Business in both NAICS, but we need to know the correct one to utilize.

This was an administrative error. Please utilize 541330 and not 541380.

Does the government want resumes for the Base Year (5 inspectors total) and the OYs (10 inspectors total)? We feel confident in the staffing for the base year, but would be less confident in personnel who would not be employed until ~ May 2027.

Offerors are to submit personnel resumes to support the quantity of personnel needed for this contract in both base and option years.

On the SAM link for the solicitation it references that only Seaport MAC holders can participate in this opportunity.

All Seaport opportunities fall under NAICS 541330. The PNS opportunity specifically states on SAM that it is only for small businesses and is listed under NAICS 541380.

These two different NAICS have different size limits and we are requesting clarification on exactly which NAICS this opportunity is listed under.

See response in question 7.

PWS Section 2.4.1 states that a Contractor's Supervisor(s) must be readily available to the workforce during the work hours of the shift that the employees are assigned.

For Option Year 1 and 2, is an additional Supervisor required for the 2nd shift? If so, can the government increase the LOE for the Supervisor for Option Year 1 & 2?

Yes, a supervisor is required for the second shift. The table in section 1.2 of the PWS has been updated to reflect that change, and the Government has now included the LOE for the second shift supervisor.