Government_Responses.pdf

ASCV Phase I Gov’t Responses

N39430-19-R-2117

1. Question: Please confirm if the government intends to request a second proposal with the detailed design, engineering, manufacturing, and testing approaches, as well as detailed pricing of the proposed ASCVs under Phases II and III. If so, please clarify the timing of the second proposal, and if it will be a deliverable under Phase I of the ASCV contract.

Response: Yes, the Government intends to request a second proposal from those that were awarded a contract in Phase I for detailed design, engineering, manufacturing, and testing, as well as detailed pricing of the ASCV, at the conclusion of Phase I. The proposal will not be a deliverable under Phase I but will include deliverables that were developed under the Phase I contract. PHASE II IS A DOWN-

SELECT FROM PHASE I AWARDEES.

See RFP Section C, third paragraph.

2. Question: Please confirm that the non-narrative proposal content listed in sections RFP Section L.1, (1), page 37and in Section L.3, A. 1. page 39, are both, not considered a "page" for page limit purposes, and also not included in the page count limitation.

Response: The solicitation has been amended to clarify what is included in the page count.

See Sections L.3 table and L.4(1).

3. Question: The attachment numbers and titles included in the requirements of RFP Section L3 for factors 3 and 4, pages 39 to 42, differ from the attachment numbers and titles listed under RFP Section:

J - List of Documents, page 31. Please confirm that the attachment numbers and titles listed under RFP Section: J - List of Documents are correct.

Response: The solicitation has been amended to correct the attachment numbers throughout the document.

Refer to updated Section J and corresponding Sections L.5(3) and L.5(4).

4. Question: Please confirm if Offerors must include a completed copy of Section K in both, Volume I and Volume II of the Proposal.

Response: The requirement for Section K is separate from the requirements in Volumes I and II.

Section K may be included in the Volume II pricing binder to save space; this is left up to the Offeror.

The solicitation has been amended to reflect this update.

Solicitation has been amended to clarify this requirement.

Refer to section L.3 table and L.3(h)

5. Question: Please confirm if the “dollar value” of the work performed by the prime contractor (Factor 3, page 41) is considered “cost information” (Page 37, 1. b.) and is not to be “contained in Volume I”.

Response: Dollar value of the work in terms of Small Business utilization is not considered cost information and should be included in the response to this factor.

6. Question: Please confirm if the “Cost Model” required by Section C.3.1 to be included in ASCV Preliminary Design Package (page 5) is a deliverable or part of a deliverable under Phase 1 of the ASCV contract.

Response: The solicitation has been updated to include information regarding cost models.

See Section C and Attachment J-6

7. Question: Organization of offer, it states that blank pages, cover letter, tables of content, glossary and index do not count towards the page count. On page 39 Paragraph L3 A General. It states that blank pages, cover letter, title page, table of contents and lists all count towards the page count

Response: The solicitation has been amended to clarify what is included in the page count.

Refer to section L.4(1)