Bidders Questions 20200508 1820.pdf

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Page # Section/ Paragraph RFP Statement Question/Comment Answer

1 67 RFP Section L.1.2.a LHD-2 Shipcheck #1 (11 May 2020 – 29 May 2020) Would the Navy consider making the September 2020 ship check the first ship check required under the solicitation?

The May ship check is still scheduled. Update 4/24/2020 - The May ship check has been removed from the solicitation.

14 RFP Section C.7 AutoCAD go-by drawings source files, for repeat alterations, will be made available upon request.

Will AutoCAD source files be provided for repeat alterations as stated in 7.17 and is the contractor permitted to roll over source files from previously developed SIDs?

Paragraph 7.17 also states that AutoCad go-by drawings source files, for repeat alterations, will be made available upon request.

Paragraph 7 states that all SID development (excluding revisions) shall assume use of zero rollover of source files from previously developed SIDs.

3 3, 10, 12 RFP Section B, Item

3000; RFP

Sections C.7.3 and

C.7.22

LHD 7 requirements What LHD 7 efforts will be included in this contract? There may be Technical Instructions issued under this contract for SID development to support LHD-7 SID efforts. This contract does not include

LHD-7 ship check efforts.

66 RFP Section L.4.1 Offerors shall propose the labor hours required to perform the requirements of the PWS for the period of performance specified in Section F.

Government Furnished Information was not identified in the draft RFP. What information is the Navy going to provide to develop the basis of estimate for the labor hours? Or, is it the Navy's intent to provide the LOE hours to propose on each CLIN?

LOE man-hours were added to Section B.

5 7, 22, 61 RFP Section C.6.1, Section F, Section L

1.2

Period of Performance for the first pre-ship check is 27

April 2020. Period of Performance to begin 24 April

2020.

What is the Navy's anticipated timeline for submittal of the proposal in order to meet the start of the PoPs identified in the Draft RFP?

Proposal submittals are required by 1000 on April 15, 2020. Update 4/24/2020

- Proposals are required by 1000 on May 11, 2020.

6 17 C-215-H002

Contract Proposal

(NAVSEA)(OCT

2018)

Paragraphs (a) and (b) What is the Navy's intent for incorporating this clause into the contract?

The technical volume(s) of the awarded Contractor's proposal will be incorporated by reference as stated in this clause.

81 L-215-H004

INSTRUCTIONS

FOR PRICING OF

CONTRACT DATA

REQUIREMENTS

LIST (NAVSEA)

Provision This clause is rarely used anymore because it does not result in CDRL pricing that is meaningful and CDRL costs are not separately evaluated. This pricing would usually only include the cost to deliver the data item to the Government. The costs to develop the data item are included elsewhere in the labor portion of the proposal.

For the same reason, Data CLINs are Not Separately

Priced (NSP). Will the Government delete this requirement from the RFP?

Provision is required and included in the RFP.

8 7 RFP Section B N/A Will the final solicitation contain a "Payment of Fees"

Clause?

Added B-232-H004 PAYMENTS OF FEE(S) (LEVEL OF EFFORT)--

BASIC (NAVSEA) (OCT 2018).

9 41 RFP Section H N/A Will the final solicitation contain a "Level of Effort"

Clause?

Added H-216-H001 LEVEL OF EFFORT--BASIC (NAVSEA) (OCT 2018).

91 Section M 3.2.2 Large business offerors will not be eligible for award if they fail to submit an acceptable Small Business

Subcontracting Plan where small business subcontracting possibilities exist.

With the SOW that is provided within the draft RFP, there are not specific engineering/design discipline level requirements (i.e. Ship Alt identification with supporting

GFI). As such, the ability to identify and thoroughly evaluate small businesses that are qualified to perform the intended work scope is limited. Furthermore, a less specific SOW does not support the selection or competitive pricing of small business subcontractors.

With the near-term ship check schedule of 11 May 2020, it is anticipated that the proposal submittal response will be short and not fully support a detailed, analyzed small business selection. It is recommended that the small business plan/requirement be eliminated or restated as an execution goal.

Specific verbiage was removed from Section M. Provision L-219- H001

SUBMISSION OF SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN

(NAVSEA) (JAN 2019) is still invoked in the RFP.

N/A N/A N/A

While our expertise does extend to creating technical drawings, we do not usually provide Engineering solutions. Do you believe this would be an issue for us if we were to try to become the prime on this contract?

Offerors may submit a proposal if they can meet the requirements specified in the solicitation

GOVERNMENT RESPONSES TO LHD PLATFORM SID SOLICITATION #N42158-20-R-N001

- In the event of a conflict between the RFP and the Government responses to the RFP questions, the RFP will govern.

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- In the event of a conflict between the RFP and the Government responses to the RFP questions, the RFP will govern.

12 N/A N/A N/A Because of what I may perceive as shortcomings when it comes to the Engineering solution side of this RFP, I believe we may be a better match as a subcontractor to the eventual prime contractor awardee. Have you had any applicants mention a desire to partner with a subcontractor that I might be able to reach out?

Information regarding other bidders may not be disclosed.

13 81 Clauses Incorporated by Reference

52.222-46 Evaluation of Compensation for Professional

Employees (Feb 1993)

In FAR 22.1103 the requirement is to include this provision in negotiated contracts. The solicitation is identified as full and open. Can this provision be removed from the RFP?

FAR 22.1103 states that the Contracting Officer shall insert the provision at

52.222-46, Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees, in solicitations for negotiated contracts when the contract amount is expected to exceed $700,000 and services are to be provided which will require meaningful numbers of professional employees. FAR 15.002 defines 2 types of negotiated acquisition: sole source acquisitions and competitive acquisitions. This solicitation is for a competitive acquisition. Based on the above rationale, the clause will not be removed.

14 89 L-215-H004

INSTRUCTIONS

FOR PRICING OF

CONTRACT DATA

REQUIREMENTS

LIST (NAVSEA)

(a) The Offeror shall complete the "Price Group" (Block

17) and "Estimated Total Price" (Block 18) of each data item on the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) of this solicitation using the following instructions.

Exhibit A, released with the Final RFP, on the CDRL

1423, there is not a Block 17 (Price Group) or Block 18

(Estimated Total Price) to fill in as per the instructions.

Can the requirement for pricing the CDRLs in accordance with L-215-H004 be removed from the RFP?

Exhibit A has been updated to include Block 17 and Block 18.

51, 15 Section J, Contract

Data Requirement

Lists (CDRLs)-

Exhibit A, CDRL

A021 - Section C, paragraph 7.7.1.1

Title of A021 is Priced Bill of Material (BOM). Subtitle

Extracted Bill of Materials - Extracted Bill of Material

(BOM) (CDRL A021)

Is it the Navy's intent to receive Priced Bills of Material with CDRL A021 or only extract the BOM in accordance with 7.7.1.1?

It is the Navy's intent to receive extracted BOM only.

16 95 Section M, paragraph

3.2.2 Factor II:

Manning Capability (

Volume II)

DOD Statutory Small Business Goals shall be enforced and are as follows: Small Business 22%; Small

Disadvantaged Business 5%; Women Owned Business

5%: HUBZone 3%.

Can the Government elaborate on the mechanism of enforcement that will be used to enforce the statutory small business goals?

Section M has been updated to state: "For informational purposes, DOD

Statutory Small Business Goals are as follows: Small Business 22%; Small

Disadvantaged Business 5%; Women Owned Business 5%; HUBZone 3%."

17 51 Section J, Contract

Security Classification

Specification, DD 254

Form 254-

Attachment 1

Contractor would require access to NNPI and UNNPI information on site at the performing facility, thereby requiring the necessary protections for that level of data.

All of the scope of work contemplated under this RFP are centered on LHA 2 and LHA 7 SIDs, to which these requirements do not apply.

Current requirements for the type of work contemplated under this RFP require authority for NISP information and its associated regulations.

Can the Government re-evaluate the listing of NNPI and

UNNPI information and its associated requirements found on the DD 254?

Yes. DD 254 will be updated to remove NNPI/UNNPI and only require access to CONFIDENTIAL.

18 67 RFP Section L.1.2.a LHD-2 Shipcheck #1 (11 May 2020 – 29 May 2020) Does the Navy still require the performance of the May ship-check, given that the proposals are not due until 11

May?

The May ship check has been removed from the solicitation.

19 67 RFP Section L.1.2.a-c LHD-2 Shipcheck #1 (11 May 2020 – 29 May 2020);

LHD-2

Shipcheck #2 (7 September 2020 – 25

September 2020); LHD-2 Shipcheck #3 (7 December

2020 – 24 December 2020)

Is there any change to any of the ship-check dates? The May ship check has been removed from the solicitation. There is no change to the other ship check dates.

20 73; 2 4.3.1. Staffing Plan without Cost; Section

B; Att. 3 and 4

The Offeror is cautioned that staffing plans for individuals and all proposed tasks must propose the same mix and amount of hours as that of the Cost/Price

Proposal, which shall be in accordance with the

Government estimated Level of Effort (LOE); CLINs

1000, 2000; Attachments 3 and 4 of the RFP (Staffing

Plan without Cost and Staffing Plan with cost) provide three columns for proposed labor hours: “SHIPCHECK 1

PLUS COMPLETED DRAWINGS”, “SHIPCHECK 2

PLUS COMPLETED DRAWINGS”, “SHIPCHECK 3

PLUS COMPLETED DRAWINGS”

Will the Government please consider updating

Attachments 3 and 4 to include a fourth Labor Hours column for the 31,200 hours included in CLIN 3000

LHD 7 SIDs to enable Offerors to provide staffing plans that correlate with the proposed cost volume proposal?

Attachments 3 and 4 have been updated to reflect two ship checks for LHD 2 and completed drawings for LHD 7. Attachments have been uploaded to beta.sam.gov along with these Bidder's Questions under the headings, "Attachment_3_StaffingPlanWithoutCost-REV1 28APR2020" and

"Attachment_4_StaffingPlanWithCost-REV1 28APR2020". UPDATE

(04MAY2020): Attachments 3 and 4 have been uploaded to beta.sam.gov under headings, "Attachment_3_StaffingPlanWithoutCost-04MAY2020" and

"Attachment_4_StaffingPlanWithCost-04MAY2020"

21 Page 93 Sec. M, 3.2.2 Factor

II: Manning

Capability (Volume II)

The RFP states the “DOD Statutory Small Business

Goals shall be enforced and are as follows: Small

Business 22%; Small Disadvantaged Business 5%;

Women Owned Business 5%; HUBZone 3%.”

Would the Government confirm this goal is a percentage of subcontracted dollars in accordance with FAR 52.219-

9?

Yes, Small business goals are to be expressed in terms of total dollars subcontracted, and as a percentage of total planned subcontracting dollars. The

Government has changed the sentence, "DOD Statutory Small Business Goals shall be enforced and are as follows..." to "For informational purposes, DOD

Statutory Small Business Goals are as follows..."

Page 71;

Section L.4.2.1 Small

Business

Participation; Section

L.3.2

The Government states “The extent participation of small business concerns in terms of the value of the total acquisition. Within this section the SBCs (prime offerors and small business subcontractors) proposed quantitative participation, which should be expressed in terms of whole dollars and percentages based on the total acquisition (total contract value).” This statement directly contradicts instructions in Section L.3.2 where the Government states that “Offerors are to ensure that all

Technical Capabilities and Experience are contained within VOLUME I and that no cost/price information is included in this volume.”

Will the Government remove this requirement since a

Small Business Subcontracting Plan is being provided in

Volume V?

No. Section L.3.2 of the solicitation has been updated to include the extent of participation of small business concerns in terms of the value of the total acquisition covered in Section L.4.2.1.

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- In the event of a conflict between the RFP and the Government responses to the RFP questions, the RFP will govern.

23 26 Section F. Deliveries of Performance

PoP for all CLINs start 24 April 2020 Is there an updated PoP start and end date? See Section F in the updated solicitation (posted 24 April 2020) for PoP information.

24 12; 67 Section C paragraph

6.4 and Section L

LHD 2 Shipcheck windows Are there updated ship check dates? See the updated solicitation posted 24 April 2020.

25 13 Section C paragraph

6.11

SID review schedules Is there an updated drawing delivery schedule? See the updated solicitation posted 24 April 2020.

26 38; 39 Section H table 1 Incentives Key Event Dates Are there updated Due Dates for the Special Incentive

Key Events and Milestones Due Dates?

See the updated solicitation posted 24 April 2020.

N/A SAM Notification of updates and changes Recent updates and notifications were not posted on original SAM location as the draft of the RFP and initial

RFP release. What is the location that will be used in

SAM to provide future updates? Will the PCO provide email notifications of any updates?

Offerors are advised to refer to Notice ID: N4215820RN001 with the "Type" categorized as "Updated Solicitation".

28 67 Section L paragraph

1.1

All questions shall be submitted with 72 hours. With the extension of the proposal submitted to 11 May

2020, how long will the availability to submit Bidder's

Questions be?

See Section L 1.1.

29 N/A N/A N/A When will the Government issue an Amendment to the

RFP?

The updated solicitation has been posted 24 April 2020.

30 N/A N/A N/A When does the Government intend to execute a contract? The Government intends to award a contract NLT 30 May 2020.

31 16; 96 Section C paragraphs

7.22 and 7.23

LHD 7 dates Will the dates for LHD 7 be updated? The removal of the May ship check date is the only change to the subject solicitation.

32 69; 71 Section L.2.3.1.j;

L.2.3.9

N/A Is there a size limitation for submission and are you able to receive zipped files?

See Section L.2.3.9 for Page Limitations. The Government prefers the WinZip

Compression tool.

33 69; 77 Section L.2.3.8;

L.4.4.2

Proposal Volume Cross-Reference Table. Past

Performance Questionnaires, included in page limit, ‘Y’.;

Past Performance Questionnaire. CPARS reports may be submitted in lieu of Past Performance Questionnaires.

Will the Government please clarify if CPARs submitted in lieu of Past Performance Questionnaires are included in the page limit for Volume III?

CPARs submitted in lieu of Past Performance Questionnaires are included in the page limit for Volume III.

34 2; 10 Section B, CLINs

1000 and 2000;

Section C.6.4

CLIN 1000 33,600 hours and CLIN 2000 218,400 hours and elimination of the May 2020 ship check and elimination of the Ship Installation Drawing

Development for the alterations required for the May

2020 ship check for LHD-2.

Due to the modifications made to the scope of work on

04/24/2020, associated with the Ship checks and SID development on the subject LHD-2 scope of work, does the Government plan to issue a modification to the RFP that would adjust the man-hours for the remaining scope of work associated with LHD-2? If so, the Contractor requests an immediate change to the RFP to allow for an adjustment of its proposal prior to the proposal due date.

The Level of Effort (LOE) hours stated in Section B of the solicitation remain unchanged.

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- In the event of a conflict between the RFP and the Government responses to the RFP questions, the RFP will govern.

35 N/A N/A N/A

In reviewing beta.sam.gov I noted that the Navy is going to amend the subject solicitation to remove the requirement for the May ship check. Will the SIDs development effort associated with that ship check be removed as well?

As a result of the removal of the May ship check from the work package, the solicitation has been revised to show an estimated 1,150-1,450 drawings are required.

2 Section B

N/A

The May Ship Check has been removed from the

Solicitation and all associated terms and conditions have been updated to reflect this change. Section B LOE hours for CLIN 1000 and 2000 were not modified to reflect the change. Ref. CLINs 1000 and 2000. Hours for CLIN

1000 = 33,600 and hours for CLIN 2000 = 218,400.

Question: Will the Government please provide an

Amended and conformed RFP to included updated

Section B that reflects correct hours to propose for

CLINS 1000 and 2000, that reflect the removal of the

May ship check hours?

The Level of Effort (LOE) hours stated in Section B of the solicitation remain unchanged.

66; 75 Section L.2.1; L.4.5 Ref. 2.1. Major Subcontractor is defined as a subcontractor performing 50%, or more, of total proposed labor hour costs. Ref. 4.5. THE

REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION APPLY

EQUALLY TO THE OFFEROR AND ANY

PROPOSED SUBCONTRACTOR(S)

REGARDLESS OF SUBCONTRACT TYPE. It is the

Prime Offeror’s responsibility to ensure that ALL

PROPOSED SUBCONTRACTORS provide information at this same level of detail regardless of the subcontract pricing arrangement.

The RFP identifies that Major Subcontractor is defined as a subcontractor performing 50%, or more, of total proposed labor hour costs. Question: Will the

Government please clarify that the Prime is only required to provide data on the major subcontractor(s) and not on all subcontractors?

It is the Prime Offeror’s responsibility to ensure that ALL PROPOSED

SUBCONTRACTORS provide information at this same level of detail regardless of the subcontract pricing arrangement. In this procurement, the

Government will perform a cost realism analysis of each Offeror’s (and subcontractor’s) proposed costs.

38 69 Section L.2.3.8 Section L and Proposal Volume Cross-Reference Table.

Staffing Plan w/o Cost (excel file w/o rates), included in page limit, ‘Y’.

Question: Will the Government please remove Staffing

Plan Without Cost - Attachment 3 from the page limit for

Volume II?

Yes. Attachment 3 has been removed from the page limitation listed in the cross reference Table in Section L.2.3.8

39 2 Section B N/A CLIN 1000 still indicates that three (3) ship checks are required. The remainder of the solicitation indicates that only two are required. Could you please amend the solicitation to correct this disparity?

CLIN 1000 has been updated to reflect two (2) ship checks.

40 2 Section B N/A Section B requires the same number of hours be delivered for the two ship checks as was required when there were three ship checks. Is this intentional?

The Level of Effort (LOE) hours stated in Section B of the solicitation remain unchanged.

41 15 Section C.11.1 Section C, Performance Work Specification, paragraph

11.1 indicates that “Overtime may be authorized when specifically authorized by the TI.”

Will all work under this solicitation be covered by TIs? Yes, all work executed under this contract will be authorized via Technical

Instructions.

7 Section C.3 Section C Paragraph 3, states “Contractor employees assigned to performance under this contract shall be U.S.

Citizens and hold a DoD Clearance of at least

Confidential.”

Are all employees assigned to the LHD effort under the pending contract required to have a confidential clearance, or is it only those employees who have access to secured spaces for ship check purposes who are required to have a confidential clearance?

Yes. During drawing development there may be a need for access to confidential information or generation of confidential information in order to complete drawing development.

43 66 Section L.2.1(b) Section L, paragraph 2.1(b) states in part “Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation…”

The requirements of the solicitation have been changed a few times since the solicitation’s release, but no amendments have been issued. How would the Navy like the offeror to acknowledge the changes that have been made?

Since no amendment has been issued, there is no requirement to acknowledge changes that have been made.

44 69 Section L.3.1(d) Section L, paragraph 3.1(d) states “A statement that the proposal is valid through 180 days from the date specified for receipt of proposals;”

If the contract resulting from this solicitation is not awarded for 180 days, the September ship check will be completely missed, and the December ship check will be at risk. Will the Navy please consider changing this proposal validity requirement to 60 days.

Proposal validity will remain at 180 days.

88 Section L, provision L-

215- H007

Section L, provision L-215-H007 Submission of

Questions by Offerors, paragraph (b) states “The deadline for receipt of questions is 72 hours prior to the solicitation close date and time. Although every effort will be made, the Government makes no guarantee that questions received after the date above will be answered.”

Based upon this language, may the offerors assume that all questions submitted prior to the 72 hour cut-off will be answered prior to the closing date and time for receipt of offers?

Yes, provided they contain the solicitation number, document, page number, paragraph number or other identifier relating to the question, as called for in provision L-215-H007.

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78 Section L.4.5.5 Proposed cost reimbursement and T&M major subcontractors are required to submit Cost/Price

Proposals (showing direct labor rates, indirect rates, and fee rate) through the , using the Subcontractor Cost

Summary, provided as Attachment in Section J.

Will the Navy please complete the first sentence of this paragraph by filling in the blank? “Proposed cost reimbursement and T&M major subcontractors are required to submit Cost/Price Proposals (showing direct labor rates, indirect rates, and fee rate) through the________, using the Subcontractor Cost Summary, provided as Attachment in Section J.”

Sentence has been corrected.

76 Section L.4.5.3(a) Current Named Individual Direct Rate Supporting

Documentation

Will the Navy remove the requirement to name all individuals who may perform work on the contract? The offeror considers several factors when assigning adaptable personnel to projects, including other scheduled work and personal preference, if allowed by contract. The offeror can clearly demonstrate the realism of its proposed costs through comparisons to other projects and its FPRA, and can demonstrate staffing capability through the other requirements of Factor II.

Paragraph labeled, "Current Named Individual Direct Rate Supporting

Documentation" has been removed.

48 75 Section L.4.5 FACTOR IV – COST/PRICE PROPOSAL (VOLUME

IV)

Will the Government remove the requirement for subcontractors to provide the same data required of the

Offeror if that subcontractor does not meet the definition of a major subcontractor?

No. It is the Prime Offeror’s responsibility to ensure that ALL PROPOSED

SUBCONTRACTORS provide information at this same level of detail regardless of the subcontract pricing arrangement. In this procurement, the

Government will perform a cost realism analysis of each Offeror’s (and subcontractor’s) proposed costs.

49 N/A N/A Attachment 4, Staffing Plan With Cost The header of Attachment 4 is identical to the header of

Attachment 3. Will the Navy provide a revised

Attachment 4 spreadsheet, or should the Offeror correct the spreadsheet?

The header of Attachment 4 has been corrected and has been uploaded to beta.sam.gov under label, "Attachment_4_StaffingPlanWithCost-REV1

28APR2020". UPDATE (04MAY2020): Attachment 4 has been uploaded to beta.sam.gov under heading, "Attachment_4_StaffingPlanWithCost-

04MAY2020"

N/A N/A

Attachment 4, Staffing Plan with Cost Will the Government confirm that Attachment 4 will not be included in the contract? If the Government intends to include Attachment 4 in the contract, will the

Government redact names, hourly rate, and other sensitive information?

In accordance with “C-215-H002 CONTRACTOR PROPOSAL (NAVSEA)

(OCT 2018),” the technical volume(s) of the Contractor's proposal is(are) hereby incorporated by reference and made subject to the "Order of Precedence"

(FAR 52.215-8) clause of this contract. Under the "Order of Precedence" clause, the technical volume(s) of the Contractor's proposal referenced herein is

(are) hereby designated as item (f) of the clause, following "the specifications" in the order of precedence.

51 2 Section B N/A Amendment 01 removed the May (first) Ship Check and related SID requirements in Section C, however the hours identified in Section B for Items 1000 and 2000 have not been adjusted to suit.

The Level of Effort (LOE) hours stated in Section B of the solicitation remain unchanged.

52 81 Section L Contract requires production of Ship Installation

Drawings. Applicability of FAR Part 22, Subpart 11 and 52.222-46, Evaluation of Compensation for

Professional Employees.

Response to Bidder's Question in relation to 52.222-46.

The requirements of FAR Part 22, Subpart 11 apply to service contracts. Does the government agree that this is a supply contract and FAR Part 22, Subpart 11 and

52.222-46 should not apply?

This is a service contract.

53 45 Section I Contract requires production of Ship Installation

Drawings. 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standard, is applicable to the Service Contract Act and 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13716, applies to covered contracts.

Does the government agree that this is a supply contract covered by the Walsh-Healy Public Contracts Act and therefore 52.222-62 and 52.222-41 can be removed from the solicitation?

This is a service contract.

54 68 and 69 Section L , paragraph

2.3.8

Cross Reference Table, 4.3.1 Staffing Plan w/o Cost

(excel file w/o rates), Included in Page Limitation, Y

Per section 4.3.1, the Staffing Plan shall be provided as a separate file. Does the Government concur that the

Staffing Plan should not be included in the Page

Limitation and should be identified as an N on page 69?

Yes. Attachment 3 has been removed from the page limitation listed in the cross reference Table in Section L.2.3.8

55 68 and 69 Section L, paragraph

2.3.8

Cross Reference Table, 4.4.2 Past Performance

Questionnaire, Included in Page Limitation, Y

Per Section 4.4.2 the POC will submit the questionnaire directly to the Contracting Officer. Since the response for the questionnaire will come directly from the POC, does the Government concur that the Past Performance

Questionnaire should not be included in the Page

Limitation and should be identified as an N on Page 69?

Yes. Attachment 5A has been removed from the page limitation listed in the cross reference Table in Section L.2.3.8. Attachments 5A and 5B have been changed in name only. We will accept questionnaires from previous customers utilizing the old form.

2 and 10 Sections B CLINs

1000 and 2000, Section C paragraph

6.4

Elimination of the May 2020 Shipcheck and elimination of the Ship Installation Drawing Development for the alterations required for the May 2020 Shipcheck for LHD-

2.

Due to the modifications made to the scope of work on

04/24/2020, associated with the Ship checks and SID development on the subject LHD-2 scope of work, when and how will the government provide the technical documentation resulting from the May 2020 Ship check and SID development effort to the contractor receiving the award under this RFP? This technical documentation could be integral to completion of the Ship check and subsequent SIDs awarded under this RFP.

If any of the SCD's that are being ship checked in May (not part of this contract) interface with SCD's that will be ship checked in September as part of this contract then applicable data/guidance would be provided after award of the contract, two weeks prior to the start date of the ship check. See Section C, paragraph 8. It is not anticipated that the May Ship Check work will need to be provided to the contractor.

57 Multiple and Page

Section C and J Contract Data Requirement Lists (CDRLs)- Exhibit A. With the update to the CDRL numbering in the

4/24/2020 RFP when will the government provide an updated Section J, Exhibit A to match the updated RFP?

Exhibit A has been updated to reflect the change in CDRLs.

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- In the event of a conflict between the RFP and the Government responses to the RFP questions, the RFP will govern.

58 Page 7 Section C, paragraph 2 Estimated 2,100 - 2,400 drawings Does the government intend to revise the estimated number of drawings as a result of the elimination of the

May ship check?

As a result of the removal of the May Ship Check from the work package, the solicitation has been revised to show an estimated 1,150-1,450 drawings are now required.

59 70 Section L.4.1 Section L, paragraph 4.1 states, in part, “Offerors shall propose the labor hours required to perform the requirements of the PWS for the period of performance specified in Section F.”

Does this mean that the Offeror should estimate the number of hours required to perform the requirements of the PWS? OR, should the Offeror propose the number of hours identified in Section B of the solicitation?

The Offeror shall propose the number of hours identified in Section B of the solicitation.

60 75 Section L.4.5 Section L, paragraph 4.5 states, in part, “Costs unique to the implementation of the proposed transition plan shall be clearly identified in the Cost/Price Proposal.”

To what transition plan does this language refer? The sentence has been removed.

61 66 Section L.2.3.1(e) Section L, paragraph 2.3.1.e) states, in part, “Print image files or pictures (for example, a picture of an Excel spreadsheet embedded in a Word document) should not be used;”

Microsoft Word tables cannot show calculations and are not useful for auditing purposes. Will the Government remove the sentence above from the solicitation?

The Government will not remove the sentence, “Print image files or pictures

(for example, a picture of an Excel spreadsheet embedded in a Word document) should not be used;” from the solicitation.

62 38-39 H 252.237-7023

Continuation of

Essential Contractor

Services (Oct

The solicitation includes 252.237-7023 with information filled in paragraph (b) with Attachment 6 of Section J.

However; 252.237-7024, Notice of Continuation of

Essential Contractor Services (Oct 2010) which requires a plan be submitted with the offer was not included in the solicitation per 237.7603 (b).

Because 237.237-7024 is not included in the solicitation, does the government concur that the plan should not be submitted for incorporation until after award of the contract?

DFARS 237.237-7024 was intended to be included in the solicitation.

However, due to the deadline for proposal submission, the contractor will be required to submit the plan immediately after award and the plan will be incorporated into the contract as stated in DFARS 252.237- 7023.

63 68 Section L.2.3.8 Cross

Reference Table

The table indicates that Past Performance questionnaires are included in the Volume III Page Limitation. By including them in the page count, that leaves considerably fewer pages for the actual Past Performance write-up. Did the Navy intend for these questionnaires to be included in the page count?

Attachment 5A has been removed from the page limitation listed in the cross reference Table in Section L.2.3.8. Attachments 5A and 5B have been changed in name only. We will accept questionnaires from previous customers utilizing the old form.

64 76 Section 4.5.3(c) “Offerors may propose escalation at their discretion;

however, the proposed escalation cannot exceed the

Offeror’s maximum escalation rate included in their______.”

Will the Government please clarify what the proposed escalation cannot exceed?

Section L.4.5.3(c) sentence regarding escalation rates has been removed from the solicitation.

N/A N/A N/A

The Navy’s response to question number 49 is “The header of Attachment 4 has been corrected and had been uploaded to beta.sam.gov under labor ‘Attachment

4_StaffingPlanWithCost-REV 1 28APR2020.’” The

Offeror was not able to find that file uploaded to beta.sam.gov. Will the Navy please upload the file?

Attachments 3 and 4 have been uploaded to beta.sam.gov under headings, "Attachment_3_StaffingPlanWithoutCost-04MAY2020" and

"Attachment_4_StaffingPlanWithCost-04MAY2020"

66 N/A N/A

DD Form 254, block 14, states “Item: 10(k)

CONFIDENTIAL: Access to CONFIDENTIAL is required for this contract; SECNAV M-5510.36

Department of the NAVY Information Security Program and SECPROMAN VOL 1. 5510.36(REV E), Information Security Program Manual applies.”

These standards apply only to Department of Navy sites.

On page 3 of SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5510.36B , item (h), states “Classified information released to industry will be safeguarded, per reference (o),” which is

DoDD 5220.22, National Industrial Security Program.

Does the Government agree that DoDD 5220.22 should be called out on DD Form 254, block 14, and references to ECNAV M-5510.36 Department of the NAVY

Information Security Program and SECPROMAN VOL

1. 5510.36(REV E), Information Security Program

Manual should be deleted?

DD254 has been updated.

67 Section L 4.5.5 Proposed cost reimbursement and T&M major subcontractors are required to submit Cost/Price

Proposals (showing direct labor rates, indirect rates, and fee rate) using the Subcontractor Cost Summary.

Can the government confirm that it does not want this for non-cost reimbursement or non-major T&M subcontractors?

It is the Prime Offeror’s responsibility to ensure that ALL PROPOSED

SUBCONTRACTORS provide information at this same level of detail regardless of the subcontract pricing arrangement. In this procurement, the

Government will perform a cost realism analysis of each Offeror’s (and subcontractor’s) proposed costs.

68 N/A N/A N/A We request an extension to the proposal due date on the subject solicitation until 15 May 2020 to permit revisions to our technical and pricing proposal as a result of the recent LHD-2 SIDs award on the NNSY Code 280

Design contract.

The solicitation close date/time remains Monday, May 11, at 1000 EST.

69 65-66 L.2.1; L.2.2 Proposals shall be submitted via email. Proposal files are expected to be approximately 7MB.

What is the government's email limitation on file size?

The Government can receive emails expected to be approximately 7MB. Also, offerors may also send the files via DoD SAFE (https://safe.apps.mil/) in addition to sending the email. See question #71 and response.

Page # Section/ Paragraph RFP Statement Question/Comment Answer

GOVERNMENT RESPONSES TO LHD PLATFORM SID SOLICITATION #N42158-20-R-N001

- In the event of a conflict between the RFP and the Government responses to the RFP questions, the RFP will govern.

70 65-66 L.2.1; L.2.2 Proposals shall be submitted via email. If the proposal is submitted on the weekend, 9 or 10 May

2020, will the government provide confirmation on the day received?

The Government will provide confirmation of receipt of proposals on Monday, May 11.

71 69 L.2.3.1(j)

N/A

To submit in the DoD Safe are you going to send an invitation to submit so we can drop/submit the proposal?

In accordance with Section L.2.3.1(j), please submit large file proposals to the

Government utilizing the WinZip Compression tool.