N4215822RS001A0001.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

This Amendment makes the follow ing changes.

1. Extends offer Due Date to 4PM on 1 March 2022.

2. Publishes answ ers to Offeror questions submitted prior to the Questions deadline. Questions submitted after the deadline w ill not be answ ered.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 6

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 11-Feb-2022

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street , County, State and Zip Code) X N4215822RS001

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

21-Jan-2022

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 0 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

11-Feb-2022

CODE

NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD

ATTN: JANICE TRADER

NNSY CONTRACTING

C400, BLDG 65, 2ND FLOOR

PORTSMOUTH VA 23709-1022

N42158 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

N4215822RS001

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been added by full text:

ANSWERS TO OFFERORS QUESTIONS

HME - Solicitation N4215822RS001 - Answers to Offeror questions

Question 1 Is there a list of specifications and references we can get that will pertain to this solicitation?

Answer 1 Offerors may contact Contract Specialist Michael Hagerty via email or phone and request a CD copy of all reference material. Contact info: Michael.C.Hagerty.civ@us.navy.mil or 757- 396-1662. Alternate POC Joel Mason at Joel.Mason@navy.mil or 757-771-1365.

Question 2 Page 117 notes the following attachments which we don’t see in the RFP notification; can you please provide?

Answer 2 The Solicitation Attachments were uploaded to SAM.gov on 1/28/2022.

Question 3 Since we are just receiving the RFP today, can the government: a. Extend the period of time to answer questions by one week?, and b. Extend the period of time to submit proposal responses by two weeks?

Answer 3 The questions deadline will not be extended. The solicitation due date will be extended to 3/1/2022 (1-week extension) via an Amendment to the Solicitation.

Question 4 Is NSTS 9090-310 (series), ALTERATIONS TO SHIPS ACCOMPLISHED BY ALTERATION INSTALLATION TEAMS , invoked to accomplish alterations under the resultant contract? If yes, the entire document or just specific sections? For example, is RMMCO applicable?

Answer 4 No AIT work is planned or anticipated. Only work listed in the NNSY authorized work package.

Question 5 Will the Service Contract Act be invoked for Task Orders?

Answer 5 The scope of this requirement is subject to Chapter 65 of Title 41 (Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act) per 10 USC 8699 (former 10 USC 7299). It is exempt from Service Contract Act per 41 USC 365(2). The FAR clauses will be revised via an Amendment to the Solicitation to reflect Walsh-Healey requirements vice Service Contract Act.

Question 6 Clause 52.212-5, page 65 requires a Small Business Subcontracting Plan which is not applicable to small business set-aside procurements. Please advise.

Answer 6 This requirement will be removed via an Amendment to the Solicitation.

Question 7 Page 111 provides a listing of the attachments to the RFP none of which were included on the sam.gov posting. Please provide.

Answer 7 The Attachments were uploaded to SAM.gov on 1/28/2022.

Question 8 Solicitation N4215822RS001 lists Attachments 0001 – 0005 on page 111. Contractor is unable to locate attachments for download. Please provide.

Answer 8 The Attachments were uploaded to SAM.gov on 1/28/2022.

Question 9 Solicitation N4215822RS001 page 35, paragraph 5.1.3 states that the Government may use other information, such as CPARS, etc. to evaluate Offeror’s past performance. Page 36, paragraph 5.3 requires that the Offeror submit a Past Performance Questionnaire to each POC listed. POCs are often hesitant, some refusing to complete Past Performance Questionnaires if CPARs have been issued. Contractors have no ability to compel customers to comply with this requirement. Contractor requests that this requirement be changed to state that Past Performance Questionnaires are not required if CPAR evaluations have been completed and cover the work presented as Past Performance.

Answer 9 The requirement for submittal of Past Performance Questionnaires shall remain.

Question 10 Will the attachments to the RFP be posted to SAM.gov via an Amendment to the RFP?

Answer 10 The Attachments were uploaded to SAM.gov on 1/28/2022.

Question 11 We would like to request all reference documents associated with the subject referenced solicitation.

Answer 11 Offerors may contact Contract Specialist Michael Hagerty via email or phone and request a CD copy of all reference material. Contact info: Michael.C.Hagerty.civ@us.navy.mil or 757- 396-1662. Alternate POC Joel Mason at Joel.Mason@navy.mil or 757-771-1365.

Question 12 Solicitation section 4.2.1. identifies Navsea Standard Item 009-60 as “Schedule and Associated Reports for Availabilities Over 9 Weeks in Duration; provide and manage” (this is outdated). FY’22 009-60 is titled: “Schedule and Associated Reports for CNO Availabilities;

provide and manage”. Request the government confirm the FY’22 NSI are intended and the correct title is “Schedule and Associated Reports for CNO Availabilities; provide and manage”.

Answer 12 Confirmed. The correct 009-60 Reference is "CP Schedule and Associated Reports for CNO Availabilities; provide and manage". The Solicitation instructions will be corrected via an Amendment to the Solicitation.

Question 13 Solicitation section 5.3. Past Performance Questionnaire, requires “The questionnaire shall be provided to the customer POC with instructions to complete and submit it directly to the Contract Specialist...”. NAVSEA contracts on which we have proposed in the last three years typically exclude requirement for forwarding a questionnaire to the customer POC if current CPARs are available or if performance information is included in PPIRS. Request the government confirm questionnaires are not required to be sent to customer POC for contracts which have current CPARs.

Answer 13 The requirement for submittal of Past Performance Questionnaires shall remain.

Question 14 Solicitation section C.9.2. requires “The contractor's Quality Management System shall be documented and shall be submitted for review and approval by NNSY during solicitation of this contract and upon request thereafter.” Request the government confirm that if a contractors’ QMS has already been submitted for review and received approval by NNSY, it is not required to be re-submitted during this solicitation. If the government retains this requirement, please advise the method for submittal of contractor QMS, the POC for submittal, and that it may be excluded from any established page count if required to be submitted with the proposal.

Answer 14 Contractor's Quality Management System shall be submitted as an attachment to the Technical Volume. This will be excluded from the page count. The solicitation instructions will be revised via an Amendment to the Solicitation.

Question 15 Solicitation section C.9.3. requires “The contractor's Weld Procedure shall be documented and shall be submitted for review and approval by NNSY Code 138 during solicitation of this contract and upon request thereafter.” Request the government confirm that if a contractors’ Weld Procedure has already been submitted for review and received approval by NNSY, it is not required to be re-submitted during this solicitation. If the government retains this requirement, please advise the method for submittal of contractor Weld Procedure, the POC for submittal, and that it may be excluded from any established page count if required to be submitted with the proposal.

Answer 15 Welding Procedures shall be submitted as an attachment to the Technical Volume. They will be excluded from the page count. The solicitation instructions will be revised via an Amendment to the Solicitation.

Question 16 Solicitation section C.9.5. requires “NNSY Code 138 shall review and approve the contractor’s procedure qualification record(s), welding procedure(s), and the written procedure for training (covering all aspects of training and associated responsibility). This approval must be provided prior to the start of work..” Request the government confirm that this requirement is intended to be invoked at the Delivery Order level and is not required to be submitted during this solicitation. If the government requires submittal during this solicitation, please advise the method for submittal of contractor’s procedure qualification record(s), welding procedure(s), and the written procedure for training (covering all aspects of training and associated responsibility), the POC for submittal, and that it may be excluded from any established page count if required to be submitted with the proposal.

Answer 16 Welding Procedures shall be submitted as an attachment to the Technical Volume. They will be excluded from the page count. The solicitation instructions will be revised via an Amendment to the Solicitation. The remaining items (procedure qualification records, written procedures for training) should be addressed and described in the Technical volume and WILL BE subject to the page count limit.

Question 17 Solicitation section C.9.6. requires “NNSY Code 138 shall review and approve the contractor’s welder training program, nondestructive testing program written practice, and non-destructive testing procedure(s). This approval must be provided prior to the start of work...”. Request the government confirm that this requirement is intended to be invoked at the Delivery Order level and is not required to be submitted during this solicitation. If the government requires submittal during this solicitation, please advise the method for submittal of contractor’s welder training program, nondestructive testing program written practice, and non-destructive testing procedure(s), the POC for submittal, and that it may be excluded from any established page count if required to be submitted with the proposal.

Answer 17 Welding Procedures and NDT Procedures shall be submitted as an attachment to the Technical Volume. They will be excluded from the page count. The solicitation instructions will be revised via an Amendment to the Solicitation. The remaining items (welder training program, nondestructive testing program) should be addressed and described in the Technical volume and WILL BE subject to the page count limit.

Question 18 Solicitation requires proposal delivery on Tuesday, 22 February, 2022. Monday, 21 February 2022 is a federal holiday. The solicitation was released late in the day, Friday, 21 January, 2022, which resulted in our company not receiving timely notification until Monday morning, 24 January, 2022. In addition, none of the attachments required to fully understand and comply with, and referenced in, the solicitation have been provided, as of this date, Wednesday, 26 January. Request the government expedite delivery of the missing attachments, and provide a two week extension to account for lost preparation time due to the holiday included in the solicitation timetable and late provision of required attachments.

Answer 18 The Attachments were uploaded to SAM.gov on 1/28/2022. The questions deadline will not be extended. The solicitation due date will be extended to 3/1/2022 (1-week extension) via an Amendment to the Solicitation.

Question 19 Solicitation section 2.2. states “Page limits in Table 1 represent the maximum pages the Government will evaluate and are not construed as defacto standards for the amount of material expected in the proposal. Pages submitted in excess of the page limitations described above will not be evaluated. Offerors shall adhere to the proposal content and limitations as delineated. The table below represents a cross reference of the proposal content and whether the proposal content is included in the page limitations defined in this paragraph and delineated in Table 1. The table associated with this paragraph, and delineating page limits, is actually Table 3. Request the government confirm table 3 is the correct table to be used in identifying page limits and any exclusions.

Answer 19 Table 3 is correct. The Instructions Section 2.2 will be corrected via an Amendment to the Solicitation.

Question 20 Solicitation section 1.2.5.1. (vii) requires “all company letterheads and logos are to be removed from all paper used in the offer, and foldouts are not permitted. Request the government allow the use of foldout pages for tables and graphics, to allow offerors to conform to the minimum 9-point font requirement? Also, request the government confirm company logo is permitted on the cover page of each volume.

Answer 20 Foldout pages are not permitted. The contractor may insert a cover page with a logo. Logo should be on the cover page only. Solicitation instructions and Table 3 will be revised via an Amendment to the Solicitation to state that a cover page with logo is optional (but permitted), and will be excluded from the page count.

Question 21 Will the government exclude the following from the Volume I: Technical Capability volume 45-page limit: (1) Proposal title page and (2) MSRA and ABR documentation and proof?

Answer 21 A Proposal cover page and company logo are optional and may be submitted. Company logo on cover page only. If submitted, the cover page will be excluded from the page count. The Solicitation instructions will be revised via an Amendment to the Solicitation.

Offerors shall submit proof of either MSRA or ABR certification as an Attachment to the Technical Volume. This will be excluded from the page count. The Solicitation instructions will be revised via an Amendment to the Solicitation.

Question 22 Solicitation section 5.1 requires “Offerors shall submit one (1) Past Performance Reference for each major subcontractor. If no major subcontractors proposed, at least one (1) Past Performance Reference shall be provided for the subcontractor performing the largest portion of subcontracted work under this effort.” Request the government confirm if subcontractor Past Performance References are included in, or excluded from, the limitation of five (5) Past Performance Citations.

Answer 22 See Solicitation Instructions Section 5.1 (page 35). Instructions state that any Subcontractor past performance references submitted will be counted toward the limit of 5.

Question 23 On page 39, Section 5.3 of the RFP, it states “The Offeror shall submit one Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment 2) to each of its customer POCs identified in the Recent and Relevant Past Performance References.” If a customer refuses to complete a Past Performance Questionnaire will a CPARS alone be acceptable for a Past Performance Reference?

Answer 24 The requirement for submittal of Past Performance Questionnaires shall remain.

Question 25 Paragraph C.9.3. states “The contractor's Weld Procedure shall be documented and shall be submitted for review and approval by NNSY Code 138 during solicitation of this contract and upon request thereafter. “ Section L does not indicate where the documentation should be placed in the offerors response. Does the government intend for the offeror to provide this information in the response to this solicitation or does the Government intend for the offerors to provide this information as appropriate in task order responses?

Answer 25 Welding Procedures shall be submitted as an attachment to the Technical Volume. They will be excluded from the page count. The solicitation instructions will be revised via an Amendment to the Solicitation.

Question 26 The Attachments include two forms that appear to be Past Performance Questionnaires:

Attachment 1, Past Performance Questionnaire; and Attachment 3, Contractor Performance Customer Input Sheet Questionnaire. Please verify that we are to use Attachment 1 as the PPQ. Otherwise, please clarify. Thank you.

Answer 26 Attachment 1 should be used as the Past Performance Questionnaire. Attachment 3 will be deleted via an Amendment to the Solicitation.

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