Sec_J_Attch_J-6_RFP_QA-02.pdf

USS Maine FY17 ERO, N4523A-16-R-0021 RFP Question_Answers-02, 27 July 2016

# RFP Document Reference Detailed (Paragraph) Reference

Comment Recommended Revision Government Response

1 RFP Section L 4.0 & 5.0 Section L.4.0 states, "The offeror’s proposal must include the following:... h. The offeror shall provide proof of possessing Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) QP- 1 certification."

The FBO announcement revision issued on 7/22/16 states, "Contractors will be required to Certified [sic] Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) QP1."

But Section L.5.0 sub-paragraph 1 under Mandatory Requirements, states, "At submission of proposal, the preservation work identified must be performed by a company that has Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) QP-1 certification."

Section L.4.0 states, "The offeror’s proposal must include the following:... h. The offeror shall provide proof of possessing Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) QP- 1 certification."

The FBO announcement revision issued on 7/22/16 states, "Contractors will be required to Certified [sic] Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) QP1."

But Section L.5.0 sub-paragraph 1 under Mandatory Requirements, states, "At submission of proposal, the preservation work identified must be performed by a company that has Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) QP-1 certification."

Request the Government confirm that a prime contractor not certified QP-1 may submit an offer that includes a sub-contractor possessing the requisite QP-1 certification that is assigned to perform all the preservation work.

Correcetd by amendment. SSPC QP- 1 certification can be either the prime or subcontractor. Regardless of whether prime or sub hold the QP-1 cert, the proposal must still contain proof of the certification.

2 RFP Section J The SF-30 Continuation Page for Amendment 3, as well as the revised Section J and the answers to Bidder's Questions (new Attachment J-5), state that updated Attachments J-3 (Statement of Work) and J-4 (Pricing Breakdown Spreadsheet) would be provided with Amendment 3. However, they were not available on FBO or by any other accessible venue.

Request the Government provide updated Attachments J-3 (Statement of Work) and J-4 (Pricing Breakdown Spreadsheet) as soon as possible so that on-going proposal development and pricing efforts can be redirected accordingly.

The Govt experienced technical difficulties with FBO, this situation has been corrected.

3 RFP Section B The change summary for Amendment 3 states that Section B would be changed as follows: "CLIN 0001 The CLIN type priced has been added" and "CLIN 0002 The CLIN type priced has been deleted." No new Section B was provided with the Amendment to clearly illustrate the final wording in Section B. This change appears unclear in meaning and intent.

Request the Government issue a conformed, updated complete version of Section B to afford Offerors full understanding of the meaning of the change.

Section B CLIN changes were internal contract writing system changes only. This does not effect the solicitation.

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