N4523A-19-R-0552_Bidders_Questions_as_of_June_14_2019.pdf

QUESTION GOVERNMENT RESPONSE RESPONSE DATE

Are you looking for an Hourly Rate? Please use Attachment 4, Price Breakdown Sheet. 5/24/2019

Are we to clean by dry ice methods only?

The technical requirements do not specify the utilized method – only the required result (cleanliness condition). See reference 6.3 of the Applicable Directives listed on page 18 of 49 of the RFP.

5/24/2019

Do you have a copy of the previous contract? There is no previous IDIQ contract. 5/24/2019 Who is the previous contractor? There is no previous IDIQ contract. 5/24/2019

When was the last time the ducts were cleaned?

The contracts office has no historical information regarding each vessel ducting cleaning. The Ship’s Force personnel conduct cleaning operations as part of planned preventative maintenance. Other maintenance activities conduct cleaning of sections of ducting removed for interference for other work.

5/24/2019

Does the government prefer a table of contents or list of acronyms? If so, would these be included in the page count?

Government has no preference, will not count towards page count. 6/4/2019

Attachment (02) – Previous Contracting Efforts Narrative Form is not form‐filled enabled. Are offerors permitted to re‐create the form within its proposal?

Word version of this form is provided via Amendment 3 6/4/2019

Attachment (02) – Previous Contracting Efforts Narrative Form specifies a reference for the Contracting Officer (KO). However, the RFP stipulates that project managers, CORs, etc. who are most familiar with offeror’s performance can also be used. Will the government confirm that references other than KOs can be provided on the form?

Project managers, CORs, etc. who are most familiar with offeror’s performance can also be used.

6/4/2019

Attachment (02) – Previous Contracting Efforts Narrative Form includes the requirement that “if no CPARS rating for this effort, provide customer description of performance result for specific action.” However, contracts/task orders for services related to the current PWS are typically well under the dollar value for which CPARS ratings are required and government employees have indicated it is not appropriate for them to provide a letter indicating past performance. Therefore, would the government consider removing the requirement for a CPARS rating and customer description of performance from the Attachment 02 form?

Requirement will not be removed. Please submit point of contact information for reference, including email and phone, and we will contact reference for past performance information.

6/4/2019

In the instructions for proposal content, the requirement (b) states, “submit the prospective offeror’s written plan utilized to train and qualify contractor’s designated representatives in the Work Authorization Form (WAF) and Tag‐out process.”

Due to page count restrictions, is it permissible for offeror’s to submit the written training plan as an attachment that is not included within the 20‐page limit?

Yes, this is permissible 6/4/2019

In the Instructions to Offerors, para. D.1.c., the RFP states “Submit proof of the prospective offerors Quality Management System (QMS) approval by the Northwest Regional Maintenance Center (NRMC). If the prospective offerors QMS has not been approved by Northwest Regional Maintenance Center the prospective offeror shall submit their QMS for review in accordance with the requirements defined in NAVSEA Standard Item 009‐

04. Our QMS has been reviewed by MARMC and approved for use. Is the approval letter sufficient documentation of NRMC approval or do we need to submit the entire QMS for review?

The Government will accept the submission of an approval letter from the MARMC quality assurance organization for the review and approval of the Contractor’s Quality Management System (QMS).

6/4/2019

Performance Requirements require compliance with NRMC Local Standard Item 099‐12NW. Will the government provide a copy of this standard or instructions on how to retrieve a copy?

The Government will provide copies of all Local Standard Items referenced in the base contract and subsequent delivery/task orders, upon request. The current 099‐ 12NW LSI is also provided via Amendment 3.

6/4/2019

What type of US Navy Submarine are we quoting?

VA Class Submarines? Seawolf Class Submarines?

SSBN/SSGN Submarine?

For the purposes of the solicitation, all classes of submarine ventilation are included.

Issue of individual delivery/task orders, on the base contract, for specific work on specific submarine ventilation systems and will include the appropriate references and identification of systems. The ventilation cleaning process requirements are identical, no matter the submarine platform worked.

6/14/2019

Are CLIN 0001 and CLIN 0002 priced separately for 2 different submarines?

No, CLIN 0002 is for Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) and is not seperately priced.

6/14/2019