N61331-17-R-0004_Q&A_1.docx

N61331-17-R-0004 Questions and Answers #1 Q1. Section J lists attachments:

Exhibit A – DD Form 254 Contract Security Classification Specification Attachment 1 – Key Personnel Attachment 2 – Contract Data Requirements List Attachment 3 – Staffing Plan without cost

However, in the attachment packet, Attachment 1 is Form 254/Exhibit A, Attachment 2 is Desired Qualifications of Key Personnel and Attachment 3 is the Staffing Plan Without Cost. Will the government include Attachment 1: Contract Data Requirements List in an amendment to the solicitation?

A1. Section J has been revised to reflect Exhibit A as the Contract Data Requirements List which is being uploaded with the amendment.

Q2. Section B lists each CLIN’s proposed price from base year through all option periods. Should the requirement include a Total for each of the years and a Total for all years? If so, there is no place in the Section B to provide a base year total or option year totals in addition to each CLIN total.

A2. The Base Year and each Option Year shall each consist of a Labor CLIN, Material CLIN, and Travel CLIN with the offeror proposing in accordance with Section L.

Q3. Would the Government please provide the Functional Requirements Document for the Adaptive Persistent Awareness System (APAS) for use during proposal development?

A3. The requested document is classified as For Official Use Only (FOUO) and will not be provided for proposal purposes. Offerors shall rely on the information provided in the solicitation in developing their proposal.

Q4. Section 2.2.2 Electronic Proposal Requirements: e. No graphics or pictures other than required or necessary graphs/tables/charts are allowable in any volume of the proposal. Does this mean that we should limit our graphics to ONLY Tables and Charts even if a graphic depicts our process better than a description alone?

A4. If the offeror believes the graphic is necessary to their proposal, it may be included however it shall be included within any applicable page limitation.

Q5. Page 87, Section 3.2.1 General Guidance, item e. lists Labor Categories and Descriptions states, for planning purposes, each person in the labor category will be working an estimated total of 1824 hours per year. For some companies this is not in accordance with their accounting practice and pricing guidelines for full time support. Is the reference to 1824 hours those of the incumbent(s)? Will the Government consider refining the hours per year to 1920?

A5. Under Task Area #1, Systems Engineer has been revised to Systems Engineering. Additionally, the provided labor hours represent the Government’s estimate of effort for each task area of the SOW. These values are not an indication of the hours per person or representation of a man year. The Government understands that each offeror may have a different man year or multiple representations of a man year per their accounting practices.

Q6. Pg 80, 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984) The Government contemplates award of a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract resulting from this solicitation. For clarification, is this specifically a Task Order IDIQ?

A6. The Government anticipates an award of a FFP IDIQ contract resulting from this RFP for which Task Orders will be issued against.

Q7. On page 95, Factor f: Total Evaluated Price, item C. The Government will only evaluate the proposed price for reasonableness. Are there any specific criteria for evaluating price reasonableness?

A7. The Government will evaluate the proposed price for reasonableness in accordance with FAR subpart 15.4.