FY20_Final_RFP_QA_Amend0001.pdf

Attachment L-1 FY20 Ready Relevant Learning Content Conversion Question Answer Form N61340-19-R-0022

Question # Subject Reference (i.e. RFP, SOW, Attachment, etc.) Specific Question Government Response

Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ): The Government requests all PPQs be forwarded within seven (7) days from the RFP release date. The RFP was released late on 28 June 2019. There is a holiday included within the seven calendar days.

RFP PART B, 1.1 h) Will the Government consider extending the PPQ due date until Tuesday, 09 July 2019 at 5:00 PM EST?

The Government has extended the PPQ forwarding requirement to 14 calendar days after RFP release. Please see FBO posting dated 2 July 2019, and forthcoming RFP amendment.

2 Submission of PPQs RFP, Section L, Part B, paragraph 1.1 (h)

Section L states that “All PPQ’s shall be forwarded within seven (7) calendar days from the RFP release date.” The RFP was released on June 28 and 7 days later is July 6, a Friday following a national holiday.

Given that the mid-week holiday results in considerable contractor and government absences, we respectfully requests the USG consider extending the “(7) calendar days from the RFP release date” to 14 days

The Government has extended the PPQ forwarding requirement to 14 calendar days after RFP release. Please see FBO posting dated 2 July 2019, and forthcoming RFP amendment.

3 PPQs

RFP, Section L, Part B, paragraph 1.1 (h), page 93 of

The RFP page 93 of 109 sates “All PPQ’s shall be forwarded within seven (7) calendar days from the RFP release date, with a copy forwarded to the Contract Specialist. The Offeror shall include instructions for its government customers to send completed questionnaires within two weeks of the customer’s receipt of the questionnaire to Mr. Austin Brookshire, Contract Specialist, via email at austin.brookshire@navy.mil, and carbon copy to ricardo.l.elias@navy.milmailto:lileana.davila@navy.mil. The Offeror shall NOT complete the PPQ, but submit to its government customer for completion; and then its customer is to return it to Mr. Austin Brookshire directly via email.” The RFP was released on 28 June which means all PPQs are due this Friday, 5 July. We just received the PWS yesterday evening and the holiday is on Thursday. That only allows us two days to do a complete PWS evaluation to determine the optimum past performance. We have not had time to do a proper evaluation to determine which is the best past performance to use between CTI and our teammates and this week is very short. While we have done a lot of prep work there were some changes from the draft documents.

Given the PP is so critical to this evaluation request the Government provide another week to allow for proper analysis before PPQs are due.

The Government has extended the PPQ forwarding requirement to 14 calendar days after RFP release. Please see FBO posting dated 2 July 2019, and forthcoming RFP amendment.

4 PPQs

RFP, Section L, Part B, paragraph 1.1 (h), page 93 of

The RFP, page 93 of 109, states that PPQs are required for “contract references where the most recent CPARS Report completed by the Assessing Official is dated more than 12 months prior to the RFP’s release date.” We intend to use past performance from a contract that was completed in 2017. The Government provided a close out CPAR for this effort. Given there has been no performance on this contract since the close out CPAR, does the Government still require a

PPQ?

The Government has updated the language to state "contract references where the most recent CPARS Report completed by the Assessing Official is dated more than 12 months prior to the RFP's release date and is not the final CPARS Report." Please see Amendment 0001.

Upon RFP release on June 28th , the zip file contained a PDF file entitled “DRAFT_RFP_Q&A_Government_POSTING_28Jun19.

pdf”. This file was not referenced in Section J of the Final RFP however it contains information that could be used when making decisions. One specific example is Q&A Number 30 which states a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) is not required if the program is complete and the CPARS is considered final. This item is not referenced in the Final RFP. Again this is only one example.

DRAFT_RFP_Q&A_Governmen t_POSTING_28Jun19.pdf

Does the Government intend for the Offeror to consider the questions and answers to the draft RFP when preparing a proposal for the Final RFP? If yes, does the Government intend to include “DRAFT_RFP_Q&A_Government_POSTING_28Jun19.pdf” as a defined Attachment in Section J of the Final RFP?

Offerors should rely on the Final RFP (released on 28 June 2019) and any subsequent amendments for proposing to solicitation N6134019R0022.

The Draft RFP Q&A posted with the Final RFP were provided for informational purposes only, and if there is a situation where information in the Draft RFP Q&A conflicts with the Final RFP, then the Final RFP takes precedence. Offerors are allowed and encouraged to submit questions regarding the Final RFP through 5:00pm EDT on 22 July 2019 in accordance with Section L, Part A, Paragraph 4.0.

In regards to the example provided in the subject of this question, the Government has updated the language to state "contract references where the most recent CPARS Report completed by the Assessing Official is dated more than 12 months prior to the RFP's release date and is not the final CPARS Report." Please see Amendment 0001.

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