Questions and Answers Soliciation N6470920Q0005.docx

Questions and Answers Soliciation N6470920Q0005:

1. Does the Vendor need to have a current Secret Clearance or will they be sponsored / one granted by the Defense Security Service? Vendor has to have a current Secret Clearance. SWFLANT will not sponsor a vendor.

2. Are signed Letters of Intent included in the 10-page limit? NO

3. Factor 2: Past Performance states that, “Offerors are responsible for justifying the relevancy of their submitted past performance references and shall specifically cite which requirements of this solicitation the past performance references are relevant to in their Attachment 6 submittals.” Please confirm that SWFLANT is referencing Attachment 2 vice Attachment 6. Confirm that is should read attachment (2)

4. Factor 3: Price instructs vendors to complete Attachment 1 – Pricing Information as part of submittal; however, the provided Attachment 1 is the Past Performance Data Sheet, and no other attachment was provided that contains pricing information. Please provide SWFLANT’s requirements for pricing. The Combined Synopsis/Solicitation has been updated to remove the attachment. SWFLANT has no form for pricing.

5. Factor 3: Price provides instructions for bidding travel, if required. The PWS does not indicate that travel outside of the base is a requirement. Please confirm. No travel required

6. Is there an incumbent contractor currently performing this work? There is no incumbent.

7. Does SWFLANT require that bidders complete and return Attachments 4 and 5, or is this a post-award expectation?

Post award exepectation

8. Please confirm the mode of submission of the response to this Notice.

Submission via email to spk12contracts@swflant.navy.mil.

9. Does this opportunity contain local preference? If yes, please provide the details.

No

10. What is the budget of this opportunity? N/A Is Budget approved? There is an approved budget for the Base Year.

11. How many sample job description and/or resume, we have to provide?

Minimum of 1. There is no limit.

12. Can you give waiver of facility clearance as work is NOT being performed at our location?

NO

13. Page 5, Instruction to Offerors states that, "The proposal must demonstrate an understanding of and ability to meet all of the requirements set forth in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) referenced herein. Throughout the proposal, the Offeror shall provide sufficient detail to substantiate the validity of all statements." However, in the submittal instructions for Volume 1 Technical Documents on pages 6‐7, the only factors listed for consideration are personnel resumes and past performance. Is it SWFLANT's intent to require bidders to propose a solution to the PWS requirements within Volume 1, or does the evaluation of the technical volume rely on the merits of the qualifications of the bid personnel and the offeror's past performance?

Rely on the merits of the qualifications of the bid personnel and the offeror's past performance.

14. Page 7 in the last line of the second paragraph under past performance, a reference to Attachment 6 is made. Is this meant to be Attachment 2, or was an attachment erroneously omitted from the solicitation materials?

Meant to be Attachment (2).