N6523617R0001 Questions and Answers.pdf

Questions and Answers Solicitation: N6523617R0001

20 June 2018

No. Question Document (RFP, PWS, Attachment)

Section No.

Section Title Government Response

1 Will the Government send an updated Attachment 4, Pricing Model that has more than 1 years’ worth of pricing/formulas built in?

If not, does the Offeror need to modify it so that it shows 9 years plus the 6 month extension?

Attachment 4 Pricing Model

The Government requires offerors to price only the period of performance identified in Attachment 4A, Pricing Model. The contract ceiling for this requirement is $91 million inclusive of a 6 month option in accordance with FAR 52.217-8 Option to extend services.

2 Can offeror’s delete the text from Attachment 6 (copied below this question) and instead include a standard proposal header/footer (with solicitation number/title, page number, offeror name, due date, etc.)?

From RFP Attachment 6:

ATTACHMENT 6

Resume Format

ATTACHMENT 6 RESUME FORMAT

SOLICITATION N6523617R0001

Attachment 6 Resume Format

Offerors may edit the header and footer to provide standard proposal information as necessary. NOTE: the page limit for resumes is no more than 3 pages as outlined in section L of the RFP.

3 SF-33 requires Sealed offers (original and 1 copy) of the proposal, however L-TXT-16A mentions only electronic upload of the proposal.

Are offerors required to submit a hard copy submission (original and 1 copy) of the proposal in addition to the electronic upload?

The solicitation Section I – Contract Clauses includes FAR 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper, May 2011.

If a hard copy submission is required, does FAR 52.204-4 apply, and offerors shall submit the proposal hardcopies in double-sided print format?

RFP SF 33 Block 9 Offerors shall upload electronic copies of their proposal in accordance with L-TXT-16A.

Offerors shall not submit hard copies.

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4 Are subcontractors required to provide a pricing model, similar to Attachment 4 Prime Pricing Model, Cost Narrative and Cost Data documents?

If so, will the government provide an Attachment / Excel template (MS 2010) for the pricing model and also clarify what information subcontractors are to provide in the Cost Narrative and Cost Data submission?

RFP No, subcontractors do not submit a pricing model. In accordance with section L of the RFP, Offerors shall provide the data required under FAR 52.244-2, paragraph (e)(1) for all Subcontractors the offeror intends to identify as an Approved Subcontractor to utilize for performance under issued task or delivery orders under this contract. Offerors’ submitted analysis shall be based on their evaluation of their proposed subcontractor’s pricing data obtained as necessary to comply with the requirements of FAR 52.244-2.

The Government will evaluate the FAR 52.244-2 submitted data to determine the viability for inclusion of these subcontractors in the contract award under FAR clause 52.244-2 only for offeror selected for award. This information will not be utilized for evaluation of the basic contract award.

5 For the Cost Narrative, will the Government increase the page limit from 15 pages to 25 pages to accommodate all required information noted in the solicitation?

RFP L-TXT-

4 (b)

Proposal Format The Government maintains the 15 page limit.

6 On Attachment 1C, please confirm that only the prime and subcontractors who are submitting contract references in response to Factor B Technical Capability should be included in this list.

RFP

Attachment 1C

L-TXT-

4 (b)

Factor B Technical Capability

In accordance with Section L of the RFP, Attachment 1C shall identify the Prime contractor and up to two (2) team members proposed to perform the Factor B subfactors (i.e. B1-B3) with a maximum total of three team members including the Prime. Offerors shall submit contract reference data for current and relevant contracts performed by the Prime and each proposed team member identified on Attachment 1C (if applicable).

7 For the Reference Information Sheets, Attachment 1B, B1- B3 narrative, will the Government consider increasing the overall page limit to 20 pages?

RFP L-TXT-

4 (c)

Proposal Content Factor B

The Government maintains the 15 page limit.

8 Request that the Government confirm that the 20% Small Business utilization requirement, that was listed in the draft solicitation and verified during Industry Day, is not a requirement of the final solicitation.

RFP L-TXT-

4 (c)

Proposal Content Factor D

20% Small Business Participation is not a requirement of the final RFP; however, in accordance with Sections L and M of the RFP Offerors will be evaluated on the extent they commit to small businesses participation in the contract as identified in Attachment 3.

9 With the FARSubData requirement in the Solicitation, can the Government please confirm that there is no requirement for Subcontractors to submit their Proprietary Cost Information via the portal?

RFP L-TXT-

4 (b)

Other Proposal Requirements

Subcontractors do not submit their propriety cost information via the portal. In accordance with section L of the RFP, Prime Offerors shall provide the data required under FAR 52.244-2, paragraph (e)(1) for all Subcontractors the offeror intends to identify as an Approved Subcontractor to utilize for performance under issued task or delivery orders under this contract.

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10 Please describe what information the government requires to substantiate “Systems Requirements, Operational Requirements and public service leadership” requirement.

RFP C-TXT-

11 (d) I

Professional Labor Categories

The Government requires the work history of each Contractor employee demonstrate experience directly related to the tasks and functions to be assigned to include 3 of the following 4: Systems Requirements, Operational Requirements, Test & Evaluation, and Training. Evidence of public service leadership in C4ISR can be substantiated by prior work experience as a SME in the public service sector. For this procurement an offeror would have to detail specific work experience/history for projects where the individual executed tasking for a project related to systems requirements and/or operational requirements as it relates to the labor category under the specified projects: Secure Voice, ADNS and DRSN.