N66001-17-R-0170 Q&A Amendment 0001.pdf

N66001-17-R-0170 Questions and Answers

13 March 2018

Q1. Can the USG please clarify if this is a 2 year Base Period with 3 one year Option Periods as stated in section F, or 2 year Base Period with a 3 year Option Period as described in the Labor Category and ODC tables in section L?

A1. See Amendment 0001

Q2. Can the USG clarify Section B ITEM NOs 0005, 0008, and 0011? These ITEM NOs reference Base Period 1 ODCs in the Option Periods.

A2. See Amendment 0001

Q3. The security requirements under this contract as stated in the DD254 and in section C-TXT-19 are up to the Top Secret level, is holding a Top Secret Facility Clearance at the time of bid submission a mandatory requirement?

A3. Offerors shall be eligible for a Top Secret Facility Clearance at the time of proposal submission.

Q4. Section L-TXT-12 Paragraph 2.3 (4) * states "Suggested Labor Categories for Oral Presentations, with each dedicated at a minimum of 940 hours per year [for all five years of the effort] in the cost proposal for their labor category". For the purpose of supporting the Orals, it is not clear if a named individual needs to be included in the cost proposal for a minimum of 940 hours per year in order to be named to the Orals Team.

A4. As per RFP and RFP Attachment 5 Oral Presentation Guidelines, the offeror (from the prime and/or subcontractors) may have up to five (5) personnel, on the Oral Presentation Team, all of whom must be identified by name in accordance with Section L-TXT-12 for a minimum of 940 hours per year, each.

Q5. Do the potential Orals Team members have to be named in Volume III or just in Volume II as part of the RFP Labor Category labor cost hour submission?

A5. Potential Orals Team members shall be named in Volume II – Price/Cost Information only.