RFP_QUESTIONS_AND_ANSWERS_22_August.docx

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Question 1: Section L paragraph 1.10 Executive Summary states that "The offeror shall include a Quad Chart using the format shown in Appendix B…" Appendix B was not included in the RFP. Please provide the Quad Chart format referenced.

ANSWER: SECTION L 1.10 VOLUME I - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IS HEREBY REVISED TO REMOVE THE REFERENCE TO APPENDIX B, AS FOLLOWS:

L 1.10 Volume I – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Executive Summary Volume shall be unclassified. The Executive Summary shall summarize the proposed technology improvement, as well as any innovative claims, and the Offeror’s experience, capabilities and past performance in this area. The Offeror shall include a Quad Chart, using Microsoft Office Power-Point compatible formats, showing a graphic of the technology, problem solved or benefits provided, technical approach, and schedule. Title Pages, cover pages, glossaries, tabbed dividers, and table of contents shall not be subject to the page limitations, will not be evaluated, and shall not be numbered. Price information shall be completely omitted from the Executive Summary Volume. The Executive Summary shall not be evaluated.

Question 2: Section L paragraph L paragraph 2.5.3 requires offerors to provide a labor summary for CLINs 1001-1002, showing the labor mix at various seniority levels for each category. As the RFP does not define "seniority levels", may we assume that distinctions may be drawn between "senior", "mid" and "junior" levels versus using years of service?

ANSWER: YES, HOWEVER, NOTE THE GOVERNMENT WILL EVALUATE THE DISTINCTIONS FOR REASONABLENESS.

Question 3: Section L paragraph 1.0 states that the Government will make a TDP available to Offerors to review for information only. Will the Government provide information as to the system or systems for which the TDP is applicable, and identify the specific documents that are available for review?

Will the Government provide a process for obtaining access to this TDP, assuming that the contractor must review at a Government facility?

ANSWER: THERE IS NO TDP OTHER THAN THAT BEING MADE AVAILABLE AS GFI. SOW ADDENDUM 2 IDENTIFIES THE GFI AVAILABLE AS WELL AS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLICABLE SYSTEM(S) FOR THIS RFP.

Question 4: The Government requested, and some offerors submitted white papers in response to RFI request N66604-14-R-1120. Offerors who submitted such white papers received feedback regarding the content of the submittals. Will offerors citation of the Government's evaluation of the white papers in the proposal be considered factual without further proof?

ANSWER: WHITE PAPER FEEDBACK WAS PROVIDED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF HELPING OFFERORS WITH A DECISION REGARDING SUBMISSION OF A FULL PROPOSAL. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ANTICIPATE THE INCLUSION OF WHITE PAPER FEEDBACK DISCUSSION IN PROPOSALS.

Question 5: If you did not submit White paper are, are you excluded from submitting proposal?

ANSWER: NO, YOU MAY SUBMIT A PROPOSAL REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT YOU SUBMITTED A WHITE PAPER.