CASS FoT PBL Solicitation QA.pdf

Question PBSOW/CDRL Reference RFP Reference Question Governments Reponse 1 N/A N/A Given the current economic climate, would the Government be willing to add FAR 52.216-4 Economic Price Adjustment-Labor and Material to the RFP to address potential escalation concerns?

At this time, the Government does not intend to include FAR 52.216-4.

2 CDRL K001 Block 12. Date of First Submission states to See 16 which states Block 12: First submission. Will the first submission be 12 months after contract award?

Yes. The first submission will be 12 months after award and annually thereafter. CDRL K001 will be updated and provided to all Offerors.

3 N/A Section L - Volume 6 (page 130) All Offerors (whether a Large (including non-profit entities) or Small Businesses) shall complete the provided Attachment L-8 SB-1 Small Business Participation Commitment Document (SBPCD) and submit it as a part of Volume 1, Contract Administration.

Can the Government update Table G-1 Offeror File Naming and Proposal Structure to include instructions for Attachment L-8 in Volume 1?

Offerors shall submit Attachment L-8 under Volume 6, Small Business. The Government will correct the language in Volume 6, Small Business on Page 130 to reflect this change.

4 N/A Attachment L-6-1 CLINs 0071, 0072 & 0073 & Section L CPFF CLINs 0071-0073 Consumable Parts Install Support (page 129).

Please confirm which quantity is correct. Is it 500,100,100 or 150,30,30?

The Government will correct the quantities to reflect 500, 100, 100

5 N/A Section B Notes - B-1 DEMAND

BAND ADJUSTMENT FOR

REPAIRABLES (7R)(CLINs 0002 – 0008) (page 75).

In accordance with FAR 32.703-2 Contracts Conditioned Upon Availability of Funds, the Government shall not accept supplies or services beyond the demand band unless the appropriate funds are confirmed as available. Therefore, by what means is the contractor to notify the Government of a monthly demand surge to ensure PCO can issue a letter confirming necessary funds are available should a surge condition be determined at a point in time in the future?

The Government will monitor CDRL A009 to understand the demand rates. Any adjustment will occur on an annual basis once performance is complete by year for each fleet CLIN (0002- 0008).

6 N/A Attachment L-7 Demand Bands Tab "Contractor to Fill Out"

Could the Government confirm that in Attachment 7 "Demand Bands", the contractor will populate both the demand levels in column D as well as the unburdened price per demand in column E? Once those are determined, the columns F and G will be calculated based on the associated percentage of demand fluctuation?

No. The Offeror shall only complete column E.

Columns F & G will be automatically calculated.

7 N/A Appendix A CASS FoT PBL Items Support List

The Appendix A CASS FoT PBL Items Support List contains some EO parts on the Fleet and NonFleet tabs. Does the Government intend to have these EO parts supported by the CASS Family of Testers Contract?

The Appendix A CASS FoT PBL Items Support List will be updated with strikethroughs to reflect the changes. The revised Appendix A will be sent to all Offerors.

8 N/A Table G-1 Pursuant to Table G-1 of the RFP, the Contractor is to provide Volume 5 Cost/Price information through an Microsoft Excel file format. For readability, it would be beneficial to utilize a Microsoft Word format for narratives pertaining to pricing disclosures and other written descriptions pertaining to the pricing. Could the Government clarify acceptance of Microsoft Word formatting for written narratives, while utilizing Microsoft Excel file formatting for any pricing tables?

The contractor recommends replacing the sentence in Section L paragraph 5.2, "Files received in a format other than the requested excel format in Table G-1 are unacceptable." with the following:

"The Offeror shall prepare and submit the price proposal narrative substantiation and rationale in MS Office 2010 Word format and any numerical/financial data in a Microsoft Excel file."

The Government will update Table G-1 to reflect that a Microsoft Word format is acceptable for Cost/Price Narratives

9 N/A Section L, Paragraph 6.0 Volume 6 - Small Business

As specified in Section L, paragraph 6.0 Volume 6 - Small Business, the contractor is to identify a minimum small business participation commitment of 5%. Could the Government clarify the 5% minimum requirement is inclusive of second or sub-tier suppliers, or if the requirement must be at the first tier?

No, the 5% minimum requirement is not inclusive of second or sub-tier suppliers. The 5% minimum is inclusive of only first-tier suppliers.

10 N/A Section I Contractors participating in the Comprehensive Subcontracting Plan Test program would require DFARS 252.219-7004 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program) be provided within Section I. Could the government confirm that it will be willing to add this clause within an award, as appropriate to the awarded contractor?

The Government would consider adding DFARS 252.219-7004 if the awardee is participating in the Comprehensive Subcontracting Plan Test Program.

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