DLM QAs 23 Feb 2022.pdf

# Document (SOW, RFP, Attachment)

Reference Paragraph Industry Question Government response

4 DLM Attachments (CBA) 10, 11,12,13,& 15 Seniority Listing

Seniority Lists are not incorporated within these CBAs and are necessary to determine costs associated with the workforce.

Q: Will the Government please provide the Seniority Lists for each of these CBAs (Lemoore, Yuma, Miramar Pendelton, Cannon, and North Island)?

No. IAW the Clause 52.222-41 a seniority list will be provided at the commencement of the follow-on contract.

RFP Section B, Attachment 5 LOE/Attachment L-4 CS-1

Section B pg. 8, Attachment 5 all pages, Attachment L-4 "Cost Summary Spreadsheet" and

"Summary" tabs

CLIN 0009 in Section B is specified as an Overtime ceiling, Attachment 5 LOE tables offer overtime hours for each labor category, and Attachment L-4 CS-1 "Summary" tab accounts for overtime in CLIN 0009. However, in Attachment L-4 "Cost Summary Spreadsheet" tab the LOE does not have columns to delineate between regular or overtime hours.

Q: Is it the Government’s intent that the contractor separate the costs for Overtime Hours indicated in Attachment 5 into CLIN 0009? If so, should the contractor create a separate column within "Cost Summary Spreadsheet" tab in Attachment L-4 CS-1 to account for the separate pricing of CLIN 0009?

No, the contractor should not create a separate column within the Cost Summary Sheet.

The contractor should put the labor category OT under the labor cost. Instructions will be updated for CS-1, L-4.

Section L, Volume 4- Cost/Price

4.3 - a-h, pg. 99 of 114 Q: Can the Government provide instructions for joint venture partners and/or subcontract partners to submit sealed cost build-ups and cost/price information as required in RFP Section 4.3 Price/Cost Information? Joint venture partners and/or subcontract partners need to submit proposal information in accordance with Section L 2.2.1.3

N68520-21-R-0007 RFP /

DLM Attachment 10 - CBA Lemoore - 2018-2022

Section M, Part C. Cost Price, Paragraph 5 / Appendix "A" Wages

The language in Section M, Part C. Cost Price, Paragraph 5 states, "If the Offeror proposes escalation of less than "3.5%" or the CBA specified rate by year as applicable for all Labor CLINs on an annual basis for all ordering years, the proposal will be adjusted to the escalation rate of "3.5%" or to the applicable CBA specified rate by year as applicable as per the instructions in Section L."

Q: Will the Government please clarify if the referenced statement is intended to instruct offerors to apply 3.5% to CBA positions when the provided CBAs are concluded? For example, the date of the last provided rate in “DLM Attachment 10 – CBA Lemoore – 2018-2022” is 4/1/22 in Appendix A.

Q: Does the Government intend for offerors to add yearly escalation of 3.5% after 4/1/22, or does the Government intend for offerors to hold 4/1/22 wages constant for the remainder of the Period of Performance?

For all Labor CLINs, the Government expects to see an approved CBA escallation rate for each ordering year, OR, the Government will apply a 3.5% escallation rate for each ordeing year NOT covered by a CBA. In the examle stated, yes the Government expects to see an escallation rate of 3.5% after the last CBA period of 4/1/22 for Lemoore.

8 N68520-21-R-0007 RFP L.A.2.1 Section 2.1 Proposal Format does not identify what size the margin should be.

Q: Will the Government allow 3/4-in margins? Yes the Government will allow 3/4 in margins.

9 N68520-21-R-0007 RFP L.A.2.1 Q: Section 2.1, Proposal Format does not identity page size for the proposal. Will the Government allow 8.5 x 11 for the narrative? The Government will allow 8.5 x 11 for the narrative.

10 N68520-21-R-0007 RFP L.A.2.1 Q: Section 2.1, Proposal Format does not identity if 11 x 17 pages are counted as one page. Will the Government confirm that 11 x 17 pages is considered one page? The Government confirms that an 11x17 page will be considered one page.

11 N68520-21-R-0007 RFP L.B.2.1

RFP states: "The signed (Authorization) letter should be included in a separate tab within Volume 2 (Past Performance)

Q: Since this is an electronic submission and will not have tabs, will the Government confirm that an Appendix will suffice?

The Government confirms that an Appendix to Vol 2 will suffice for the Authorization letters. The RFP has been ammended to reflect the updated language.

12 RFP General Q: Will the Government please consider a 10-day extension of the proposal submission date, which in turn would extend the Early Submission documentation? The Government will extend the due date for the proposals to 30 Mar, 2022.

13 RFP L-A.2.1

For the requirement that "All pages should be numbered with volume, paragraph, and page numbers," how are pages to be numbered with paragraph numbers? Can the Government please provide an example of acceptable page numbering?

In the RFP, Section L Part A, Page 85, all of the numbers, i.e. 2, 2.1, 2.1.1, ect…, are considered Paragraph numbers and the Government would expect to see similar numbering in the proposals. Contractor formatting for page numbering is acceptable.

14 Is there a desired format for questions to be submitted Questions shall be submitted via the RFP Question submittal form

15 What is the final date to receive questions from potential Offerors? Final Questions are to be received 3PM EST on 25 Feb 2022.

Section L. 4.1 Proposal Submission provides that “it is requested that one electronic copy of Table ES-1 (Offeror’s Summary), Table ES-2 (Relevant Contract Summary); Table PP-1 (Past Performance/Corporate Experience Contract Data);

and Annex A (contractually executed Final Versions of Previous SOW/PWSs/Other Supporting Documentation for Past Performance/Corporate Experience) be submitted 21 Calendar Days prior to the submission date/time specified on Standard Form 33 (Block 9).”

Question: As refereed, does the term “electronic copy” indicate acceptability of an email? Or is it the expectation that this data be provided via a DoD SAFE Drop-off?

Question: If SAFE Drop-off is the desired method for submission of this data requested by February 23 (21 calendar days prior to that listed in Block 9 of the SF33), Please provide acceptable instructions.

As per Section L.A.2.2.1, Early Past Performance input and Proposal Data shall be submitted via the DoD Safe Drop off.

17 RFP Section M.B.II.A

RECOMMENDATION: In Section M Evaluation Factor A, last paragraph, bottom of page 110, delete the following sentence: "Subcontractor performance will not be evaluated as part of the Past Performance Evaluation."

RATIONALE: This required change was overlooked when the Final RFP updated the definition of Principal Entity to include Principal Subcontractors.

Please monitor SAM.gov for updates/changes to the RFP.

Feb 23, 2022