DLM QAs 4 March 2022.pdf

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(SOW, RFP, Attachment) Reference Paragraph Industry Question Government Reponse

DLM Attachment 5 - Level of

Effort and

DLM Attachment 14 - CBA

FRCNW - Whidbey Island

Addendum Seniority List (page 25)

The Seniority List in this CBA shows 12 employees; however, the Level of Effort shows 6 FTEs.

Q: Will the Government please clarify if all members listed within this CBA are to be hired or only the 6 catergories indicated in the LOE? If only 6, can the

Government please identify which 6 of the 12 identified within the CBA are to be hired?

It is the Offerors' responsbility to make hiring decisions based on Attachment 5 LOE of the RFP.

DLM Attachment 5 - Level of

Effort and

DLM Attachment 14 - CBA

FRCNW - Whidbey Island

Addendum Seniority List (page 25)

The Seniority List in this CBA shows 12 employees; however, the Level of Effort shows 6 FTEs.

Q: Will the Government please clarify if all members listed within this CBA are to be hired or only the 6 catergories indicated in the LOE? If only 6, can the

Government please identify which 6 of the 12 identified within the CBA are to be hired?

It is the Offerors' responsbility to make hiring decisions based on Attachment 5 LOE of the RFP.

DLM Attachments 10, 11,12,13, 14, 15 & 16 Historical Hours Worked

The CBAs each contain numerous premiums that will be incurred costs above the standard direct labor hourly rate such as Overtime, Shift differentials, Lead differentials, and Premiums, etc.

Q1: Will the Government please confirm that Offerors should not price any of the special premiums or costs in the CBA other than the standard hourly wage per the CBA, and that these costs will be allowable and reimbursable upon contract award? This will ensure that all Offerors propose a common staffing plan/approach for ease of cost evaluations.

If Offerors are required to propose any costs other than standard hourly wages, will the Government please provide the historical hours worked for each Labor Category and FTE subject to the Hours of Work/Overtime, Shift schedules, Lead Pay, and Premiums for each Collective Bargaining Agreement? This will ensure non-incumbent Offerors have sufficient workload data to propose accurately for cost evaluation.

Please see below for the specific data requested.

North Island CBA

Article 10.6 - Holidays: Employee will be paid two (2) times their working rate of pay for all hours worked on that Holiday.

Q2: Please provide historical hours worked per FTE in each labor classification during the 10 paid holidays per year.

Article 12.03 - Overtime: Time and one-half shall be paid for each or any of the following instances, and each instance shall not be dependent on any other instance.

(a) All work performed in excess of forty (40) hours in any one workweek.

(b) All work performed in excess of eight (8) hours in a work day will be paid at one and one-halftimes the employees' working rate of pay.

(c) All hours worked on the sixth (6th) day, up to eight (8) hours, will be paid at one and one-halftimes the employees' working rate of pay.

(d) All work performed in excess of eleven (11) hours in a work day will be paid at two-times the employees' working rate of pay, and hours worked in excess of eight (8) hours on the 6th consecutive day.

Q3: Please provide historical hours worked per FTE in each labor classification per year annotating overtime and double time according to Article 12.03 (b), (c), and (d).

Article 12.05 - Overtime: Overtime shall be paid at two (2) times the working hourly rate on the employee's seventh (7th) consecutive day worked in a workweek.

Q4: Please provide historical hours worked per FTE in each labor classification per year annotating 7th day worked.

14.02 - Shift Premiums:

Q5: Please provide historical hours worked per FTE in each labor classification per shift

Appendix A – Wages: Employees assigned as Leads will receive $1.20 per hour for all hours paid.

Q6: Will the Government please provide the number of Leads and the labor category of each lead, per shift?

Pricing shall be at a minimum IAW the applicable WDs and CBAs (section A2) and section L volume 4. The

LOE is provided via Attachment 5, the Offerors' shall propose IAW with this attachment. Please monitor

SAM.gov for changes/revisions to the RFP.

DLM Attachments 10, 11,12,13, 14, 15 & 16 Historical Hours Worked

Whidbey Island CBA

Article 12, Section 5 – Overtime: Employees will be paid time and one-half (1.5) the 1 employee’s regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of eight 2 (8) hours per day

(or ten (10) hours per day for those on a ten (10) 3 hour shift), and for all hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours per 4 workweek.

Q7: Please provide historical hours worked per FTE in each labor classification per year and per shift, annotating overtime and double time according to Article 12, Section 5.

Article 13 – Wages: All employees assigned to a second shift work schedule, shall be paid a shift differential of seventy-five cents ($.75) above their regular rate of pay.

Q8: Please provide the number of employees and their designated labor category per shift .

Article 13 – Wages/Lead Pay: Section 3. Leads. Employees assigned as Lead will be paid $1.75 20 per hour Lead Pay for all hours worked.

Q9: Please provide the number of Leads per labor category.

Article 14, Section 3 – Holiday Pay: Section 3. Any employee required to work on any of the above 5 holidays will be paid for all hours worked at one and one-half (1.5) 6 times his/her regular rate of pay plus holiday pay at his/her regular 7 rate of pay.

Q10: Please provide historical hours worked per FTE in each labor classification per year, per holiday.

Pricing shall be at a minimum IAW the applicable WDs and CBAs (section A2) and section L volume 4. The

LOE is provided via Attachment 5, the Offerors' shall propose IAW with this attachment. Please monitor

SAM.gov for changes/revisions to the RFP.

DLM Attachments 10, 11,12,13, 14, 15 & 16 Historical Hours Worked

Cannon AFB CBA

Article 6.7 – Lead Position: Leads will receive $1.75 more per hour on top of their regular pay.

Q11: Please provide the number of Leads per labor category.

Article 10.5 and 10.7– Hours of Work/Overtime: 10.7 All-time worked and the ten (10) paid federal holidays that are defined in Article 8.1 shall be considered for the purpose of overtime calculations.

Q12: Please provide historical hours worked per FTE in each labor classification per year to determine overtime.

Appendix C – Premiums

Q13: Please provide the employees and hours that are paid for Wet Fuel Cell and IQR/OJT Trainer premiums.

Miramar Pendelton CBA

Article 6.7 – Lead Position: Leads will receive $1.75 more per hour on top of their regular pay.

Q14: Please provide the number of Leads per labor category.

Article 10.1 - Hours of Work/Overtime: Shift premiums shall be paid at a rate of $1.00 per hour for all hours worked on the 2nd shift and $1.25 for 3rd shift.

Q15: Please provide the number of employees and their designated labor category per shift.

Article 10.8 - Hours of Work/Overtime: Overtime shall be paid for hours worked in excess of:

1. Eight (8) hours per workday and/or forty (40) hours per workweek at one and one-half (1½) times the employee’s straight time hourly rate.

2. All hours worked on the 6th consecutive day, up to eight (8) hours, will be paid at one and one-half (1½) times the employees straight time hourly rate. Hours worked in excess of eight (8) hours will be paid at two-times the employees straight time hourly rate.

3. All work performed in excess of eleven (11) hours in a workday will be paid at two-times the employees straight time hourly rate.

4. All hours worked on the 7th consecutive day will be paid at two (2) times the employees’ regular rate of pay.

Q16: Please provide historical hours worked per FTE in each labor classification per year annotating overtime and double time according to Article 10.8. Appendix C – Premiums:

Q17: Please provide the employees and hours that are paid for Wet Fuel Cell and IQR/OJT Trainer premiums.

Pricing shall be at a minimum IAW the applicable WDs and CBAs (section A2) and section L volume 4. The

LOE is provided via Attachment 5, the Offerors' shall propose IAW with this attachment. Per attachment 5, fuel cell mechanics are at Lemoore, ca. Not at Cannon. Please monitor SAM.gov for changes/revisions to the

RFP.

DLM Attachments 10, 11,12,13, 14, 15 & 16 Historical Hours Worked

Yuma CBA

Article 12.3 – Overtime: 12.03 Overtime shall be paid for hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours per week at one and one-half (1 and 1/2) times the employees straight time hourly rate.

Q18: Please provide historical hours worked per FTE in each labor classification per year annotating overtime.

Article 14.2 Hours of Work (Shift Premiums):

Q19: Please provide the number of employees and their designated labor category per shift.

Lemoore CBA

Article 6.7 - Lead Position: Leads will receive $2.00 more per hour on top of their regular pay.

Q20: Please provide the number of Leads per labor category.

Article 8.5/8.9 – Holidays: 8.5 Any employee required to work on any of the above holidays will be paid for hours worked at one and one-half times his/her normal straight time rate, plus eight (8) hours straight time for the holiday. 8.9 Holiday hours falling within the regular workweek will be counted as part of the cumulative hours within the week.

Hours worked on the 6th and 7th days will be paid at the overtime rates.

Q21: Please provide historical hours worked per FTE in each labor classification per year annotating overtime.

Article 10.1 - Shift Premiums: Shift premiums shall be paid at a rate of $1.00 per hour all hours worked on the 2nd shift and 3rd shift.

Q22: Please provide the number of employees and their designated labor category per shift.

Article 10.8 – Overtime: Overtime shall be paid for hours worked in excess of eight (8) hours per work day or forty (40) hours per work week at one and one-half (1½) times the employees straight time hourly rate. All hours worked on Saturday, shall be paid one and one-half (1½) times the employee’s regular rate of pay. All hours worked on Sunday, shall be paid two (2) times the employee’s regular rate of pay

Q23: Please provide historical hours worked per FTE in each labor classification per year annotating overtime and double time.

Appendix B – Temporary Duty Assignments: An employee covered under this agreement is placed in a detachment coordination position where the scope of the detachment is aircraft maintenance relate to facilitate the maintenance coordination responsibilities he/she shall be paid two dollars ($2.00) per hour differential above the employee’s base rate of pay for all hours worked when the detachment involves more than (3) employees.

Q24: Please provide the frequency of occurrence, number of employees, and duration of Temporary Duty Assignments, as well as the labor categories assigned.

Appendix C – Premiums:

Q25: Please provide the employees and hours that are paid for Aircraft Engine Turn/APU Qualifier, CDI/CDQAR certified, Wet Fuel Cell and HAZMAT premiums.

Temporary duty assignments are not estimated and expected to be broken out. Hazardous premiums will be identified by labor category IAW revised Attachment 5. Pricing shall be at a minimum IAW the applicable

WDs and CBAs (section A2) and section L volume 4. The LOE is provided via Attachment 5, the Offerors' shall propose IAW with this attachment. Please monitor SAM.gov for changes/revisions to the RFP.

Solicitation for N68520-21-R-0007

& DLM Attachment 6 Key

Personnel & FRCSW DLM FY22

Industry QA responses (13 Jan 22)

Solicitation Paragraph 4.5.2 and table legend, DLM Attachment 6 - Key

Personnel table, Industry day Question 13

& 68 & DLM Attachment 5 - Level Of

Effort

Within the table in Solicitation paragraph 4.5.2 there are three positions identified with a single asterisk as Key Personnel. Those positions are the Supervisor, Program

Manager, and the Quality Assurance Program Monitor/Quality Control Inspector. Within DLM Attachment 6 -Key Personnel these same three positions are listed as Key personnel. Within Attachment 5 - Level Of Effort, no positions are noted as Key Personnel.

Q: Will the Government please clarify that there are only three Key Personnel and only three resumes are required?

The Government confirms that there are three Key Personnel "labor categories" and resumes are required to be submitted with your proposals for each key personnel proposed IAW revised Attachment 5.

31 RFP L.B.2; L.B.2.2: M.2.A

L.B.2 states: For this volume, the Prime, JV, and each JV Team Member may each provide up to five (5) relevant contracts and each principal subcontractor may provide up to three (3) relevant contracts…

L.B.2.2 states: If the Offeror is proposing as a JV, the Offeror should provide the relevant contracts for the JV as a whole, and for each team member of the JV.

M.2.A states: When proposals are received from entities specifically formed to propose on a particular acquisition, the past performance evaluation will consider each individual

JV team member.

Issue:The section L requirements do not appear to be in full alignment with the Section M Specific Information. For Joint Venture entities, the instructions and evaluation criteria appear to require relevant contract references from each and every member of the JV, separately.

Q: Will the Government please confirm that each individual JV team member is not required to submit relevant contracts if the JV is pre-existing, and not specifically formed to propose on a particular solicitation?

Q: Will the Government please confirm that past performance from only one JV team member is acceptable for establishing an overall performance confidence rating for the JV

Offeror?

Q: When the Government assesses one of the JV team members as having neutral confidence, how will the neutral confidence rating affect the overall Offeror scoring?

The Government does not confirm that each individual JV team member is not required to submit relevant contracts if the JV is pre-existing, and not specifically formed to propose on a particular solicitation. The

Government requires that the JV, and each JV Team Member shall each provide up to five (5) relevant contracts, if available. Please monitor SAM.gov for updates/changes to the RFP.

The Government does not confirm that the past performance for one JV team member is acceptable for establishing an overall performance confidence rating for the JV offeror. Per Section M, the Past Performane assessment will "address the Government’s level of confidence in the Offeror’s ability to successfully perform the required effort based on the Offeror’s (including principal entities’) relevant past performance and systemic improvement."

Each Principal entity will not receive a separate confidence assessment rating. The confidence rating will be assigned for the entire offeror team. For the Past Performance assessment, the Government will consider relevant information from each of the principal entities that make up the offerors team. If any of the principal entities do not have any relevant contracts, the confidence assessment rating will take that into consideration when making the overall confidence assessement. In this case, the neutral rating will not be applicable because relevant Past Performance information was available from other principal entities within the JV team.

32 RFP N/A

The RFP has no demographic data of incumbent employees. In order to make projections on workforce risk not only for transition but in the 5 years of the contract, we request the government provide current workforce demographic data to include how long employees have been on the workforce by location (for calculating seniority for vacation, etc) as well as recent historical data on turnover by location and reason for turnover.

The government does not have the demographic data. Pricing shall be at a minimum IAW the applicable WDs and CBAs (section A2) and section L volume 4. The LOE is provided via Attachment 5, the Offerors' shall propose IAW with this attachment. Please monitor SAM.gov for changes/revisions to the RFP.

33 RFP N/A What are the current vacancies in the workforce? The contractor is responsible for meeting workforce requirements.

34 RFP N/A What positions have there been historical shortages? The contractor is responsible for meeting workforce requirements.

35 RFP 5252.209-9513 Can Organizational Conflict of Interest statement be included within Volume 5: Contract Administration?

Yes, the Organizational Conflict of Interest Statement can be included in Volume 5. Please monitor SAM.gov for changes/revisions to the RFP.

36 RFP Section B, B-1 Estimated Rates Note(1) references an H-2 fixed fee special provision not contained in the RFP. Is this an error? Yes this is an error since there is no H-2 clause. Please monitor SAM.gov for RFP revisions.

37 Attachments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 CBA Agreements

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: Please provide the average seniority in years at each location.

REASON FOR NEED: Based on the CBA agreements, seniority will have a significant impact on the cost of fringe benefits. Offerors require the average seniority in years at each location so that they can propose realistic fringe rates that match the percent capture of incumbents proposed in the Volume 3 Transition Plan.

The Government does not have this data to provide.

38 Attachments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 CBA Agreements RECOMMENDATION: Require Volume 4 Cost to identify the percent capture of incumbent workers proposed in Volume 3 Technical and Annex C Transition Plan.

RATIONALE: Government evaluators need this information to verify that proposed fringe rates properly account for the seniority levels proposed in Volume 3.

The Government will take the recommendation into consideration. Please monitor SAM.gov for updates/changes to the RFP.

Attachments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and Section L, Volume 4 Cost CBA Agreements and Volume 4 Cost

QUESTION: Should the offerors use the final CBA values for wages, benefits, and escalation for the period of performance after the CBA agreements end?

BACKGROUND: The question is related to the Government's allocation of contract funding and budgeting activities. The CBAs impose baselines for wages, benefits, and escalation that are significantly higher than the comparable SCA WD rates. The CBA end dates precede the end of the contract. If the successful offerors reverts to SCA WD rates for wages, benefits, and escalation after the CBAs end, then it is possible that insufficient funding will be budgeted for the later contract years.

IAW 4.3(c) the Offerors shall identiy whether the labor rates proposed are FPRA, CBA, AWDs…etc.

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% escalation rate for each ordeing year NOT covered by a CBA

Attachments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

DLM Attachment 2 Trade

Specialties

DLM Attachment 5 Level of Effort

CBA Agreements and Attachment 2 Trade

Specialties, WORK LEAD (pp. 25-26)

RECOMMENDATION: In Attachment 2 Trade Specialties Update the Occupational code for WORK LEAD from BLS 11-1021 to SCA 23022, which is dictated by the CBA agreements. In Attachment 5 Level of Effort, move the Team Leads back into the Direct group with WG-10 as the GS/WG Equivalent. (The Labor Categories table in Section L, B, 4.5.2 correctly lists the Team Leads as SCA Code 23022.)

RATIONALE: The WORK LEADS (also called Team Leads in Attachment 5 Level of Effort) perform touch labor. They "shall maintain technical competence in their specialty by performing technical tasks in assigned shops." All personnel who perform touch labor are covered by the CBAs, which dictate the assigned occupational code, wages, benefits, escalation, and pay premiums for serving as Leads. The DOL and CBAs designate the Work Leads as non-exempt personnel who are paid hourly wages with overtime pay.

The Government will take the recommendation into consideration. Please monitor SAM.gov for updates/changes to the RFP.

41 RFP Section L.B.4 Cost Volume We plan to organize Volume 4 as follows. Provide the required narrative explanations in a MS Word file and provide the required cost and pricing data in an Appendix, which is a separate Excel file. This will facilitate the Government's review of cost and pricing data. Please confirm this approach is acceptable.

As long as submitted proposal is submitted IAW Volume 4 instructions that is acceptable.

42 Solicitation

Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award, Subsection III. Definitions, Subsection B.

Other Evaluation Definitions (Page 113 of

114)

The Definition of Very Relevant states: ". . . when the past contract involved: Primarily Depot (D) Level Military Aircraft Maintenance combined with either Organizational (O) or Intermediate

(I) Level Military Aircraft Maintenance . . ."

We request the Government redefine as ". . . when the past contract involved: Primary Depot (D) Level Military Aircraft Maintenance, Organizational (O), or Intermediate (I) Level Military

Aircraft Maintenance . . . "

The industry standard is for O or I to be conducted, and on occassion D to be combined. Therefore, limiting the experience to only examples of D and O or D and I is unduly restrictive to competition.

The Government will take the recommendation into consideration. Please monitor SAM.gov for updates/changes to the RFP.

43 Solicitation

Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award, Subsection III. Definitions, Subsection B.

Other Evaluation Definitions (Page 113 of

114)

The Definition of Very Relevant states: ". . . at three (3) ore more locations concurrently."

We request the Government remove the three (3) or more locations concurrently requirement as unduly restrictive to competition.

The Government will take the recommendation into consideration. Please monitor SAM.gov for updates/changes to the RFP.

44 Attachments 9 - 15 General We request the Government confirm Attachments 9-15 reflect the current Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) in effect. The uploaded CBAs continue until new CBAs are negotiated.

45 Solicitation

Section L - Instructions, Conditions and

Notices to Bidders, Part B Specific

Instructions, 4. Volume 4 - Cost/Price, Subsection 4.5 Government Furnished

Information, Subsection 4.5.2 Labor Hours

(Page 101 of 114)

With the addition of the Juneteenth Federal Holiday, can the Government confirm the Labor Hour year is 1,920 hours (as opposed to 1,912 with the addition of the Juneteenth Federal Holiday) The Government confirms the Labor Hour year is 1,920 hours.

46 Solicitation

Section L - Instructions, Conditions and

Notices to Bidders, Part B Specific

Instructions, 4. Volume 4 - Cost/Price, Subsection 4.5 Government Furnished

Information, Subsection 4.5.1 ODCs (Page

101 of 114)

Can the Government identify the Tools that will be provided as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) or required to be purchased on behalf of the Governmet as Contractor Furnished

Equipment (CFE) for offeror's clarity? This will ensure the offeror does not assume they are included in the Government's estimate for ODCs?

Attachment 7 in the RFP identifies the minimum tools required for the offeror to provide. Specialized dual use tools will be provided by the Government for use on the contract.

47 Solicitation General Request Confirmed Copy of Solicitation and all Attachments Please monitor SAM.gov for updates/changes to the RFP.

48 Solicitation 4.3(h)

The solicitaion states "Escalation will be applied on direct labor only for all years regardless of labor category turnover. Offerors, including subcontractors, shall include escalation for all labor categories as stated in section M." "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." As the majority of CBA have or will expire prior to the start of the period of performance, are the offerors to escalate the years not addressed in the current CBA's? If so, what percentage must be proposed?

Does this apply to labor catagories covered by SCA wage determinations?

For all Labor CLINs, the Government expects to see an approved CBA escalation rate for each ordering year, OR, the Government will apply a 3.5% escalation rate for each ordeing year NOT covered by a CBA.

49 Solicitation 4.3(h) Does the Government intend for offeror to escalate Exempt rates only by 3.5%, use the most current rate in the expired CBA's and current WD with no escalation in the out years, and utilize

FAR 52.222-43 to address increases in the out years after award?

For all Labor CLINs, the Government expects to see an approved CBA escalation rate for each ordering year, OR, the Government will apply a 3.5% escalation rate for each ordeing year NOT covered by a CBA.

50 Attachment L-4 Vol 4 CS-1 Instructions The Places of Performance include both New Mexico and Hawaii. Can you please confirm the Government is exempt from the New Mexico's Gross Receipts Tax and Hawaii's Excise Tax and will be including an exemption certificate in the contract award?

The contractor will be provided the appropriate tax exemption forms upon award.

51 Attachment - L-4_Vol_4_CS-1 Instructions Tab Will the Government allow Prime/Sub offerors to add additional tabs and columns to facilitate population of the spreadsheet as long as formula integrity is maintained?

No. Per L-4 instructions "Only one worksheet shall be prepared for the entire period of performance (for each

Prime and Subcontractor)" and "Please note if more subcontractors are needed, the contractor may add additional rows to accommodate them, but ensure integrity of formulas."

52 Attachment - L-4_Vol_4_CS-1 Cost Summary Spreadsheet Tab Will the Government include rows to calculate Travel Costs or are offeror to combine Travel and ODC together on the ODC rows?

The Government will include a row to calculate travel costs separate from ODCs. Please monitor SAM.gov for changes/revisions to the RFP.

Attachments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and DLM++QAs+24+Feb+2-22

Collective Bargaining Agreements and Q&A

#19

In response to Question 19 on Attachment 13, Cannon AFB CBA, the Government instructed, "Offeror should use last wage rates stated on the CBA and add 3.5% yearly escalation for each ordering period of the contract." Please confirm that this instruction applies to all of the CBAs that have similar language about continuation of the CBA in full force after the stated end date.

For all Labor CLINs, the Government expects to see an approved CBA escalation rate for each ordering year, OR, the Government will apply a 3.5% escalation rate for each ordeing year NOT covered by a CBA.

54 Attachment L-3, PP-1 Table 13.a Q: Will the Government please clarify/explain the reason for including the number of vendors/subcontractors managed as part of the Past Perfomance requirerment? It is unclear why this is necessary for a Staff Augmentation program.

Attachment L-3, PP-1 Table is being used to collect data for both the Past Performance Factor as well as the

Corporate Experience Element within the Technical Factor. The number of vendors/subcontractors managed will only be used for the Corporate Experience element evaluation and will not be used in the Past Performance evaluation.

55 SOW 3.2.7.3 and 3.2.7.5 Para 3.2.7.3 states "OSH approved cloth coveralls and disposable coveralls as will be provided by the Government" while para 3.2.7.5 states "OSH approved disposable coveralls shall be provided by the contractor." Will the government clarify who is responsible for providing OSH approved disposable coveralls?

The Contractor is responsible for providing OSH approved disposable coveralls. Section 3.2.7.3 will be revised.

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

56 SOW 3.3.1.2.12

Para 3.3.1.2.12 states "Some aircraft painting operations require Contractor artisans certified to perform painting operations that require a higher level of security classifications as identified in the DD254." The DD 254 provided with the solicitation documents does not address Paint or Painters. Will the government clarify this requirement in an updated DD-254.

The DD254 will be updated. Please monitor SAM.gov for changes/revisions to the RFP.

57 RFP Section B-1pg 4, Labor Category Table

For each proposed order, the contracting officer will provide the contractor with a Task Order (TO) and an Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE). The IGCE is an estimate of labor hours by labor category utilizing the estimated and negotiated Composite Labor rates table below to calculate the total estimated cost for the proposed TO. The TO fixed fee is calculated using

Section H Clause, H-2 FIXED FEE and Section G Clause, 5252.232-9510 PAYMENT OF FIXED FEE (NAVAIR). Q: Are the rates provided in the applicable table composite labor rates at regular time or a combination of regular time and overtime?

The composite labor rates are not a combination of regular time and overtime. The composite labor rates are broken out in the table in Section B-1.

58 RFP Section L, Vol 2 PP, Pg 91

For this volume, the Prime, JV,and each JV Team Member may each provide up to five (5) relevant contracts and each principal subcontractor may provide up to three (3) relevant contracts

(where for the purpose of these instructions the term contract also refers to delivery order or task order), or those portions of a relevant contract, whose performance is within five (5) years of the proposal due date for the principal entities, identified in Table ES-1 (Offeror Summary). Q: Can the government confirm that a 2 member joint venture can submit a total of ten (10) past performce contracts (five (5) from each member)?

Yes, a 2 member joint venture can submit a total of 10 past performance contracts, 5 for each JV member.

59 RFP Section L, Para 3.2 Key Personnel, Pg 95

3.1 Key Personnel: The Offeror shall identify and include in its proposal resumes for each person the Offeror will employ to fill the specific Program Manager (Attachment 6), Supervisor

(SOW Attachment 6), and Quality Assurance Program Monitor (QAM) (Attachment 6) key personnel positions and provide this as Annex B to the Proposal. Q: Can the government confirm that there are only 3 Key Personnel required? Those being the PM, QA Mgr, and Supervisor at NAS Lemoore?

The Government confirms that there are three Key Personnel "labor categories" and the number of resumes required to be submitted with your proposals for each key personnel proposed IAW revised Attachment 5.

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