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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

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FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

This amendment incorporates additional, timely Vendor Questions w ith the Governments response. See Summary of Changes.

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AMENDMENT 0005 Q &A

Question 1.

The solicitation mentions 3 different labor categories for the Contractor personnel:

(a) RFP, Page 18, Para 3.3.2 - labor category 23183 - Electronic Technician Maintenance,

(b) RFP, Page 18, Para 3.3.2 - - Computer Support Technician,

(c) RFP, Page 68, Para 52.222-42 - Information Technology (IT), Telecom End User Help Desk; Tier1-2, Workspace, Print, Productivity Tools (labor). Labor Category 15095

Please clarify which labor categories should be used.

Response 1.

The RFP has been updated to reflect the following:

(a) RFP Para 3.3.2 - labor category 23183 - Electronic Technician Maintenance (remained the same),

(b) RFP Para 3.3.2 - Computer Support Technician (added labor category 14160 - Computer Support Technician),

(c) RFP Para 52.222-42 - Information Technology (IT), Telecom End User Help Desk; Tier1-2, Workspace, Print, Productivity Tools (labor). Labor Category 15095 (Removed labor category 15095 in paragraph 52.222.42)

52.222-42 now reads:

Employee Class Monetary Wage –Fringe Benefits Information Technology (IT) Series 2210 GS-11 Electronic Technician Series 0856 GS-09

(Note 52.222.42 is to let offerors know what GS grade and series the Federal Government would use if hired for Federal Service).

Question 2.

Reference: RFP, Page 23, Table 4.2.1b - please clarify if the “Total Man Hours” of 6,348.4 for the Electronic Technician Maintenance are Historical Total Man Hours.

Response 2.

The RFP has been updated to reflect the following:

Table 4.2.1b - "Total Man Hours of 6,348.4" has been changed to "Historical Total Man Hours of 6,348.4".

Question 3.

Reference: RFP, Page 42. Informational Data - The Government estimate is 14,912 hours / year. This corresponds to 8 FTEs assuming 1864 work hours per FTE/year. However, RFP, Page 68, Para 52.222-42, mentions 6 FTEs.

Please clarify what is the Government's estimate for the number of FTEs required for this solicitation.

Response 3.

The Government's estimate for the number of FTEs required for this solicitation is based on the Government's estimate of total hours per year of 14,912. The reference to 6 FTEs has been removed from 52.222-42.

Question 4.

RFP, Page 43 - Informational Data; Are there any specific requirements for font size and font type for the submittal documents?

Response 4.

The RFP has been updated to reflect the following: Submission of Quote Instructions has been modified to incorporate "Font size 12 Times New Roman" to provision 52.212-1(b)(11).

Question 5.

RFP, Page 43 - Informational Data; Are the Cover Page, Table of Contents, List of Figures, Preamble excluded from the page count for Volume II and Volume III?

Response 5.

Yes.

Question 6.

RFP, Page 43 - Informational Data; Are CPARS pages excluded from the Volume III page count?

Response 6.

No.

Question 7.

RFP, Reference 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES

OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2023)

(pages 61-68): Is this requirement subject to Executive Order (EO) 14055 – Non-displacement of qualified workers?

Response 7.

This is a covered contract under E.O. 14055. Executive Order 14055, issued by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., requires federal contractors and subcontractors on a covered successor contract to offer jobs to qualified employees employed under the predecessor contract.

Question 8.

RFP, Page 21-23, Para 4.2.1: Does the Government estimate any overtime hours to be used for this requirement?

Response 8.

No.

Question 9.

In the previous solicitation for this requirement (N6883618Q0163) the CLINs were for "3-M Instructional Support".

However, in the current solicitation (N6883624Q0029) the CLINs are "3M Maintenance and User Support"?

Please clarify if the objective/mission of the N6883624Q0029 requirements are different from the previous solicitation N6883618Q0163 for this effort.

Response 9.

The objective / mission of N6883624Q0029 has not changed from the previous solicitation N6883618Q0163.

Question 10.

Reference: RFP, Pages 21-23, Table 4.2.1a and 4.2.1b: The total historical man hours of these two tables equates to 14,912 as is also referenced on page 42 –INFORMATIONAL DATA. However, the 52.222-42 STATEMENT OF EQUIVALENT RATES FOR FEDERAL HIRES (MAY 2014) on page 68 of the RFP, shows 6 FTEs assigned as Labor Category 15095. These 6 FTEs appear to reference the number of FTEs on the current contract. This number of FTEs also matches our estimates of FTEs based on the FPDS data for the incumbent contract. Assuming the incumbent contractor has only 6 FTEs on this contract, how is it possible that the historical workload amounts to 8 FTEs?

Response 10.

The Government's requirement for FTEs is based on the Government's required total hours per year of 14,912. The reference to 6 FTEs has been removed from 52.222-42.

Question 11.

RFP, Reference BASIS OF EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES PER FAR SUBPART 13.106, page 47: If an offeror proposes less than 8 FTEs, would the Government find their Technical Capability Unacceptable?

Response 11.

The Government has made revisions to staffing requirements for the contract and to this referenced paragraph. The paragraph now reads as follows:

The Government will evaluate each Quoter's Staffing Plan for acceptability consistent with the basis of evaluation stated for Technical capability, paragraph 2(a). Paragraph 2(a) has been updated to reflect the following:

"Staffing plan shall address at a minimum your proposed staffing approach for each contract period, including options, based upon your assessment of contract requirements, including the position requirements for a Computer Support Technician and Electronic Technician Maintenance labor categories and the historical data set forth in PWS

4.2.1 above. Your Staffing Plan shall propose a minimum of 14,912 hours. Within your total proposed staffing approach to meet the Governments requirement for 14,912 hours, of the two labor categories the minimum acceptable number of Computer Support Technicians shall be four (4)".

Question 12.

RFP, Reference BASIS OF EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES PER FAR SUBPART 13.106, page 47, para 2.a.: If an offeror proposes different labor categories than a Computer Support Technician and Electronic Technician Maintenance, would the Government find their Technical Capability Unacceptable?

Response 12.

The Government has made revisions to staffing requirements for the contract and to this referenced paragraph. The paragraph now reads as follows:

The Government will evaluate each Quoter's Staffing Plan for acceptability consistent with the basis of evaluation stated for Technical capability, paragraph 2(a). Paragraph 2(a) has been updated to reflect the following:

"Staffing plan shall address at a minimum your proposed staffing approach for each contract period, including options, based upon your assessment of contract requirements, including the position requirements for a Computer Support Technician and Electronic Technician Maintenance labor categories and the historical data set forth in PWS

4.2.1 above. Your Staffing Plan shall propose a minimum of 14,912 hours. Within your total proposed staffing approach to meet the Governments requirement for 14,912 hours, of the two labor categories the minimum acceptable number of Computer Support Technicians shall be four (4)".

Question 13.

RFP, Reference BASIS OF EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES PER FAR SUBPART 13.106, page 47, para 2.a.: If an offeror proposes Exempt labor categories, other than a Computer Support Technician and Electronic Technician Maintenance, would the Government find their Technical Capability Unacceptable?

Response 13.

The Government has made revisions to staffing requirements for the contract and to this referenced paragraph. The paragraph now reads as follows:

The Government will evaluate each Quoter's Staffing Plan for acceptability consistent with the basis of evaluation stated for Technical capability, paragraph 2(a). Paragraph 2(a) has been updated to reflect the following:

"Staffing plan shall address at a minimum your proposed staffing approach for each contract period, including options, based upon your assessment of contract requirements, including the position requirements for a Computer Support Technician and Electronic Technician Maintenance labor categories and the historical data set forth in PWS

4.2.1 above. Your Staffing Plan shall propose a minimum of 14,912 hours. Within your total proposed staffing approach to meet the Governments requirement for 14,912 hours, of the two labor categories the minimum acceptable number of Computer Support Technicians shall be four (4)".

Question 14.

RFP, Page 18, Para 3.3.2 - labor category 23183 - Electronic Technician Maintenance; The job description for this SCA position includes “3. Technical Writer/Operator expertise in tactical communications equipment, 4. Four (4) years of experience in understanding Technical Manuals, Communication Information System Manuals, Tactical Communication Manuals, and directives or instructions and procedures, and 5. Three (3) years of experience in managing multiple priorities, meet deadlines, exercise initiative in gathering, assembling, collate, and analyzing information for completion of projects.” These requirements are not found in any SBA approved SCA description for an Electronic Technician Maintenance and clearly exceed the requirements of this labor category. The added requirement of a Secret clearance makes recruiting and retaining these individuals under an SCA labor category extremely difficult. Recommend the Government reclassify these positions as Exempt in order for offerors to find, recruit and retain individuals with all these required job skills.

Response 14.

The Governments minimum standards are in line with the labor category descriptions. The Government reserves the right to designate requested experience and certification levels in accordance with the SCA Directory of Occupations.

Question 15.

RFP, Page 18 & 19, Para 3.3.2 - labor category 14160 – Computer Support Technician; The job description for this SCA position includes “2. Four (4) years of experience in 3M (Maintenance, Material and Management) workstation and user operator experience/expertise for Tactical Data Networks (TDN), Enterprise Tactical Command and Control Local Area Network Suite (NETC2), Rapid Response Key (RRK) and or Expeditionary Deployable Node (EDN), 3. Technical Writer/Operator expertise in tactical data network systems, 4. Four (4) years of experience in understanding Technical Manuals, Communication Information System Manuals, Tactical Communication Manuals, and directives or instructions and procedures, 8. A valid up to date Cyber Security Work Force (CSWF) Security+ Certification or have equivalent qualifications (Equivalent NEC/Rate, Information System Maintenance Technician (731A), Information System Security, 9. Manager (741A), Network Security Vulnerability Technician (742A), 10.

Two (2) years of Information Maintenance Security and Information Network Systems experience, and 11. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification eligibility and Continuing Education Unit (CEU) requirements.” These requirements are not found in any SBA approved SCA description for a Personal Computer Support Technician and clearly exceed the requirements of this labor category. The added requirement of a Secret clearance makes recruiting and retaining these individuals under this SCA labor category extremely difficult.

Recommend the Government reclassify these positions as Exempt in order for offerors to find, recruit and retain individuals with all these required job skills.

Response 15.

The Governments minimum standards are in line with the labor category descriptions. The Government reserves the right to designate requested experience and certification levels in accordance with the SCA Directory of Occupations.

Question 16.

RFP, Page 68, Para 52.222-42 - Information Technology (IT), Telecom End User Help Desk; Tier1-2, Workspace, Print, Productivity Tools (labor). Labor Category 15095. It appears the incumbent contractor is using Labor Category 15095 (Technical Instructor/Course Developer) to fill its current requirements. This certainly makes sense in light of the Technical Writer/Operator expertise, understanding of Technical and communication manuals, and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification eligibility and Continuing Education Unit (CEU) requirements. By reclassifying these positions as SCA 14160 (Personal Computer Support Technicians), these individuals will be making approximately $12.60/hr ($26,000/yr ) less than they are currently making. The Government can expect that the current employees in these positions will immediately quit based on this salary reduction which accounts for almost 60% of the current workforce. With the unique, extensive, and difficult to fill requirements associated with this position, finding, recruiting, hiring and retaining individuals under the SCA 14160 labor category and pay rate will be exceedingly difficult, if not impossible. We strongly recommend the

Government either reduce the job description requirements to align with the Small Business Administration’s definition of a Personal Computer Support Technician or convert this position to Exempt status to allow offerors the flexibility to compensate these individuals for their extraordinary and unique education, skills, and certifications.

Response 16.

Refer to WD 2015-5147 rev. 22, labor category SCA 14160, which states $22.88 per hr.

Question 17.

Reference RFP, (page 3 of 83) Section SF 1449; There is no CLIN/ITEM NO for a Phase-in period. Question: Can the Government clarify if there will be a Phase in period for this contract? If so, can the Government state where the offer should account for Phase-in/Transition costs as there is no CLIN in the Section SF 1449?

Response 17.

The RFP has been updated to reflect the following:

Added Phase-In/Phase-Out language in Section 5 of the PWS.

Question 18.

Reference RFP, (page 3 of 83) Section SF 1449; There is no CLIN/ITEM NO for a Phase-in period. Question: Can the Government clarify if there will be a Phase in period for this contract? If so, how long is the Phase-In period?

Response 18.

The RFP has been updated to reflect the following:

Added Phase-In/Phase-Out language in Section 5 of the PWS.

Question 19.

RFP, Page 19, Para 3.3.2 - Computer Support Technician, subparas 8 and 9. As written, these two sub-paragraphs read “8. A valid up to date Cyber Security Work Force (CSWF) Security+ Certification or have equivalent qualifications (Equivalent NEC/Rate, Information System Maintenance Technician (731A), Information System Security. 9. Manager (741A), Network Security Vulnerability Technician (742A).” However, it appears that sub-para 9 is merely a continuation of sub-para 8 and not a new sub-paragraph.

Can the Government revise the PWS to correct this issue?

Response 19.

The RFP has been updated to reflect the following:

PWS paragraph 3.3.2 subparagraphs 8 and 9 have been corrected.

Question 20.

Reference: RFP, Page 42. Informational Data - The Government estimate is 14,912 hours / year. This corresponds to 8 FTEs assuming 1864 work hours per FTE/year. However, the addition of the Juneteenth holiday adds 8 hours of additional holiday time which takes the productive hours for SCA employees down to 1856 hours per year.

Recommend the Government revise this table as well as Tables 4.2.1a and 4.2.1b found on pages 22 and 23, to reflect the correct number of Productive hours per FTE per year.

Response 20.

The Government requirement is 14,912 hours per year. 2080hr man year, minus the 11 holidays listed, leaves 1992 productive hrs. per man year. 14,912/1992 equals 7.48 employees.

Question 21.

(Reference: RFP, Page 19, Section 3.3.2, #11) Can the Government clarify what is meant by "CISSP certification eligibility and CEU requirements" as a minimum position requirement for the Computer Support Technician position? There are different ways an individual can qualify for a CISSP certification, either having 5 years of cumulative experience in two or more of the eight domains of the CISSP CBK or they may have a four-year degree may make them eligible for a one-year experience waiver. CEUs are gained after receiving the certification, meaning a CISSP "eligible" candidate would not have CEUs yet. We recommend the government remove this requirement as it is unclear and unnecessary to perform the job functions.

Response 21.

Navy Policy requires all network administrators to maintain CISSP certifications and continuous education. (CISSP) Certified Information Systems Security Professional certification. Organizations across industries need to protect their data and proprietary information from cyberattacks, making CISSP-certified professionals a valuable asset to any company. It is a higher certification than Security +. CEU’s are Continuing Educations Credits. Similar to Sec +, every certain amount of years you have to recertify and CEU’s helps with keeping up with the latest information for Cyber Security. Sec + is the minimum Cyber Security Workforce requirement for the contractors to have System admin capabilities to work on Government systems.

Question 22.

(RFP, Page 19, Section 3.3.2, #2) Will the government allow for experience gained on 'similar' workstations, such as Air Force Logistics Systems, Army Command and Control, etc.?

Response 22.

The RFP has been updated to reflect the following:

PWS Paragraph 3.3.2 has been updated or reflect "or similar workstations.”

Question 23.

(RFP, Page 18, Section 3.3) Please clarify the total number of required resumes. Are offerors required to submit 1 resume per Job Title, meaning 1 Electronic Technician Maintenance and 1 Computer Support Technician resume (2 Total) or is a resume required for all proposed FTEs?

Response 23.

A resume is required for each candidate.

Question 24.

(RFP, Page 45, Volume IV, #4 Financial Letter) Can the Government please be more specific on what threshold they consider "adequate" financial resources to perform on the contract? Historically, as an example, agencies have defined this as cash-on-hand or a line of credit for 25% of the base year price.

Response 24.

See FAR 9.104-1 (https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far)

Question 25.

RFP, Page 22, Table 4.2.1a makes reference to Annual Man Hours, where Table 4.2.1b references Monthly Man Hours. However, the table on page 42 shows a total of 14,912 hours per year which is a total of the annual hours in Table 4.2.1a and the monthly hours in Table 4.2.1b. Can the government please clarify if Table 4.2.1b should be updated to reflect annual hours instead of monthly or if the table on Page 42 needs to be updated to include the annualized amount of hours for Table 4.2.1b?

Response 25.

The RFP has been updated to reflect the following:

Table 4.2.1b has been changed to "Annual Maintenance Man Hours."

Question 26.

Is there an incumbent on this contract? If so, please provide the incumbent name, current contract number, Period of performance, and value of the contract.

Response 26.

ASR International Corp. (ASR), N6883618F0323, Period of Performance is 25 Sep 2018 - 24 May 2024.

Question 27.

What was the rationale for this requirement coming out on SAM.gov vs SeaPort or GSA?

Response 27.

This determination is at the Government’s descretion.

Question 28.

Is there an incumbent on this requirement? If so, please advise the incumbent name, contract number and contract value.

Response 28.

ASR International Corp. (ASR), N6883618F0323, Period of Performance is 25 Sep 2018 - 24 May 2024.

Question 29.

It seems this requirement is for 7 FTE, would the government please confirm if this is accurate?

Response 29.

The Government requirement is 14,912 hours per year. 2080hr man year, minus the 11 holidays listed, leaves 1992 productive hrs. per man year. 14,912/1992 equals 7.48 employees.

Question 30.

Would the government please confirm which Wage Determinations are to be utilized for this requirement?

Response 30.

The Wage Determination currently attached to the RFQ is WD 2015-5147 rev. 22.

Question 31.

Would the government please confirm the rationale for SDVOSB set-aside for this requirement?

Response 31.

This determination is at the Government’s descretion.

Question 32.

Was a sources sought/market research completed for this requirement?

Response 32.

A sources sought notice was posted on SAM.gov.

Question 33.

What was the rationale for a WOSB to not be set aside for this requirement?

Response 33.

This determination is at the Government’s descretion.

Question 34.

Would the government consider changing the set-aside to WOSB or Small Business to increase the number of companies available to participate in this requirement?

Response 34.

This procurment is set-aside 100% for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns.

Question 35.

Is EO 13706 applicable to this requirement?

Response 35.

Yes. Refer to solicitation clause 52.212-5.

Question 36.

Is EO 14055 applicable to this requirement?

Response 36.

This is a covered contract under E.O. 14055. Executive Order 14055, issued by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., requires federal contractors and subcontractors on a covered successor contract to offer jobs to qualified employees employed under the predecessor contract.

(End of Summary of Changes)