TTS Questions and Answers Round 4 dated 4.20.2021.pdf

Item No. Page No. Section Para No. Quote from Solicitation Question Response

1 62 Solicitation, Section L, Part A 3.0 "…completed and signed copy of the SF and supporting pages" What supporting pages are being referenced for completion?

Sections B-K that accompany the SF30 which is the cover page of the solicitation. All Fill-ins applicable to the Offeror should be completed.

2 68 Solicitation, Section L, Part B 2.0, Paragraph

"…Offeror shall provide one electronic copy of the Performance Work Statement for each contract reference..."

Please confirm that each contract "Statement of Work" should be included. Yes, the SOW/PWS should be included.

3 Cover PWS Amendment 004 still has the original date of Date of "09 March 2021" Amendment 0004 Date should read "09 April 2021"

Amendment 0004 was revised on 15 April with Amendment 0005. The revision date is now 20 April 2021. Contents were updated based on questions and revisions as of Amendment 0006 posting.

4 Cover QASP Date reads "09 March 2021" Amendment 0004 Date should read "09 April 2021" Revision date should have been added as 8 April 2021. Contents were updated based on questions and revisions as of Amendment 0004 posting.

5 8 QASP, Performance Based Evaluation 1 "…PWS Paragraphs 3.1 through 3.14." The correct PWS should be "…PWS Paragraphs 3.1 trhough 3.13." This should read 3.1 through 3.13 and has been updated

6 9 QASP, SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITY

CHECKLIST

"Provide Ground Threats Simulation Systems Integration IAW PWS Para 3.7" because PWS 3.7 was removed.

Please remove "Provide Ground Threats Simulation Systems Integration IAW PWS Para 3.7" and ALL PWS numbering from this point forward should be revised to reflect most current PWS numbering

Provide Ground Threats Simulation Systems Integration has been removed from the Surveillance Activity Checklist and the table has been updated

7 9 QASP, SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITY

CHECKLIST

"Provide Studies, Analysis, and Site Surveys IAW Para 3.9" Should read "Provide Studies, Analysis, and Site Surveys IAW Para 3.8"

Surveillance Activity Checklist table has been updated from 3.8 to 3.14 and renumbered as 3.7 to 3.13

8 9 QASP, SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITY

CHECKLIST

"Provide Studies, Analysis, and Site Surveys IAW Para 3.10" Should read "Provide Web-Accessible Database IAW PWS Paragraph 3.9"

Correct, the wording and numbering updated to show "Provide Web-Accessible Database IAW PWS Paragraph 3.9"

9 10 PWS 3.14 "each labor category and specified in Sections 3.15.6 and 3.15.7. " Should reference 3.14.6 and 3.14.7. This was updated in Amendment 0005

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PWS Amdt 0005 RFP Amdt 0005

3.14.5 5252.211.9

The PWS lists Senior, Journeyman and SME but the Level of Effort paragraph only lists Senior and SME.

In addition, the LCAT titles are not a 100% match.

These two sections are inconsistent with each other, please clarify which takes precedence.

RFP Section B Clause 5252.211.9503 Level of Effort table has been revised to match the table in

PWS 3.14.5

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PWS Amdt 0005 RFP Amdt 0005

3.14.5 5252.211.9

Engineering Technician (TTS LCAT) and Test Technician (BLS LCAT) appear to be swapped in Section B's Table. There is no Test Technician listed as a SCLS or BLS LCAT in the PWS yet it appears as a BLS LCAT in Section B.

Please confirm whether the Test Technician is SCLS or BLS and update Section B and the PWS accordingly.

Test Technician has been updated to Engineering Technician and is a SCLS code in the RFP Secton B table to match the PWS 3.14.5

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PWS Amdt 0005 RFP Amdt 0005

3.14.5 5252.211.9

Management Analyst and Mechanical Engineer both have SCLS and BLS Codes listed. Which code (BLS or SCLS) takes priority?

The Management Analyst and Mechnical Engineer are only BLS coded. The SCLS codes (12-0000 & 17-0000) have been removed for these two LCAT from the PWS 3.14.5 table.

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PWS Amdt 0005 RFP Amdt 0005

3.14.5 5252.211.9

Only one Electronics Engineer (BLS LCAT) listed in Section B Table; PWS has two Electronics Engineers (One Senior and One SME)

Will the Govt add in the second Electronics Engineer position to the Section B table?

The Electronics Engineer at the senior level is not applicable and has been removed from the PWS

3.14.5 table.

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PWS Amdt 0005 RFP Amdt 0005

3.14.5 5252.211.9

Configuration Management Analyst (BLS LCAT) in the PWS is not listed in Section B Table. Will the Government add the CM analyst position to the Section B table?

The Configuration Management Analyst at the senior level is not applicable and has been removed from the PWS 3.14.5 table.

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PWS Amdt 0005 RFP Amdt 0005

3.14.5 5252.211.9

10 LCAT Levels not aligned between the Section B table and PWS Table 3.14.4 and 3.14.5 as depicted in the RFP Level of Effort clause table.

Will the Govt be aligning the Levels between the Section B table and the PWS Tables?

RFP Section B Clause 5252.211.9503 Level of Effort table has been revised to match the table in

PWS 3.14.5

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PWS Amdt 0005 RFP Amdt 0005

3.14.5 5252.211.9

PWS 3.14.5 includes the Data Management Specialist/Computer Systems Analyst LCAT as an SCLS position; however, this LCAT is excluded from 3.14.4.

Please update accordingly.

PWS 3.14.4 table has been updated to add "Data Management Specialist" with the Computer Systems Analyst title

Solicitation #: N6893620R0106 RFP Questions and Responses

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PWS Amdt 0005 RFP Amdt 0005

3.14.5 5252.211.9

The Section B Table Column 2 Header states the LCATs listed below are all BLS LCATs (Professional Staff); however, there are a number of SCLS LCATs included since the SCLS positions are Wage Determination dependent upon specific location, Please confirmed that the SCLS LCATs should be removed and therefore only include the BLS LCATs applicable to the Total Compensation Plan.

The Total Compensation Plan should include only the LCAT in PWS Table 3.14.5 that have BLS SOC codes listed (column 4). The table in the RFP Section B Level of Effort column 2 name has been updated to show both job title categories

(BLS/SCLS).

18 Q&A #11 N/A N/A Q&A #11 reads, "It is the Government's intent that salary and fringe benefits shall be included in the Compensation Plan for all professional staff. "

The offeror respectfully requests a one‐week extension, to May 6, which will allow adequate time for offerors to collect salary surveys and address the Compensation Plan requirements.

The Government will grant an extension until May 5th.

19 Q&A #11 N/A N/A Q&A #11 reads, "It is the Government's intent that salary and fringe benefits shall be included in the Compensation Plan for all professional staff. "

Will the government please clarify the intent of the rate table information?

The Government is assuming the rate table being referenced is that of 5252.211-9503 of which that table is intended to notify industry of the labor categories and associated man hours. The government did remove the "level" column within the table to reduce confusion and modified the BLS category column to also annotate SCLS.

20 Q&A #11 N/A N/A

Q&A #11 reads, " The Offeror shall be include these labor categories for both the prime contractor and the subcontractors in the Compensations Plan. The table in the Level of Effort, Section B of the RFP has been updated to correspond to the updates applied in the PWS."

For the IDIQ or MAC level, some offerors may not require subcontractors to fulfill the requirements of the PWS. Please confirm that if or when subcontractors are added at the task order level they may supply their compensation plan at that time.

In the instance that a subcontractor is added at the order level, the subcontractor may provide their compensation plan at that time.

21 13‐14 PWS 3.14.4 ‐ 3.14.5 N/A

Tables in PWS sections 3.14.4 Service Contract Labor Standards Covered Labor Categories and 3.14.5 Direct Labor Categories

For the Contract labor Standard labor categories, the government provided the SCLS Occupational code in 3.14.4 of the PWS. However, section 3.14.5 has a “level” added to the category. Levels defined in section 3.14.2 typically apply to professional labor categories and are not applicable to SCLS labor categories because the technical rating is already a part of the SCLS labor category name.

Additionally, the levels as described in 3.14.2 all required degrees where the SCLS categories do not require degrees.

Is it the government’s intent that offerors have the flexibility to select the technical rating required to meet the described level modifier (3.14.2)? Would there be a waiver for the required degree given that categories defined by SCLS do not require them? Can you confirm that the intent is to provide SCLS technicians, rather than professional level categories?

The Government aplogizes for the confusion and has modified the table to remove the reference to "journeyman", etc. for SCLS categories.

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RFP 5252.211‐9503LEVEL OF EFFORT (COST

REIMBURSEMENT) (NAVAIR)(DEC 2012)

SECTION B ‐

SUPPLIES

OR

SERVICES

AND

PRICES

Amendment 5 ‐

The following have been modified:

5252.211‐9503LEVEL OF EFFORT (COST

REIMBURSEMENT) (NAVAIR)(DEC 2012)

The LOE section of the RFP references Electronics Engineer and Electronic/System Engineer in the first column, then maps them to a SCLS code for Electrical Electronic Engineering Technician in the second column.

Please confirm whether the government wants an Engineer (professional level labor category) or a technician (SCLS labor category)?

The Government has revised the tables to clarify which labor categories are considered SCLS and

BLS.

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RFP 5252.211‐9503LEVEL OF EFFORT (COST

REIMBURSEMENT) (NAVAIR)(DEC 2012)

SECTION B ‐

SUPPLIES

OR

SERVICES

AND

PRICES

Amendment 5 ‐

The following have been modified:

5252.211‐9503 LEVEL OF EFFORT (COST

REIMBURSEMENT) (NAVAIR)(DEC 2012)

Direct Labor Categories

The LOE section of the RFP (5252.211‐9503) references SMEs as the level modifier for Electronics Engineer and Electronic/System Engineer. PWS (section 3.14.5) does not map to the positions directly, sometimes mixing labor category descriptions from column one, and sometimes using Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Labor Categories from column 2. Additionally, the level modifiers in RFP (5252.211‐9503) indicate SME, while the PWS (section 3.14.5) shows Journeyman through SME.

Please clarify the government’s intent.

The Government has revised the tables to clarify which labor categories are considered SCLS and

BLS.