21R0035 Amendment 2.docx

N6893621R0035

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 21-Mar-2022 12:00 PM to 28-Mar-2022 12:00 PM.

The following have been added by full text:

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Questions & Answers – N6893621R0035 Q1. In Regards to Notice ID N6893621R0035 (Logistics Support Services), the NAICS code listed is 541330 as a small business set aside. Will the Government consider amending this response to set the NAICS code 541330 with exception to allow the size standard to be 41,500,000?

A1. Amendment 1 to the solicitation corrected this. The size standard is $41,500,000.

Q2. Can you please make it more clearer on what's expected for the solicitation.

A2. Section L of the solicitation provides the instructions for offerors and Section M of the solicitation provides how the Government will evaluate proposals.

Q3. Would the government consider reducing the Facility Clearance Requirement level for Prime Contractors from Top Secret to Secret in order to increase level of competition for this opportunity? Our understanding of the RFP is that any TS classified work will be performed at the government site. Thus, it seems unnecessary for the Prime’s facility to have a TS FCL. And if the government cannot reduce this FCL requirement, would the government please clarify what is the reason for the requirement that Prime Contractors must have a TS FCL?

A3. No, the requirement requires Top Secret.

Q4. Could you please confirm that the rates listed in Table in 4.7.2 are for reference only? Can we assume that the governing rates for SCA positions will be as set forth in Attachment 6, Wage Determination?

A4. Yes, the SCA rates are as set forth in the attached Wage Determination.

Q5. Attachment 4 does not include education and experience information. Please provide.

A5. Attachment 4 has been updated with Amendment 2.

Q6. The education and experience requirements are not in line with the local workforce, specifically the junior level categories. China Lake has a valuable segment of workforce that includes former military personnel with significant and relevant experience but have not had the opportunity to obtain a formal education degree. To ensure that there is no gap in service due to having to replace incumbent individuals supporting LSS, would the Government consider adjusting labor qualifications for Junior, Journeyman, and Senior to reflect more closely those that are in line with current standards?

A6. The education and experience requirements have been updated. Please see Attachment 4.

Q7. In Section L, 4.7.1 ODCs Estimated Travel, the RFP states that the “yearly travel cost is approximately $2,076,430”, however the table below it shows yearly travel costs of $415,286. Could the Government confirm that the $2,076,430 amount is intended to reflect the TOTAL travel cost for all years?

A7. That is correct. $2,076,430 is the Total travel cost for all years.

Q8. Ahead of the deadline for submissions of the Solicitation titled: "Logistics Support Services_N6893621R0035," we would like to confirm if there have been any vendor questions or document that are not posted on the solicitation website.

A8. All vendor questions & Government answers as well as all applicable documents are posted to the solicitation website.

Q9. In addition, we would greatly appreciate if you could please confirm that the response for this Solicitation will be via email and that the due deadline is on Monday, March 21, 2022 at 3:00PM PDT.

A9. Please read Section L for submission guidelines. The deadline is being extended in this amendment to Monday, 28 March, 2022 at 3:00PM Pacific Time.

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