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Questions and Answers #4

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1) Question - A request for additional technical data has been submitted. SLS-SPEC-044-04, CROSS-PROGRAM VEHICLE DESIGN ENVIRONMENTS VOLUME 4: ACOUSTIC, has been requested. Will this document be made available?

Answer – No.

2) Question - Please clarify the performance period for Options 1-6 as it relates to

Year/Contract Year (CY). For example: Option 1, Year 5 (CY5) which is defined as August

1, 2021 through August 15, 2022 overlaps with the Option 1, Year 6 (CY6) performance period which begins August 1, 2022. This continues throughout the subsequent options.

Answer - Yes, there is meant to be overlap between the last year of the base and option 1;

there is an overlap between all option periods in the out-years.

3) Question - Att J.2-4, the Total WBS Elements tab provides a summary only through Year

12. Should this be modified by the offeror to include Years 13 through 16?

Answer – Offerors do not need to modify the attachment to include years 13 through 16. An amendment to this Solicitation will be posted modifying attachment “13 of 19 RFP Att J.2-4

SLS USA Cost Summary Template” to accomplish the following:

- Renaming the file to “13 of 19 RFP Att J.2-4 SLS USA Cost Summary Template –

Amended”.

- In Tab “1. Total WBS Elements”, the tab has been amended to include contract years 13-

16, not to be confused with Government Fiscal Years.

- In Tab “1. Total WBS Elements”, the tab has been amended to delete the Government estimated Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) amounts and proposed award fee rates. These will now only be reflected in Attachment “14 of 19 RFP Att J.2-5 SLS

USA Price Summary Template - Amended”.

4) Question - Att J.2-5, the Price Summary by Fiscal Year tab: The TOTAL of WBS Elements section for identifying Estimated Cost plus Award Fee by Fiscal Year includes a formula that appears to reference an external link (e.g., ='C:\Users\hlinden\Desktop\[SLS_USA Pricing

Template.xlsx]2. WBS 4.1.1 Costs'!C63). Please clarify the expectation of traceability in this document to any other worksheets. Also, please define the fiscal year periods.

Answer – An amendment to this Solicitation will be posted modifying attachment “14 of 19

RFP Att J.2-5 SLS USA Price Summary Template” to accomplish the following:

- Renaming the file to “14 of 19 RFP Att J.2-5 SLS USA Price Summary Template –

Amended”.

- In Tab “Price Summary by Fiscal Year”, the tab has been amended to remove the links to external sources.

Request for Proposals

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- In Tab “Price Summary by Fiscal Year”, the tab has been amended to reflect that the

Government fiscal year begins October 1 and ends September 30, for example, October

1, 2017 – September 30, 2018 (FY 18), etc. The fiscal years have been included in row seven.