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Electrical Systems Engineering Services (ESES III)
Questions and Answers
| Q1: | | L.16(c | ) | Factor | A, | Subfactor | A.1 | and | M.3(a) | Factor | A, | Subfactor | A.1. | | Would | the |
| Government | clarify | the | level | of | detail | required | for | this | section | or | adjust | the | page | allocation | to | |
| enable | the | detailed | response | that | appears | to | be | required? | | | | | | | | |
A1: A.1 as shown in DRFP will be removed in Final RFP.
Q2: Are any of the GSFC site ESES III employees operating under a Collective Bargaining Agreement?
A2: No
| Q3: | | L.13(b)(1) | The | Page | Limitation | table | refers | to | a | Small | Business | Utilization | Subfactor | not | |
| being | included | in | the | page | count. | | Please | clarify | if | Small | Business | Utilization | is | a | technical |
| subfactor | and | if | so, | what | is | required | in | the | proposal? | | | | | | |
A3: The reference to a Small Business Utilization Subfactor will be removed in Final RFP.
| Q4: | | Section | L.17(b)(13) | indicate | that | the | Productive | Work | Year | calculations | should | use | Exhibit | | |
| 9. | However, | Exhibit | 9 | does | not | indicate | the | standard | Work | Year | to | be | used | in | these |
| calculations. | Does | Government | have | a | standard | Work | Year | to | be | used | for | this | contract? | | |
A4: No, Exhibit 9 summarizes the offerors productive work year calculation.
| Q5: | | | Ref: | Manufacturing | Site | table | in | Enclosure | CC, | the | only | direct | labor | category | cited | is |
| Manufacturing | Engineer | III. | Given | the | scope | of | work | for | ESES | III, | additional | labor | categories | | | |
| would | typically | also | be | associated | with | manufacturing. | | | Does | the | Government | anticipate | | | | |
| additional | labor | categories | will | be | needed | at | the | Manufacturing | Site? | If | so, | what | are | the | | |
| categories | and | what | representative | direct | labor | hours | should | be | used? | | | | | | | |
A5: No additional labor categories are anticipated.
| Q6: | | Ref | L.13(b)(1) | The | Proposal | Component | table | states | that | Information | from | Offeror | in | the | | |
| past | performance | Volume | is | allowed | 25 | pages | for | the | Offeror’s | citations, | as | well | as | 25 | pages | for |
| any | citations | from | each | Significant | Subcontractor. | Also, | the | instructions | in | L.18 | (a) | state, | “If | | | |
| applicable, | Offerors | may | provide | the | experience | or | past | performance | of | a | parent | or | affiliated | or | | |
| predecessor | company | to | an | Offeror | (including | Joint | Venture | prime | partner | companies | and/or | a | | | | |
| parent | or | affiliated | company | that | is | being | otherwise | proposed | as | a | subcontractor | on | this | effort) | | |
| where | the | firm’s | proposal | demonstrates | that | the | resources | of | the | parent | or | affiliate | or | | | |
| predecessor | will | affect | the | performance | of | the | Offeror..” | | If | a | Joint | Venture | is | proposed, | are | the |
| prime | and | minority | partner | companies | each | allowed | 25 | pages? | | | | | | | | |
| A6: | | No, | the | Final | RFP | will | change | to | 35 | pages | for | Prime | Offeror | and | all | significant |
| subcontractors | (page | limitation | is | for | total | component). | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q7: | Ref | L17(b)(3) | and | B.7(b) | GPM. | | IAW | the | GPM | Specified | Other | Direct | Costs, | ODCs | shall | be |
| non-fee | bearing. | | Section | B.7(b) | states | “There | will | be | no | adjustment | in | the | fee(s) | of | the | contract |
| should | the | actuals | be | different | than | these | estimates.” | | Section | B.7 | seems | to | contradict | the | | |
| instructions | provided | in | L.17(b)(3). | | Please | clarify | whether | fee | on | GPM-Specified | ODCs | is | | | | |
prohibited.
A.7: B.7 will be revised to state that ODCs shall be non-fee bearing.
| Q8: | | Ref | L.17(b)(10) | | If | a | Joint | Venture | (JV) | has | indirect | rate | history, | does | the | requirement | for | |
| the | JV | partners | (as | required | in | the | NOTE) | to | | provide | Exhibits | 6As | and | 6Bs | from | each | JV | partner |
| still | apply? | | The | indirect | rate | history | from | the | JV | itself | would | be | more | pertinent | then | the | rate | |
| history | from | the | JV | partners. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A8: | | | Generally, | offerors | are | requested | to | provide | any | pertinent | historical | data | for | the | indirect | | |
| rate(s) | being | proposed. | | If | a | specific | indirect | rate | for | a | JV | has | a | historical | performance | record, | it |
| should | be | provided. | | When | such | historical | data | does | not | exist | (e.g., | for | a | newly | formed | JV), | then |
| historical | rate | data | for | the | entities | forming | the | JV | should | be | provided, | along | with | any | other | | |
| data/information | in | support | of | the | proposed | rate(s). | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q.9 | Ref | B.2, | & | G.8(a), | G.8(c)(1), | G.8(c)(4), | G.8(c)(5). | Although | "Award | Fee" | is | referenced | | | | | | |
| throughout | the | draft | RFP, | Sections | B.2 | and | G.8 | refer | to | "base | fee" | in | addition | to | award | fee. | | |
| Please | clarify | if | the | ESES | III | contract | will | have | base | and | award | fee | for | the | duration | of | the | period |
| of | performance. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A9: All fee associated with the ESES III contract will be award fee.
| Q10: | | The | staffing | profile | in | the | GPM | includes | approximately | 33% | of | the | staff | at | the | Offsite | Site, |
| while | our | understanding | of | the | distribution | of | staff | between | Onsite | and | Offsite | locations | on | the | | | |
| existing | ESES | II | contract | is | that | a | much | higher | proportion | of | the | staff | is | located | Onsite | at | GSFC. |
| In | developing | their | approach | to | ESES | III, | Offerors | must | secure | adequate | facilities | to | house | all | | | |
| Offsite | personnel, | equipment | and | other | necessary | resources. | Thus, | it | is | essential | to | have | an | | | | |
| accurate | estimate | of | the | number | of | personnel | that | must | be | housed | offsite. | Can | the | | | | |
| Government | please | confirm | that | the | distribution | of | staff | hours | in | the | GPM | is | an | accurate | | | |
| reflection | of | the | anticipated | personnel | locations | for | the | ESES | III | contract? | | | | | | | |
| A10: | | The | on-site/off-site | distribution | shown | in | the | GPM | currently | reflects | the | Governments |
| anticipated | needs, | however | actual | requirements | may | change | with | IDIQ | type | contract. | | |
| Q11: | | SOW, | Function | 4. | Item | E.1.B.d | requires | the | ESES | III | contractor | to: | “Provide | storage | and |
| inventory | management | for | EEE | Parts | at | GSFC | or | at | the | contractor | facility.” | Offerors | must | secure | |
| adequate | facilities | to | support | the | ESES | III | program, | and | thus | it | is | essential | to | understand | the |
| magnitude | of | the | anticipate | space | needs | to | support | the | requirements | under | Item | E.1.B.d. | Can | | |
| the | Government | please | describe | the | anticipated | space | requirements | to | support | EEE | parts | | | | |
| storage | and | kitting | and | how | much | space | will | be | available | onsite | at | GSFC | to | support | these |
| functions? | That | information | will | be | critical | to | enable | Offerors | to | secure | adequate | space | to | | |
| complement | what | will | be | available | at | GSFC. | | | | | | | | | |
| A11: | | Storage | space | will | not | be | available | at | GSFC. | The | ESES | III | contractor | will | be | responsible | for |
| providing | storage | space | that | is | a | minimum | of | 2000 | square | feet. | The | SOW | to | be | posted | with | the |
| Final | RFP | will | be | modified | to | reflect | this | revision. | | | | | | | | | |
| Q12: | | If | partnering | is | allowed, | can | a | small | business | get | together | with | another | company | (large |
| business) | that | does | not | meet | the | size | standard | (>1000 | employees)? | | | | | | |
| A12: | It | depends | upon | the | business | arrangement. | | If | it | is | a | prime/subcontractor | arrangement, | | | | | | |
| then | in | most | cases | the | size | standard | applies | to | the | prime | offeror | only. | | If | it | is | a | joint | venture, |
| then | there | are | several | factors | considered | to | determine | whether | an | offeror | meets | the | size | | | | | | |
| standard. | | Only | the | Small | Business | Administration | (SBA) | has | the | authority | to | make | size | | | | | | |
| determinations. | | | If | you | have | any | further | questions | on | this | matter, | please | contact | SBA | directly. | | | | |
