PANRSA26P0000034783_Questions and Answers Rev. 2.pdf

Enterprise Transformation Capability for the Army's OIB

PANRSA-26-P-0000 034783 / W9128Z-25-S-A002

Questions & Answers Rev. 2

1. Regarding the vendor-neutrality and OCI requirements in Sections 3 and 8 — does the Government anticipate that the awardee of this transformation-partner effort would be restricted from competing for implementation work subsequently identified through the methodology, and does that restriction extend to teammates and subcontractors?

Answer: Yes. The fundamental objective of this Call for Solutions is to acquire a solution-agnostic, vendor-neutral enterprise advisory partner. Consistent with FAR Subpart 9.5, an awardee that provides systems engineering, technical direction, or prepares specifications/roadmaps for this enterprise transformation capability will be restricted from supplying the underlying materiel, software, or direct implementation services downstream. This restriction applies to the prime contractor and any teammates or subcontractors performing advisory or requirements-generation work under this effort.

Please see amended Call for Solutions.

2. Is an anticipated IDIQ ceiling, ordering period, or first task order scope available?

The Solution Brief requires a total estimated out-the-door price, and an indication of magnitude would allow offerors to propose a schedule and price grounded in the Government's intended scope.

Answer: The anticipated IDIQ ceiling is $50M and the ordering period will be five (5) 12-month ordering periods for a total of 60 months. The Government will advise on the intended first Task Order scope following Phase 1 evaluations to any vendor proceeding to Phase 2 and/or 3.

3. Will the Government identify the labor categories to be priced at the IDIQ level, or should offerors propose them?

Answer: Offerors may propose labor categories at the IDIQ level as the Government is seeking innovative, commercial solutions and these labor categories may vary upon the solution.

4. Can you kindly confirm that this AOS is a 100% SB set-aside?

Answer: This is not designated as a 100% SBSA at this time. The Call for Solutions serves as initial market research and allows for Phase 1 selections. The Government will not be able to advise on if this is 100% SBSA until Phase 1 evaluation is complete. Under Army Open Solicitation (AOS), all Calls for Solutions are considered full and open competition to obtain innovative, commercial solutions from all of industry unless otherwise designated in the call.

5. Is the Government seeking to broaden industry participation and evaluate a range of approaches?

Answer: Yes, the Government is seeking a broad range of industry feedback and participation. The intent is to obtain several innovative, commercial solutions to evaluate.

6. Or has the Government already received substantial engagement from firms with demonstrated experience in this area?

Answer: The Government will not disclose the amount of participation from other industry partners at this time.

7. Given the compressed response period, does the Government believe an offeror that has not previously engaged on this requirement can still submit a competitive response?

Answer: Yes, any offeror that has not previously engaged on this requirement is still able to submit a competitive response.

8. Will the Government consider extending the 5 written page limit to 15 pages?

Answer: There are two methods by which industry can submit the Solution Brief, either 5 written pages or 15 briefing slides. The Solution Brief is not meant to be a full proposal, it is the initial briefing of a solution so the Government may down-select in Phase 1 and then request a proposal in Phase 3 from the vendor(s) rated “Selected for Further Consideration”.

At this time, the Government does not intend on extending the page/slide limits for the Solution Brief.

9. Section 1 (Background): although considered a new requirement, are there any consulting firms performing (currently or in the past year) similar or related work for the US Army?

Answer: This requirement is intended to support HQ AMC. At this time, there is no known consulting firm performing this work for HQ AMC. ACC-RSA is not able to advise on other similar or related work Army-wide.

10. Section 2 (Problem Statement): to better understand the problem statement context, is the 15-year Army OIB Modernization Plan available for distribution?

Answer: Necessary Government data, including the MIP, will be provided to the awardee post-award to execute the methodology.

11. Section 7 (Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI)): In May 2026, it was announced that Deloitte had been awarded a $249M contract for Army OIB support. Given this OCI clause, we assume that this award would conflict Deloitte from bidding/performing work on this requirement. Is that a correct assumption?

Answer: The award announcement made for a $249M contract to Deloitte for Army OIB support was premature and award was not made.

12. The response to Question 1 restricts an awardee from supplying "the underlying materiel, software, or direct implementation services downstream." Does the Government intend this restriction to extend to workforce, leadership, and organizational development services procured separately from the industrial modernization implementation, or is the restriction limited to materiel, software, and the physical or systems implementation of the transformation roadmap?

Answer: The restriction applies to any direct implementation services or procurements resulting from the objective courses of action, specifications, or roadmaps developed by the awardee under this effort. If the methodology dictates a specific organizational development or workforce training requirement, the awardee will be restricted from competing to execute that specific downstream requirement to ensure objective, bias-free advisory support.

13. What duration does the Government anticipate for the restriction — the period of performance of the resulting IDIQ, a defined period following completion, or the life of the specific investment decisions the awardee supported?

Answer: The restriction applies to any downstream implementation contract that is directly derived from the requirements, roadmaps, or specifications generated under this IDIQ. This restriction applies for the duration of the IDIQ and any subsequent implementation procurements tied to the awardee's specific deliverables.

14. For a teammate or subcontractor that performs no advisory or requirements-generation work under this effort, does the Government intend the restriction to apply at the entity level, or only to the individuals and work scope that are advisory in nature?

Answer: The restriction applies at the corporate/entity level for the prime contractor and any subcontractor or teammate that performs systems engineering, technical direction, advisory, or requirements-generation work under this effort. Firewalls at the individual level are generally insufficient to mitigate 'Biased Ground Rules' OCIs.

15. Is the $50M ceiling inclusive of all five ordering periods and all task orders issued under the resulting IDIQ?

Answer: Yes, the anticipated $50M ceiling is the total maximum value inclusive of all five (5) ordering periods and all issued task orders.

16. Should the "total estimated out-the-door price" required in the Phase 1 Solution Brief reflect the offeror's proposed methodology development and transfer scope, or should it be expressed against the anticipated IDIQ ceiling?

Answer: The 'total estimated out-the-door price' in Phase 1 should be a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) reflecting the offeror's specific proposed methodology development, knowledge transfer scope, and pilot assessment (the solution), not the maximum IDIQ ceiling.

17. Does the Government anticipate providing an estimated funding level or level of effort for the first ordering period prior to Phase 3?

Answer: Yes. Offerors invited to Phase 3 (Solution Proposal) will be provided with specific scope, objectives, and/or anticipated level of effort for the first Task Order to allow for the submission of a detailed price proposal.

18. At Phase 1, is a proposed labor category structure sufficient, with fully burdened rates deferred to Phase 3, or does the Government expect rates in the Solution Brief?

Answer: Yes. For the Phase 1 Solution Brief, identifying the proposed labor category structure and providing a total ROM is sufficient. Fully burdened labor rates will be required during Phase 3 if the solution warrants use of an IDIQ Pricing Matrix with labor categories and fully burdened rates. Additionally, specific task orders may require deliverable-based or milestone-based pricing.

19. Is the initial enterprise assessment expected to address the full population of

Organic Industrial Base installations, or a representative subset selected by the Government?

Answer: The proposed methodology must be scalable and capable of addressing the full population of the OIB enterprise. However, actual execution of assessments will be determined at the Task Order level, which may designate representative subsets or phased approaches.

20. Will the awardee be furnished access to the OIB Modernization Implementation

Plan, site-level operational and workforce data, and related Government analyses, and at what classification level? What facility clearance level does the Government anticipate requiring at award?

Answer: The Government anticipates the work will primarily be conducted at the Unclassified / Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) level. A Facility Clearance (FCL) is not anticipated as a condition of the IDIQ award, though specific Task Orders may require personnel security clearances. Necessary Government data, including the MIP, will be provided to the awardee post-award to execute the methodology.

21. Section 8 states that the OCI analysis does not count against the page limitation.

May an offeror similarly include a compliance cross-reference matrix outside the 15-slide limit, or should all compliance content be contained within the 15 slides?

Answer: No. Offerors must adhere strictly to the 5-page or 15-slide limit. Only the Title Page and the OCI Analysis are excluded from this limit. Any compliance cross-referencing must be contained within the allotted page/slide limit.

22. Does the Government require a specific accounting system determination or

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification level as a condition of award?

Answer: Because the anticipated award is a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract, a DCAA-approved accounting system is not required as a condition of award. Offerors must be registered in SAM.gov and comply with all current, active FAR/DFARS cybersecurity requirements applicable at the time of award. The Government currently intends to include DFARS clause 252.204-7021 in the resulting award and will require CMMC Level 2 (C3PAO) for all information systems used in performance of the contract, task orders, or delivery orders that process, store, or transmit FCI or

CUI.

23. Does the Government seek unlimited rights in the transformation methodology developed under this effort, and will offerors be permitted to deliver background intellectual property with restricted or limited rights where it is not required for the Government to execute the methodology independently?

Answer: Because this requirement is being solicited under Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) procedures in accordance with FAR Part 12, the Government does not mandate Unlimited Rights for preexisting commercial methodologies or background Intellectual Property (IP) developed exclusively at private expense.

Background IP: Offerors are permitted and encouraged to propose standard commercial license rights (or restricted/limited rights) for their background IP, provided those rights satisfy the Government's minimum need to execute, maintain, and sustain the transformation methodology independently.

Foreground Deliverables: For new data, roadmaps, specifications, or deliverables generated specifically for the Government during the performance of this effort, the Government anticipates requiring Government Purpose Rights (GPR) or Unlimited Rights, subject to specifically negotiated license agreements.

24. What scope and period should be included in the Phase I total l estimated 'out of the box' ROM - initial task order, base IDIQ, to full transformation effort? What scope and period should be included in the Phase I - pilot, initial task order, or full transformation effort?

Answer: See answer to question #16.

25. Will the transformation partner or its affiliates/team members be restricted from competing for future OIB implementation work evaluated or shaped through this Call's methodology?

Answer: See answers to questions #1 and #12-14.

26. Will the Government extend the deadline by two weeks to allow for our firm to incorporate answer to the questions into the Phase I submission?

Answer: The Government intends on extending this Call by one (1) business day.

27. Section 3 describes a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) IDIQ with labor categories and rates established at the IDIQ level, and Section 6.1.1.c.vii requires an estimated out-the-door price. Given the Government’s clarification regarding the $50M ceiling, five-year ordering period, and offeror-proposed labor categories, we request additional guidance on pricing expectations:

a. How should offerors structure the estimated out-the-door price within the

Solution Brief—what level of detail does the Government expect at this stage?

Answer: See answer to question #16. Detailed cost buildups (e.g. specific hours per labor category) are not required and will be deferred until Phase 3 Request for Solution Proposal if the solution warrants this type of pricing.

b. Should the out-the-door price reflect the overall IDIQ pricing basis (i.e., proposed labor categories and rates), or should it represent anticipated pricing for the initial task order, recognizing that the Government will define that scope only after Phase 1 evaluations?

Answer: See answers to questions #16-18.

c. Will task orders under the IDIQ be Firm Fixed Price and required to use the labor categories and rates established at the IDIQ level?

Answer: Yes. Task orders will be Firm Fixed Price (FFP). The labor categories and fully burdened rates established at the IDIQ level in Phase 3 will serve as the maximum ceiling rates for all subsequent task orders. However, if additional labor categories and rates are needed for a specific task order, the awardee will be afforded the opportunity to propose additional labor categories and rates for addition to the IDIQ Pricing Matrix and for that task order. Alternatively, a solution may require deliverable-based or milestone-based pricing.

d. Will task order pricing be limited to those IDIQ rates, or may offerors propose alternative structures (e.g., deliverable-based pricing or blended rates)?

Answer: See answers to questions #18 and 27.c. above.

28. Section 6.1.1.c.vii requires a proposed project schedule but does not provide a timeline or Government milestones. Will the Government provide anticipated start dates, general duration, or key milestones for the initial task order or for subsequent phases? If not, should offerors propose a schedule based solely on their methodology and assumptions?

Answer: Offerors should propose a notional schedule and timeline based solely on their own methodology and assumptions for an initial capability rollout. Specific Government milestones, start dates, and detailed Task Order 1 scope will be provided to offerors invited to Phase 3.

29. Section 2 indicates the Government seeks a vendor-neutral advisory partner to facilitate transformation, not implement solutions. Can the Government clarify whether development of decision-support tools (e.g., analytical tools, models, conceptual frameworks) is permissible as part of facilitation, provided they support Government-led decision making and do not constitute technical implementation?

Answer: Yes. The development of analytical tools, models, and conceptual frameworks to facilitate Government decision-making is explicitly required and highly desired. The implementation restriction applies only to executing the physical or enterprise-software solutions that those models ultimately recommend.

30. Section 6.1.1 requires five pages using 12-point Times New Roman font. Please confirm that graphics may use smaller font sizes if the content remains clearly legible. Will the Government clarify whether font restrictions also apply to PowerPoint submissions?

Answer: Text within graphics, charts, and tables may use a smaller font size (minimum 8-point) provided it remains easily legible. For PowerPoint submissions, the 12-point font minimum applies to all standard text blocks and bullet points, but the 8-point exception applies to graphics and charts. The Call for Solutions will be updated accordingly to codify this.