RP-14-0010_QUESTIONS_AND_ANSWERS_-__2_-_DTD_April_18 _2014.pdf

PBGC01-RP-14-0010 Sarasota – QUESTIONS #2

QUESTION RESPONSE

11 Pg. 21, Section C.31 states “On a case-by-case basis, PBGC may determine if it is in the best interest of the government that maintenance of a plan remains at the Contractor site.” Please clarify “contractor site.”

The contractor site is the Sarasota site of the FBA.

12 Pg. 22, Section C.35.1 states “Where applicable, the contractor shall provide oversight, daily operation and maintenance of the PBGC Alternate Facility, in accordance with PBGC Policies and Procedures.”

Can the government please clarify what is expected by the phrase “operation and maintenance”, or provide the PBGC Policies and Procedures. Also, where is the location of the Alternate facility?

This paragraph describes the requirements of the facility set up for continuity of essential operations in the event of an emergency. It is expected that the contractor will continue daily operations at an alternate facility designated by the government which will be determined at the time of a catastrophic event.

13 Pg. 38, Section F.7.1 Please clarify if the location of the designated government representative office will be on-site at PBGC or off-site at a Contractor’s facility?

The Government Representative/Contracting Officer’s Representative will require an office and will be located on site at the Sarasota FBA office.

14 Section H. 11 Contractor Personnel: Please provide the position requirements for the Technical Support Assistant (CLIN 0001F)

Solicitation is amended to provide this information.

15 How are PBGC’s performance standards developed, as indicated in Technical Exhibit 1 (e.g. is it based on industry standards)?

The performance standards are based on PBGC and industry standards.

16 How does PBGC plan to enhance its systems/processes which would better support the field offices in achieving stated performance standards and other critical activities, such as death processing?

At the time of the system enhancements, PBGC will notify the contractors.

17 Considering the high level of responsibility for the PM and APM, are these positions restricted to the 40-hour work week? If so, why?

The PM and APM positions are not restricted to 40 hours per week.

18 Pg 66. The solicitation includes the FAR clauses related to SCA. Was the incumbent contract also subject to the SCA, and if so, please provide the SCA labor categories on the incumbent contract and how many incumbent personnel will be subject to the Successor Contract and Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers provisions of the FAR clauses

a. Yes the incumbent contract was subject to the SCA.

b. Below are the labor categories and the number of service years of each:

PBGC Labor Category

Years of Service (as of 04/16/2014

Administrative Support 11.50

Administrative Support 6.75

Administrative Support 0

Technical Support Assistant 1.5

Entry Pension Administrator 0

Entry Pension Administrator 8.5

19 Wage Determination: Please provide the number of service years information for each incumbent employee to which the Wage Determination applies.

PBGC01-RP-14-0010 Sarasota – QUESTIONS #2

Entry Pension Administrator 0

Entry Pension Administrator 3

Entry Pension Administrator 0

Entry Pension Administrator 0

Entry Pension Administrator 0

Entry Pension Administrator 0

20 Page 8 – Pricing schedule. Please explain why the maximum hours for non-management positions is 1,980 hours versus 1,960 hours or 2,080 hours.

Solicitation is amended to update the hours.

21 Page 3 and 4 – Standard Form 1449:

a. Please explain the purpose of these two pages. What information should be included under Unit Price and Amount?

b. What does Unit “LO” represent?

c. Should bidders include the Section B3 Pricing Schedule totals under SF1449 Unit Price and Amount? If so, should Other Direct Costs be included on the SF 1449.

a. These pages serve as the Schedule/Supplies to be provided and are generated from PBGC’s contract writing system. The unit price should reflect the TOTAL VALUE for each year listed in Section B.2 Pricing Schedule.

b. LOT

c. Yes, Other Direct Costs (ODC) should be included in Section B3 Pricing and will be used in evaluating the total overall evaluated price.

22 In the Addendum 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (July 2013), Proposal Submission, Instructions, Offerors Written Proposal, A. General Instructions, it states that “Cover pages and tabs are not included in the count.” The count is referring to the page count. Our question is whether Cover pages include items in the Front Matter such as the Title Page, Table of Contents, And Table of Figures. Are these pages included in the page count?

No