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- Solicitation number
- M6739923R0002
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United States Marine Corps
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This document provides questions and answers regarding solicitation M6739923R0002 for instructors and training subject matter experts to support the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group and Training and Education Command. The requirement is set aside 100% for small businesses participating in the 8(a) Business Development Program. Offerors must propose using the labor categories and definitions included in the solicitation attachment. Pricing for labor categories in Task Order 0001 may be lower but not higher than the additional labor categories tab. Travel expenses must be included in the firm-fixed price contract line items. Proposals are due electronically through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment system. The incumbent contract was awarded to Obsidian Solutions Group for approximately $97.9 million.
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29 Palms Regional Contracting Office
M67399-23-R-0002
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS #1
The Government is providing the following questions and answers for information purposes.
The answers provide clarification only and DO NOT constitute a change to the solicitation and shall not be considered part of the solicitation. Should the solicitation be amended, these answers may no longer reflect the solicitation document and resulting contract. The solicitation and resulting contract take precedence over this Q&A document.
1. Is this solicitation a re-compete of an existing contract? If so, which contract and what was the dollar value?
a) This solicitation is a re-compete of contract M67854-17-D-7820, awarded to Obsidian
Solutions Group, Fredericksburg, Virginia in the amount of $97,900,000. The previous contract was awarded by the Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia
(https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/1327363/).
The current solicitation is being issued by Installation and Logistics (I&L) Headquarters U.S.
Marine Corps (HQMC), Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
Regional Contracting Office.
2. Does an offeror have to have a security clearance by the time it submits its proposal?
a) Yes. The offeror shall provide a completed DD254 (RFP Attachment 4). The offeror shall hold a facility clearance level of at least Top Secret at the time the proposal is submitted. The
Government will not sponsor a facility security clearance for the resulting contractor after the contract is awarded.
3. Is this solicitation set-aside for small business?
a) Yes, this requirement is set-aside 100% for 8(a). See DFAR 252.219-7010 NOTIFICATION
OF COMPETITION LIMITED TO ELIGIBLE 8(A) PARTICIPANTS- PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENT of the solicitation.
4. Does an offeror have to propose using the Government’s provided labor categories in Attachment 2 tab “Additional Labor Categories” for both this tab and tab “Task Order 0001?”
a) Yes. Offerors shall propose in tabs “Task Order 0001” and “Additional Labor Categories” using the labor categories included in Attachment 2 tab “Additional labor categories” without any further adjustments to those categories. Should offerors believe a revision to these categories is warranted, offerors shall follow the Q&A instructions included in FAR 52.212-1 below. The Government may amend the RFP at its sole discretion.
5. Can the offeror propose different labor rates for tab “Task Order 0001” than it does for the same labor category in tab “Additional Labor Categories?”
a) Yes. However, Labor rates under tab “Task Order 0001” shall not be higher than the pricing of the labor categories in tab "Additional Labor Categories" (they can be lower).
https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/1327363/
29 Palms Regional Contracting Office
M67399-23-R-0002
Offerors are reminded that the labor categories in tab “Task Order 0001” must be based on the labor categories in tab "Additional Labor Categories" and no other labor categories shall be added if the category is not included in tab “Additional Labor Categories.” The definition, minimum requirements, degree requirements, certification requirements, and security clearance requirements, and key personnel requirements in tab "Actional Labor Categories" apply to tab “Task Order 0001.”
6. How will travel be reimbursed under the contract?
a) Travel must be part of the offeror’s firm-fixed-price for CLIN 0001 Mobilization Period &
Post Award Conference and under CLIN 0002 for each Task Order, to include the proposed price for Task Order 0001. Travel will not be a separately reimbursed CLIN. See PWS 3.1.11
TRAVEL.
7. Can an offeror mail or hand deliver proposals?
a) No. All proposals shall be submitted electronically via the PIEE Solicitation Module via https://wawf.eb.mil/. (Note: Each uploaded attachment can be up to 1.9 gigabytes (GB) in size. There is no system limit on the number of attachments that can be uploaded). Please see attachment S-2 for how to register for an account and submit a proposal. Offerors are advised that it may take several days to register for an account.
8. Will the Government issue a Task Order in conjunction with the award of the base contract?
a) The Government anticipates award of Task Order 0001. The Government reserves the right to issue any part thereof of Task Order 0001 in the resultant contract. The Government also reserves the right to not issue Task Order 0001 in the resultant contract.
Task Order 0001 is comprised of the requirements in the base contract PWS, Attachment 3
MCTOG FY24 and FY25 Campaign Plan Training Exercise and Employment Plan, Attachment 5 Task Order 0001 MCTOG Requirement Worksheet, and Attachment 6 Task
Order 0001 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP).
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