WPS_2_Q_ _A_Clarification.doc.docx

SOLICITATION No. SAQMMA15R0282 Worldwide Protective Services 2

CLARIFICATIONS

(i.e. PWS or RFP Paragraph)

Gaps in the numerical sequence indicate duplicate questions, struck through text in Offeror’s comments/questions were considered immaterial to the question.

(to be inserted at contract award)…..

The percentage will be inserted by the contracting officer at the IDIQ level.

Clarification: The percentage will be inserted by the contracting officer (and dictated by the Department) at the IDIQ level at award and it is attributable to profit for hours the Contractor incurs when replacing or correcting services or materials, as stated in Section B.4.1 (b).

Use of subcontractors for services performed on the task order.

Clarification: Dollars and percentages should be derived from quantities and input in Pricing Table 6.

H.13.7: The Contractor, at its own expense, shall provide and maintain during the entire period of performance of this contract whatever insurance is legally necessary.

Government is not requesting a bid for contractor expenses that are not billable to the Government.

H.13.4: Aircraft Public and Passenger Liability--When aircraft are used in connection with performing the contract, the Contractor shall provide aircraft public and passenger liability insurance. Coverage shall be at least $2,500,000 per occurrence for property damage. Coverage of passenger liability bodily injury shall be at least $2,000,000 multiplied by the number of seats or passengers, whichever is greater.

H.13. 5: Vessel Liability--When contract performance involves use of vessels, the Contractor shall provide vessel collision liability and protection and indemnity liability insurance.

Clarification: Insurance for aviation/vessels will be priced at the task order level.

C.8.4: Aviation Services The Contractor shall provide aviation services for search and rescue, medical evacuations, transporting QRF to respond to incidents, and where required by DS/RSO, air transportation for COM or other Government employees. Such services will be defined in the TO.

H.13.7: The Contractor, at its own expense, shall provide and maintain during the entire period of performance of this contract whatever insurance is legally necessary.

Clarification: Insurance for aviation/vessels will be priced at the task order level.

The minimum number of calendar leave days per year is correct. Leave days are non-inclusive of travel days. As a reminder personnel on travel are not billable.

Clarification: R&R is required in all performance periods.

Personnel conducting EDC services must have training in the referenced tests as specified in Attachment 1. Canines must have BATF and NAPWDA certs or their equivalent. EDC teams will be tested using the DSORT and DSOT prior to being allowed to deploy to post. These tests are what DS will use to verify that EDC teams are ready and able to perform.

Clarfication:

EDC validation testing is a TO-level issue.

A US physician must be used for pre-employment screening. This provides a standard level of fitness/ability and minimizes the risk of an individual being declared fit for duty by a local doctor then getting medically disqualified on his next physical at post.

Clarification: Medical screening is a TO-level pricing issue.

Required inoculations will be identified in the task order.

Clarification: See answer to question 68

Clarification: The offeror shall provide a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Small Woman-Owned, HUBZone Small, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Enterprise Subcontracting Plan that details its approach to selecting and using Small, Small Disadvantaged, Small Woman-Owned, HUBZone Small, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprises. The offeror is required to make a good faith effort to meet the Department of State’s goals as far as what it hopes to subcontract to small businesses. This plan is to be submitted with the proposal and placed in Volume III.

See DOSAR 652.219-70 in its entirety.

Clarification: The U.S. Department of State’s Small Business Goals are the percentage of the total ESTIMATED domestic procurement expenditures to be subcontracted to small businesses.

Yes

Clarification: Example: The 5:1:1 guard schedule requires a higher staffing factor than previous WPS task orders using a 6:1 model. Such staffing requirements are addressed at the task order level with TO-specific staffing requirements.

Please see FAR 52.219-14.

Clarification: The offeror is required to make a good faith effort to meet the Department of State’s goals as far as what it hopes to subcontract to small businesses.

Each Task Order will have its own specific subcontracting plan.

Clarification: The subcontracting goals will flow down to subsequent Task Orders. Offerors will make a good faith effort to meet these goals.

Yes, The intention is that any subcontractor providing personnel performing services under support (S) labor categories, as addressed in Attachment 1 “Personnel and Canine Qualifications and Responsibilities”, who are required to carry and employ firearms in the course of their normal duties, be a member of the ICoCA in good standing and confirm compliance with the requirements set forth in the ANSI standard entitled PSC.1-2012.

Clarification: The possibility exists that a position marked (S) would not be required to be armed. Most (S) positions will not be required to be armed in the course of their normal duties, and of those who would be, even fewer would be required to employ firearms in the course of their normal duties. Examples of labor categories that meet this strict requirement are Firearms Instructors and Explosives Detection Canine Handlers, if those services are subcontracted, then the subcontractors must be ICOCA members and compliant with PSC.1.

See Section L, Volume 3 in its entirety.

Clarification: In presenting the Government with the Small, Small Disadvantaged, Small Woman-Owned, HUBZone Small, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Enterprise Subcontracting Plan, the contractor should be explaining its approach to subcontracting and thus promoting various small business participation.

No.

Clarification: 11x17 foldouts may be used in the pricing proposal only, they are to be printed on one side of the paper only, and only count as a single page for the purposes of page count.

No.

Clarification: Previously approved specific vehicles will not be grandfathered in. Regarding makes and models of vehicles, see the answer to question 260.

Yes.

Clarification: No change.

Please see Attachment 1 which provides the qualifications for all labor categories

Clarification: IDIQ pricing is Not To Exceed (NTE) rates for American personnel only. The Contractor should price NTE rates for all labor categories they potentially intend to fill with Americans.