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SP3300-22-R-5001
Amendment 0002 Attachment 1: Questions and Answers
Pre-Proposal Conference OR Site Visit/GFP/GFE Review/Inspection
| RFP Para Reference (if question relates to the RFP) |
| Government Response |
| 1 |
| This page states that the Addendum expires on March 31, 2021. Is there a bridge agreement, a more current addendum, or new CBA for the current contract? |
| RFP |
| Attachment J.3 Page 1 Addendum |
| This is the most current CBA. |
| 2 |
| Are there any physical limitations with the infrastructure at DLA Norfolk that would limit the number of employees that can work in any section forcing a maximum number of employees per shift. |
| RFP |
There are no physical limitations IRT infrastructure. There are capacity limitations based on COVID guidance, which changes with the HPCON codes.
| 3 |
| Will Authorized Overtime be invoice to CLIN X004? If not, how will OT be invoiced? |
| RFP |
"RFP Page 41 I-22" Yes, authorized overtime will be invoiced to CLIN X004.
| 4 |
| Does the Government provide propane for contractor provided equipment? |
| RFP |
| TE 4.6 |
| No, the Government does not provide propane for Contractor provided equipment. The Contractor bills the Government on one of the deliverables. |
| 5 |
| If the Government does not provide propane for contractor provided equipment, is the propane billable to an ODC CLIN (CLIN X002)? |
| RFP |
| TE 4.6 |
| Yes, it’s billable under A013, Cost Report for Material Support CLIN X002. |
| 6 |
| Will the Government consider a longer timeline to complete hiring actions for Key and Non-key personnel? |
| RFP |
| Page C-19 |
C-1.7.C.1 & C-1.7.C.2 No.
| 7 |
| Section B CLIN 0006 description states that Transition has a 90-day PoP. PWS C-1.7 A states up to 120-day PoP. Will the Government reconcile this conflict? |
| RFP |
| RFP Page 2 of 79 CLIN 0006 |
Page C-18 C-1.7.A Yes, the transition is 90 days. The J.1 PWS has been updated with amendment 0002.
| 8 |
| Could the government clarify the normal work hours? |
| RFP |
| PWS; C-1.2.5 |
| Please refer to Attachment J.1 PWS C-1.2.5 DUTY HOURS AND ACCESS TO THE HOST INSTALLATION and also the answer to question 32. |
| 9 |
| Could the government clarify if the provided list is all inclusive or is there other equipment that must be provided by the contractor? |
| RFP |
| PWS; C-4.2 |
| TE 4.6 lists MHE currently used to support the mission |
| 10 |
| Are there new or current pay rates for all labor categories covered in the CBA that are not listed in the 2019 version of the CBA? |
| RFP |
| Att J.3; Appendix C Wage Table |
| No; the J.3 CBA attachment applies. |
| 11 |
| Are there new or current pension rates for CBA personnel not in the current 2019 CBA? |
| RFP |
| Att J.3; Article Thrity Six, Section 1 |
| No; the J.3 CBA attachment applies. |
| 12 |
| Are there new or current hourly bonus rates for CBA personnel not contained in the current 2019 CBA? |
| RFP |
| Att J.3; Article Twenty Nine; Section 1 |
| No; the J.3 CBA attachment applies. |
| 13 |
| Are there new or current monthly maximum insurance rate requirements for all insurance category options (e.g., employee only, employee + spouse, employee + children, employee + family) for CBA personnel not listed in the current 2019 CBA? |
| RFP |
| Att J.3; Article Twenty Eight |
| No; the J.3 CBA attachment applies. |
| 14 |
| Are there Current insurance program requirements (STD, LTD, AD+D (life Insurance) not listed in the 2019 CBA? |
| RFP |
| Att J.3 |
| No; the J.3 CBA attachment applies. |
| 15 |
| Will contractor personnel have internet access on site to input their daily time entries? |
| RFP |
| PWS C-4.1 |
PWS C-4.2
Yes, however; certain sites are automatically blocked but the IT office can make exceptions, upon request.
| 16 |
| Who is responsible for providing steel toe shoes, back braces, gloves, eye and hearing protection, eye wash stations, uniforms? |
| RFP |
| PWS C-4.3 |
| In accordance with J.1 PWS C-4.3 Materials and Supplies, A., the contractor shall provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) appropriate for the work to be performed (e.g. safety shoes or boots, work gloves, safety glasses). |
| 17 |
| Are annual licenses for Forklifts or HAZMAT recertifications billable expenses under this project? |
| RFP |
| PWS C-1.3.2 |
| Per J.1 PWS C-1.3.3 E., the forklift operator licenses must be renewed every three (3) years, which involves Government-furnished refresher training and a physical. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring all applicable employees obtain physicals. DLA Safety provides the MHE licensing. |
| 18 |
| Will the Government provide the current CBA Seniority list, with names redacted, in order for all bidders to have an opportunity to accurately price the PTO under this effort? |
| RFP |
| Att J.3; Article Twenty-Two, Section 2 |
| No. This list will be provided at transition for the awardee. |
| 19 |
| Is the deduct clause applicable to each of the 19 APL’s per month? Or is the deduct amount of $2,500 per month the maximum deduction? |
| RFP |
| F-6 Deductions |
| It is $2,500 per month, per APL. |
| 20 |
| Item 2 b) on page 63 references ’78 Contractor Full Time equivalents’ however Table 2 on page 65 totals 75 FTE’s when the 12 month hourly total is applied to 1,880 productive hours per FTE. Will the Government confirm which baseline FTE amount is correct? 78 FTE’s or 75 FTE’s? |
| RFP |
| E-File II, Item 2 b) (page 63); |
| “Approximately” 78 FTEs, Table 2 include base and transition periods which can skew the overall FTE numbers. |
| 21 |
| On the FFP CLINs (0001, 1001, 2001, 3001, and 4001), there is a Unit Price of ‘$1.00’ for each CLIN. The Quantity of each CLIN is blank. If these are FFP CLINs, would the Government adjust the Quantity to a monthly amount and leave the Unit Price blank for offerors to fill out? |
| RFP |
| Part 1 – The Schedule |
| No, the quantity will be the total for the CLIN. The awardee will invoice for equal monthly amounts. |
| 22 |
| The Government provides a productive hour basis of 1,880 per Full Time Equivalent. Upon review of the CBA, there are provisions for no less than 216 unproductive hours (88 holiday hours, 128 PTO hours). If we reduce 2,080 annual hours by 216, it leave 1,864 annual productive hours. Please confirm that offerors should use 1,880 productive hours per FTE. |
| RFP |
| Section L |
Tab 2, Table 2, Item C.2.
Tab 2, letter C states the offeror shall provide a brief and precise narrative that describes/explains the following….2. The productivity analysis used to calculate the productive hours for an FTE. The offeror can propose their own productive hours per FTE, but has to explain the productivity analysis used to calculate the number of hours.
| 23 |
| Sam.gov lists the proposal due date as 9/18/22 but the Solicitation lists 9/19/22 as the due date. Please clarify. |
| 1 |
| Box 9 |
| SAM.gov will be updated to match the solicitation extension date of 26 September 2022 in Amendment 0002. |
| 24 |
| Should issued SF-30s (amendments) also be included in Tab 1 in E-File I? |
| 61 |
| Tab 1 |
| Per Section L, E-File I, Tab 1: Cover Letter and Section A (SF-33), the last sentence states, “Offerors must acknowledge any/all amendments to the solicitation by completing Block 14 of each SF-33”. |
| 25 |
| Will the government be issuing minimum requirements for font style, font size and margins? |
| n/a |
| n/a |
| No. |
| 26 |
| Are all items listed on TE 4.6 required to be provided as part of our bid? |
| TE 4.6 Contractor Furnished Equipment |
| n/a |
| The Government is unable to state what should be in your bid. The equipment list is provided to demonstrate what is used today to accomplish the requirements. |
| 27 |
| Are all types of MHE (i.e., Electric vs. Propane) to be provided exactly as listed on TE 4.6 or can each company bidder determine the optimal mix of equipment? |
| TE 4.6 Contractor Furnished Equipment |
| n/a |
| See response to question 26. |
| 28 |
| The description column of TE 4.6 provides the capacity rating of some of the forklifts but not all of them. Can the capacity ratings be provided for all forklifts on the TE? |
| TE 4.6 Contactor Furnished Equipment |
| n/a |
| TE 4.6 has been revised as part of Amendment 0002. |
| 29 |
| The link for the Quality Management Tool times out and is inaccessible. Is there another link that can be provided? |
| C-34 |
| PWS C-5.1.7.E |
| The link is only accessible for current DoD/DLA CAC holders. |
| 30 |
| Is the Quality Management Tool hosted on a SharePoint site? |
| C-34 |
| PWS C-5.1.7.D |
| See response to question 29. |
| 31 |
| The table for the government estimated labor hours shows some of the labor categories as “CBA”. Also, Attachment J.3 is an apparent CBA between SAWTST and IOUE Local 147 and shows an expiration date of 31 March 2021. Are contractor personnel still working under this CBA at the same current wages shown on page 33 of Attachment J.3 and conditions stipulated in the agreement? If not, please provide the updated wage rates and benefits. If so, FAR 52.222-41(f) Service Contract Labor Standards, Successor contracts, states that neither the Contractor nor any subcontractors shall pay less in wages or fringe benefits provided in a CBA for successor contracts. Please confirm that Offerors should use the wages and fringe benefits from the CBA incorporated with the solicitation for price development of those labor categories considered part of the CBA. |
| 65 |
| L-4, Technical Proposal Tab 2, Subfactor (b)-A |
| The J.3 CBA attachment shall be used for offerors to price proposals. Upon award, the awardee will then renegotiate the CBA. |
| 32 |
| Offerors are to provide an organizational chart that shows the total number of FTEs in each functional area and clearly definable work shifts. The historical and projected workloads are monthly metrics. Evaluation factor 2 sub-factor b requires Offerors to provide staffing from 0700-2000 Monday through Friday and 0700-1600 Saturday and Sunday. Please provide historical and projected workloads by day and shift or historical and projected staffing by day and shift in order to provide Offerors the necessary information to develop definable work shifts with FTEs. |
| 66 |
| L-4, Technical Proposal Tab 2, Subfactor (b)-B |
| The current information provided in TEs 5.1 and 5.2 should be sufficient to staff workforce accordingly. |
J.1 PWS Section C-1.2.5 B are required hours for NNSY, while C-1.2.5 C are required hours to support DLA Maritime. Workload cannot be broken out by time frames/shifts. The majority of workload is processed on first shift, and the offeror shall be able to demonstrate flexibility in staffing to support surges or increased workload during other shifts.
| 33 |
| Evaluation factor 2 sub-factor b requires Offerors to provide the turnover rate proposed for the contract. Please confirm Offerors are to propose their expected turnover rate for the ensuing contract. |
| 66 |
| L-4, Technical Proposal Tab 2, Subfactor (c)-A.5 |
| Yes, the turnover rate should be proposed for this contract. |
| 34 |
| Evaluation factor 2 sub-factor b requires Offerors to provide specific analysis or economic study of the region to support the staffing is applied to retention. Please clarify the type of data from the analysis or economic study is being requested. |
| 66 |
| L-4, Technical Proposal Tab 2, Subfactor (c)-A.6 |
| The data provided should support the offerors staffing approach, regarding retention of employees. |
| 35 |
| The Cost Proposal is to include supporting schedules to include a fringe rate. However, fringe includes fixed cost elements, such as Health and Welfare (H&W) or CBA Health and Life Insurance Programs that create a variance in the fringe rate. For example, the current cost element for H&W for an employee making $15 per hour is 28.13%; for an employee making $20 per hour it is 21.10%. Instead of using a static rate for the application of fringe in developing cost, we use actual cost and apply dollars as a cost element. Will the government accept this methodology in lieu of a static fringe rate applied to all labor categories? |
| 67 |
| L-4, Cost Proposal, a |
| Yes. |
| 36 |
| Section L-4 does not provide guidance on font size and type for proposals. Will the government provide this information? Also, will the government allow Offerors to present content in tables, figures and graphics in a font size down to 8 point? How will oversized pages (e.g. -11 x 17) be treated? |
| 60 |
| L-4, 7 |
| No. All proposal documents need to be submitted electronically via DoD SAFE site. Tables, figures, and graphics are all allowable as long as they can be submitted with the electronic proposal volumes. |
| 37 |
| The table for the government estimated labor hours includes labor categories for Warehouse Specialist – HAZMAT and Supply Technician – HAZMAT. Please confirm these labor categories would be considered as CBA labor categories Warehouse Specialist and Supply Technician. |
| 65 |
| L-4, Technical Proposal Tab 2, Subfactor (b)-A |
| Yes, these are CBA labor categories. They will require the HAZMAT pay differential cited in the CBA. |
| 38 |
| Offerors are to complete Table 1- Contractor Equipment with owned or leased equipment for supplementing government equipment. TE 4.6 list contractor furnished equipment. Questions: |
1. Should equipment entered into Table 1 be what the Offeror will dedicate to ensuing contract?
2. Is the equipment presented TE 4.6 still in use now?
Does CLIN X002 Material Support Cost include Contractor Equipment proposed in Table 1? If not, where are Offerors to capture Contractor Furnished Equipment costs?
| 65 |
| L-4, Technical Proposal Tab 1, Subfactor (c) |
| 1. Only contractor furnished equipment. |
2. Yes
3. Costs are captured in CLIN X002. J.1 PWS C-4.2 Equipment, letter F, has been revised to states contractor leases are reimbursed IAW CLIN X002 in lieu of X003.
| 39 |
| The solicitation states that the government calculated FTEs by dividing total estimated productive labor hours |
by 1,880 hours. For each 12 month option period that equates to 156.67 hours per month per FTE. However, for the 9 month base period the hours per FTE per month is 160 hours. Why the difference?
| 66 |
| L-4, Technical Proposal Tab 2, Subfactor (b)-C.2 |
| Hours for positions for the transition and base period are estimates and the offeror may propose what they think is necessary. |
| 40 |
| How did the government calculate the productive hours per FTE for the 3 month transition period? |
| 65 |
| L-4, Technical Proposal Tab 2, Subfactor (b)-A |
| Hours for positions for the transition and base period are estimates and the offeror may propose what they think is necessary. |
| 41 |
| The requirement of DFARS 525.204-7019 is for the Offeror to have a current assessment for each covered contractor information system that is relevant to the offer, contract, task order, or delivery order. PWS C-3.1.3 states |
The Government will provide and maintain all IT network and WMS end-user equipment and software for use in the performance of the contract requirements. If the government is providing all computer systems for this contract, why is it necessary for Offerors to provide information relevant to this DFARS clause?
| 55 |
| L-2, DFARS 252.204-7019. |
| The definition of “Covered contractor information system” means an unclassified information system that is owned, OR operated by or for a contractor and that processes, stores, or transmits covered defense information. (DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting, (a) Definitions |
| 42 |
| The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) was negotiated by the former incumbent and expired after the extension in March of 2021. Does the current incumbent have a negotiated CBA? If not, are contractors expected to price the non-exempt labor per the WD? |
| Attachment J.3 |
| Addendum to Article Thirty-Seven Duration of Agreement |
| The non-exempt CBA covered labor categories shall be priced in accordance with the J.3 CBA attachment. The non-exempt labor categories that are not included on the CBA should be priced in accordance with the wage determination included with the solicitation. |
| 45 |
| Will a wall-to-wall inventory be completed by the current contracting company prior to the awardee's taking over? |
IAW C-3.1.2 Government Equipment – there is a joint transition inventory requirement. There is no other joint inventory requirement during transition.
| 46 |
| What are the possibilities of getting different shelf storage to maximize warehouse space for upcoming materials? |
Buildings are owned by the Navy (host) as we are tenants of Norfolk Naval Shipyard, any changes to warehouse spaces/storage configurations need to be coordinated and approved through the Host.
| 47 |
| Would the Government please extend the questions deadline to August 31, 2022? |
| 58 |
| RFP, Section L-3 |
| No. |
| 48 |
| For consistency within PWS, recommend: |
· Change from “C-1.6 Transition” to “C-1.7 Transition”
· Change from “C-1.7 Continuation of Essential…” to “C-1.9 Continuation of Essential…” Change from “C-5.1.4, Quality Control Plan…” to “C-5.1.7 Quality Control Plan…”
| PWS 20 |
| C-1.8, A (table) |
| Corrected and will be reflected in Amendment 0002. |
| 49 |
| To correct PWS references, will the following change be made to paragraph A? |
Change from “C-1.7 Transition Plan” to “C-1.7 Transition Period”
| 66 |
| Tab 3, Sub-factor (a), Transition Approach, A, 3 |
| The solicitation has been revised in Amendment 0002. |
| 50 |
| PWS paragraph C-5.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO BOTH DLA DISTRIBUTION AND DLA MARITIME OPERATIONS includes the following subsections. |
5.1.1 Performance Requirements – Acceptable Performance Levels
5.1.2 Property Accountability
5.1.3 Liability for Mission Stock
5.1.4 Liability for Government Property
5.1.5 Indemnification and Limitation of Liability
5.1.6 Information Technology (IT)-Data Systems
5.1.7 Analytical Support
5.1.8 Quality Control Plan
However, later in the section, subsection 5.1.3 Liability for Mission Stock is labeled 5.1.3 Liability for Government Property and Liability for Mission Stock is omitted.
Can the government provide PWS guidance concerning Liability for Mission Stock?
| C-29 |
| C-5.1. |
| Liability for mission stock is embedded in section 5.1.2, 5.1.3 and 5.1.4, Attachment J.1 PWS updated for Amendment 0002. |
| 51 |
| Would the USG be willing to delete the requirement for the Warehouse Specialist Supervisor Position to possess a motor vehicle and forklift license for forklifts up to 20K? This requirement better aligns with a Forklift operator duties and responsibilities. |
| PWS, C-6 |
| C-1.3.1 KEY PERSONNEL |
| To maintain mission readiness, the Government will NOT remove this requirement from the Key Warehouse Specialist position. |
| 52 |
| In the RFP the Government estimated hours for the Warehouse Specialist Supervisor total for the 3mo Transition Period and the 9mo Base period is: 3546hrs and for the out years PoP 2-5 they are 3760hrs, why such a significant difference of 214hrs? |
| 65 |
| Tab 2 Sub-Factor (b) Para A |
| Hours for positions for the transition and base period are estimates and the offeror may propose what they think is necessary. |
| 53 |
| The requirement of this paragraph states “Within ten (10) calendar days after start of transition, at a minimum, the Contractor shall complete remaining hiring actions that includes but is not limited to initial background checks, drug screening, etc. IAW accepted Transition Plan.” Is it the government’s intent to have this requirement apply to all employees hired or just required for key personnel? |
| C-19 |
| C-1.7.1 PERSONNEL HIRING ACTIONS AND TRAINING |
A.
Section C-1.7.1 states, “Within ten (10) calendar days after start of transition, at a minimum, the Contractor shall have completed all Key Personnel hiring actions…”.
| 54 |
| Statement reads: DLA Distribution is considered as a staff augmentation for this Navy Centric support. |
Question: Is this requirement considered 100% labor augmentation for all PWS tasks and locations?
| C-29 |
| RFP Attachment J-1 PWS; Section C-5.1.1 Subparagraph D, DoD Audit Readiness. |
| Correct. |
| 56 |
| What is the projected number of monthly inventory of 1st and 2nd counts? |
| PWS C-45 |
| C-5.3.6 |
| Please refer to TE 5.2 Projected Workload |
| 57 |
| What is the monthly and annual projected volume of location audits/surveys performed? |
| PWS C-45 |
| C-5.3.6 |
| Please refer to TE 5.2 Projected Workload |
| 58 |
| What is the monthly projected volume of Re-warehousing actions? |
| PWS C-42 |
| C-5.3.4 |
| Please refer to TE 5.2 Projected Workload |
| 59 |
| How many bin, rack and bulk storage locations are in covered and open storage? |
| PWS C-39 |
| C-5.3.2 |
| 220 Outside / 90,000 Inside |
| 60 |
| How many DLR transactions are projected monthly? |
| PWS C-48 |
| C-5.3.9 |
| Please refer to TE 5.2 Projected Workload |
| 61 |
| How many excess DRMO receipts are processed monthly? |
| PWS C-49 |
| C-5.3.10 |
| Please refer to TE 5.2 Projected Workload |
| 62 |
| What is the number of NSNs/line items in storage by size (small, medium, large)? |
| PWS C-29 |
| C-5.1 |
| 29,403 NIINs and 43,994 DMI Document numbers (DMI is tracked by document #). Current system is unable to break out stock profile by size. |
| 63 |
| What is the monthly workload projection for COSIS/shelf-life cyclic inspections? |
| PWS C-44 |
| C-5.3.5.1 |
| Please refer to TE 5.2 Projected Workload |
| 64 |
| What is the projected monthly quantity/volume of receipts, issues, stows, transfers of Rip-out and pre-fabricated material? |
| PWS C-47 |
| C-5.3.7 |
| Please refer to TE 5.2 Projected Workload |
| 65 |
| How many warehouse locations are vacant and how many are occupied? |
| PWS C-29 |
| C-5.1 |
| Occupied 90,200. Vacant information is currently not available using the current WMS (MAT). |
| 66 |
| Will the Government provide a list of the property valued between $300-$5000 |
| PWS Pg. C-23 |
| Para B1 |
| Dollar values do not need to be provided at this time. |
| 67 |
| Will the Government provide a list of the property valued at or above $5000 that is listed in the Government EBS Property accountability system? |
| PWS Pg. C-23 |
| Para B2 |
| Dollar values do not need to be provided at this time. |
| 68 |
| In the Government Scope of Work identified in Para (2) (a) on page 63 of the RFP there is an inventory requirement. Also in T.E 5.2 there is a monthly projected workload for inventory and location surveys. There is no estimate or labor category on Table 2 of RFP Page 65 to perform or supervise Inventory functions, can the government provide a labor estimate to support this PWS function? |
| 63 & 65 |
| (2) (a) |
| This is the Governments estimate, offeror can propose what they feel is necessary to complete the mission. |
| 70 |
| Referenced paragraph provides a minimum and maximum value of the services. Would the Government please confirm that the values listed within the RFP are concerning “X001” and 0006 Item No’s (CLINS), and are not inclusive of remaining Cost Reimbursement and Cost-Plus Fixed Fee Items (i.e., X002, X003, X004) |
| RFP – Section B (page 8 of 79) |
| IDIQ Minimum and Maximum Quantities |
| The minimum and maximum include all CLINs for the entire performance period. |
| 71 |
| Concerning Table 2 – Government Estimated Labor Hours – during Phase-In period has some of CBA labor at 0 hours. Will the Government please provide the current phase-out plan? |
| RFP – Page 65 of 70 |
| Sub-factor (b): Staffing and Organizational Approach |
| Hours for positions for the transition and base period are estimates and the offeror may propose what they think is necessary. |
| 72 |
| Concerning Table 2 – Government Estimated Labor Hours. Phase-in period provides for some labor categories, but not in equal values (based upon an 1880-hour year). Is there a factor the Government is using to determine how many hours are likely to be delivered during the phase-in period? |
For example: Quality Control Manager has 240hrs (3mo period) + 1440hrs (9mo) = 1680, All other periods provide for 1880hrs.
Is the Government’s intention that The Quality Control Manager would only work 200 hours less within the Transition period?
Additional example: Warehouse Specialist 4,800hrs (3 mo) and 70,720hrs (9mo) = 75,570, however remaining periods are 99,640hrs. Does this value represent a 12+ FTE growth into Period 2?
| RFP – Page 65 of 70 |
| Sub-factor (b): Staffing and Organizational Approach |
| Hours for positions for the transition and base period are estimates and the offeror may propose what they think is necessary. |
| 73 |
| The Governments description of the Phase-in Plan and Phase-in Labor Hours is vague. Please provide additional details of Phase-In requirements. |
| RFP |
Hours for positions for the transition and base period are estimates and the offeror may propose what they think is necessary.
| 74 |
| Concerning Table 2 – Government Estimated Labor Hours. Will the Government please provide the current labor hours listed in the Governments 6-month option period for the current incumbent contract? |
| RFP – Page 65 of 70 |
| Sub-factor (b): Staffing and Organizational Approach |
| No 6-month option period has been executed. |
| 75 |
| Key Personnel include Site Manager and Warehouse Specialist Supervisor. Please confirm that 2 Key Personnel will be evaluated. |
| Statement of Work (pages C5 and C6) |
| Paragraph C-1.3.1 Key Personnel |
| Correct. |
| 76 |
| E-File IV – Cost Proposal provides that “All tables must be completed in Microsoft Excel Format…” Does the Government have a desired Cost Proposal format, in addition to Att J.5 CLIN X004 Labor Rate Table? |
| RFP – Section L (Page 67 of 79) |
| E-File IV |
| E-File IV shows the table format expected under each CLIN. |
| 77 |
| PPQ and RFP sate that questionnaires shall be sent to previous customers. Please confirm that if CPARS ratings are available, that a PPQ is not needed. |
| Att J.7 PPQ and RFP (page 63 of 79) |
| Paragraph (3) |
| E-File II – Performance Confidence Assessment, number 3, states that, “Offerors and all major subcontractor shall send this questionnaire to previous customers of relevant prime and subcontracts.” This is regardless if CPARS ratings are available. |
| 78 |
| Attachment provides 18 Contractor Furnished Equipment Items (Forklifts). Is this the current list of required contractor furnished equipment as well as the requirement for future contractor furnished equipment? How does the Government go about reimbursement for leases or purchase currently? |
| TE 4.6 Contractor Furnished Equipment |
Refer to question 38
| 79 |
| Table 1 – Contractor Equipment requires a table of Contractor Equipment. Is it the desire of the Government to obtain a plan to execute, or Offerors actual current inventory of Equipment and types? |
| RFP (Page 65 of 79) |
| Sub-factor (c): Equipment Efficiency |
| Refer to question 38 |
| 80 |
| Is the current incumbent an active SBA Certified 8(a) entity? |
| RFP – Section B |
| Page 7 of 79 |
| No, they are not. |
| 81 |
| In Section C-5.3, list of support topics, shows 5.3.6 Inventory. However, it is not included in details of task for the subject. On page C-45, 5.3.6 is listed as Level I/Subsafe Material and Cylinder Slab. Was Inventory inadvertently listed? |
| C-38 |
| C-5.3 |
| The number has been corrected and 5.3.6 Inventory removed from header in Amendment 0002. Inventory requirements are embedded and tailored within each area as required under section C-5.3. |
| 82 |
| Which of the two different references to labor and benefits should industry be looking to satisfy in our proposal, the DOL Wage Determination schedule, as included, or, is the government mandating the involvement of a Union, CBA also included, effectively costing the contract significantly more Labor and Benefits costs? Would it stand to reason that if the DOL WD requirements satisfied fair labor standards, that the CBA could be deleted and result in true competition and ultimately a lower contract cost to the government? |
The CBA rates shall be followed for all CBA labor categories. The DoL Wage Determination shall be used for non-exempt labor categories that are not included on the CBA.
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