A07_W15P7T-18-R-0005_Q_and_A_13_June_2018.pdf

Solicitation Number: W15P7T-18-R-0005 Offeror Questions and Government Responses

Question

Number

RFP Section

Reference, Page

Number, and

Paragraph

(P)

Question/Recommendation Government Response

1 General Please clarify if task order 0001 will be awarded with the IDIQ. Yes.

2 Section L, Page 77, ¶37(b); Pages

4-13: Section

B

Section L.37(b) directs the offeror to provide a complete cost proposal for

Task Order 0001 and Section L.37(b)(2) directs the offeror to structure the proposals to mirror the CLIN structure. Per the TO 0001 PWS, the PoP of

TO 0001 is one base period and two option periods; however, Section B includes CLINs for option period 3 and 4. Please clarify.

Please Reference Section A, paragraph 11: “The CLIN

Structure illustrated in Section B of this Solicitation shows the structure to be used throughout the life of this IDIQ”.

The CLIN structure will be used on each Task Order;

however, the Period of Performance associated with

Task Order may vary.

3 Section L, Page 77, ¶37(4)(c);

Attachment

Additional

Information for the Cost and Price

Proposal

Section L.37(4)(c) provides estimates for travel costs for each base year and option year (i.e., $319,000.00, $323,000.00, and $326,000.00) and

ODC costs for each base year and option year ($574,000.00, $580,000.00, and $586,000.00). However, Attachment 0003 provides different estimates for travel ($318,864.00, $322,113.22, and $325,395.56) and

ODC ($573,722.96, $579,569.19, and $585,475.00) costs. Please clarify which estimates should be used in the preparation of the Cost/Price

Volume.

The difference in figures found in Section L and

Attachment 0003 are due to rounding; Attachment

0003 has been revised accordingly.

4 Section L, Page 81, ¶L-

17;

Attachment

0001 IDIQ

PWS

Please confirm that no Mission Essential Contractor Services Plan at the time of proposal, as no mission essential contractor services have been identified in the Attachment 0001 IDIQ PWS.

Mission Essential Contractors are equivalent to required key Personnel as described in the revised

IDIQ PWS Para 3.2 and Task Order PWS Para 3.2 respectively. Therefore, a plan is required per RFP L-17 on page 81 of the original RFP.

5 Attachment

0001 IDIQ

PWS, Page 10, ¶3.2

The IDIQ PWS lists key personnel required. Based on the requirements in

Section L.28, Key Personnel are required at the Task Order 0001 level.

Recommend removal of key personnel requirements within the IDIQ PWS.

Key Personnel need to be identified at the IDIQ level for any future Task Orders and therefore will not be removed from the IDIQ PWS.

6 Section L, Pages 82-89, Proposal

Adequacy

Checklist

Since certified cost and pricing data for this proposal is not required unless there is only one bidder per the instructions for submitting Volume

IV – Cost/Price, recommend the Government remove the requirement for completing the Proposal Adequacy Checklist.

No, a cost proposal in the format specified in Section L, ¶ 37(b) is required.

In any case, Section L, ¶ 38, sub¶ 7, indicates that certified cost and pricing data will be required whenever “insufficient information” is available for evaluation.

7 Section L, Page 71, ¶3

Does the Government or Mitre have a preferred format for the NDA required submitted with the proposal? If yes, could the Government please provide a format? Regardless, could the Government provide a

POC at Mitre to coordinate with?

There is no required format. MITRE’s contact information is available online at their website.

8 Section L, Page 71, ¶3

Please clarify which volume the completed NDA with Mitre should be submitted as a part of. Recommend it be included with Volume V.

Please submit as part of Volume V, Contract

Documentation per page 3, ¶ 3 of the revised RFP.

9 Section L, Page 72, ¶12

Please clarify which volume the completed DD-254 should be submitted as a part of. Recommend it be included with Volume V.

Please submit as part of Volume V, Contract

Documentation per page 4, ¶12 of the revised RFP.

10 Section L, Page 72, ¶11

Please clarify which volume the completed OCI Statement should be submitted as a part of. Recommend it be included with Volume V.

Please submit as part of Volume V, Contract

Documentation per page 4, ¶ 11 of the revised RFP.

11 Section L, Pages 72-73, ¶13(a)(3)

Please clarify which volume the JV Agreement should be submitted as a part of. Recommend it be included with Volume V.

Please submit as part of Volume V, Contract

Documentation, per page 4, ¶13 of the revised RFP.

12 Section L, Page 74, ¶20

Please clarify which volume the completed proposal cross- reference matrix should be submitted as a part of.

Please submit as part of Volume V, Contract

Documentation, per page 6, ¶ 19 of the revised RFP.

13 Section L, Page 74, ¶21

Please confirm that tab indexing is not required for a softcopy- only submission.

Soft copies of proposals will not be accepted; in accordance with the solicitation, electronic submission via FEDBIZOPS is required.

14 Section L, Page 77, ¶37

Since certified cost and pricing data is not required, recommend removal of the requirement to provide a complete cost proposal for Task Order

0001 utilizing the FAR 15.408 15-2 format.

A cost proposal in the format specified in Section L, ¶

37(b) is required.

In any case, Section L, ¶ 38, sub¶ 7, indicates that certified cost and pricing data will be required whenever “insufficient information” is available for evaluation.

15 Section L, Page 76, ¶32;

Attachment

0004 Past

Performance

Evaluation

Questionnaire

The RFP references Attachment 0004 – Past Performance Evaluation

Questionnaire – to be completed by the offeror for a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 references in response to Part B: Offeror’s Past

Performance Evaluation Questionnaire. Our understanding of this requirement is that the offeror should provide at least 3 prime references that clearly meet the recency and relevancy requirements delineated on

Page 76, and may provide 2 additional references from significant subcontractors. These references may be up to 5 pages in length. Please clarify:

a. Whether the Government has provided the correct form?

b. Whether it is the Government’s intent for the offeror to rate themselves with regards to items A – H in Part II?

c. Where on this form the offeror should address that the contract relates to support of System of Systems engineering and integration, network engineering, architecture development, interoperability engineering, information assurance technology transition/insertion, testing, fielding and training?

d. Where on this form the offeror should address that the contract relates to a diverse range of acquisition management, business management, engineering, architecture, integration and

a. Yes. The correct form was provided.

b. No, the offeror shall not be completing this section. Part II evaluation is to be completed by the Respondent, which is the Contracting

Officer or Contracting Officer Representative associated with the contract referenced at the top of the questionnaire.

c. Section I, Part A, Contract Identification, provides a field entitled “Nature of the contractual effort or items purchased”. Please provide details under this heading, to include the relevancy of the effort.

d. Section I, Part A, Contract Identification, provides a field entitled “Nature of the contractual effort or items purchased”. Please provide details under this heading.

e. Section I, Part A, Contract Identification, provides a field entitled “Nature of the contractual effort or items purchased”. Please provide details under this heading.

readiness support services that span the total life-cycle of systems?

e. Where on this form the offeror should address that the contract referenced relates to planning, executing, and coordinating with multiple units/organizations, with special consideration for US

Army war-fighting missions and operations tempo (OPTEMPO)?

f. Where on this form the offeror should provide proof of annual value greater than $2M?

f. Section I, Part A, Contract Identification, provides a field entitled “Nature of the contractual effort or items purchased”. Please provide details under this heading.

16 Section L, Page 76, ¶34;

Attachment

0005 Past

Performance

Consent Letter

The attachment provided as a consent letter (A07 Past Performance

Consent Letter) appears to be a cover letter for the PPEQ rather than a consent letter for subcontractors, teaming partners, and joint venture partners to complete. Please provide the correct letter.

The correct consent letter was provided.

17 Section L, Page 79, ¶40(a) and

¶40(c)

Based on the amount of supporting documentation required, respectfully request that the Government allow separate files to be submitted for each part of the Cost/Price Volume (i.e., IV Cost Price Part A.pdf; IV Cost

Price Part C.pdf).

Separate files associated with the Cost/Price Volume will be accepted as long as they are properly labeled under Volume IV.

18 Section L, Page 79, ¶48

Section A

Please confirm the requirement to provide an “original” copy of the completed SF-33 is not applicable to this requirement due to the electronic submission.

A digitally signed, electronic copy will be considered as

“original”.

19 Section L, Page 79, ¶48

There are no fill-ins in RFP Sections F, G, H, or I at time of submission.

Would a statement of compliance with these requirements suffice?

Yes.

20 Section L, Page 80, ¶51(e)

Section L.51 (Required Submittals) states that the offeror must provide

Cost/Spreadsheet (Attachment 0003). However, there are no fillable fields in Attachment 0003. Please provide a pricing template for offerors to complete.

Attachment 0003 is for informational purposes only. It outlines the labor categories, the locations, and the number of hours required for Task Order 0001.

Offerors are only required to incorporate the data provided by the attachment into their proposals, but not the attachment itself or its format.

Per page 12, ¶51(e) of the revised RFP, the reference to Attachment 0003 has been removed.

21 Attachment

Additional

Information for the Cost and Price

Proposal;

Attachment

0010 PEO C3T

SEPM Labor

Category

In Attachment 0003, labor category B14A is listed as Program Analyst, Senior. In Attachment 0010, labor category B14A is listed as Program

Analyst, Senior Lead. Please clarify.

Labor Category B14A should be “Program Analyst, Senior Lead”, as per Attachment 0010. Labor Category

B13A is “Program Analyst, Senior”.

Attachment 0003 has been revised accordingly.

22 Section L, Page 77, ¶37(b)

The RFP directs the offeror to use FAR Part 15.408, Table 15-2 Format to provide a complete cost proposal for Task Order 0001. Since certified cost and pricing data for this proposal is not required unless there is only one bidder per the instructions for submitting Volume IV – Cost/Price, please confirm that this format is not required.

A cost proposal in the format specified in Section L, ¶

37(b) is required.

In any case, Section L, ¶ 38, sub¶ 7, indicates that certified cost and pricing data will be required whenever “insufficient information” is available for evaluation.

23 Section L, Page 77, ¶37(d);

Section M, Page 94, ¶13(d)

The evaluation criteria states that “a complete breakdown of costs is provided by major subcontractors.” Major subcontractors are defined as members of the team who are expected to perform 10 percent or more of the proposed effort. However, Section L requires “if a subcontractor relationship exists, subcontract costs must also be delineated in accordance with the requirements.” Please clarify.

The same cost proposal requirements are applicable to

“major” subcontractors (those responsible for at least

10% of the total proposed costs) as they would be to the prime.

Delineate may be defined as described or portrayed perfectly. Thus, while a formal cost proposal is not required from those subcontractors below the 10% threshold, there remains a requirement that the costs associated with these subcontractors be both identified and segregated. These subcontractor costs would also require, per Section L, Page 78, ¶38 (6), an explanation of the cost and price evaluation conducted by the prime or higher tiered contractors, the relationship of this analysis with the prime’s or higher tiered subcontractor’s purchasing system, and the identification of the cognizant DCMA and/or DCAA offices of the parties both submitting and evaluating these subcontract costs.

24 Section L, Page 77, ¶37(d);

Section M, Page 94, ¶13(d)

The evaluation criteria states that “a complete breakdown of costs is provided by major subcontractors.” Major subcontractors are defined as members of the team who are expected to perform 10 percent or more of the proposed effort. However, Section L states “subcontract costs shall be detailed in accordance with the requirements imposed on the offeror.”

This implies that all subcontractors should provide cost information.

Please clarify.

See Question 23.

25 Attachment

0002 TO 0001

PWS, Page 2, ¶1.4;

Attachment

TO 0001 PWS states that the primary places of performance for this contract are APG, MD and Ft. Hood, TX. However, Attachment 0003 lists

LCATS at Pentagon, Ft. Stewart, Ft. Bragg, Ft. Bliss, Ft. Drum, Ft. Campbell, and Ft. Polk. Please clarify the places of performance.

For proposal purposes, use Attachment 0003 for places of performance; see page 2, ¶1.4 of the revised

RFP.

26 Attachment

0001 IDIQ

PWS, Pages

32-33

Please confirm that neither form included in the IDIQ PWS Appendix needs to be completed at the time of proposal submission.

This will be completed Post Award.

27 Attachment

0002 TO 0001

PWS

Please confirm that neither form included in the TO 0001 PWS Appendix needs to be completed at the time of proposal submission.

This will be completed Post Award.

28 Attachment

Additional

Information for the Cost and Price

Proposal;

Attachment

0010 PEO C3T

SEPM Labor

Category

Description

In Attachment 0003, labor category M3A is listed as Program Manager, Sr.

In Attachment 0010, labor category M3A is listed as Senior Program

Management. Please confirm that these labor categories are the same.

Yes, Attachment 0003, Labor Category M3A, Program

Manager, Sr. is the same as Attachment 0010, M3A, Senior Program Manager.

29 Attachment

0002 TO 0001

PWS, Page

10,¶3.2 Key

Personnel

Requirements

; Attachment

0010 Labor

Category

Descriptions

For labor category E11A Engineer INFOSEC Senior, the description provided in Attachment 0010 does not match the description provided in

Attachment 0002. For example, the years of experience required in the

PWS are listed as a minimum of “eight (6) years”, and the years of experience required in the labor category description are a “minimum of ten (10).” Please clarify which requirements the key personnel E11A

Engineer INFOSEC Senior should meet.

Key Personnel E11A shall have a minimum of ten (10) years of experience; use Attachment 0002, PWS TO

0001 for Specific Labor Category Descriptions for proposal purposes.

The Attachments have been clarified and revised accordingly.

30 Attachment

0002 TO 0001

PWS, Page 9, ¶3.2 Key

Personnel

Requirements

; Attachment

0010 Labor

For labor category E33A Systems Engineer Senior, the description provided in Attachment 0010 does not match the description provided in

Attachment 0002. For example, the clearance required in the PWS is Top

Secret, and the clearance required in the labor category description is

Secret. In addition, it is not clear from the labor category description how many years of experience are required based on the statement “a minimum of five (8) years.” Please clarify which requirements the key personnel E33A Systems Engineer Senior should meet.

The PWS Key Personnel descriptions do not list an individual security clearance requirement. For security clearance requirements use Attachment 0010 for

Specific Labor Category Descriptions for proposal purposes.

Key Personnel E33A shall have eight (8) years of relevant experience; the Attachments have been revised accordingly.

Category

Descriptions

31 Attachment

0002 TO 0001

PWS, Page 10, ¶3.2 Key

Personnel

Requirements

; Attachment

0010 Labor

Category

Descriptions

For labor category M2A Program Manager, the description provided in

Attachment 0010 does not match the description provided in Attachment

0002. For example, the clearance required in the PWS is Top Secret, and the clearance required in the labor category description is Secret. Please clarify which requirements the key personnel M2A Program Manager should meet.

There is no security requirement defined in the

Attachment 0002, PWS TO 0001. Use the description and requirements defined in Attachment 0010 for proposal purposes.

32 Attachment

0010 Labor

Category

Descriptions

Based on the description, the E33A Systems Engineer Senior does not appear to be a defense IT position with information assurance responsibilities. Therefore, DoD 8570 should not apply to this position.

Please confirm that an IAT II certification is not required.

Correct, IAT II certification is not required for TO 0001 or proposal purposes. Attachment 0010 has been revised accordingly.

33 General For pricing purposes, can the Government please provide the anticipated contract award date for TO 0001?

Estimated contract award is October 2018.

34 Attachment

Additional

Information for the Cost and Price

Proposal;

Attachment

0010 PEO C3T

SEPM Labor

Category

Description.

In Attachment 0003, labor category E11C Engineer, INFOSEC, Senior, has a place of performance in APG, MD. In Attachment 0010, labor category

E11C Engineer, INFOSEC, Senior has location listed as Ft. Bliss. Please clarify.

Attachment 0003, labor category E11C Engineer, INFOSEC, Senior, should be Fort Bliss as the place of performance.

Attachment 0003 has been revised accordingly.

35 Section L, Page 76, ¶32;

Attachment

0004 Past

Performance

Questionnaire s

Can you waive this very restrictive 3 prime experiences from the 8a

Offeror? Can you please accept one past performance from the Offeror, performed as prime, and the rest from significant sub-contractors or

Offeror's sub-contracting experiences?

No waivers will be granted for this requirement;

please submit what you have.

36 Attachment

0002 PWS TO

0001, Page 4, ¶1.7

In the document “A01_PWS_TO_0001__20_APR_2018”, it says:

“1. 7 SECURITY

1.7.1 The contractor will be required to have a TOP SECRET facility clearance at time of award. There is no Classified Safeguarding or storage capabilities required at the contractor facility. All classified access will be at the Government Facility only. The contractor will require access to

Communications Security (COMSEC) Information, Sensitive

Compartmented Information (SCI), Non SCI, NATO Information, Foreign

Government Information, and For Official Use Only (FOUO) Information.

The contractor will be required to have access to the SIPRNET at the

Government facility only.”

Question: If the Prime (Offeror), is a qualified 8a/WOSB and DOESN’T have TOP SECRET Facility Clearance. However, the Offeror has a significant partner who HAS TOP SECRET Facility Clearance. In this case can Offeror bid for this?

No, the contract will be with the Prime, not its

“significant partner(s)”; therefore, the Prime shall have

TS Clearance as per the RFP. Both the IDIQ and TO

0001 PWS’ require Top Secret Clearance.

The DD 254 has been amended accordingly.

37 General Can you please confirm or deny that 13 C.F.R. 125.6 FAR amendment for

"similarly situated entities" will be utilized for W15P7T-18-R-0005, SEPM

8(a) set-aside is enacted so that 2 or more 8a's can combine to meet the

51% requirement.

No, per DOD/HQDA, the 13 CFR 125.6 FAR amendment will not apply until it goes into the FAR.

38 Attachment

0002 TO 0001

PWS, ¶3.2 Key

Personnel

Requirements

; Attachment

0010- Labor

Category

Descriptions

For labor category E38A Test Engineer Senior, the description provided in

Attachment 0010 does not match the description provided in Attachment

0002. For example, the clearance required in the PWS is Top Secret, and the clearance required in the labor category description is Secret. Please clarify which requirements the key personnel E38A Test Engineer Senior should meet.

The PWS Key Personnel descriptions do not list an individual security clearance requirement. For security clearance requirements, refer to Attachment 0010.

39 General Will the Government modify the Past Performance value requirements to

$800,000 annually to better allow open competition and ensure qualified responses are received?

No, modifications to the Past Performance requirements will not be made for this solicitation.

40 TO 0001 PWS,

Page 9, ¶3.2;

IDIQ PWS,

Page 10, ¶3.2

Will the Government please clarify whether the E11A Engineer INFOSEC

Senior position requires six or eight years of HBSS hands on experience?

Key Personnel E11A shall have a minimum of six (6) years of HBSS experience.

The Attachments have been clarified and revised accordingly.

41 TO 0001 PWS,

Page 10, ¶3.2

Will the Government please clarify whether the E33A Senior Systems

Engineer position requires a minimum of eight years of related experience?

Key Personnel E33A shall have eight (8) years of relevant experience; the Attachments have been revised accordingly.

See Question 30.

42 Section L, Page 73, ¶16;

Section L, Page 74, ¶23(a)

Will the Government please clarify its desired format (e.g., Adobe PDF or

Microsoft Word 2010) for Technical Volume submission? L-16 allows for both formats, while L-23.a requires PDF for all non-price volumes.

Please use PDF format (Version XI) or Microsoft Word

2010 for all non-pricing volumes. MS Excel 2007 or

2010 is required for the pricing proposal IAW L-23a.

The RFP has been revised accordingly.

43 Section L, Page 74, ¶20

Solicitation paragraph L-20 requires submission of a Cross Reference

Matrix. Will the Government please clarify the following: the volume in which to place the cross-reference matrix and confirmation that the cross-reference matrix is excluded from page limitations?

Refer to question 12 above. The cross reference matrix is excluded from the page limitations.

44 Attachment

0004, Past

Performance

Evaluation

Questionnaire

Form

Will the Government please provide the correct Attachment 0004, Past

Performance Evaluation Questionnaire Form?

Refer to question 15.

45 Attachment

0004, Past

Performance

Evaluation

Questionnaire

Form

Will the Government please clarify which information they wish the offeror to provide from the Past Performance Questionnaire?

“Part I” shall be completed by the Offeror. “Part II.

Evaluation” is to be completed by the Respondent. The

Respondent is the Contracting Officer or Contracting

Officer Representative associated with the contract referenced at the top of the questionnaire. Reference question 15(b) above.

46 Attachment

0004, Past

Performance

Evaluation

Questionnaire

Form

The Final Solicitation states the offeror may complete sections I and II, but not any other section; the Questionnaire Form specifically states in

Section II that the offeror is not to complete that section. Will the

Government please clarify which sections the Offeror may complete?

Refer to questions 15 and 45.

47 Attachment

0004, Past

Performance

Evaluation

Questionnaire

Form and

Attachment

0005, Past

Performance

Consent

Letter

The A07 Past Performance Consent appears to be the sample

Questionnaire Cover Letter the offeror is to use when requesting completion of the Past Performance Questionnaires. Will the Government please provide the correct sample Questionnaire Cover Letter and correct

Past Performance Questionnaires to be used by the offeror?

Refer to questions 15 and 16.

48 Labor

Category

Clarification

Will the Government please clarify whether the E33A Senior Systems

Engineer position requires five or eight years of related experience?

Eight Years. Refer to question 41.

49 Attachment “A07 Proposal Adequacy Checklist” format is different than the format included in the RFP, Section L-21 Page 82. Please advise which checklist format should be included in the response and if the checklist should be included in Volume IV or Volume V.

Please utilize the checklist found in Section L-21, Page

82. Attachment 0007 will be removed.

50 Section L, Pages 75-76, ¶31 and ¶32

In reference to solicitation paragraphs L-31 and L-32, the Government desired content and organization for Part B is listed as “Offerors Past

Performance Evaluation Questionnaire.” However, the response requirements (e.g., L.32.c.1-3, L.32.d) instruct offerors to provide detailed relevancy information. Was it the Government’s intent to have offerors use Part B to provide the 5-page limited relevancy descriptions for their 5 example contracts? If so, would the Government please provide the page allotment for all other Volume III material (e.g., list of PPQ recipients, etc.)

or confirm that all other Volume III material is exempted from page limits.

Refer to question 15.

51 Section L, Page 79, ¶45

Will the government be providing the “45. Submission of Government-

Provided Pricing Templates: Reserved” and the “46. Schedule of Rates:

Reserved” in the next amendment? (Section L, pg. 79 of 94)

No, neither a pricing template nor a schedule of rates will be supplied in any future amendment.

52 TO 0001

Requirements vs entire IDIQ

For clarification purpose the government is requiring that contractors propose rates in support of ONLY the Task Order 0001 per the Labor

Category Descriptions tab per file

A07_PEO_C3T_SEPM_LABOR_DESCRPTIONS_Final_07_MAY_2018 and that labor categories rates for the entire IDIQ is not required at this time.

Will additional labor categories rates be added to the IDIQ contract on an as needed basis?

No, additional labor category rates will not be added to the IDIQ contract on an as needed basis; labor category rates will be added on the Task Order level as needed.

53 General Is there a start date that the contractor should assume since one was not given?

Estimated Period of Performance start date is 12 Nov

2018 as 12 Dec 2018 is the end of the current contract and there will be a 30 day transition period.

54 Attachment

0002, TO 0001

PWS, Page 6, ¶1.8.4

A01_PWS_TO_ooo1_20_APR_2018 section 1.8.4 Information Assurance

(IA) bullet b- states IA/IT employees have six months to complete training requirement in DoD 8570.01-M, but in bullet c – states DoD 8570.01-M must be completed upon contract award. Which is it six months upon employment or at contract award?

The Contractor employees supporting IA/IT are required to compete the BASELINE training required by DoD 8570.01-M upon contract award. ALL additional training required by DoDD 8570.01, DoD

8570.01-M, and AR 25-2 must be completed within 6 months.

55 Section L, Page 76, ¶32-

Past

Performance

Evaluation

Questionnaire s

Section L. 32. Past Performance Evaluation Questionnaires: The

Government considers a significant subcontractor and/or significant teaming partner to be a company that provides twenty (20) percent or more of the support required, and/or a company that provides a critical portion of the effort required. Whereas, Section M. 13. (d) Major subcontractors are defined as members of an offerors overall team who are expected to perform ten (10) percent or more of the proposed effort.

What percentage does the Government considered as significant subcontract, 10% or 20% or more of the proposed effort?

Section L-32 is speaking of significant subcontractor and/or significant teaming partners in regards to Past

Performance requirements.

Section M-13 is speaking of major subcontractors in regards to Cost Reimbursable Requirements.

56 Section L, Page 71, ¶3-

Use of Non-

Government

Advisors

Section L. 3. Use of Non-Government Advisors (2) In accomplishing their duties related to the source selection process, the aforementioned firm

(MITRE) may require access to proprietary information contained in the offerors' proposals. Therefore, pursuant to FAR 9.505 4, this firm must execute an agreement with each offeror that states that they will (1) protect the offerors information from unauthorized use or disclosure for as long as it remains proprietary and (2) refrain from using the information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished. To expedite the evaluation process, each offeror must contact the above companies to effect execution of such an agreement prior to the submission of proposals. Each offeror shall submit a copy of the agreement with their proposal. Is there a MITRE Point of Contact to coordinate the effect execution of such an agreement required for the proposal submission? If so, please provide.

Refer to question 7 above.

57 Section L, Pages 82-89, ¶L21 252.215-

PROPOSAL

ADEQUACY

CHECKLIST

Page 82, L-21. The offeror shall complete the following checklist, providing location of requested information, or an explanation of why the requested information is not provided. In preparation of the offerors checklist, offerors may elect to have their prospective subcontractors use the same or similar checklist as appropriate. The Proposal Adequacy

Checklist is not listed as one of the required Submittals listed in Section L.

51. However, on page one (1) of the Proposal Adequacy Checklist

Preparation Guidelines, it states the enclosed check list must be completed by the contractor and submitted as part of the proposal. Is a completed Proposal Adequacy Checklist a required document to be submitted with the proposal? If so, is a completed Proposal Adequacy

Checklist required from each subcontractor and need to be submitted with the proposal?

Yes, a completed Proposal Adequacy Checklist is required per page 12, ¶51 of the revised RFP. This

Checklist is required for each “major” subcontractor.

58 Attachment

0010- SEPM

Labor

Category

Descriptions

A07_PEO_C3T__SEPM_LABOR_CATEGORY_DESCRIPTIONS_Final_07_MAY

_2018”, under Systems Engineer, Senior in Cells C71, C72, C73, C74, C75 and C76, Column H lists the years of experience as “A minimum of five (8) years related experience”. Please clarify whether you meant five (5) or eight (8) years of experience.

Attachment 0010 has been revised.

59 Attachment

0003-

Additional

Information for the Cost and Price

Proposal

In A07_PEO_C3T _Additional_Info_for_the _Cost_and_Price_Proposal… excel spreadsheet: Please clarify the M3A Program Manager Senior should be contained in this spreadsheet.

Yes, Attachment 0003 has been revised.

60 Attachment

0001, IDIQ

PWS, Page 10, ¶3.2

In PWS Systems Engineering and Program Management Services for PEO

C3T IDIQ Contract W15P7T-18-R-0005, Paragraph 3.2 Key Personnel –

After the paragraph describing the requirements for E33A, E38A and

E11A, there is an additional paragraph:

“Intermediate and Journeyman: Same degree req. as above. Relevant technical hands-on experience may be substituted for education requirement.”

Please verify that these positions not key and should not be in this section.

Intermediate and Journeyman positions are not key personnel.

The Attachment has been revised accordingly.

61 Attachment

0002, TO 0001

PWS, Page 9, ¶3.2

In PWS Systems Engineering and Program Management Services for PEO

C3T W15P7T-18-R-0005 TO 0001, Paragraph 3.2 Key Personnel – After the paragraph describing the requirements for E33A, E38A and E11A, there is an additional paragraph:

“Intermediate and Journeyman: Same degree req. as above. Relevant technical hands-on experience may be substituted for education requirement.”

Please verify that these positions are not key and should not be in this section.

Intermediate and Journeyman positions are not key personnel.

The Attachment has been revised accordingly.

62 Attachment

0006, TO 0001

DD254

A01_SEPM_TO_0001__DD254_APPENDIX_A-G – the DD Form 254 item

10. e. 1. Is not checked. This appears to be inconsistent with appendix g, the TO 1 PWS and clearance requirements of the Senior INFOSEC

Engineer. Please verify that Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) is not required.

SCI is required; DD 254 has been revised.

63 Section L, Page 73, ¶16

Section 16 states that “except for the reproduced sections of the solicitation document, the text size shall be no less than 12 point Arial, for all text,” additionally, the Government states the contrary in the same paragraph, “For tables, charts, graphs and figures, the text shall be no smaller than 8-point Arial, Times New Roman, or Courier New font for all text included in a table.” Will the Government clarify if all non-graphic text is limited to using Arial font?

All text shall be no less than 12 point Arial.

The RFP has been revised accordingly.

64 Attachment

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Additional

Information for the Cost and Price

Proposal

Government Worksheet for Task Order 0001 – Row 12 “B14A Program

Analyst, Senior” does not map correctly to the Labor Category

Descriptions. In the Labor Category Descriptions worksheet “B14A” aligns to a “Program Analyst, Senior Lead”. “B13A” in the Labor Category worksheet aligns to a “Program Analyst, Senior”. The task order 0001 sheet gives conflicting information. Will the government please clarify which is the appropriate labor category for offerors to price?

Attachment 0003 has been revised.

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Additional

Information for the Cost and Price

Proposal

Government Worksheet for Task Order 0001 – Row 19 “E11C Engineer, INFOSEC, Senior” Location “APG” does not align to the Labor Category

Description worksheet for labor category “E11C” location listed is Ft. Bliss.

Will the government please clarify what is the correct location for LCAT #

E11C?

LCAT E11C is located at Ft. Bliss, TX; Attachment 0003 has been revised.

66 Attachment

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Labor

Category

Descriptions

Labor Category Descriptions LCAT# E33A through E33G Systems Engineer, Senior – For years’ experience it states “A minimum of five (8) years related experience”. Will the government please clarify if it’s five (5) years or eight (8) years?

A minimum of eight (8) years related experience;

Attachment 0010 has been updated.

67 Section L, Page 77, ¶37

Page 77, 37 (3) – “All other direct costs shall provide a quantity and unit price in addition to the total amount of the cost element. Each application of an indirect cost shall provide the allocation base, the applicable rate, and the amount per cost element.” The government has provided a plugs for ODCs and travel. Will the government please clarify if offerors are only required to provide the amounts provided by the government?

Yes, Offerors shall use the plug-in numbers provided by the Government for the Travel and ODC’s.

68 Section L, Page 78, ¶38

Page 78 – “NOTE: When salary survey is the basis for direct labor rates proposed, the actual survey or a legible picture of the survey shall be included in the proposal to the Government supporting the proposed rates. Excel documents with information is not sufficient support for salary survey data.” The Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics provides an excel formatted data sheet which as supporting documentation. Will this documentation be acceptable given it’s in an excel format?

No, Utilize the HTML version of the data for each labor category.

69 Section L, Page 79, ¶39

Page 79 – “39. Rate Ceilings: The fixed fee percentage proposed and accepted by the Government for Task Order 0001, shall be made part of the basic IDIQ contract. The accepted fixed fee percentage shall represent the maximum percentage allowed for the life of this contract to include the base period and option periods one (1) - four (4).” Task Order 0001 only has a base period and two options, will the government clarify how fee will be address for IDIQ option periods 3 and 4?

The fixed fee percentage proposed and accepted by the Government for Task Order 0001 shall be made part of the basic IDIQ contract. The accepted fixed fee percentage shall represent the maximum percentage allowed for the life of this contract to include the base period and option periods one (1) - four (4).

70 Section L, Page 79, ¶40

Page 79, 40, Volume Organization – On page 77, 38 (3) the government states offerors should provide a sanitized version of their cost proposal but the government does not state this in the volume organization section and only references “Offerors excel workbook” in part B of item 40. Will the government clarify where in the volume offerors sanitized worksheet should be placed? In addition, are offerors only required to sanitize and submit the task order 0001 worksheet and not any other portion of their cost volume (supporting narrative and documentation)?

Sanitized version of the cost proposal shall be submitted in Volume II, Technical/Management. The sanitized version of the cost proposal is for Task Order

0001 only.

71 Section L, Pages76-77, ¶36

Reference Section L paragraph 36 Volume IV Cost. Section B. The contractors have been requested to price Task Order 0001 for evaluation purposes. This provides pricing for the Base Period and Option Periods 1 and 2. Section B requires pricing for the Base Period and Option Periods

1, 2, 3 and 4. Nowhere within the documentation provided on FBO is there any information on the estimated workloads by Option Period to allow for the completion of Schedule B. What is the Government expecting in Schedule B?

As outlined in Section A, paragraph 11, Section B of this Solicitation shows the structure to be used throughout the life of this IDIQ; thus, future Task

Orders may include Option Periods 3 and 4.

However, for TO 0001, the PoP is for one base year and two option years. Therefore, offerors shall prepare their proposal accordingly.

72 General Will the DFARS 252.204-7012 that requires defense contractors to provide

“adequate security” for networks where covered defense information

(CDI) is processed, stored, or transmitted be a requirement on this contract? If so, how will the government confirm that the vendor has implemented the NIST 800-171 requirements?

CDI will processed, stored, or transmitted at

Government locations only.