Amendment_3_W15QKN-15-_R-0093_(00000003).pdf

W15QKN-15-R-0093 AMENDMENT 1

This is Amendment 3 to the Solicitation, W15QKN-15-R-0093 titled “Technical Support Services”. The purpose of this amendment is to: (A) change the language in Section M.3.3.(b), Price Evaluation Approach; and (B) add the six (6) questions and answers that occurred after the original posting of the solicitation as follows:

A. Section M.3.3.(b) is hereby changed in its entirety to the following:

“The average hourly rate will be multiplied by 9,000 hours (1800 hours x 5 years) to derive the labor categories extended evaluated price.”

B. Questions and Answers to W15QKN-15-R-0093

1. The RFP states L.6.2. Offerors shall submit a list of all recent Government contracts (prime and major subcontracts) in performance or awarded within the past 3 years, or awarded earlier than 3 years ago, but for which deliveries occurred or were scheduled to occur within the past three years, which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation. Data concerning the prime Offeror shall be provided first, followed by each proposed major subcontractor, in alphabetical order.

Question 1: Would the Government consider removing this list from the 10 page count limit for the Past Performance Factor?

Answer: The Government will only review the first 10 pages, including list, submitted in regards to the Past Performance Factor.

2. The RFP states L.6. Volume II Factor 2 Past Performance: - L.6.2. (5) Past Performance

Questionnaire. For all contracts identified in Section 1, Past Performance Questionnaires must be completed and submitted. The Offeror shall complete Part I of the Past Performance Questionnaire and e-mail the questionnaire to both the Government contracting activity and technical representative responsible for the past/current contract. The POC's shall be instructed to electronically complete Part II of the questionnaire and e-mail the entire questionnaire to the Contract Specialist within 30 calendar days of the release of the RFP, to giuseppe.tropiano.civ@mail.mil. The Offeror shall also e-mail to the Contracting Officer a list of all the POCs who were sent a questionnaire. The Government must receive this list within 30 calendar days after release of the RFP.

Questionnaire states - Please complete and submit the Questionnaire within 3 days of receipt via e-mail…

Question 2: Questionnaires are typically due the same day/time the proposal is due.

The RFP and Questionnaire date requirements appear to have the questionnaires due prior to proposal submission. Would the Government please provide a specific due date for the questionnaires to the Government?

Answer: ALL questionnaires are due by the response date for the proposals which is 28 September 2015 no later than 11:59PM Eastern Time.

3. L.3. Each proposal shall consist of the following:

L.3.1. Each Offeror shall complete:

Fill-ins and signatures where required Standard Form 1449 (SF 1449), Solicitation, Offer and Award Contract Data Requirement List (DD Form 1423) with blocks 17 & 18 completed Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors Attachment 1 Pricing Worksheet

Question 3: Would the Government please confirm that these attachments should be included in Part 3 as defined in Section L.3.3 of the RFP?

Answer: Yes, the Pricing Worksheet attachment should be included in your proposal as defined in section L.3.1.

4. SF 1449 Offer Due Date/Local Time

Question 4: Would the Government please provide the official due date/time for proposals by updating the SF 1449?

Answer: The official due date/time for proposals is listed in FedBizOps under the solicitation number, W15QKN-15-R-0093, on the right hand side showing “general information”. The response date is as shown, which is no later than 28 September 2015 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.

5. The RFP states in Section L.2. All questions concerning this procurement, either technical or contractual must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer. No direct discussion between the Technical Representative and a prospective Offeror will be conducted. Questions shall be sent to the following point of contact, and proposals shall be submitted to the following point of contact:

Army Contracting Command - New Jersey ATTN: Giuseppe Tropiano ACC-NJ-ET, Benet Laboratories Watervliet Arsenal, New York 12189 E-mail: giuseppe.tropiano.civ@mail.mil

Question 5: Would the Government please confirm that submission of the proposal is via one CD with all files compiled on the same CD rather than an email submission?

Answer: Questions shall be submitted via email to giuseppe.tropiano.civ@mail.mil.

However, proposals shall be submitted via CD-ROM or DVD per instructions in L.3.2.

6. The RFP states in section M.3.3 – The average hourly rate will be multiplied by 9,200 hours to derive the labor categories extended evaluated price. However in section 4.6.3 of the RFP, the technical skill mix requirements states that contractor manyears is 1800 hours.

Question 6: Would the Government please confirm whether the yearly hours reflected on Attachment 1 Pricing Worksheet should be 1800 or 1840 (9,200/5)?

Answer: The government will be using 9,000 hours (1800 hours x 5 years) for calculating extended evaluated price. An amendment to the solicitation to reflect this change is contained herein.

B. There are no other changes to this solicitation as a result of this amendment.