QUESTIONS_AND_ANSWERS_PETROLEUM_TRAINING_REQUIREMENT.pdf

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR W15QKN-17-R-1057

FORSCOM PETROLEUM TRAINING MODULE, FORT PICKET, VA

Q1. Is there an incumbent Logistics Analyst I at FORSCOM HQs today?

ANSWER: Yes, there is an incumbent Logistics Analyst I at FORSOCM HQ today.

Q2. Is there an incumbent Logistics Analyst I at 80th Training Command today?

ANSWER: Requirement for Logistics Analyst I Richmond, VA should be removed from current PWS.

Q3. Are there MOS 92F Instructors/Training Specialists today? If so, how many?

ANSWER: Yes, there are nine MOS 92F Instructors/Training Specialists today.

Q4. Are there MOS 92L Instructors/Training Specialists today? If so, how many?

ANSWER: Yes, there are 2 MOS 92L Instructors/Training Specialists today.

Q5. Are there Supply Management Specialist(s) today? If so, how many?

ANSWER: Yes, there are 2 Supply Management Specialists today.

Q6. Are there Maintenance Management personnel today? If so, how many?

ANSWER: Yes, there is 1 maintenance Management personnel today.

Q7. Reference PWS paragraph 1.6.12 & 1.6.14. Are the standard uniforms addressed in paragraph 1.6.12 considered as part of the clothing outline at paragraph 1.6.14?

ANSWER: Yes, uniforms addressed in 1.6.12 are part of the clothing outline in paragraph

1.6.14. Uniform can be the offerors company uniform. Government wants the personnel to have a uniform appearance that would be easily distinguishable to a visitor to the site.

Q8. Reference PWS paragraph 3.4. How many contractor-provided telephone instruments are provided today in support of the FPTM operations at Fort Pickett?

ANSWER: There are 12 buildings that are currently being used by the contract. There are multiple phone lines in each of those buildings. There are 31 2-way hand held radio devices used for communication. All this equipment is provided as GFE.

Q9. Reference PWS paragraph 5.3.35. Given the November Pre-Camp Conference has been held and the unit training cycles are known for FY17, will the Government please provide offerors the

FY17 unit training cycles to be held for the FPTM this year?

ANSWER: Yes, the Government will provide the offerors the FY17 unit training cycles upon award of the contract.

Q10. Reference PWS paragraph 1.1 and 5.3.36. The 10 hours a day for the 11-day unit training cycle appears to exceed the five day a week schedule outlined in paragraph 1.1. Are offerors required to provide the staffing to support the 10-hour days, as outlined at paragraph 5.3.36? If so, does the 11-day unit training cycle include continuous support throughout the week and weekends of the 11-day unit training cycle? If not, what days of the 11-day unit training cycle require 10-hours of support?

ANSWER: This staffing applies to the Construction phase and some training cycles during the course of a training year. The Offerors Management plan should address a staff plan that staggers personnel support over a 10 hour period and could include weekends. An employee would not be expected to work more than 40 hours during a work week. The may be asked to work weekends and up to 10 hours per day, again NTE 40 hours in a work week. The management plan would provide oversight to ensure adequate coverage is assigned and to ensure employees do not exceed daily and/or weekly hour limits.

Q11. Reference PWS paragraph 5.4.1. How many Engineer Change Proposals (ECPs) were required last year which needed engineering and technical services support from the contractor?

ANSWER: None

Q12. Reference PWS paragraph 5.4.1. How many Notice Of Revisions (NORs) were required last year which needed engineering and technical services support from the contractor?

Q13. Reference PWS paragraph 5.4.1. How many IPDS related drawings had to be updated last year as a result of Engineer Change Proposals (ECPs) or Notice Of Revisions (NORs)?

Q14. Reference the labor categories described under PWS section 1.6 and the Contract Pricing

Model, and it appears there are currently hourly employees on this contract. What is the applicable even or odd SCA Wage Determination (WD) Schedule that applies to this contract today?

ANSWER: Offeror should refer to the Department of Labor Wage Determination (WD)

Schedule that applies to the Labor categories listed by the Government. Updated Wage

Determination has been incorporated in Amendment. Reference Revision 20 und Wage

Determination # 2005-2545.

Q15. Reference page 80 of 88 of the RFP on Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires.

The equivalent rate information identifies five labor categories but has no other information such as equivalent Job Series/Title/MOS information or equivalent GS Equivalent information. Will the Government please complete this clause?

ANSWER: Offeror should refer to the minimum education requirements and relevant years of experience along using these equivalent Job Series/Title/MOS information.

Program Manager would be equivalent to OPM GS-0301

Senior Training Specialists would be equivalent to MOS 92F or 92L they would also have the equivalent to the US Army Instructor Additional Skill Identifier (ASI) code 8

92F Instructor/Training Specialist would be equivalent to MOS 92L and have equivalent to

US Army ASI code 8

92L Instructor/Training Specialist would be equivalent to MOS 92L and have equivalent to

US Army ASI code 8

Supply Management Specialist would be equivalent to MOS 92Y

Maintenance Management would be equivalent to MOS 91X or 91Z

Logistics Analyst I would be equivalent to OPM series GS-0346

Q16. Reference PWS paragraph 1.6.7 and the Contract Pricing Model. Paragraph 1.6.7 states there is a requirement for two (2) each Logistics Analyst I personnel, yet the Contract Pricing

Model only reflects one (1). Will the Government clarify which is correct? If the Contract

Pricing Model is incorrect will the Government provide a revised pricing model?

ANSWER: PWS 1.6.7 is incorrect. The requirement is for 1 Logistics Analyst I. Duty location would be FORSCOM HQ G-4 @ FT Bragg, NC. For pricing model refer to

Department of Labor Wage Determination (WD) Schedule that applies Logistics Analyst I or equivalent OPM series GS-0346.

Q17. Reference PWS paragraph 5.3.36 and the Contract Pricing Model. The 1940 hours in the

Contract Pricing Model appear to be inadequate to provide personnel throughout the year and also to support 10 hours a day for the 11-day unit training cycles for each FPTM rotation at Fort

Pickett. Are the 1940 hours specified for the Training Specialist considered adequate to meet the

PWS requirements?

ANSWER: See response for Question # 10. The construction phase is a two week period of time. The offerors role during that time would be of manager and subject matter expert.

The offeror would need to stage all needed equipment so that it is readily available to the units. The offeror would provide technical advice and provide advice during planning. The

Government would provide units to construct the IPDS. Engineer assets would be provided by the Government as well. 1940 hours would be adequate to oversee the project for an entire Fiscal year.

Q18. Reference the Contract Pricing Model. When the Government states that “…no changes to the labor category mix …” is to be done, is the Government saying the CME column values are not to be changed?

ANSWER: Yes, the CME values must remain as stated. No changes to the labor categories or numbers will be considered

Q19. Reference PWS paragraph 1.6.7 on security requirements. This paragraph specifies the two

Logistics Analysts must have a Secret clearance but does not specify which positions or labor categories make up the other two required Secret clearances. What other positions on the staffing require Secret clearances?

ANSWER: PWS 1.6.7 is incorrect. One Logistics Analyst would require security clearance along with the Training Specialist that is assigned to the JTX module. Only those two personnel are required to obtain a secret clearance. Currently, the site does have both positions filled with personnel who have the clearance required.

Q20. Reference PWS paragraph 1.6.11.1. Does a Fuel Handler/Hazardous Cargo Course already exist? If not, this would require course development hours, but at present there are no hours allocated for course development. The application of the Service Contract Labor Standards

(SCLS) prohibits contractors from assigning work to one labor category that is defined in another. For example, assigning Training Specialists to develop training when a Training

Development labor category exists. Contractors may be fined by DoL for violations of this provision. Which labor category under the Contract Pricing Model does the Government envision developing this course? Will the Government add a Training Developer to the PWS?

ANSWER: No, the Government will not add a Training Developer to the PWS. The requirements that are needed to provide the fuel handler course fall within the knowledge base of a trained MOS 92F. If the offeror provides the required personnel that meet the minimum education and experience levels they would have someone who can instruct the course. The Government would provide the Program of Instruction (POI) that is to be followed to the offeror.

Q21. Reference PWS paragraph 5.3.29. Does the Certification Program for IPDS Training already exist? If not, this would require developmental hours as this task is to develop the program but at present there appear to be no hours allocated for the development of this program.

The application of the Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS) prohibits contractors from assigning work to one labor category that is defined in another. For example, assigning Training

Specialists to develop training when a Training Development labor category exists. Contractors may be fined by DoL for violations of this provision. Which labor category under the Contract

Pricing Model does the Government envision developing this certification program?

ANSWER: The certification requirements that are needed for IPDS Training fall within the knowledge base of a trained MOS 92F. The Program of Instruction (POI) would be provided to the offeror. The Government will not add a labor category to the Contract

Pricing Model for this requirement.

Q22. Reference pg 73 of the Solicitation: The Solicitation indicates that FAR 52.222-41 (Service

Contract Labor Standards) applies, but the Government did not assign a DoL Wage

Determination (WD) schedule? What WD applies to this Solicitation?

ANSWER: Use Department of Labor (DoL) WD schedules for each of the Labor

Categories listed in the matrix.

Q23. What Wage Determination currently applies to the contract?

ANSWER: Wage Determination 2005-2545 Rev. 20. Current Wage Determination has been incorporated into Amendment.

Q24. Paragraph 1.6.6 (page 10) of the PWS is incomplete. It currently states, “Type of Contract:

The Government will award a.” Please fill-in the missing contract type.

ANSWER: PWS has been revised and incorporated into Amendment. The Government will award a Firm Fixed Price Contract with Cost Line Items for ODCs and Travel.

Q25. Page 74 of the Solicitation does not include Paragraph 52.222-46 (Paid Sick Leave), however, the Department of Labor has stated that all contracts covered by the Service Contract

Labor Standard, as this effort is, must incorporate Paid Sick Leave. Please clarify whether Paid

Sick Leave (FAR 52.222-46) applies in this Solicitation.

ANSWER: Yes, the Government will adhere to the DoL standards with respect to Service

Contracts and Paid Sick Leave but the contractor is responsible for using their sick leave.

Q26. Pages 41-46 of the Solicitation use Not to Exceed (NTE) amounts for Travel and ODCs.

The pricing template provided by the Government for this RFP uses the NTE in cell column D and an additive Contractor Overhead rate in column G. Whatever rate we input in Column G increases the total cost for travel and ODC in excess of the NTE value. Which value does the

Government want us to input into the blocks on pages 41-46, the calculated value in excess of the NTE amount or the NTE value written on pages 41-46?

ANSWER: 26. Government will set the NTE amounts and monitor their execution for

Travel and ODC. Travel and ODC requests will be submitted through the COR for approval. The Offeror will receive Government approval prior to travel. The Offeror will receive Government approval prior to using ODC funding.

Q27. Reference PWS paragraph 1.6.7. The last sentence of this paragraph states there is an attached DD254. We did not see an attached DD254. Will the Government provide the DD254 or at least a draft DD254 as part of this solicitation?

ANSWER: DD254 IS ATTACHED

Q28. Reference: Para 1.1 states 0730-1630, 8 hours per day, Mon-Fri while the Contract Pricing

Model, indicated 1940 hours per year and Para 5.3.36 states that 10 hour per day for an 11 day unit training cycle. Are the hours for Para 5.3.36 not included, is there overtime hours allotted for this?

ANSWER: The Hours listed in PWS 5.3.36 are for the 2 week Construction phase and could apply to a few other peak training periods. Whenever increased hours are needed the

Offeror would be notified in advance. The Government is not authorized to pay overtime for these periods. The Offerors Management plan should address a staff plan that staggers personnel support over a 10 hour period and could include weekends. An employee would not be expected to work more than 40 hours during a work week and program managers should staff their personnel to meet any peak training requirements ie: construction phase of IPDS. The employee may be asked to work weekends and up to 10 hours per day, again

NTE 40 hours in a work week. The management plan would provide written plan to ensure adequate coverage is assigned and to ensure employees do not exceed daily and/or weekly hour limits. The Government would provide the training times, locations, and number of students needed to prepare a staffing plan.

Q29. Reference: Para 1.6.7 Indicates 4 Logistics Analyst I. On the Pricing Model it only indicates 1 Logistics Analyst. Can you please clarify the number of LA I required?

ANSWER: The PWS is incorrect. There is one requirement for a Logistics Analyst. Duty location would be FORSCOM G-4 HQ @ FT Bragg, NC.

Q30. Reference: Para 5.3.18 indicates a FORSCOM COR. Is there going to be a COR at

FORSCOM?

ANSWER: The Government will work in conjunction with the Contracting Officer to assign CORs as needed.

Q31. Reference: Para 5.4.1 state that the contractor shall provide engineering and technical services to review/monitor proposed IPDS designs or modifications. What type of engineering services are required to fulfill this requirement?

ANSWER: Technical experience to read plans and advised on work that should be done to correct deficiencies or resolve issues with the piece of equipment. The Offeror is not expected to complete the engineering work. The Government will coordinate for upgrades and/or modifications to equipment. If offeror provides personnel that meet minimum education and experience levels by labor category this will fulfill the requirement.