Attachment_0007_Request_for_Proposal_Questions_with_Answers.pdf

RFP SECTION PARAGRAPH(S) PAGE(S) QUESTION ANSWER

Solicitation 7 2 The solicitation document has the proposal due date of 16 November 2016, but

Section L, page 3 says 02 November 2016.

The deadline for questions to be submitted is 31 October 2016 at 4:00 pm.

The deadline for proposals to be submitted is 16 November 2016 at 4:00pm.

Attachment 0003 Section L Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors has been revised to reflect this.

Solicitation 7 2

States “Proposal shall be submitted IAW Attachment 0003 Section L Instructions: Conditions; and Notices to offerorson or before 4:00pm Central

Time (CT), 16 November 2016. However, SECTION L INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS, page 3 of 10 states:Each

Offeror shall submit only one proposal that addresses all Government requirements outlined in the RFP and will be governed by Federal Acquisition

Regulation 52.215-1, as contained in the solicitation. An individual having authority on behalf of the Offeror to enter into a contract shall sign an Adobe

PDF version of the SF 33 Solicitation, Offer and Award as part of the proposal.

Offerors shall submit the proposals, with cover letter, by02 November 2016, 2:00 PM Central Time (CT). Which is the correct date for submission?

The deadline for questions to be submitted is 31 October 2016 at 4:00 pm.

The deadline for proposals to be submitted is 16 November 2016 at 4:00pm.

Attachment 0003 Section L Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors has been revised to reflect this.

Solicitation 8 2

The solicitation document says that questions are due IAW with Attachment 0003 Section L on 31 October 2016, however, page 4 of Section L says that they were due yesterday, 17 October 2016 at 2:00pm prior to the RFP being released.

The deadline for questions to be submitted is 31 October 2016 at 4:00 pm.

The deadline for proposals to be submitted is 16 November 2016 at 4:00pm.

Attachment 0003 Section L Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors has been revised to reflect this.

Attachment 0003 Section L Instructions, Conditions, and

Notices to Offerors L.5. 4 Can you please confirm if the deadline for questions is/was in fact 17 Oct 2016 or if this is an error?

The deadline for questions to be submitted is 31 October 2016 at 4:00 pm.

The deadline for proposals to be submitted is 16 November 2016 at 4:00pm.

Attachment 0003 Section L Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors has been revised to reflect this.

Attachment 0001 - PWS

3.1.6 Personnel

Qualifications 9

Does the Government require that all proposed key personnel are available at the time of award? Key personnel need to be present as of the effective date of the contract.

Solicitation 52.216-7 13 & 14 Please confirm FAR 52.216-7 are applicable to the Cost Reimbursable CLIN only FAR 52.216-7 only applies to the Cost CLINs.

Solicitation

252.239-7010 15 Based on the inclusion of DFARs 252.239-7010 in the solicitation, it is presumed that some of the Government furnished systems will be cloud based.

Is this an accurate assumption?

Per DFARS 239.7604, this clause is required in solicitations for information technology services.

Solicitation

15 The solicitation is a small business set aside and is therefore CAS exempt per 48 CFR 9903.201-1 (b) (3). DFARs 252.242-7005 (a) indicates this clause is only applicable to covered contracts that are subject to the Cost Accounting Standards under 41 U.S.C. chapter 15. Respectfully request the USG remove this clause. DFARS 252.242-7005 has been removed from the solicitation.

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Invoicing (b) Reimbursing Costs

(d) Final Indirect Costs

16 If offeror has no Cost type or T&M contracts & will invoice for any ODCs incurred based on the actual cost reflected in a written & authorized Purchase Request approved by the COR, does the USG believe offeror must still comply with the requirement to prepare and submit Final Indirect Cost rates consistent with FAR 42.7 ?

Compliance with FAR 42.7 is required when Offeror applies appropriate indirect rates to ODCs/Materials when billing.

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52.244-2 19 If offeror does not have an approved Purchasing system but does not modify the subcontractor team proposed in the final proposal, will contract award to offeror constitute consent? Yes, if the Offeror has followed the requirements of FAR 52.244-2(e)(1).

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52.245-2 21 FAR 52.245-2 (b) indicates that "if the Government property is lost or becomes no longer usable, the Contractor shall be responsible for replacement of the property at the Contractor's expense." Does this requirement include all equipment identified in Attachment 0005 of the solicitation. For example, if a forklift becomes no longer usable, will the Contractor be responsible for replacing the forklift ? Yes, this includes all items identified in Attachment 0005 of the solicitation.

Attachment 0007 Request for Proposal Questions for W52P1J-15-R-0051

Amendment 0001

Amendment 0002

Attachment 0007 Request for Proposal Questions for W52P1J-15-R-0051

Solicitation

52.245-2 21 If Contractor is responsible for the replacement of the equipment in Attachment 0005 that becomes no longer usable, would the USG consider adding the Acquisition date of the current equipment listed in Attachment 0005?

Attachment 0005 would be revised to reflect obsolete equipment removed and new equipment added. The Government will not consider any changes to the format of Attachment 0005.

Attachment 0001 - PWS

1.0 Scope 3 Please indicate if the any or part of the services to support the scope of work in the HSIF Performance Work Statement (PWS) are being provided by an incumbent contractor?

Attachment 0004 Evaluation Factors for Award has been revised to remove the Technical subfactors related to these positions. Attachment 0009 HSIF

Price Matrix has been revised to signify the positions for which current employees would be given the right of first refusal for employment with the successor contractor per Executive Order 13495.

Attachment 0001 - PWS

Appendix A 28 & 29 Are any of the labor categories identified in the solicitation consistent with services currently being provided by an incumbent contractor? If yes, are these roles & responsibilities already aligned with an SCA Labor Category Classification & Occupation Code ?

Attachment 0004 Evaluation Factors for Award has been revised to remove the Technical subfactors related to these positions. Attachment 0009 HSIF

Price Matrix has been revised to signify the positions for which current employees would be given the right of first refusal for employment with the successor contractor per Executive Order 13495.

Attachment 0001 - PWS

Appendix A 28 & 29 Can the USG confirm if any of the existing incumbent employees are covered under Executive Order (EO) 13495, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts.

Attachment 0004 Evaluation Factors for Award has been revised to remove the Technical subfactors related to these positions. Attachment 0009 HSIF

Price Matrix has been revised to signify the positions for which current employees would be given the right of first refusal for employment with the successor contractor per Executive Order 13495.

Attachment 0001 - PWS

Appendix A 28 & 29 EO 13495 regulations require that workers on a federal service contract who would otherwise lose their jobs as a result of the completion or expiration of a contract be given the right of first refusal for employment with the successor contractor. If any of the positions identified in Appendix A to support the scope of work at the Hardware Software Integration Facility are currently being performed by individuals covered under EO 13495, will the USG consider removing the resume requirement for these individuals ?

Attachment 0004 Evaluation Factors for Award has been revised to remove the Technical subfactors related to these positions. Attachment 0009 HSIF

Price Matrix has been revised to signify the positions for which current employees would be given the right of first refusal for employment with the successor contractor per Executive Order 13495.

Attachment 0003 Section L Instructions, Conditions, and

Notices to Offerors

Volume V – RFP

DOCUMENTATION

5 Please confirm offerors should include their written request for an exception from certified cost or pricing data consistent with FAR 52.215-20? If yes, please confirm if data other than certified cost or pricing data should be included in this volume consistent with FAR 15.402(a)(2) .

This solicitation does not require submission of Certified Cost or Pricing Data. Section A and Section I of the solicitation has been revised to reflect this.

Attachment 0003 Section L Instructions, Conditions, and

Notices to Offerors

C. VOLUME III –

PRICE 4. a

8 Can the USG confirm if any of the existing incumbent employees are covered under Executive Order (EO) 13495, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts.

Attachment 0004 Evaluation Factors for Award has been revised to remove the Technical subfactors related to these positions. Attachment 0009 HSIF

Price Matrix has been revised to signify the positions for which current employees would be given the right of first refusal for employment with the successor contractor per Executive Order 13495.

Attachment 0003 Section L

Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors

C. VOLUME III –

PRICE 4. a

8 Is the USG aware of whether any of the incumbent's employees are party to a collective bargaining agreement? None of the incumbent's employees are party to a collective bargaining agreement.

Attachment 0003 Section L Instructions, Conditions, and

Notices to Offerors

C. VOLUME III –

PRICE 4. b

8 FAR 16.203-1 (a) (1 indicates that Firm Fixed Price Economic Adjustment contracts are appropriate when price adjustments are based on increases or decreases) from an agreed upon level in published or otherwise established prices of specific items or the contract end items. Section L indicates that the offeror is to use a fixed Government Surrogate number for these costs in their proposal submission. The Surrogate was derived from the Independent Government Cost Estimate, and is calculated by multiplying the monthly cost by the number of months for each performance period. As the Surrogate appears to represent an agreed upon level being used to establish prices, would the USG consider changing CLINS 0002, 1002 & 2002 to a FFP with Economic Adjustment consistent with FAR Part 16.203-1 (a) (1)?

Per the Solicitation the ODCs/Materials are on a cost-no fee basis and will be reimbursed as such. These are not fixed.

Attachment 0007 Request for Proposal Questions for W52P1J-15-R-0051

Attachment 0003 Section L Instructions, Conditions, and

Notices to Offerors

C. VOLUME III –

PRICE 5

9 Solicitation states "the Government anticipates receiving competitive proposals and using competition to determine price reasonableness" which is consistent with FAR 15.503-1 (b) (1). Are offerors still required to formally request an exception for the provision of certified cost and pricing data consistent with

FAR 52.215.20?

This solicitation does not require submission of Certified Cost or Pricing Data. Section A and Section I of the solicitation has been revised to reflect this.

Attachment 0003 Section L

Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors

C. VOLUME III –

PRICE 5

9 If offerors are required to formally request an exception from providing cost and pricing data, should it be included in this section of the proposal submission?

This solicitation does not require submission of Certified Cost or Pricing Data. Section A and Section I of the solicitation has been revised to reflect this.

Attachment 0003 Section L Instructions, Conditions, and

Notices to Offerors

Volume V – RFP

DOCUMENTATION

5 Please confirm offerors should include their written request for an exception from certified cost or pricing data consistent with FAR 52.215-20? If yes, please confirm if data other than certified cost or pricing data should be included in this volume consistent with FAR 15.402(a)(2) .

This solicitation does not require submission of Certified Cost or Pricing Data. Section A and Section I of the solicitation has been revised to reflect this.

Attachment 0003 Section L Instructions, Conditions, and

Notices to Offerors

B. VOLUME II –

PAST

PERFORMANCE

6 Current instructions request that an offeror provide up to three past performance references for itself but and that no references are to submitted for first tier or lower tier subcontracts. May the USG consider modifying this requirement to allow for at least one mjaor subcontractor reference?

The Government will not consider modifing this requirement.

Attachment 0004 Section M Evaluation Factors for Award

M.2. Evaluation Approach, A.

Volume 1: Technical Pages 1 and 2 of 6

The Government is requesting 12 resumes, 3 of which are designated Key. Of the 12 requested resumes, most are SCA labor categories, and by law, incumbent personnel must be given first right of refusal for that position. Will the Government consider requiring Key Personnel resumes only?

Attachment 0004 Evaluation Factors for Award has been revised to remove the Technical subfactors related to these positions. Attachment 0009 HSIF

Price Matrix has been revised to signify the positions for which current employees would be given the right of first refusal for employment with the successor contractor per Executive Order 13495.

Attachment 0003 Section L Instructions, Conditions, and

Notices to Offerors L. 6. File Packaging Page 4 of 10

If the Government requires 12 resumes and accompaning Certifications, it will likely consume nearly 34 pages of 60 pages dedicated to the technical volume.

Will the Government consider not including resumes and certifications as part of the page count or increasing the pages allowed for the Technical Response. The Government will not consider modifing this requirement.

Attachment 0001 - PWS 3.1 General Page 5

This requires the Contractor to provide a T1 line with 1.5 M bandwidth for warehouse operational services and hardware software integration support to the HSIF. Is this an allowable ODC expense? Yes, the T1 Line is an allowable ODC expense.

Attachment 0001 - PWS 3.1 General Page 5

This requires the Contractor to provide a T1 line with 1.5 M bandwidth for warehouse operational services and hardware software integration support to the HSIF. Is this the only network connectivity to the HSIF or is there a Government network backbone for the HSIF? If so, who supports the

Government network backbone?

The Government Nonsecure Internet Protocol Router (NIPR) network runs independently of the intranet that the T1 line will support. Infrastructure support for NIPR is provided by the Government, which is used for employees' Government email accounts and some Federal training requirements. The NIPR and the intranet are firewalled from each other - one is not the backbone for the other.