Attachment 0005 SAMA Recompete Solicitation Questions and Answers 11 FEB 21.xlsx

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L.2.3 Length: The Technical Volume shall not exceed 20 pages.

L.4.2 Requests Key Personnel resumes and LOCs in the Technical Volume under Sub-Factor B: Key Personnel section.

Question: 8 SAMAs with 2 pages max per KP means the resumes and LOCs alone will consume at least 16 pages in Volume II - Technical. Will the Government please clarify the KP Resume page count and the KP 10 page count? In other words, is the 10 page count for KP Resumes separate than the 10 page count for Key Personnel for Volume II?

Administration L..2.3. Proposal Format The following will not count against page limitations: Title pages, table of contents pages, cover page, acronym lists, resumes, letters of commitment, and page dividers (used to separate proposal sections).

2 PWS 1.12 Page 4 Key Personnel –The following personnel are considered Key Personnel by the government: 6 SAMA MoD Advisors, 1 SAMA MoP Advisor, 1 SAMA MoI Advisor, 8 total Security Assistance Mentors and Advisors.

The Contractors shall appoint in writing to the PCO a Project Manager who shall be the Contractor’s central point of contact with the Government…

Vol I – 5 pages – General Information

Question: If the General Volume is limited to 5 pages and the solicitation is 53 pages, should we attach a conformed copy of the solicitation (to include the signed copy as well as the completed reps and certs) as a separate document so it will not count against the General volume page limit? Will the Government be providing a conformed solicitation copy?

will be the amount that the vendor could seek for the Governments deductive change to remove the requirement for each of the key personnel as described in PWS section 1.12.5.

1.12.5 Availability of Key Personnel. All key personnel must be available to work for the vendor to invoice for that individual (as further described in the CLIN description). If the vendor believes that the Government is making it impossible/ impracticable for the vendor to provide a replacement for key personnel, they may make a request to the Contracting Officer after 30 days of not filling a position to receive compensation for a pre-priced deductive change. The Contracting Officer will review this request and make a determination whether the Government’s actions have caused a permanent deductive change, and if so, provide the agreed to compensation.

Question: Would the Government explain why there is a reduction in price due to the elimination of a position being added back to the total evaluated price? Please explain the nature of this CLIN.

Administration. The proposed Firm Fixed Unit Pricing shall not include Life Support”.

DBA Rates are usually a pass through as ODC’s and rise and fall annually based on a host of conditions (insurance rates, claims, threat level in each country, etc.). Thus, blending DBA costs into a Firm Fixed Unit Price will require Equitable Adjustments over the course of the contract as rates rise and fall.

Question: Would the Government consider having an ODC CLIN only for DBA Insurance?

FCL should befrom Iraqi Government.

Question: Would the Government please consider increasing the page limit to 15 pages for the Management Plan and 12 pages for the Key Personnel? The additional page count will be used for an Executive Summary as well as a detailed discussion on Quality Control, Management Structure, and personnel.

RFP Language: Would the Government please consider making the page count inter-changeable between the Management Plan and Key Personnel provided the overall page count does not exceed the page limit for the Technical Volume?

Question: Will headers/footers be acceptable in 10pt font?

The solicitation includes the following clauses:

• 52.219-8 UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OCT/2018

• 252.226-7001 UTILIZATION OF INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS, INDIAN-OWNED ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS APR/2019 These clauses are usually included when SB participation and SB Plan(s) are required, but neither are required for Offerors’ proposal submission.

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Given there is no requirement for Small Business Subcontracting Goals, will the Government please remove these clauses from the solicitation?

Question: Will the Government clarify if this acquisition is for commercial or non-commercial services and consequently remove the DFARS that do not apply?

Question: These clauses are inconsistent with the PWS and TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2 DELIVERABLES SCHEDULE of the PWS. Please modify Section I to exclude these clauses.

Question: The applicable Iraq Social Security Tax that the contractor is required to pay per employee is 17%. Additionally, Iraq labor law requires all foreign workers to apply and receive a work permit. The initial permit is approximately $1,000.00 USD and annually $200.00 USD for renewal. Non-compliance with Local Labor Laws for employees on the SAMA program could have their visas revoked and expelled from Iraq. This would have a significant impact on the SAMA program. How would the Government ensure each bidder is compliant and priced this requirement into the Contract?

Question: The applicable Corporate Tax rate companies are subject to in Iraq is 3% of the total contract value. Additionally, Iraq Tax Law requires the company to pay the foreign and Iraq workers personal income tax. This tax is calculated at 10% of the worker’s monthly income.

Offerors non-compliant with Iraqi Business Registration and Tax requirements will not be able to obtain requisite visas and may face expulsion from Iraq. Such actions would have significant impacts on the SAMA program. How will the Government ensure each bidder is compliant and has priced this into the contract?

Question: Additionally, foreign companies are required to hire Iraqi national worker per foreign worker hired. Given this is a USG contract being executed at the U.S. Embassy, would the Government consider issuing an exemption for the Iraq work permit obligation?

Question: Paragraph 1.15, Data Rights, of the Performance Work Statement grants the Government rights that are in excess of and conflict with DFARS 252.227-7013 contained Section I of the solicitation. Please modify Paragraph 1.15, Data Rights, of the Performance Work Statement to be consistent with rights granted to the Government under DFARS 252.227-7013.

The offeror may add tabs to the Price Matrix. For example, the offeor may add a tab which includes the basis of the Firm Fixed Unit Price per month for the Project Manager. This amount could be utilized to calculate the total price (12 months) for the Project Manager.

Added to section 1.5 of the PWS.

35 RFP W52P1J-21-R-0021 L.2.2 Volume II: 10 Pages Key Personne , L.4.2.2 Volume II : 2 Pages Max per Key Personnel - Resumes Please clarify whether the Key Personnel Resumes and Letters of Commitment are included in the Volume II, Subfactor B: Key Personnel page count limitation of 10 pages OR are the Resumes and Letters of Commitment in addition to the 10 pages. If they are outside the 10 pages what does the Government intend to see in the 10 pages included in Volume II Key Personnel Administration L..2.3. Proposal Format The following will not count against page limitations: Title pages, table of contents pages, cover page, acronym lists, resumes, letters of commitment, and page dividers (used to separate proposal sections).

Resumes and letters of commitment are not included in the page count.

M.4.2.1 The Government will evaluate the extent to which the Offerors organizational approach is relevant, clear, comprehensive, effective, and adequately detailed and the extent to which it demonstrates clear lines of communication and timely accomplishment of tasks and deliverables, and resolution of discrepancies and identified risks. The Government will evaluate the Offeror's proposal to determine the degree to which the Offeror demonstrates an understanding of the processes, capabilities and experience it will employ to ensure successful performance.

Please clarify the vacancy rate. Vacany rate will be amended to 25%.