QA_23December2015.pdf

Solicitation No. W56KGY-16-R-0004 Responses to Questions from Potential Offerors

(as of December 23, 2015)

NOTICE – RELEASE OF SOLICITATION DELAYED UNTIL JANUARY 2016. See updated announcement at http://www.fbo.gov.

1. Will the Government please confirm that the subject effort will not be issued as a small business set aside?

Answer: The subject effort will not be issued as a small business setaside.

2. Is this a follow-on requirement? If so, could you please provide the incumbent contract number for this opportunity? If not, is this a new requirement?

Answer: This is a follow-on to Contract Number W15P7T-06-D-E406, Task Order 0025.

3. Does your office intend to release this as a stand-alone procurement or as a task order under an ID/IQ?

Answer: The subject effort will be a stand-alone procurement.

4. If it is released as a task order, will it be under the new RS3 vehicle (projected award July 2016) or the current S3 vehicle?

Answer: See answer to #3.

5. Are you expecting a F&O Procurement or a Set-Aside?

Answer: The subject effort will be solicited as a full and open competition.

6. How long is the contract extension granted to Engineering Solutions and Products?

Answer: The question is not pertinent to this procurement.

7. Can the government provide material related to current work (program schedules and milestones, strategic plans, fielding plans, etc.)?

Answer: Yes, such will be provided as part of the solicitation.

8. Can the government provide a Draft Request for Proposal with evaluation criteria, key personnel requirements, past performance requirements, and transition period?

http://www.fbo.gov/

Answer: Draft Request For Proposal documents will be posted to FedBizOpps in advance of the formal RFP issuance.

9. Can, as previously done, the government provide a table with percentage of work by labor category fielding and NET schedule for pricing?

Answer: No, but see Q&A #7.

10. The Sources Sought requested identification of items that can be Firm Fixed Price. Will this be a CPFF, FFP or combination proposal?

Answer: Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee

11. Will this procurement be a Best Value award?

Answer: Yes

12. Can the government provide Small Business goals for this procurement?

Answer: Small Business goals will be included within the solicitation.

13. Since the AN/TPQ-50 is being fielded can the government confirm that training materials for this system have been prepared and this is no longer in the scope of work?

Answer: The PWS will be revised to clarify that the scope of work includes the review of any new or updated training materials, but not the preparation of same.

14. Since the AN/TPQ-53 is being fielded can the government confirm that training materials for this system have been prepared and this is no longer in the scope of work?

Answer: See answer to #13.

15. Can the government confirm that SOFAs are in place for countries other than South Korea?

Answer: SOFAs are established as the need requires.

16. Can the government provide data on how many employees are on-site at Aberdeen Proving Grounds and the locations of other permanently staffed positions?

Answer: No, but see Q&A #7.

17. Is the requirement for a Top Secret facility required since draft PWS said we contractors will not store classified information at our facilities?

Answer: Yes, because some employees may require a TOP SECRET (TS) clearance, as stated in the PWS, the company must have a TS facility clearance (FCL) regardless of storage requirements, as an employee's clearance cannot exceed the company’s FCL. That said, a company with only a SECRET FCL is still eligible to bid on a contract requiring a TS FCL; however, if awarded the contract, work cannot begin until the company's FCL has been upgraded to TS.

18. Will a Management Volume be required and will Phase-in/Phase-out be in that volume?

Answer: To be determined.

19. What is the anticipated award date?

Answer: At this time, the anticipated award date is approximately four months after the solicitation closing date.

20. How many days will contractors have to respond to the RFP?

Answer: At least 30 days, as provided by FAR 5.203(c).

21. As December 23, 2015 falls just before a major holiday vacation period, will the Government consider releasing a draft RFP with the proposal instructions and evaluation criteria earlier, in order to allow ample time for the Government to receive and respond to Offeror’s questions?

Answer: See Q&A #8.

22. Is it still the Government’s plan to release the final PWS on or about today, December 23rd, 2015?

Answer: The final PWS will be released as part of the RFP. An updated draft PWS will be uploaded to FedBizOpps not later than December 24, 2015.