Questions_and_Answers.pdf

Questions and Answers

1. Personnel qualification (page 9): Will contractors be allowed to propose other qualified candidates after contract award if a proposed candidate is unavailable? Yes

2. Quality Control Plan: does the government require the contractor to submit the QCP as part of its proposal or post award? As part of the proposal.

3. Requirements (page 3): can the Government provide the total man hour per year (e.g. 1920)?Will be approximately 2500 man hours a year per individual.

4. Paragraph 1.5: Hours of Operation: how many hours of overtime does the Government anticipate contractor employees will work each year? Approximately 500 hours.

5. While traveling to different locations, as part of contractor’s official duty, will the Government cover all travel expenses including: lodging, meals, transportation…etc? If travel is for contractor's official duty, the government covers travel expenses.

6. Will the Government provide contractor personnel with meals while in Jordan? There are government dining facilities provided in Jordan.

7. Is there an incumbent performing these services at this time? If so, what is the name(s) and contract number? No there are no cultural advisors at this time.

8. Will the Government require resumes for proposed personnel? If so, is there a page limit on resumes? Yes, the resume must not exceed two pages.

9. Will the Government assist the contractor in securing visas and work permits for its personnel? No

10. 5.3 Knowledge: page 82: does the government require that all 3 personnel to have language

Proficiency in Arabic? Yes

11. Can the Government confirm that test results from other qualified vendors (such as ALTA) will be accepted? Yes, as long as it's a qualified vendor who regularly provides testing services to the government.

12. Given the short response time for this solicitation, and the fact that language tests can take between 1 and 2 weeks to complete, will the Government allow the contractor to present

Language proficiency certifications (test scores) at award? Yes

13. Past performance (page 10): in the absence of past performance or relevant past performance, will the Government rate the contractor’s offer neutral/acceptable? Yes

14. Performance start date (page 9): In this paragraph, the RFQ states “Contractor employees must be on site at King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center in

Amman, Jordan, ready to begin working no later than 20 September 2017”, however, section I (page 70) states “the contractors must arrive at the King

Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC) no later than 45 days after the contract is awarded”. Can the government confirm the date, post award, when contractor personnel are expected to be in country? Contractor personnel are expected to be in country 45 days after the contract is awarded.

15. Section 1.3.5: can the Government confirm that all contractor personnel are required to go through CRC processing at Ft. Bliss prior to deploying to Jordan?

Contractor Personnel are required to go to CRC at Ft. Bliss.

16. Will the Government cover the cost of flights (deployment and demobilization) of contractor personnel to and from Jordan? No.

17. Will the government extend the submission deadline to allow adequate time for responding to questions and vendors adjusting accordingly? No

18. Will proper CLINs be provided and SF 1449? No

20. Please redefine on‐site start date Award + 45 days The contracted personnel shall arrive at the designated place of work 45 days after the contract award date.

21. Must all personnel process through Ft. Bliss, TX as the designated CRC? Yes

22. Will personnel already in theater – in Amman ‐ be required to process through a designated CRC? We have personnel who have already been through CRC. No

23. Will the vendor re required provide Personal Protective Equipment? Body armor, chem clothing, gas mask? PPE is issued at CRC FT. Bliss TX.

24. How much overtime does the government anticipate each month? Around 32 hours

25. On all salaried positions, do we calculate 2080 base hours plus overtime on a separate CLIN? YES