W5J9CQ-17-R-0004_Questions_and_Responses_Part-2_(15May2017)_2.pdf

W5J9CQ-17-R-0004, IM/IT SETA, Questions and Responses, Part 2 15 May 2017

28. Our TS Facility clearance is in process and is now showing as pending, is this acceptable?

Response: The Prime Offeror cage code must have a DoD TS Facility Clearance at the time of RFP closing and proposal submittal, currently 31 May 2017.

29. What type of web server or application server is used for hosting the AGC website?

Response: Microsoft IIS v8.5, Adobe ColdFusion v10.

30. Does the AGC website need to be responsive?

Response: Yes.

31. What is the release frequency (release cycle) per year for AGC website?

Response: Annually.

32. Please provide the SLA for the AGC web site.

Response: N/A

33. Please provide the version of the following software:

• Coldfusion

• PHP

• Photoshop

• SharePoint

• SQL Server

Response:

Coldfusion v10.

PHP – N/A

Photoshop – N/A SharePoint – USACE Enterprise managed, AGC does not operate – is a user only.

SQL Server - USACE Enterprise managed, AGC does not operate – is a user only.

34. Are you open to upgrade the existing technologies to Open Source Technology stack?

Response: Not at this time.

35. What is the size of the database stored on the SQL server?

Response: 2 GB currently. This is variable with continual growth.

36. Do you currently follow the Agile SCRUM model for new enhancement and bug fixing for AGC’s web site?

Response: No.

37. Is the AGC website integrated with any external application or any enterprise applications like CRM etc.?

Response: No.

38. Do you use any Load Balancer or Cluster for AGC’s website?

Response: No.

39. Roughly how many users are currently accessing AGC’s web site?

Response: This is a variable –AGC does not track access. Our web site is accessed by Warfighters, DoD users, and the geospatial community.

40. Can you please provide the preferred cloud service provider name?

Response: AGC web services are on DoD Enterprise, not cloud-based.

41. Is mobile device support required for the AGC website?

Response: No.

42. In what volume should the QCP be provided?

Response: QCP shall be submitted within 30 calendar days of contract award.

43. If the QCP should be provided in Volume III, will the Government consider excluding the QCP from the Volume III page count?

Response: QCP shall be submitted within 30 calendar days of contract award.

44. Will the Government consider excluding the Labor Category Matrix (Attachment B), and Tabs 1-3 from the Volume III page count? If not, will the Government consider increasing the Volume III page count to 75?

Response: Attachment B (without hourly price information) is required, and included within the 10 page limitation, as part of Volume II. Attachment B (with hourly price information) is required as part of Volume IV. Tab 1 (Attachment C), Tab 2 and Tab 3 are required as part of Volume III, which remains limited to 50 pages. Attachment C, submitted as part of Volume III, shall not include hourly labor rates. Attachment C, submitted as part of Volume IV, shall include hourly labor rates.

45. Title of Data Item and Frequency do not match those for CDRL A001 on page 1 of 4 in “CDRLs.pdf”; please clarify the Title of Data Item and Frequency.

Response: Amendment 0001 removed CDRLS that were included in the base PWS of the Solicitation. The CDRLs in the PDF attachment at the FBO page shall be used.

46. Is it permitted to paste the Attachment C matrix into a MS Word document for Volume III to allow the offeror to use graphics and tables within our technical response?

Response: No. In addition to Tab 1, (Attachment C), Tab 2 and Tab 3, the offeror may submit any additional information deemed necessary to propose. However, the Volume III page limitation remains at 50 pages.

47. The RFP states “provide a Staffing Plan Matrix (Attachment C) which provides a crosswalk of each PWS paragraph and corresponding labor category.” Does the term “paragraph” refer to those in the PWS numbered 5.1 through 5.13 or must offerors break out the staffing to the subparagraph level (e.g. 5.1.1, 5.1.2 etc.)?

Response: The term paragraph refers to first-level sub-paragraphs (such as 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, etc).

Crosswalk at the second or third level sub-paragraph is not required or desired.

48. Did the Government intend to check this FAR requirement given this Solicitation is restricted to 8(a) Set Aside?

Response: The requirement to comply with 52.219-9 was removed.

49. DoD/DSS does not grant TS/SCI FCL. FCLs are granted at the collateral level (S, TS), and SCI access is granted to individuals with eligible collateral clearance and current investigation.

Will SCI be removed from this statement?

Response: SCI is removed.

50. Will the Government exclude the Glossary of Acronyms/Abbreviations from the page count?

Response: No. The page count limitations for each volume remain as originally in the base

RFP.

51. Is the QCP included in the page count? Which volume should the QCP be submitted with?

Response: QCP shall be submitted within 30 calendar days of contract award. QCP is not required or desired to be submitted as part of the proposal.

52. Is there a minimum/maximum of past performance information (references) to be provided?

Response: No. The page limitation for Volume I is 50 pages.

53. May the Government please clarify if the fully burdened hourly rates should or should not be included in Attachment B (Columns E – I)?

Response: Attachment B and Attachment C will each be submitted twice with a proposal, once with and once without pricing information. Attachment B (without hourly price information) is required, and included within the 10 page limitation, as part of Volume II. Attachment B (with hourly price information) is required as part of Volume IV. Tab 1 (Attachment C), Tab 2 and Tab 3 are required as part of Volume III, which remains limited to 50 pages. Attachment C, submitted as part of Volume III, shall not include hourly labor rates. Attachment C, submitted as part of Volume IV, shall include hourly labor rates.

54. Will the Government consider the past performance references of subcontractors?

Response: Yes, all past performance information submitted will be evaluated and rated according to the criteria delineated within the RFP, as amended.

55. The Attachment C spreadsheet is locked and does not allow editing to add labor categories or reformat the row heights to allow the pages to print out correctly. Can the Government please provide the password to unprotect the worksheets to allow editing of the spreadsheet?

Response: Attachment C has been revised (dated 10 May 2017) to permit the proposal of up to 10x labor categories for each PWS paragraph of the Task Order 0001 PWS. The format also allows text boxes for offerors to provide a narrative to describe their technical approach to Task Order 0001.

56. Attachment C contains a page for Task Order paragraph 1.10 Transition Period. Does the Government Desire Offerors to include this page of Attachment C under Tab 1 of Volume III? If the answer is no does the Government desire Offerors to include the page under Tab 3?

Response: Offerors shall include the para 1.10 page(s) of Attachment C, as part of their Tab 1 (Attachment C) submittal. Offerors may include additional Transition Plan information as part of their Tab 3 submittal.

57. Clause 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017) ADDENDUM paragraph 3 states that pages must be 8.5 X 11. The paragraph also states that Attachment C “is legal Paper, Landscaper Orientation. Please clarify the format desired for the Volume III Attachment C pages. Are fold out pages for legal size paper acceptable? Will each Volume III Attachment C legal size page count as one page?

Response: The Government acknowledges that the Attachment C template is formatted to Legal, Landscape. Offerors shall submit their Attachment C proposal documents in legal, landscape format. Each Volume III, Attachment C legal sized page will be counted as a page.

All other proposal documents are limited to 8.5 x 11, Letter paper.

58. Clause 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017) ADDENDUM paragraph 3 states, “All of the proposal files shall be in their native format, i.e.

doc, xls, ppt, etc., and provided on CDs or DVDs” The paragraph also states, “Files shall be in read-only format, using PDF files.” Please clarify the Governments desired format for the electronic files for each volume.

Response: Proposal Submission Requirements, paragraph 2.(c), specifies 2x digital copies.

Offerors are requested to submit 1 digital copy in WORD/EXCEL/PowerPoint format and the 2d digital copy in read-only PDF.

NOTE to Potential Offerors:

As of 15 May 2017, the base RFP document (W5J9CQ-17-R-0004) has been amended twice, labeled as Amendment A0001 and Amendment A0003. RFP Amendment A0002 does not exist.

Amendment A0004 will be published on/about 17 May to incorporate changes resulting from questions/answers Part 2, #28 thru #58.

The proposal closing date remains unchanged, 31 May 2017, 3pm Eastern.