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W900KK-17-R-0013 BCTC-ES - Questions and Answers

Solicitation # Contracting Office POC

W900KK-17-R-0013

Corretta Benton - Contract Specialist corretta.m.benton.civ@mail.mil and

Robert Minjack - Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) robert.m.minjack.civ@mail.mil

Question

Document Title Document Page Number Section in Document Date of Question/Comment Question or Comment Government Response Document Changes

Performance Risk Assessment Questionnaire Page 102

Section L Past Performance Performance

Risk Assessment Questionnaire 4/11/2017

Can the government please provide the Performance Risk

Assessment Questionnaire or location within the RFP where it can be found.

Question addressed in Amendment 0001.

See Solicitation Amendment 0001 issued

14 April 2017

Section L Paragraph 3, Volume III Cost/ Price, Attachments 2 and 4 Page 104 subparagraph l. 4/14/2017

It is unclear what the scope of work baseline is to bid Basic IDIQ

CLIN 0005 and 0007 on attachment 2a. Please clarify this requirement. Are the Basic IDIQ CLIN 0005 and 0007 costs

(Attachment 2) tied to the sample Scenario cost proposed in

Attachment 4 for the similar CLINS? Or some other scope of work?

The tasks in the contract level PWS Attachment 8 are the basis for

CLINs 0005 and 0007. The Offerors must propose only their fully burdened fixed labor rates for each of the labor categories indicated.

The Government has provided the labor categories and quantities for proposal purposes for CLINs 0005 and 0007.

CLINs descriptions in Section B of the

RFP have been updated to include PWS paragraph references.

3 Section L Paragraph 3, Volume III Cost/ Price, Attachments 2 and 4 Page 104 subparagraph l. 4/14/2017

It is unclear on the specific SolarWinds SW license requirements to be Bid as part of Attachment 2d and CLIN 0004. Please clarify.

Addendum #5 is added to the PWS to provide the type of license, quantity and the customer identification number.

Attachment 8 updated to include

Addendum #5

IDIQ Workbook, Attachment 2 Attachment 2a 4/14/2017

In IDIQ worksheet, Is CLIN 0004 consisting of Labor and Cost items combined? Because attachment 2a, column F for CLIN 0004, 1004, 2004, 3004 & 4004 , cells use two values in the formula. one from attachment 2c (Labor) & one from attachment 2d (Cost). Please clarify.

The CLIN 0004, 1004, 2004, 3004 and 4004 will be changed to an ordering CLIN and willl only include the cost for the software. Any

Labor associated with COTS software procurement should be included in the Program management CLIN 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001 and 4001.

Attachment 2 Cost Price Workbook is updated

IDIQ Workbook, Attachment 2 Attachment 2a 4/14/2017

In Attachment 2a, The formula in CLIN 0004, Column F is not consistent with other period CLIN 1004, 2004,3004,4004. Please clarify

The formulas for CLIN 0004. 1004, 2004, 3004 and 4004 Attachment

2a will be corrected and updated based on the answer to Question #4 above

Attachment 2 Cost Price Workbook is updated

RFP

Page 95 & 118 Section L, VOLUME-COST/Price iv &

Section L.1.15 4/14/2017

In RFP, Is Major Subcontractor is classified with 15% OR 20% of total contract value ? Section L , VOLUME III-Cost/Price vi, page 107 says 15% while Section L.1.15 page 95 & Section M, page 118 says

20%. Please clarify.

Section L paragraph q. vi "subcontracts" will be updated to reflect

20%

Updated Section L pargraph q, vi. To reflect 20%

Sample Task Workbook ,Attachment 4 Attachment 4f 4/14/2017

Attachment 4f refers CLIN 0004, but Attachment 4a and 4b (we believe are summary )does not show CLIN 0004. Please clarify

Attachment 4f will be updated to remove reference to CLIN 0004

RWIS/Solarwinds

Updated Attachement 4 "Scenario Cost-

Price Workbook"

8 W900KK-17-R-0013_Released_4_April_2017 Page 95 of 120

L.2.0. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

REQUIREMENTS; L.2.1

4/14/2017

The proposal submission instructions state that the submissions

"shall be post marked or stamped by no later than 12:00 pm (1200 hours) Eastern Time Zone (ETZ) on 11 May 2017". Will the

Government please confim the exact due date and time of the proposal submissions?

Proposals are due on 11 May 2017 at 12:00 pm ETZ. 1200 is considered PM or noon.

No Change in solicitation.

9 W900KK-17-R-0013_Released_4_April_2017 General Section I - Contract Clauses 4/14/2017 Will the Government remove DFAR clause 252.244-7001, as this solicitation was issued as a small business set aside?

If the Offeror does not have an Approved Purchasing System in accordance with Part 44 of the FAR then consent to subcontract will be required in accordance with the Solicitation clause FAR 52.244-2

"Subcontracts" paragraph (c) which states "If the Contractor does not have an approved purchasing system, consent to subcontract is required for any subcontract that-

(1) Is of the cost-reimbursement, time-and-materials, or labor-hour type; or

(2) Is fixed-price and exceeds—

(i) For a contract awarded by the Department of Defense, the Coast

Guard, or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the greater of the simplified acquisition threshold or 5 percent of the total estimated cost of the contract; or

(ii) For a contract awarded by a civilian agency other than the Coast

Guard and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, either the simplified acquisition threshold or 5 percent of the total estimated cost of the contract.

DFAR Clause 252.244-7001 can be removed from the solicitation.

This information will be updated in the upcoming amendment." Under

252.244-7001 "Contractor Purchasing System Administration" the contractor is required have an "Acceptable Purchasing System" which means a purchasing system that complies withthe system criteria in paragraph (c) of the clause.

No Change in solicitation.

10 W900KK-17-R-0013_Released_4_April_2017 General Section L 4/14/2017 Will the Government please advise if a Transmittal/Cover Letter will be counted towards page count?

A transmittal/cover letter for the proposal will not be counted towards the page count.

Updated Section L.2.7 of the solicitation.

11 W900KK-17-R-0013_Released_4_April_2017 General Section L 4/14/2017 Will the Government please advise if an Executive Summary will be counted towards page count?

An Executive Summary is not required. However, if one is provided will not be counted against the page count and will not be evaluted.

Updated Section L.2.7 of the solicitation.

12 Attachment_8_Performance_Work_Statement Page 8 of 40 1.6.11 Key Personnel 4/14/2017 Will the Government clarify if the alternate Program/Contract Manager

(P/CM) is considered Key Personnel?

The alternate Program/Contract Manager (P/CM) is not considered

Key Personnel. PWS 1.6.11 Key Personnel will be updated to note that Clause H.4 Addiition or Substitution of Key Personnel does not apply to the alternate P/CM

PWS Updated in Section 1.6.11 Key

Personnel

13 Attachment_8_Performance_Work_Statement Page 10 of 40 Section 1.6.16 Organizational Conflict of

Interest (OCI) 4/14/2017 The Solicitation states all products will be purchased through the

Army CHESS vehicle. As the services to perform the PWS will be procured directly under the BCTC-ES IDIQ, will the Government please modify this OCI clause to exclude CHESS service contracts and specify that the clause is applicable only to CHESS product based contracts?

Army CHESS is mandatory only for COTS hardware and sofware purchases. A CHESS Service provider for CLIN 0003 VTC Help Desk services for example would be able to provide that support as part of the Offeror's team. However, they would not be able to participate in any way with the solicitation of the other CHESS COTS hardware and software vendors as part of the Prime's subcontract compeition for

COTS Hardware or Software under CLIN 0008. A 'firewall' would need to exist to isolate that CHESS Service provider. This potential

OCI would need to be addressed in the proposal to ensure satisfactory

OCI avoidance or mitigation.

PWS 1.6.16 OCI provisions updated to clarify the OCI applies to CHESS vendors participating in conducting the COTS hardware and software subcontract compeition as part of the Prime's team.

Solicitation Name

PEO STRI BCTC-ES

W900KK-17-R-0013

Corretta Benton - Contract Specialist corretta.m.benton.civ@mail.mil and

Robert Minjack - Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) robert.m.minjack.civ@mail.mil

Question

Document Title Document Page Number Section in Document Date of Question/Comment Question or Comment Government Response Document Changes

Solicitation Name

PEO STRI BCTC-ES

14 W900KK-17-R-0013_Released_4_April_2017 Page 48 of 120 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing

System Administration 4/14/2017

As a small business under a $27.5M size standard, a CPSR approved system is not cost effective. Should the Government not remove DFARS clause 252.244-7001, will the Government accept alternative systems, procedures and/or certificates to demonstrate the

Offeror’s system(s) adequately sources, selects, negotiates and administers purchase orders and subcontracts? For example, an approved accounting system, ISO certification, CMMI-2 certification, etc.

If the Offeror does not have an Approved Purchasing System in accordance with Part 44 of the FAR then consent to subcontract will be required in accordance with the Solicitation clause FAR 52.244-2

"Subcontracts" paragraph (c) which states "If the Contractor does not have an approved purchasing system, consent to subcontract is required for any subcontract that-

(1) Is of the cost-reimbursement, time-and-materials, or labor-hour type; or

(2) Is fixed-price and exceeds—

(i) For a contract awarded by the Department of Defense, the Coast

Guard, or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the greater of the simplified acquisition threshold or 5 percent of the total estimated cost of the contract; or

(ii) For a contract awarded by a civilian agency other than the Coast

Guard and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, either the simplified acquisition threshold or 5 percent of the total estimated cost of the contract.

DFAR Clause 252.244-7001 can be removed from the solicitation.

This information will be updated in the upcoming amendment." Under

252.244-7001 "Contractor Purchasing System Administration" the contractor is required have an "Acceptable Purchasing System" which means a purchasing system that complies withthe system criteria in paragraph (c) of the clause.

No Change in solicitation.

RFP SF-33 W900KK-17-R-0013 100 Factor II Volume II Past Performance 4/14/2017

The RFP states: Note: The letters of consent and commitment are excluded from the past performance page count. There are no additional instructions concerning the two letters except for Letters of

Commitment under Section 4 New Corporate Entities on page 102 where the instructions describe past performance of former employees. Does the USG intend for Offerors to provide both letters of consent and commitment for subcontractors in the proposal response? If so will the Government provide guidance on the desired intent and content of the letters and provide instructions as to where to the letters should be located?

There is no prescribed format for the Letters of Consent and

Commitment. They may be combined if desired and should be provided in Volume II Past Performance and are excluded from the page count. The intent is to ensure the proposed subcontractor(s) that is considered in the Past Performance Evaluation will actually be available after contract award.

No Change in solicitation.

RFP SF-33 W900KK-17-R-0013 33

H.1. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS

OF INTEREST (SERVICES) 4/14/2017

What OCI limitations is the US Government emplacing upon Furniture

Dealers / Resellers? For example, could a furniture reseller that is a preferred reseller for Hayward (or other proprietary lines) prime or subcontract on the BCTC-ES effort given the requirements of the

Interior Design team to recommend products for procurement? In our opinion and review of the OCI requirements within the solicitation, furniture resellers would not be allowed to participate in this solicitation. Please verify.

Competition is required at the ordering level under CLIN 0008, 1008, 2008, 3008, 4008. Therefore, the FF&E and CHESS hardware and software will need to be competed at the time the orders are being placed. Any potential OCI from an offeror's team member would need to be addressed in the proposal to ensure satisfactory OCI avoidance or mitigation.

No Change in solicitation.

Attachment 4 Attachment 4c 4/14/2017

Instructions state to input “Fixed Fully Burdened Labor rate from

Attachment 6” … we assume this was intended to read “Attachment

3”?

Attachment 4c will be updated to correct the reference from

Attachment 6 to Attachment 3.

Updated Attachement 4 "Scenario Cost-

Price Workbook"

Attachment 2 4/14/2017

Cost Price Workbook provides labor categories and hours for CLINs

0005 and 0007 (and associated Option CLINS 1005, 1007, etc.) Does the Government intend for contractors to use the labor categories and hours shown for these CLINs? Or, should the contractor disregard the labor categories and hours and assert their own labor categories and hours. If so, how can the contractor know which MTC (S, M, L) and specific location the site survey and installation is to address.

Without this information, it would be difficult for the contractor to determine a reasonable Basis of Estimate (BOE).

Offerors should provide their composite Fully Burdened Fixed Labor

Rates in Attachment 2a using the labor categories and hours provided by the Government. However, Attachment 3 is to be used to illustrate how the composite “fully burdened labor rates” are derived from the labor categories specific to the offerors' approach. i.e. the Offeror must show how the Attachment 3 labor catergories are condensed into the labor categories provided by the Government in Attachment 2a.

Section L Paragraph 3 Volume III

Cost/Price paragraph l is updated

Attachment 2 & Attachment 1

Cost Price Workbook (Attachment 2d) and Attachment 1 – Small, Medium and

Large MTC (rows 266, 266 and 269 respectively - SOLARWINDS ORION v10.3 SL250 SVR-LIC W/1YM) 4/14/2017

Is the “Solarwinds” software license the only software license required for annual renewal? Do the license renewals coincide with calendar year or contract year (we note that SF33 states renewal annually)?

How many deployments of Solarwinds license are required (i.e. are the deployments shown in the referenced spreadsheets accurate and complete?). We acknowledge that PWS Addendum 4 provides additional software license requirements. Is the contractor required to include these SW licenses in CLIN 0004?

Yes. Solarwinds is the only annual renewal required under this solicitation. The license renewals will occur not later than 1 October each year. Addendum #5 will be added to the PWS to provide number of licenses required and locations. The price of the Solarwinds licenses only are to be included under CLIN 0004, 1004, 2004, 3004, 4004.

Updated Attachement 4 "Scenario Cost-

Price Workbook". Attachment 8 updated to include Addendum #5. Attachment 2

Cost Price Workbook is updated.

RFP SF-33 W900KK-17-R-0013 23-24 Inspection and Acceptance and Prompt Payment 4/14/2017

Where and how will the Government conduct inspection and acceptance at Task Order level? What constitutes acceptance of delivery for each CLIN? (e.g. Are the labor CLINS assumed to be billed monthly, material deployments billed at completion of the delivery and associated inventory by the COR, etc.?). Without clarity on Inspection/Acceptance (I/A) and contract financing, it is difficult to estimate FCOM.

CLINs 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004, 0005, 0006 and 0011 are inspected and accepted at Government facilities in Orlando, FL. CLINs 0007, 0008, 0009 are inspected and accepted at the MTC installation location(s) in the Task Order. CLIN 0010 for Over and Above work will be inspected and accepted as indicated in the Task Order. As indicated in Section B, CLINs 0001, 0002 and 0003 are FFP billed monthly; CLIN 0004 is billed annually; CLINs 0005-0010 are billed upon completion of the site survey or site installion; and CLIN 0011 is billed annually.

No Change in solicitation.

W900KK-17-R-0013

Corretta Benton - Contract Specialist corretta.m.benton.civ@mail.mil and

Robert Minjack - Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) robert.m.minjack.civ@mail.mil

Question

Document Title Document Page Number Section in Document Date of Question/Comment Question or Comment Government Response Document Changes

Solicitation Name

PEO STRI BCTC-ES

RFP SF-33 W900KK-17-R-0013 53 Allowable Cost and Payment 4/14/2017

Since this solicitation is a small business set-aside and given stipulation of 252.246-7000, we believe that Fast Pay, 52.213-1 may be relevant and should be added to the contract (particularly given the current ambiguity of I/A). Additionally, given the small business set aside nature of the acquisition, DFAR Clause 252.232-7004 should be included in the contract (stipulating prompt payment terms and conditions for small businesses with liquidation at 90%). Will the

Government be amending the contract to include these clauses? If not, how can the small business contractor achieve progress payments? What form of contract financing will be provided so that the contractor can properly estimate FCOM?

Currently, the Government is not anticipating providing contract financing. As indicated in Section B, CLINs 0001, 0002 and 0003 are

FFP billed monthly; CLIN 0004 is billed annually; CLINs 0005-0010 are billed upon completion of the site survey or site installion; and CLIN

0011 is billed annually. The time frame from start to completion of a site survey is 30-45 days. The time frame from start to completion of a site installation is 60-90 days. Therefore, minimal contractor financing is required. The Government may consider financing requests from the Awardee after contract performance begins.

No Change in solicitation.

RFP SF-33 W900KK-17-R-0013 67 Subcontracting 4/14/2017

The RFP States: “(d) If the Contractor has an approved purchasing system, the Contractor nevertheless shall obtain the Contracting

Officer’s written consent before placing the following subcontracts:

TBD Upon Award”. Can the Government provide clarification regarding what type subcontracts will require COR approval? It is difficult to prepare a fixed priced proposal without some degree of latitude related to subcontracting.

At this time the Government does not anticipate a requirement to consent to any subcontracts that are part of the original competitive offers. During contract administration, the Government may add a consent requirement if needed.

No Change in solicitation.

RFP SF-33 W900KK-17-R-0013 77 Ordering From Government Supply Sources 4/14/2017 Will the Government provide a FSS/GSA authorization letter upon award?

Yes. A draft letter will be provided as Attachment 10 Attachment 10 FSS/GSA Authorization

Letter provided

Attachment 4 Attachment 4c 4/13/2017

We assume the Government inserted labor categories as information only? That is, the contractor is required to insert their own determination of appropriate labor categories? Please verify.

Offerors should provide their composite Fully Burdened Fixed Labor

Rates in Attachment 2a using the labor categories and hours provided by the Government. However, Attachment 3 is to be used to illustrate how the composite “fully burdened labor rates” are derived from the labor categories specific to the offerors' approach. i.e. the Offeror must show how the Attachment 3 labor catergories are condensed into the labor categories provided by the Government in Attachment 2a.

Section L Paragraph 3 Volume III

Cost/Price paragraph l is updated

Attachment 4 Attachment 4e 4/14/2017

Instruction number 2 reads, “2. Enter the proposed price for each

CLIN in Attachment 7a and 7b”. Could the Government clarify where the prices for each CLIN are to be input? We are unable to locate an

Attachment 7a and 7b (the same question applies to the instruction on Attachment 4f).

Corrections made to Attachment 4e and 4f Updated Attachement 4 "Scenario Cost-

Price Workbook"

PWS 4

Background: Risk Management

Framework & Cybersecurity 4/14/2017

With regard to Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Cyber

Security status of each site, is the contractor to assume that each site currently has an existing site accreditation? If not, which sites do currently have “site” level accreditation? Are there “type” accreditations in place for any of the existing hardware systems?

Please explain the Government’s intentions related to maintaining both type and site accreditations? Or, is the general assumption that implementation of refreshed hardware within the existing site boundary will require platform level validation only and not full system level re-accreditation?

Yes. The Offeror should assume that each site has a current RMF accreditation. The contractor will not be involved in site accreditation or re-accreditation. The requirement is only to purchase and install

COTS products on the DoD Unified Capabilities Approved Product

List.

No Change in solicitation.

PWS 4

Background: Risk Management

Framework & Cybersecurity 4/14/2017

Who is the Authorizing Official (AO) for each site? It is important for the contractor to understand whether the AO is local or at CIO/G6 level as the AO level will set certain time frame and staffing expectations for each site.

The contractor will not be involved in site accreditation or re-accreditation. Therefore the AO information is not relevant to the performance of the requirements

No Change in solicitation.

PWS 4

Background: Risk Management

Framework & Cybersecurity 4/14/2017

Who is the Security Control Assessor (SCA) for each site?

The contractor will not be involved in site accreditation or re-accreditation. Therefore the SCA information is not relevant to the performance of the requirements

No Change in solicitation.

PWS 4 Background 4/14/2017

What are the intended DOD 8500.2 and NIST SP 800-53 Controls for the solicited systems?

Proposed solution sets must satisfy standard DoD Security controls which will be identified and provided upon contract award. Some examples are shown below.

- Commercially provided IA and IA-enabled IT products that have been successfully evaluated against a National Information Assurance partnership (NIAP)-approved Protection Profile for a specific technology type, if such a profile exists.

- If no NIAP-approved Protection Profile exists for a specific technology type but a commercially provided information technology product relies on cryptographic functionality to enforce its security policy, the cryptographic module must be FIPS-validated.

- Employ only information technology products on the FIPS 201-approved products list for Personal Identity Verification (PIV)

No Change in solicitation.

PWS 23

5.2.7.3 COTS Products and FFE

Installation 4/14/2017

What constraints should the contractor anticipate during installation, configuration and testing of refreshed hardware / software within an existing facility? That is, how will the Government coordinate training down time such that refreshed components of an integrated system can be configured and tested; realizing that in some cases, refreshing system hardware may require reconfiguration of legacy equipment

(taking the entire system down for a period of time)?

During the site survey(s) task orders, this type of information will be provided to the contractor in the Material Fielding Memorandum between PEO-STRI and the subject MTC.

W900KK-17-R-0013

Corretta Benton - Contract Specialist corretta.m.benton.civ@mail.mil and

Robert Minjack - Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) robert.m.minjack.civ@mail.mil

Question

Document Title Document Page Number Section in Document Date of Question/Comment Question or Comment Government Response Document Changes

Solicitation Name

PEO STRI BCTC-ES

PWS 24

5.2.7.3 COTS Products and FFE

Installation 4/14/2017

With regard to the following statement (final paragraph of PWS

Section 5.2.7.3) is the US Government requiring the BCTC-ES contractor to prove full operational capability of and MTC as part of all refresh and MCA deployments: “The contractor shall perform an end-to-end test following installation, integration and training/orientation activities to ensure training system is operational and ready for transition to MTC staff.” This statement implies that the BCTC-ES staff is capable of proving perfect operational capability of all training software within the MTC (including tactical interfaces, etc.). Is this what the Government intends? It would seem that the BCTC-ES contractor should be responsible for proper installation and integration of the portion of the architecture deployed, with no responsibility for proper functionality of the training software.

The contractor's responsbility will be to demonstrate connectivity from the termination point back to the switch/server. PWS paragraph

5.2.7.3 paragraph 5 is change to read: "The Contractor shall perform an end-to-end test following installation, integration and training/orientation activities to ensure the network infrastructure is operational and ready for transition to the MTC staff."

PWS 5.2.7.3 paragraph is updated

PWS 5 1.3 Objectives 4/14/2017

What responsibility does the LCCS contractor have for RMF currency on the existing sites? What requirements does the BCTC-ES contractor have to coordinate with the LCCS contractor? How can the

BCTC-ES contractor confirm system functionality before implementing a refresh installation thereby ensuring system functionality before the refresh? Who has ultimate responsibility for system functionality following a refresh installation?

There is no requirement for the contractor to interface with the Life

Cycle Contract Support provided. During the Site Survey the contractor will be able to determine system functionality before the refresh. Refreshes will occur via a second and seperate task order from the site survey task order. The contractor's responsbility will be to demonstrate connectivity from the termination point back to the switch/server after the installation.

No Change in solicitation.

PWS 20 5.2.4 Hardware and Software Integration 4/13/2017

The PWS states “The contractor shall be responsible for testing connectivity from the patch panel to final outlet.” Could the

Government clarify what is intended by this statement? What is the final outlet? For example, some systems flow out to tactical interfaces that drive simulations; will the Government provide these interfaces during testing and ensure that all interfaced systems are fully operational to support BCTC-ES Contractor testing? Or, should the

BCTC-ES contractor anticipate providing signal analysis at the point of interface to prove the BCTC-ES contractor’s implementation is proper and that signal continuity exists throughout the installed BCTC-

ES equipment. Regretfully, our experience indicates that legacy and tactical systems may not operate properly. There must be some bounding to what the BCTC-ES contractor is responsible for.

PWS paragraph 5.2.4 second sentence is updated to read: "The

Contractor shall be responsible for testing connectivity from the patch panel to termination point."

PWS 5.2.4 paragraph is updated

PWS 33 Technical Exhibit 3 – Estimated Workload Data 4/14/2017

We believe this data is provided as informational only and that the statement “The offeror should propose fully burdened fixed labor rates for the labor categories and quantities of labor based on the PWS” implies that the contractor is to bid what they believe is required to implement the PWS, not necessarily the exact labor categories and hours relayed in Technical Exhibit 3. Please verify.

Yes. The data provided in Technical Exhibit 3 is for informational purposes. However, Attachment 3 is to be used to illustrate how the composite “fully burdened labor rates” are derived from the labor categories specific to the offerors' approach. Then the Offeror must show how the Attachment 3 labor catergories are condensed into the labor categories provided by the Government in Attachment 2a.

Offerors should provide their composite Fully Burdened Fixed Labor

Rates in Attachment 2a using the labor categories and hours provided by the Government.

No Change in solicitation.

Attachment 1 BCTC-ES FFP Packages 4/14/2017

“Furniture Package” worksheet row 2; Haworth is called out as the basis of design for furniture products. Haworth is a proprietary line limited to specific distribution and reseller channels. Will alternates be authorized to ensure adequate levels of FFP competition at the Task

Order level?

The contractor will be required to compete the FF&E requirements using FSS authorization. As part of the site survey, the Training

Facilities Report and Recommended Bill of Materials, the specifications and/or salient characterics of the FF&E to be procured will be determined. Those will then be utilzed by the contractor to conduct the competitive procurement of the FF&E.

No Change in solicitation.

Attachment 1 BCTC-ES FFP Packages 4/13/2017

Is the contractor constrained to recommending and ultimately buying the relevant systems within the FFP package? Or, can the contractor through design analysis and competitive research offer alternative solutions that are not included in the FFP Package? If the contractor is restricted to the FFP Package items, how will the government account for product obsolescence (e.g. one of the sheets indicates that it is 10 years old, there will likely be obsolete / discontinued part numbers)?

The contractor will be required to compete the FF&E and COTS

Hardware and software requirements using FSS/CHESS authorizations. As part of the site survey, the Training Facilities

Report and Recommended Bill of Materials, the specifications and/or salient characteristics of the FF&E/COTS products to be procured will be determined and the contractor may offer alternative recomemendations/solutions. After Government analyis the final FFP package will then be utilzed by the contractor to conduct the competitive procurement of the FF&E/ COTS products.

No Change in solicitation.

Attachment 1 BCTC-ES FFP Packages 4/14/2017

The properties on the document indicate that Lockheed Martin originated the document. We presume that Lockheed will be prohibited from participation as prime or subcontractor for this effort?

Jim Clary developed the workbook while he was supporting the

Mission Command Training Support Division at the National Simulation

Center as a support contractor working for CUBIC. His place of duty was at a Lockheed Martin spaces in Orlando around 2006. The original spreadsheet was a deliverable item under the support contract.

The spreadsheet was carried forward and modified for Government purposes over the years. The final product which was attached to the

Solicitation was ultimately a Government product.

No Change in solicitation.

RFP SF-33 W900KK-17-R-0013 99- 100 Sample Task Scenario 4/14/2017

For the sample scenario, what reference should the contractor use for the IT product listing (when determining APL qualification / certification)? The reference provided in Attachment 1, Small, Medium, Large MTC or the Addendum 4 within the PWS (please note that the part listings are not congruent across the two references)

The contractor should utilize Addendum 4: MTC Cybersecurity

Equipment/Software List for the IT portion of the scenario. Attachment

1, BCTC-ES FFE Packages Small, Medium and Large MTC should be utilized for the remainder of the FFE.

Attachment 8 PWS Addendum 4 will be updated to reflect changes made during the Mission Command Training Support

Program Management Review conducted after the soliciation was posted Fed

BizOps website.

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Corretta Benton - Contract Specialist corretta.m.benton.civ@mail.mil and

Robert Minjack - Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) robert.m.minjack.civ@mail.mil

Question

Document Title Document Page Number Section in Document Date of Question/Comment Question or Comment Government Response Document Changes

Solicitation Name

PEO STRI BCTC-ES

RFP SF-33 W900KK-17-R-0013 99-100 Sample Task Scenario 4/14/2017

The APL Memorandums list specific Software Releases for which the systems have been certified. Will the Government provide the presumed software load on the system or should the contractor assume that the APL approved software load will be used?

COTS hardware products being purchased must appear on the DoD

Unified Capabilites (UC) Approved Product List (APL). The approved software load on the DoD UC APL listing should be the software load installed on the COTS product.

No Change in solicitation.

RFP SF-33 W900KK-17-R-0013 99-100 Sample Task Scenario 4/14/2017

For the sample scenario, when cyber components are not found on the APL and the contractor makes a recommendation for alternates, how is the alternate system priced into the sample scenario?

For the sample scenario, the contractor should make recommendations when a cyber component is not found on the DoD

UC APL. The alternate system should not be priced into the sample scenario. The cost for the sample scenario will be the cost number provided in Attachment 4, Scenario Cost Price Workbook.

No Change in solicitation.

RFP SF-33 W900KK-17-R-0013 99-100 Sample Task Scenario 4/14/2017

The sample scenario specifically states "The lead time for delivery of the FFE is 90-days. What is the lead time for the IT Equipment?

The lead time for all FFE items, to include IT equipment, is 90-days for the scenario.

No Change in solicitation.

CDRL A002

Contractors Progress, Status and

Management Report 4/14/2017

Contractor format is stipulated but DI-MGMT-80227 content requires cost and specific hours tracking information. This information would be inappropriate to provide in a fixed price environment. Contractor recommends that US Government stipulate no cost or specific (by labor category) hours tracking to be relayed in A002 much the same as cost data has been removed from A001 (Integrated Program

Management Report). Please verify.

The Contractor's Progress, Status and Management Report, DI-

MGMT-80227, CDRL will be updated to stipulate no cost or specific

(by labor category) hours tracking to be relayed in A002 except for the cost associated with Cost CLINs 0006 and 0009 for travel.

Updated CDRL DI-MGMT-80227 will be provided Via a separate Solicitation

Amendment

43 Attachment_8_Performance_Work_Statement 7 PWS 1.6.7 Security Requirements 4/13/2017

Security Requirements – states that "Contractor personnel requiring access to sensitive data or networks shall at a minimum, possess a

Secret Security clearance at time of the contract award". Should this be rewritten to say that clearance must be active at time of hire?

PWS 1.6.7, Security Requirements will be rewritten to state-

"Contractor personnel requiring access to sensitive data or networks shall at a minimum, possess and maintain an active Secret Security clearance."

Attachment 8 PWS 1.6.7 updated.

44 Attachment_8_Performance_Work_Statement 6 1.6.4 4/13/2017

The hours of operation are 8 hours per day. If the rooms are not available for 8 hours when we are on site, will the hours of operation extended to 2nd shift? Will all buildings (new or refresh) be available with no class interruptions upon arrival onsite? If there are interruptions, how will delays be handled?

The fielding schedule to include work hours and access to the facility areas designated to receive FFE refresh will be addressed during the site survey. Any issues related to the contractor having access to work areas encountered once the fielding event is in progress will be addressed by the Government team. The facilities have sufficient classrooms and work cell areas to accommodate any conflicts with scheduling due to schedule training or classes. The Government does not anticipate the need to extend hours of operation to a 2nd shift.

No Change in solicitation.

45 Attachment_8_Performance_Work_Statement 18 5.2 4/13/2017 Does the contractor require direct OEM dealerships or can the prime by from 3rd parties?

There is not a requirement for the contactor to make purchases directly from the original equipment manufacturer.

No Change in solicitation.

46 Attachment_8_Performance_Work_Statement 20 5.2.5.2 4/13/2017 In the case of parts being warrantied from the OEM with a period less than a year (i.e. a cable), should the prime plan for warranty stock?

There is not a requirement for the prime to plan for a warranty stock for parts being warrantied from the OEM with a period less than a year. Should an item fail after the warranty period the Government will submit a request for proposal to the contractor for the procurement of replacement items.

No Change in solicitation.

47 Attachment_8_Performance_Work_Statement 22 5.2.7 4/13/2017 Will the Government provide AE's prior to the site survey?

The Government will provide the AE drawings for Military

Construction, Army (MCA) projects prior to the MCA RedZone meeting. The availability of legacy site AE drawings is not known. The

Government will determine the availability when coordination for the site survey is initiated and any schematics or drawings available will be provided.

No Change in solicitation.

48 Attachment_8_Performance_Work_Statement 22 5.2.7 4/13/2017 Is the contractor required to have a State Contractors License to perform electrical work?

There is not a requirement for the contractor to have a state contractors license to perform electirical work. The electrician performing the work must be licensed and insured.

No Change in solicitation.

49 Attachment_8_Performance_Work_Statement 22 5.2.7 4/13/2017 Is the Contractor required to have full-time licensed electricians?

There is not a rquirement for the contractor to have a full-time electrician. An electrician will only be required during the FFE installaltion when electircal work is identified by the Government as part of the requirement.

No Change in solicitation.

50 Attachment_8_Performance_Work_Statement 22 5.2.7 4/13/2017

In the case power must be added to a room (or subpanel), is the contractor required to submit a DPW design signed by a Master

Electrician (licensed) for approval prior to doing the work?

All Electrical work/circuits will be in place and no subpanels will be required as part of the scope. The contractor only requirement will be to extend power to the moduclar furniture being installed. DPW has their own electricians contractors and the design will be part of their scope of work, our contractor's scope will be to connect at room level.

No Change in solicitation.

51 Attachment_8_Performance_Work_Statement 23 5.2.7.1 4/13/2017 Are Red Zone meetings to be held in person in Orlando, FL? Can the meetings be held virtual with DCS?

Red Zone meetings will be held onsite at the installation where the

MCA project is being constructed as part of the Site Survey task orders. The Red Zone includes a walk through of the construction site to ensure sufficient power and network infrastructure is in place to support the furniture design.

No Change in solicitation.

52 Attachment_8_Performance_Work_Statement 23 5.2.7.3 4/13/2017 Is the contractor required to have certified (industry certification) cablers?

There is not a requirement for the contractor to have certified cablers.

The contractor will be extending network drops from within the inside of the room using the provided zone boxes.

No Change in solicitation.

53 Attachment_8_Performance_Work_Statement 24 5.2.8 4/13/2017 Is the legacy design package available to the contractor prior to the survey?

The availability of legacy site design packages is not known. The purpose of the legacy site survey is to afford the contractor an opportunity to visit the site, assess FFE status, identify infrastruture work that needs to be accomplished by the site prior to the fielding and to take measurements in the areas where work will be performed.

No Change in solicitation.

54 Attachment_8_Performance_Work_Statement 25 5.2.9 4/13/2017 If in a legacy site refresh a GFE part is used and fails, is the equipment failure notification detailed in 5.2.9 the process?

Yes, in a legacy site refresh should a GFE part fail, the equipment failure notification detailed in PWS 5.2.9 is the process to be followed.

No Change in solicitation.

55 W900KK-17-R-0013_Released_4_April_2017 38 H.6 4/13/2017 Has IC or TR status been traditionally granted for the Republic of

Korea positions on this contract?

Yes. The previous contract received US-ROK Status of Forces

Agrement designation. The contractor will be required to submit their

USFK 700-19 paperwork IAW the solicitation provision upon contract/task order awards.

No Change in solicitation.

56 W900KK-17-R-0013_Released_4_April_2017 96 L.2.7 4/13/2017 Please confirm that volumes II, III, and IV may contain offeror names and/or other identifying images / information.

Yes, volumes II, III, and IV may contain offeror names and/or other identifying images / information.

W900KK-17-R-0013

Corretta Benton - Contract Specialist corretta.m.benton.civ@mail.mil and

Robert Minjack - Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) robert.m.minjack.civ@mail.mil

Question

Document Title Document Page Number Section in Document Date of Question/Comment Question or Comment Government Response Document Changes

Solicitation Name

PEO STRI BCTC-ES

57 W900KK-17-R-0013_Released_4_April_2017 96 L.2.7 4/13/2017 Please confirm that glossaries are optional. Confirmed. Glossaries are not mandatory. No Change in solicitation.

58 W900KK-17-R-0013_Released_4_April_2017 99 Sample Task Scenario 4/13/2017

Please clarify, in Section a. it states "the lead time for delivery of the

FFE is 90-days". Is this for the project in total or for the procurement and delivery to the sites of the equipment?

This is provided as a reference point. Historically, the lead time for delivery of the FFE has averaged 90-days. The lead time is based on the procurement and shipment of the furniture. The installation services have averaged 4-6 weeks depending on the MTC size and amount of FFE requiring refresh.

No Change in solicitation.

W900KK-17-R-0013_Released_4_April_2017 and

Attachment_8_Performance_Work_Statement

39 (PWS) Addendum 4 4/13/2017

CLIN 4 requires providing a quote for the Annual COTS SW License

Renewal. On Addendum 4 there are multiple Software licenses in which several fall under an Army Enterprise Level Service Agreement

(ELA). Can you define in detail the software license agreements required as well as number of licenses/users?

The only COTS software product requiring annual renewal at this time is Solarwinds. An Addendum 5 will be added to the PWS identifying the locations, software product and quantity requiring renewal.

Addendum 5 added to Attachment 8, PWS

60 W900KK-17-R-0013_Released_4_April_2017 41 H.7 4/13/2017 Has TE or TR status been traditionally granted for the Germany/Italy positions on this contract?

Yes, TE or TR status has been traditionally granted for the

Germany/Italy positions on this contract IAW the solicitation provision.

No Change in solicitation.

61 W900KK-17-R-0013_Released_4_April_2017 102 L.2. Volume II Past Performance; Section

4/13/2017

Section 4 - New Corporate Entities states that “New corporate entities may submit data on prior contracts involving its officers and employees.” May new joint ventures submit data on prior contracts involving both JV members of the new entity?

Yes. Past Performance data of contracts performed by members of the JV are to be submitted.

No Change in solicitation.

62 W900KK-17-R-0013_Released_4_April_2017 102 L.2. Volume II Past Performance; Section

4 – New Corporate Entities 4/13/2017

Please provide the required Performance Risk Assessment

Questionnaire. Given that the form was not included in the solicitation, we ask that there be an extension to the date that the completed forms are required to be submitted to the Government to allow customers adequate time to complete and submit the forms.

Question addressed in Amendment 0001.

See Solicitation Amendment 0001 issued

14 April 2017

63 W900KK-17-R-0013_Released_4_April_2017 109 L.3 Volume III Cost Price; Section u. Total

Compensation Plan 4/13/2017

This section states "The Total Compensation Plan shall include details regarding the prime contractor, subcontractors, and joint venture partners as applicable." Does this mean that the Total Compensation

Plan requires all of the required elements (i.e. and entire plan) for the prime and each sub?

Individual Total Compensation Plans are not required from each subcontractor or JV partner. However, the offerors plan should incorporate details from all subcontractors and JV partners.

No Change in solicitation.

64 W900KK-17-R-0013_Released_4_April_2017 110 L.4 Volume IV Business; Section b. 4/13/2017 Is current/accurate registration in SAM acceptable in lieu of Reps and certs?

Yes. Except for fill-ins specific to this solicitation No Change in solicitation.

Performance Risk Assessment Questionnaire Page 102 Section L Past Performance Performance Risk Assessment Questionnaire 4/11/2017

Can the government please provide the Performance Risk

Assessment Questionnaire or location within the RFP where it can be found.

Question addressed in Amendment 0001.

See Solicitation Amendment 0001 issued

14 April 2017

Section L Paragraph 3, Volume III Cost/ Price, Attachments 2 and 4 Page 104 subparagraph l. 4/14/2017

It is unclear what the scope of work baseline is to bid Basic IDIQ

CLIN 0005 and 0007 on attachment 2a. Please clarify this requirement. Are the Basic IDIQ CLIN 0005 and 0007 costs

(Attachment 2) tied to the sample Scenario cost proposed in

Attachment 4 for the similar CLINS? Or some other scope of work?

The tasks in the contract level PWS Attachment 8 are the basis for

CLINs 0005 and 0007. The Offerors must propose only their fully burdened fixed labor rates for each of the labor categories indicated.

The Government has provided the labor categories and quantities for proposal purposes for CLINs 0005 and 0007.

CLINs descriptions in Section B of the

RFP have been updated to include PWS paragraph references.

67 Section L Paragraph 3, Volume III Cost/ Price, Attachments 2 and 4 Page 104 subparagraph l. 4/14/2017

It is unclear on the specific SolarWinds SW license requirements to be Bid as part of Attachment 2d and CLIN 0004. Please clarify.

Addendum #5 is added to the PWS to provide the type of license, quantity and the customer identification number.

Attachment 8 updated to include

Addendum #5

W900KK-17-R-0013_Released_4_April_2017 Page 102 of 120 Performance Risk Assessment Questionnaire 4/13/2017

The Performance Risk Assessment Questionnaire was not included with the solicitation documents released from the Government. Due to the time sensitive nature, will the government please promptly provide a copy of this document?

Question addressed in Amendment 0001.

See Solicitation Amendment 0001 issued

14 April 2017

W900KK-17-R-0013_Released_4_April_2017 Page 102 of 120 Performance Risk Assessment Questionnaire 4/13/2017

In order to allow our customers sufficient time to complete and return the Performance Risk Assessment Questionnaire, once received, we request the completed questionnaires be due at proposal submission.

Question addressed in Amendment 0001.

See Solicitation Amendment 0001 issued

14 April 2017

RFP SF-33 W900KK-17-R-0013 116

Performance Risk Assessment

Questionnaire 4/12/2017

The RFP guidance is "For all contracts identified in Section 1

Performance Risk Assessment Questionnaires must be completed and submitted as follows: (a) The offeror shall complete Part A of the Performance Risk Assessment Questionnaire and e-mail the questionnaire to both the Government/commercial contracting activity and technical representative responsible for the past/current contract.

(b) The POC’s shall be instructed to electronically complete Parts B and C of the questionnaire and return it to the Contract Specialist at corretta.m.benton.civ@mail.mil by 12:00 p.m. (1200 hours) ETZ on

18 April 2017. Is the subject questionnaire format available in the posted RFP solicitation? Does the USG intend to provide the referenced Questionnaire in time for the offerors to meet the 4-18-

2017 deadline? Please advise.

Question addressed in Amendment 0001.

See Solicitation Amendment 0001 issued

14 April 2017

RFP 99

M.4.3. FACTOR 2: PAST

PERFORMANCE: 4/5/2017

On page 116 of the solicitation it defines what an Offeror is as follows:

“Offeror refers to the proposed prime contractor, joint venture entity, affiliate/subsidiary/parent company, team members and all major subcontractors.” We are interpreting that to mean the Government will be evaluating the past performance of the team as a whole. Is this correct?

The reason we are asking is as a Prime we have successfully managed other major Government contracts but none of them are relevant to this contract. All of our major subcontractors for this contract do have relevant past performance that has occurred within the last three years. How would the Government evaluate this situation? Would the relevant experience of the major subcontractors overcome the deficiency of the Prime not having relavent past performance?

Yes. The Government will be evaluating the past performance of the

Offeror team as a whole in accordance with the evaluation instructions and evaluation criteria in Section L and M. However, the Government cannot provide a more detailed answer to the hypothetical situation presented. Note: Under L.1.14, In accordance with the Small

Business Act (15 U.S.C. section 46) the potential prime contractor may not expend on subcontractors more than 50% of the amount paid under the contract (not including the cost of CHESS IT Hardware purchases and FSS FF&E purchases)

No Change in solicitation.

RFP 100

L.3.3.2. Section 2 – Subfactor B, Sample

Task Scenario, b. 4/6/2017

Attachment 2, FFE Packages should be Attachment 1, FFE

Packages

The attachment references will be corrected in the upcoming amendment.

L.3.3.2. Section 2 – Subfactor B, Sample

Task Scenario, b. updated with correct

Attachment reference

RFP 94 VOLUME II – Past Performance. 4/6/2017

PWS Attachment 2 should be PWS Attachment 8. There are other instance where the wrong Attachment is called out

The attachment references will be corrected in the upcoming amendment.

VOLUME II – Past Performance updated with correct Attachment reference

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