Attachment 1.1 -MAIDIQ - Questions and Answers Rev 2.pdf

Questions and Answers U.S. Army Training Support Systems - Enterprise

Q # RFP or PWS Reference Question Answer

MAIDIQ Section L.5; Attachment 4 RTOP The page count for Vol 3 (Task Order #1) in the IDIQ RFP, page 80, allows for 35 Pages. The RTOP for the Fort Bragg ITAM page 3, allows for a Cover letter with a 3 page limit and a technical Limit of 15 Pages.

The Page limit on Attachment 4 has been changed to 35.

L.2.1 and L.8.8 Conflict with L.2.1 Table of Proposal Volumes and L.8.8 Instructions for including the Business System Information and Accounting System Information requirement in Volume VI Price/Cost - L.2.1 Table indicates Business System and Accounting System is included in Vol VII General. Please resolve conflicting instructions.

L.8.8. moved to L.9.7. The Business System Information and Accounting System Information shall be contained in Volume VII.

L.8.1 Paragraph 2: "Offerors shall submit the basis of estimates and include other than cost or pricing data (CLIN-by-CLIN) in support of all CLINs." Please clarify and provide the definition of "other than cost or pricing data". This statement seems to be in conflict with L.8.1 Paragraph 1 - "All information relating to cost or pricing must be included in this section of the proposal and defined as cost data."

There is no conflict. L.8.1 states, "It is expected that this contract will be awarded based upon a determination that there is adequate price competition; therefore, the offeror is not required to provide certified cost or pricing data with proposal.” FAR 2.101 defines “Data other than certified cost or pricing data means pricing data, cost data, and judgmental information necessary for the contracting officer to determine a fair and reasonable price or to determine cost realism. Such data may include the identical types of data as certified cost or pricing data, consistent with Table 15-2 of 15.408, but without the certification.”

RFP L.8 The last paragraph of L.8 states: The Offeror shall identify their proposed hours, by labor category, for a

30 day phase in period for each Task Order. Please clarify these hours should be contained in the Pricing Worksheet for TO#1 (Attachment 4.3) or TO#2 (Attachment 5.3), not Attachment 7.

That is correct

L.2.1 and L.8 L.8 instructions do not coordinate with Volume VI content organization provided in L.2.1 Please clarify if Tab A of Vol VI is limited to Schedule B, Attachment 7 - Price Workbook, and a Basis of Estimate.

L.8.8. moved to L.9.7. The Business System Information and Accounting System Information shall be contained in Volume VII.

L.2.1 and L.8 L.8 instructions do not coordinate with Volume VI content organization provided in L.2.1 Please clarify the contents of Tab B include the Cost/Price Narrative, PWS Cross Reference, and Proposal Adequacy Checklist

L.8.8. moved to L.9.7. The Business System Information and Accounting System Information shall be contained in Volume VII.

7 L.8.9 Please clarify that L.8.9 Summary Estimating Methodology is specific to Tab C only - Task Order Cost Price

Yes - Section L.8.9 (now L.8.8) is specific to Tab C only.

L.8.11.1 Paragraph 2 Confirm that the "attached Total Evaluated Price Worksheet" is the Attachment 7 Basic IDIQ sheet or is the Government referring to Section B as the Total Evaluated Price Worksheet, or the "Total Proposed Price" sheet of Attachment 5.3?

Yes - the Total Evaluated Price Worksheet is Attachment 7.

L.2.1 and L.8.11 L.2.1 describes Tab C as Task Order Pricing; however L.8.11 (Pricing volume organization) does not include instructions for Tab C; Task Order pricing is identified as Tab B in L.8.11.2 Instructions for Tab C is located in L.8.8 Summary Estimating Methodology

10 L.2.2 (c) Is the required Cover Letter in L.2.2 included in one of the proposal volumes or does the Government want the Cover Letter submitted as a separate document?

The cover letter may be the first page of Volume 1. It will not be included in the page count.

L.4 Vol II Factor 2 - Technical Apprach Small business offeror shall provide there technical approach to successfully perform the contact requirements for one or both tasking areas (Sustainable Range Program and/or LVC-IA Support), to include all sub-tasking areas specified in the MAIDIO PWS Section 5. Q: Should this section for small business include Mission Training Complex and LVC-IA Support along with all subtasking areas under PWS Section 5?

The small business offeror may submit a proposal for one or both of the small business lots (SRP and LVC- IA) AND one or all 3 of the unrestricted lots (Combat Training Center Support, Soldier Training Support, and Training Development Support). However, it is not required for the small business offeror to submit a proposal for any of the subtasks under the unrestricted lots. Should they elect to, the proposal must be a separate proposal from the small business tasks proposal.

12 L.2.1 Volume III states 35 page limites while the Task Order documents states 15 page limits, please provide the correct Lot 2 Task Order page limites either 35 or 15 pages?

The Page limit on Attachment 4 has been changed to 35.

13 PWS 5.1 Basic Services What is the average number of inquiries regarding utilization and expenditure of all classes and categories of training ammunition are fielded by the incumbent contractor currently?

35 per day

RFP,Section L.4 Volume II: Factor 2 - Technical Approach The RFP states: The Small Business Offeror shall provide their technical approach to successfully perform the contract requirements for one or both tasking areas (Sustainable Range Program and/or LVC-IA Support), to include all subtasking areas specified in the MAIDIQ PWS Section 5. Please confirm that the SB writeup required just covers the single PWS Task Sustainable Range Program (PWS 5.1) and the single PWS task LVC-IA Support (PWS 5.35). Please confirm that SB offerors do not need to address the entire Core competency tasks under Sustainable Range Program (which are Range Operations (5.7), Range Development and Modernization (5.10), Integrated Training Area Management 5.20), and Geographic Information Systems (5.25)). Please also confirm the absences of Mission Training Complex is on purpose and the SB offerors do not need to address the core competency tasks under Mission Complex Support (which are Technical Support (5.31), Training Support 5.32), Exercise Support (5.33), Program Management (5.34) (i.e, SB only need to address LVC-IA Support (5.35)). Rationle. As written, there are two PWS tasks and associated subtasks to respond to. If the intent is to respond to the COre COmpetencies, then there are five (5) Sustainable Range PWS tasks to cover and six (6) Mission COmplex and OLVC-IA Support PWS tasks to respond

to. Clarification is urgently needed to support proposal development.

The small business offeror shall provide their technical approach to include the tasking area of (1) Sustainable Range Program (SRP) to include the areas of (a) Range Operations, (b) Range Development and Modernization, (c) Integrated Training Area Management (ITAM), and (d) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and/or (2) Mission Complex and LVC-IA Support to include (a) Technical Support, (b) Training Support, (c) Exercise Support, (d) Program and Management and (e) LVC-IA Support.

15 PWS 5.1 Basic Services How many on site personnel are currently supporting the Instructor Operator Support at JBLM? 2

Section L.8.15 Volume 6, Factor 6 Cost/Price: Reference Section L.8.15 Volume 6, Factor 6 Cost/Price: Section L.8.15 states "The labor categories listed on the attached Total Evaluated Price Worksheet are not all inclusive and offerors may propose other labor categories on the TO or future task orders." There is no “Total Evaluated Price Worksheet.”

There are no Labor Categories provided in MAIDIQ Attachment 7 or in the other pricing worksheets (Attachment 4.3 or 5.3). Are the Labor Categories to be proposed by the Offeror?

Yes - the labor categories are to be proposed by the Offeror.

17 PWS 5.1 Basic Services Is the Government requiring on site support or is virtual and geographically dispersed support for validated operations permitted?

on site support with occasional telework

L.8.11.1 "….The labor categories listed on the attached Total Evaluated Price Worksheet are not all inclusive and offerors may propose other labor categories on the TO or future task orders…."

Will the government provide the Total Evaluated Price Worksheet as it does not appear in any current attachment as a part of the solicitation.

The Total Evaluated Price Worksheet is Attachment 7 Cost Pricing Workbook. The title "Total Evaluated Price Worksheet" is changed to Cost Pricing Workbook throughout the RFP.

RFP, Volume VI Cost/Price, Instructions Not knowing the nature of any future Taskings, how are offerors to determine the Labor Categories for the IDIQ rate table?

All future taskings will be inclusive of the 5 taskings. The offeror is to propose the labor categories and should include labor categories for those types of tasks. Position descriptions should be based on the vendor's internal positions. Labor categories not originally included included may be added at a later time.

RFP, Volume VI Cost/Price, Instructions Are offerors to determine their own Position Descriptions for the Labor Categories they propose in the IDIQ rate table?

Yes - the position descriptions should be based on the vendor's internal positions. The offeror is to propose the labor categories and should include labor categories for those types of tasks. Position descriptions should be based on the vendor's internal positions. Labor categories not originally included included may be added at a later time.

21 RFP, Volume VI Cost/Price, Instructions Does the Government have a list of Labor Categories, with Position Descriptions, that it is directing offerors to use for the IDIQ rate table?

No - the position descriptions should be based on the vendor's internal positions.

RTOP W900KK-22-R-0016 - MAIDIQ

RFP, Volume VI Cost/Price, Instructions How does the Government intend to evaluate offerors with regard to labor rates, or prices, if all offerors are able to bid any Labor Category and any corresponding Position Description of their own choosing?

The Government will evaluate the total price of each offeror. In regards to labor categories, IAW Section 3.3 of Attachment 5, "The Government will evaluate the Offeror's Attachment 3 - Pricing Worksheet to determine if the Offeror's total prosed price is complete and balance, fair and reasonable." IAW Section 3.2, "The Government will evaluate the adequacy of the Offeror's Staffing Plan (labor category, hours per labor category, and qualifications) to meet requirements and ensure it mees the throughput requirement sin accordance with the Attachment 1 - PWS."

RFP, Volume VI Cost/Price, Instructions For future Taskings, what is the mechanism for adding Labor Categories in the event the ones used for the IDIQ rate table are inapplicable to the future Taskings?

In order to add labor categories in the future, please refer to Section L.8.11.1 Tab A - Contractor Pricing for MAIDIQ. "If the Offeror deems it necessary to propose another labor category when pricing the TO or a future task order, they shall provide an explanation as to how the proposed labor category relates to the Government listed categories. The offeror is to propose the labor categories and should include labor categories for those types of tasks. Position descriptions should be based on the vendor's internal positions. Labor categories not originally included included may be added at a later time.

Attachment 7 (as related to Attachment 5.3) Will the Government please confirm that Attachment 7, "Cost Pricing Workbook" is not used for the Total Evaluated Price comparisons among Offerors, except to the extent to confirm that the Total Evaluated Price shown in Attachment 5.3, "Small Business Pricing Workbook", is based on the build-up provided in this Attachment 7?

Attachment 7 is to be utilized to provide the labor categories that the offeror anticipates utilizing throughout the period of performance. This workbook contains many yellow highlighted areas in the various worksheets (labor descriptions, indirect rates, labor rate buildup). This workbook provides the Government with the listing of labor categories and their associated rates. Attachments 4.3 and 5.3 are to be used to price the task order CLINs. It will not be used as a comparison among Offerors.

25 Attachment 7 (as related to Attachment 5.3) Questions were submitted reference the Draft RFP earlier this summer. Will responses to these questions be provided or should we ask the same questions again with the October 3 submission?

All questions should have been resubmitted.

Section L.8.15 Volume 6, Factor 6 Cost/Price: Section L.8.15 The labor categories listed on the attached Total Evaluated Price Worksheet are not all inclusive and offerors may propose other labor categories on the TO or future task orders." There is no “Total Evaluated Price Worksheet.” There are no Labor Categories provided in MAIDIQ Attachment 7 or in the other pricing worksheets (Attachment 4.3 or 5.3). Are the Labor Categories to be proposed by the Offeror?

The offeror is to propose the labor categories and should include labor categories for those types of tasks.

Position descriptions should be based on the vendor's internal positions. Labor categories not originally included included may be added at a later time.

Refs. L.2.2 Proposal Format, “(b) Digital copies shall be provided in Microsoft Word 2007 or newer, PowerPoint, .pdf and/or Excel, in Times New Roman 12 pt font…”, and “(i) …Letter size and spacing requirements for illustrations and tables can be at the discretion of the Offeror but must be easily readable…”

Times New Roman is effectively a text font. For the sake of “easy readability” and simplicity, would it be acceptable to produce illustrations for this proposal in a sans-serif font (e.g., Arial)?

No.

Attachment 1 - PWS 5.1.2 SRP Planning… The contractor shall assist the Range Management Authority in determining mission commander training needs, and documenting these as goals wins or are likely to impact the successful execution of each goal.

Please clarify the intent of this sentence The intent is to express the fact that the contractor works with the Range Management Authority to ensure that the training requirements are clearly articulated, with the proper supporting documents to ensure that the requirements are priorities, funded or program for funding as per the mission requirement.

Attachment 1 - PWS 5.2 SRP Training… The contractor shall assist the SRP Lead Agent in developing new or updating existing training content and materials for all SRP areas; this includes the identification of learning objectives, development of course content and briefing materials, and conduct of training.

Is this one update for ALL locations, or one update for EACH location? It is for all the ROPD course (Resident and Distributed Learning) for all training locations

30 Attachment 1 - PWS 5.2 SRP Training How many courses are included in SRP Training? For Resident there are 6 courses and for DL there are 8. IRSCx12, RMTKx12, WDZx12, LRMTx4, RFMSSx4, GIS for ITAMx3

31 Attachment 1 - PWS 5.2 SRP Training How many students attend SRP Training, virtually or in resident courses per year? Resident around 1,000 per years, DL is 16,000 a year

Attachment 1 - PWS 5.2.1 SRP Training What are the Contractor's requirements for this task? Develop course content, conduct functional reviews of all vendor produced content to include pilot course and functional testing on ALMS. A pilot courses is the first course conducted after a major revision of training content. ROPD lead provided oversite for all vendor developed training/DL this include oversight for 6 Resident and 8 DL courses

Attachment 1 - PWS 5.2.4 Resident Course Management… The contractor shall coordinate and provide instructors, classrooms, and materials.

Is this for one location only, or multiple locations that may be conducted simultaneously? This is for multiple location both CONUS and OCONUS

Attachment 1 - PWS 5.2.4 Residence Course Management.

'The contractor shall coordinate and provide instructors, classrooms, and materials.

How many courses are instructed using a resident course? 6 resident courses. IRSCx12, RMTKx12, WDZx12, LRMTx4, RFMSSx4, GIS for ITAMx3

35 Attachment 1 - PWS 5.2.4 Resident Course Management How many students attend courses each year? Resident around 1,000 per years 36 Attachment 1 - PWS 5.2.4 Resident Course Management Is a virtual resident course an option for the contractor? No 37 PWS 5.2.7 Workshop Confirm that this workshop is hosted annually. Bi-Annually

PWS 5.2.7 Workshop… The contractor shall provide evaluation of available venues, and assist with the selection and execute agreements to engage the venue.

Since a contractor is not authorized to commit Government funds, should this read, "selection and execution?"

Yes

PWS 5.2.11 SRP GIS Support… 'The SRP installation support shall be provided at two (2) levels for support of SRP Geospatial tasks; full support and partial support'

How many installations require full support and how many installations require partial support? 46 Fully supported, 19 partially supported

Attachment 1 - PWS 5.2.11 SRP GIS Support… 'The SRP installation support shall be provided at two (2) levels for support of SRP Geospatial tasks; full support and partial support'

Does this full and partial support change over time; i.e. could an installation that previously only required partial support transition to needing full support?

Yes, will provide a list of full and partial supported sites every January

PWS 5.2.11SRP GIS Support… The contractor shall provide central SRP GIS to maintain standard SRP GIS capabilities at installations and provide SRP GIS program support to Commands, SRP Lead Agent, and HQDA.

Should this read, "The contractor shall provide central SRP GIS SUPPORT?" Yes

42 PWS 5.5 SRP Geospatial Technical Support Is it the intent for personnel providing support to reside on an installation or can this support be provided virtually?

On an installtion. Specifically, FT AP Hill (Primary) or FT Eustis, VA

PWS 5.5 SRP Geospatial Technical Support Does this support include a help desk/ help ticket component? Yes, technical assistance is available during normal business hours. (Monday through Friday). After hours support voice mail and email messages are returned within 24 hours or next duty day. All support tickets are logged within SRPWeb BMC.

44 Attachment 5.1 PWS Instructor Operator Support JBLM PWS 1.6.1.1 - are the TO Supervisor and Alternate TO Supervisor expected to be corporate resources or dedicated billable resources supporting this task order?

Corporate resources

PWS 5.5 SRP Geospatial Technical Support If this task includes a help desk/ help ticket component, what is the level of estimated support necessary? Provide ticket/ call volume estimates or historical information.

Historically, there have been around 600 installation level calls/email per year. This technical support ranges from <5 min tech support to >1 hour per support call/email. 98% of GIS tech calls are fielded and closed by GSC staff. The remaining 2% are fielded and pushed to GIS vendor (Esri) for their intervention.

46 PWS 5.5 SRP Geospatial Support Will the Government provide the necessary software licensing to perform the necessary geospatial technical support?

Yes 59

PWS 5.5.1 SRP Geospatial Data Development How many data sets are to be developed for fully supported installations? There are currently 899 feature classes/layers across the 43 fully supported installations/sites. Note: Thinking that the question is for feature classes/layers; if not, these 899 feature classes live within 129 feature data sets. 61

48 PWS 5.5.4 SRP IT Enterprise Application Management What are the estimated number of unique visitors to the SRP portal? 2000 49 PWS 5.5.4 SRP IT Enterprise Application Management Will the contractor be expected to host the SRP portal? No, SRPP will be hosted in cARMY

PWS 5.5.4 SRP IT Enterprise Application Management….'The contractor shall maintain all SRP web-based applications currently hosted and managed within the portal and integrate other web-based applications as necessary'

How many web-based applications are currently hosted on SRP portal? How many web-based applications are expected to be added during the course of this support?

6 current web-based applications; expect to integrate no more than 1 additional

PWS 5.5.4 SRP IT Enterprise Application Management….'The contractor shall provide technical management, reviews, and input to SRP program managers to support computer database administration for all SRP IT Enterprise applications: architect, design, oversee the development of, or administer computerized databases, install software and applicable databases onto the appropriate computer(s) operating systems, creates databases, configure databases (for a database warehousing application) and uses import utilities to install databases'

What databases are currently supporting IT Enterprise applications (Oracle, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, etc.)?

SQL Server

52 PWS 5.5.4 SRP Geospatial Data Warehouse How much data is estimated to be stored in the data warehouse? up to 2 TB 53 PWS 5.5.4 SRP Geospatial Data Warehouse What is the current storage capacity of the data warehouse? 2 TB 54 PWS 5.5.4 SRP Geospatial Data Warehouse Is the data warehouse in a physical location? FT Belvoir, VA 55 PWS 5.5.4 SRP Geospatial Data Warehouse Can the data warehouse be located in a virtual environment? Yes 56 PWS 5.5.4 SRP IT Enterprise Application Management Are IT Enterprise applications hosted physically on site, if so, where? No, SRPP will be hosted in cARMY 57 PWS 5.5.4 SRP IT Enterprise Application Management Is it the intent for the Government to continue to host IT Enterprise applications on site? No, SRPP will be hosted in cARMY

58 PWS 5.5.4 SRP IT Enterprise Application Management How many software installations are performed per year, across how many installations? Desktop software is available for download from SRPP. We do not perform software installation for installations.

59 PWS 5.5.4 SRP IT Enterprise Application Management How many databases are currently being managed, is that number expected to increase or decrease during the time of performance? By how much will the number of databases increase or decrease?

6 current databases, might increase by 1

60 PWS 5.5.6 Workshop Support How many workshops are estimated to be conducted/ needed during the period of performance? up to 3 61 PWS 5.5.6 Workshop Support Is support to workshops in person or virtual or some combination of the two? could be a combination but mostly in-person

62 PWS 5.5.7 SRP GIS Web Resources How many unique web pages are required to be maintained on the SRP GIS Web? Currently, there are fifteen (15) unique web pages that are required to be maintained on the SRP GIS Web.

PWS 5.6 SRP Information Technology (IT) Enterprise Support. 'contractor shall respond to user requirements and changes to those requirements arising in the development and configuration process'

What is the expected level of effort to support this task: databases managed, layers, installations supported, etc.

This refers to changes required for existing applications, which are expected to be minimal.

PWS 5.6.3 SRP IT Enterprise Accreditation and Portfolio Management….'provide support for Army G6 initiatives and Army cyber security Information Assurance programs'

Are there any applications or tools that are currently not authorized to operate within the SRP Program None that we're aware of

PWS 5.6.3 SRP IT Enterprise Accreditation and Portfolio Management...'The contractor shall develop and provide SRP IT updates, briefs, and plans for SRP program offices'

How many briefs are expected each year? How many SRP Program offices are supported by this effort? estimate ~12 briefs per year for 3 SRP Program Offices.

PWS 5.6.4 SRP IT Enterprise Application Management….'The contractor shall maintain a central web portal for the SRP that provides secure access to information, applications, and training for functional areas within SRP'

It is assumed this web portal currently exists, can the Government provide a description of the current framework and authorization status for the web portal?

SRPWeb Portal is built on a SharePoint framework, customized to meet SRP specific needs. It has an Authority To Operate which expires in Mar 2024.

PWS 5.6.5 SRP IT Enterprise Operation… 'The contractor shall ensure the consolidation of Hardware (HW), Software (SW), and servers are in line with the Army Data Center Consolidation Plan (ADCCP).'

How many hardware and software items or applications are expected to be included in the consolidation efforts? What is the current status of consolidation efforts?

Consolidation has been done.

PWS 5.6.5 SRP IT Enterprise Operation...'The contractor shall coordinate with system POCs to ensure appropriate replacement of HW and SW is programmed and executed.'

Approximately how often is hardware expected to be updated? What are the sourcing mechanisms for hardware currently? Is the contractor expected to source hardware utilizing Other Direct Costs or will the Government manage the procurement of necessary HW?

Since SRPP was migrated to the Azure cloud, Hardware update it the responsibility of cARMY

69 PWS 5.6.5 SRP IT Enterprise Operation How often is software updated? What are the sourcing mechanisms for SW currently? Software is updated when necessary to meet STIG requirements. CHESS is the primary sourcing mechanism for COTS.

PWS 5.6.5 SRP IT Enterprise Operation… 'The contractor shall coordinate all Configuration Management processes, and ensure system changes comply with Army directives/ guidance and provide IT support for system interfaces.'

Does the Government have an established Configuration Management (CM) System? SRPP has an existing CM Plan. Currently use TFS for configuation management system.

71 PWS 5.6.5 SRP IT Enterprise Operation Will the contractor be expected to stand up a CM system if one is not in place? What is the estimated size of the CM system?

Estimated lines of code is ~224K

PWS 5.6.5 SRP IT Enterprise Operation… 'The contractor shall review system interface agreements and service level agreements to ensure that the best interests of SRP Lead Agent are considered prior to interface implementation.'

How many interface agreements are currently in place? 5 Interface agreements are currently in place

PWS 5.6.5 SRP IT Enterprise Operation… 'The contractor shall install software and applicable databases onto the appropriate computer(s) operating systems, create and configure databases (for a data warehousing application), and use import utilities to populate databases.'

How many databases are currently being maintained? How many databases are expected to be managed during the performance?

6 databases currently; possibly 7 during performance

PWS 5.6.6 Maintain Existing SRP IT Enterprise Functionality… 'The contractor shall provide for the support, maintenance and upkeep of the SRPWeb Portal & Portfolio of Applications, Private site hosting environment, and Centralized Help Desk.'

How many applications does the portfolio of applications include? Is the contractor expected to provide private site hosting? What is the level of support effort required for the Centralized Help Desk: number of request tickets per day, number of calls per day, number of unique requests? Does the Government have metrics related to the volume of support required by the Centralized Help Desk and nature of support required?

6 web-based applications and a suite of 9 ArcGIS Pro desktop addin applications; no private site hosting;

metrics for HelpDesk support can be provided

75 PWS 5.20 ITAM Integrated Training Area Management (ITAM). Much of this section contains implied tasks. Will the Government provide "shall statements" to better codify the requirements?

The "shall" statements are in 5.20.1.1 - 5.20.1.5

76 PWS 5.20.1.5 TRI What are the Contractor's requirements for this task? See Sections 5.21 and 5.21.1 77 PWS 5.22.2 (LRAM Planning Process) What are the Contractor's requirements for this task? See Sections 5.22.3 - 5.22.4

78 PWS 5.26.2 ITAM SRP GIS Support The Contractor shall provide maps and analysis.... Should this read "distribute" maps and analysis....? No. SRP GIS Support contractors regularly create and provide said maps for training land decisions, LRAM projects, and ITAM planning activities

79 PWS 5.28 (CTC) What are the Contractor's requirements for this task? No Requirement - 5.28 is a description of the Combat Training Center program only.

80 PWS 5.28 CTC Combat Training Center (CTC). What is the contractor requirement? No Requirement - 5.28 is a description of the Combat Training Center program only.

81 PWS 5.29 (LTP) What are the Contractor's requirements for this task? No Requirement - 5.29 is a description of the Combat Training Center Leader Training Programs only.

Contractor requirements are identified in sub paragraphs 5.29.1 - 5.29.9.

PWS 5.38.6 (TADSS Coordination and Integration) What are the Contractor's requirements for this task? The contractor shall prepare to assume full responsibility for all areas of operation in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract and resulting task orders. The contractor shall take all actions necessary for a smooth transition of the contracted operations. The phase-in period shall be up to a maximum of thirty

(30) calendar days in duration (periods will be established in individual task orders).

83 PWS 5.38.6 TADSS Coordination and Integration TADSS Coordination and Integration. Will the Government supply a "Contractor will.... Requirement statement?

See 1.2 1.3 1.4 in PWS

Attachment 2 Solicitation J DD Form 254 Does the Government want us to provide a DD 254 with blocks 6 a- c and 7 a-c filled in with our bid response? If so can the Government provide a DD 254 that we can fill the blocks in with? If required should we include it in Volume VII or as a separate document?

The Government has provided a DD254 for your completion as Attachment 2.

Solicitation Section L.4. (Volume II: Factor 2 – Technical Approach) The Technical Approach shall be prepared in a form consistent with the Performance Work Statement and the evaluation criteria in Section M of this solicitation. ... The Small Business Offeror shall provide their technical approach to successfully perform the contract requirements for one or both tasking areas (Sustainable Range Program and/or LVCIA Support), to include all sub tasking areas specified in the MAIDIQ PWS Section 5. The Offeror shall address, as specifically as possible, the actual methodology it will use for accomplishing these PWS task requirements. If there are risks in the Offeror’s proposed technical approach, the Offeror shall identify the risks and provide their plan to mitigate the identified risks

1. Will Small Business Offerors who propose to both tasking areas be evaluated more favorably than those who only propose to perform under one tasking area?

2. After award, will Small Business Offerors be allowed to pursue Task Orders that fall outside of the one (or two) tasking areas they responded to at the MAIDIQ level?

3. Request the RFP instructions be amended to clarify these two points.

1. There is no preference for small businesses that proposed to more than one tasking area.

2. If the small business has proposed to the other 3 tasking areas and awarded an IDIQ, they may pursue task orders under those tasking areas.

3. See Section L.4 provides this information.

Solicitation Section L.2.2 (c ) Proposal Format Bullet 5 talks about SF33 as part of the cover letter. Should we reference the SF 33 only since the SF 33 is required in Volume VII General Tab B or are we to insert the SF 33 in our cover letter as well?

Please insert the SF33 in Volume VII General Tab B.

Solicitation Section L.2.2 Proposal Format Bullet (a) of L.2.2 states "Offerors shall submit an original and copies of its proposal…." according to the table in section L.2.1 we are only submitting 1 copy. Please confirm that we are not providing any copies.

No copies are required.

Solicitation L.4 (Volume II: Factor 2 - Technical Approach) Solicitation section L.4 requires offerors to provide their technical approach to all tasks and subtasks.

The page limitation of 35 pages in Section L.2 is insufficient to allow offerors to provide their full technical approach, which increases the risk that capable companies could be disqualified. Will the Govt adjust the page count for Vol II to 50 pages?

The Page limit remains at 35.

Solicitation L.4 ( Volume II: Factor 2 - Technical Approach)… Section L.4 (Vol II Technical Approach) states "The Small Business Offeror shall provide their technical approach to successfully perform the contract requirements for one or both tasking areas (Sustainable Range Program and/or LVCIA Support), to include all sub tasking areas specified in the MAIDIQ PWS Section 5."

Please explain how the Government will evaluate those companies which bid one tasking area vs those who bid two tasking areas. Also, please explain the limitations on SBs to compete across all 5 task areas (if any).

Each tasking area will be evaluated independently so offerors that bid two tasking areas are not given a higher "priority" than an offeror that bids only one. The Government realizes that offerors may not have the expertise in more than one tasking area. There are no limitations on SBs to compete across all 5 tasking areas.

Solicitation L.4 (Volume II: Factor 2 - Technical Approach) & Section L.1.5 Section L.4 of the solicitation indicates "If there are risks in the Offeror’s proposed technical approach, the Offeror shall identify the risks and provide their plan to mitigate the identified risks. Section L.1.5 indicates "Proposals shall clearly and convincingly demonstrate that the Offeror has a thorough understanding of the entire requirement and associated risks, has the resources necessary to meet the requirement, and a valid and practical solution for the requirement "

To clarify, is the offeror to describe known risks and their proposed mitigation approach to these risks in Volume II, or are they to identify risks in their management approach in Volume I?

In accordance with the Instructions to Offerors L.4 Volume II: Factor 2 - Technical Approach: "If there are risks in the Offeror’s proposed technical approach, the Offeror shall identify the risks and provide their plan to mitigate the identified risks."

Solicitation L.7.3… Section L.7.3 of the solicitation requires:

"For each identified effort for a commercial customer, the offeror shall also submit a client authorization letter, authorizing release to the Government of requested information on the Offeror's performance."

Are state and local Government entities considered a "commercial customer" for the purposes of this requirement?

That is correct. State and local government entities may be considered a "commercial customer'.

Solicitation L.7.4 Section L.7.4 of the solicitation requires relevant past performance documentation that is within three years of the proposal due date. Which date does the three year restriction apply to - the award date or the completion date? This is important in instances where a contract might have been awarded more than 3 years ago, but was a multi-year contract/had option years that were executed within the last three years.

Past performance within 3 years refers to work that is being performed within the last 3 years regardless of when the award was made.

Solicitation L.7.4 Section L.7.4 of the solicitation requires relevant past performance documentation that is within three years of the proposal due date. Is the offeror allowed to list one IDIQ contract, or must they provide past performance at the task order level?

Past performance documentation should include relevant work performed. If the IDIQ is relevant, then the offeror may list the IDIQ. However, in order to obtain performance information, the task order level would provide more comprehensive information on performance.

Solicitation Section L.8.6. Price Workbook The Offeror shall complete Attachment 7 - Cost-Pricing Workbook provided with this solicitation (to include all Worksheets within the Workbook) to submit labor categories for the entire period of performance. Offerors may not alter pre-existing formulas within the workbook except as noted in the instructions.

Request the Government either 1) remove this requirement, or 2) provide the list of Labor Categories (and specific site locations) for offerors to price.

Labor rates are highly sensitive to locality, and providing ceiling rates without locality presents very high risk for the offerors. Recommend the Government provide specific locations for its proposed pricing.

On past versions of the TSS / TSS-E solicitation, the Government has provided a standard list of labor categories to price. We recommend removing the overall list of LCATS or, if the Government believes this is an important component of the IDIQ, then we recommend the Government issue standard LCATS for all offerors to utilize. This at least gives the Government an "apples to apples" comparison between offerors

1. No

2. No

Solicitation Section L.8.6. Price Workbook The Offeror shall complete Attachment 7 - Cost-Pricing Workbook provided with this solicitation (to include all Worksheets within the Workbook) to submit labor categories for the entire period of performance. Offerors may not alter pre-existing formulas within the workbook except as noted in the instructions.

If the Government intends to require "ceiling rates" across multiple labor categories, request they also provide a method for adjusting those rates to account for significant changes in local labor markets, inflation, recession, or other impacts to employee compensation that are not known at the present time.

The majority of the labor rates are subject to wage determinations and will be adjusted accordingly. Those labor rates that are not may be adjusted throughout the period of the MAIDIQ if needed.

Section L.8.6. Section L.8.6. states “Narratives regarding the Cost/Price Volume may be submitted in MS Word 2007 or higher format” in order to preserve formatting integrity, will the Government consider accepting a Pdf for the Narrative?

Narratives may be submitted as a .pdf.

Solicitation Section L.8.11.1 TAB A- Contractor Pricing for

MAIDIQ.

The offeror’s proposal shall be for a five year ordering period.

The Offeror is required to complete the attached Cost-Pricing Workbook (Attachment 7). In addition, the Offeror shall provide a basis of estimate (BOE) along with supporting documentation for the base labor rate and the indirect rates including the buildup to the fully burdened rates.

We do not understand the Government's intent when it asked for a Basis of Estimate (BOE) at the MAIDIQ level. The BOE is normally conducted at the Task Order level to determine the correct amount of hours and labor categories required to accomplish the tasks on that Task Order. Our BOE at the IDIQ level would have to make several assumptions about winning a percentage of task orders. This information is not currently available in the published documents. Recommend the Government provide standardized labor categories, with locations, and with expected hours, in order to allow offerors to bid reasonable rates.

Section L.8.11.1 revised. The original purpose was for each Offeror to provide the build-up of fully burdened labor rates along with a BOE for the base labor and indirect rates. The Government agrees that a list of labor categories should have been provided in the workbook IF we want to have not to exceed labor rates negotiated into the basis contract for which all contractors will use those rates as a not to exceed rate for pricing future TOs. However, there will not be any cost type CLINs requiring labor.

Solicitation Section M.8 (Vol I MAIDIX evaluation factors) Section M.8 of the solicitation indicates the Government will evaluate each resume for the contract manager and alternate contract manager as it relates to the TSS-E objectives. If the Offeror identifies other key personnel positions and provides resumes, will those resumes also be evaluated and rated?

Only those resumes requested by the Government and indicated as key will be evaluated and rated.

Solicitation Section M.8 (Volume I: Factor 1 - MAIDIQ…) Section M.8 of the solicitation contains the following sentence:

"Resumes indicating historical experience within the appropriate tasking area, while clearly demonstrates the ability to effectively lead and manage the TSS-E TO based on previous experience, proven skill to invoke positive change and process improvements, will be rated more favorably."

Will the Government re-word to clarify intent? The Government encourages all offerors to review Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award which identifies all the significant factors and any significant subfactors that will be considered in awarding the contract and their relative importance. Section M.8 states the Staffing, Recruitment, Retention Plan and Management Approach factors being evaluated, the adjectival ratings and description, and insight into how the evaluation occur.

Solicitation Section M.9 (Volume 2 Evaluation Factors) How will a small business proposing on both sub tasking areas be evaluated against a small business that proposes on only one?

The Government encourages all offerors to review section M.5 "Basis for Award" to gain understanding of the stated source selection process and relative order of importance. As stated in M.5.1, "The source selection process for TSS-E will be a Best Value, Subjective Tradeoff. The Source Selection Authority’s (SSA’s) award decision will be based on the SSA’s independent judgement of which proposals are the most advantageous to the Government. The award decision will be based on a comparative assessment of proposals against the source selection criteria (Sections L&M of the solicitation. "

Section K Clause 52.204-8 Around March 31, 2022 the Small Business Administration (SBA) increased the size standard for NAICS 541990 to $17M However, Section K Clause 52.204-8 in the RFP states the size standard as the outdated $16.5M. Would the Government consider updating Clause 52.204-8 to reflect the updated size standard of $17M for NAICS 541990?

The clause has been updated.

Section L.2.2.2(a) & Section L2.2.1 & Section L.2.2.(b) Section L.2.2.(a) states “Offerors shall submit an original and copies of its proposal in the formats and quantities identified herein.” The table in Section L.2.1. directs one (1) copy for each Volume. Given that the proposal will be submitted electronically in accordance with Section L.2.2.(b), does the Government require Offerors submit the original (e.g., MS Word) document AND a Read Only copy (e.g., Pdf)?

L.2.2 (a) changed to "Offerors shall submit only an original of its proposal in the formats identified herein."

Section L.2.2. (c)(5) & Section L.9.2. Section L.2.2. (c)(5) directs Offerors to submit the completed and signed SF33 with its’ Cover Letter.

Section L.9.2. directs Offerors to provide the completed and signed SF33 with Volume VII. Is it the Government’s intention to receive the same attachment with both Proposal documents (Cover Letter and Volume VII)?

Please insert the SF33 in Volume VII General Tab B.

Section L.4. Section L.4. states "The Small Business Offeror shall provide their technical approach to successfully perform the contract requirements for one or both tasking areas (Sustainable Range Program and/or LVCIA Support), to include all subtasking areas specified in the MAIDIQ PWS Section 5." In the same section the Unrestricted Offeror is directed to propose against all 5 tasking areas, "Mission Training Complex and LVC-IA Support" being one of those task areas. Can the Government please clarify which PWS sections are required as part of the Small Business required LVC-IA Support area? Specifically, are any Section 5 tasks aside from PWS 5.35 LVC-IA support required to demonstrate performance in LVC-IA? If so, please identify which are required.

Please refer to Section 1.4 Scope. All 5 tasking areas have been revised to include the appropriate subtasking areas.

105 Attachment 7 Can the government please confirm that the entries in the "Basic IDIQ" tab of Attachment 7 will be used to establish the Offeror's IDIQ Ceiling?

The MAIDIQ ceiling is $610M and will not be delineated with each offeror's IDIQ.

106 Attachment 7 Can the government please provide guidance on what level of effort Offerors should utilize to build the ceiling amounts at the IDIQ Level?

The MAIDIQ ceiling is $610M and will not be delineated with each offeror's IDIQ.

Section M.13.2 Total Evaluated Price (TEP) TO#1 or TO#2 Section M.13.2 references Attachment 7, as this is in reference to evaluating the TO pricing should this reference Attachment 4.3 (Unrestricted) and Attachment 5.3 (Small Business)?

Section M.13.2 updated to "The Total Evaluated Price (TEP) will consist of TO #1 or TO #2. This will be developed by adding the proposed CLIN prices made by the Government utilizing the Cost/Price WorkbookPricing Worksheets – Attachments 4.3 and/or 5.3 7. "

Solicitation Section M.13.5 Section M.13.5 is called Volume VII: General. Shouldn't this section be labeled M.14: General? If so can the Government please make the change and also change the sub bullets to reflect M.14.1 - M.14.6?

Section M.13.5 Volume VII- General remains unchanged.

L.6.7.1. Offerors shall provide evidence of compliance with the requirements of FAR clause 52.219-9, entitled “Small Business Subcontracting Plan,” for the past three (3) calendar years, from the release date of this solicitation, under no more than five (5) separate relevant Federal Government contracts.

Relevancy is defined as efforts of the same scope of the PWS/SOW/Specification associated with this RFP.

Could a prime offeror confirm compliance with FAR clause 52-219-9 if they have a MAC IDIQ that requires a subcontracting plan, but they do not have a task order against the MAC IDIQ contract? If the prime offeror cannot provide evidence of complaince with FAR clause 52-219-9, could the prime offeror still submit a bid and not be thrown out on compliance?

A subcontracting plan is required for all Large Businesses regardless of task order award.

Attachment 7 (as related to Attachment 5.3) Will the Government please confirm that Attachment 7, "Cost Pricing Workbook" is not used for the Total Evaluated Price comparisons among Offerors, except to the extent to confirm that the Total Evaluated Price shown in Attachment 5.3, "Small Business Pricing Workbook", is based on the build-up provided in this Attachment 7?

Attachment 7 is to be utilized to provide the labor categories that the offeror anticipates utilizing throughout the period of performance. This workbook contains many yellow highlighted areas in the various worksheets (labor descriptions, indirect rates, labor rate buildup). This workbook provides the Government with the listing of labor categories and their associated rates. Attachments 4.3 and 5.3 are to be used to price the task order CLINs. It will not be used as a comparison among Offerors.

Refs. L.2.2 Proposal Format, “(b) Digital copies shall be provided in Microsoft Word 2007 or newer, PowerPoint, .pdf and/or Excel, in Times New Roman 12 pt font…”, and “(i) …Letter size and spacing requirements for illustrations and tables can be at the discretion of the Offeror but must be easily readable…”

Times New Roman is effectively a text font. For the sake of “easy readability” and simplicity, would it be acceptable to produce illustrations for this proposal in a sans-serif font (e.g., Arial)?

No

RFP B.4: Multiple Award Minimums This section details that, "Task orders will be issued against the contracts under the fair opportunity procedures specified in FAR 16.505." Will awardees in the Small Business Lot be given the opportunity to bid on task orders in the Unrestricted Lot?

Yes, contract holders in the Small Business Lot will be given an opportunity to bid at the same time as the Unrestricted contract holders.

RFP B.1.2 Material Burden B.1.2 states that the proposed offeror handling fee rate will become the fee rate for the contract and shall not be changed over the life of the contract. Please clarify as material handling rates/burden are variable rates not fee.

Each Offeror is requested to propose their mark up for handling materials which will become the set rate of markup for the life of the contract.

RFP L.1.3: Proposal Preparation Instructions Given the volume of questions and their importance to our proposal response, would the Government please provide a proposal due date extention of a minimum two (2) weeks AFTER answers are posted?

The Government will adjust the due dates as needed.

RFP L.2 Proposal Preparation Instructions Please provide details on whether the Offeror should submit their proposal(s) - in separate files for each Volume, including Cover Letter, Technical, and Price files for TO#1 or TO#2 - or one file for Volumes I, II, III, IV, V, VII, and a separate files for Volume VI and TO#1 or TO#2 Pricing. Please provide file naming conventions if/as appropriate.

File naming conventions for the Task orders are included in the RTOPs Section 2.11. The same format may be used for the volumes - VOL XX_COMPANY NAME.pdf.

116 RFP L.2.1 Please confirm that for Volume III, an Offeror for Lot 1 should respond to TO#1 only and an Offeror for Lot 2 should respond to TO#2 only.

An offeror may respond to either or both TO#1 and TO#2 if they are small business.

RFP L.2.1: Proposal Preparation Instructions The Past Performance Volume is restricted to 15 pages. Consent Letters and Client Authorization letters would be one page each.