EDIF-IE_RFP_Clarifications_Amend0004.xlsx
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| EDIF-IE Request for Clarification | ||||
| PWS Section | Question/ Comment | Answer | Incorporation in the PWS | |
| 1 | Question 19: EDIF-IE_RFP_Attachment_11_Cost_Price_Workbook. "Task Order 0003 - Sample Project Task" worksheet. | The cost price workbook, Instructions Tab, TO 0003 Pricing Item 1 indicates "The TO will include a base year and 4 option years." The TO 0003 Sample Project tab indicates a POP of only 9 months. Can the government please clarify how the Sample Project Task should be priced? | Please see Q&A Amendment 0003, question 15. The cost price workbook was updated to correct the instructions for Task Order three. | |
| 2 | Question #20TCP | Requirement: The Offeror shall submit a Total Compensation Plan in accordance with Clause 52.222-46 - Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees, the Offeror and its Subcontractors or other firms within its JV structure shall provide a copy of its Professional Compensation Plan for those professional services (as defined by 29 C.F.R. § 541) to be utilized under this contract. The Total Compensation Plan shall include details regarding the prime contractor and major subcontractors, as applicable. Question: Since most offerors TCPs contain company proprietary information, would the Government allow for the TCPs to be submitted as part of the Offeror and Major Subcontractor sealed packages? | Yes, and please follow the instructions in Amendment 0003, in particular Section L.2.14. | |
| 3 | Q&A#: 42, 47, 108 | Q&A #: 42, 47, 108 talk to the file limitations being 8 MB. Volumes 2 and 6 require JV Agreements, Teaming Agreements (TA), Letters of Consent and Letters of Commitment. Which if inserted as images the files size well exceeds the 8 MB limitation. Would the Government allow for us to reference in our volume to see a separate file and provide a PDF files for the following: all the TA , JV Agreements, Letters of Commitment, Letter of Consent, DCMA/DCAA documents (total of 5 PDF files) for Volumes 2, 5 and 6 in order to reduce the file size of the volume? | Yes, The control copy of the proposal does not need to be one continuous PDF file. There should be no need to insert another PDF into a new PDF as an Image. Items can be submitted in PDF format as needed but must be annotated correct, easily identified and searchable. | |
| 4 | Q&A#: 42, 47, 108 | Q&A #: 42, 47, 108 talks to the file limitations being 8 MB. If we insert "images" of our PDF documents they are not searchable which is a requirement by Section L.2.5. However, if we insert PDFs into the files for the JV Agreements, Teaming Agreements, Consent Letters and Letters of Commitment in Volume 2 and 6 we will not be able to have headers and footer on those pages which is a requirement. Will the Government allow for these agreements be submitted as separate PDF files for the specific volumes? | Yes. They are not counted against the page count of the applicable volume. Please the answer to question 3 above. | |
| 5 | Q&A#: 42, 47, 108 | Q&A #: 42, 47, 108 talks to the file limitations being 8 MB. If we are required to insert PDFs into the files for the JV Agreements, Teaming Agreements, Consent Letters and Letters of Commitment in Volume 2 and 6 we will not be able to have headers and footer on those pages. Will the government allow for these agreements be submitted as separate PDF files for the specific volumes? | Yes, please see question 3 and 4 above. | |
| 6 | Q&A# 104; RFP Conformed L.4.3.4 - Section 4 (paragraph 2, third sentence) | Is a Letter of Intent or Letters of Commitment excluded from page count. Per Amendment 0003 Q&A 104 is a Letter of Intent or Letter of Commitment required for a JV? | Yes. Please see section L.2.7 of the solicitation. | |
| 7 | L.4.4 Page 82 paragraph 5: Any proprietary information submitted separately for (Deleted Language Amend0003) |
Subcontractors shall be furnished in the same format, level of detail, and submission due date/time as prescribed for the prime Offeror.
L.4.4.8 The Subcontractor shall submit their Cost/Price workbook showing the build-up of the loaded labor rates separately via SAFE as described in L.1.1 and label their volume as Cost/Price Volume IV and the prime Contractors name. The Subcontractor shall submit the same workbook and associated cost information as the prime Contractor and
| shall conform to the same requirements listed in this solicitation. | If our subcontractors do not have proprietary data, can those subcontractors be included in the Offeror’s/Prime’s Volume | |||
| V – Cost Price volume? | Yes, the subcontractor information can be submitted separately or with the Primes information. However in either situation, the subcontractor's information must follow the same submission instructions as indicated L.2.14, Amendment 0003. | |||
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Vol IV past performance. In amendment 3 - page count was revised to - 1 page for TOC, 1 page for Exec Summary and 3 pages each for up to 4 pp (total 14 pages). Since the original instructions said that TOC, acronyms, cover, etc., are outside of page count - but the TOC for Vol IV now has a page restriction - please verify the following.
- Are we supposed to have a cover page - please confirm that it is still required and outside of page count.
we would like to have an acronym table; please confirm that it is still allowed and outside of page count. Yes, the Table of Contents, Acronym table and executive summary are excluded from the page count. Solicitation section L.2.6 and L.4.3 have been revised to clarify what is included in the page count.
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