RFP_Att-4-Question-Comment-Form_Responses Final.pdf

Attachment 4: Question and Comment Form Foreign Affairs Counter-Terrorism Training- W900KK-26-R-A008

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ONE QUESTION ONLY PER SHEET.

Date: 3/25/2026

Document Name/Number/Revision No.: Solicitation

Document Date: 3/23/2026

Reference Section/Paragraph: Instructions to Offerors 1.3

Question/Comment:

Where would the government prefer offerors state the 270 calendar day validity period? The instruction is to "insert the validity date in Block 12 of the SF 33." However, the solicitation uses an SF 1449, not an SF 33.

Response:

Validity Period should be included proposal submittal.

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Reference Section/Paragraph: Instructions to Offerors 4.2 and 4.3

Please clarify what the offeror should upload to DoD SAFE as the (1) Original, (1) Copy, and (2) Electronic Submissions. Table 1 appears to require four versions of each Factor/ Volume, but it is unclear what would be considered the Original vs the Copy vs the Electronic Submission. For example, for Factor 1 - Technical, Table 1 indicates offerors should submit (1) Original, (1) Copy, and (2) Electronic Submissions for a total of four versions. Paragraph 4.2 states each Volume "shall be MS Office 2013 compatible with a locked Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) version." This is two versions. The footnote to Table 1 states the (2) Electronic Submissions "= Microsoft Office 2013 compatible format." This appears to indicate there are two further MS Word versions of Factor 1 to be submitted.

All submissions shall be submitted in Adobe Acrobat Electronic Format compatible with Microsoft Office 2013 and shall include (1) Original and (1) Copy for each Volume.

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Reference Section/Paragraph: Instructions to Offerors 4.5.3.c

The instruction for the list of Survey Recipients is for offerors to include it as "Appendix A to the Management Volume." There is no Management Volume. Could offerors provide the list of Survey Recipients in Section 3 - Performance Risk Assessment Survey of the Past Performance Volume? Otherwise, should the list of Survey Recipients be submitted as an Appendix to the Past Performance Volume or the Administrative Volume?

List of Survey Recipients shall be submitted as an Appendix to the Past performance Volume.

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Reference Section/Paragraph: Instructions to Offerors 4.6.1

The instruction states, "The Offeror shall provide a completed Section B Supplies or Services." The Solicitation does not identify a Section B. Should offerors consider the two tables provided under Section 2. Range Pricing on pages 3 - 7 of the solicitation as Section B?

Response:

Instructions have been revised to remove the requirement for a completed Section B Supplies or Services. Section 2 Range Pricing on pages 3-7 of the Solicitation applies.

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Reference Section/Paragraph: Instructions to Offerors 4.6.4

Please clarify how offerors should use Attachment 9 for pricing a Sample Task Order.

Attachment 9 Pricing Workbook is set up for total contract pricing. Should offerors prepare two Pricing Workbooks, one for total contract pricing and one for the Sample Task Order?

Response:

Removed reference to the sample Task Order. The Contractor shall include ladder pricing.

The pricing workbook will include total pricing .

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Reference Section/Paragraph: Instructions to Offerors 4.7.1

Please update instructions for Section 4.7.1 Certification and Representations. The current solicitation does not delineate the identified Sections for offerors to complete and sign: Section A - Standard Form 33, Section G - Contract Administration Data, and Section K - Representations, Certifications.

This is a commercial solicitation therefore Sections are not identified , however, all offerors are required to complete and sign the Representation and Certifications.

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Reference Section/Paragraph: Instructions to Offerors 4.7.3

At the conclusion of the requirements regarding the Statement of Acceptance of all RFP Terms and Conditions is the following instruction: "As part of this letter, an authorized official shall sign certifying the following: 1. Regardless of the involvement in evaluations, all requirements of the Base and TO PWS's will be met." Given that there is no "letter" and this would require a signature in the middle of a Word document, is this requirement applicable?

This requirement is not applicable.

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Document Name/Number/Revision No.: Att 9 - Pricing Workbook

Reference Section/Paragraph: all

Please update the Pricing Workbook to align the Instructions with the tabs provided.

The Instructions references tabs that are not provided and mis-names some tabs. The Instruction Steps reference tabs that are not in the workbook: Step #3: 2 - Unburden Labor Rates; Step #4: 3 - Indirect Rates; Step #5: 4 - Labor Rate Buildup; Step #7: 6 - Cost Breakdown (however, tab 3-Total Pricing references Step #7); Step #8: 7 - Sample Task Order. Additionally, Step #9 references 8 - Non-Consumable Materials, but the tab is numbered 4 - Non-Consumable Materials. Step #2 references tab 8 - Total Contract Price, which does not exist.

Response:

The Instruction Steps are revised to delete Step #3 Unburden Labor Rates, Step #4 Indirect Rates, Step #5 Labor Rate Buildup, Step #7 Cost Breakdown, Step 8 Sample Task Order, and Step #9 Non-Consumable Materials.

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Document Name/Number/Revision No.: Att 3 - Tech Factor Comp Matrix

Document Date: 9 September 2020

Reference Section/Paragraph: all

There are no requirements/instructions in the solicitation regarding Attachment 3 RFP Technical Factor Compliance Matrix. Please explain the purpose of this attachment.

The Technical Factor Compliance Matrix maps every requirement in the solicitation to the proposal response. It documents where in the proposal each requirement was addressed.

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Reference Section/Paragraph: Proposal Evaluation - Basis for Award 3.1 and 3.3

Technical Subfactors 1.1 and 1.2 in the Evaluation Approach sections are the reverse of how they are identified in Instructions to Offerors.

Response:

Instructions to Offerors is revised to identify Technical Subfactors 1.1 and 1.2 as identified in the Evaluation Approach.

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Reference Section/Paragraph: Instructions to Offerors 4.4.1.5 & Evaluation 3.3.2.5

The CULEX scenario in the Instructions to Offerors statues "assume 25 participants."

The same requirement in the Evaluation Criteria states "assume 30 participants."

Please confirm whether the offeror should consider 25 or 30 participants.

Response:

In accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS) Section 1.3 Operations, “The contractor shall provide the required facilities and support capable of training up to 30 students and support up to 14 FACT-E courser per year. Conflicts will be corrected.

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Reference Section/Paragraph: Instructions to Offerors 4.2, 4.5, 4.6

Responses to the requirements for Vol III Past Performance and Vol III Price require a mix of Word and Excel documents. In accordance with the Format instruction to provide files in both the native MS Office formats and a PDF, each volume will be submitted as a collection of Word and Excel files plus a PDF file that consolidates all of these files. Please confirm whether this is the government's intent.

All files shall be submitted in both the MS Office formats and a PDF. Each Volume will be Submitted as a collection of Word and Excel files as well as a corresponding PDF file.

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Reference Section/Paragraph: Instructions to Offerors 4.6.3 and Proposal Adequacy Checklist

Price Volume General Instructions state, "In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.402 and 15.403-1, certified cost or pricing data are not required based on the fact that adequate competition is expected for this procurement." The Proposal Adequacy Checklist (DFARS 252.215-7009) on pages 74 - 79 of the solicitation, therefore, does not apply. Per DFARS

215.408 "(4) When the solicitation requires the submission of certified cost or pricing data, the contracting officer should include 252.215-7009, Proposal Adequacy Checklist, in the solicitation to facilitate submission of a thorough, accurate, and complete proposal." Please explain the purpose of the Proposal Adequacy Checklist in the solicitation.

The requirement for the Proposal Adequacy Checklist is hereby deleted.

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Reference Section/Paragraph: Instructions to Offerors 2.1

The DOD SAFE website states "DOD SAFE is NOT to be used for contract solicitation or proposal submission." Would the government consider using email or the PIEE portal, both of which offer more convenient access for the government and offerors?

DoD SAFE will be used for proposal submittals in response to this solicitation.

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Reference Section/Paragraph: Instructions to Offerors 2.1

To Drop Off documents on DOD SAFE, guest users need to Request a Drop Off prior to the due date. Please provide instructions regarding how offerors are to Request a Drop Off and how they are to submit files via

DOD SAFE.

DoD SAFE will be used for proposal submittals in response to this solicitation.

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Reference Section/Paragraph: Instructions to Offerors 2.1 and Att 8 - Proposal Receipt Form

Please provide instructions for the Proposal Receipt Form. Is this to be submitted as an additional document with the proposal?

The Proposal Receipt Form shall be submitted with the proposal.

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Reference Section/Paragraph: n/a

Given the complexity of the proposal requirements, the limited time to respond, and the number of questions regarding clarification, would the government consider a due date extension of 30 days from the date questions are answered?

There will be no extensions to the proposal due date.

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Document Name/Number/Revision No.: Att 6 - Performance Risk Assessment Survey

Document Date: 9 September 2020

Reference Section/Paragraph: PART VI

The Return Information on the Performance Risk Assessment Survey states to return the survey to john.m.ebanks.civ@mail.mil. Instructions to Offeror 4.5.3 states to return the surveys to donna.m.raimondi.civ@army.mil. Please confirm to whom the Surveys should be returned.

Response:

Surveys should be returned to donna.m.raimondi.civ@army.mil.

mailto:john.m.ebanks.civ@mail.mil mailto:donna.m.raimondi.civ@army.mil mailto:donna.m.raimondi.civ@army.mil

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Reference Section/Paragraph: Instructions to Offeror 4.5.3.a

The offeror is instructed to email the Performance Risk Assessment Questionnaire "to both the Government contracting activity and technical representative responsible f." Is the government's intention to receive two completed Questionnaires per contract? For a total of 10 Surveys for the Prime offerors contracts alone.

Response:

Removed reference to current contract. Questionnaire for any relevant contractual effort within past five years. The contractor shall provide any relevant CPARs writeups for like efforts.

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Reference Section/Paragraph: Instructions to Offeror 4.5.3

Since the Performance Risk Assessment Questionnaire addresses the same information provided in a CPAR, would the government accept the most recent CPAR in lieu of the Questionnaire for contracts for which the offeror has received a CPAR?

Response:

The Contractor shall provide questionnaire and CPARs for any relevant contractual effort within last 5 years.