Government_Responses_as_of_27_March_2018.docx

1. Reference: Pg. 44, Section J, Exhibits and Attachments dated 23-Feb-2018 Question: Is the Government going to provide Exhibits and Attachments dated 23-Feb-2018 (including 114 pg. Exhibit AG PWS) prior to the RFP release? Providing the update earlier rather than later allows industry to develop a more comprehensive approach to the WSMR RFP, especially in light of the 30 day response time.

RESPONSE: The Government will post the PWS prior to solicitation.

2. Reference: Pg. 62, Section L.III.3.C, Volume II Tab E, Executive Summary – language excluding the Executive Summary from page count was removed and five pages were added to the total page count for Volume II.

Question: Will the Government please confirm the Executive Summary is now included in the page count?

RESPONSE: The Government included the Executive Summary in the 135 Page Count.

3. Reference: Pg. 62, Section L.III.3.C, Volume II, Tab F2, Subfactor 2, states “Presentation slides that accompany this oral demonstration shall be included in Volume II, Mission Capability Question: Will the Government please confirm Offerors shall place the presentation slides in the proposal within Tab F2?

RESPONSE: The Government confirms that Offerors shall provide presentation slides with the proposal required under Tab F2.

4. Reference: Pg. 63, Section L.III.C.3 Tab F3, Subfactor 3 stops at PWS element C.5.10. However, the PWS includes Center for Countermeasures (CCM) Support at C.5.11. Further, Section B CLINs X007 references MSS IAW attached PWS Section C.5.11.

Question: Will the Government pleases revise the Section L reference to include PWS element C.5.11 in line with the rest of the RFP?

RESPONSE: The Government will revise Section L to include all applicable PWS sections.

5. Reference: P. 63, Section L.III.C.3 Tab F2.a states, “A computer, projector, internet connectivity, and screen are provided for demonstration use.”

Question: Will the Government please provide two computers and two screens configured one screen per computer for effective demonstration purposes?

RESPONSE: The Government will provide a single computer with internet connectivity, a projector, and screen for demonstration use.

6. Reference: Pg. 73, Section M Factor 1 Mission Capability; Subfactor 3. Recruitment and retention of Technical Expertise only allows for evaluation of responses between PWS elements C.5.3 through C.5.3.4 and Exhibit AC, CBA.

Question: Will the Government please confirm that although Section L.III.C.3 Factor 1 Tab F3 requires Offerors to address PWS elements through C.5.10, that the Government will not evaluate responses beyond C.5.3; otherwise, please revise the Section M Evaluation Factor to include the appropriate PWS elements through C.5.10 or C.5.11 per the Government’s answer to this Offeror’s previous question?

RESPONSE: The Government will update Section M to address all PWS Sections appropriately.

7. Reference: TE 5 has following deliverables with the proposal, during transition or soon after contract start:

Property Management Plan – with proposal Quality Control Plan – Last day of Phase-in Data Transfer Strategy – First Week of Phase-in Configuration Control Management Plan – with proposal Safety and Accident Prevention Plan – with proposal Personnel Clearances – ten days after contract award Job Description Database – within 30 days after contract award Key personnel List – 30 days before full performance begins None of the above deliverables are specifically mentioned in Sections L or M, nor is there any direct reference to TE 5 in Sections L or M.

Question: Will the Government please confirm that Offerors shall not deliver the Property Management Plan, Configuration Control Management Plan, and Safety and Accident Prevention Plan along with the proposal?

RESPONSE: The Government updated TE 5 (now Exhibit N). The Property Management Plan is due at time of proposal submission. The Configuration Control Management Plan is due 90 days after contract award. The Safety and Accident Prevention Plan is due seven (7) days after contract award.

8. Reference: General Question: Will the Government please clarify if the current contract uses an automated inventory, e.g. barcode, or other system to inventory vehicles, equipment, materials, bench stock, etc. and if this system will be available to the awardee for inventory purposes during transition?

RESPONSE: The Government uses GCSS-Army for tracking of Government property. Currently, the Contractor utilizes a commercial-off-the-shelf property management software to manage its GFP. The Contractor shall describe its method for managing GFP in the Property Management Plan, which, as noted above, is due with the proposal.

9. Reference: General Question: Will the Government please clarify if the Offeror will be custodian for any classified documents and/or equipment, e.g. storage, documentation, etc., and if so, please provide the location, type and quantity for planning purposes.

RESPONSE: The Government does not anticipate the Offeror being a custodian for classified documents.

10. Reference: General. The Offeror’s IT Transition Team will be responsible for uploading our time and labor charging software onto existing time charging systems.

Question: Will the Government please identify the number and location of government-owned work stations current employees use to input their time to allow for proper planning during transition?

RESPONSE: The Contractor currently has 367 desktop and laptop computers with access to the WSMR Network. Locations as follows:

HOLLOMAN AFB -- 130

SMALL MISSILE RANGE -- 10

WSMR -- 199

NORTH RANGE -- 28

11. General: Since the Government has issued a "Final Draft Solicitation”, identifies a submission date of 18 April 2018 once the Final RFP is released, and states in FBO that “the Government will not entertain any extensions to the final closing date once posted”, please consider immediately issuing all final RFP attachments that are currently ready for release on the FBO site for solicitation W91151-18-R-0005.

These attachments and exhibits will aid offerors in meeting the abbreviated, stated schedule. In particular, attachments related to final staffing (Exhibit T), Key Personnel Resume Format (Attachment 5), and Cost Volume preparation (Attachment 1 – Cost Pricing Matrix) would be particularly helpful in timely proposal development if released immediately.

RESPONSE: The Government will consider this suggestion.

12. Ref. Sec L Tab F2 Subfactor 2, paragraph c. Cost Management. DRFP page 63. Are the topics described with paragraph c. related to "reducing and controlling costs, business processes, and policies to perform sound financial stewardship…" to be included in the oral demonstration of the “d. Project Cost Management System” and will these topics be evaluated? Please clarify that the oral presentation requirement includes both paragraphs c and d since paragraph(a ),(page 62) states that “only the oral demonstration of the Project Cost Management System will be evaluated”.

RESPONSE: The Government will evaluate (c) cost management based on the Offeror’s written proposal. The Government will evaluate (d) the project cost management system based on the oral presentation/system demonstration.

13. In the previous draft, the Executive Summary, was not considered part of the page count limitation. This draft does not specify. Is the Executive Summary excluded from the 130 page count, Volume II limit.

RESPONSE: The Government included the Executive Summary in the 135 Page Count.