02-28-23_TETSS_ Questions_Responses for_posting(1).pdf

Document (PWS, RFP, TE) Designation

Question / Clarification /

Suggestion

Category (page#, section #)

Citation (copy in the RFP section) Comment / Question Government Response

13 RFP Question Page 46 "The Offeror shall provide Task Implementation Plans (TIPs) for each Base Task Authorization Request (TAR)...IAW the TIP format listed as TE D – Task Implementation Plan Revision 20220106".

TE D states, "10.2 The TIP shall be submitted to the Government (COR) as one document, consisting of a cover letter, technical approach, power point slides, and costing attachments, identified by the TAR number and title if applicable and title. The contractor shall also identify the POC or Lead responsible for accomplishing the task, with telephone number.

a. As per Government request, the contractor shall conduct an Oral TIP within 5 working days after electronic TIP submission"

Is the expectation that the contents within the TIP instructions be included in the proposal and therefore outside of the Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 document?

As TE D is embedded into a template (Form Approved OMB NO. 0704-0188), is the Government requiring a Cover Letter and Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 to be embedded into the Offeror's proposal within Volume 1, Subfactor 1?

The DID (OMB No. 0704-0188) is to provide Offerors with what is included in the TIP response. Offerors do not use the form for their proposal response. Based on the TE D, provide a written description as one complete document that includes a cover letter, technical approach, power point slides and costing. The sample test TAR will not have a costing attachment.

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25 RFP Question Page 46 Section L, C. 3. i(3) TAB F, Subfactor 1 (a) We recognize that TIPs are conducted via PowerPoint slides and orals. The instructions direct offerors to submit the TIP IAW the format listed in TE D. TE D 10.2 states one document, consisting of a cover letter, technical approach, power point slides, and costing attachments. Please confirm offerors are to provide the information listed in TE D 10.3 and

10.4 as a narrative within the 70 page count of Vol 1 and the format instructions in 10.1 and

10.2 do not apply for proposal submission purposes. Suggest changing "IAW the TIP format listed as TE D" to "IAW the TIP contents as defined in TE D 10.3 and 10.4".

This has been revised to read "IAW TIP Contents as defined in TE D 10.2 (does not include 10.2.a and 10.2.b,) 10.3 and 10.4. Offerors are to provide this information within the 130 page count of Volume 1."

xxx 34 RFP Question Page 50 RFP Section L, C.3.ii.4 Subcontracts Please define what the Government considers "Critical Services" or is it up to the Prime offeror to determine based on approach?

Critical Services under the TETSS contract refer to any "critical Services " defined as necessary to the agency to effectively perform and maintain control of its mission and operations.

Typically, those Services are recurring and long-term in duration.

xxx 38 RFP Question Page 51 RFP Section L, C.3.iii.9 Volume III DBA Insurance: Please clarify if the indirect are to be applied in addition to the plug number, or be included in the plug number.

The plug number is used for evaluation purposes only. The indirect rates are not included in the plug number. Please see revised language in the CLIN 0006 extended description.

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44 Attachment 1 Question Attachment 1, Sample Test TAR. Para IV 2 In order to fully understand the duration of deployment are we to assume that the full length of the required TDYs for testing must include travel to the site, test setup and checkout prior to the tests and then teardown, packing, and travel back to home base, in addition to the dates listed in the Milestone Table?

Yes, TDYs for tests must include travel to the site, test setup, checkout prior to the tests, along with site teardown, packing, and travel back to home base. This is in addition to the dates listed in the Milestone Table.

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45 Attachment 1 Question Attachment 1, Sample Test TAR. Para IV 2 Support Record Test: Are there any support requirements for 24/7 operations? Yes, Attachment 1, Sample Test TAR was revised to include 24/7 operations. Normally, operational test events include 24-hour operational phases during Limited User Test (LUT) or Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (IOTE). Typically 3-4 instances of 72-96 hour mission pulses.

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TETSS - Solicitation #: W9115123R0024

55 TE A - PWS Question Page 4 PWS 1.4 The second line on Page 4 states, "The Government will issue Task Authorization Requests (TARs) and Test Implementation Plans(TIPs)…" Will the Government issue TIPs?

No the Government does not issues Task Implementation Plan (TIP). The PWS Paragraph

1.4 has been revised.

xxx 56 TE A - PWS Question Page 19 PWS 1.6.10.1.3 Please identify which DoD 8570 baseline certification (e.g. IAT vs IAM) and level (I, II, or III) meet the requirement.

PWS 1.6.10.1.3 revised 8570 to 8140, and

5.4.4.2. was revised to say DOD 8140.03 Obtain and maintain certifications at Information Assurance Certification Training (IAT) II level listed instead of the DoD 8570.01-M for IAT II.

xxx 57 TE A - PWS Question Page 19 PWS 1.6.10.1.3 Please identify how many years of experience the RMF System Administrator Key Personnel require.

PWS 1.6.10.1.3, revised language states, the RMF System Administrator shall have 1-3 years’ experience in eMASS and RMF processes.

xxx 58 TE A - PWS Question Page 19 PWS 1.6.10.1.3 Please identify if any educational degrees are required the RMF System Administrator Key

Personnel.

There are no educational degree requirements for RMF System Administration Key Personnel.

xxx 59 TE K AMDTD Base TAR,

2.5.1.5 Question Page 7 Base TAR, 2.5.1.5 Please confirm PWS 5.4 reference verses 5.3. TE K 2.5.1.5 has been revised, please review.

xxx 61 TE K AMDTD Question Page 10 Base TAR, 2.5.2.2 Please confirm PWS 5.4 reference verses 5.3. The government confirms PWS 5.4. Also refer to

PWS 5.4.3.5. xxx 62 TE K AMDTD Question Page 10 Base TAR, 2.5.3 For clarity, can the Government provide a more specific PWS reference. PWS reference is 5.2.2.1.5.9. xxx 64 TE L FSTD Question Page 3 Base TAR, 2.1.2.6. Please confirm reference to 5.8 verses 5.7. This reference should be PWS 5.7, not PWS

5.8. xxx 65 TE-N (GPL) Question Gov't Property List (GPL) Are there more GFP located at Ft Sill (FSTD)? Reason is the AMDTD (Ft Bliss) GPL list includes information on vehicles, trailers, tools, special test equipment, generators, etc.

Does Ft Sill have any of this property? If so, please provide. There is a separate tab on TE N for FSTD property. An updated TE N will be provided. xxx

75 Performance Work Statement

Question Page 30 1.6.39.1 and 1.6.39.2 As part of the Phase-in and Phase -Out paragraphs, the PWS states "Costs associated with the immediate transition of necessary personnel upon contract award shall be included in its associated CLIN 0004 and as part of the solicitation cost "

CLIN 0004 is the Service Contract Reporting (SCR) CLIN. Should this be CLIN 0005 Phase-In FFP as referenced on page 5 of the solicitation?

PWS has been revised to state CLIN 0005 xxx 76 Solicitation Question Pages 3 and 10 Section B Should the POP for CLIN 0001 be 20 MAY 2024 to 19 APR 2029 since CLIN 0005 Phase-In covers POP 20 APR 2024 to 19 MAY 2024? Will the Government clarify?

No, the POP dates are correct in the RFP.

xxx 79 Solicitation Question Page 34 Section J Exhibit V The Exhibit V CDRL A009-A010 wording does not match TE_V-_TETSS_CDRL_A009-

A011_DD1423_4_Oct_22.pdf that was provided with the solicitation. Will the Government update the wording in Section J for Exhibit V? Section J has been revised. xxx

84 Attachment 1 Question Page 3 2. Task Data Summary - Frequency and amount of data being collected daily

How many data harvests are required per day? Minimum of one data harvest per 24hr period. xxx

85 Attachment 1 Question Page 3 2. Task Data Summary - Daily instrumentation & data turn in Where is data turn-in (Data Management) occurring, WSMR 901 or Bliss? The sample test TAR was updated, so this verbiage is no longer in the document in this paragraph.

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91 RFP Section L (ii) 1. Tab D

Question Page 48 TAB D: Consent Letters. The Offeror shall submit consent letters executed by each subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or JV partner, authorizing the release of past performance information so the Offeror can respond to such information. This is in addition to the page count in Table 2.

Does the Government want the Offerors to use the "SAMPLE LETTER OF CONSENT" that is indicated on page 2 of RFP Attachment 2 (Past Performance) as the format for the Consent Letter at Tab D?

The Government did not state that the format in the "Sample Letter of Consent" shall be used.

The content inside the sample letter was provided as guidance so offerors would know the type of information that the letter should include.

92 RFP Section L (ii) 2. - 3. Question Page 49-50 2. Contract Description. This section shall include the following information in the following format:

(a) Contractor/subcontractor place of performance, Commercial and Governmental Entity (CAGE) Code and Unique Entity ID Number. If the work was performed as a subcontractor, also provide the name of the prime contractor and Point of Contact (PoC) within the prime contractor organization (name, current address, e-mail address, and telephone numbers).

(b) Government contracting activity, and current address, Procuring Contracting Officer’s name, e-mail address, and telephone numbers.

(c) Government’s technical representative/Contracting Officer’s Representative name, current email address, and telephone numbers.

(d) Government contract administration activity and the Administrative Contracting Officer’s name, current e-mail address, and telephone number.

(e) Government contract administration activity’s Pre-Award Monitor’s name, current e-mail address, and telephone numbers.

(f) Contract Number and, in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements, include Delivery Order Numbers.

(g) Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed-Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Material (T&M), etc.). In the case of Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, and Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (FP, CR, T&M, etc.).

(h) Awarded price/cost.

Since there is a page constraint on each submitted Past Performance, will the Government provide a standard template attachment that includes all of the requirements?

No, the Government will not be providing an additional template. Attachment 2, past performance questionnaire was previously provided.

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93 RFP Section L (ii) Tab D and 4.

Clarification/Qu estion

Page 48 & 50 TAB D: Consent Letters. The Offeror shall submit consent letters executed by each subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or JV partner, authorizing the release of past performance information so the Offeror can respond to such information. This is in addition to the page count in Table 2.

4. Subcontracts. Offerors shall provide an outline of how the effort required by the RFP will be assigned for performance within the Offeror’s corporate entity and among the proposed subcontractors. This includes all subcontractors who will be providing critical services at least 10% of the incurred cost.

This section will further include written consent of subcontractors to allow the disclosure of their subcontractor’s past performance information to the Offeror.

CLARIFICATION: The Government is requiring the submission of Consent Letters from Subcontractors in 2 different locations (Tab D requirement for Consent Letters and Paragraph 4 Subcontracts Section requiring Subcontractor Consent.

Will the Government clarify the requirement for Consent Letters to prevent duplicate submission - is it required both in Tab D and in Section 4 (Subcontracts) of Tab G?

The Solicitation will be amended to remove "This section will further include written consent of subcontractors to allow the disclosure of their subcontractor's past performance information to the offeror" from section TAB G: Specific Relevant 4. Subcontracts.

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94 PWS 1.6.7.4.5.1.2. Clarification/Qu estion

Page 11 & 12 PWS 1.6.7.4.5.1.2. The Contractor shall provide a CAC log within the first thirty (30) calendar days after contract award and within five (5) days after changes have been made. The COR will provide format and content for the log during the post award meeting CDRL A011,TE X, CAC Log.

CLARIFICATION: The listing of CDRLs does not document an 11th CDRL (CDRL A011).

Will the Government please clarify this requirement and if valid, please add this CDRL to the CDRL listing attachments?

TE V includes and documents CDRL A011, Common Access Card (CAC) Log. TE X, Common Access Card Log was uploaded to PIEE Solicitation Module and SAM.gov, along with the Solicitation and all other TEs/Attachments on 24 Jan 2023.

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95 RFP Section L (ii) 1 Tab G b.

Question Page 49 Offerors shall submit all Government and/or commercial contracts for the prime Offeror and each major subcontractor in performance or awarded during the past three (3) years, from the issue date of this RFP, which are relevant to the efforts required by this RFP. The Government may consider a wide array of information from a variety of sources but is not compelled to rely on all the information available.

Will the Government please define "Major Subcontractor" ? Recommend 15% and above be the requirement to be met for a sub to be considered a Major Subcontractor.

A major subcontractor is defined as performing 10% or more of the work.

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99 PWS Question PWS 1.6.7.4, 10 "…...All Information Technology personnel supporting Secret - Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) efforts shall have the SCI clearances at contract start date. …"

SCI for TETSS contract cannot be obtained until after contract start date. Question: Will the Government update the SCI award by date to align to contract award and issuance of

DD254?

SCI clearances are not required and verbiage removed from the PWS. AMDTD does not manage or operate the SCI level we only operate at the Secret level and below with a favorable Secret level investigation.

100 RFP Suggestion PWS 1.6.7.4.1, 10 "…..The Contractor shall ensure that Contractor employees and subcontractor employees performing services under this contract comply with FAR 52.204-2 Security Requirements when the employee has access to information classified “Confidential,” “Secret,” or “Top Secret.”..."

Since the PWS only requires Secret and/or SCI clearances, recommend the Government remove the Top Secret reference

PWS 1.6.7.4.1, has been revised. xxx

104 Attachment Question Attachment 6 Was it the Government's intent to leave CLIN 003 out of the matrix as it pertains to the CDRLs?

Attachment 6 has been revised to reflect missing CLINs.

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105 Technical Exhibit Suggestion TE Aa Recommend Government re-title document from Attachment 2 to TE Aa TE Aa has been revised to reflect the correct title, instead of "Attachment 2".

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106 Technical Exhibit Question/Sugge stion

TE J While A008 details CTIP as required training, it is not listed in the PWS or the TARs.

Is it the Government's intent to require CTIP training for contractor personnel?

Recommend Government add the requirement to the PWS and TARs if so or delete it from A008

Yes.it is located in the PWS 1.6.9.3.5. xxx

108 Technical Exhibit Suggestion TE W TE W is A005 but title within CDRL is A005/TE A Recommend Government re-title CDRL to A005/TE W TE W title has been revised to reflect TE W instead of A.

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109 Technical Exhibit Suggestion TE K, 7 TE K "2.5.1.1. Review data collection/instrumentation system performance for planning, data collection, reduction and reporting (Ref. 5.2.1.5)"

Recommend Government remove PWS reference to 5.2.1.5 as it is not applicable to TE K 2.5.1.1

TE K has been revised to reference to PWS 5.0 and PWS 5.2.1.2 xxx

122 RFP Suggestion Sect L, C.2.c Table 2 Max pages for Vol II = 3 pages per reference Inconsistent with instructions in (ii) Volume II - Factor 2 on page 48-49. Recommend setting page count to 3xreference plus 5 pages for TAB A-F, and not count TAB D or E against the page count

Legal-Table 2 addresses the References and (ii) Volume II - Factor 2 - Past Performance, 1. TAB G refers to the Past Performance Questionnaires.

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123 RFP Question Section L, C.3.(i)(3)TAB E "The summary shall address any significant tradeoff and risks, and highlight any key or unique features of the team and/or proposal, excluding cost."

We would like to propose several innovations to the processes and tools used to provide overall support to this contract, but don't fit well within the TIPs. Should those potential innovations be included in the EXECSUM? Will the govt evaluate those innovations for potential strengths?

Offerors should address innovations in the Mission Capability Volume 1, the Executive Summary is the introduction to the volume and not the entire volume.

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125 TAR - AMDTD TAR/OA Question Section VIIII Place of Performance

Place of Performance (POP): OTC ... Ft Bliss POP listed as Ft Bliss, several "day trips" to sites on WSMR. Question: are government vehicles provided for transportation from OTC Ft Bliss to locations on WSMR for day trips?

If not, are the cost for contractor supplied vehicles reimbursable?

Yes, government vehicles are available for use.

Contract personnel operating vehicles are required to be registered in GCSS Army, to generate vehicle dispatch document.

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126 RFP Clarification Section B CLINs, page 3-7 Assume CLINs will last the duration of the contract? CLINs 0001 through 0004 and 0006 through 0008 will last the duration of the contract.

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127 RFP Clarification Section B CLIN 3, CDRLs Assume CDRLs are produced by labor in CLIN 1 OR Phase-In CLIN 5 and should not be separately priced? CDRLS (CLIN 0003) are not separately priced and shall be included in CLIN 0001 cost. CLIN 0005 Phase In should have your cost listed.

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128 RFP Question Section B CLIN 8 Is there a plug number to be used for delivery cost?

There is not a plug number for delivery cost.

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130 RFP Question Section L, C.3.(ii) Tab G d and Attachment 2 PPQ

Section L.C.3 (ii)d states that we are to email Attachment 2 to Lesa Crockett and Dianne Grimes however, Attachment 2 states Cover letter for the PPQ states they should be sent to Ebonie McClintock-Bennet and page 2 of Attachment 2 states they should be sent to Ebonie McClintock-Bennet and Lesa Crockett. Can the Government please tell us who PPQ's should be going to and make the changes in the RFP and Attachment 2?

Attachment 2 has been revised. xxx 132 RFP Question pg. 46, Section 3(i).3 TAB E: Executive Summary. The Offeror shall provide an executive summary of the proposal that describes the significant attributes and theme of its proposal. The summary shall address any significant tradeoffs and risks, and highlight any key or unique features of the team and/or proposal, excluding cost. The Offeror shall provide a list with the addresses and point of contacts (PoC), of all companies participating on the Offeror’s team, including the prime Contractor, any partners, subcontractors, etc. Any material presented in this summary shall not be considered as meeting the requirements for any other parts of the proposal.

Would the Government consider providing a page limitation to the Executive Summary and excluding this tab from the total page count? The Executive Summary requirements prescribe information be included such as addresses, POC, etc. that we believe should not be included in total page count.

The Executive Summary is not part of the total page count.

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133 General Question General N/A Does the Government anticipate this contract to support and increased volume of special test events from locations around the country (i.e., Network Integration Evaluation (NIE), Bold Quest, etc.)?

NIEs are no longer applicable. However, unscheduled Army Futures Command Cross Functional Team operational assessments and/or Soldier Touch Points do occur with relatively short notice. AMDTD will be tasked to support these efforts.

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135 TE+A+-A+ Performance Work Statement

Question Page 2 and 77 Table of Contents states 5.6 Security however on page 75 Section 5.6 is called Risk Management (RMF). Would the Government fix this section to the correct subject?

The Government has revised PWS. xxx

136 TE+A+-A+ Performance Work Statement

Question Page 2 and 77 Table of Contents states 5.7 Risk Management (RMF) however on page 77 Section 5.7 is called ExCIS Training. Would the Government fix this section to the correct subject?

The Government has revised PWS. xxx

137 TE+A+-A+ Performance Work Statement

Question Page 2 and 77 Table of Contents states 5.8 ExCIS Training however on page 77 section 5.8 is called Service Contract Reporting (SCR). Would the Government fix this section to the correct subject?

The Government has revised PWS.

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138 DD 254 Question Which volume should we include the DD 254 filled out for Blocks 6 and 7? The DD254 is not completed until after contract award, so it is not part of the solicitation proposal.

TETSS - Qs&As