W9115124R0008 QA.pdf

W9115124R0008

Role Player Support

Questions and Answers:

1. Could you extend this one more day so that we can calculate the best price possible?

a. Answer: W9115124R0008 has been extended and now closes on 5

September 2024 at 1000 Central Time.

2. How many role players are needed in total for this event? There are multiple numerical discrepancies throughout the requirement. The line-item sheet located on page 2 of the PWS, is requesting 32 role players to include key personnel. However, we are interpreting around 84 role players (including key personnel) when reading through the remainder of the requirement. Can the government please eliminate conflicting quantities, and provide accurate numbers?

a. Answer: 51 x Role Players

i. SDO/DATT Role Players:

1. 4 x SDO/DATT Role Players (RP)

ii. Foreign Security Force (FSF) Role Players in the Roles of

Senior Commanders (7 x RP)

1. 2 x Division Commander (2 x RP)

2. 2 x Brigade Commander (2 x RP)

3. 3 x Battalion Commander (3 x RP)

iii. (FSF) 2 x Division Headquarters Staff: (10 x Role Players)

1. G3 Operations Officer (2 x Role Player)

2. Infantry AS3 Planner (IN) (2 x Role Player)

3. G2 Intelligence Officer (2 x Role Player)

4. G4 Logistics Officer (2 x Role Player)

5. Engineer/Protections Officer (ENG/PRO) (2 x Role Player)

iv. (FSF) 2 x Brigade Headquarters Staff: (12 x Role Players).

1. S3 Operations Officer (2 x Role Player)

2. Infantry Assistant Plans Officer (AS3) (2 x Role Player)

3. S2 Intelligence Officer (2 x Role Player)

4. S4 Logistics Officer (2 x Role Player)

5. Engineer/Protections Officer (ENG/PRO) (2 x Role Player)

6. Fires Support Officer (FSO) (2 x Role Player)

v. (FSF) 3 x Battalion Headquarters Staff: (18 x Role Players)

1. S3 Operations Officer (3 x Role Player)

2. Infantry Assistant Plans Officer (AS3) (3 x Role Player)

3. S2 Intelligence Officer (3 x Role Player)

4. S4 Logistics Officer (3 x Role Player)

5. Engineer/Protections Officer (ENG/PRO) (3 x Role Player)

6. Fires Support Officer (FSO) (3 x Role Player)

3. The required numbers of role players listed in the three tasks don't seem to align between the CLINs pricing summary, and the various reference Specific Tasks in

Part 5 summaries and paragraphs. Can the government please clarify?

a. Answer:

i. Task One. Provide SDO/DATT Role Player Support on Fort

Cavazos

ii. Task Two. Provide Foreign Security Force (FSF) Role Players in the Roles of Senior Commanders

iii. Task three. Provide FSF Operations Officers and Staff Officers.

4. Are resumes or biographies required in the proposal? If so, for which positions and how many total? The only reference to required resumes/biographies is in the Deliverables Section on page 27 but this does not specify for which positions it is required. Also, there are three mentions of references/biographies in the Deliverables Section, but these refer to paras 1.4,

4.9 and 5.7 in the PWS. Para 1.4 and 4.9 do not mention anything about resumes, and there is no para 5.7. But the 5.7 reference in the Deliverables

Section states that 6 to 12 sample biographies should be included in the proposal, and the final list by 1 Jan 2024.

- Can the government please clarify the resume requirement for the proposals? How many required or permitted in the proposal? Which additional resumes will be required after award and when?

a. Answer: Resume or Biographies Required

i. Task One. SDO/DATT Role Player

1. Service as an SDO/DATT in at least two U.S. embassy postings, one of which must have been in a country within the CENTCOM AO, preferably the Arabian Peninsula.

2. 10 years’ service as a Foreign Area Officer is strongly preferred.

ii. Task Two. FSF Role Players Senior Commanders

1. Division Commander Role Players

a. Must have achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel or higher in the United States Army

b. Must have served as a BN Commander

2. Brigade Commanders Role Players

a. Must have achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel or higher in the United States Army

b. Must have served as a Brigade DCO or on Battalion

Commander

c. Preferred to have 3 years’ operational experience within the CENTCOM AO, preferably the Arabian

Peninsula.

d. Command and General Staff College or U.S. service

War College graduate.

3. Battalion Commander Role Players

a. Must have achieved the rank of Major or higher in the

United States Army

b. Must have served as a Battalion S-3 or Battalion

Operations Staff

c. Command and General Staff College or U.S. service

War College graduate.

d. Preferred to have 3 years’ operational experience within the CENTCOM AO, preferably the Arabian

Peninsula.

iii. Task three. FSF Role Player Operations Officers and Staff Officers

1. Must have been a Major, warrant officer (CW3 or above), or senior non-commissioned officer (MSG or above) with 3 years’ documented experience as an intel officer at the BDE level or higher.

2. Must have served in a BDE Level Staff Operations Position.

3. Preferred to have served in the CENTCOM Region (Gulf

States and or Arabian Peninsula).

5. The PWS para 1.4 states the requirement for a Program Manager, Contact Manager, and Exercise Controller. Can the government confirm the PM and CM are both required to be on site through the exercise? Or just the

Exercise Controller?

a. Answer: Request PM and CM to be available 0800 – 2000 during the entire period of the performance contract. CM shall be responsible for the performance of the work when the PM is not available. EC must be on site.

6. Would the government consider adding the PM, CM and Exercise Controller positions to the CLINs pricing matrix?

a. Answer: YES

7. Would the government consider adding a Travel Plug amount to be used by all offerors (which would be backed by expenditure receipts and verification) to be used for travel, lodging, per diem and rental cars-- so that all offerors are operating from the same baseline? This will help ensure bringing in the best of breed RPs from around the country for the 3rd SFAB.

a. Answer: NO

8. Is attendance at the IPR remote for the PM, CM, EC and Partner Force commanders?

a. Answer: YES; however, request EC to be available an entire day the day before execution (15 SEP 2024).

9. The CLIN table on Page 2 indicates a total requirement of 32 Role Players.

Section 5 of the PWS indicates a total requirement of 50 Role Players. What is the actual total number of Role Players required?"

a. Answer: 51 x Role Players requested, see breakdown in Answer to #1.

10. PWS Para 5.3: This paragraph indicates a total of 14 FSF Senior Commanders;

however, the other paragraphs in this section indicate a total of 8 FSF Senior

Commanders ( 2 x Division, 2 x Brigade, 4 x Battalion). What is the actual requirement for FSF Senior Commanders?

a. Answer: 7 x FSF Commanders

i. Foreign Security Force (FSF) Role Players in the Roles of

Senior Commanders (7 x RP)

1. 2 x Division Commander (2 x RP)

2. 2 x Brigade Commander (2 x RP)

3. 3 x Battalion Commander (3 x RP)

11. PWS Para 5.4: This paragraph indicates a total of 14 FSF staffs; however, the other paragraphs in this section indicate a total of 8 FSF staffs. What is the actual requirement for FSF Staffs?

a. Answer: 18 x FSF Staff

i. (FSF) 3 x Battalion Headquarters Staff: (18 x Role Players)

1. S3 Operations Officer (3 x Role Player)

2. Infantry Assistant Plans Officer (AS3) (3 x Role Player)

3. S2 Intelligence Officer (3 x Role Player)

4. S4 Logistics Officer (3 x Role Player)

5. Engineer/Protections Officer (ENG/PRO) (3 x Role Player)

6. Fires Support Officer (FSO) (3 x Role Player)

12. PWS Para 5.4: This paragraph indicates a Division Staff size of 12 Role Players, which contradicts the requirement for 8 Role Players listed in para. 5.4.1. What is the actual requirement of Role Players for the Division Staff?

a. Answer: 10 x DIV Staff Role Players.

i. (FSF) 2 x Division Headquarters Staff: (10 x Role Players)

1. G3 Operations Officer (2 x Role Player)

2. Infantry AS3 Planner (IN) (2 x Role Player)

3. G2 Intelligence Officer (2 x Role Player)

4. G4 Logistics Officer (2 x Role Player)

5. Engineer/Protections Officer (ENG/PRO) (2 x Role Player)

13. Solicitation Page 1, PWS para. 1.4.1.3, PWS para. 1.5, PWS para. 1.6, PWS

Section 5

a. Solicitation Page 1 indicates a PoP of 13-21SEP24.

b. PWS para. 1.4.1.3 indicates the PoP is 15-21SEP24.

c. PWS para. 1.5 indicates a PoP of 15-20SEP24, but also states 14SEP24 is a work day and the execution window is 15-20SEP24.

d. PWS para. 1.6 indicates exercise execution occurs 14-20SEP24.

e. PWS Section 5 indicates an execution window of 16-20SEP24.

f. All of these dates conflict with one another.

g. We request the customer to clarify the comprehensive PoP to include travel dates and dates Role Players are required to work.

i. Answer: Execution window of 16-20 September 2024.

1. Role Players are to travel on 14 & 21 September 2024

2. Role Players available for in-brief of scenario on 15

September.

14. PWS para. 5.3.3, PWS para. 5.4.3:

a. "PWS para. 5.3.3. requires 4 x Battalion Commander Role Players implying their will be 4 x Battalion Headquarters Staffs utilized during the exercise.

b. PWS para. 5.4.3 requires 2 x Battalion Headquarters Staffs and 18 Role

Players.

c. Since there is a requirement for 4 x Battalion Commander Role Players, is

PWS para. 5.4.3 inaccurate? Is the correct requirement to provide 4 x

Battalion Headquarters Staffs?

d. If the correct requirement is 2 x Battalion Headquarters Staffs with 18 Role

Players, 3 Role Players in each directorate does not break down evenly across 2 x Battalion Headquarters Staffs. Is this task/org accurate?"

i. Answer: 1 x Role Player to fill each staff position listed below for 3 x Battalion Staffs

1. (FSF) 3 x Battalion Headquarters Staff: (18 x Role

Players)

a. S3 Operations Officer (3 x Role Player)

b. Infantry Assistant Plans Officer (AS3) (3 x Role

Player)

c. S2 Intelligence Officer (3 x Role Player)

d. S4 Logistics Officer (3 x Role Player)

e. Engineer/Protections Officer (ENG/PRO) (3 x Role

Player)

f. Fires Support Officer (FSO) (3 x Role Player)

15. Part 3 Government Furnished Items and Services:

a. How many different facilities will the training be taken place at. If the training is being conducted at four different facilities or locations are the

Partner Force TOCs located in one room at that location/ facility?

i. Answer: Training will take place at Fort Cavazos Mission Training

Center.

b. Does each Partner Force TOC have access to the exterior via a door to the outside of the building/ facilities?

i. Answer: Yes

c. Will the contractor have access to the Partner Force TOC at the training locations prior to the first day of training?

d. Are any Partner Force TOCs above ground level in their facility?

i. Answer: Yes; Fort Cavazos Mission Training Complex is 1 x level

16. Part 4:

a. For previous 3rd SFAB Role Player support contracts, the contractor had to provide a Manufacture, Model, and Serial number in their proposal for the Fort Cavazos DOIM for entry into the MTC. Shouldn't this standard apply to this solicitation?

b. For previous 3rd SFAB Role Player support contracts, the contractor had to demonstrate the meeting of CMMC Level II requirements and protocols in their proposal to ensure the computers complied with NIST SP 800-171 for processing CUI materials. Shouldn't this standard apply to this solicitation?

i. Answer: Yes; Computers need to be cleared to process CUI materials.