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Amend 0002
| Question No. | RFP Section | Question | From the RFP: | Response | RFP revision(s) |
| 1 | PWS Section 4.1 General (Security) states “Designated individual(s) supporting this contract shall be cleared at the TOP SECRET level with SCI eligibility in JPAS at the start of this contract and must be able to obtain SCI access within 30 days of filling an assigned billet. Government. All other Contractor team individuals shall be cleared in JPAS at the SECRET level.” | Is the word “Government.” that appears between the two complete sentences in this section part of a missing sentence, or a typo? | Yes, See revised Attachment 1, PWS | Removed | |
| 2 | PWS Section 8.1 ‘Contract Management’ states that there will be a Program Manager on-site at Ft. Belvoir, however there is no job description for this position in the LCATs (Attachment 2), and this position is not included in the pricing sheet. | Is the Government’s intention for PWS Section 8.1 for a full-time, on-site, Government paid Program Manager? If so: | See PWS revised by Amendment 0001 | ||
| 3 | Will the Government provide a labor category (LCAT) description in attachment 2, and an updated pricing sheet to include this position? | N/A See above | |||
| 4 | Or, will the Government clarify which labor category this requirement will be provided by? | N/A See above | |||
| 5 | PWS Section 8.5, Government Skills Verification | This section states “All Contractor personnel shall have, at the time of hiring, the necessary requirements for experience and special qualifications, as stated in Attachment 1, Tab D of Section J for Employee Qualifications and Experience incorporated upon Contract award.” | See answers below | ||
| Did the Government intend for this section to reference Attachment 2 Tab B, Labor Categories? | The correct reference in 8.5 is Attachment 2, Tab C. See revised Attachment 1, PWS | Revised | |||
| 6 | PWS Section 9.0 | In paragraph 9.0, the PWS references “attachment Five (5) to the Contract for specific Travel/ODC Reimbursement Requirements” should it state “Attachment 4”? | Yes, See revised Attachment 1, PWS | Revised | |
| 7 | PWS Section 9.2 | Should reference in 9.2 to Attachment 5, Special Contract Requirements actually read “Attachment 4”? | Yes, See revised Attachment 1, PWS | Revised | |
| 8 | Attachment 3, DD254 | Did the Government intend to include Fort Eustis, VA as a performance location on the DD254? | See revised DD 254, attachment 3, indicating Ft. Eustis as an additional place of performance. | ||
| 9 | Attachment 6, CDRLs A002 and A003 Page 1, Block 16 of CDRL A003 states “The contractor shall conduct a quarterly In-process Review (IPR) that contains a consolidation of the monthly reporting deliverables listed in paragraph 7.3 of this statement of work and submit to the Government.” | Did the Government intend to reference paragraph 7.2 of the PWS? | Yes, See revised Attachment 6, CDRLS A002 and A003 | Revised CDRL | |
| 10 | Attachment 7, Instructions to Offerors Section 7.2.1; Table 2, under Transition Plan, states "Those task orders ending later CY 18", however the PoP is being shown in either later CY17, or right at the beginning of CY18. | When the Government references TOs ending late in CY18, do they mean ending in late CY17? | Periods of Performance for the Transition Plans are for evaluation purposes. The Contract Period of Performance will start prior to task orders being issued. |
| 11 | Attachment 7, Addendum to Instructions to Offerors, Volume II Description, Section 7.2.2, Key Personnel, Page 9 states “Key Personnel positions and locations are listed in Attachment 4, Special Contract Requirements, Paragraph 2. The qualifications and experience for each labor category expected to be required under the contract are specified in Attachment 2, Tab C. The Offeror shall include no more than two resumes per labor category proposed to be Key Personnel.” | (a) The Key Personnel list identifies labor categories that do not have a direct equivalents/maps in Attachment 2, Tabs A, B, or C. Did the Government intend for this listing in Attachment 7 to list the labor categories as follows: | See revised Attachment 4 to Amendment 0001 and Attachment 7 also revised with this Amendment. |
| - IT Network Engineer – Senior to read Network Engineer – Senior? | See Above | ||
| - IT Software Engineer – Senior to read Software Engineer – Senior? | See Above | ||
| - Project Manager to read Project Manager – Senior? | See Above | ||
| - Subject Manager – Senior to read Subject Matter Expert – Senior? | See Above |
(b) Did the Government intend all abbreviations “Sr” to mean Senior? See above
(c) If the above corrections are what the Government intended, then are the 6 required Key Personnel LCATs? See Revised Attachment 4 to Amendment 0001
| 1- Network Engineer - Senior | |||||
| 2 - Network Engineer - Principal | |||||
| 3 - Project Manager - Senior | |||||
| 4 - Software Engineer - Senior | |||||
| 5 - Subject Matter Expert - Senior | |||||
| 6 - Subject Matter Expert - Principal | |||||
| 12 | Attach 7: Instructions; Paragraph 7.2.1 This paragraph references a two-phased transition plan to accommodate those TOs that end on 30 April 2018 and those than end in the last two months of CY 18. Table 1 shows TOs ending 30 April 2018. Table 2 references TOs with 1 January 2018 start dates, and 1 December 2017 start dates. | Should this section reference a three-phased transition plan to accommodate the three different start dates shown in tables 1 and 2? | A two phased Transition Plan is sufficent. | ||
| 13 | Is this a new or follow on requirement? If it is a follow on, please let us know the current contract number(s) and who the incumbent contractors supporting it are. | Yes, Mayvin Consulting Group Inc. W911QY-14-D-0075 | |||
| 14 | Attach_7_Instructions & Attach_4_Special Contract Requirements. 6.3, pages 2 and 3 | How many of the requested 57 Key Personnel currently have TS/SCI Clearances? | The RFP reflects current mission requirements | ||
| 15 | Attach_7_Instructions & Attach_4_Special Contract Requirements. 6.3, pages 2 and 3 | How many of the 57 personnel in Table 1 were Key Personnel on the former contract? | The RFP reflects current mission requirements | ||
| 16 | Will the Government answer questions periodically (prior to 15 days before the proposal due date as many questions are urgent/needed early to inform the proposal process. | Yes. | |||
| 17 | Attach_1_PWS. 2.5, page 2. | Does the Governent anticipate awarding a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) (per FAR 16.202) contract or a Level of Effort (LOE) Term (per FAR 16.207) contract? Section 2.5 with the reference to adjusting the amount that the contractor submits in an invoice and would be paid would apply for a FFP LOE contract. | Entire section 2.5 | The requirement is FFP with the referenced term included | |
| 18 | Attach_1_PWS. 2.5, page 2. | Is reference to Attachment 12, supposed to be Attachment 2, the pricing model? | "The price of the firm-fixed price services for that period shall be adjusted downward using the fully loaded labor rates contained in the PMSP Pricing Model, Attachment 12, on an hourly basis until the position is filled with a qualified candidate." | Yes, See revised Attachment 1, PWS | |
| 19 | Attach_4_Special Contract Requirements. 2(c), Page 2-4 | This is a non-personal services contract. Why does the Government request names of the key personnel? | "Key Personnel (Name in Table below to be filled in by Offerors):" | Names of Key Personnel with qualifications provides insights to assure mission requirements can be fulfilled. | |
| 20 | Attach_4_Special Contract Requirements. 2(c), Page 2-4 | Does the Government consider all 46 of these labor categories to be Key Positions? | "Key Personnel (Name in Table below to be filled in by Offerors):" | See revised Attachment 4 issued with Amendment 0001 | |
| 21 | Attach_4_Special Contract Requirements | If the Government consideres 100% the positions on the contract as Key Positions, this gives an unfair competitive advantage to the incumbent contractor and will restrict competition. Will the Government consider changing the requirement to six Key Positions, one of each Labor Category, regardless of expertise. | "Key Personnel (Name in Table below to be filled in by Offerors):" | See revised Attachment 4 issued with Amendment 0001 | |
| 22 | Attach_4_Special Contract Requirements (and Attach 7, table 1), 2(c), Page 3 | Typos "Enginer" and "Exeprt" | "Key Personnel (Name in Table below to be filled in by Offerors):" | Corrected in Amendment 0001 | |
| 23 | Attach_4_Special Contract Requirements. Sections 8,9, & 10 pages 12-13 | Is this cost proposal a part of the IDIQ proposal or will task order proposals be required after IDIQ award? | "The Contractor shall be required to submit a FFP/Cost proposal for accomplishing the total effort inclusive of all labor, material and travel costs, as appropriate. The contractor shall be required to deliver the specified services within the specified time and FFP/Cost amount. " | The cost proposal is part of the IDIQ proposal. The awardee will be solicited for Task Order proposals for specific mission requirements. | |
| 24 | Attach_4_Special Contract Requirements. 9 Page 13 | Will these task orders be FFP Level of Effort or FFP | "The Contractor shall be required to submit a FFP/Cost proposal for accomplishing the total effort inclusive of all labor, material and travel costs, as appropriate. The contractor shall be required to deliver the specified services within the specified time and FFP/Cost amount. " | FFP | |
| 25 | Attach_7_Instructions. 6.3.3, pages 3 | Will Government allow contingent offer letters to be exempt from page count? | Page limitation for Volume II is listed as 50 as a maximum for the entire volume | See revised Attach 7, paragraph 6.3.3 attached to this Amendment. | Revised |
| 26 | Attach_7_Instructions & Attach_4_Special Contract Requirements. 6.3, pages 2 and 3 | Table 1 in Attach 7 has 47 labor categories (54 FTEs); Attach 4 has 46 labor categories. | Tables 1 and 2 in Attachment 7 include more than just "Key Personnel" categories | ||
| 27 | Where do our customers send their PPQ's? | The Contracting Officer's Name and email address: Lee A. Hess, lee.a.hess.civ@mail.mil, as identified in Attach 7, paragraph 8. | |||
| 28 | Why 100% have TS/SCI? | Mission requirement. | |||
| 29 | What changed since last time. | The mission requirement is reflected in the RFP. | |||
| 30 | Attach 4 Key Personnel Table. Page 2 | There are 4 Labor Cats called Project Manager-but only Project Manager Senior is listed in the Excel sheets | See revised Attach 4 to Amendment 0001. | ||
| 31 | Attachment 7, Tables 1 and 2. page 6 | There are a number of Labor cats in Table 1 and 2 that don't correspond to the Government Labor Categories or pricing model - Admin Support, Budget Analyst, Program Manager, Program Manager -Senior, Subject Matter Expert Principal, Program Analyst, Project Manager, IT Systems Administrator, and Physical Security Specialist. | See revised Attachment 7 to this Amendment. |
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