Solicitation Questions Answers_21 Sep 2026.pdf

W911SF26RA009 Questions and Answers Due 17 Sep 2026 Posted 21 Sept 2026

1. The Instructions for Offerors state that questions are due “Thursday, 21 September 2026.” September 21, 2026 is a Monday. Please confirm the controlling question deadline/date and time.

ANSWER: Thursday, 17 September 2026 by 10:00EST

2. FAR 52.222-41 and 52.222-43 are included, and FAR 52.222-52 directs an offeror to notify the Contracting Officer if an SCLS wage determination was not attached. We do not see an applicable wage determination in the solicitation package. Please confirm whether SCLS applies and, if so, provide the applicable wage determination. We believe WD 2015-4527 is generally used for the Fort Benning/Muscogee County area but request the Government’s confirmation and current revision.

ANSWER: Wage Determination 2015-4527 Version 34

3. The PWS requires an adequate workforce but does not state a minimum FTE count or staffing mix. Please confirm whether the Government has a required or estimated staffing level/labor mix, or whether staffing is entirely performance-based at the offeror’s discretion.

4. ANSWER: Staffing is entirely performance-based at the offeror’s discretion

5. The Instructions require a Quality Control Plan in Volume I, while PWS 1.5.4 states the QCP shall be provided within 10 days of award. Please confirm whether a complete QCP is required with the proposal, or whether a proposal-level QCP approach is acceptable with the final QCP due post-award.

ANSWER: Provided 10 days after the award

6. Please confirm whether the 10-page limitation applies to the combined

Technical and Past Performance submission, to all proposal volumes collectively, or only to Volume I – Technical. We understand the title page is excluded.

ANSWER: Volume 1 – Technical

7. For transition and continuity planning, will the Government provide any historical workload data, incumbent staffing information, current work-in-process metrics, or system/account transition information for GFEBS, ePRISMS, BUILDER SMS, ArMA/cProjects, and eMASS?

ANSWER: Expectation is offeror understands requirements and can perform upon award.

8. Staffing: The PWS requires the contractor to maintain an adequate workforce but does not appear to specify a minimum number of FTEs. Does the Government have an anticipated staffing level or estimated number of FTEs for this requirement?

ANSWER: Staffing is entirely performance-based at the offeror’s discretion.

9. Technical Experience: PWS paragraph 1.5.9 states that personnel must obtain the identified GFEBS roles within six months of employment. Are personnel expected to possess prior GFEBS, ePRISMS, BUILDER SMS, or Army DPW experience at contract start, or may the necessary system-specific training and access be obtained after award?

ANSWER: Offerors are expected to possess experience at contract start to perform upon award. Personnel turnover experienced during contract performance would require GFEBS roles to be acquired by new employees within six months of employment. All contract requirements would still need to be fulfilled even as new employees are acquiring roles.

10. Key Personnel/Resumes: Are offerors required to identify proposed key personnel or submit resumes with the technical proposal?

ANSWER: Yes.

11. Historical Workload: Is the Government able to provide historical workload information or transaction volumes associated with the principal tasks in PWS paragraphs 5.1 through 5.5 to assist offerors in developing an appropriate staffing approach?

ANSWER: Staffing is entirely performance-based at the offeror’s discretion.

12. Monthly Invoicing Period CLIN 0001 identifies the base period as 12 months, with performance beginning October 13, 2026. Please clarify whether monthly invoicing should correspond to consecutive performance periods (for example, October 13 through November 12), or whether invoicing will follow calendar months with the initial and final months prorated as applicable.

ANSWER: Monthly invoices should correspond to period of performance.

13. Anticipated Award and Transition/Mobilization The current proposal due date is September 30, 2026, and the base period of performance begins October 13, 2026. Please identify the Government's anticipated award date and clarify whether a transition or mobilization period is contemplated between contract award and the October 13 start of performance.

ANSWER: The goal is to have this requirement awarded before 13 Oct 2026.

14. Mission-Essential Contractor Services Continuity Plan DFARS 252.237-7024 requires the offeror to provide with its offer a written plan for continuity of Mission-Essential Contractor Services and references the services identified in an attachment to the solicitation. DFARS 252.237-7023 similarly references an attachment; however, the attachment number and date appear to be blank in the solicitation. Please identify the applicable Mission- Essential Contractor Services attachment and the services designated as mission-essential for this requirement and confirm that the written continuity plan required by DFARS 252.237-7024 is to be submitted with the proposal.

ANSWER: deleted

15. Proposal Page Limitation The Instructions for Offerors state that proposals are limited to 10 pages on company letterhead, with the title page excluded, and separately identify Volume I – Technical, Volume II – Price, and Volume III – Past Performance.

Please clarify whether the 10-page limitation applies to each volume individually or to the proposal collectively. Please also confirm whether the SF 1449 and any required Mission-Essential Contractor Services Continuity Plan are excluded from that page limitation.

ANSWER: The 10-page limitation is on Volume I, Technical. Past Performance is five (5) years.

16. Proposal Due Date: The SF 1449 identifies the offer due date as 30 October 2026 at 10:00 AM, while the Instructions for Offerors state that proposals are due 30 September 2026 at 10:00 AM. Please confirm the official proposal submission deadline.

ANSWER: 30 September 2026 at 10:00AM EST

17. Set-Aside Status: The SF 1449 indicates a 100% set-aside and identifies SDVOSB, while the solicitation incorporates FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. Please confirm whether this procurement is a 100% SDVOSB set-aside or a Total Small Business set-aside.

ANSWER: SDVOSB

18. Evaluation Factors: The Instructions for Offerors identify Technical, Price, and Past Performance as evaluation factors. However, FAR 52.212-2 identifies Technical Capability and Price and does not state the relative importance of the factors. Please confirm all evaluation factors and their relative importance.

ANSWER: Most important – Technical (Acceptable or Unacceptable); Next important – Price (lowest price technical acceptable), Final important – Performance (all past performance will be reviewed by the Contracting Officer)

19. Past Performance: Please confirm whether Past Performance will be evaluated as a separate factor and, if so, whether past performance of proposed subcontractors/team members may be considered in the Government's evaluation when those entities will perform the corresponding portions of the requirement. The Instructions currently permit submission of work performed as a prime, team member, or subcontractor.

ANSWER: Past Performance is separate and will be reviewed by the Contracting Officer.

20. Incumbent Contract Information: Because this requirement is identified as a recompete, please provide, to the extent releasable, the incumbent contractor's name, incumbent contract number, current annual contract value, number of incumbent personnel/FTEs, and current labor categories. This information is necessary to develop a realistic FFP staffing model.

ANSWER: W911SF21C0005, Dawson Solutions, LLC

21. Historical Workload – GFEBS: Please provide historical or estimated annual volumes for DMOs, PWOs, PMOs, OWOs, DA4283 requests, cProjects transactions, GFEBS project transactions, and ArMA transactions processed under the current requirement. The PWS requires daily GFEBS review and recurring analysis but does not provide transaction volumes.

ANSWER: Fort Benning DPW processes approximately 50,000 DMOs, 1,500 PWOs, 4,400 PMOs, 300 OWOs, 6,500 DA4283 requests, and 100,000 ArMA transactions on an annual basis.

22. GFEBS Staffing/Experience: Does the Government require proposed personnel to possess prior GFEBS experience at contract start, or is successful acquisition of the required GFEBS roles within six months sufficient? The PWS states that applicable personnel must acquire specified GFEBS roles within six months of employment. Please also clarify whether the Government will provide or sponsor required GFEBS training and role provisioning.

ANSWER: Offerors are expected to possess experience at contract start to perform upon award. Personnel turnover experienced during contract performance would require GFEBS roles to be acquired by new employees within six months of employment. All contract requirements would still need to be fulfilled even as new employees are acquiring roles. The government will provision roles, ensuring new employees fulfill training requirements within six months.

23. ePRISMS Workload: The PWS requires annual collection, update, or validation of 10% of HQIIS-listed buildings. Please provide the current number of HQIIS-listed buildings and the approximate number of facilities expected to be surveyed/validated annually.

ANSWER: There are approximately 734 buildings currently surveyed and in ePRISMS, requiring about 73 (10%) facilities to be surveyed/validated annually.

24. BUILDER SMS Workload: Please provide the approximate number of buildings, Installed Building Equipment assets, floor plans, and condition-assessment records currently maintained in BUILDER SMS, as well as historical annual transaction/update volumes.

ANSWER: Request is not relevant. BUILDER SMS requirements are to support updating data in system, provided from other sources, and extracting data to perform analysis.

25. eMASS/IT Accountability Workload: Please provide the approximate number of computers, laptops, servers, above-baseline software assets, and eMASS systems that the contractor will be responsible for monitoring and maintaining.

ANSWER: There are currently two eMASS Systems (i.e., Utility Monitoring and Control System and the Fire Alarm System), 664 desktops/laptops, 43 RS Means, 43 Autodesk machines, 43 ArcGIS, and two Fire Alarm servers.

26. IA/IT Certification Requirements: The PWS requires personnel performing IA/IT functions to comply with DoD/Army certification requirements. Please identify which contractor positions/functions the Government considers IA/IT functions and specify the required certification category/level for each position at contract start.

ANSWER: Paragraph 1.5.16.7 in PWS is standard language, inserted in all contracts, to ensure all contractors comply with DoD IA standards. Personnel supporting this contract will require Common Access Cards that will allow access to the Fort Benning network and government systems. This requires all personnel to complete annual online Cyber Awareness training (~ 2 hours) and to sign and abide by an Army IT User Agreement intended to help protect DoD networks.

27. Contract Manager Location: The PWS requires the Contract Manager or alternate to be available from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

Please clarify whether the Contract Manager must be physically located onsite at Fort Benning during all operating hours, or whether offsite program management is permitted provided an authorized onsite representative/alternate is continuously available.

ANSWER: Intent of language was for Contract Manager to work onsite, to be available to meet with government personnel during hours specified, at most times, as necessary. Alternate hours can be discussed and agreed to upon award.

28. Reporting Volume: PWS 5.6.1 states that the contractor shall provide reports as requested and that a reporting schedule will be established after award. To support accurate FFP pricing, please provide the current or historical reporting schedule, including typical reports, frequency, approximate complexity, and expected turnaround times.

ANSWER: Expectation is to understand requirements as described in the PWS.

29. Government-Furnished Workspace and Equipment: The PWS states that the Government will provide office space and computers, phones, cameras, GPS equipment, copiers/printers, and certain materials as necessary. Please confirm the number of contractor workstations/workspaces expected to be available at contract start and whether sufficient Government-furnished equipment will be provided for all required onsite personnel.

ANSWER: The Government will provide all that is needed for the personnel the offer hires to accomplish the requirement according to the PWS.

30. Staffing Levels: Does the Government have a minimum staffing level, minimum number of onsite personnel, or Government-estimated staffing model for this requirement? If so, please provide it. If not, please confirm that offerors may determine their own staffing mix and labor categories provided all PWS performance requirements are satisfied.

ANSWER: No, offerors determine their own staffing.

31. Limitations on Subcontracting: Please confirm that FAR 52.219-14 will be measured over the base period and each option period, and confirm the applicable calculation methodology for this FFP services contract, particularly where the prime uses similarly situated small-business subcontractors. The solicitation currently includes the services limitation but appears to leave the period-of-measurement selection unchecked.

ANSWER: By the end of the base term of the contract and then by the end of each subsequent option period.

32. Past Performance If an otherwise technically acceptable SDVOSB offeror does not possess recent corporate past performance similar to the PWS, will the offeror receive a neutral past-performance rating consistent with FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv), or will lack of relevant past performance render the offer unacceptable or otherwise ineligible for award?

ANSWER: Neutral

33. Set-Aside SAM.gov identifies this procurement as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside under FAR 19.14; however, the solicitation includes FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. Please confirm the controlling set-aside and whether the solicitation will be amended if necessary to align the clauses.

ANSWER: 52.219-6 will be removed

34. Can the Government provide the estimated labor hour workload or the historical labor hour workload for this contract?

ANSWER: No, staffing is entirely performance-based at the offeror’s discretion.

35. Can you please confirm whether Solicitation W911SF26RA009 is the follow-on solicitation to Sources Sought Notice PANMCC250000017556, or if these are separate requirements?

ANSWER: Yes, solicitation is the follow-on to Sources Sought Notice.

36. Please confirm whether the contractor is required to possess an active Facility Clearance (FCL), or whether any contractor personnel are required to hold a personnel security clearance, in order to perform this requirement.

ANSWER: Contractors must be able to attain a Common Access Card in order to access government systems of record.

37. My interest is primarily in providing support as a subcontractor/vendor. Would there be an opportunity for my business to support an eligible prime contractor on this requirement, particularly with administrative support, project coordination, documentation, and related business operations support?

ANSWER: Contract requirements do not restrict prime contractors from using subcontractors to augment the team.

38. Staffing and workload: What are the current staffing levels and labor categories? Can the Army provide historical work-order volumes, facility and equipment counts, and existing backlogs?

39. Onsite coverage: Must every employee work onsite from 7:30 AM–4:00 PM, or may certain analytical and reporting tasks be performed remotely with approval?

ANSWER: Most requirements would require staffing onsite; however, yes, it is feasible that certain analytical and reporting tasks may be met by being performed off-site.

40. Transition and access: Is an incumbent transition period planned? How should the contractor maintain services while CACs and system permissions are being processed?

ANSWER: No incumbent transition period planned.

41. Controlling PWS: Which version governs—the attachment filename says July 9, while the document itself says June 9?

ANSWER: 9 July 2026

42. Required certifications and reporting: Please clarify the required representations and certifications and identify the current contractor manpower reporting portal.

ANSWER: Representations and certifications information is when you registered in SAM.gov and the contractor manpower reporting portal is CPARS.

43. Solicitation W911SF26RA009, Page #53, Para #b, states that “The offeror shall provide with its offer a written plan describing how it will continue to perform the essential contractor services listed in attachment, Mission Essential Contractor Services, dated, during periods of crisis”.

Requesting you to please confirm in which volume the written plan should be addressed in. Additionally, please confirm whether the written plan is excluded from any page limits applicable to that volume.

ANSWER: Written plan is due 10 days after the award. DFARS 252.237-7023 clause deleted and will be added to the award.

44. Could the Government provide an estimated Level of Effort (LOE) or target number of Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) anticipated to successfully perform the scope of work outlined in the PWS.

ANSWER: No, the offeror determines how many people they would need to fulfill the requirement.

45. Business Operations Support Services Solicitation Instructions for Offerors, Page #2, Para #2, states that “Font size should be 12 in Times New Roman or Arial”.

Requesting the government to allow a smaller font size for tables and graphics.

ANSWER: Tables and graphics can be smaller font. They must be legible and readable to the naked eye.

46. PWS, Business Integration updated, 9 Jul 2026, Page #2, Section # 1.5.4 states that “The QCP shall be provided within 10 days of contract award.”

However, Business Operations Support Service Solicitation Instructions for Offerors, Page #1, Section #5 states that the QCP should be submitted along with our proposals. These requirements appear to be contradictory.

Requesting the government to remove the requirement of submitting the QCP as part of the proposal.

ANSWER: The QCP shall be provided within 10 days after the contract is awarded.

47. Historical Staffing / Labor Hours For proposal-planning purposes, can the Government provide the historical staffing/FTE level and/or annual labor hours associated with the predecessor Business Operations/Business Integration requirement, including Contract W911SF21C0005 if applicable? If the historical level is not representative of the current PWS, please advise whether there have been material changes in anticipated workload or staffing requirements.

48. Past Performance / Teaming The Instructions for Offerors state that relevant past performance may include work performed as a prime contractor, team member, or subcontractor. When evaluating an offeror’s past performance, will the Government also consider relevant corporate past performance of a proposed first-tier subcontractor or teaming partner that will perform a meaningful portion of the requirement? If so, what documentation should the offeror provide to demonstrate the relationship between that entity’s experience and its proposed role under

W911SF26RA009?

ANSWER: If joint-venture, the documents must be provided to show the relationship.

49. QASP / Performance Requirements Summary: PWS Section 1.5.5 states that contractor performance will be evaluated in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP), and the PWS defines the Performance Requirements Summary (PRS). Please provide the applicable QASP/PRS, or confirm whether you will provide these documents after award.

ANSWER: Now added; PRS is Exhibit A and QASP is Exhibit B

50. For Volume III – Past Performance, may an offeror submit relevant past performance performed by a proposed subcontractor/team member, or must all submitted past performance have been performed by the prime offeror?

ANSWER: Only if the proposed subcontractor/team member and the prime have a relationship and can provide documentation to show that.

51. For Volume II – Price, may offerors include a brief pricing narrative and/or pricing assumptions document in addition to the completed SF 1449, or should pricing be limited strictly to the applicable SF 1449 CLINs?

ANSWER: Pricing is strictly limited to the SF1449 CLINs.

52. Can the Government provide the historical FTE count, incumbent staffing level, or estimated level of effort associated with this requirement to assist offerors in developing an appropriate staffing and pricing approach?

ANSWER: No, the offeror will determine their staffing by analyzing the PWS and determine what is needed to accomplish the requirement.

53. Would you please provide historical or estimated annual workload data for each of the major tasks in the PWS, including but not limited to the number of work orders processed (DMOs, PWOs, PMOs, OWOs), projects created and managed in cProjects/GFsEBS, ePRISMS building surveys, BUILDER SMS entries, and IT accountability records? If available, would you please specify average monthly or annual volumes for each?

ANSWER: Fort Benning DPW processes approximately 50,000 DMOs, 1,500 PWOs, 4,400 PMOs, 300 OWOs, 6,500 DA4283 requests, and 100,000 ArMA transactions on an annual basis. There are approximately 734 buildings currently surveyed and in ePRISMS, requiring about 73 (10%) facilities to be surveyed/validated annually. There are currently two eMASS Systems (i.e., Utility Monitoring and Control System and the Fire Alarm System), 664 desktops/laptops, 43 RS Means, 43 Autodesk machines, 43 ArcGIS, and two Fire Alarm servers.

54. For data entry and analysis tasks in GFEBS, can you clarify the average number of transactions or records processed per month or year? Are there seasonal or cyclical workload fluctuations that should be considered?

ANSWER: GFEBS is the Army’s financial database of record. All work DPW performs generally requires some form of GFEBS access, knowledge, and work for entry and analysis. A rough order of magnitude of transactions is 75,000 annually.

55. For the IT accountability task, how many users, devices, and systems are currently tracked, and what is the anticipated growth or change over the period of performance?

ANSWER: There are currently two eMASS Systems (i.e., Utility Monitoring and Control System and the Fire Alarm System), 664 desktops/laptops, 43 RS Means, 43 Autodesk machines, 43 ArcGIS, and two Fire Alarm servers.

Anticipated growth or change is minimal over the period of performance.

56. Are there any anticipated surge requirements, special projects, or periods of increased activity that would require additional resources beyond the baseline level of effort?

ANSWER: No.

57. For the purposes of pricing, does the Government have any preferred labor categories, or can the offeror propose labor categories as deemed appropriate to meet the PWS?

58. CAC/network access lead time versus performance start date. PWS Sections

1.5.9 and 1.5.14 require a favorably adjudicated NACI and CAC issuance before personnel can access GFEBS, ePRISMS, and BUILDER SMS, with performance beginning 13 October 2026. Given typical NACI/CAC processing timelines, please confirm whether any expedited processing, provisional access, or phased onboarding accommodation will be available to the awardee's incoming personnel at contract start.

ANSWER: Local procedures for CAC acquisition will be followed for incoming contract personnel.

59. Existing Workload Backlog: Please identify any material existing backlog of GFEBS corrections/project actions, ePRISMS validation/corrections, BUILDER updates/condition assessments, or IT/eMASS accountability actions that the successful contractor will be expected to address during the Base Year.

ANSWER: No backlog exists at this time, nor anticipated at the onset of the Base Year.

60. Separate files: Should Volumes I, II, and III be submitted as three separate electronic files, or may the Technical and Past Performance volumes be combined into one searchable PDF with the SF 1449 submitted separately?

ANSWER: Separate

61. Price evaluation methodology: The Instructions state that price will be evaluated for completeness, realism, and reasonableness, although the contemplated contract is firm-fixed-price. Please clarify how price realism will be evaluated and whether the Government intends to evaluate proposed staffing levels, labor categories, labor hours, or labor rates.

ANSWER: It will be compared to the Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) and the market for that particular type of service.

62. Past-performance quantity and recency: Please define the maximum number of past-performance references offerors may submit and the period the Government will consider recent.

ANSWER: Past five (5) years

63. Past-performance relevance: Please define how the Government will determine whether a past-performance effort is similar in scope, magnitude, and complexity. Will experience with GFEBS, public works, real-property systems, engineering systems, or installation business operations receive greater relevance?

ANSWER: Neutral. Experience with GFEBS, public works, real-property systems, engineering systems, or installation business operations is a plus, but other considerations will also be looked at. (see next question).

64. Past-performance evaluation: Please clarify how Past Performance will be evaluated. Will it be rated acceptable/unacceptable, assigned a confidence rating, or treated as a responsibility determination? Please also explain how an offeror without relevant past performance will be evaluated and specify the required number and recency period of past-performance references.

ANSWER: In evaluating past performance, the following general considerations, as appropriate: Quality of product or service; Timeliness of performance; Cost control; Business practices; Customer (end user) satisfaction; and Key personnel past performance.

65. Key-personnel submissions: Other than the Contract Manager and alternate identified in PWS paragraph 1.5.8, are any positions considered key personnel? Are resumes, letters of commitment, or minimum experience qualifications required with the proposal?

ANSWER: No. Yes, resumes, letters of commitment or minimum experience qualifications are required.

66. GFEBS role requirements: PWS paragraph 1.5.9 allows personnel up to six months to acquire the listed GFEBS roles. Must personnel possess prior GFEBS experience when proposed, or will Government-sponsored training and role assignment be provided after award?

ANSWER: Offerors are expected to possess experience at contract start to perform immediately upon award. Personnel turnover experienced during contract performance would require GFEBS roles to be acquired by new employees within six months of employment. All contract requirements would still need to be fulfilled even as new employees are acquiring roles. The government will provision roles, ensuring new employees fulfill training requirements within six months

67. Government-furnished resources: Please identify the anticipated quantity, condition, and availability date of Government-furnished office space, computers, phones, cameras, GPS equipment, printers, software licenses, and system accounts. Should offerors price temporary equipment pending Government-furnished equipment availability?

ANSWER: Government-furnished resources will be available upon award.

68. Is an optional letter of transmittal (or cover letter) allowed to accompany the submission, or does the solicitation strictly prohibit unrequested introductory letters? If permitted, please confirm if the transmittal letter counts toward any established page limits.

ANSWER: Cover sheet is optional, will not count towards your 10 page for technical.

69. Installation Name/Place of Performance: The PWS and CLIN schedule refer throughout to "Fort Benning, GA," while the SF 1449 issuing office and place-of-performance blocks refer to "Fort Moore, GA" at the same address. Please confirm the correct current installation name for proposal documentation purposes.

ANSWER: Fort Benning, GA. It used to be Fort Moore, GA

70. Number of Past Performance References: Volume III (Past Performance) does not specify a minimum or maximum number of contracts to submit. Please advise on the required or recommended number of past performance references.

ANSWER: 3 contracts

71. Government/Contractor Division of Responsibility: Please identify whether Government personnel currently perform any portion of the functions described in PWS §§5.1–5.5 and, if so, describe the intended division of responsibility between Government and contractor personnel under this requirement.

ANSWER: Government personnel handle the inherently governmental functions related to those identified tasks in the PWS. Offerors must propose a staffing solution that fully satisfies the contractor’s requirements detailed in the solicitation.

72. Release from the 8(a) Program: The incumbent contract (W911SF21C0005) was awarded under the 8(a) program. Please confirm whether SBA has released this requirement from the 8(a) program to support the SDVOSB set-aside.

ANSWER: Yes

73. Is this an existing contract or a new requirement? If it is an existing contract, under what number was it awarded?

ANSWER: This is an existing requirement.

74. Could the Government please confirm whether required system access and roles, including GFEBS, ePRISMS, BUILDER SMS, ArMA, HQIIS/DAIS, and eMASS, will be sponsored after award? Additionally, could the Government clarify whether personnel may begin limited performance while system role approvals are pending?

ANSWER: Offerors are expected to possess experience at contract start date to contract performance would require GFEBS roles to be acquired by new employees within six months of employment. All contract requirements would still need to be fulfilled even as new employees are acquiring roles. The government will provision roles, ensuring new employees fulfill training requirements within six months.

75. Regarding Volume III – Past Performance, may an SDVOSB prime offeror submit and rely upon relevant past performance performed by a proposed subcontractor or teaming partner when demonstrating experience similar to the PWS requirements?

ANSWER: Only if the proposed subcontractor/team member and the prime have a relationship and can provide documentation to show that.

76. Evaluation of Option Years — FAR 52.217-3 and FAR 52.212-2(b) The solicitation appears to incorporate both FAR 52.217-3, Evaluation Exclusive of Options, and FAR 52.212-2(b), which provides for consideration of option prices in the evaluation. These provisions appear to establish different approaches to evaluating price. Please confirm which methodology the Government will use for source selection:

ANSWER: Evaluation of the base year together with all the option years, consistent with FAR 52.212-2(b).

77. Past Performance — Definition of "Recent" The solicitation requires submission of Past Performance information but does not appear to define the period during which a contract must have been performed to qualify as "recent." Please identify the Government's required recency period for Past Performance references, including the number of years preceding the proposal submission date that will be considered eligible for evaluation.

ANSWER: Within the last five (5) years

78. GFEBS Role Certification Timing

PWS §1.5.9 states that data-entry personnel must acquire the specified GFEBS roles "within six months of employment." Please clarify whether the six-month period begins:

a. On the contract period of performance start date; or

b. On the individual employee's start date on the contract.

Additionally, please confirm whether offerors may propose personnel who do not currently possess the required GFEBS roles, provided that the offeror demonstrates a plan to obtain the required roles within the specified six-month period.

ANSWER: Offerors are expected to possess experience at contract start to contract performance would require GFEBS roles to be acquired by new employees within six months of employment. All contract requirements would still need to be fulfilled even as new employees are acquiring roles. The government will provision roles, ensuring new employees fulfill training requirements within six months.

79. Please confirm whether the Government intends to award this requirement as a firm-fixed-price contract or as a letter contract subject to definitization. If a firm-fixed-price contract is contemplated, please confirm whether FAR 52.216-25 was included intentionally and whether it will be removed or otherwise addressed through an amendment.

ANSWER: This is FFP. Clause 52.216-25 removed from solicitation.

80. Limitations on Subcontracting and Similarly Situated Entities

FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, is incorporated into the solicitation. Please clarify how the applicable limitation will be applied to this acquisition, including:

a. Whether payments to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities will count toward the applicable subcontracting limitation;

b. Whether a similarly situated entity may perform work without those payments counting toward the applicable limitation; and

c. For purposes of this solicitation, what specific eligibility criteria the Government will use to determine whether a subcontractor qualifies as a "similarly situated entity."

ANSWER: If using a subcontractor, a subcontracting plan must be provided.

81. What technical approach elements will be weighted most heavily — GFEBS experience, ePRISMS/BUILDER SMS experience, staffing plan, or other?

ANSWER: These elements are weighted the same.

82. What is the expected timeline for CAC issuance and NACI adjudication for new employees, given the October 13, 2026 performance start date?

ANSWER: Local procedures for CAC acquisition will be followed for incoming contract personnel.

83. Can incumbent personnel retain existing CAC/network access during transition, or must all personnel undergo the full background investigation process?

ANSWER: Historically, contract personnel with existing CAC/network access that accepted positions with other companies have retained access without having to undergo full background investigation.

84. Please confirm whether this is a straight recompete of a prior SDVOSB set-aside or a first-time award under this NAICS code.

ANSWER: First time award under the NAICS code as SDVOSB.

85. Will there be a pre-proposal conference or site visit?

ANSWER: No

86. Is any portion of the requirement eligible for telework or remote performance, or is full-time on-site performance required for all contractor personnel?”

ANSWER: No. There is analysis-type work that could be performed remotely, but majority of work requires contractor to be onsite to perform. The government does not dictate nor authorize a contractor to telework.

87. Will the contract be fully funded at award? DFARS 252.232-7007 (incremental funding) and FAR 52.216-25 (letter contract definitization) are included with unfilled blanks; please confirm whether they apply.

ANSWER: No, due to expected continuing resolution, the contract will not be fully funded at award. Letter Contract definitization will be deleted.

88. Does the Government consider any task in the PWS, specifically 5.5, to be an IA/IT function requiring a DoD 8570.01-M baseline certification at award under PWS 1.5.16.7? If so, please identify the category and level.

ANSWER: No, not prior to award.

89. PWS 1.5.8: May the contract manager also be one of the on-site personnel performing PWS Section 5 tasks? If not, may the contract manager be located off-site and available by phone and email during the stated hours? Are resumes or letters of commitment required with the proposal?

ANSWER: Yes, the contract manager also may be one of the on-site personnel performing PWS Section 5 tasks.

90. The Instructions state price will be evaluated for completeness, realism, and reasonableness. Beyond the unit prices entered on the SF 1449, is a supporting price breakdown (labor categories, hours, rates) required or desired in Volume II? Are any travel or other direct costs anticipated?

ANSWER: No, the breakout of labor categories, hours, rate are not needed for the SF1449. No travel cost.

91. Our Reps & Certs are up to date in SAM. Are we still required to submit Reps & Certs as required in the Instructions for Offerors Item #3?

ANSWER: No. Information needs to be up to date in SAM.gov.

92. Would the Government consider providing a 1-week extension of the Solicitation due date? This would push the due date to 10/07/2026?

ANSWER: No, not at this time of the year, it is too risky awarding this requirement on time.

93. Amendment 1: Does the posted solicitation fully incorporate Amendment 1?

Please provide the amendment or identify its changes.

ANSWER: Amendment 1: Updated correct PWS

94. Subcontracting: Please clarify how FAR 52.219-14’s 50% limitation applies, including treatment of work performed by a first-tier, similarly situated small-business subcontractor.

ANSWER: 52.219-14(e)9e)(1) Services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract. 52.219-14(g)A joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph (e) of this clause will be performed by the aggregate of the joint venture participants.

(1) In a joint venture comprised of a small business protégé and its mentor approved by the Small Business Administration, the small business protégé shall perform at least 40 percent of the work performed by the joint venture. Work performed by the small business protégé in the joint venture must be more than administrative functions.

95. Past performance: How will the Government evaluate an offeror’s commercial contracts, relevant experience our principal gained under a previous employer’s contracts, and proposed teammate or key-personnel experience? Will an offeror without relevant past performance receive a neutral rating?

ANSWER: Experience with GFEBS, public works, real-property systems, engineering systems, or installation business operations is a plus, but other considerations will also be looked at. In evaluating past performance, the following general considerations, as appropriate: Quality of product or service;

Timeliness of performance; Cost control; Business practices; Customer (end user) satisfaction; and Key personnel past performance.

96. Current staffing. How many contractor personnel currently perform the tasks in PWS paragraph 5, and does the Government have an estimated level of effort (FTE or labor hours) for this requirement? Is the new PWS a reduction in scope from the current contract, W911SF21C0005?

ANSWER: The Government will not determine FTEs or labor hours for this requirement.

97. For the annual firm-fixed-price CLINs, is entry of the annual total price on the solicitation schedule sufficient, or is supporting labor-category or cost-detail information required with the proposal?

ANSWER: Yes, the annual total price on the solicitation schedule is sufficient.

98. Are there specific required metrics or content the Government expects within the contractor Quality Control Plan beyond demonstrating controls for quality, timeliness, accuracy, corrective action, and reporting?

ANSWER: No, those controls appear appropriate but will be discussed upon award

99. Set-Aside SAM.gov identifies this procurement as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside under FAR 19.14; however, the solicitation includes FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. Please confirm the controlling set-aside and whether the solicitation will be amended if necessary to align the clauses.

ANSWER: 52.219-6 will be removed

100. If available, would you please provide the Government’s estimate or Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) for this requirement, or clarify the expected range of contract value?

ANSWER: IGCE is not available to offerors. Offerors must submit their proposal without assistance from the Government’s IGCE.