8-7-2018_W91249-18-R-0029_Question_and_Answers.pdf

W91249-18-R-0029 Cyber School Marketing and Recruiting Support

Questions and Answers

1. Whether companies from Outside USA can apply for this? (like,from India or Canada)

Government Response: As long as your organization is registered in SAM.

2. Whether we need to come over there for meetings?

Government Response: The contractor is required to attend all post award conference/Periodic progress meetings.

3. Can we perform the tasks (related to RFP) outside USA? (like, from India or Canada)

Government Response: Please see PWS para 1.6.5 place of performance

4. Can we submit the proposals via email?

Government Response: IAW Addendum 52.212-1 offers shall be submitted via electronic email and shall be hand carried or mailed through a commercial/Government carrier.

5. W9124918R0029, Paragraph # Volume II-Past Performance, Page # 70: Would the government consider changing the Recent Past Performance (PP) evaluation to be defined as within the past five (5) calendar years from the closing date of this RFP?

Government Response: Volume II past performance will stay as it is written recent is defined as within the past three (3) calendar years from the closing date of this RFP.

6. W9124918R0029, Paragraph 5.2. Marketing and Recruiting Support, Page # 24: Please define the acronym OCC.

Government Response: The Office Chief of Cyber (OCC) or the US Army Cyber School Personnel Proponent Office. This office provides career management for military personnel that hold a Cyber Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) or Areas of Concentration (AOC).

7. W9124918R0029, Paragraph 1.6.8.2 Marketing and Recruiting Specialist, Page # 16: Does the government have a preferred list of candidates that have already been vetted for this opportunity?

If so, will the government provide this information to offerors?

Government Response: No

8. W9124918R0029, Paragraph 1.6.8.2 Marketing and Recruiting Specialist, Page # 16: Will the Candidates have to provide official college transcripts to validate Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university majoring in Business, Economics, Marketing, Mathematics, or Statistics with a GPA of 3.0 or higher?

Government Response: Yes

9. W9124918R0029, Paragraph #(3) Factor 2 - Past Performance (f), Page # 73: Does the government consider this statement to be contradictory as to why Past Performance is an evaluated factor? Offerors without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable.”

Government Response: In accordance with FAR 15.305 (a) (2) (iv), offerors with no relevant past performance history, or for whom information on past performance is not available, will be evaluated neither favorably nor unfavorably on past performance.

10. W9124918R0029, Paragraph 1.6.8.1. Page # 15: What specific training requirements are required by the Program Manager including any training listed in Section 1.6.8.5 - Government Provided Training?

Government Response: Onboard training listed in paragraph 1.6.7 of the PWS.

11. W9124918R0029, Paragraph 1.6.8.2. Page # 16: What specific training requirements are required by the Marketing and Recruiting Specialists including any training listed in Section

1.6.8.5 - Government Provided Training?

Government Response: Onboard training listed in paragraph 1.6.7 of the PWS.

12. W9124918R0029, Paragraph #(3) Factor 2 - Past Performance (f), Page # 73: If offer does not have past performance within the last 3 years, how do we indicate to the government that a Past Performance volume will not be submitted with the proposal?

Government Response: If an offeror has no relevant past performance history, an offeror must affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant past performance history.

13. W9124918R0029, Paragraph #(3) Factor 2 - Past Performance (f), Page # 73: Please confirm that if a Past Performance volume is not submitted, offerer is still eligible for contract award.

Government Response: In accordance with FAR 15.305 (a) (2) (iv), offerors with no relevant past performance history, or for whom information on past performance is not available, will be evaluated neither favorably nor unfavorably on past performance https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/48/15.305 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/48/15.305

14. How many seats (enlisted personnel, etc.) would need to be filled per class during the contract year?

Government Response: AIT-12 seats, Officers-15 seats, WO-16 seats per class.

15. How many classes/courses would be conducted with seats filled for the contract year?

Government Response: For FY19, fourteen (14)-17C AIT Classes, five(5)- CyBOLC Classes and two(2)-CyWOBC Classes.

16. What is the duration per course (e.g. weeks/months etc.)?

Government Response: 17C AIT-50 weeks, CyBOLC- 37 weeks, CyWOBC- 19 weeks.

17. Are all courses running concurrently or consecutively?

Government Response: All courses (AIT, CyBOLC, and CyWOBC) run concurrently.

18. The above solicitation for Cyber School Marketing and Recruiting Support states that "The contractor shall possess and maintain a SECRET facility clearance from the Defense Security Service."

We currently do not have a SECRET facility clearance but our teaming partner has a SECRET facility clearance and is willing to sponsor us and hold the clearances for all cleared staff on the project.

Is this acceptable?

Government Response: The prime contractor shall possess and maintain a SECRET facility clearance.