W9124G18Q2557_Questions_and_Answers_Amendment_01.pdf

Solicitation Number: W9124G-18-Q-2557 Amendment 01

Will the government please confirm the start work date?

A: Estimated award/start date is 24 Sept 18 with full performance reached after 30 days.

What is the total number of man hours expected for current POIs, CADs and LPs reviews for this effort?

A: The Period of Performance (PoP) is a base plus three option years. The expected number of hours is 2080 per year (8 hours x 5 days a week x 52 weeks a year).

How many personnel is the government expecting to support this requirement? This is needed to determine the number of personnel by labor category. If not provided how will the government make the determination for technically acceptable with varying numbers of proposed personnel?

A: The Government provides the tasks not the number of personnel. The basis for award is lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA). The Government is providing the workload data via another amendment.

Will there be any phase in period to get personnel on board and ready to work? Even if unpaid but allow for a warm start verse a cold start to the contract.

A: No phase in period is assigned. However, the expectation is to be fully operational within 30 days from date of award.

Section 3.5 Materials states “The Government will provide access to all policies and regulations needed to complete the deliverables” are these listed in section 6? If not how does section 6 apply?

A: Yes, section 6 applies.

Regarding the specific tasks and pricing, can the Government please provide the number of FTE or productive hours to perform the tasks OR the metrics/hours associated individually with the revision, creation and review of POI’s and LP’s? Without the number of hours and level of training it’s not possible to price the requirements.

A: The Period of Performance (PoP) is a base plus three option years. The expected number of hours is 2080 per year (8 hours x 5 days a week x 52 weeks a year). What is being provided now is the estimated workload for WOCC.

Can the Government please provide the current incumbent contractor name, contract number, value of contract and period of performance?

A: This is a new requirement, there is no incumbent.

Will the Government please provide the occupational code on the wage determination for each labor category?

A: The Wage Determination that is applicable. The Government is providing the workload data via another amendment.

Will the Government accept PDF for proposal submission?

A: Yes, PDF is acceptable for Quote submission.

The Government is asking for technical capability, past performance and price. Does the Government want 3 separate volumes or can they all be sent in one?

A: Two Volumes are required.

Vol I: Technical Capability with Management/Staffing Approach and Preliminary Quality Control Plan, and one redacted copy of Vol I.

Vol II: Past Performance and Price.

NOTE: Volume I should contain no pricing information.

Regarding past performance, the Government is asking for two pages of narrative. Is the narrative associated with the listing of 10 references or does the Government want us to list each past performance with a narrative with each one?

A: The two page limit is associated with the references.

Can offerors submit their information in proposal response and include a cover letter so that a table of contents showing a detail of the response is included?

A: Yes, a table of contents with the quote submission is acceptable and will not count toward the page limit.

Regarding pricing, is there anything in addition to the CLINs that need to be submitted with an offerors proposal?

A: A cross-walk linking the labor categories and On/Off Cap Rates with regarding the pricing in Vol II.

Will the Government please provide an extension to the following Monday, September 10th since questions are due on the 31st and it’s a holiday weekend so the earliest we would receive a response to questions would be Tuesday September 4th?

A: The response date has been extended to September 13, 2018 at 10:00am EST

Is this a new requirement or is there an incumbent vendor? If available, can you please send along the incumbent contract number?

A: This is a new requirement, there is no incumbent

In the absence of any workload data, please provide the number of full-time Training Developers the Government requires to fulfill the TED Mitigation Support PWS.

A: The Government is providing the workload data via another amendment.

a) Who is the current incumbent company performing this work?

b) What is/are the labor category(s) currently used for the current contract?

c) How many fulltime employees used for each labor category?"

A:

a) This is a new requirement, there is no incumbent.

b) and c) The Government provides the tasks not the number of personnel. The basis for award is lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA). The Government is providing the workload data via

Are the incumbent employees exempt or non-exempt? If there is a mix of exempt and non-exempt, please provide the number of employees and their associated labor categories for both.

A: This is a new requirement, there is no incumbent. Employees should be non-exempt. The DOL

Wage Determination is provided.

With this being a FFP requirement, in order to properly and effectively price the requirements, we request the Government provide the anticipated workload data for each contract year (base year and each option year).

In light of the short timeframe between the due date for questions and the proposal due date, we respectfully request the Government extend the proposal submission due date.

A: The response date has been extended to September 13, 2018 at 10:00am EST

Instruction 4.b states the Technical Capability will be evaluated using two factors: Management &

Staffing Approach and Past Experience. Instruction 6.a explains that the following factors shall be used to evaluate offerors:

I Technical Capability (Management and Staffing Approach)

II Past Performance

III Price

Please clarify in which factor the Government is asking industry to provide the past performance/experience.

A: Two Volumes are required.

Vol I: Technical Capability with Management/Staffing Approach and Preliminary Quality Control Plan, and one redacted copy of Vol I.

Vol II: Past Performance and Price.

NOTE: Volume I should contain no pricing information.

Ref Para 1 "This is a non-personal services contract to provide training and education product development services to bring designated Lesson Plans (LP) and Programs Of Instruction (POI) to TR 350-

70 standard and to properly document the products in Training Development Capability for the Warrant

Officer Career College."

Is there an incumbent entity currently providing Training and Education Development services for the Ft.

Rucker Warrant Officer Career College effort? If so, should the proposal include a proposal for transition?

A: This is a new requirement, there is no incumbent.

Ref Para 1.2 "Based on the FY17 Workload Management results, WOCC was identified as being 13 man years behind projected training development schedule."

Is there an estimate of the desired number of annual FTE's?

A: The Government provides the tasks not the number of personnel. The basis for award is lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA). The Government is providing the workload data via another amendment.

Reference PWS Paragraph 1.6.2.1 - Quality:

Will the Government’s QASP be made available prior to proposal submission in order to facilitate bidders to create a compliant QCP?

A: No, the QASP will not be made available prior to proposal submission.

Reference PWS Paragraph 1.6.5 - Place of Performance:

How long after award will these activities be required to be completed?

Reference PWS Paragraph 1.6.12 - Trusted Agents:

a. How long after Contract Award are contractors required to be cleared through the trusted agents?

Reference PWS Paragraph 5 - Specific Tasks:

a. Does the Government require specific number of personnel (FTE) by Labor Categories with desired education and experience requirements for the work to be accomplished in Paragraph 5?

b. If there is no specific target number of FTEs for this contract, will the Government provide a desired POI/COI review rate with specific course hours for each POI & COI to be reviewed?

A: a) and b): A: The Government provides the tasks not the number of personnel. The basis for award is lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA). The Government is providing the workload data via

Reference RUCKER 18Q557 WOCC Pricing Structure

a. Will the Government include Option year escalation?

b. What is the acceptable escalation rate for each option year?

c. CLIN 0001: What is the desired production rate for each task area to be performed with a year?

A:

a. Clause 52.222-43 applies

b. Rates are adjusted on an annual basis in accordance with FAR 52.222-43

c. The Government is providing the workload data via another amendment.

What are the specific review criteria for each POI/COI?

a. How much actual course development will be required on this contract (to include any element of the ADDIE process)?

Is there an incumbent contractor?

If there is an incumbent contractor, can the Government provide details on the incumbent’s manpower loading for the past year?

A: This is a new requirement, there is no incumbent. The Government provides the tasks not the number of personnel. The basis for award is lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA). The

Government is providing the workload data.

Will the Government consider extending the due date for this proposal by two weeks past the date the Government answers contractor questions?

Your PWS document, response submission factors and format, and evaluation criteria match the

‘CAC/Fort Leavenworth Support Services MAIDIQ’ structure. The responses for that IDIQ permit 25-page

Technical responses to explain all the required response factors. Since this RFP’s response factors mirror the ‘CAC/Fort Leavenworth Support Services MAIDIQ’ structure, will you consider increasing the page count to 25 pages to permit us to adequately explain our capabilities?

A: Yes, page limit is increased for Vol I.

The Past Performance evaluation factor permits us to include references of work performed within three years of the date set for receipt of proposals. Will the Government consider permitting relevant work up to five years within the same 10 citation and 2-page limit?

A: Yes, past performance permits for five years.

The PWS indicates that the WOCC is 13-man years behind on their projected training development schedule but not enough course metrics are listed to calculate the required level of effort. What is the

Government’s expected level of effort in Contractor Manpower Equivalents?

The PWS nor the FBO listing indicates if this is an ongoing effort. Is there an incumbent? If so, will the government provide the incumbent’s name and contract number?

Will the Government provide a one-week extension to adequately address the PWS complexities in the

RFP response?

Is there an Incumbent? If so, please provide current contract value, number of FTEs, and period of performance.

A: This is a new requirement, there is no incumbent.

Reference PWS 5.2 Task #2: Will the Government please provide the number of Lesson Plans / POIs that need to be reviewed, revised, or created? This information is needed to properly address Task #1

(develop a Work Plan that describes the approach to use the TDC training development tool to review, revise or create the POIs and LPs.)

Is this opportunity new business or incumbent supported at this time?

What is the anticipated FTE support threshold per IGCE and Market Research?

A: The Government provides the tasks not the number of personnel. The basis for award is lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA). The Government is providing the workload data via another amendment.

How many courses require updating?

Can the government provide the instructional hrs per course?

WOCC was identified as being 13 man years behind schedule. Does this mean the command is seeking an equivalent team of developers (13)?

A: NO.

Would the government please provide a copy of WD 15-4631 Rev 8, dated 07/03/2018? We are able to locate rev. 7, but not rev. 8.

A: Yes, the Wage Determination for this requirement will be provided

Is this an existing requirement? If so, can the government please supply the historical number of hours or FTEs required to fulfill the requirement?

A: This is a new requirement, there is no incumbent. The Government provides the tasks not the number of personnel. The basis for award is lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA). The

Government is providing the workload data via another amendment.

Section 2.1.9 of the PWS states, “Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the Key Personnel listed in the

PWS.”

a. Question 2A: Are resumes required for key personnel?

A: No, resumes are not permitted.

Are there currently contractor personnel supporting this requirement?

Instruction to Offerors

Item 4(b) and Item 4(c)

Question: Is Past experience addressed in I: Technical Capability, as according to item 4(b) of Instruction to Offerors or is past experience to be addressed in II: Past Performance, in accordance with item 4(c.)?

A: Past Performance will be evaluated with 4b

PWS

1.6.4 Federal Government Holidays

1.6.4 Hours of Operations

Same PWS numbering for each section.

A: PWS Numbering has been corrected