Question and Answer RMBC Base Plus Four.pdf

Questions and Answers for Master Breacher Course Support

Solicitation Number: W9124M26QA006

Document Page # & Para # Question Gov Response

Solicitation Pg 57, Para 2.4 (Past Performance)

Please clarify whether Past Performance will be evaluated at the company level, individual instructor/personnel level, or a combination of both. If both, what weighting or consideration is given to each?

Past performance will be evaluated at the company level. The weight will be seen as either acceptable or unacceptable.

Company’s with no past performance will not be negatively affected and seen as acceptable.

Solicitation Pg 57, Para 2 (Evaluation Factors)

The solicitation states award will be based on price and other factors; however, it also states quotes will be evaluated for technical acceptability and not ranked.

Please confirm whether this procurement is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) or a Best Value Tradeoff.

Award will be made based on price and other non-price factors.

Meaning award will be made to the offeror with the lowest price who receives an acceptable rating in all other non-price factors.

Solicitation Pg 57, Para 2 (Evaluation Factors)

Please confirm whether the evaluation factors listed (Technical, Mission Capability, Price, Past Performance) are listed in descending order of importance, or if all non-price factors are evaluated on a pass/fail basis only.

Pass/Fail

Solicitation Pg 54, Addendum to 52.212-1

The solicitation does not specify proposal format, volumes, or page limitations.

Please confirm if there are any page limits, formatting requirements, or volume structure expectations for submission.

There are no specified limitations for submissions.

Solicitation Section B (Pricing) Please confirm whether pricing should be structured as cost per course, monthly support, or strictly by CLIN as written, and whether offerors may provide supporting pricing narratives.

CLIN as written

Solicitation General Please provide incumbent contractor name, contract number, and current contract value.

Rampdown Works LLC, one course, $210,000

Solicitation General Please provide the current number of personnel (manning) supporting this requirement, including labor categories and approximate hours.

Current contractor proprietary information.

Solicitation General Please confirm whether the Government will provide any historical pricing or IGCE range for this requirement.

$210,000 for one off course

PWS

Para 1.5.7 (Place of Performance)

Please confirm whether all training and support activities are conducted at Fort Benning, GA, or if there are any off-site or travel requirements.

All training will be completed on ft. Benning but spread across 5 or more ranges

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Para 1.5.5–1.5.6 (Operating Hours)

Please clarify the expected number of courses per year and whether this varies annually.

3 annual courses with the possibility to conduct a 4th course. The 4th course POI would differ slightly and an amended PWS would be submitted for the 4th course specifically.

PWS Para 1.5.5–1.5.6 Please provide the annual training schedule (or most recent schedule) including number of courses, duration, and typical spacing between courses.

Training schedules will not be the same annually and may adjust within the government’s Fiscal Year due to other requirements.

Training calendars are not shareable due to their classification levels.

PWS General Please provide a current course curriculum or syllabus for the Ranger Master Breacher Course to better understand scope and level of effort.

Course material and curriculum are not shareable due to TTPs and techniques associated with the sensitivity of the training.

PWS

Attachment D (Estimated Workload Data)

The estimated workload data lists labor hours by category. Please confirm if these hours represent the annual expected workload and whether they align with the anticipated number of courses.

The estimated workload was part of independent government estimate and was used for estimated pricing based on historical data only.

Para 1.10 (Key Personnel)

Please confirm whether key personnel roles (Contract Manager, Quality Control Manager, Systems Administrator) are expected to be full-time, part-time, or collateral duties.

They are expected to meet their expectations, its up to the contactor if that requires full time, part time or collateral.

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Para 1.6 (Security Requirements)

Please confirm whether personnel must possess a Secret clearance at time of award, or if clearance sponsorship/processing is acceptable post-award.

No, secret clearance is not required at the time of award. Secret Clearance will only be required if/when the 75RR requests the necessity based off future needs of the course or material.

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Para 1.5.1 (Quality Control Plan)

Please confirm that the Quality Control Plan (QCP) is not required at proposal submission and is only required after award.

Required prior to start of work. Not required at time of proposal submission.

General

Please clarify what materials and equipment are Government-furnished versus contractor-provided (e.g., target materials, tools, vehicles, disposal).

No Government Furnished equipment

PWS General Please confirm whether the Government provides storage space, staging areas, or facilities for materials and equipment between courses.

Government will not provide permanent storage.

PWS General Please clarify expectations for surge or additional courses beyond the baseline (e.g., optional courses, funding triggers).

Yes, there should be an expectation that additional training or courses will continue past the RMBC baseline contract.

Understand a new PWS may need to be created to cover any major or minor adjustments.

Solicitation General Please confirm whether discussions are anticipated, or if award will be made based on initial quotes without exchanges.

No discussions are anticipated.

Solicitation General Please confirm if multiple awards are anticipated or if this is a single-award contract.

Single award.

PWS Technical Exhibit Can you provide measurements/ dimensions for the Middle Eastern Attachment B.

Standard Industrial Size personal door with a metal security door.

PWS Technical Exhibit Can you provide measurements/ dimensions for the Jail Door Attachment C.

Standard residential exterior door with rebar across.

PWS Technical Exhibit Please provide more information as to what qualifies as:

Heavy wood doors

Light metal doors

Heavy Metal doors

Heavy wood - preferably non press board or particle core, Solid wood door

Light metal - Exterior Residential door (preferably nonflammable insulation)

Heavy metal - industrial exterior metal doors