Q&A-Solicitation.docx

1) Are approved teaming agreements (Mentor Protégé through the SBA) accepted for this project?

The Contracting Officer will recognize the integrity and validity of contractor team arrangements; provided, the arrangements are identified and company relationship are fully disclosed and validation of formal agreements and relationships (i.e., Mentor-Protégé agreements, joint-ventures, partnerships, etc.) are provided in the offer and submitted with the proposal responding to the solicitation. Nothing in the solicitation authorizes contractor team arrangements in violation of antitrust statutes or limits the Government’s rights to:

(1) Require consent to subcontracts (FAR Subpart 44.2)

(2) Determine, on the basis of the stated contractor team arrangement, the responsibilities of the prime contractor

(3) Provide to the prime contractor data rights owned or controlled by the Government.

(4) Pursue its policies on competitive contracting, subcontracting, and component breakout and initial production or an any other time; and

(5) Hold the prime contractor fully responsible for contract performance, regardless of any team arrangement between the prime contractor and its subcontractors.