W912CM-17-T-0025_Consolidated_Q&A_-_FINAL.docx

W912CM-17-T-0025

Consolidated Vendor Questions and Government Answers

Reference: 52.212-1 - Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items - 2.1.2 – Format, Page 64 & 2.4.2 Page 65

QUESTION: Section 2.1.2 states the following: "All pages of each original volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and solicitation number in the header and/or footer. Page size shall be 8.5 x 11 inches." Section 2.4.2 states the following: "The technical proposal shall not contain any markings identifying the offeror."

ANSWER: Section 2.1.2 has been amended to state the following: "All pages of each original volume (except the Technical Proposal, Volume I) shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and solicitation number in the header and/or footer. Page size shall be 8.5 x 11 inches. The technical proposal shall not contain any markings identifying the offeror."

Reference: Instructions to Offerors section 2.1.2. PROPOSAL ORGANIZATION and 2.4.2 (primary document pages 64 and 65)

QUESTION: Please confirm that resume for key personnel are not included in the page count.

ANSWER: Total page count for Volume 1 has been updated to 60. All resumes shall be included within the 60 page limit.

Reference: Instructions to Offerors section 2.1.2. PROPOSAL ORGANIZATION and 2.4.2 (primary document pages 64 and 65)

QUESTION: Please confirm that required Certification documents for Key Personnel and AV Team Members are not included in the page count of 25 pages for Volume 1.

ANSWER: Total page count for Volume 1 has been updated to 60. All Certification documents for Key Personnel and AV Team Members shall be included within the 60 page limit.

Reference: CLIN 0005, CLIN 1005, CLIN 2005 (primary document pages 4, 6, and 8)

Observation: Quantity and Unit of Measure are set up to be '1 job' while description is for T&M Installation, Integration, Configuration of three (3) different room types. Three different room types have three (3) different levels of effort associated.

QUESTION 1: Are Offerors to provide a table of Labor Categories and rates usable for these activities, a "typical" unit price IAW PWS section 5.5.5, or other?

ANSWER 1: No. Cost totals for CLIN 0004 and 0005 should have been provided by the Government. The solicitation has been amended to provide this data. Tasks under these CLINs will be established before performance begins at an agreed upon number of hours. These tasks will then be billed at the established rates. CLINs 0004 and 0005 will be utilized much like CLINs 0001-0003, however in order to allow different invoice amounts for different tasks, a “Job” type CLIN has been utilized. This is for payment purposes only based on DFAS limitations.

QUESTION 2: If "typical" unit price is answer from question immediately above, will Government create three separate CLIN structures in each ordering period to enable accurate price offer for each of three (3) room types? (for instance, CLINs 0005 through 0007, CLINs 1005 through 1007, CLINs 2005 through 2007)

ANSWER 2: No. Cost totals for CLIN 0004 and 0005 should have been provided by the Government. The solicitation has been amended to provide this data. Tasks under these CLINs will be established before performance begins at an agreed upon number of hours. These tasks will then be billed at the established rates. CLIN 0004 and and 0005 will be utilized much like CLINs 0001-0003, however in order to allow different invoice amounts for different tasks, a “Job” type CLIN has been utilized. This is for payment purposes only based on DFAS limitations.