Questions_&_Answers_6Feb19.pdf

W912CM-19-R-0004

Knowledge Management (KM) Services

USAG Wiesbaden Questions and Answers

Question 1. Reference: PWS paragraph 1.23.2 Contractor employees who: (a) are not nationals of Germany or other European Union countries; (b) are not members of the force, the civilian component or their dependents; or c) do not have assimilated status under Articles 71, 72, or 73 of the Supplementary Agreement to the NATO SOFA shall possess work and residence permits.

a: Has the government coordinated with the DoD Contractor Personnel Office for personnel working on the task to have status as Technical Experts (TESA)?

Government Response: No, the Government will not request status as Technical Experts for the contractor personnel.

b: Is it the government’s intent to seek TESA for personnel working on this task?

Government Response: No, it is not the Government’s intent to request status as Technical Experts for the contractor personnel.

Question 2. Does this contract have TESA or SOFA?

Government Response: The resultant contract will not have TESA or SOFA status for contractor personnel.

Questions 3. Reading the RFP we understand that the requirement is for a full time, onsite KM individual. Is this correct?

Government Response: The contractor shall ensure tasks are performed in accordance with all parts of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Estimated Workload Data in Attachment 3 of the PWS is an estimation of the Government on the required hours totaling approximately 2080 hours per year. The contractor shall ensure sufficient personnel are available to perform all the tasks described in the PWS. Onsite service performance is required as described in the PWS, paragraphs 1.6.4 and 1.11.

Question 4. Are you open to other approaches to satisfy the requirements, onsite and offsite combination?

Government Response: No. The service requires on-site performance as outlined in the PWS paragraph 1.6.4.

Question 5. Is there an existing contactor supporting this effort? If yes, who is this?

Government Response: No, this is a new requirement

Question 6. Can you share the budget so we can propose the maximum value for the available budget?

Government Response: No

Question 7. Is there an existing or expired contract for this work? If so, who is the incumbent and under what contract?

Government Response: No, this is a new requirement

Question 8. How was this work being performed in the past?

Government Response: While elements of this requirement may have been previously performed by Government personnel, this is a new requirement.

Question 9. Have any knowledge management efforts been performed on any type of contract for USAG Wiesbaden in the last 24 months?

Government Response: No