Attachment 30 FWS-I Q and A Tracker.XLSX
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- Family of Weapon Sight – Individual (FWS-I) Full Rate Production Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- W91CRB-21-R-0012
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This document contains questions and answers related to a forthcoming solicitation from the Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground for the Family of Weapon Sights - Individual (FWS-I) full rate production contract. Key details include:
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The FWS-I is an uncooled, lightweight infrared imaging device used for surveillance and target acquisition on individual weapons during daylight, darkness, adverse weather, and dirty battlefield conditions. When used with an Intra-Soldier Wireless device, it shall provide a wireless Rapid Target Acquisition capability. When used with a Direct View Optic, it shall provide interconnectivity such that the FWS-I imagery serves as input for the DVO.
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Questions cover topics such as past performance evaluation criteria, logistics requirements, quantity of potential awards, cost submission requirements, and requests for draft attachments and documentation referenced in the forthcoming solicitation. No information is provided about response due dates, award dates, pricing terms, or federal agencies involved beyond ACC-APG.
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| Solicitation W91CRB21R0012 | Question & Answers |
| This will be posted to beta.SAM.gov |
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Industry Day Q&A Priority Question(s) for Government Proprietary Y/N
| 1 | How many Bid samples will be required with the proposal submission? | N | |
| 1 | Will ballistics/shock information on NGSW be available with the RFP? Without specific information it will be difficult to assess the impact on the design. | N | |
| 2 | Will the USG be requesting feedback on the draft Section L & M that was posted? If so, what is the timeline? | N | |
| 3 | Will you be formally responding to the feedback that industry provided on the draft RFP? | N | |
| 1 | Section L & M Past performance - please clarify how a Company with relevant experience but no US Governmental prime contract track record can meet the Past Performance criteria and score a Strength | ||
| Is this covered by 1.2.3.3.2 | Y | ||
| 2 | Section L & M Past performance - please clarify whether wireless capability is a relevancy criteria (1.2..3.3.1) as it is not stated as relevant in 1.1.2.4 | ||
| 3 | Section L & M Past performance (1..1.2.4) - please explain what is a new Corporate Entity and how this might apply to a company that wants to be a supplier to PEO Soldier | ||
| 4 | Section L & M Logistics - there is a requirement (1.2.3.1.2) to provide a replacement unit within 48 hrs upon receipt of a warranty failure. Please advise the geographical location to which the replacement must be delivered ? | ||
| 5 | Timescale for Awards - the RFP will be in Q1 - when is the bid due and what else happens before award in Q4 | ||
| 6 | Quantity of Awards -are we correct that there could be one follow on Contract Award and up to 2 awards via the PDR/CRD route making a total of 3 vendors | ||
| 7 | Cost - is the cost submitted for a CLIN for just the CLIN activity or can it also include the cost of the work required to generate the data presented in the CLIN report | Y | |
| 9 | Section L & M Section 1.1.2.2.1 , Element 5 . The requirement to provide contractor test results is a "may" , would providing the results be considered a strength ? | Y | |
| 1 | Can Gov't provide additional detail to the Schedule presented, for example, seqencing to identify qualification and PRR timeline? | N | |
| 2 | What is expected RFP response time? | N | |
| 3 | Will questions previously submitted to the Govt be addressed in an update to BETA.Sam? | N | |
| 4 | Is there a ceiling value on IDIQ? | N | |
| 5 | Will documents identified in Section 2.2.2 of Specification be released with the Final RFP? | N | |
| 1 | Can the Army clarify the requirements for the Integrated Program Master Schedule mentioned in Section L?. While requirements for an Integrated Master Schedule are included in the draft SOW, there is no mention of an Integrated Program Master Schedule and the term “IPMS” appears only once in the SOW (within 3.5.16 Provisioning Technical Documentation) so the requirements are not clearly understood. | N | |
| 2 | Can the Army provide a draft of Attachment #23 "Total Evaluated Price (TEP) Matrix"? | N | |
| 3 | Can the Army provide a draft of the Past Performance Questionnaire, Attachment #25 of the RFP? | N | |
| 4 | Can the Army clarify what is the potential CPFF requirement mentioned in Section L? | N | |
| 5 | Can the Army provide a draft of NVThermIP Modeling Guidance, Attachment #16 mentioned in Section L? | N | |
| 1 | What is the performance of the inertial sensors used in the ENVG and IVAS, and is there a government-selected or recommended module for RTA? | ||
| 2 | Would the government consider a 5-year factory warranty desirable for this program? | ||
| 1 | You mentioned a potential future requirement for the “Powered Rail” or “Intelligent Rail.” Do you anticipate including the Picatinny Smart Rail ICD in the Final RFP for industry to plan for future Power/Intelligent Rail integration? | ||
| 2 | For the same Powered Rail/Intelligent rail potential future requirement, do you have an anticipated initial timeline for when that requirement could be inserted in the FWS-I program in the future? |
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