Attachment 7 - Question and Answer Template (Amendment 1).xlsx
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- Binocular Night Observation Device (BiNOD) Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- W91CRB-25-R-0007
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This is a Question and Answer template file for solicitation W91CRB-25-R-0007 regarding the Binocular Night Observation Device (BiNOD) procurement. Only four questions and responses are populated in the template, focusing on key clarifications about proposal submissions and requirements.
The government responses clarify that vendors may submit two proposals - one for a fully compliant system and one for an alternate variant system, though only one variant per vendor will be eligible for award. The responses also confirm that CUI markings have been removed from the Performance Specification and Statement of Work documents. Additionally, the government clarifies that the minimum order will consist of the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase CLINs, and that an amendment will increase the maximum quantity beyond the current 18,000 units. The file indicates CLINs 0001-0020 will be reflected in the basic IDIQ contract award.
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| NOTE: The solicitation superceeds the Government responses stated herein. | ||||
| No. | RFP / Document Reference | Offeror Question | Government Response | |
| 1 | Statement of Work at section 3.4.4.3. Accelerated Production Schedule | Alternate Proposals: The Statement of Work at section 3.4.4.3. Accelerated Production Schedule states: “The government reserves the right to accelerate the production and waive certain requirements. An accelerated production schedule could be utilized for the purpose of rapid delivery of core capability to the field while continuing to develop a fully-compliant, cost-effective system. The accelerated production schedule, if utilize by the Government, shall include the manufacture of Production-Ready Systems with the expectation that the Government will provide interim waivers of select non-critical criteria of MIL-PRF-A3309670 (see Appendix B for non-waivable critical criteria). Later production systems would be required to meet MIL-PRF-A3309670”. | ||
| Question: Will the Government consider allowing submission of both a Fully Compliant Proposal and an Alternate Proposal, for achieving accelerated deliveries of a Production Ready System. If an Alternate Proposals will be allowed, it is suggested the Government consider adding clause 52.204-22 ALTERNATIVE LINE ITEM PROPOSAL (JAN 2017) to the solicitation. Further, if an Alternate Proposal is acceptable, we request the Government provide expanded language to Section L, Page Limits, and Section B Pricing, to accommodate the Alternate Proposal. | A second proposals would only be for an alternate systems/variant, not an alternate proposal. |
Pricing for the accelerated production is covered under PY1 "BiNOD Production Ready Systems (See step ladder pricing tab of attachment). These systems are not expected to be fully compliant but still must meet minimum performance of the non-waivable critical criteria. The technical requirement for the Compliance Growth Matrix should reflect the path from the Production Ready System to the Fully-Compliant system. The response to technical program management should reflect the ability to deliver Production Ready Systems in an expedited schedule and qualify and deliver fully-compliant systems later in the schedule. Note: This should encompass the path of the baseline hardware's growth into the fully-compliant, cost-optimized system.
We will be issuing an ammendment that addresses the Government's intent to execute the Accelerated Production Schedule and also eliminate CLINs 006 and 007. Proposals should reflect the vendor's intent to execute that plan.
2 W91CRB25R0007, Section 2.1.1.ii, “Each Offeror shall submit a single, complete proposal that contains the Offeror’s best terms..” Does the Government intend to limit Offerors to a single proposal, removing the ability to offer an Alternative Proposal when an Offeror has competing options based on timeliness of availability? If an Offeror has a Product available today that the Government could have interest in, does the Government agree that a second proposal from that Offeror is appropriate? If so, does the Government agree that the sentence should instead be, “Each Offeror shall submit a single, complete proposal that contains the Offeror’s best terms.” ? We will be issuing an ammendment to include a choice by the vendor to submit a second proposal with a second variant system. Only one variant per vendor will be eligible for contract award.
Note: Second proposals should be for alternate systems, not simply alternate paths.
| 3 | Attachment 1 - BiNOD SOW (13Feb25) and Attachment 2 - BiNOD Performance Spec (28Jan2025) | These documents are marked CUI but these and other doucments were published on SAM.gov without restriction. For ease of responding to the RFP, should these documents be non-CUI? | CUI has been removed from the PSPEC and SOW. |
| 4 | Solicitation Section A, Order and Minimum Limitations. | Section A states: “3.) The MINIMUM guaranteed quantity of supplies to be ordered |
under this contract is Delivery Order #1 (CLINs 0001 – 0005 and 0008 - 0010). 4.) The MAXIMUM quantity of supplies to be ordered under this contract are 18,000 Bi-NOD systems”.
Question #1: Please advise why the Minimum Guaranteed Quantity in not all inclusive of CLINs 0001 – 0015, where these CLINs are all highly interdependent and constitute the development portion of the program.
Question #2: Please advise why the MAXIMUM quantity of supplies to be ordered is limited to 18,000 units, while the Solicitation is requesting firm pricing for up to 30,000 and 40,000 units in Year 3 and beyond? Should the 18,000 units reference be referred to the “MINIMUM” quantity?
Question #3: Please confirm the Step Ladder Pricing in Attachment 5 is meant to be Firm Fixed Ceiling Pricing. 1. The minimum order is the EMD Phase CLINs. Other CLINs will be awarded seperately.
2. The ammendment will increase the max quantity.
3. CLINs 0001 - 0020 would be what's reflected on the basic IDIQ contract award.
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