Questions and Answers Amendment 11.5.26.xlsx
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- W91CRB-27-B-A001
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This is a Questions and Answers document addressing clarifications for a Cybersecurity Engineering and DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) Support Services solicitation (W91CRB-27-B-A001) issued by the Department of the Army Materiel Command, Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground. The solicitation requires submission by November 12, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. EST, with public bid opening scheduled for November 17, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. EST. No modifications or withdrawals are permitted after the November 12 deadline. Award is anticipated in November 2026, with the base period commencing November 23, 2026. The contract consists of a base period plus four option years, with a six-month extension option (CLIN 5000) included in the Total Evaluated Price.
The contractor must provide four labor categories priced at 2,040 hours annually each: one IT Systems Solutions Architect-Senior, one IT Certified Professional-Senior (core support), and two IT Certified Professional-Senior positions for surge support. The non-surge positions require Top Secret Facility Clearance at award, while surge positions require Top Secret clearance when the surge need is identified. Required certifications include CASP+ (SecurityX) or CISSP equivalent. Surge CLINs are exercised only when required, with compensation based on hours actually ordered. Invoices must be submitted through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) with a backup Excel document attached. Resumes are required for all positions and will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis. Individual personnel need not be named at submission; clearance statements are sufficient. Responsibility documentation beyond materials listed in the bid section will be requested from the apparent low responsive bidder if needed.
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| Column1 | Question | Government Response |
| 1 | Section L.2 establishes a bid submission deadline of November 12, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. EST, while Section L.4 schedules public bid opening for November 17, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. EST. Please confirm both dates and clarify whether modifications or withdrawals will be permitted after the stated submission deadline but before public opening. | Submissions will close November 12th and the bid opening will be November 17th. No modifications will be accepted after November 12th. |
| 2 | In addition to active SAM.gov representations and certifications or a completed FAR 52.212-3, must bidders separately complete and submit the offeror representations appearing in Section K, including FAR 52.229-11 and DFARS 252.204-7017 and 252.239-7009? | No |
| 3 | Section M.2(6) refers to resumes/CVs, but Section L does not require them. Please confirm whether resumes must accompany the bid; which roles need them (IT Sys Solutions Architect-Sr/Contract Manager, IT Certified Professional-Sr, and each surge position); the page limit and format per resume; and whether a signed Letter of Commitment, proof of employment, or other proof of personnel availability must accompany the bid. | Section L has been updated. Resumes are needed for all positions. |
| 4 | Section M.4 addresses financial resources, past performance, organization/controls, and other responsibility matters, but Section L does not require separate supporting narratives or records. Please confirm whether responsibility documentation beyond the materials specifically listed in Section L is required at bid submission or will be requested from the apparent low responsive bidder, if needed. | that information will be requested from the apparent low bidder. |
| 5 | PWS Section 1.5.11 describes prior Server Administrator or Network Administrator experience as highly desirable, while Section M.2(6)(a) includes it among resume-based pass/fail qualifications. Please clarify whether this experience is mandatory for responsiveness. Please also confirm that "FIMSA" in Section M.2 is intended to refer to FISMA. | Wanted Only not required. Yes M.2 refers to FISMA |
| 6 | The IT Certified Professional-Sr positions require CASP+ (SecurityX) or an equivalent certification. Please identify which certifications the Government will accept as equivalent for purposes of the pass/fail personnel evaluation. | CISSP is the equivalent for CASP+ (SecurityX) |
| 7 | Section L requires proof of an active Secret Facility Clearance, while PWS Section 4.2 references a Top Secret facility clearance in connection with surge support. Please confirm the facility clearance level required of the prime contractor at bid submission, at award, and during any Top Secret surge effort. | Top Secret Facility Clearance is needed at the time of award. Secret at the time of bid. |
| 8 | Please clarify whether the initial bid must identify specific proposed personnel and include individual clearance evidence, or whether the signed personnel clearance statements in Section L.3.3 are sufficient. Please also confirm whether the Top Secret surge individual must be named and cleared at bid submission or may be furnished when the surge requirement is activated. | Individual personnel do not need to be named at the time of submission. |
| 9 | Section L requires a certification of DoD/Army training and certification compliance at award, while PWS Section 1.5.8 allows certain training requirements within six months of appointment and requires baseline certification upon award. Please identify which requirements must be met at bid submission, at contract award, and within six months after appointment. | At contract award, contractor must possess the CASP+ or CISSP certification. There are not any requirements outside of the standard Army training that are needed within six months after appointment. |
| 10 | The provided DD254 is an interactive PDF that may not display its security classification details in all PDF viewers. Please provide a flattened or otherwise universally readable copy of the DD254 so bidders can verify all applicable classified contract and performance requirements. | New DD254 will be provided. |
| 11 | Technical Exhibit 3 lists four labor categories at 2,040 hours each, with the estimated quantity fields blank. Section B provides 4,080 hours for core support and 4,080 hours for surge support annually. Please confirm that bidders should price one IT Sys Solutions Architect-Sr, one IT Certified Professional-Sr, and two separate IT Certified Professional-Sr surge positions at 2,040 hours each per year, and identify which surge position requires Top Secret clearance. | The 2040 hours for each labor category is accurate. The non-surge positions require top secret clearance at time of award, and the surge positions require top secret at the time of the need being identified. |
| 12 | Section L.3.2 and PWS Technical Exhibit 3 establish an estimated workload of 2,040 hours annually per labor category. Please confirm whether all bidders are required to price exactly 2,040 hours per labor category per year to ensure a consistent basis for evaluation, or whether bidders may adjust the hours to reflect a full 2,080-hour work year. If bidders are required to use 2,040 hours, will any bid proposing a different annual number of hours be considered nonresponsive and ineligible for award? | Please use 2,040 hours per labor category per year. |
| 13 | Annual surge CLINs are identified as option line items, but Section M.3 includes both surge positions in each period's evaluated price. Please confirm whether surge CLINs will be exercised only when required and explain whether the full annual firm-fixed price, or only the ordered portion, will be payable if less than 4,080 hours of surge support is used. | Surge CLINs would only be exercised when required. Only the ordered surge will be payable if less than 4,080 hours are used. |
| 14 | The base period begins November 23, 2026, and includes phase-in; the PWS refers to a 30-day phase-in and full performance at the contract start, while the QASP provides for operational readiness within 30 days of award. Please clarify the required phase-in start and completion dates and the level of staffing expected on November 23, 2026. | For the phase-in period, the IT Sys Solutions Architect-Sr and the IT Certified Professional-Sr are needed. |
| 15 | Technical Exhibit 2 groups monthly reports, including the invoice, under Microsoft Excel delivery, while CDRL Item 002 requires invoices through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF). Please confirm that invoices are to be submitted through WAWF and identify whether a separate Excel invoice copy is also required for the COR. | Invoices must be submitted through WAWF. Please use a separate Excel document as backup for the invoice. This Excel should be attached to your invoice in WAWF. |
| 16 | PWS Section 1.5.4 requires support outside normal hours, potentially with one hour of notice, and states that overtime and holiday work require advance COR approval. Please clarify whether these requirements are to be fulfilled within each position's 2,040 annual priced hours, or whether approved work beyond those hours will be ordered and compensated separately. | Overtime is not an anticipated need with this contract, including the need to work on holidays. |
| 17 | 1. Is CLIN 5000 (6-month extension) included in the Total Evaluated Price? M.3 lists only the base and option years 1–4. | Yes section has been updated |
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