Solicitation - NAVAIR 6. 8 CBO Acquisition Support Services

The Government has received a few questions in regards to final Amendment 0001 provided on 27 February 2019 and is hereby providing the following responses to those questions:
Q1. Please confirm that the "Current Program Management Institute (PMI)Certification" is desired and not required for the Project Lead (Key Personnel)position.
A1. Per Section C, Paragraph 3.4.1.5, a current PMI certification is DESIRED not required.
Q2. Can the PMI Certification be substituted by DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LEVEL III (HIGHEST): Program Management certification and the candidate be considered just as qualified?
A2. There is no substitution for the PMI Certification. Per Section C, Paragraph 3.4.1.5, a current PMI certification is DESIRED not required.
Also, the Government received an inquiry asking why language that appeared in the draft Amendment 0001 in Section L, Part B, Paragraph 1.2 had been deleted. This language was not deleted from the final Amendment 0001 but instead moved to a more appropriate Section L paragraph: Part B, Paragraph 3.5.2..

Per the FBO Notice posted on 22 FEB 2019, the Government is hereby providing the final Amendment 0001 to Solicitation N0042119R0024. In addition to the final amendment, Attachment 8, DD-254, is also hereby provided. Please refer to the notice posted on 22 FEB 2019 for the Q & As received as of 22 FEB 2019 and for Attachments 4, 5, and 7 that were revised as a result of Amendment 0001.

Please note that this amendment extends the proposal due date to 18 MAR 2019.

Please continue to monitor FBO closely for all matters related to this solicitation.

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The Government is currently preparing Amendment 0001 to Solicitation N0042119R0024 as a result of a revision to the requirement and in response to the Q & As received.
In preparation for this amendment, the Government is providing the following read-ahead items:
-Amendment 0001 (Draft modification document);
-Solicitation Q & A's (Final)
-Attachment 4, P6 (Updated)
-Attachment 5, P7 (Updated)
-Attachment 7, Contract Surveillance Plan
Attachment 8, DD-254 will be forthcoming with final release of Amendment 0001.
The Government intends to issue this amendment no later than COB Wednesday, 27 February 2019. As part of this amendment, the Government intends to extend the proposal due date, which will result in an extension to the past performance information due date. Please continue to monitor FBO closely for all matters related to this solicitation.

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The Government is currently preparing Amendment 0001 to Solicitation N0042119R0024 as a result of a revision to the requirement and in response to the Q & As received. The Government intends to issue this amendment no later than COB Friday, 22 February 2019. As part of this amendment, the Government intends to extend the proposal due date, which will result in an extension to the past performance information due date. Please continue to monitor FBO closely for all matters related to this solicitation.

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This requirement is in support of the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) 6.8 Corporate Business Office (CBO) / AIR 6.0 Logistics Acquisition Cell. This solicitation is for a comprehensive range of support services including Acquisition Management, Acquisition Planning and Acquisition Execution, Administration, Program Management, Acquisition Systems Engineering, and Financial Management detailed in the solicitation package. The solicitation package includes:

-Solicitation N0042119R0024;

-Attachments 1 through 6;

-Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs);

-Q & A sheet (from draft RFP update released 30 January 2019).

This requirement will result in a single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. This will be a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract with a level of effort of 480,000 man-hours over a five (5) year ordering period. An approved accounting system is required to be considered for this award (see Q & A #'s 13 and 18).

This procurement is being solicited as a 100% small business set aside under North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code 541611. The small business size standard is $15M.

A Presolicitation Notice (N0042118R0081) for this effort was posted on 16 August 2018, and updated 07 November 2018. A draft RFP containing Sections C, L, and M, was posted in a Presolicitation Notice (N0042119R0024) on 20 December 2018. The draft RFP was updated on 30 January 2019 including revised versions of Sections C, L, and M, as well as answers to questions received by potential offerors.

Section A (page 2) of the Solicitation N0042119R0024 contains comments addressing clerical revisions to Sections C, L, and M.

This is a follow-on requirement that was previously satisfied under contract number W15QKN-15-D-0007, which was awarded by the Army.

This requirement is subject to change based on the Government's need. Any subsequent amendments will be posted to the FEDBIZOPPS.gov website. Prospective offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation from this website and for monitoring the site for any amendments.

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