WR-ALC and WW Hub & Blade

The government failed to provide the Average Unit Price attachment as referenced in the Q&A document posted to fbo.gov on 25 Jan 13 (Q&A #46). That file is hereby provided for review/reference.

The industry questions and government responses document has been updated based on questions received to date.

In addition, A0003 is attached which includes an extension to the RFP close date to 26 Feb 13. Due to system outages, A0003 may not be available via DIBBS until 04 Feb 13.

The industry questions and government responses document has been updated based on questions received to date.

Peak delivery times at WR-ALC are as follows: 0830-0930 and 1300-1400 daily. The average time of delivery truck inspections/clearance is 3-5 minutes.

A0002 should be available via DIBBS by COB 25 Jan 13.

The Pre-Proposal Conference was held at WRAFB on 16 Jan 13. The list of supplier attendees and contact information is attached. The briefing charts presented at the conference are provided as well. Finally, the industry questions and government responses (also embedded in the briefing charts) are provided via a separate document for ease of review. Any updates to government responses addressed at the conference are noted with asterisks (see responses to questions 17 and 30).

Peak delivery time frame information will be provided as/if it's made available. Additional information regarding possible,occasional use of a (DLA) forklift provided as Government Furnished Property will be provided via solicitation amendment (A0002), targetedfor release NLT 25 Jan 13.

The government is preparing responses to industry questions received from the RFP. Two questions regarding data clarifications/assistance have been received as follows:

Industry Question: Does the Government have a version of Attachments 1A/1B that includes the Manufacturer p/n, Descriptions, Reference Numbers and other information that is printed in Attachments 5A/5B?

Government Response: The government does not have all requested information in spreadsheet form. However, SUPPLEMENTAL CAGE and Part Number / Drawing information is provided herein. As stated in the FBO attachment, Attachments 5A and 5B shall take precedence in the event of a conflict of data / information between the solicitation attachments and supplemental CAGE and Part Number/Drawing data.

Industry Question: Please provide the definition of each column header and any codes used within each column.

Government Response: Definitions of the column headers and available code information is provided herein.

Remaining industry questions will be answered on/before the 16 Jan 13 Pre-Proposal Conference and made available at FBO.

DIBBS is experiencing file loading issues. Therefore, the solicitation and attachments have been made available via fbo.gov.

Solicitation SPM4A2-13-R-0002 will be available and searchable at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/rfp/ by COB 26 Dec 12. Attachments 2A and 2B will not be available via DIBBS due to file size and thus, have been made available herein.

The solicitation closing date is 12 Feb 13 (at 2:00 PM EST).

This WR-ALC and WW Hub & Blade requirement is for supply support with associated supply chain management of the Hub & Blade population, solicited via a partial small business set-aside for distinct populations of items between the unrestricted and set-aside portions. The solicitation specifies the contractors shall utilize its supply chain network to plan for, obtain and maintain sufficient inventory necessary to meet industrial customer demands at WR-ALC (via a "store front" facility provided as government furnished space), worldwide operational customers and Foreign Military Sales (FMS). The unrestricted portion contains 927 NSNs and the set-aside portion may contain up to 453 NSNs (NSN listing attached). The supply chain services to be performed by the contractors include: demand planning and forecasting, purchasing & supplier management, finance (i.e. contractor-owned inventory) and inventory management, quality control & quality system management, receipt, storage & warehousing, obsolescence management, packaging, transportation/transportation coordination, and customer service. Additionally, the Contractor will manage the aforementioned "store front" at WR-ALC with contractor-owned, pre-positioned inventory on government-furnished space to support the industrial customer performance requirements.

The acquisition is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Firm-Fixed-Price type contract(s). The term will be a three-year base period with one, two-year option period. The total duration (base plus option period) shall not exceed five years. The Small Business size standard is 1,000 employees. Delivery timeframes will be provided in the solicitation. Unit of issue is primarily Each (EA), however, Feet (FT), Pair (PR) or Pounds (LB) are applicable. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. Subject acquisition is a best value trade-off source selection. Non-price factors identified in the RFP, when combined, are approximately equal to price. The solicitation will be available at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/RFP/ on its issue date on or around 31 Dec 12 and will close approximately 45 days thereafter. Hard copies will not be available.

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE NOTICE

See the attached notice regarding the Pre-Proposal Conference scheduled for 16 Jan 13 at Warner Robins Air Force Base. Any questions regarding the Conference may be submitted to the identified, primary POC.