MODIFICATION
R -- Contractor Logistics Support - Amendment 2
- Notice Date
- 3/13/2017
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - NJ (W15QKN), BUILDING 10 PHIPPS RD, PICATINNY ARSENAL, New Jersey, 07806-5000, United States
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-17-R-0006
- Response Due
- 3/24/2017 2:00:00 PM
- Point of Contact
- Tiffany Nosti,
- E-Mail Address
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tiffany.n.nosti.civ@mail.mil
(tiffany.n.nosti.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Task Order 0001 PWS Attachment 0016, Past Performance Questionnaire Section J, Exhibit A, CDRL F001 Section J, Exhibit A, CDRL A007 Solicitation W15QKN-17-R-0006 Amendment 0002 The purpose of Amendment 0002 to Solicitation W15QKN-17-R-0006 is to: 1. Update Section C by adding paragraph "4.2.6.3 The Contractor shall prepare and submit to the COR, a monthly cost usage report for all costs reflected in each approved Invoicing, Receipt, Acceptance, and Property Transfer (iRAPT) invoice(DI-FNCL-80331A) (CDRL F001)." 2. Update Section J as follows: a. Update Section J, Exhibit A, CDRL A007. b. Update Section J, Exhibit A, CDRL F001. c. Attachment 0016 Past Performance Questionnaire to include the Cover Letter. d. Attachment 0063, Task Order 0001 Performance Work Statement to include change stated in #1 above. 3. Update Section L paragraph 5.2.2.(2)(b) FROM: "For all contracts, the Offeror shall provide data on all manufacturing warranty returns. Data shall delineate total number of warranty returns, number of Could Not Duplicate (CND), number of failures attributable to GFE component failures, and number and nature of failures attributable to the Offeror's delivered product." TO: "For all contracts, the Offeror shall provide data on any delay in schedule under previous contracts when performing services efforts". 4. Answer the following questions from industry: Section A Q1. Clause "Identification of work performed at government locations" states, "Offeror is to specify places of work", Aren't the places of work identified on attachment 2? And in d, "offeror must identify personnel that have access to a Government email account or have a government ID, email accounts, etc..." What does that really mean? We have to identify by name each of our people we are proposing by name if they are already on a govt contract? A1. Yes, the Government locations are identified in Attachment 0002. However, clause 52.215-4004 refers to the contract management location at Fort Leonard Wood and Afghanistan per paragraph 4.1.2. Per the referenced clause, Offerors are required to provide the names of individuals that currently have access to a Government electronic mail account as specified under 2(d). Solicitation Section C Q2. Post Award Conference minutes are due within seven (7) calendar days following the conference IAW CDRL A007). CDRL A007 states this report is due within 15 days after completion of Post Award Conference. Which reference is correct? A2. Seven (7) calendar days is correct. CDRL A007 has been updated. See change #2a above. Q3. Transition Plan: The contractor shall execute the government approved transition plan. Is this the same transition plan submitted in the Technical volume? Further, it says contractor will assume all within 30 days of the first task award CONUS and 90 days OCONUS. Is the time for government approval of the transition plan within this time? A3. The Transition Plan called out in Section C, para. 4.2.1 is the same plan submitted by the offeror as part of their Technical Volume I. As a direct result of the Government evaluation of this plan, the Awardee's approved plan will be included as an attachment to the contract. Q4. Paragraph 4.2.10.1 defines the "Customer Assistance" requirement. Is the help desk manned as outlined? Is this a person sitting at a desk? A4. The subparagraph defines the performance objective as providing help desk service during normal duty hours of operation for all calls received during and after normal duty hours. It is up to the Offeror to determine how to accomplish this objective. Q5. Paragraph 5.1.2 - normal workweek in theater is 84 hours but no overtime is allowed. Is this normal to require a work week of 84 hours per week? A5. Theater has its own rules of operation that personnel must follow to ensure timely support to the warfighter. Q6. Paragraph 6.12: personnel are only allowed 10 days a leave per year CONUS or government will want reconciliation. Contract is fixed price? So fixed price based on # of personnel? A6. The number of personnel performing the mission must meet the requirement stated in the contract with provisions for leave as the exception. Manning levels below the requirement will require reconciliation of funds dedicated to the labor CLINS to account for labor not present for duty. Q7. 5152.225-5902 "Fitness for Duty and Medical/Dental Care Limitations". Fitness" clause - (b) is fitness for duty defined anywhere? A7. As stated in clause 5152.225-5902 "Fitness for Duty and Medical/Dental Care Limitations" please see the USCENTCOM Individual Protection and Individual/Unit Deployment Policy. As defined in USCENTCOM Individual Protection and Individual/Unit Deployment Policy MOD 12, 15.C.1.B Fitness includes, but is not limited to, the ability to accomplish the tasks and duties unique to a particular operation and the ability to tolerate the environmental and operational conditions of the deployed location. Minimum standards of fitness include, but are not limited to, the ability to wear ballistic, respiratory, chemical and biological personal protective equipment, use of required prophylactic medications, and the ability to ingress/egress in emergency situations with minimal risk to themselves or others. Q8. 5152.225-5902 "Fitness for Duty and Medical/Dental Care Limitations" looks like OCONUS personnel can only serve 12 months - will this impact the people being proposed if they are currently in the positions overseas? A8. As stated in clause 5152.225-5902, if Contractor personnel deploy for multiple tours, which exceed 12 months in total, they must be re-evaluated for fitness to deploy every 12 months IAW Individual Protection and Individual/Unit Deployment Policy. Q9. Is the in Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. office Government furnished? If not, is it a directly billable costs, since it will only be dedicated to this contract? A9. There is no Government furnished office space in the Fort Leonard Wood, MO vicinity. It is up to the Offeror whether to, and how to support this requirement. Billable costs will be negotiated on a task order basis. Solicitation Section J Q10. Is there a cover letter for the Past Performance Questionnaire? Will the Government please provide a copy of the cover letter? Which cover letter is this referring to? A10. Section J, Attachment 0016 has been updated to include the Cover Letter. See change #2c above. Q11. Regarding the CLS Pricing Workbook, Has the Government designated any of these positions as Service Contract Agreement positions? Which ones? A11. All positions under this requirement are considered professional and therefore are not covered by the Service Contract Act. Q12. Under normal working conditions CONUS FTE usually consist of 1880 to 1920 man hours. Will the Government please explain the rationale for establishing a 1930 hour man year (FTE)? A12. 1930 hours is an average of 365.2 days per year due to the occurrence of a leap year during the period of performance. Q13. Assuming this is a FFP LoE contract, the labor categories and rates proposed are intended to be the rate catalog for the entire IDIQ according to language in section L 5.3.1, If the intention is to be the awardee's IDIQ rate catalog and these rates are to be able to cover any of the locations listed in attachment 0002 for all potential future task orders, how are offerors to account for the various and wide ranging uplifts associated with the multiple OCONUS locations? Should uplifts be treated as an ODC to allow for flexibility of OCONUS locations during execution? A13. This is not a FFP LoE contract, this a FFP contract. "Uplifts" only apply to specific US CENTCOM locations. As noted in Attachment 0002, all locations other than the primary duty station of Bagram, Afghanistan will be supported by exception (flyway support). As such, "uplifts" for these locations would not be applicable. Q14. Are the attachment 0062 rates and total price for evaluation purposes only and not associated with a specific task to be executed? A14. As noted in Attachment 0062, "Government provided amounts are for evaluation purposes only". Q15. DD 1423 CDRL, Data item NO. F001 "Funds and Man-Hours Expenditure Report". The government is requesting a firm fixed price contract but is requesting offerors submit a report associated with tracking labor hours including overtime. These items would appear align more with a FFP LoE or Time and Materials (T&M) contract. If this is a FFP contract, will the government remove the requirement or change the contract type to align with the tracking of hours? A15. The title of the Data Item Description (DID) is what drove the CDRL title. The Government is looking for CLIN by CLIN expenditures throughout the period of performance in order to track funds remaining. PWS paragraph 4.2.6.3 has been added to clarify this. See change #1 above. Q16. DD 1423 CDRL, Data item NO. F001 references tracking overtime. Can the government provide the historical overtime amount by labor category to assist offerors in their rate builds? A16. The only overtime granted is for FSRs that are out on training or maintenance missions away from home station. Overtime is tailored to the mission as it is at times necessary to approve overtime for weekend/holiday travel to accommodate unit schedules or weekend work if the FSRs are supporting a reserve or National Guard unit that works on the weekends. Personnel that permanently work at home station, e.g., the program manager, logisticians, administration, do not qualify for overtime. All overtime must be previously approved by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and will be handled via a separate "Overtime" CLIN to be modified into the task order on an as needed basis. Q17. What does the 4,140 hours included in the "Estimated Hours" column for "Theater Support" represent? Is 4,140 hours intended to represent 1 man-year? A17. Yes, 4140 hours are the expected duty hours for theater personnel. Pursuant to PWS paragraph 6.12, "For theater-based personnel, leave will not exceed 20 work days...". As such, 365 days less the 20 work days at 12 hours per day equals 4140. Q18. In the cost proposal "Evaluated Price" schedule, should the fully loaded rate including hazard and hardship be applied to all of the "Estimated Hours"? A18. The fully loaded labor rate including hazard/danger and post-hardship pay shall only be utilized for Theater. CONUS/OCONUS labor rate shall not include hazard/danger and post-hardship pay as it is not applicable for those locations. Q19. Is the government including DBA insurance estimates in the ODC plug numbers, or should Offerors propose it as a line item? A19. All number provided are for evaluation purposes only and are not representative of actual estimated costs. DBA insurance will be negotiated as an ODC for each task order. Solicitation Section L Q20. This paragraph states "the contractor shall provide data on all manufacturer warranty returns. Data shall delineate total number of warranty returns, number of could not duplicate, number of failures attributed to GFE component failure, and number and nature of failures attributable to the offerors delivered products. This paragraph states "the contractor shall provide data on all manufacturer warranty returns. Data shall delineate total number of warranty returns, number of could not duplicate, number of failures attributed to GFE component failure, and number and nature of failures attributable to the offerors delivered products. A20. Section L paragraph 5.2.2.(2)(b) has been revised. See change # 3 above. Q21. "The Government contemplates award of a five (5) year, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity, Firm-Fixed Price, with Cost Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs), Task Order contract resulting from this solicitation". The government has stated this is a firm fixed price (FFP) IDIQ but is requesting labor rates and key personnel required to meet specific labor category qualifications typically associated with a Firm Fixed Price Level of Effort (FFP LoE) or Time & Materials (T&M) type contract where the government is purchasing a specific skill set by the hour, not a specific deliverable aligned more traditionally to an FFP contract. Will the government please clarify or adjust the contract type to align with the type of services or deliverables required? A21. This is a Firm Fixed Price contract, not a Fixed Price Level of Effort nor a Time & Materials. Labor Rates will be utilized on the task orders for a set number of hours which will be fully obligated at the time of task order award. Q22. The Government has requested offeror's rates include "hazard pay". Traditionally most solicitations requiring OCONUS work classify uplifts (Hazard, Hardship, DBA, and offeror indirects) as an ODC and therefore is not included as part of the offerors fully burden labor rate. Will the government consider changing uplifts to an ODC? Also please confirm all allowable Department of State uplifts, not just "hazard", are to be priced? A22. Pursuant to the Department of State Standardized Regulations (DSSR), Post (Hardship) Differential and Danger Pay, typically allowed for personnel stationed in "extraordinarily difficult" and/or "insurrection, terrorism, and/or war conditions", are both considered taxable income. As such any Post (Hardship) and/or Danger pay shall be included in the fully loaded labor rates not as an ODC. However, other allowances, Defense Base Act Insurance (DBA) and other indirects will be evaluated for each task order and will be included on the ODC CLIN. Additional Questions Q23. Is there a deadline that questions need to be submitted by? A23. While there is no deadline for questions, all proposal must be received by the closing date. Q24. Follow up question to Q22/A22 under Amendment 0001. Does this mean you want 5 separate binders and 2CDs for each volume? If so, that will be over 16 binders and 8 CDs that will be submitted. Or does this mean 5 Binders with all volumes separated within that binder? A24. The Solicitation does not specifically require the use of binders. The Solicitation requires: Original- (1) signed and completed all-inclusive copy of the proposal Volume I Technical Factor - five (5) paper copies, 2 CD copies Volume II Past Performance Factor - five (5) paper copies, 2 CD copies Volume III Price Factor - five (5) paper copies, 2 CD copies Volume IV Solicitation, Offer, Award, Representation, and Certification Documents - one (1) paper copy, 1 CD copy The aforementioned volumes shall be severable.
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- Address: CONUS/OCONUS (vicinity of Fort Leonard Wood, MO), US CENTCOM (Afghanistan), United States
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