Attachment 1: DCSA Questions for Industry

I. General & Acquisi on Strategy

These ques ons focus on the overall contract structure, scope, and business model. 1. The Dra Acquisi on Strategy outlines a two-track acquisi on framework (Track 1: Ini al Ve ng and Track 2: Other Ve ng Scenarios). The dra strategy reflects awards of up to three Track 1 vendors which may expand into Track 2, while up to two separate awards may be made exclusively for Track 2.
a. Briefly describe your company's capabili es and experience (i.e., size, scope, and complexity) performing the Personnel Ve ng work iden fied under each of these tracks.
b. Would requiring na onwide coverage under Track 1 limit compe feasibility?

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c. Does the acquisi on structure allowing vendors to propose on Track 1, Track 2, or both impact your company’s interest level? Can you iden fy posi ves and/or nega ves with this approach?
2. The Ordering Guide defines workload share logic for two and three vendor models for Track 1, and two, three, four, and five vendor models for Track 2. Would such workload distribu on allow your company to maintain economic viability and sustainment? 3. PWS Sec on 1.17.1 u lizes a dynamic, performance-based workload distribu on model based on price, meliness, quality, and capacity (inventory age). Workload distribu on is evaluated on a 125-point scale: Price (50 pts), Timeliness (25 pts), Quality (25 pts), and Inventory Age/Capacity (25 pts). This model will be used to determine workload distribu on for each six-month period. (However, the Government ul mately reserves the right to distribute workload in any way that is deemed to be in the best interest of the Government and its mission).
a. Please provide feedback on this point system and its impact in determining workload alloca on.
b. Are there alterna ve approaches DCSA should consider? c. Does this impact the likelihood that your company will propose?

d. Is the six-month cycle reasonable for stabilizing your company’s opera onal workforce, inves gator staffing, and case throughput?
4. The Government is considering a priced five-year base period with five one-year priced op on periods.
a. Provide feedback on the ten-year meframe to include pricing/escala on risks and perceived benefits.
b. Are there other mechanisms or structures that your company recommends? 5. PWS Sec ons 1.17 and 1.20 reference a ramp-up period of three months between base contract award and the start of case assignments. Is three months sufficient to meet all the ramp-up requirements?