Attachment 4: Government Responses to Solicitation Questions

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Attachment 4 - Government Responses to Solicitation Questions Solicitation No. 70Z02326R93280004
Homeland Security Cutter - Light Icebreaker (HSC-L)
Amendment A00006
Offeror Question

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Offeror requests a 2-week extension to the stated due date for the following, due to the additional vendor requirements associated with the revised solicitation issued on Amendment A00005, for: • Solicitation response
• Questions and requests for clarification

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Identity of other Phase 2 Offerors
Given that Phase 2 participation is limited to Offerors who were down-selected following the Phase 1 evaluation, will the Government identify the other Offerors invited to submit a Phase 2 proposal for this solicitation?

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Government Response
The Government is extending the Phase 2 proposal due date by one (1) week, from 16 October 2026 to 23 October 2026. The deadline for questions and requests for clarifications remains unchanged. No. The government will not identify the other Offerors participating in Phase 2.

Section J-1 §042.5.3.1 / Contract Drawing 420, Navigation System Block Diagram Section J-1, §042.5.3.1, as revised by Amendment A00005, does not reference Contract Drawing 420. Earlier versions of Section J-1 §042.5.3.1 lists Contract Drawing 420, "Navigation System Block Diagram," as part of the Phase 2 Section J-1, referenced Drawing 420. Contract Drawing 420 was replaced by Contract Drawing 400, C5I System Block Contract Design package. No drawing numbered 420 was included in the furnished package. However, file 69- Diagram. HSCL_400_1_1 depicts navigation electronics
Please confirm whether 69-HSCL_400_1_1 is in fact Drawing 420, Navigation System Block Diagram, and was mislabeled with the CDRL data item number instead of the SWBS based drawing number, or whether a separate Drawing 420 exists and was inadvertently omitted from the furnished package. Pricing CLIN for Insurance Spares List (Attachment J-8) CLIN 0005 and the applicable sub-CLINs apply.
Please confirm which CLIN in Attachment J-7, Pricing Schedule, is intended to capture pricing for the items identified in Attachment J-8, Insurance Spares List.
Drawing Package - 69-HSCL-256-001 and 69-HSCL-301-002
The government confirms that Drawing 69-HSCL-256-001 - Machinery Cooling System was inadvertently omitted from the The Offeror reviewed the Contract Design drawings trasmitted through DoD SAFE and was unable to located 69- Phase 2 drawing transmission because the associated file was duplicated with Drawing 69-HSCL-259-001 - Exhaust