Attachment 5: Government Responses to Solicitation Questions

Attachment 5 - Government Responses to Solicitation Questions Solicitation No. 70Z02326R93280004
Homeland Security Cutter - Light Icebreaker (HSC-L)
Amendment A00008
Question
No.

Offeror Question
Section L.1.g requires offerors to maintain proposal pricing valid for 250 calendar days after proposal submission. Given the significant duration of the required price-hold period, and considering that many subcontractor, equipment supplier, and material quotations (particularly for steel, propulsion equipment, electrical systems, and other long-lead components) are typically valid for substantially shorter periods, can the Government clarify whether offerors may identify specific assumptions, exceptions, or economic price adjustment mechanisms applicable to supplier-provided pricing that cannot reasonably be held firm for 250 days? Alternatively, will the Government consider reducing the required price validity period or allow periodic pricing refreshes prior to award?

If the indices result in a decrease, would the contractors pricing be adjusted down? Or does the EPA clause limit the adjustments only in case the composite results in greater than a 3% increase ?

Assume the five year warranty on material and structural workmanship does not include pipe systems and valves. Please confirm.

Government Response

The government will change the proposal pricing
requirement to 180 days.

The pricing may also be adjusted down per the H.5(c), "EPA will only be applied when the net change of the composite PPIs results in a greater than 3% adjustment of the then current total contract price, with a maximum net EPA
adjustment of 10% of the original unit price."
The warranty will include five years on material and
structural workmanship for hull, decks, other structures, and tanks, not including pipe systems and valves.

C.2.5 states the lead vessel shall be deliver within 900 calendar days from the date of contract award. In this statement, Delivery means contract delivery, in this case Final
should the word "Deliver" be assumed to be completion of the Vessel Transport CLINS, or should it be assumed to be Acceptance and delivery to the yard per Section F.3.
completion of all scope and Final Acceptance.
The government does not intend to put a cap on liquidated Is the government willing to put a Cap on Liquidated Damages exposure. damages.
1003AC is correct because it refers to a SLIN to be ordered In Item e of this section, Should SLIN line item be "0003AC" in lieu of "1003AC"