Solicitation Questions - FCC Cache Maintenance

Solicitation Questions

RFQ 36C25927Q0030

1. EXERCISE STAFFING SUPPORT – CLINs 0005, 1005, 2005, 3005, AND 4005

These CLINs identify "NTE FCC Exercise Staffing Support (6 Staff)," with a unit of measure of EA and an annual quantity of two. Could the government please clarify:
a. Does each EA represent one exercise event requiring six contractor personnel? b. How many hours should contractors assume for each staffing event? Is an eight-hour workday anticipated? c. Are these six personnel intended to remain on site supporting FCC operations after the initial delivery and setup, with their services priced separately from the delivery/setup CLINs? d. If personnel are required to remain longer than the anticipated event duration, how will additional staffing hours be compensated? e. If exercise setup is required the preceding day, which CLIN should cover that additional labor? Answer: Please refer to revised line items. This line-item has been removed/replaced. All staffing should be included in revised line items x002,x003,x004. Line item x005 is only for emergency cache labor support due to a real world activation.

2. EMERGENCY LABOR – CLINs 0006, 1006, 2006, 3006, AND 4006

These CLINs identify "NTE Labor – Emergency Cache (7 Staff Support)," with a unit of measure of HR and an annual quantity of 168. Could the government clarify whether the 168-hour quantity represents: a. A total of 168 individual labor-hours distributed among seven personnel; or b. 168 hours of seven-person crew coverage?
Additionally, should the unit price represent one individual labor-hour or one hour of support by the entire seven-person crew? Answer: Please refer to revised line items. All staffing should be included in revised line items x002,x003,x004. Line item x005 is only for emergency cache labor support due to a real world activation. 3. COMPLETE AND PARTIAL CACHE DELIVERY – CLINs 0002/0003 AND CORRESPONDING OPTION YEARS Please confirm whether the unit price for each complete or partial cache deployment is intended to include all transportation, loading, unloading, setup, breakdown, return transportation, and replacement of equipment into storage. Also, are the personnel required to perform these functions separate from the six staff identified under the exercise staffing support CLINs? Answer: Each unit price includes all labor, transportation, loading, unloading, setup, breakdown, return transportation, and replacement of equipment to storage.

4. TRAINING AND MEETINGS SUPPORT – CLINs 0004, 1004, 2004, 3004, AND 4004