Government Responses to DRAFT Request for Proposal Industry Feedback - Project Management Mounted Armored Vehicles

Questions & Answers / Clarifications

This document contains questions submitted by potential bidders and the Government's responses, clarifying various aspects of the draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the PM MAV LFSS program.

• Scope of Work: Vehicle maintenance and repair may include depot-level refurbishment, reset, or recapitalization. Contractor capabilities for structural repair, subsystem replacement, and survivability upgrades are anticipated. Modification Work Order (MWO) installations can range from field-level kit integration to complex system integrations.
• Technical Data & Property: The Government will provide all necessary technical data packages and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) for maintenance, refurbishment, or modification activities.
• Work Directives (WDs): The Government retains the unilateral right to issue WDs of any size within the general scope of the contract; there is no set limit on hours per WD, but the IDIQ contract has a maximum hour limit.
• Past Performance: Relevancy thresholds are not strict cutoffs but rather targets. Multiple contracts can collectively demonstrate relevancy. Prime contractor status on a Government contract is not required; private industry contracts can be submitted.
• Cost Accounting System: Offerors undergoing a system review should provide status and DCAA POC. Final adequacy letters can be submitted post-proposal but prior to award. The status will be assessed during the PCO's responsibility determination.
• Cyber Requirements: Prime contractors must list all Tier 1 suppliers at contract award. CMMC Level 2 with C3PAO certification is required for subcontractors handling CUI, with the specific level determined by the type of CUI handled.
• Government Property: GFP will be accountable at the Task Order level and is not anticipated to be shared across task orders without PCO authorization.
• Labor Categories: The minimum experience requirement for Field Service Representatives (FSRs) will be revised from 10 years to 5 years.
• Subcontractor Accounting: Subcontractors without DCAA audit history are not precluded from participating but must provide a full labor rate build and supporting cost narrative for cost realism evaluation. Fixed-price or T&M subcontracts may be considered post-award.
• Past Performance Ratings: Adjectival ratings for Past Performance (Very Relevant to Not Relevant) and Confidence Assessments (Substantial to No Confidence) are defined per DoD Source Selection Procedures.
• Small Business Participation: Ratings for the Small Business Participation Factor range from Outstanding to Unacceptable.
• DBA Insurance: Defense Base Act (DBA) insurance will be segregated from labor and proposed as a separate, direct OCONUS cost, not included in the fully burdened labor rate.
• MWO Complexity: Definitions for Minor, Moderate, and High complexity MWO installations are provided. Offeror experience will be compared to the 'high' definition for evaluation, but there is no specific threshold.
• Personnel Clearances: A revised DD 254 will reflect Secret FCL and T3 eligibility requirements, not SCI.

Several sections of the RFP will be revised to incorporate these clarifications, including sections related to scope, past performance, cost accounting, cyber requirements, labor categories, and evaluation criteria. Offerors should review the final RFP for updated details.