Prospective bidders of Reentry Field Support Equipment (RFSE) asked the Air Force about language in the original RFSE RFP stating that contractors were not allowed to incur any cost for work on RFSE Suites 2-6 until the government gave those companies an Authorization to Proceed (ATP), with the companies expressing concern that prohibition of advance purchases could impede contractors from delivering on time, according to a questions and answers posted yesterday. The service responded that if the contractor makes advance purchases and an ATP were never received or a contract option never exercised, then the government would not reimburse the contractor. “However, if costs are incurred and an ATP is subsequently received or an option is exercised, the costs would be covered if and as they would be covered if no ATP term was included in the [Contract Line Item Numbers] CLINs or the CLIN was not an option,” the answer reads. “The AF discourages contractors from making at risk purchases, because if a [Written Authorization to Proceed from the Contracting Officer] is not received or an option is not exercised, then these costs would not be covered.”
The RFP was released Jan. 15 in connection with Air Force plans to build seven RFSE suites. The RFSE suites support the construction of the Minuteman 3 reentry systems prior to attaching the system to the missile. The suites ensure proper cabling and system level functionality of the Mk12A reentry vehicle’s front section.
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