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> **Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS)**

**Vendor Management Services (VMS) & Staffing Outreach Meeting**

**January 17, 2007-January 18, 2007**

Cities of Gold Conference Center

10-A Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506

**QUESTIONS & ANSWERS**

LANS is following up with questions that were not answered during the
Outreach Meeting and provided subsequent responses (in red ink) to the
following questions being grouped into five (5) main categories, small
business, Northern New Mexico Small Business, Northern New Mexico Gross
Receipt Tax, teaming/partnering, and Request For Qualification.

**[Re: Small Business]{.underline}**

For questions concerning small business and size standards as follows,
LANS defers all responses to the Small Business Administration's
policies and guidelines. Interested parties should contact the Small
Business Administration (SBA) directly for more details with related
questions.

1\. Will LANS require small businesses to re-certify their size standard
after award of a

multi-year contract?

2\. Will a team of small businesses be considered as meeting the small
business goals?

**[Re: Northern New Mexico Small Business]{.underline}**

To meet the requirements of qualifying as Northern New Mexico Small
Businesses

(NNMSB) in accordance with Appendix M - Regional Purchasing Program
pursuant to

the Prime Contract between LANS and DOE/NNSA,

1\) NNMSB must be physically located (whether headquartered or branched)
in northern New Mexico (which includes Taos, Santa Fe, Rio Arriba,
Sandoval, Mora, San Miguel, and Los Alamos Counties, and the eight
regional Pueblos of Nambe, Picuris, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, San Juan,
Santa Clara, Taos, and Tesuque);

2\) NNMSB must be licensed to perform services in northern New Mexico;

3\) NNMSB must pay all appropriate taxes in northern New Mexico; and

4\) NNMSB's labor force must perform the majority of such work and 51%
of more in terms of direct productive labor hours must reside in
northern New Mexico.

Interested parties should contact the Small Business Administration
(SBA) directly for

more details with related questions.

**[Re: Northern New Mexico Gross Receipt Tax]{.underline}**

New Mexico Gross Receipt Tax will apply to the resulting award.
Different business structures may drive different tax applications that
may affect the overall cost of the Proposal. Interested parties should
contact the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department or consult with
your tax attorney for all related questions.

**[Re: Teaming/Partnering]{.underline}**

For questions concerning teaming & partnering as follows, LANS defers
all responses to the Small Business Administration's policies and
guidelines. Interested parties should contact the Small Business
Administration (SBA) directly for more details or consider consulting
with your attorney with all related questions.

1\. Will there be guidelines for joint ventures? What does large
business mean and how will that affect teaming with a small business?

2\. In forming business partnerships, what type of business is
preferred?

3\. If the proposed organization contains Small Business, does that
count towards the % SB to be subcontracted?

4\. Does the \$32.5M under the specified NAICS code apply to all
organizations or separately of a team?  Is the application based on
number of people or on dollar value?

Regarding the question, "if teaming arrangements have to be in place at
the time of qualification," LANS will accept qualifications from teams
that are pending completion of a teaming process with viable
documentation as stated in the forthcoming Request For Qualification;
however, the execution of the teaming organization must be completed
before the contract award.

Regarding the question, "Is there a constraint for out-of-state
subcontractors?" LANS was required to develop a Regional Purchasing
Program pursuant to the Prime Contract with DOE/NNSA. There are no
constraints to out-of-state subcontractors in any part of the Regional
Purchasing Program or the Prime Contract.

Regarding the question, "Can northern New Mexico small businesses team
up with different teams?" Some companies in the industry may require
exclusive/confidential agreements signed by the team members. It should
be noted that qualification takes place only once. However, this does
not preclude small businesses from participating on a subtier basis
after the contract award.

**[Re: Request For Qualification (RFQ)]{.underline}**

Regarding the question, "When companies come together to team/partner,
is it the new entity that must qualify or each individual entity under
the new entity?"

LANS will look at each member of the team. The final qualification
decision will be made based on the overall strength of the offered team.