0VA2222_-_Question_and_Answer_Log_-_20130111.pdf

RLP No. 0VA2222: Solicitation Question and Answer Log

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No. Topic(s) Question Answer

01 RLP - Offer Stage Will there be pre-bid conferences? No. Questions should be raised to the GSA Lease Contracting Officer or Alternate Government Contact listed in RLP No. 0VA2222. Questions requiring formal clarification should be submitted in writing.

02 RLP - Floodplain Requirements Page 9, Section 2.02 of the RLP states sites cannot be located within the 500-yr floodplain. Our sites are not mapped by FEMA to show the 500-yr floodplain. What additional steps will be required by the RLP to confirm this requirement? A floodplain model can be completed for the design by the team. What reviews and/or approvals will the government require to confirm this requirement? Will a submittal through the FEMA FIRM process be needed and if so when will it need to be completed for acceptance?

Known floodplains shall be identified at the time initial offers are submitted. If a portion of the site is located in a floodplain, that shall clearly be identified, and it shall be made clear how the site will be demarcated to avoid development in the floodplain. If, upon evaluation, the Government has questions or concerns, additional information, clarification, or explanation may be requested. Specific requirements will be on a case-by-case basis and will depend on particular details of an offer and the respective site(s).

03 RLP - Due Date Requirement Please consider our request to extend the due dates an additional week.

Individual requests for additional time have been noted. The due date(s) may be extended, but that is not guaranteed.

48 RLP - Due Date Requirement Has any additional consideration been given to the possibility of extending the due date for initial offers, Part B?

This has been considered on an ongoing basis since the issue was first raised. At this time, the Government does NOT intend to provide an extension of the due date for initial offers, Part B. Offerors shall assume that NO extension of the due date for initial offers, Part B, will be provided.

04 RLP - Initial Offer Requirements (Part A and Part B) Initial Offers, Part A, items 1 and 2 require written statements “from Offeror.” While I am not the Offeror, I am the exclusive listing agent for the property. Is it acceptable for me to submit the written statements on the owner’s behalf? Or do they need to be signed by the actual owner?

For Part A of an initial offer, written statements shall be submitted by the offeror. Along with what is identified in Paragraph B.1 of Section 3.02 of RLP No. 0VA2222, offerors shall submit a written statement identifying what individual(s), if any, are authorized to submit required documentation to respond to RLP No.

0VA2222. An amendment to RLP No. 0VA2222 shall be prepared to identify that at the time Part A of initial offerors is submitted, offerors shall submit a written statement identifying who, if anyone else, may submit on the offeror's behalf.

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No. Topic(s) Question Answer

05 RLP - Initial Offer Requirements (Part A and Part B) In Part B item 1, am I to understand that we are simply to resubmit the information from Part A?

Yes. When these items are submitted with Part B of the initial offer, they should be updated to reflect current information and any changes that may have occurred since Part A submittals were provided. If no changes have been made, a statement to this effect may be submitted in lieu of resubmitting these documents.

06 RLP - Initial Offer Requirements (Part A and Part B) In Part B item 2, “price and technical submittals,” to what does that exactly refer? Is there a specific form or are you just indicating that we need to submit our pricing and drawings at that time?

This refers to anything identified in the RLP package that is required to be submitted as part of an offeror's proposal. This includes both price and technical submittals.

07 RLP - Initial Offer Requirements (Part A and Part B) I am assuming that Part B item 3 refers to all of the other forms that are included in the RLP (with the exception of Form L201C). Is that accurate? Do you have a complete checklist of forms/items that need to be included with Part B?

- This refers to any and all submittals required to adequately respond to RLP No. 0VA2222 and provide necessary technical and price components of an offer.

This includes submittals outlined in RLP No. 0VA2222, as well as other required information and supporting documentation needed to respond to the technical evaluation factors and other requirements specified in RLP No. 0VA2222.

- A checklist has not been prepared. Many of the submittal requirements are outlined in Section 3.06 of RLP No. 0VA2222; however, that may not be an all inclusive list. Other documentation and supporting information may be required to respond to the technical evaluation factors and other requirements identified in RLP No. 0VA2222.

30 RLP - Initial Offer Requirements (Part A and Part B) Is GSA Form 3518 required to be submitted with Part A of initial offers, due December 12, 2012?

No. GSA Form 3518 is not required to be submitted on December 12, 2012. The completed GSA Form 3518 is required to be submitted by January 23, 2013, with the Part B of the initial offer.

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33 RLP - Initial Offer Requirements (Part A and Part B) Do we have to submit a "Pre-Lease Building Security Plan" with initial offers?

A Pre-Lease Building Security Plan is not required.

The "Pre-Lease Building Security Plan" may be referenced in one or more places throughout the RLP and accompanying documents. In any cases where information is required and the Pre-Lease Building Security Plan is identified as the location where said information shall be provided, that information shall be presented on an individual submittal with the information necessary to address the requirement as identified by the RLP. Any such submittal shall clearly identify the RLP requirement to which it responds.

08 RLP - Rent Cap Requirement Please confirm Cap Rent of $25/RSF x 127,650 = a Maximum Annual Cap Rent of $3,191,250. Or is it 90% of this number? Can the annual cap rent escalate by a percentage per year through the term of the lease and if so what is that annual percentage rate?

- The rent cap is on a per square foot basis. So, the annual rent corresponding to the cap on the rental rate may differ from one offer to another and will be dependent on the common area factor applied to the ANSI/BOMA Office Area square footage to yield the rentable square footage for a particular building. The rent cap applies to the entire term of the lease. The rent cap is not escalated. At no point during the term of the lease can the rental rate exceed $25.00 per RSF.

This rent cap does not, however, consider annual adjustments that will be made for operating cost adjustments or real estate tax adjustments. Those adjustments are not subject to the rent cap.

- The rent cap does not apply to the requested renewal period.

09 RLP - Submittal Requirement for FPLS RLP Section 3.06.J: Fire Protection & Life Safety Information. Clause does not appear to address to-be-built space.

The Form 12000 is used primarily for existing buildings.

However, this form shall be filled out for each offer. If sections of the form are not applicable, they may be indicated as such.

51 RLP - CCR Registration

RLP - Offer Submittal Requirements

Is registration in CCR required by time of Final Proposal Revisions (FPR) or before award?

As stated in Paragraph I of Section 3.06, Additional Submittals, Offerors are required to have an active registration in CCR prior to submission of FPR.

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10 RLP - Control of Property

RLP - Offer Submittal Requirements

Sec. 5.02: Control of Property. Will multiple offers or alternative options from a single Offeror for a given site be accepted so that the Offeror may propose alternates that the Government can select from?

These may include site configuration alternatives and/or Rent, TI or Lump Sum cost reduction alternatives that will not require any revision to the Government's submission documents in their current form.

No. Only one (1) offer per property is permitted.

Multiple "alternatives" or "options" under one proposal, each with unique technical components and pricing, are unacceptable. Providing multiple options in this manner would essentially constitute multiple proposals being submitted.

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RLP - Offer Submittal Requirements

Is the offering entity allowed to change from what was identified with Part A of the initial offer? For example, if Part A of the initial offer was submitted and identified an individual property owner as the offering entity, may that change to a development company that has a land purchase option on that same property?

In this case, could the offering entity change to the development company for purposes of responding to Part B of the initial offer and moving forward with respect to this RLP?

There is nothing in the RLP or accompanying solicitation documents that prohibits this. However, if there is a change in the offering entity, it must be identified no later than the time of submission of Part B of initial offers. Changing the offering entity after submitting Part B of the initial offer would require revisions to a substantial portion of an offer such that doing so would constitute submitting an entirely new offer. No changes to the offering entity will be permitted after receipt of Part B of initial offers, through award of the Lease.

If changes are made to the offering entity, all documentation that was otherwise required for Part A of initial offers shall be resubmitted with Part B of initial offers by the new offering entity. That information that was otherwise required for Part A of initial offers shall be due no later than 4:00 PM EST on Wednesday, January 23, 2013. If changes are made to the offering entity, the new offering entity shall submit a written statement identifying such, along with a written statement of concurrence from that entity that submitted an offer for Part A of initial offers, attesting to the fact that the offering entity has in fact changed.

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45 RLP - Financial Capability Requirements

RLP - Offer Submittal Requirements

As a privately held entity, we consider much of the financial information required to be submitted, namely that outlined in Paragraph V, Evidence of Financial Capability, of Section 3.06, Additional Submittals, of the RLP to be personal and confidential. As such, we request permission to provide only one (1) paper copy of the above mentioned documents and submit them to the LCO directly under separate cover, as opposed to including them with the rest of the proposal (including providing them in digital format).

What is proposed is acceptable. Please note that if this information is submitted separately, offerors shall ensure that all other requirements of the RLP are met, and any references between the information outlined in the request and the rest of the proposal are clearly outlined. Offerors shall ensure the required information is submitted by the due date for Part B of initial offers.

11 RLP - Offer Submittal Requirements

RLP - Technical Evaluation Requirements

The RLP does not include any language regarding GSA Excellence in Design standards as being part of the scoring for award. As this RLP is being competed for both new construction and remodeling of the existing construction, how will the Government score new construction against the tilt structural-T construction of the existing building? We can exceed the existing building quality by proposing a modern three-story site cast concrete structure which is very cost effective. We can also propose other façade systems, i.e. brick or precast concrete but at higher cost. We understand that price is equal to all other award factors combined however the exiting building sets the standard of the competition as tilt concrete panel construction as it is not clear to us how we can overcome the cost preference that the existing building may have, all other award factors being equal. Will the Government accept the Offeror proposing alternative cost reductions in either Rent, TI or Lump Sum costs for different façade materials as part of the Offer?

- Each offer will be evaluated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the RLP and the approved Source Selection Plan the Government prepared for this procurement. Offers will not be rated against any other offers. Offers will be rated strictly against the criteria established in the RLP and the approved source selection plan.

- The Government will not comment on the quality of the existing building, how it will be rated, etc. That being said, the current facility does not set the standard of the competition. The standards for evaluation are set by the standards established in the

RLP.

- It should be noted that price is approximately equal in importance to the combination of the technical award factors identified in the RLP. It should also be noted that the award factors listed in Section 4.04 of the RLP are listed in descending order of importance.

- Offers proposing alternates or options for technical proposals or price adjustments are not acceptable.

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No. Topic(s) Question Answer

31 RLP - Offer Evaluation Is there a preference for a single story or multistory building?

There is no preference one way or the other, and there will be no preference given for one or the other in evaluating offers submitted in response to RLP No.

0VA2222. Offerors shall consider all requirements of RLP No. 0VA2222 and the accompanying solicitation documents in determining which to propose.

41 RLP - Offer Evaluation

RLP - Technical Evaluation Requirements

Are utility easements considered "obvious risks" as defined in Paragraph B of Section 5.08, Other Award Factors - Technical Award Factors and Descriptions, of the RLP?

Utility easements (gas and electric in particular) may be considered "obvious risks" as defined in Paragraph B of Section 5.08 of the RLP. The determination of whether a specific utility easement is considered an "obvious risk" and if so, to what degree its presence affects evaluation of the proposal, will depend on the type of utility, location, and potential impact as described in Paragraph B of Section 5.08 of the RLP.

46 RLP - Offer Evaluation

RLP - Technical Evaluation Requirements

Can you comment on how the "Property Location" technical evaluation factor will be evaluated by the Government? For example, is there a distance threshold?

RLP No. 0VA2222 references "proximity" in the description of this technical evaluation factor.

Therefore, offerors shall consider that distance will be evaluated. However, the Government will not discuss evaluation methodology regarding this or any other technical evaluation factor.

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RLP - Technical Evaluation Requirements

For purposes of the "Project Management Plan" technical evaluation factor described in the RLP, is the Government looking for individuals or firms for purposes of identifying the team members?

With the exception of the proposed property management firm that will manage the property following occupancy, “team members” refers to individuals – not firms.

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42 RLP - Offer Evaluation

RLP - Technical Evaluation Requirements

How will property ingress/egress be evaluated? For example, will properties with partially shared means of ingress/egress be evaluated either more or less favorably?

The Government will not comment on specific properties. Offerors are advised of the following:

1. The Lease contemplated by RLP No. 0VA2222 establishes a minimum requirement for two

(2) means of site ingress/egress, a minimum of 100 feet apart from one another.

2. Part of a given means of site ingress/egress to and from the site, as it relates to surrounding roadways, may be shared with other buildings.

For example, a given area may have existing development in the form of a retail/corporate center or complex or a light industrial or corporate office park. There may be common roadways for the center, complex, etc. that provide ingress/egress to and from public roads. An offer for a property with any such means of shared ingress/egress will not be more positively or negatively evaluated based solely on the fact that there are shared means of ingress/egress.

3. Evaluation of the site ingress/egress in particular will not consider the surrounding uses, specifically whether they are similar or different from the Government's intended use of the property in question. Site ingress/egress will, however, consider the requirements established in the RLP and accompanying documents.

Offerors shall consider all minimum requirements established in RLP No. 0VA2222 and the accompanying solicitation documents. Offerors shall also consider all technical evaluation factors provided in the RLP when determining what to propose and how to present it.

The points above speak specifically to the requirement for site ingress/egress.

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39 RLP - Technical Evaluation Requirements Paragraph A of Section 5.08, Other Award Factors - Technical Award Factors and Descriptions, of the RLP states that the Design Concept will be evaluated on, among other things:

“The Schematic floor plans identifying building core elements, including but not limited to major building systems such as structural, mechanical, electrical, telephone and data typical distribution systems, security systems, and fire protection and life safety systems.”

Can this information be provided to the Government in narrative form (like a spec sheet) rather than being shown on a plan?

This information shall be illustrated on schematic floor plans as indicated in the RLP. Please note, however, that detailed drawings are NOT required. Information that is required pursuant to the RLP shall be included on floor plans such that building core elements are clearly identified and the types and scope of systems throughout the leased premises are clear. A narrative (including, but not necessarily limited to, a spec sheet) may be provided to facilitate response to this requirement, provide additional detail, and/or supplement what is illustrated on the schematic floor plans.

12 RLP and Lease - Expansion Requirements No future expansion requirements have been identified. Will there be any expansion requirements?

No future expansion requirements have been identified to date. No expansion requirements will be considered for purposes of RLP No. 0VA2222 and award of the Lease contemplated by said RLP. Evaluation will be based solely on the requirements established in RLP No. 0VA2222 and the accompanying solicitation documents.

13 RLP and Lease - LEED-CI Requirements LEED CI "certified" required for TI. Please confirm that no LEED certification requirements are identified for shell other than required credits , Section 3.06, T.

The only requirements for the LEED-CI certification are those that are specified. The credits identified in the table in Paragraph T of Section 3.06 are required.

Other than those identified in that table, the credits may come from shell or TI items. Offerors should consider that some shell requirements may closely align with LEED-CI requirements. Offerors shall also consider how certain LEED-CI credits may be considered in evaluating an offeror's technical proposal, as outlined in Section 5.08 of the RLP.

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35 RLP and Lease - LEED Requirements

RLP Amendments (#05)

The RLP states that the space shall meet LEED CI. This is a designation for existing buildings. It cannot be achieved for buildings that are of new construction, over 25,000 sf and the building houses a single tenant.

A comparable LEED certification level for new construction is LEED NC. Please clarify that LEED NC is an acceptable designation for new construction submittals.

While the Government has a reasonable basis for concluding that LEED CI could be achieved for a project where new construction is proposed, the U.S. Green Building Council is the authority on which LEED system is applicable, and the Government cannot definitively determine whether new construction could achieve LEED CI. Therefore, the Government will accept LEED NC as an alternative in lieu of LEED CI. Either LEED CI or LEED NC will be acceptable.

Offerors shall note that offers will NOT be rated more favorably solely on the basis of proposing LEED NC or LEED CI. Offers shall be evaluated in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in RLP No. 0VA2222.

References to "LEED" or "LEED CI" or "LEED for Commercial Interiors" made throughout RLP No.

0VA2222 and the accompanying documents shall be now hereby construed to mean LEED CI or LEED NC.

An amendment to RLP No. 0VA2222 will be issued to memorialize this clarification and establish requirements for offers proposing LEED NC.

14 RLP and Lease - Agency Components & Use of Space There is language in the RLP indicating that both users of the facility (DHS-A and DHS-B) can share common areas. Is this sharing extended to infrastructure systems (HVAC, power) or does each user require separate systems?

The users do not require separate systems.

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15 RLP - Price Proposal Requirements

Lease - Operating Costs

How should operating costs for TIs be priced? - For many items, there is enough information in the RLP and accompanying solicitation documents to adequately price costs and include in the Lease operating rent. For example, there is enough information included in the RLP and accompanying solicitation documents to determine the costs associated with running the 24/7 areas during the normal hours of operation established in the Lease.

Those costs shall be included in the Lease operating rent.

- For some items, requirements have not been specified and costs should therefore not be included in the Lease operating rent. For example, while the Lease identifies as a shell requirement the need for utilities to be available at the wareyard, no requirements are specified for utility use at the wareyard. Therefore, no costs shall be included in the Lease operating rent (other than what may be needed to meet shell requirements, such as electricity for required lighting).

If distribution or use of utilities at the wareyard is confirmed following award of the Lease, an adjustment to the Lease operating rent may be appropriate and would be addressed accordingly at that time.

- If new requirements are specified following lease award, or if requirements change post award, an adjustment to the operating rent may be appropriate and would be addressed accordingly at that time.

50 RLP Attachments - GSA Form 1364C The GSA Form 1364C included with the RLP does not identify GC fees or general conditions as part of the Offeror’s tenant improvement fee schedule in Box #26 of the form. Were these omitted on purpose?

Yes – these were omitted on purpose, and General Conditions and GC fee should not be included on the Form 1364C.

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36 RLP Attachments - Security Unit Price List Items 3 and 4 of the Security Unit Price List allow for the input of Façade Protection and Blast Resistant Glazing. However, Exhibit A: Security Requirements does not require either of these items.

Please clarify that the input for Items 3 and 4 should be $0.00 or N/A.

If there are items on the Security Unit Price List that are not required by RLP No. 0VA2222, they may be removed from the list.

Please note that pursuant to Paragraph 10 of Exhibit A, Security Requirements, blast resistant window glazing may be required.

37 RLP Attachments - Security Unit Price List

Lease - Security Requirements

Exhibit A, Paragraphs 6, 7, and 8: Paragraphs call for Secure HVAC.

Please clarify if this cost should be listed on the Security Unit Price List.

The Security Unit Price List shall include any and all costs for items identified in the RLP and accompanying documents as Building Specific Security items. The Security Unit Price List shall be modified to include those items not already listed. An attachment to the Security Unit Price List may be included if additional room is required to list all building specific security items and their related costs.

For the items in these paragraphs in particular, costs shall only be included on the Security Unit Price List as they correspond to requirements in these paragraphs.

If related shell requirements are established in the Lease, those costs shall be considered shell costs. If requirements of these paragraphs increase costs beyond what would otherwise be required for shell, the Security Unit Price List shall only reflect the costs in proportion to the requirements that are Building Specific Security items.

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38 RLP Attachments - Security Unit Price List

Lease - Security Requirements

Exhibit A, Paragraph 9: Security Requirements calls for Emergency Power to Critical Systems to be included on the Security Unit Price List but no such line exists on this spreadsheet.

Please clarify if this cost should be listed on the Security Unit Price List.

For this item in particular, costs shall only be included on the Security Unit Price List as they correspond to requirements in this specific paragraph. If there are related requirements for emergency power established elsewhere in the Lease, those costs shall be considered shell costs or tenant improvement costs, as indicated, and the costs specifically associated with shell or tenant improvement requirements shall not be included in the Security Unit Price List. If requirements of this paragraph increases costs beyond what would otherwise be required, the Security Unit Price List shall only reflect the costs in proportion to the requirements that are Building Specific Security items.

16 Lease - Design Guide Requirements Does the GSA PBS P-100 'Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Services' apply to this solicitation. If so, does the RLP take precedence or does the P-100?

Unless there is a particular section of the RLP or Lease that reference P-100 for a specific requirement, the P- 100 does not apply. The requirements for this RLP and Lease contemplated by this RLP are those specified in RLP No. 0VA2222 and the accompanying solicitation documents.

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43 Lease - Shell Requirements

Lease - Labor Standards

Can you please provide the Wage Rate Determination to be used for purposes of RLP No. 0VA2222 in order to comply with the Davis-Bacon Act?

Wage rates are established by the Department of Labor (DOL). A copy of the current wage rates are provided as an attachment to this Q&A Log posted to the FedBizOpps website on January 11, 2013. The provided rates represent those applicable to building construction in Frederick County and Winchester, Virginia, and were obtained from the following location, which was accessed via the DOL website:

http://www.wdol.gov/

Please note that the wage rates that will apply to the Lease contemplated by RLP No. 0VA2222 are those that will be in effect at the time of Lease award. The wage rates are publicly available at the location above.

Updated wage rates may be provided by the LCO at the time the Government requests Final Proposal Revisions (FPR) in accordance with the RLP. At the time of Lease award, updated wage rates will be obtained from DOL, and the effective rates at that time will be attached to and incorporated into the Lease. Those rates will be the wage rates applicable to the Lease that will be awarded.

17 Lease - Shell and TI Requirements Please provide definition of Warm-lit Shell to clarify what costs are shell and what costs are TI.

Shell requirements are established in Section 3 of the Lease contemplated by RLP No. 0VA2222. Similarly, tenant improvement requirements are established in Section 5 of the Lease. In addition to the general shell and TI requirements established in Section 3 and Section 5, respectively, there are a number of requirements outlined throughout the documents included with RLP No. 0VA2222 that are identified as either Shell, tenant improvement, or building specific security requirements.

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29 Lease - Shell and TI Requirements Regarding your answer to Question #17:

Please confirm that tenant area acoustical ceilings and lighting are to be included in Shell cost.

Yes - this is correct. The acoustical ceiling requirement shall be included as a shell cost in accordance with Section 3.22, "Ceilings (JUN 2012)" of the Lease contemplated by RLP No. 0VA2222. Likewise, the lighting requirement shall be included as a shell cost in accordance with Section 3.45, "Lighting: Interior and Parking - Shell (JUN 2012)" of the Lease contemplated by RLP No. 0VA2222. Please note that there are additional lighting requirements that are considered tenant improvements, which are outlined in Section 5 of the Lease contemplated by RLP No. 0VA2222. The lighting requirements identified as tenant improvements shall not be included as shell costs.

Other requirements are specified throughout the Lease and identified as either shell or TI.

34 Lease - Elevator Requirement

RLP Amendments (#04)

With respect to Paragraph A of Section 3.17, Elevators, of the Lease:

1. Please clarify how many passenger elevators are required.

2. Please clarify how many freight elevators are required.

1. The standards in Paragraph D of Section 3.17, Elevators, of the Lease contemplated by RLP No.

0VA2222, shall be used for purposes of determining the number of elevators required.

2. A minimum of one (1) dedicated freight elevator is required for the Government’s use and shall serve any of the Premises not having ground level access. Requirements of the Lease, including but not limited to Section 3.17, Elevators, shall apply to the freight elevator(s) provided for the Government’s use. This shall be a shell requirement.

An amendment to RLP No. 0VA2222 shall be issued to reflect the freight elevator requirement.

18 Lease - Lighting Requirement Lighting Criteria: Is GSA PBS-P100 to be used for the design of the lighting (primarily Table 6-3) or is GSA Form L201C, page 23, Section 3.45 to be used for the design of the lighting?

Requirements in GSA Form L201C apply to the Lease contemplated by RLP No. 0VA2222. Requirements of GSA PBS P-100 do not apply, nor do other requirements included in other documents related to federal design standards, unless specifically stated in RLP No. 0VA2222 or accompanying documents.

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19 Lease - TI Requirements There is an apparent ambiguity or contradiction in language contained in Section 5.16 and Section 5.17 of the Lease. Section 5.16 states that the Lessor is responsible for data cabling, but Paragraph B of Section

5.17 states that the Government will be responsible for the cost of purchasing data and telecommunications equipment. Please clarify.

The language is correct as stated. Section 5.16 establishes that the lessor is responsible for purchasing and installing the data cabling as part of the TI build out. Section 5.17, Paragraph B, states that the Government is responsible for the costs of purchasing the cabling. Section 5.17 does NOT establish that the Government is responsible for the actual purchase of the data cable.

20 Lease - Occupancy Date Requirement Is there a Finite Occupancy Date? None is stated in the RFP, Requirements Outline states Estimated Occupancy of December 2014.

In accordance with Paragraph H of Section 4.01, Schedule for Completion of Space, of the Lease, occupancy will be required within 210 calendar days following issuance of notice to proceed (NTP) on the tenant improvements. Other than that, there is not an established, finite occupancy date.

44 Lease - Warehouse HVAC Requirements Paragraph B of Section 7.05, Warehouse Area - Special Requirements, states the following:

13.a: Temperature control for all warehouse areas shall be provided by ceiling mounted equipment capable of maintaining a temperature range as required in accordance with Section 6.05 of this Lease.

13.c: HVAC systems in the warehouse area shall be constant volume systems with heating in a DX rooftop unit or ground mounted gas fired or electric unit or other system acceptable to the LCO.

Are ceiling mounted HVAC units required, or are rooftop DX units acceptable?

Roof mounted units are acceptable. The intent of Paragraph 13.a is to ensure that HVAC equipment is not located on the floor or mounted to walls such that it would impact the ability of the Government to use the usable area in the warehouse. The intent of Paragraph 13.a is not to require ceiling mounted HVAC units.

Please note that this does not speak to the quality of any possible solution regarding the HVAC unit issue.

Specifically, this does not address how a proposal illustrating roof mounted DX units will be evaluated (positively or negatively) in terms of the technical evaluation factors included in the RLP.

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21 Lease - Security Requirements The Request for Lease Proposal (RLP) notes that the building is a Security Level III and leads one to Exhibit A, see page 6, section 1.05 and page 46, section 7.01. Are the security requirements limited to Exhibit A or is the proposed design to also required meet the "ISC Physical Security Criteria for Federal Facilities, April 12 2010, for an FSL III? If so, should it also be assumed that the security requirements also need to meet the more detailed blast criteria of the "General Services Administration Facility Security Requirements for Explosive Devices Applicable to Facility Levels III and IV," which is GSA's interpretation document for the ISC Physical Security Criteria?

The security requirements established in Exhibit A are the security requirements for the lease contemplated by RLP No. 0VA2222. The requirements of Exhibit A are a modified version but based on ISC Level III. Unless other standards are referenced, the requirements established in Exhibit A are the complete set of security requirements.

22 Lease - Security Requirements Exhibit A of the RLP, section 25.B.1. Vehicle Barriers, states that barriers are required to prevent vehicles from accessing the site, shall be designed for a K12 rating and located at pedestrian entrances. Is it the intent that K12 barriers be provided around the entire building perimeter or only at pedestrian entrances, which is consistent with an ISC FSL III facility (in accordance with the ISC Physical Security Criteria)?

Please provide clarification as to the extent of K12 anti-ram barriers and where a curb or non-rated deterrent barrier will suffice.

The intent of this paragraph is that the K12 barriers are provided around the entire site. The curb line shall be considered sufficient around the perimeter of the building in terms of establishing setback; however, K12 barriers are required to protect pedestrian entrances.

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Lease - Wareyard Requirements

Does the wareyard have to be stood off 50’ from the building?

The wareyard does not necessarily need to be set back from the building by 50 feet. If the wareyard is accessible by a vehicle with no access control or other secure perimeter, then there needs to be a 50 foot setback from the building to any and all such points in the wareyard that would otherwise be accessible by a vehicle. However, if the wareyard has a secure perimeter, or if the wareyard itself has a 50 foot setback from the closest point accessible by a vehicle such that it would provide a "secure buffer" from the closest point otherwise accessible by a vehicle, then an additional 50 foot setback from the wareyard to the building is not required.

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24 Lease - Security Requirements

Lease - Wareyard Requirements

Can the wareyard be adjacent to the building and does it have to be stood off from the employee parking by 50’?

The wareyard may be adjacent to the building. The setback requirement applies to the facade of the building, around the entire building perimeter. There is no specific setback requirement for the wareyard.

However, depending on the proposed location of the wareyard and whether or not there is in fact a secure perimeter around the wareyard, that may impact in one way or another the setback requirement for the building itself. See above for additional information on the building setback requirement.

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Lease - Warehouse Loading Dock Requirements

Clarify the loading dock arrangement. Since they will by function be a vehicle access point, are the loading docks required to be 50’ from the building. The RLP does not indicate an exception for the loading docks.

A 50 foot setback is required from the face of the building's exterior to the protected/defended perimeter. This requirement may be met in one of two ways. First, the loading dock may be 50 feet from the face of the building's exterior, while the 50 foot setback is otherwise maintained around the entire building perimeter. Alternately, offerors may illustrate the setback being met by establishing a "protected/defended perimeter" a minimum of 50 feet from the face of the building's exterior, with vehicular access beyond that point and approaching the building controlled at the point of the protected/defended perimeter. This should be considered by offerors and addressed as part of an offeror's response to the "Site Design" subfactor of the "Design Concept" technical evaluation factor outlined in the RLP.

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RLP Amendment #01

In your Amendment #1 to 0VA2222, the first two lines read “The Lessor shall provide a setback distance of 50 feet as specified from the face of the building’s exterior to the protected/defended perimeter (i.e., any potential point of explosion). This means the distance from the building to the curb or other boundary protected by bollards, planters or other street furniture.” The second to last line reads, “Additionally, the leased facility shall be located a minimum of 50 feet from the face of the building to the property line or parking on all sides of the building”. Regarding the language pertaining to parking, I assume, from a design perspective, this would not apply to parking which is specific to the government’s parking requirement located on the offered site, but rather applies to adjacent parking which is not part of the offered site.

Please confirm.

This assumption is incorrect. The 50 foot setback applies to the perimeter of the entire building to the property line or any point accessible by a vehicle. A curb line or other boundary shall serve to establish the protected/defended perimeter for purposes of meeting this requirement.

See item #25 in this question and answer log for additional clarification regarding setback as it relates to the loading dock.

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RLP Amendments (#06)

With respect to Paragraph A of Section 3.17, Elevators, of the Lease:

1. Paragraph B of Item #10, Shatter-Resistant Window Protection Requirements, of Exhibit A, Security Requirements, of the RLP provides a performance requirement for windows in response to blast loading. However, the needed blast loading parameters are not provided. Since blast loading parameters are not provided in the RLP, what is the requirement for window design?

What is the blast loading for window design?

2. No requirement is specified for blast loading for the building structure and façades. Is blast design of the building structure and façades not a requirement given the 50 foot setback requirement?

An amendment to RLP No. 0VA2222 shall be issued to clarify the first part of this question. The amendment will provide new language for Item #10 of Exhibit A, Security Requirements, to RLP No. 0VA2222.

1. If the shatter resistant window protection requirement is met by complying with a minimum "3B" rating, provided in Item #10 of Exhibit A, Security Requirements, to the RLP, the blast loading parameters are as follows: air blast load of 4 psi/28 psi-msec. This will be reflected in an amendment to the RLP.

2. Please be advised that no specific building structure or facade blast requirements have been identified for this project. Offerors shall not assume any requirements unless specified in RLP No. 0VA2222 or accompanying solicitation documents.

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RLP Amendments (#03)

Regarding the K12 barrier issue addressed in Item #22 of the Q&A Log:

Is it the Government's intent that a K12 crash rated barrier is required around the entire perimeter of the site? The answer in Item #22 of the Q&A log states that the intent of Paragraph 25.B.1 of Exhibit A of the RLP is that K12 barriers are provided around the entire site. The answer to Item #22 in the Q&A Log continues in stating that the curb line shall be sufficient around the perimeter of the building in terms of establishing setback. These two statements appear to be in conflict. Please clarify.

The response to Item #22 in the Q&A Log also states that K12 barriers that are required to protect pedestrian entrances. Are pedestrian entrances to have a K12 rated barrier encircling pedestrian entrances to the building at a distance of 50 feet or at all if it is the understanding that K12 barriers are not required?

K-12 rated barriers are not required around the entire perimeter of the site. While the curbline shall serve as sufficient means of establishing a protected/defended perimeter (in addition to other means as described in Paragraph 24 of Exhibit A, Security Requirements, of RLP No. 0VA2222), pedestrian entrances and exits to and from the building shall be protected by K-12 rated barriers. Pedestrian entrances and exits shall be protected by K-12 rated barriers, which shall be placed between the curbline (or other protected/defended perimeter) and pedestrian entrances and exits.

Whereas vehicular access to the loading dock may approach the building within 50 feet (see Item #25 of Q&A Log), K-12 rated barriers are required in order to prevent an approaching vehicle from driving into the building if vehicular access to the loading dock will in fact be within 50 feet of the building exterior.

While K-12 rated barriers are not required around the perimeter of the site, the Government shall have the right at any time during the term of the Lease to require installation of K-12 rated barriers around the perimeter of the entire site.

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Lease - Parking Requirements

Section 7.06 C of the RLP states that the wareyard “may be included as an extension of the parking area otherwise required to provide parking required by this Lease”. Please clarify. Does this mean that the 7500 sq ft delineated for the wareyard (which can be used for parking government vehicles) would be included in the 521 parking spaces? The 75’ by 100’ wareyard could fit approximately 22 vehicles (9’x 18” with double loaded drive isle). Is this the intent of the RLP?

The wareyard may not be included as part of the parking area required to deliver the 521 required parking spaces. The intent of this paragraph is to identify that the wareyard may be immediately adjacent to the parking area. Further, there is no setback or defended perimeter requirement for the wareyard if it is physically connected to or immediately adjacent to the parking area. Please note, however, that setback requirements for the building may be impacted in one way or another based on the actual location of the wareyard as it relates to the building.

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27 Lease - Parking Requirements Are the 40 visitor parking spaces required to be physically separated (outside the defended perimeter) from the employee parking with their own entrance and exit?

No. The visitor parking spaces should be part of the overall parking area and should not be physically separate.

General Decision Number: VA130109 01/04/2013 VA109

Superseded General Decision Number: VA20120109

State: Virginia

Construction Type: Building

Counties: Frederick and Winchester* Counties in Virginia.

*INDEPENDENT CITY

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (does not include single family homes or apartments up to and including 4 stories).

Modification Number Publication Date 0 01/04/2013

ASBE0024-012 10/01/2010

Rates Fringes

ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST

INSULATOR........................$ 31.79 14.68

Includes the application of all insulating materials, protective coverings, coatings and finishes to all types of mechanical systems

ASBE0024-013 10/01/2010

Rates Fringes

ABATEMENT WORKER: ASBESTOS

(Removal from Mechanical Systems).........................$ 19.86 7.17

* BOIL0045-004 10/01/2012

Rates Fringes

BOILERMAKER......................$ 31.21 25.52

BRDC0001-005 05/01/2011

Rates Fringes

TILE FINISHER....................$ 20.48 8.74

BRDC0001-006 05/01/2011

Rates Fringes

TILE SETTER......................$ 25.29 9.89

BRVA0001-004 07/01/2010

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1/10/2013http://www.wdol.gov/wdol/scafiles/davisbacon/VA109.dvb?v=0

BRICKLAYER.......................$ 19.00 7.50

CARP0388-003 08/01/2010

Rates Fringes

CARPENTER (Drywall Hanging & Form Work Only)..................$ 26.38 7.06

ELEC0026-034 06/01/2011

Rates Fringes

ELECTRICIAN......................$ 40.67 13.37

HVAC Temperature Controls, Alarms on New Construction or wherever Alarm System is installed in conduit

ELEC0026-038 03/07/2011

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SOUND AND COMMUNICATION

TECHNICIAN.......................$ 25.55 7.57+3%

Sound Technician, Low Voltage Wiring for Alarms does not include New Construction or Alarms installed in conduit

ELEV0010-006 01/01/2012

Rates Fringes

ELEVATOR MECHANIC................$ 39.70 23.535+a+b

a. PAID HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and the Friday after Thanksgiving.

b. VACATIONS: Employer contributes 8% of basic hourly rate for 5 years or more of service; 6% of basic hourly rate for 6 months to 5 years of service as vacation pay credit.

ENGI0147-025 05/01/2012

Rates Fringes

Power equipment operators:

Bulldozer...................$ 23.26 8.69%+6.30 Cranes 90 tons & over capacity; Tower & Climbing Cranes with Controls 100

ft. above ground............$ 27.98 8.69%+7.80 Cranes under 90 tons;

Excavators of 1 yard capacity or more............$ 27.06 8.69%+7.80 Rollers.....................$ 19.49 8.69%+6.30

IRON0005-008 06/01/2012

Rates Fringes

IRONWORKER, ORNAMENTAL AND

STRUCTURAL.......................$ 29.55 14.995

LABO0011-001 09/05/2011

Rates Fringes

LABORER: Mason Tender - Cement/Concrete..................$ 20.88 6.47

PAIN0970-006 12/01/2010

Rates Fringes

Painters: (Drywall Finishing/Taping, Brush & Roller, & Spray).................$ 23.46 13.37

PAIN1195-009 12/01/2009

Rates Fringes

GLAZIER..........................$ 28.50 8.82

PLUM0005-013 08/01/2012

Rates Fringes

PLUMBER..........................$ 38.17 15.75+a a.PAID HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

PLUM0602-003 08/01/2012

Rates Fringes

PIPEFITTER (Including HVAC Pipe and System Installation)....$ 37.62 18.07+a

a. PAID HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

* ROOF0030-035 09/01/2012

Rates Fringes

ROOFER...........................$ 26.90 10.18

SFVA0669-005 04/01/2012

Rates Fringes

SPRINKLER FITTER (Fire

Sprinklers)......................$ 30.53 17.47

SHEE0100-042 07/01/2012

Rates Fringes

SHEET METAL WORKER (Including HVAC Duct Installation)..........$ 38.39 14.54

SUVA2010-103 09/20/2010

Rates Fringes

BRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER....$ 17.28 0.00

CARPENTER, Excludes Drywall Hanging, and Form Work...........$ 16.49 2.91

CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER...$ 18.85 3.78

LABORER: Common or General......$ 12.18 0.00

LABORER: Landscape..............$ 10.64 0.00

LABORER: Mason Tender - Brick...$ 10.90 2.35

LABORER: Pipelayer..............$ 15.47 2.27

LABORER: Mason Tender - Pointer, Caulker, Cleaner........$ 11.94 0.00

OPERATOR: Backhoe...............$ 19.20 3.19

OPERATOR: Bobcat/Skid Steer/Skid Loader................$ 15.62 2.40

OPERATOR: Forklift..............$ 17.93 7.28

OPERATOR: Loader................$ 20.63 4.80

OPERATOR: Mechanic..............$ 18.23 1.59

TRUCK DRIVER: Dump Truck........$ 13.25 1.80

WELDERS - Receive rate prescribed for craft performing operation to which welding is incidental.

Unlisted classifications needed for work not included within the scope of the classifications listed may be added after award only as provided in the labor standards contract clauses (29CFR 5.5 (a) (1) (ii)).

The body of each wage determination lists the classification and wage rates that have been found to be prevailing for the cited type(s) of construction in the area covered by the wage determination. The classifications are listed in alphabetical order of "identifiers" that indicate whether the particular rate is union or non-union.

Union Identifiers

An identifier enclosed in dotted lines beginning with characters other than "SU" denotes that the union classification and rate have found to be prevailing for that classification. Example: PLUM0198-005 07/01/2011.