Amendment 01 Contractor Questions and Government Responses_29 May 2026.pdf

Region 01 and Region 02 Architecture and Engineering (A&E) IDIQ

Amendment 01 Contractor Questions and Government Responses

1. Contractor question: What is the contract's anticipated ceiling?

Government Response: $25 million for the entire IDIQ contract over a five-year ordering period.

2. Contractor question: How many awards are anticipated to be made?

Government Response: Up to 14 anticipated awards.

3. Contractor question: Can submission date be extended to 22 June 2026?

Government Response: No. The submission date will not be extended past 15 June 2026

4. Contractor question: Are you requesting an SF330 and SEPARATE qualification statements that cannot exceed 20 pages in length?

Government Response: The 20-page limit is for documents not included as part of SF330.

5. Contractor question: Are there any requirements regarding SF330 margins, text size and font, and page limitations for Section H?

Government Response: Text and Font size should be no less than 12 point regardless of font type. The combined SF330 shall not exceed 60 pages, this 60-page limit is wholly sperate from the 20-page limit.

6. Contractor question: How many projects would you like us to present in Section F?

Government Response: No more than five most recent, meaning within the preceding five years.

7. Contractor question: Are current CPARS acceptable for evaluation purposes?

Government Response: Yes. As part of the review process the government may retrieve CPARS records of those submitting records for consideration.

8. Contractor question: Are we able to use our own SF330 if the form, and all its sections, complies with SF330 (REV. 7/2021)--Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-2(b).

Government Response: No. Only the current version of SF330 is acceptable, substitutions will not be accepted.

9. Contractor question: Are bridge-related services included within the Structural Engineering discipline for the USFS Region 1 and Region 2 AE Facilities Services Design IDIQ?

Government Response: No. A separate IDIQ for roads and bridges design services is anticipated for solicitation in the near future.

10. Contractor question: Is the solicitation # for this procurement 1165974?

Region 01 and Region 02 Architecture and Engineering (A&E) IDIQ

Government Response: No. This is pre-solicitation, so an actual solicitation number is not issued.

All correspondence regarding this requirement must be labelled ‘Region 1 and Region 2 AE Facilities Services’.

11. Contractor question: Is there specific list of personnel you are looking to get resumes for? Or do you want to see a resume for all the bulleted positions under #2 – Specialized experienced and technical competence?

Government Response: There is not a specific list. We are requesting resumes of key personnel in the team who are qualified to perform work in the disciplines listed under #2 – Specialized experienced and technical competence.

12. Contractor question: Is there a page limit for SF330?

Government Response: No more than 60 pages. Submit documents as per GSA SF330 guidance.

13. Contractor question: Page 4 of 4 of the announcement limits qualification statements to 20 pages. Are these qualifications in addition to SF330 part I and part II?

Government Response: Please see response to question 4 above.

14. Contractor question: Is there a past performance questionnaire format you want us to use to show past performance as requested in evaluation factor #4?

Government Response: No. You may submit your past performance in any legible format i.e. an email saved as a pdf, CPARS printout, etc.

15. Contractor question: Is past performance documentation to be submitted as part of SF 330, part 1, section H; as an attachment to SF330; or as part of the 20 pages of supplemental qualifications statements?

Government Response: Past performance is part of the 20-page limit.

16. Contractor question: Are hard copies of submissions required?

Government Response: No. All submissions shall be electronically submitted as attachments to the contracting office via this email address: gilbert.chonje@usda.gov mailto:gilbert.chonje@usda.gov