12445223Q0034 Trails BPA RFIs.docx

Solicitation No: 12445223Q0034 / 12445224Q0001 Project Name: Region 8 Trails Blanket Purchase Recreation Facilities IDIQ

1. Will we need to be licensed in the state where we intend to perform work, or is a contractor license required only for the specific tasks we are looking to perform? Contractors must be licensed, bonded, and/or insured per the respective state and local requirements under each individual call order.

2. Have there been any posted addendums to this RFQ? If there have been, could you please share the protocol or steps to make sure we stay informed and don’t miss any important updates? Yes, on 11/7/23 Amendment 0001 was posted on SAM.GOV extending the due date from 11/9/23 to 11/30/23. The original solicitation, all required supporting documents and Amendment 0001 will be due at time of proposal. Amendment # 0002 posted 11/28/2023 addressing RFI’s and extends the date to 12/7/2023.

3. Attachment J1 may be damaged, cannot be opened, will you kindly repost the said attachment again please. Emailed Contractor asking question attachment J1 as no issues opening from SAM.GOV. If any issues with J1 please email and let us know.

4. Please confirm that this RFQ is for Region 8 Trails and NOT Region 9 Trails. Attachment ‘SF_18_12445224Q0001’ pg. 4 of 64, first paragraph may contain a typo. Yes, that is a typo. This is Region 8 Trails.

5. Can the Offeror propose on both Construction Work and Service Work BPA call orders? Yes.

6. How many awardees does the USDA-FS intend to award in each proposed area of coverage? No set number of awardees for each area.

7. ‘Trail Skills Education and Training’, is this training expected to be performed in person or virtual? Per page 13 of the solicitation, “Most trainings would require a combination of classroom and field/hands on training.”

8. Section L.2 #2 states, “All offers shall include: a) Price Proposal”, due to the absence of seed project, is the Offeror expected to provide a price proposal? Please see page 5 of the solicitation, section B1, discussing pricing (rates) which are due at time of proposal.

9. I am going to submit a quotation for this BPA, but I do not see a Schedule of Items for Operational Planning, Trails Assessment and Field Locating. How should I submit my pricing? Section B of the solicitation addresses this in detail.

10. On the SF-18 RFQ, it states “ENTER DUNS Number”. Am I correct that this is obsolete terminology and that DUNS has been replaced by EIN ? The EIN is the correct terminology.

11. Could you clarify for me what information you would like to see here, please? We would typically send a crew of 3 or 4 people to complete trail work and then the number of crews sent will vary depending on the work order, but I'm not sure if that's what you're asking us for here.

Organization that will be available for the project:

Min employees _____ Max employees ________ We are inquiring about the number of employees that could be available for any particular project. We understand that It may vary depending on the size of the project…hence the range of minimum and maximum.

12. Question on the Quote Preparation Instructions for the Region 8 BPA. The instructions mention including a price proposal and also mention completing the schedule of items in section B, which seem to be the only price proposal format I see. Is this asking for two separate items or are these the same? If separate, where do I find what needs to be included in the price proposal?

We are asking for you to complete section B of the solicitation using the data provided in section B. Price proposals will be requested for future call orders.