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This document is a set of Questions and Answers related to Solicitation 140F0S24R0018 for Cultural Resource Investigations and Reporting services within Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and Pacific Islands. The solicitation is an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a base year and two option years. The government anticipates making multiple awards up to five from this requirement. Key details include:

The solicitation will be amended to add a price sheet attachment (Attachment 3) for offerors to provide pricing. Offerors are not required to bid on all states, but should indicate the specific states where they operate and provide their standard rates and direct costs, which will presumably be the same across all bid states. The price proposal should be submitted in Volume II, while the completed Representation and Certifications (FAR 52.209-7) should be included in Volume I. Task orders will be fixed price, and contractors may bill monthly based on percentage of completion. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 712120, Historical Sites, with a $13 million small business size standard.

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Attachment (4) Questions and Answers

1. Per Section L.1- Volume Price Proposal, what is the project that the USFWS would like to see costs for as part of the Volume III proposal submission? The solicitation will be amended to add price sheet Attachment (3)

2. Per page 25 of 39, SECTION L – INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS, SECTION K – REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS, “The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov.”

• In which Volume are we to place the completed “paragraph (b)” located on page 34 of 39, K1. 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (OCT 2018)?

Respectfully request return email confirmation of receipt of this RFI. You can send the completed Representation and Certifications with your proposal.

3. May we propose on only the three select states where our company operates –

Oregon, Washington, and Idaho? Yes

4. How will labor rates be established - both initially and year-to-year throughout the life of the contract? The solicitation will be amended to add price sheet Attachment (3)

5.The draft contract says that invoices will be billed “according to contract line items and rates.”. As the contract will involve fixed price task orders, can you confirm that we may simply bill percentage complete on a monthly basis? Yes, once a specific task order is awarded.You may bill percentage of completion on a monthly basis.

1. Volume I: page restrictions

a. Will a cover page at the start of the section count towards the 10-page limit? No

b. Will a cover letter at the start of the section count towards the 10-page limit? No

2. Volume II

a. Are you looking for our firm’s standard hourly rates and direct costs? The RFP requirements imply a quote for services for this section. The solicitation will be amended to add price sheet Attachment (3)

b. Are GSA rates requested? No

6. Could you please clarify whether bidders are required to submit bids for all states within the solicitation, or if it is permissible to bid on a single or multiple states?

You are not required to bid on all states. Please indicate what states you work in and what your standard rates and direct costs are. Presumably the rates would be the same for all of the states that you work in, so one bid should suffice for all states, whether you work in a single or multiple states (as long as you indicate what states you work in).

a. We are interested in submitting a proposal for Solicitation No. 140F0S24R0019. Could you please clarify what you are looking for in the price proposal? The solicitation will be amended to add price sheet Attachment (3) https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sam.gov%2F&data=05%7C02%7CLauretha_Randle%40fws.gov%7C1a9eb65a99004fef1af608dcc3cbba0f%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C638600526977845476%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oeyHtqFjAuzcyJruxBaeKiWyTCR2AGlrWvtDQTjEpzw%3D&reserved=0

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