QA_Responses_-_Amendment_2_0002.xlsx
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This solicitation seeks proposals for environmental and hazardous materials response services. Offerors must provide capabilities for emergency response, time-critical removal actions, and non-time-critical removal services to address hazardous substance releases on Bureau of Land Management properties. Proposals are due by February 2nd, 2023 and will be evaluated based on technical qualifications, past performance references from the past five years, and pricing. The contract has a one year base period and four one-year options and will be set aside for 8(a) small businesses. The place of performance is BLM sites located within multiple western states. Questions regarding the solicitation must be submitted by January 12th and responses will be posted to SAM.gov.
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| Wage_Determination_96-0223_-_Amendment_0003_0003.txt | TXT text file | |
| Solicitation_-_140L0623R0005_-_Amendment_2_0002.docx | DOCX document | |
| Solicitation_-_140L0623R0005_-_Amendment_1_0001.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment_1_-_140L0623R0005_Pricing_Template.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
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| Question | Response | ||
| 1. | Regarding Section C, paragraph 2.2.16 Disposal of Non-Haz Waste Generated by the Contractor, please confirm this pertains to general waste generated by the Contractor during performance of work activities (e.g., site daily trash, etc.). | Yes. This section specifically refers to non-hazardous waste that may be generated by the contractor during the course of the cleanup (e.g., paper trash, wood/metal/plastic materials, etc.). This section does not refer to non-hazardous waste which may be on site prior to the contractor's arrival. | |
| 2. | Regarding Section C, paragraph 2.3.8 Work Summaries, how frequently do the Work Summaries need be submitted (e.g., weekly, etc.)? | Work summaries should be submitted weekly on the first business day following the end of the contractor's work week. Typically, the work sumarries would be provided to the BLM on Mondays (except for Federal holidays that fall on Monday), where Tuesday becomes the next business day following the work week. | |
| 3. | Regarding Section M, Paragraph B, Phase 2 pertaining to Rapid Response (pg. 81) which states “The contractor shall arrive onsite as soon as possible but not later than eight (8) hours after initial notification from a BLM CO or as agreed to by the CO.”, is the 8-hour timeframe after the 5 calendar days for submittal of work plan and price proposal, or is it 8 hours after the notice for immediate response in conjunction with writing the work plan and price submittal? | 8 hours after the notice for immediate response. | |
| 4. | Will BLM consider adding FAR clauses regarding Economic Price Adjustments to this contract (i.e., FAR 52.216-2, 52.216-4). | FAR Clauses regarding ecnomic price adjustments will not be included. | |
| Section B – Price Schedule (page 5, paragraph 1) states: “Firm fixed price hourly rates include all direct and indirect costs to include, but are not limited to, all labor, any necessary travel and/or materials, and general administrative overhead.” However, this section (page 5, paragraph 3) also states “Offerors must comply with the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) and be diligent in obtaining reasonable travel costs when travel is applicable. Travel costs are subject to negotiation.” Similar information on pricing is included in Section 4.3, Pricing (page 29, Section 4.3 Pricing, bottom page 29 to top page 30). | |||
| Please clarify what travel should be included in the firm fixed price hourly rates and what travel will be priced in accordance with the FTR. | Please see revised Amendment 2 solicitation document. 3rd paragraph at page 5 is deleted. 3rd paragraph under 4.3 PRICING is deleted. Firm Fixed prices include any necessary travel. | ||
| Section C, Section 2.2 (Description of Work), Section 2.2.2 (Sampling and Analysis Quality Assurance / Quality Control Plan): |
1) Will a Quality Assurance Project Plan be required?
2)If so, will a Uniform Federal Policy (UFP) QAPP be required?
3) For samples that are collected, does BLM anticipate that data validation will be required for analytical results?
4) If so, what level of data validation does BLM anticipate will be required?
5) If data validation will be required, would the selected contractors for this bid perform that work or would data validation be implemented through another, independent contract? 1) Yes
2) The QAPP shall conform to the UFP QAPP to the extent practical.
3) Yes
4) Contractor shall describe data validation level and approach.
5) The Contractor would perform data validation.
Section C, Section 2.4 (Program Management), Section 2.4.3 (Regulatory Approvals):
1) Can BLM provide examples of regulatory approvals that would be needed for these types of projects (i.e., Section 106 / Section 7 permits)?
2) Are there any specific emergency waivers that are granted during emergency responses?
3) Will tribal consultation be required?
4) Will there be potential work on tribal lands? 1 and 2) Pursuant to CERCLA, the BLM and Contractor will need to identify and attain Applicable Relevant and Appropriate Regulations (ARARs) to the extent practicable for emergency, time-critical, and non-time-critical removal actions. The exigency of the response will determine the level of analysis of ARARs. As example, for the release of a hazardous substance that immediately threatens human health or environment, the initial response shall quickly and safely contain/control the hazardous substance and then consider ARARs. For non-time critical removals, the analysis of ARARs would occur prior to the removal action.
3) Consultation with tribes may be required
4) Work will be performed on BLM managed lands only
| Section C, Section 2.6 (General Information), Section 2.6.6 (Data Rights): This section states “The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this contract. All documents and materials, to include source codes of any software, produced under this contract shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government.” Please clarify that the data rights do not extend to proprietary data management systems or software developed by the Contractor outside of this contract but used to facilitate the management of this contract. | This section refers to documents/materials, source code, and software that is developed pursuant to the contract or task order. It does not extend to systems developed outside of the contract, but used to facilitate management of this contract. |
| Section C, Section 2.14 (Expert Testimony): Will separate fees/pricing for expert testimony be allowed? | Yes, subject to negotiation with the contracting officerin the rare instances where expert testimony is needed. |
| Section L (Instructions for the Submission of Proposals): |
1) Can the proposal include qualifications, capabilities, geographic extent, and past performance information for identified team partners (in addition to the 8(a) prime contractor) to demonstrate the performance factors identified in Volumes 1 and 3?
2)Can one or more of the CPARS contracts submitted for Factor 2 (Past Performance) be associated with an identified team partner or do all three contracts need to be from the 8(a) prime firm?
3) For Factor 2 (Past Performance), can CPARSs for both contract and individual task orders be used?
4) For Factor 3 (Price), will hazard pay be allowed when working during fire danger season? 1) Yes
2) Yes
3) Yes
4) No, unless specifically authorized by the contracting officer on a case by case basis
| Would the Government please extend the question period by one week (until January 19th)? |
| Questions may be asked at any time but there is no gaurntee of a response. |
| Would the Government please consider extending the proposal due date to February 3rd? |
| Proposal due date is extended until February 2nd. |
| Could Offerors include fly sheets for organizational purposes, and may they be excluded from the overall page count? |
| Yes. Fly sheets may be included and not count towards page count. |
| Could Offerors include an acronyms and abbreviations list, and may it be excluded from the overall page count? |
| Yes acronyms and abbreviation pages may be included and not count towards page count. |
| Would the Government accept the 3 Volumes to be submitted in PDF format? |
| PDF format is acceptable |
| Under Factor 2, Past Performance, the solicitations states: “Offerors shall submit up to three (3) contract numbers of recent and relevant contracts with Contractor Performance Assessment Rating System (CPARS) performance evaluation ratings, if available.” |
Question: May Offerors attach the complete CPARS reports as part of this factor, and if so, may they be excluded from the page count?
Offerors need not include all CPARs reports.
Will 11x17” pages (charts, tables, photos, diagrams) count as 1 page? Yes
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