Amendment 2 - Q and A_0002.docx

REHABILITATE MORAN WATER TRANSMISSION LINES & REPLACE MORAN WELLS, PMIS 198970 & 249646 Amendment 2, 140P1420R0006 11/13/2020

1. Attention!!! Please note - Interested Vendor’s List on beta.SAM.gov has been activated, however it will be deactivated for a short time after every amendment. Please be sure to check back to the interested vendor list and sign up for it if possible.

2. Does the WOSB set aside for the GRTE Rehabilitate Moran Water System SOL accept self-certified and certified WOSB in SAM? Contractors must be registered as a WOSB in SAM when the CO receives their proposal. Follow the process on the SBA site and be sure your records are transmitted to SAM.

3. I don’t see the attendance sheet from the job walk posted yet. Could we please get a copy in order to connect with the interested subs? The attendee list was posted with Amendment 1 and an updated attendee list is posted with Amendment 2 which includes email addresses and phone numbers of attendees.

4. Pre-solicitation and Solicitations do not link and therefore don’t notify us when the Solicitation is posted even when the same SOL number is used. This is likely because the original notice was connected to the "old" FBO system. beta.SAM states: Any ‘watch lists’ from FBO.gov will not transfer to beta.SAM.gov. To ensure you can follow similar opportunities in beta.SAM.gov, please take note of the opportunities in your ‘watch lists’ in FBO.gov. If you’re interested in receiving updates for a notice, sign in and select ’ follow’ on the top of an opportunity page. Any new updates to the opportunity will trigger a notification for any notice being followed. You can manage your followed items under workspace in your profile.

5. Are contractor responses to Section H – Special Contract Requirements, particularly Special Clause A and Special Clause D, required with our proposal or upon award? The referenced clauses are applicable after contract award.

6. Does the Government anticipate a revised wage decision being issued prior to the due date for proposals? WY20200017 dated 08/14/2020 has not been revised as of 11/13/2020. Revisions are determined by the Dept of Labor.

7. Can the prime contractor use subcontractor’s past performance for technical proposal submission requirements? Experience of proposed subcontractors relative to this work is acceptable. If an offeror is using a sub’s qualifications and/or experience to demonstrate technical capability for this solicitation, the sub must be utilized during performance if the offeror receives the prime contract.

8. For the referenced project, is there an opportunity to work with the design engineer to provide support with using pre-chlorinated pipe bursting (overview below) to replace the existing water mains? We’ve utilized the technology on multiple NPS projects including Arlington National Cemetery to reduce site impact and environmental impact. Due to tie-ins and lack of an existing mainline in most locations, pipe bursting is not feasible. There is one longer section where we are replacing an existing transmission main, however we are installing a new supply line in parallel to the replacement line, so will need to open-cut trench that section anyway, so it is unlikely that pipe bursting would be economical in this location either.