Answered_Clarification_Questions_0002.pdf

ORPI 240821 - Replace Primary Water System for Maintenance and Housing Area, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Ajo, AZ Clarification Questions 16 October 2024

1. SF1442, Block 13, item A indicates “Sealed offers in original and 1 copy…” Section L indicates to submit (1) one electronic copy of Volume I and II. Can the NPS please confirm that offerors should follow the instructions in Section L and submit one electronic copy of each volume via email? Yes, follow Section L submit one electronic copy of each volume via email.

2. Section L, Paragraph D, Submission Requirements indicates that “Title subject line for all proposal submissions shall contain the solicitation number, Park-PMIS, and number of total emails, per the following example: Subj:

ORPI 240821 – Replace Primary Water System for Maintenance and Housing Area” However, the example subject line provided did not include the solicitation number nor the number of total emails. Please confirm offerors should follow the stated requirement rather than the example. Yes, follow the stated requirement rather than the example.

3. Section L, Subfactor 1A – Project Experience requires submission of the attached "Project Experience" form.

Can the NPS please confirm that the “Project Experience” form is only the first page of Attachment 4B and the remaining pages are the Past Performance Questionnaire required by Factor 4 – Past Performance? Yes, that is correct.

4. Section L, Subfactor 1B – Key Personnel Experience states, “There is no preprinted form for this submittal.” Can the NPS confirm that Attachment 4C is provided only as an optional form and offerors are not required to use this form for Key Personnel resumes in accordance with the Section L instructions? Yes, that is correct.

5. Section H and Section L, Subfactor 1B – Key Personnel Experience set forth four position requirements for this project: 1) Project Manager, 2) Superintendent, 3) On-Site Quality Control Specialist/Manager, and 4) On-Site Safety Specialist/Manager. Further, Section 01 40 00, 1.5 Quality Assurance, paragraph B. Contractors Quality Control Staff, item 1 states, “The Contractor’s Quality Control Supervisor may also perform other duties.” Will the NPS confirm that the On-Site Quality Control Specialist/Manager may also serve as the Superintendent and/or On-Site Safety Specialist/Manager? The Quality Control/Manger Specialist may also serve as the on-site Safety Specialist/Manager as NPS prefers the Superintendent be separate from other duties.

6. Section L, Subfactor 2B – Schedule indicates to use an NTP of 10/1/24 for evaluation purposes. Will the NPS confirm this fictitious NTP date is still applicable, though the proposal response is not due until 10/31/24? Yes, it states, for evaluation purposes only assume a Notice to Proceed date of October 1,2024.

7. Section L, Factor 4 – Past Performance indicates, “If available, offerors may submit a Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) evaluation report in lieu of the Past Performance Questionnaire.” Can the NPS please confirm that CPARS evaluations may also be submitted in lieu of the Past Performance Questionnaire? Yes, CPARS evaluations may also be submitted.

8. Section L, Factor 4 – Past Performance, item 1 states, “Complete Sections I and II only of the attached Past Performance Questionnaire and forward to your client reference.” Attachment 4D Past Performance Questionnaire does not include Sections I and II. Can the NPS please confirm offerors should complete Sections A and B only of Attachment 4D before forwarding to our client reference? Yes, A and B is what needs to be completed.

9. Regarding Section L, Factor 4 – Past Performance, will the NPS respectively consider allowing offerors to submit previously completed Past Performance Questionnaires from our client references to satisfy the requirements outlined in Factor 4? Requesting the completion of a separate, duplicate Past Performance Questionnaires for each contract we pursue places an undue burden on our client references. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Yes, and you can submit them with your proposal as stated on page #3 under E. Return.

10. Will the NPS please provide Attachments 4B and 4D in Microsoft Word (or other editable format) to allow completion? Our references will be unable to select a rating from the right column in the current Attachment 4D Past Performance Questionnaire as a PDF. You can export to word and fill it out and save as a pdf.

11. Section L, Other Submittals requires completion of the “attached” Proposed Equals and Hazardous Materials Identification Listing forms. However, these forms do not appear to be provided as attachments. Can the NPS please provide each of these forms for completion? We do not have those forms anymore that is an error in our template which, will need to be removed. That being said, you can find the clause on page #28 of the solicitation clause # 52.223-3 in full text.

12. Section L, paragraph E, Volume I – Technical and paragraph F, Volume II – Business and Price, item 2.

Organization states, “Include a Table of Contents with tabs for hard copy formats…” Per Section L, paragraph D, it states, “Proposals shall be submitted via email.” Can the NPS confirm that no hard copies are required despite this reference to “hard copy formats”? Yes, that is correct no hard copies are required.