Attachment 11- Solicitation 140P3021Q0015 ANSWERED Questions_0003.docx

RFQ 140P3021Q0015

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS REGARDING:

SOLICITATION/REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NO. 140P3021Q0015

Amendment 0003 Single Award ID/IQ for WW1 Memorial Preventative Maintenance and Facility Support Services- National Mall

QUESTIONS RECEIVED AS OF 4/12/2021:

1. Question: “Can you share who is the current incumbent already on this opportunity?”

ANSWER: There is no current incumbent on this opportunity. The General Contractor contracted to rehabilitate the site will remain until the end of April to maintain the site.

2. Question: “Could you please tell me if this is a new requirement, or if there is a current or previous contractor who has performed similar services? If available, can you please send along the incumbent contract or task order number?”

ANSWER: This is a new requirement as this site was previously “Pershing Park” and has since been totally rehabilitated.

3. Question: “Please share a list of existing warranty schedules for major equipment in pool vault and pump room?”

ANSWER: This information has not yet been provided as the project is not yet completed. This information will be provided upon award.

4. Question: “Are maintenance of security cameras and associated recording equipment part of this scope of work?”

ANSWER: No

5. Question: “Can we obtain copies of the commissioning reports for lighting, plumbing, heating, mechanical, electrical and water treatment equipment?”

ANSWER: The fountain has a 30-day commissioning period that will begin at the time of substantial completion, therefore there is not a report that can be provided for the fountain system as of yet. Once the fountain demonstration and training is complete, a comprehensive operations manual will be provided for both the plumbing and electrical systems. There is also a TAB report that will be provided for the HVAC system. As far as the other systems go, they do not have specific commissioning requirements, other than demonstration and training, O&Ms, and a handful of test reports.

6. Question: “Are as-built drawings available to aid in the initial deficiency inspection and report? Please confirm that all utilities are paid by NPS.”

ANSWER: Yes, upon award. All utilities are paid for by the NPS.

7. Question: “Will dedicated parking spaces be allocated for maintenance staff?”

ANSWER: No dedicated space will be provided, but a parking permit will be provided.

8. Question: “Does the NPS intend to install trash receptacles for visitors and daily policing of monument areas?”

ANSWER: No trash cans will be included on the contract.

9. Question: “Please provide a list of incumbent subcontractors.”

ANSWER: There are no incumbent subcontractors. The COR will be able to provide a list of contractors that will provide warranties after award.

10. Question: “Please provide a list of multi-year preventive maintenance items and the last time these services were performed.”

ANSWER: This site has been fully rehabilitated, and all maintenance items are new. The maintenance schedule will be provided upon award.

11. Question: “Please provide the name of the landscape company that did initial plantings at the memorial.”

ANSWER: Landscape Architect is Land Collective.

12. Question: “Who was the contractor responsible for the rehabilitation of the Pershing monument?”

ANSWER: The statue and walls that remain from Pershing Park were maintained by the NPS.

13. Question: “Who installed the bronze medallion in the belvedere?”

ANSWER: The GC working with ABMC, had the belvedere installed.

14. Question: “Who supplied the basket strainer system?”

ANSWER: Supplied by Evoqua.

15. Question: “Please confirm flag duty (raising, lowering and replacement) is outside of the scope of this contract.”

ANSWER: Raising and lowering with proper respect will be within the scope of this contract. purchase of flags will be by others.

16. Question: “Will litter management outside the perimeter of the memorial be included in the scope (trash and debris in the roadway and along curbside)?”

ANSWER: The scope of this contract will include the curb and parking spaces for the memorial not the roadway.

17. Question: “Will the National Park Service allow material deliveries and storage inside the pump vault for contractor equipment and working office space?”

ANSWER: Deliveries of materials will be allowed. All chemicals shall be stored in proper storage bins with proper spill containment within the vault area, bins and spill containment not provided by NPS. Limited office working area can be permitted, arranged, and agreed upon with COR after award.

18. Question: “Will journeyman licenses be allowed from any of the surrounding jurisdictions, Maryland, Virginia or District of Columbia?”

ANSWER: Any required licenses must be valid in the District of Columbia.

19. Question: “If the Contractor has a CPARS for a past performance, then is a PPQ not required from the contractor?

ANSWER: The PPQ is required. Please reference the answer for question 20 for additional information.

20. Question: “If a PPQ is required, what happens if the customer does not send the contractor a completed PPQ? Does the contractor include the first page of the PPQ in lieu of the completed PPQ?”

ANSWER: The Government will not accept completed CPARS in lieu of completed PPQ. This is based on the CO’s direct experience with CPARS, sometimes the detail included in CPARS is not sufficient to demonstrate similar work. Those not submitting the completed Questionnaire and/or not having a favorable CPARS report will not be considered for award. The Government interprets this as their intention to have the Questionnaire Submitted, and if you do not submit the Past Performance Questionnaire you will not be considered for award. Further, if you submit the Past Performance Questionnaire, but do not have a favorable Past Performance Record in CPARS you will not be considered for award.

For clarification all contractors must include a list of the contractors you submitted past performance questionnaires to so we know at least they were sent out, and so we can verify if they were submitted directly back to the CO or not. Sometimes emails are interpreted as Junk by our system and go to our Junk Folders, so we may not see them. If none are received a “Neutral Confidence” rating maybe applied to the rating in this non-price Factor. It is the contractor’s responsibility to make sure this information is received.