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Questions and Answers

140P5424R0008

Repair Collapsed Storm Drain

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

1. Do the Superintendent, SSHO and QC Manager need to be 3 separate individuals?

No, they don’t have to be 3 separate individuals.

2. One of the NPS representatives mentioned that there were surveys and geotechnical studies performed for this project, can you publish those as well?

No surveys or studies are available to share with contractors.

3. Stephen had drawings that were dated from August, can you publish those?

Those updated drawings have been attached to this amendment to the solicitation.

4. Will the cement faux palm logs be impacted in the large "mote" wall?

The logs must not be impacted or damaged during construction.

5. Structure D-31 (STA 14+00.00) pipe runs into the existing depression area which is blocked by a wooden retaining wall. The plans do not call out the plan for it. Are we to tunnel under it? Remove a section and replace it after work has been completed or go through the wall?

Contractors are required to develop their own means and methods to successfully complete this project and present those means and methods in their proposals for evaluation.

6. Is there a Geographical Report available for this project?

No reports are available.

7. Paragraph L.1, Section I: Technical Proposal indicates “(Not to Exceed 30 pages)”. Paragraph L.4 Proposal File Format also states, “Proposal must not exceed 30 pages.” Please confirm the 30-page limit only applies to Section I: Technical Approach.

30 page limit applies only to Technical Proposal.

8. L.4 Proposal File Format states, “Cost and past performance questionnaires will not count towards the page count of the proposal.” Can you please confirm that Section III: Cost Proposal includes the SF 1442, amendments and bid guarantee, thereby excluding them from the page limit?

The SF-1442, amendments, and bid guarantee don’t count toward the page limit.

9. Can you please confirm that the cover page, title page, tab dividers and table of contents are also excluded from the 30-page limit?

Yes, they are also excluded.

10. Are offerors required to complete and return Section K – Representations and Certifications as part of the proposal response? If so, should Section K be included as part of Section III: Cost and excluded from the page limit?

Yes, it is required and no it doesn’t count toward the page count.

11. SF1442, block 13, item a indicates an original and 1 copy of the proposal response should be submitted.

Since the response will be submitted electronically via email, can you please confirm that one electronic original of the proposal will suffice?

One electronic original will suffice.

12. To support the evaluation of Factor B – Past Performance, Experience and Technical Capability, are offerors permitted to include copies of CPARs, if available, within the proposal response (Section II) in addition to requesting the three required past performance questionnaires (submitted directly to the Contracting Officer)? If yes, please confirm that CPARs will also be excluded from the 30-page limitation.

CPARS are not required to be submitted as they will be checked regardless during our due diligence of past performance review.

13. Section A: Solicitation/Contract Form, Submission of Documents, indicates “Your offer must include the following Sections and Forms” and then lists 1. SF1442, 2. Solicitation, 3. Price Sheet and 4. Offer and Award. Regarding item 2. Solicitation, please clarify if offerors should include a full copy of the solicitation (Sol_140P5424R0008.pdf) with our proposal responses or if completion and submission of the SF1442 will suffice. If the full solicitation is required, can you please confirm it is excluded from the 30-page limit?

A copy of the full solicitation is not required. Proposals should include the SF-1442, a full and detailed breakout of costs, and any other required fillable sections by contractors.

14. Section A: Solicitation/Contract Form, Submission of Documents, indicates “Your offer must include the following Sections and Forms” and then lists 1. SF1442, 2. Solicitation, 3. Price Sheet and 4. Offer and Award. Regarding item 4. Offer and Award, can you please confirm this is one and the same as the SF-1442 and a separate submission is not required?

Please provide the SF-1442 and a detailed cost breakout.

15. Section M – Evaluation Factor for Award, Factor A – Technical Approach references “Estimated time of completion will also be considered.” Are offerors expected to provide a project schedule as part of Section I:

Technical Proposal to satisfy this requirement? If yes, is it acceptable for offerors to utilize 11”x17” sized pages to provide the project schedule?

A full project schedule is not needed. Only the number of days they need to complete the project.