Att 09_140P84200039_Site Visit Info and Q-A_0006.pdf

SOLICITATION NO. 140P8420Q0039

PAINT HOME RANCH RESIDENCES

POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE

MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

SITE VISIT INFORMATION

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for—

Monday, June 29, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time Expected duration of site visit is 1.5 hours

(c) Participants will meet at—

Point Reyes National Seashore Headquarters at 1 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956. From park headquarters, we will caravan to the job site.

(d) RSVP IS MANDATORY

RSVP to Alanna Gardner, Contracting Officer, at 415-464-5197 or Alanna_Gardner@nps.gov. When providing your RSVP, provide first and last name of proposed attendee(s), their job title, and their phone number.

(e) COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION

Some local areas have lodging restrictions in place, attendees should verify lodging availability.

Public restrooms are available throughout the park.

Participants will be required to use their own vehicle to get to the project site.

Participants must provide their own personal protective equipment including facial coverings.

All attendees of site visit will be required to adhere to social distancing guidelines as recommended by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at cdc.gov and conform to all current local government and park regulations. Facial coverings are required while outdoors in public spaces when maintaining a physical distance of 6 feet from persons who are not members of the same household or residence is not feasible.

Solicitation No. 140P8420Q0039, Attachment No. 09

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RECEIVED TO DATE:

Q10: According to the solicitation the quoter shall provide a copy of their current California Contractor State License classification C-33.... or similar license(s) applicable to this project. According to California's Contractor State License Board:

Contractors...engaged in the business of home improvement (with the exception of ... projects involving federal funding) must be licensed before submitting bids.

https://www.cslb.ca.gov/Contractors/Applicants/Contractors_License/Waiver_Application/Before _Applying_For_License.aspx

I assume this is a project involving federal funding and that a California State Contractor license is neither applicable nor required by the California State Licensing Board.. Am I mistaken?

A10: Federal and State (including local) governments have varying authority to exercise government power and authority over such lands, depending upon the type of interests the Federal government obtained when acquiring the property and what authority a State has chosen to retain. This authority, right or power of a government to act is referred to generally as legislative jurisdiction.

In areas of “concurrent” jurisdiction, which applies to the location of this upcoming construction project in Point Reyes National Seashore, the State of California has reserved the right to exercise, concurrently with the United States, all of the same governmental authority. As a result, State and local laws are applicable at the same time Federal law pertaining to the area also applies.

We have evaluated the effect of State issuance of a contractor’s license on any resultant Purchase Order award and have concluded it will not unreasonably interfere with Federal functions, and is beneficial to the Government in providing a verifiable and consistent level of technical certification by the State for this specific trade. Therefore, we drafted our Solicitation to expressly include the requirement for the necessary state license.

Q11: The Environmental Protection Agency "Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule" (RRP Rule) requires that firms performing renovation, repair, and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes...built before 1978 have their firm certified by EPA (or an EPA authorized state), use certified renovators who are trained by EPA-approved training providers and follow lead-safe work practices.

https://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-renovation-repair-and-painting-program

Will this contract require the use of an EPA certified firm using certified renovators complying with lead-safe work practices?

A11: Yes, that is a requirement of this project; the Contractor is required to meet Federal and State regulations. The solicitation has been updated to explicitly require offerors to provide proof of this certification with their quotation package, as follows (changed text is in red for clarity):

Solicitation No. 140P8420Q0039, Attachment No. 09

Solicitation SECTION L.8, (b) QUOTATION PACKAGE (WHAT TO SUBMIT) has been updated to include:

(6) Complete Technical Information Form: Quoters shall use the attached Technical Information Form (Attachment 05) or equivalent format. Use this form to provide general company information, indicate whether your firm and (if applicable) your proposed subcontractor(s) possess the required California Contractor State License Classification (proof of license(s) required with your quote), and indicate whether your firm and (if applicable) your proposed subcontractor(s) possess the required Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Certification as certified renovator complying with lead-safe work practices as required by the EPA "Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule" (RRP Rule) (proof of certification(s) required with your quote or by verification of the EPA’s database at https://cfpub.epa.gov/flpp/pub/index.cfm?do=main.firmSearch). List your relevant experience and also your past performance references as requested in Section M.1.

Solicitation SECTION M.1 – Evaluation Factors for Award, (c) Evaluation Factors has been updated to include an additional evaluation factor (to follow the California Contractor State License Classification evaluation factor), as follows:

(4) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Certification: The quoter shall provide proof of their current active certification as an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certified renovator complying with lead-safe work practices as required by the EPA "Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule" (RRP Rule), or be verifiable by the Contracting Officer in the EPA’s database at:https://cfpub.epa.gov/flpp/pub/index.cfm?do=main.firmSearch

Scheduling and Project Management is now listed as the fifth evaluation factor, and Past performance is now listed as the sixth evaluation factor.

Solicitation SECTION J – List of Attachments has been updated to include a revised version of the Technical Information Form, to include the offerer’s response to the requirement for this EPA certification. See attached document: Att 05_140P8420Q0039_Technical Info Form_revised.pdf

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