Amd_0001_SF30_QandA_Document_0001.pdf

Question 1: Please confirm that the solicitation will be evaluated and awarded on a Best Value Basis as indicated in the first paragraph on page 2. The instructions and evaluation criteria on pages 34-37 conflict with page 2.

Answer 1: Page 2 references FAR 13.106-1(a)(2), discussing best value principles, which can be as described in the clause (price alone or price and other factors). Quote Submittal Instructions on Page 37 identifies the best value method being utilized, which is lowest price technically acceptable.

Question 2: Please confirm that proposed/quoted prices shall not include travel expenses.

Alternatively, please provide length/duration of each call. In order to provide fair prices that include travel, offers should be evaluated using a uniform travel period for all offerors. Absent that requirement, contractor pricing will be all over the board. Mobilization and demobilization of a 3-person rescue team is a fixed cost regardless of the length of the job. If the length of one call is 8-hours and the length of another call is five 8-hour days, the Government is at a high risk of unbalanced pricing. Additionally, evaluation of contractor pricing will be very difficult without establishing a uniform required call length for the solicitation.

Answer 2: Addendum to 52.212-1, which is located on Page 37, states that quoters shall submit a price proposal and the price proposal documentation, at a minimum, should include the hourly rates of team members, team position titles, and travel expenses.

Questions 3: Please clarify the intent of the “Safety and Occupational Health Specialist” listed on page 32 of the solicitation document. This employee class is not found in either wage determination document referenced, and page 32 clearly states “This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination”.

Answer 3: Per FAR 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires, this identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages payable to each if they were to be employed by the contracting agency. This statement is informational only and is not a wage determination. All solicitation respondents are to follow and be in compliance with the solicitation’s incorporated wage determinations.

Question 4: Please confirm that section 10.2 of the solicitation document requires plans for the specific work location or confined spaces under active supervision by the contractor as required by each call (i.e., this is not a requirement for a facility-wide Safety Plan beyond the scope of the specific PRCS entry where maintenance is being performed during a specific call).

Answer 4: Yes, depending on the type of confined space, and the complexity of work being performed, we would want the contractor to come up with a safety plan before the project starts.

The contractor would be notified about it ahead of time, and they would be given drawings , work description, and all necessary information to come up with a safety plan. If necessary, they would be welcome to visit the work site a week or two before the safety plan submittal.

Question 5: Please provide the date of the earliest/soonest call anticipated.

Answer 5: March 2025