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Bureau of Reclamation RFP No. 140R3025R0024 Attachment 4 - Questions and Answers

Question No.

Question Response

For the CPARS access it requires us to have a contract number to connect with the “focal point” but because this is not officially under contract, we don’t have a contract # and the solicitation # does not work. How do you recommend we move forward?

The contracting officer will conduct a search for the contractor in CPARs It is not a task for the potential offeror. Records are added in CPARS if contract actions meet the following criteria for any federal agency: A/E: $35k, Construction: >$750k and $250k for systems/non-systems.

What are the implications if our clients submit PPQs after the required date of Aug.

21st?

Past Performance Questionnaires should be recevied by proposal due date which is August 18, 2025. RFP has been corrected with the correct date via amendment no.

1.

The Government reserves the right to accept Past Performance Questionnaires at their discretion during the source selection phase.

I am unclear about what is required for the “Volume I – Business Proposal” section Are the certifications that are included in this section referring to staff certifications, state certifications, or professional engineering certifications? Can you please specify?

If you require state certifications, do you need the single certification for our Headquarters state? The certification for every state we’re licensed in? Or the certification for every state involved on this contract?

Are the provision documents that we need to request implemented in the Volume I section?

f. WBR 1452.215-81 Proposal Instructions, (e) Volume I, Business Proposal, (2).

This refers to the Offeror's company certifications per Section E of the solicitation.

Review E.4, 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

- COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (DEVIATION

FEB 2025. (pg. E-12)

The link for the RO&M Field Inspection Examination Guidelines found in the RFP is broken, I did find the 2020 version here but wanted to confirm that this is the most up-to-date version of this resource?

Link was internal to the government. Attachment 7 - RO&M Field Inspection Examination Guidelines has been incorporated to the solicitation via amendment

no. 1.

For the 5-page limit under the Technical Proposal section (which is how I understand it, please correct me if not), do these 5 pages include all of the following components?

-All 6 projects (past performance and relevant experience) -An approach section that includes dive plan, inspection plan, and certification information -Key personnel information -Organizational Chart -Report Process -QAQC Chart/Process

Updated page limit is 25 pages. Dive plan, Inspection Plan, may be attachments and not included in the 25 page limit. Inspection team certifications may be attached to the dive plan.

There is no mention of an SF330 for this pursuit, is it possible to have this as an option for this proposal? SF-330 forms do not apply to this requirement.

Project conditions: Site work to be completed 0630 to 1700, Monday thru Thursday, however Attachment #2_1.07 Project Conditions state outages are anticipated 12/27/25(Saturday) thru 12/30/25(Tuesday). The 3 bridges in A2 cannot be completed in two days(Monday and Tuesday). Can this outage and/or site work schedule be modified?

(also see related next RFI). Outage is fixed, site work can be preformed any day during this outage.

Project Conditions: Outage window, 12/27/30 thru 12/30/25. Can this outage window be shifted outside of the holiday? No, this is the only timeframe to obtain an outage on the All American Canal.

Can the Underwater Bridge Report template be provided prior to proposal submission? It is still in development, but it should be similar to the most recent routine report.

10 Can you please confirm the page limit for staff resumes? No page limitation to staff resumes

Can you please confirm the page limits for each of the respective Volumes, and/or their sub sections? See answer to question 5 above.

Can you please confirm whether a dive plan is required with our base technical proposal volume, or for the task order seed project(s) required for the response?

Provide the dive plan with information on the task order as part of your technical proposal.

13 Was there a previous incumbent or incumbents on this contract? No previous incumbent as this work was performed in house.

14 Does the font size for graphics/tables/charts have to be 12pt font? Font size does not apply to graphics/tables/charts as long as they are legible.

Can you please provide us with all the provision documents mentioned in the RFP on page 35 of the PDF? Can you also clarify where in the proposal you would like these documents included?

Review E.4, 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

- COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (DEVIATION

FEB 2025. (pg. E-12). Should be included in Volume 1 - Business Proposal (page E-4).

Can you clarify if you want a dive plan and inspection plan for Task Order 1 to be provided in this proposal or are these required upon contract award?

Provide the dive plan and inspection plan for Task Order 1 as part of the technical proposal.

If we need to submit these dive/inspection plans with the proposal, can you please provide us with the “Dive Inspection Plan” template mentioned on Page 7 of Attachment #2 TO#1?

Incorporated to the solicitation via amendment no. 1 as Attachment 8 - Dive Inspection Plan

Should mobilization hours be included in the Travel Expense lump sum, or should mobilization hours be included with the inspection hours? Please include mobilization within the travel expense

Just for clarification on the RFP under section 1 A Background it mentions ROV capabilities however there is not a line item for ROV Inspections. Can you advised how this is account for or is it not being accounted for within the pricing breakdown?

Equipment for a dive inspection is much less than an ROV inspection and I just wanted to ensure transparency and clarity.

Offerors are only required to provide pricing for tasks as required by the Performance Work Statement for Task Order 1. ROV inspections are not required under Task Order 1.

20 For 100% Small Business Set Aside, does this include Subcontractors?

In accordance with 52.219-14(e)(1) Services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract.