Attachment_13_-_Amendment_0005_Question_and_Answers_0005.pdf

Mt Elbert Pump Generating Manufacturing and Rehabilitation Multiple Award IDIQ – Turbine and Generator Hydroelectric

140R6024R0006 – Amendment 0005 Question and Answer

The following questions and associated answers have been posed by interested parties regarding this solicitation:

Q19. Can you provide the drawings for the Rotor and the Stator?

A19. Refer to Attachment 4 of the solicitation for available drawings.

Q20. Can you provide the dimensions of the laminations for the rotor?

A20. The approximately dimensions are: thickness is 0.125-inches, inner diameter is 224.5-inches, and the outer diameter is 267.75-inches.

Q21. Section 01 81 05 3.02 are any inspections required on the rim?

A21. Refer to Section 01 81 05 Paragraph 1.07.A.4.a and 107.B.

Q22. The RFP Solicitation 140R6024R0006 Section 01 35 30 and Section 01 74 00 requires that we utilize the services of a Part Time H&S Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and

Environmental Consultant for this SEED Request, are these resources required to be separate or can they be the same person?

A22. These roles can be held by the same person if that person meets the requirements of each role.

Q23. Based on the other work that the Government will be performing on this unit, we are assuming that the use of CIH and Environmental Consultant may already be utilized by the

Government (based on the studies provided in the RFP), are these resources being listed in the

RFP as part of a standard form or write up, or are these resources required for us to include in our

Proposal?

A23. The Government is not providing a CIH or Environmental Consultant. Previous reports and studies are for information only.

Q24. Based on the RFP is states that we Assume four (4) months for Government Installation, can this be clarified for scheduling purposes?

A24. Refer to Section 01 81 05 Paragraph 1.12.C.

Q25. The RFP requires that we provide an Onsite Safety Representative, who is a competent supervisory employee, is it correct to understand that the Onsite Supervisor will be or can be the

Onsite Safety Representative?

A25. The Onsite Safety Representative and Onsite Supervisor can be one in the same if they meet all requirements of those roles.

Q26. For General Performance Requirements Section 01 81 05, Section 1.06 Team

Requirements, it states that a Designer Representative shall be onsite during construction, is this stating that the Lead Design Engineer or and Engineer of Record is required onsite during that duration of construction?

A26. The Designer Representative should be an engineer that is intimately involved in the design of the rotor repair to facilitate and expedite construction coordination activities at site.

Q27. For the purposes of providing a preliminary P6 Schedule, are we able to submit a High

Level 2 Schedule, for the purposes of evaluation?

A27. The schedule provided for evaluation should provide sufficient detail that demonstrates the

Proposer’s understanding of the project requirements and Proposer’s rotor repair plan.

Q28. Are we to attach all the documents listed to our submission, or if the submission is to include a response to all the listed sections of these documents?

A28. Attachments, identified in Section J of the solicitation and FOPR, are provided to identify the requirements of the solicitation/FOPR that should be supported in your technical capability responses (i.e. attachments 2-5) or provide support for your proposal (i.e. attachment 6-7) or require submission within the proposal (i.e. attachment 8).

Q29. Clause FAR 52.219-4 will penalize Offerors by adding a Factor of 10% to the price of all offers that do not utilize a HUBZone Small business concern, is this correct?

A29. Refer to FAR 52.219-4

Q30. Buy American Clauses - Is it correct to state that we are able to purchase American Steel and complete manufacturing in Canada and shipping of final product back to the US? Is it correct to state that we are able to purchase Canadian Steel and complete manufacturing in Canada and shipping of final product back to the US?

A30. Contractors should follow the Buy America clause that fits their specific means and methods of their proposal. (refer to FAR 52.225-9, 52.225-10, 52.225-11 and 52.225-12)

Q31. As per Section K.8, clause FAR 52.230-1 Cost Accounting Standards - can you confirm that a Disclosure statement would need to be submitted with the IDIQ response or would it be required at a later date?

A31. Refer to Section K.8 of the solicitation on page 58-60 of the solicitation.

Q32. The Subcontracting Plan performance Goals to be applied are not achievable we believe for this Contract, currently we do not foresee a need to subcontracting any significant work based on this contract based on the Team we have put together, how do we navigate this concern?

A32. Refer to Section M.3, pages 78-79 of the solicitation. The Subcontracting Plan is for the

IDIQ level and applicable to the percentage of subcontracting planned dollars.

Q33. Is the Attachment 8 - Subcontracting Plan to be used or completed even if we are not able to utilize any of the mentioned small business Concerns?

A33. Attachment 8 – Subcontracting Plan is required to be submitted by all contractors submitting proposals, each plan should reflect the contractors’ capabilities.

Q34. Subcontracting plan specifications Attachment 8 - we can only provide subcontracting dollars planned for the unit #1 rotor repair first ask order. Several later 3-5 Options years in the plan will only include the percentage floor goals but no dollar amounts and will be noted as to be determined (tbd) in the table as we do not know future task orders. Is this the correct way to report a Subcontracting plan per form in Attachment 8?

A34. See Amendment 0005. The Subcontracting Plan is for the IDIQ level and applicable to the percentage of subcontracting planned dollars.