5 Solicitation Questions and Answers QandA 4.pdf

RE: Request for Quote: 15B30820Q00000018 FCI Marianna Drywall Project Federal Correctional Institution, Marianna, Florida

Q & A:

09/22/2020 Q: Are we required to furnish a bid bond?

A: Yes. A correction was made to 13b.

Q: Are we allowed to email proposals or are hard copies to be mailed in?

A: Email only.

09/30/2020 Q: Site visit access, times and requirements – can you supply?

A: Please reference pages 17 and 18 of the solicitation.

Q: Drawings of area in question, photos – can you supply?

A: We are not supplying drawings or maps with this solicitation.

Q: Map of work area not visible on documents, can you supply updated sheet?

A: We are not supplying drawings or maps with this solicitation.

Q: Location of storage area for contractor – supply map or designated location?

A: This can be discussed and settled at the pre-construction meeting, but there will be a location provided at the FCI.

10/13/2020 Q: Will there be any scopes or other information posted to this link?

A: We do not anticipate any additional scopes or info to be posted.

Q: In the FCI Food Service Main Kitchen area to include Office Foyer and Bakery, the product specified id durarock brand cement board and there is no mention of tape, sand and finish to a smooth finish ready to paint. Is this indeed the product and would you be open to a substitute product such as a 5/8 purple moisture and mold resistant drywall that could be finished smooth and ready to paint? If the duraroc is installed, are there any installation instructions such as any edge finishes, joint staggering and finishing around light fixtures and HVAC registers and returns?

A: 5/8" purple moisture and mold resistant drywall will be acceptable. If duraroc is used, industry standard installation is acceptable. Finishes around fixture and HVAC returns and grills need to be per industry standard for food service preparing areas to cross-contamination. Ceiling should butt snuggly up against all lights and HVAC grills and returns.

U. S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institution 3625 FCI Road Marianna, Florida 32446

Q: Would it be possible for you to post a view of the HVAC registers and returns and also light fixtures taken from above the ceiling showing installation assemblies and techniques?

A: See attached drawings.

Q: We need to know what’s above the ceiling, (such as precast or hollow core) and the thickness.

What about security grilles?

A: The ceiling is open to the underside of the metal roof deck. Metal roof I-joists are present to support the roof. Security grilles, if needed, will be installed by BOP staff.

10/15/2020 Q: If Required, Will BOP Dedicate more than Two (2) Escorts?

A:Yes

Q: Will the Contractor be able to Store the Drywall/Gypsum Board within the inside of the Building/Working Area?

A: Yes

Q:Will the Contractor be able to Store the Metal Ceiling Studs within the inside of the Building/Working Area?

A: Yes

Q: Per the Site Visit Pre-Bid Site Visit Meeting Minutes. Under the Paragraph Security Clearance Requirements, it States that a Security Clearance could be Denied for a Multitude of Issues, one of those Issues being (Relative in Institution) Does that Mean in this Federal Institution or Any Federal Institution? Does that Mean in this State Institution or Any State Institution?

A: Any Federal Institution, but determined on a case by case basis.

Q: Working Days. In the SOW it States that the Working Days are Monday through Saturday. In the Per the Site Visit Pre-Bid Site Visit Meeting Minutes. It States that the Working Days are Monday through Friday. Which one should the Contractor Follow?

A: Monday through Friday.

Q: Security Clearance Requirements. To Clarify the Security Clearance Requirements Upon Award, Contractor Shall Make an Appointment with BOP for Badging. Badging/Background Check can take up to 3-4 Weeks. Will the Contractor be able to Start Work while waiting on Background Check?

Does the Contractor have to Wait until all Background Checks are Back to Start Work?

A: Yes. Once initial NCIC forms are completed and have passed the initial security clearances, contractors may begin work while remainder of the security process is being complete. Yes, but this can be completed within a couple of days if all paperwork is submitted completed and accurately.

Q: Solicitation Section 52.215-20. Can BOP Clarify this Section (a) Submission of certified cost or pricing data is not required. (Confirm Not Required) (b) Provide data described below: Quotation cost breakdown formatted as a listing of individual costs for labor, materials, equipment, overhead, profit, bond, [Insert description of the data and the format that are required, including the access to records necessary to permit an adequate evaluation of the proposed price in accordance with 15.403-3.] Does BOP want/require a Project Breakdown as per #b? (R.S. Means Breakdown or Excel Sheet Cost Breakdown) A: Submission of certified cost and pricing data is not required. Disregard item (b) as the submission of certified cost and pricing data is not required.

Q: Tool Control/Tool’s Required. Per Tool Control it only talks about Class B Tools. Doing Drywall and Framing there will be some Class A Tools Required. What is the Procedure that the BOP/Contractor must Follow on Class A Tools?

A: Class A and Class AA tools must be inventoried each day. A and AA tools cannot stay within the perimeter fence overnight. They must be inventoried at the rear gate upon entry each day, and upon exiting each day.

Q: Can the BOP issue a List for the Following Tools? Class A Tools and Class B Tools?

A: No. The contractor can submit a list of tools they anticipate utilizing on this job, and the BOP will classify those tools. Having the tools already pre-printed on an inventory sheets will speed up the process for Class A, Class AA, and Class B tools. This will be discussed with the contractor awarded the contract.