2024-K12 Q A 2.docx

Question & Answer # 2 Professional Services for Government Contracting Mentorship Program – OMWBE 2024-K12

This document is posted to capture the questions received during the question & answer period for Competitive Solicitation OMWBE 2024-K12. This document is the official response to the questions received through 5 PM, Thursday, August 29, 2024.

No questions or responses included in this document require changes to the solicitation.

Any additional questions regarding this solicitation must be directed to the Procurement Coordinator listed below.

Marilyn First 360-407-9341 DESProcurementConsulting@des.wa.gov

Exhibit B-1 Scope Statements list all the minimum requirement bidders must meet for their bids to be deemed responsive.

Specifically in Section 2 A it states: “[A m]inimum of five (5) years of business experience in one or more of the following areas:

Transportation Construction and Building or related areas including but not limited to: highway, street, road, and bridge construction and related industries including site preparation, concrete pouring, electrical work, engineering, environmental consulting, and support services such as flagging, and traffic control and mitigation services, safety enhancements landscaping, lighting, and others.”

Bidders should download all solicitation documents and carefully review all minimum performance requirements certifications and other requirements in all documents to determine if they meet minimum performance requirements and whether it will be worth bidding on this solicitation.

No.

Multiple documents are included in this competitive solicitation including all timelines, definitions, required exhibits, and other documents including revisions, amendments, questions from other bidders and the answers to their questions.

Our system does now allow sending all necessary solicitation documents via email.

WEBS Customer Service can help reset your password, which I believe should be a relatively instantaneous process. Updating your password and gaining access to your account will allow you to download all documents and any additional updates that may be issued prior to the bid closing.

For help with your password reset or locating or downloading the solicitation documents, please contact WEBS Customer Service by calling 360-902-7400 or writing: WEBcustomerservice@des.wa.gov

No.

A similar question to yours about how to file a Protégé was answered in Q &A #1, Question #5 and restated: “Mentors and a Program Administrator will be selected from this competitive solicitation. Protégé selection is separate from this solicitation. OMWBE will assign Protégés at a later date.”

No.

Bidders are encouraged to check on this solicitation in WEBS at least weekly or more frequently, because additional questions and answers may be posted there, along with possible amendments, changes, or updates to the solicitation.

For help in setting up an account in WEBS, locating or downloading the solicitation documents, please contact Customer Service by calling 360-902-7400 or writing: WEBcustomerservice@des.wa.gov No.

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