S06 - Att 1 RFI Response.pdf

No. RFI From COMMENT Response

Innovative Homes &

Remodeling, Inc

The solicitation states that the contractor must meet the following minimum qualifications:

“The Testing & Monitoring contractor must provide at least one (1) qualified Professional Industrial Hygienist (PIH) and the necessary support personnel to perform the requirements of this solicitation. The term PIH is a government-specific term meaning an individual who has professional experience as a practicing and certified industrial hygienist. For this contract, it is required that this PIH have a State of Wisconsin certification as an asbestos inspector and supervisor. This must be documented in the proposal (include copy of State Certification). “ This is a very unique and also uncommon combination since it is unusual for an individual person to hold both of these credentials.

Nevertheless, it is common for contractors in Wisconsin to offer this capability from a team of state licensed individuals. For reference, the State of Wisconsin does not require licensed asbestos inspectors and supervisors to by PIHs and the state also does not require state licensed PIHs to be licensed asbestos inspectors or supervisors.

The requirement that one individual be both a Wisconsin certified PIH and also a licensed asbestos inspector and supervisor severely limits competition to a very small pool of persons and contractors. Will you please change this requirement to allow contractors who can provide the equivalent credentials from a team of individuals? This would allow a greater number of firms to submit proposals for this project. For example, the requirement could read as follows:

“The Testing & Monitoring contractor must provide at least one (1) qualified Professional Industrial Hygienist (PIH) and the necessary support personnel to perform the requirements of this solicitation. The term PIH is a government-specific term meaning an individual who has professional experience as a practicing and certified industrial hygienist. For this contract, it is required that the Testing & Monitoring contractor also provide at least one (1) person that holds a State of Wisconsin certification or license as an asbestos inspector and supervisor. This must be documented in the proposal (include copy of State Certification). “

This can be accomplished with a team. Team lead will be State Certified.

Innovative Homes &

Remodeling, Inc

The building hazard report provided in the solicitation was prepared nearly thirteen years ago in March 2011. Presumably, much degradation of surveyed materials, renovations and maintenance has occurred during the last 13 years. Thus, for safety reasons, it should be presumed that the situation of the building has changed significantly over the last decade. Can you please provide a current building hazard report to document any changes that may have happened and to describe the present state of the building?

Building has been un-touched for 13 years. The current report is still valid.

Innovative Homes &

Remodeling, Inc

In the solicitation, according to the regulations referenced in (13 CFR §125.6), the percent of work required to be performed by the SDVOSB depends on what the contract services are considered by the government. What are the prime contractor's limitations on subcontracting for this solicitation?

Can the VA please clarify that this is considered a solicitation for construction services according to 13 CFR §125.6 and in accordance with 13 CFR §125.6(a)(3), the government cannot pay more than 85% of payments on this contract to a non-Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) subcontractor? Restricting this project to SDVOSB contractors that directly employee staff with the specified specialized licensing and certification requirements may create a burden and unfairly exclude most SDVOSB contractors that do not have the capacity to employee staff with the specialized licenses and certifications.

Service Contract 50%

4 soterios llc Will the asbestos testing and monitoring contractor be required to provide its own sight-specific safety plan, or otherwise, will you please share the site-specific safety plan from the contractor conducting the demolition of the building?

Plan is 53MB and cannot attatach thru VA system.

Reach-out to VCI for plan.

5 soterios llc Please describe any limits of subcontracting for this project.

SDVOSB must complete at leaste 50% of the work.

6 soterios llc Will all site workers from the asbestos testing and monitoring contractor be required to present current OSHA 10 Hour construction cards to the site safety officer on the job site? No. Team Lead will have OSHA 10

7 soterios llc

Is it acceptable for a certified SDVOSB offeror to provide a team of individuals who meet the required state asbestos inspector, asbestos supervisor and PIH certification requirements? The solicitation states that one person from the contractor must hold all of these licenses, but this narrows the group of offerors severely and limits competition. Would it be acceptable for the asbestos testing and monitoring contractor to provide an OSHA authorized trainer for construction in lieu of a PIH?

This can be accomplished with a team. Team lead will be State Certified.

8 soterios llc

The building hazard report from 2011, indicated the presence of lead-based paint, and we do know that the demolition contractor is responsible for monitoring this activity. Will you please share the lead abatement points of contact for that work so that contractors can coordinate processes and monitoring efforts with the responsible persons?

RHI is the GC for this project. VCI is the Sub- Contractor performing the demo and the remediation.

Garrett is the POC for VCI (651) 784-7077

9 soterios llc Is a more current building report available since the one in the solicitation is nearly old enough to apply for a driver license? Building has been un-touched for 13 years. The current report is still valid.

10 soterios llc Will the asbestos testing and monitoring contractor be required to provide its own quality control plan, or otherwise, will you please share quality control plan from the contractor conducting the demolition of the building?

Plan is 53MB and cannot attatach thru VA system.

Reach-out to VCI for plan.

Pre-Bid RFIs

S05 - Pre-Bid RFIs 36C25224Q0084 Response 1 of 2

No. RFI From COMMENT Response

11 soterios llc In order to allow all offerors sufficient time to prepare their offers once the answers are shared, could you please delay the submission deadline until after New Years? Acceptable

12 Maisha LLC Page 29 of the Solicitation, section D says that there was a Wage Determination attached. I didn't see that attachment. Attached Service Contract Act WD # 2015-4929

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13 Maisha LLC Do you want us there for 8 days or for 30 days? The CLINS (page 5) lists out the hours for 30 eight hour days, but then it mentions up to 8 separate visits (page 6, highlighted). 8 days of visits/monioring over a 30 day period.

14 Maisha LLC Was the pre-demolition asbestos inspection destructive and considered complete and accurate? Or do you suspect new areas of asbestos?

Will our consultants be expected to take additional samples during the abatement or demolition phase?

We are performing abatement from the report. No additional testing will be required.

15 Maisha LLC Do you want the analysis by air samples to be PCM or TEM?

PCM only

16 Maisha LLC What's the estimated timeframe (what month) of this project?

Late January thru February

17 Maisha LLC Could you please verify if the asbestos testing and monitoring project (36C25224Q0084) is considered a service contract or a construction contract? Yes, This is a service contract

18 Sanford Federal Could you kindly confirm if Payment & Performance bonds are requisite for this procurement?

No. Payment & Performance bonds are not required as this is a Services Contract not a Construction Project.

S05 - Pre-Bid RFIs 36C25224Q0084 Response 2 of 2