47PB0024Q0018 Questions and Answers.pdf

Region 1 Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) Construction Services in the States of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont

Quotation (# 47PB0024Q0018)

Questions and Answers

No. QUESTIONS ANSWERS 1 In Attachment A - Solicitation Provisions, Section 5, Subsection 2, the requirements for Similar Experience and Past Performance Forms includes the following: “If a quoter wishes to be considered for more than one local trade area as identified in Section 1(a) and Exhibit F of the Draft Agreement attached as Attachment E, the quoter shall submit at least two (2) forms for each local trade area to be considered.”. Please confirm if this means that, for example, a quoter wishing to be considered for 5 local trade areas will have to submit two (2) forms/projects for each area, resulting in 10 forms/projects in total?

Yes (2) two forms each local trade area. ie. Five (5) trade areas, ten (10) forms.

2 In Attachment A - Solicitation Provisions, Section 5, Subsection 2, regarding the requirements for Similar Experience and Past Performance Forms, are the projects submitted for each local trade area required to be located in the designated area? Can we use the same project for different local trade areas to be considered?

You should make sure there is at least one (1) for each trade area you wish to be considered for.

3 On item “1.b. Term of agreement” on the Draft Region 1 Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) Construction Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) there is a conflict between the number of years written out “three” versus the number of years stated “(5)”. Can you confirm the correct period of time?

Item 1.b. Term of agreement on the Draft Region 1 Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) Construction Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) should read for a period of five (5) years from the date this agreement is duly executed.

4 SF1442 only lists 4 trade areas and appears to be missing others. Please advise.

GSA fills out this section if awarded!

5 Bullet IV Completed Similar Experience and Past Performance Forms states to submit completed projects that were valued at $150,000.00 or less. However, this BPA is set for projects ranging up to $250,000?

That is correct.

6 Offerors interested in proposing for multiple trade areas are required to submit 2 project forms for trade area.

That is correct.

Please confirm that 22 forms should be submitted for proposing all areas.

7 If an offeror is interested in being considered for more than one zone, should/can they submit separate proposals for each zone?

They can separate them using exhibit B

8 The SF1442 provided states that the period of Performance of this BPA to be 4/15/2024 – 05/01/2025 which is a little of a year. Can you please confirm if this BPA id being awarded for just 1 year or more?

It is for one (1) year with four (4) option periods of one (1) year each.

9 Please provide Exhibit E – Price Calculation Form as referenced in the DRAFT agreement

Attached. The Price Calculation can also be a printout from RSMeans. This for is used at the task order level.

10 Are awarded contractors required to purchase and maintain the RSMeans Software Subscription throughout the duration of the contract

This is the method GSA uses to calculate the pricing.

11 Does the contractor develop the line Item proposal at the time of award?

GSA will do this at award.

12 Would the government be willing to extend the year completion limit submitted for submitted completion projects by a few more years?

If there is an awarded BPA Call still in process when the base contract expires, this does not affect the individual BPA Call.

13 Would you please indicate what is to be included in the coefficient?

The pricing component of this Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) will be calculated using RSMeans data. In the construction industry, RSMeans data is synonymous with detailed costs. The RSMeans database contains over 85,000 line items of material, labor, and equipment.

These line items can be referenced at the unit, assembly, or square foot level of detail.

RSMeans data can be found at:

https://www.rsmeansonline.com/.

Quoters shall submit coefficients for each geographic location checked off, taking RSMeans City Cost Index (CCI) and the RSMeans Product Catalogue into consideration. The coefficient offered will be used to determine competitiveness of the proposal, as well as the pricing for all task orders issued to that vendor under this BPA.

14 In Attachment B – Pricing Form, Please confirm all items in the pricing coefficient (general conditions, general requirements, insurance, payment bonds, contingency, overhead, profit etc.).

The coefficient is the BPA holder’s profit.

15 In Attachment B – Pricing Form, please confirm the number to be filled out on the pricing form is to be the multiplier on RSMeans cost index.

This is referring to the coefficient.

16 In Attachment D for the NAICS Code table below (a) (1), the Size standards seem to be out of date and should be $19.0M. Please confirm these values.

If applicable the size standard table will be updated at time of award.

17 In Attachment D for the NAICS Code table below (a) (1), should there be the NAICS code 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction? The original SAM listing lists this as the NAICS code which has a size standard of $45.0M

The correct size standard for NAICS code 236220 is $45.0M

18 In the SF – 1442, Please specify how to fill this out considering the pricing form was for coefficients in specified local trade areas.

Prices do not need filled in the 1442. Please use the price sheet.

Please fill out your company’s information in the 1442.