RFIs dated July 12-23.pdf

Wetland Mitigation Services for Rouses Point Land Port Solicitation:47PC0323N0003

Request For Information (RFI)

Submitted July 12,2023

1. Please clarify the award and submittal due dates.

✔ GSA Response: Please refer to the SOW Milestone Schedule Design Phase (Estimated due date is 1/24/2024)

2. Please provide your draft Joint Application for Permitting if it's available, in particular Section 6.

✔ GSA Response: The draft NYS DEC and USACE Joint application will not be prepared until the compensatory wetland mitigation plan provided under this contract scope has been received and approved by the GSA.

3. Will you be re-posting 1442 with applicable government sections completed?

✔ GSA Response: Yes, updated 1442 will be provided.(updated 7-13- 23)

4. "Per IV.D. FAR 52.222-5, ""Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Secondary Site of the Work (MAY 14)

● (a)(1) The offeror shall notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary site of the work, as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the FAR clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements, of this solicitation.

● (2) If the offeror is unsure if a planned work site satisfies the criteria for a secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a determination from the Contracting Officer.

● (b)(1) If the wage determination provided by the Government for work at the primary site of the work is not applicable to the secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a wage determination from the Contracting Officer.

● (2) The due date for receipt of offers will not be extended as a result of an offeror’s request for a wage determination for a secondary site of the work.""

Since this scope of work will be fulfilled at a secondary (offsite) location, can you please provide a more applicable Wage Rate Determination? For instance, other similar federal projects have deferred to Davis-Bacon Act General Wage Decision applicable to the County where work will be completed, for the categories of Heavy and Highway Construction Projects. "

✔ GSA Response: The GSA will provided a updated Davis-Bacon Act WD #NY20230006 for Counties Clinton & Essex ( Heavy and Highway) updated June 30,2023.

5. In our experience, successful mitigation projects have required bonding to specifically cover ecological restoration regulator-required success criteria, including tree growth/survivorship and wetland hydrology, for several years post-construction.

Please clarify that submissions should include a surety reference letter and/or bonding capacity information and experience specific to this ecological restoration scope.

● Please clarify that payment and performance bonds are required for the full scope of work through tree growth/ survivorship and wetland hydrology for several years post-construction until regulator-required success criteria have been met.

✔ GSA Response: Payment and performance bonds are required for the full scope of the work and success criteria have been met.

Please provide a surety reference letter and/or bonding capacity information and experience specific to this ecological restoration scope.