RFI_Answers.pdf

47PE0317R0010

US Courthouse, Anniston, Alabama

Number Question Answer 1 Per the RFQ requirement on Page 6 of 17; I.G.

Questions Regarding Phase I –

Submit all questions regarding the Phase 1 Solicitation to the Contracting Officer on or before January 2, 2018. Any responses provided by GSA will be posted on FedBizOpps as an Amendment to the Solicitation.

Question – Will the RFI deadline of January 2nd be extended for questions?

The question period will not be extended.

2 Per the RFQ requirement on Page 6 of 17; I.G.

Questions Regarding Phase I – Any responses provided by GSA will be posted on FedBizOpps as an Amendment to the Solicitation.

Question – Please clarify how we need to acknowledge amendments. Do we provide the signed amendment SF30s?

Amendments can be acknowledged using the SF 1442 second page, item 19.

3 Per RFQ – Page 5 of 17 - 1.C. List of Phase 1 Solicitation Documents – The Solicitation Documents are comprised of:

The Solicitation - Phase 1 Offeror Representations and Certifications Form Standard Form (SF) 1442 – Solicitation Offer and Award Draft of The Agreement The Scope of Work, Drawings, Exhibits, and other

Yes, both the SF 1442 and the Reps and Certs forms are to be submitted with the proposal. They should go with the other information submitted with proposal. These forms will not count towards the page limitation.

Attachments to the Agreement.

Questions – Please clarify if item (2) Offeror Representations and Certifications Form and item (3) Standard Form (SF) 1442 – Solicitation Offer and Award are to be submitted in the proposal.

If so, do these items go under the ‘II.D. Other Information to Submit with Proposal’ section (page 12 of 17)?

Also, please clarify if these forms will count toward the page limitation.

4 Per the RFQ requirement on Page 12 of 17, II.D.

Other Information to Submit with Proposal – Proof of Registration in the System for Award Management (https://www.sam.gov) Proof of Bonding Capacity to $40,000,000.

Signed Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) information Form.

Question – Please clarify if these items count as part of the 50 page limitation.

These items do not count towards the 50 page limitation.

5 Per the RFQ requirement on Page 12 of 17, II.D.

Other Information to Submit with Proposal

Proof of Registration in the System for Award

A printout showing the SAM registration is active is sufficient.

https://www.sam.gov/

Management (https://www.sam.gov

Question – Please clarify what needs to be submitted as proof of SAM.gov registration.

6 Per the RFQ requirement on Page 12 of 17, II.D.

Other Information to Submit with Proposal

Signed Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) information Form

Questions – Please provide a copy of the SBU information form to be utilized for this solicitation.

Also, please clarify whose form we submit with the proposal. Do we submit forms for each authorized user or just one for an officer of the GC and an officer of the Lead Designer?

See Attachments to the Amendment. Only an officer for the GC and Lead Designer is needed.

7 Per the RFQ requirement on Page 7 of 17, Factor 1:

Technical Qualifications, Subfactor 1.A. Experience of the General Contractor and A/E –

Submittal Requirement: Each Offeror shall provide sufficient documentation in order to demonstrate the extent of the Offeror’s past experience for at least three

(3) but no more than five (5) projects of similar size, scope, and complexity (as further defined in this

Five projects total for both entities.

https://www.sam.gov/ evaluation factor).

Question – Please clarify if the Design Builder can provide up to 5 projects AND the A/E can provide up to five projects – or is it 5 projects TOTAL for both entities?

8 Per the RFQ requirement on Page 7 of 17, Factor 1:

Technical Qualifications, Subfactor 1.A. Experience of the General Contractor and A/E –

Submittal Requirement: Each Offeror shall provide sufficient documentation in order to demonstrate the extent of the Offeror’s past experience for at least three

(3) but no more than five (5) projects of similar size, scope, and complexity (as further defined in this evaluation factor). Of this group of similar projects, the General Contractor must have served as the prime contractor of at least one project and the A/E must have had responsibility for developing the detailed design and construction documents for at least one project.

ALL projects must meet the following minimum requirements:

•Construction was substantially completed within eight years of the submission deadline for Phase 1

No, you are only required to submit based on the “submittal requirement.”

proposals; and

•The project was delivered by DB or Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) methods. For purposes of this evaluation factor, IPD is defined as the execution of a multiparty agreement in which the owner or developer contracted with a single Offeror to provide all, or substantially all, of the design and construction services for that project.

A project that possesses between three to four of the characteristics of the following characteristics will be considered similar in size, scope, and complexity for purposes of this evaluation factor:

The building size was not less than 50,000 gross square feet;

The cost at award of the DB contract was more than $20 million;

Delivery method: Use of Bridging Design-Build (BDB) or Design-Build (DB) as the delivery method – projects using other delivery methods (CMc, Design-Bid-Build, etc.)will be evaluated less favorable than Bridging Design-Build or DB projects. If Bridging Design- Build: include name of lead designer bridging A/E firm and point of contact information.

The Bridging DB or DB project is a 4 story maximum;

or

The project submitted is a courthouse or some sort of Class A office2 space.

Note: Projects in which the primary function is to serve as a residence such as condominium complexes, apartment complexes, dormitories, education facilities, sport facilities, or hotels, and projects in which the primary function is retail, such as shopping malls, big box stores, and strip malls, will NOT be considered similar for the purposes of this evaluation.

Standard for Evaluation:

The standard is met when the Offeror submits at least three (3) projects of similar in size, scope, and complexity.

Additional favorable consideration may be given for the following:

•The General Contractor and the A/E firm worked on the same project

•A project possesses more than four of the characteristics listed above

Question –For section Subfactor 1.A. - Are there particular project requirements that we need to provide for the ‘Most Relevant Project Summaries (MRPS)? The MRPS was referenced in the RFQ in section Subfactor 1.B. – Past Performance of the General Contractor and

A/E, but MRPS was not referenced in Subfactor 1.A.

9 From Subfactor 1.B. Past Performance of the General

Contractor and A/E - Offeror’s past performance will be evaluated based on the information received as part of the past performance questionnaires, phone interviews with identified customers on the Most Relevant Project Summaries (MRPS), project descriptions, and relevance summaries.

Please clarify what project information is required for the projects to be provided in Subfactor 1.A. (provide MRPS requirements) and any page limitations per project.

Each Project information detail should outline how it is of similar size, scope, and complexity. The General Contractor must have served as the prime contractor of at least one project and the A/E must have had responsibility for developing the detailed design and construction documents for at least one project. Must note that construction was substantially completed within eight years of the submission deadline for Phase 1 proposals; and the project was delivered by DB or Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) methods.

All this is detailed in Subfactor 1.A.

description under “submittal requirement.”

10 Per the RFQ requirement on Page 8 of 17, Factor 1:

Technical Qualifications, Subfactor 1.B. Past Performance of the General Contractor and A/E –

Submittal Required:

Past Performance Questionnaires:

See Attachment under Amendment A001.

Offerors shall be responsible for initiating a request for questionnaires for at least one (1) of the projects selected from the MRPS. Offerors shall complete the top section of the “Past Performance Questionnaire,” which is included as an attachment to this SSP, and request that the reference complete the remaining sections and send directly to the Contracting Officer to ensure receipt no later than the Phase One Proposal due date and time.

The questionnaire will ask, but not be limited to, questions relating to ratings of the Offeror’s timeliness of performance, cost control, quality of product, business relationship, continuity of personnel, qualification of personnel, etc. The Government will not consider or evaluation past performance information, good or bad, received from questionnaire respondents that does not relate to the project listed in the questionnaire in their submission.

Question – Please provide the Past Performance Questionnaire form to be utilized for this solicitation. The requirement says that the form is included as an attachment, but it could not be located on FBO.