QUESTIONS FOR GSA Notice ID 47PE1924R0003 2024 05 28.pdf

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Last Updated 5/28/2024.

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1. What type of licensing is required?

Offerors will be required to provide proof of licensing in the state of which the proposal is being submitted for as part of their proposal submission.

Alabama Contractor License Rule on Government Projects: Work undertaken by representatives of the US government, State of Alabama, or local governments, supervised by licensed architects or engineers, is exempt.

We routinely work federal projects in Alabama and the requirement is to show I have an AE firm on retainer to review plans and specs.

Tennessee Federal Projects - A state license is not required for 100% federal projects (all federally funded and on federal land), unless required by the federal government awarding authority. See AG opinion 92-39 .

See: Leslie Miller, Inc. v. Arkansas, 352 U.S. 187 (1956) This basically says SAM.GOV is the benchmark for qualifying a contractor.

I would ask GSA to amend the requirement to read:

Offerors will be required to provide proof of licensing if required by the state of which the proposal is being submitted for as part of their proposal submission.

Summary: If the SB is not required by the state to have the license it’s an undue burden on Small Businesses to require one. The final point, the state level license offers no guarantee or qualification not already provided by the Federal Government Contractor Registration Process. (SAM.GOV)

Hard requirement should be: Current SAM registered, bonded Small Business

You must be licensed in the state that you are bidding on.

Offerors must submit a current copy of their General Contractor License for the state in which the proposal is being submitted.

https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/commerce/documents/regboards/contractors/posts/ContAGFederalOAG9239.pdf

2. Are there any local, federal, national certifications required to submit for this IDIQ?

Offerors must submit a current copy of their General Contractor License for the state in which the proposal is being submitted.

3. Is the contractor required to be licensed in each state of Region 4 to perform work within the respective states?

II.E. Other Information to Submit with Proposal

(1) Evidence of Licensing within the state of the location of business.

Offerors must submit a current copy of their license for the state in which the proposal is being submitted for.

4. Will a pre-RFQ meeting be held virtually for this IDIQ?

Industry Day was 1/16/24 Meet the Region Day was 2/13/24

5. Standard Form SF1442: Please confirm that only Sections 14, 15, 16, 19 (when applicable), 20a, 20b, and 20c, will have to be completed for during submission of our solicitation offer.

Confirmed

6. GSA Form 527: Please confirm that Section VII – Construction/ Service Contract Information is only applicable to GSA – Public Buildings Service contracts.

Confirmed SECTION VII - CONSTRUCTION/SERVICE CONTRACTS INFORMATION (Public Buildings Service Contracts Only)

7. After reviewing the Solicitation Documents, we are unclear of the deadline date for questions. Will the government provide this date?

The deadline for questions related to this solicitation is June 6, 2024 2pm EST

8. Are the different regions that require separate proposals delineated based off of the State or each Zone within the State?

SEE section I.A. The Solicitation and Contract of the Solicitation

9. Will the government allow our home state GC license (Georgia) to apply to other states for these intended Federal projects?

SEE section II.A. Proposal Contents Offerors must submit a current copy of their General Contractor License for the state in which the proposal is being submitted.

10. For those firms intending to submit as a Joint Venture (JV), which members of the JV must submit its Form 527?

SEE section II.F. Requirements of Joint Venture Offerors

(1) All offers submitted by joint ventures must include a copy of an executed joint venture agreement (with original signatures) which fully discloses the legal identity of each member of the joint venture, the relationship between the members, the form of ownership of each member, and any limitations on liability or authority for each member.

(2) An authorized representative of each member of the joint venture must sign the SF 1442 accompanying an offer regardless of any agency relationship established between the members.

(3) In the case of corporations that are joint venture members, the corporation secretary must certify that the corporation is authorized to participate in the joint venture, either by so certifying in the joint venture agreement, or by submitting a separate certification to the Government. The joint venture must also provide a certificate that identifies a principal representative of the joint venture with full authority to bind the joint venture.

(4) Representations and certifications, financial information, and past performance information must be submitted for each member of the joint venture.

11. We would like to seek clarification on whether any type of bonding is required for the mentioned project.

There is no bonding requirement for this solicitation. At the task order level there will be a bonding requirement for orders over $50k.

12. Upon going through this Solicitation, I was unable to locate the specific SOW we are bidding on. Can you please direct me in the right direction to locate it?

The SOW is located under Attachments / Links @ https://sam.gov/opp/be288513c56240018dee89b400987ac1/review

13. Will a Certified Building Contractor license be considered and/or acceptable?

No this is not acceptable.

14. The solicitation asks for a geographic area proposal to be submitted. Can you please clarify what consists of a geographic area, For example is all of Florida a geographic area or would it be Florida Zone 1?

https://sam.gov/opp/be288513c56240018dee89b400987ac1/review

Page 4, Section I.A. The Solicitation and Contract of The Solicitation details each geographic area. For example- All of Florida is not all one geographic location. Zone 1 and Zone 2 are separate geographic locations that would be bid on independently.

15. Are executed teaming agreements acceptable in lieu of Joint Ventures?

No

16. If CPARS are not available for past performance will another means such as client questionnaires be acceptable?

Yes. See section VI. Method of Award, VI.F. Non-Price Factors, 2. Past Performance (page 21 of The Solicitation).

Offeror must complete the project title, company name, location, point of contact name, current email address, and current phone number for each reference on Attachment A: Project Experience & Past Performance Form for each project included in its proposal for this factor.

17. As this is a MATOC we understand that each task order will be priced individually, however, page 3 of 4 in the SF1442 is requesting unit pricing but no scopes of work can be identified for evaluation. Is there a pricing project that should accompany this solicitation?

Pages 3 and 4 do not need to be completed. For the this SF1442 please complete Sections 14, 15, 16, 19 (when applicable), 20a, 20b, and 20c, for submission of your solicitation offer.

18. When is the RFI due date for: GSA Region 4 GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

FOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DELIVERY?

The deadline for questions related to this solicitation is June 6, 2024 2pm EST

19. Is there a SEED project or pricing exercise for this proposal?

There is no seed project or pricing exercises.

Offerors will be evaluated and selected for award based on the non-price factors:

1. Prior Experience

2. Past Performance

3. Qualifications of Key Personnel

Analysis of price proposals will be performed on the Task Order level

20. If a firm chooses to only send proposals for 1 or 2 states, will they be considered for an IDIQ for those 1-2 states or is the GSAs intent to award for all applicable states in the region?

Offerors will be considered only for the state or Zone (where applicable) for which they submit a proposal for. No other state in the region will be considered.

21. The solicitation says the offeror must submit a separate proposal for each state, does the offeror have to specify which zone? Or is it implied that they'll work in all zones in the state they propose for?

You must specify which zone you are submitting the proposal for. It will not be implied that you can work in all zones for states with designated zones.

22. We're qualified for a SC contractors license, we have an office and can perform in SC that doesn't require a contractors license, our SC license is currently pending. Is this acceptable for the SC IDIQ?

Please submit documentation for proof of your pending license.

23. In the SF1442 document, what does the GSA intend for us to put as a quantity ordered, unit price, amount for CLIN0001, or should we leave that blank for the final submission?

Page 3 of the document should be left blank for your submission.

24. Is an offer guarantee required on the initial proposal if so, where's the SOW for the project to bid on the initial proposal?

An offer guarantee is not required.

25. The solicitation is asking for a price proposal; what are we pricing?

The price proposal consists of the following documents:

(1) Signed Standard Form 1442 and all amendments acknowledged.

(2) Representations and Certifications

(3) GSA Form 527, Contractor’s Qualifications and Financial Information No pricing is required for the base contract.

Offerors will be evaluated and selected for award based on items submitted with the technical proposal.

26. Can we submit the same past performance to qualify for multiple geographic regions?

If you are applying for multiple regions, you can submit the same past performance references in each proposal package.

27. Solicitation says 5 years for past performances, attachment A says 3 years; which one is it?

Attachment A directions state 3 projects within the past 5 years.