RFP 47PF0024R0076 Amend 0003 RFIs.pdf

Amendment 03 - RFP 47PF0024R0076 - GC Services for the

International Falls Land Port of Entry Project, International Falls, MN

This Amendment hereby incorporates the RFIs below, as well as provides clarifications and additional guidance for pricing Options.

For the purpose of pricing options, refer to the definition of the options as listed on the

Supplemental 1442 Pricing Sheet. As currently shown on the 75% Construction Documents, the option scope is typically shown in lieu of the base scope. The intent is for the less expensive scope to be included as the base bid. Provide proposals for “additive” options which may or may not be selected at the time of award. The discrepancy on the drawings will be corrected/revised on the updated Construction Documents.

As a result of responses below, the Supplemental 1442 Pricing Sheet has been updated, and is titled “47PF0024R0076 I Falls GC Supplemental 1442 Pricing Sheet 7 29 2025”. RFIs are due no later than 8/12/2025. The due date for proposals remains 8/27/2025, no later than 4:00pm Central

Time.

Please see the submitted RFIs as of 7/28/2025, with corresponding responses:

Q: Due to the sensitive nature of this information and corporate policy, the GSA Form 527 -

Contractor's Qualification and Financial Information must be transmitted by our corporate finance group through a secured link. Please consider allowing the required information to be submitted securely by amending the submission requirements to allow one of the following: 1) This information be sent to the contracting officer via a secure link from the offeror. 2) This information sent to the contracting officer via a password protected PDF.

A: It is permissible for a finance group to send me a password protected PDF for the GSA Form

527. I can not accept a secured link.

Q: Solicitation, SOW p9 of 14, Section F - Section states the GSA will utilize Kahua for the project PMIS system. Will the GSA provide licenses to the successful GC to utilize this system? Is there a license cost the GC will have to include for use of this system?

A: The GC will be provided access to Kahua, and there are no licensing fees associated with its use. Refer to project specification section 01 30 00 “GSA Project Management Information

System (PMIS)” for further information.

Q: The Solicitation, Section IV.M Additional Provisions (ii) (a) [p 20 of 42] states "The

Government may exercise any option in writing in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract within 478 days. The Agreement, Section II.A(4) [p7 of 54], the last sentence states "Unless otherwise specified, all options may be exercised within 90 days of Contract Award. Please confirm that all options will be exercised within 90 days of

Contract Award.

A: All options will be exercised within 90 days of Contract Award.

Q: II.B. Proposal Format - The first paragraph of page 9 states that the offerors are required to submit a pricing proposal, which shall include the signed SF1442 and acknowledgment of any amendments. Please confirm that completing section 19, Acknowledgment of Amendments, on the SF 1442 form, where the offeror confirms receipt of all solicitation amendments, is sufficient, and that submission of SF 30 forms is not required as part of the pricing proposal.

A: Please acknowledge receipt of amendments on the SF 1442 form AND provide back signed copies of the SF30s for each associated Amendment.

Q: Unit Price No. 0003 refers to the import and placement of clean fill as replacement for contaminated soils applicable to "Unit Price 10." There is no Unit Price 10. Please confirm this is in reference to Unit Price 2.

A: That is correct. It should reference Unit Price 2.

Q: Unit Price No. 0002 Contaminated Material Removal refers to the RAP for information related to the hazardous materials, please provide the referenced response action plan.

A: The language included for Unit Price 0002 is amended as follows:

Unit Price No. 2: Contaminated Material Removal.

1. Description: Removal of additional contaminated material designated as non-hazardous, certified non-special waste and legally disposing off-site at a permitted facility. Costs to include permits from regulatory agencies, earth moving, transportation, disposal fees and environmental services consultant fees for characterizing and signing manifests. Reference RAP the Soil Management Plan (SMP) for all information regarding contaminated soils and hazardous materials (e.g., identification, assessment, procedures, testing, handling, stockpiling, disposal, etc.)

2. Base Bid Quantity: 25,000 cubic yards of contaminated material removal.

3. Unit of Measurement: Cost per ton (compacted/in-place volume).

The report is attached with this amendment. See file titled “GSA I Falls LPOE_Soil Management

Plan_Dec 9 2024.pdf”.

Q: Please confirm it is acceptable to include the Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) completed by the client in our proposal submission. While it is acceptable for the client to send the completed PPQ directly to the Contracting Officer, it is not required. Additionally, we respectfully request that PPQ's not be included in the overall page count, as each questionnaire typically spans multiple pages.

A: Confirmed - the Past Performance Questionnaires may be included in the proposal submission

OR sent via email to the Contracting Officer directly. Ultimately, it’s the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure that the Past Performance Questionnaires are completed and received by the proposal due date. Past Performance Questionnaires are not required to be in the Technical Proposal package - it may be included in the Price Proposal section so that the page count does impact the technical proposal page count limit.

Q: RFP Section IV.K. Small Business Subcontracting Plan (page 20 of 42), requires offerors to submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9. This

RFP section references the GSA’s FY25 small business goals, which apply to overall prime contracting activity. The related RFP Word file titled “MODEL INDIVIDUAL

SUBCONTRACTING PLAN INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS” (file name: Individual

Model_Subk_Plan - May 2025 - 508 Compliant) references the agency’s subcontracting goals, here - https://www.gsa.gov/small-business/small-business-goals-and-performance.

To ensure a compliant subcontracting plan, could the government please clarify whether there are defined subcontracting goals for this specific project beyond the agency-wide referenced FY goals. Please clarify the small business goals for this project, expressed as percentages of the subcontracted effort to small businesses (i.e., SB, SDB, WOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone).

A: GSA tracks two separate set of goals. One is for our agency as a whole, which is represented by the Prime Contracting column. These numbers represent the agency’s overall contract award goals. The second column, Subcontracting, are the goals for individual contracts which require a

Small Business Subcontracting Plan. Please utilize the Subcontracting goal percentages for the purpose of your small business goals.