70LART25RPFB00001 Amend 0001.pdf

PPI # Date Submitted Contractor Question Government Response 1 4/3/2025 SOW Dated 20 March 2025, Section 6c, states that RS

Means shall be the Unit Price Book. Is this a Sole Source directive or will any other UPB be allowed to be an or equal?

R. S. Means Facilities Construction Cost Data is the designated construction cost estimate unit price book to be used for this solicitation/contract.

2 4/14/2025 Please reference Page 109, part 52.228-1 Bid Gaurantee.

(Sep 1996) Paragraph (c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be $50,000. Normally for federal projects it would specify “20% or $3,000,000 whichever is less.” Please confirm this information is accurate as this language is different than what we normally see.

The amount of the bid guarantee shall be $50,000.

3 4/28/2025 Per the Atch 1 - SOW, the UPB for the Contract is RS Means Facilities Construction Cost Data "Cost Works". Is the use of RS Means Facilities Online acceptable to the Gov't?

R. S. Means Facilities Construction Cost Data is the designated construction cost estimate unit price book to be used for this solicitation/contract.

4 4/28/2025 Will the government provide prior IDIQ Contract history including the number, size and description(s) of Task Orders awarded and completed under the previous, expiring IDIQ?

The current IDIQ contract number is 70LART20DPFB00001.

This contract can be searched on the FPDS-NG website at www.fpds.gov for contract history.

PRE-PROPOSAL INQUIRY (PPI)

70LART25RPFB00001 - Artesia Construction IDIQ

Pre-Proposal Inquires (PPIs) shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer by e-mail at william.a.hilliard@fletc.dhs.gov prior to the date/time identifed in the RFP. All questions shall reference the SOW/Specification/Drawing section including the paragraph number as applicable. Responses to PPIs will be provided by an amendment posted on the www.sam.gov website.

5 4/28/2025 Will the government provide a template of the how they expect estimates to be formatted and submitted, by the contract awardee in response to RFP's?

The Govt does not provide a template but contractor proposals shall be based on R.S. Means cost data and an applicable construction schedule. Additional proposal requirements will be addressed at the post-award kick-off meeting.

6 4/28/2025 The Atch 1 SOW states that RS Means Facilities is to be utilized for estimate development. Are other RS Means "Books" excluded from use under this Contract. I.e., Construction Cost Data, MEP Cost Data, etc?

R. S. Means Facilities Construction Cost Data is the designated construction cost estimate unit price book to be used for this solicitation/contract.

7 4/28/2025 In lieu of Microsoft Project, will the government accept Primavera P6 Scheduling software for development of individual Task Orders under this Contract?

Microsoft products are preferred by the Govt, but other scheduling software will be considered by the Govt if it is compatible with existing Govt software. This will be addressed further at the post-award kick-off meeting.

8 4/28/2025 Will a seed or sample project be required as part of the Contractor Proposal for this Contract?

No seed or sample projects are required at this time.

9 4/28/2025 Will Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Construction Contractor Appraisal Support System (CCASS), be accepted in lieu of Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ's) for project's offered in the Past Performance Section of this proposal?

No. However, the Government reserves the right to obtain information for use in the evaluation of past performance from any and all sources including sources outside of the Government.

10 4/28/2025 Other than Items 1- 24 identified in the Solicitation B.3.c does the government identify any specific RS Means Line Items and/or factors that are excluded from use by the awardee contractor under the terms of this Solicitation?

The offeror's price coefficients must contain the 24 items listed in the Section B.3.c but is not limited to these items.

11 4/28/2025 Reference: a. Each section indicated below shall be submitted in a separate binder.

Question: Should offerors be submitting physical binders?

Or is this reference meant to indicate each section should be submitted in a different volume?

Each section shall be submitted as a separate section/volume.

No physical binders shall be submitted.

12 4/28/2025 "Date" is listed as a requirement for each relevant contract. Is this the date of the proposal submission or the period of performance for the referenced contract?

The date shall indicate the period of performance of the referenced contract.

13 4/28/2025 Reference: The offeror shall exert its best efforts to ensure that at least two POCs, per relevant contract, submit a completed Past Performance Questionnaire directly to the Contracting Officer not later than the date established in the RFP for the proposal submission.

Question: Can FLETC please reduce this to one POC as obtaining two PPQs and signatures for many projects burdens the government unneccessarily?

The contractor's best efforts to obtain at least two Past Performance Questionnaires is requested to help ensure that at least one POC will respond for each relevant contract.

14 4/28/2025 In order to reduce the burden on the government, will FLETC allow offerors to submit PPQs previously completed?

No. The Past Performance Questionnaires need to be submitted directly to the Contracting Officer and shall not be released to the offeror.

15 4/28/2025 Should Section B be included in Section I or Section IV? It is listed within both.

Since Section B is just listing the coefficients, it should be included in both Section I and Section IV.

16 4/28/2025 Are resumes included in page count? As six resumes are required, this will take up a substantial amount of room in the Technical Proposal.

Yes, resumes shall be provided.

17 4/28/2025 Can the government please ensure all Joint Ventures are accurately reviewed in SAM.gov using the managing member's account (i.e. HUBZone) as socio economic categories are not shown on Joint Venture accounts?

Per Section L.11.c.4, The offeror shall provide written verification from the Small Business Administration (SBA) of the required HUBZone certification that meets the set-aside requirement of this RFP.

18 4/28/2025 During the 4/23/2025 Site Visit while conducting the bus tour the FLETC representative stated, in passing that one of the building we passed has "contractor offices". Does the government provide administrative space for the IDIQ Contontactor use during the term of the contract?

The contractor offices identified during the site visit were for other support contractors. The only office facility available for the IDIQ contractor will be the office trailer the contractor brings to support this contract (not Govt provided).

19 4/28/2025 Please identify what sections, if any, of RS Means that are excluded from use by the awardee contractor for the 70LART25RPFB00001 - Artesia Construction IDIQ.

The offeror's price coefficients must contain the 24 items listed in the Section B.3.c but is not limited to these items.

20 4/28/2025 Are utilities, power, water, sanitary connections available within the contractor laydown area?

Power, water, and sewer utilities are available to the contractor at the laydown area. No communication utilities will be provided by the Govt.

21 4/28/2025 Will the government please mark all changes with red or highlighted text?

Yes. If changes are made to the solicitation or attachments it will use yellow highlight.

22 4/28/2025 Will the government please provide a one week extension to allow offerors the opportunity to incorporate answers into their proposal?

No extension will be provided at this time.

23 4/29/2025 e. Section III Past Performance, subsection (3) Regarding Spreadsheet requrirement listing all contracts from past 5 years If submitting as a Joint Venture can this report also include contracts from the JV entities?

The one page spreadsheet listing all contracts performed in the past five years can include JV entities if submitting the proposal as a JV.

24 4/29/2025 Section L.11 a of the RFP.

Does Past Performance tracking documentation count towards the 15 pages page count for Section III Past Performance?

No, the Past Performance Tracking Record will not count toward the 15-page count for Section III, but should be submitted with that section.

25 4/29/2025 e. Section III Past Performance, subsection (3) Regarding Spreadsheet requirement listing all contracts from past 5 years. Does this include projects that have been awarded but not started or only active projects?

The one page spreadsheet shall list all contracts that the offeror is performing or has performed. If no performance has occurred then it should not be included.

26 4/29/2025 e. Section III Past Performance Can CPARS be submitted in place of PPQ's?

No. However, the Government reserves the right to obtain information for use in the evaluation of past performance from any and all sources including sources outside of the Government.

27 4/30/2025 e. Section III Past Performance The RFP requests that offerors submit Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) for relevant projects, including IDIQ, SABER, or JOC contracts. In cases where the past performance reference is the contract that is still active, should the PPQ be completed in reference to the overall IDIQ contract or in reference to a specific completed task order under that IDIQ?

Contracting officers are often unable to provide a reference for an active contract. Would it be acceptable—or preferable—for the PPQ to instead be completed for a completed task order under the broader contract in such cases?

The offeror can submit Past Performance Questionnaires for either contracts or task orders that are relevant and similar in size, type, and complexity to the proposed effort of this solicitation.