PPI Response 2 July 8 2020.pdf

Preproposal Inquires

8 July 2020

Question 1. Section L. 10 e. Section III (5) – States that the offeror must reach out and acquire PPQ responses using the supplied PPQ Letter (Attachment 08). In lieu of using the supplied PPQ Letter, will it be acceptable to use previously obtained PPQs (that are recent) or CPARS for submission?

GOV’T RESPONSE: FLETC prefers to receive Past Performance information on current/previous project/contracts directly from the knowledgeable individuals. FLETC will extract evaluations from CPARS as part of our evaluation process.

Question 2. Solicitation Section: L, Page Number: 106 of 117

Paragraph: L10, Proposal Requirements

Background Info: For section III, the solicitation states “25 pages” for page limit. Then, on page 107-109, paragraph 3, Section III, past Performance, it outlines all the requirements included of that section.

Para e (1): min of 5 pages(1 page per project)

Para e (2): could increase number of pages in paragraph (1)

Para e (3): 2 pages

Para e (4): n/a

Para 3 (5): could be max of 30 pages if all reply (3 psn X 2 pages of ppq’s X 5 projects)

Para 3 (6-8): Questionnaire Transmittal letter (1 page), Client Authorizing Letter (1 page), PPQ Tracking Record (min of 5 pages): min of 7 pages

QUESTION: There is a possibility that this section could be as much as 44 pages. Would you consider setting the page limit to 45 or 50 pages? If not, please advise if the clients PPQs sent directly to contracting officer count towards the 25 page limit.

GOV’T RESPONSE: The maximum of 25 pages will remain. The clients Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) sent directly to the Contracting Officer will not be counted as part of the 25-page limit.