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1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted ; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE

RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR

OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted , such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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JEFFERSON AR 72079

HFT-323

3900 NCTR ROAD

Howard Nesmith OAGS - Field Operations Branch

FDA/OO/OFBA/OAGS/DAP

09/28/2022

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended , by one of the following methods: (a) By completing

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

FACILITY CODE CODE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)CODE 6. ISSUED BY

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4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.3. EFFECTIVE DATE2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

08/08/2022

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return __________________ copies to the issuing office.

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Bldg. 2 - Chiller Plant Construction and Associated Projects

The purpose for this Amendment is to:

A. Consolidate previously posted Solicitation Amendments into one.

B. Provide a list of site visit attendees.

C. Extend Question Due Date

D. To provide answers to Post-Site Visit Questions received through September 26, 2022.

SEE BELOW ATTACHMENT

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

WILLIAM H. NESMITH

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

FDA Solicitation No.: 75F40122R00051_00004

A. The following Amendment are hereby incorporated into the Solicitation Documents as previously posted to SAM.gov:

• Amendment 1 dated 8/12/2022

• Amendment 2 dated 8/23/2022

• Amendment 3 dated 9/5/2022

B. The following is a combined list of Attendees at the August 29, 2022 & September 9, 2022, Site Visits:

Action, Inc. Ray Kesterson Alessi Keyes Construction Charley Dawson Alessi Keyes Construction Bill Rech Alessi Keyes Construction John Phillips Alexander Mechanical Brandon Siebenmorgan Alexander Mechanical Inc. William Alexander AmerInd Contracting Jason Hopkins Baldwin & Shell Construction Thomas Rutherford Baldwin & Shell Construction Ryan Engdahl Comfort Systems USA Jon Davis Comfort Systems USA (Arkansas), Inc. Jonathan Davis Environmental Consulting Scott Kemph Environmental Consulting Justin Dixon Evatt Electric Inc. Chris Hamilton Flynco, Inc. David Beggs Flynco, Inc. John Christensen Garrett Excavating David White Greenland Enterprises, Inc. Scott Werszner Greenland Enterprises, Inc. David Reed Ketcher and Company Geno Jameson Mike Gowen Mechanical Jay Lan Mike Gowen Mechanical David Estes Mike Gowen Mechanical Parry Reagan Nabholz Construction Jeremy Russell Noacon, Inc. Wayne Harlan Noacon, Inc. Michael Lester Noacon, Inc. David Fletcher Noacon, Inc. Brandon Harlan Powers of Arkansas John Coots Primoris Mechanical Contractors Blake Patrick Red Stone Construction Group Ryan Anderson Sauer Construction Jeremy Thompson Snyder Environmental Scott Kemph

StructSureProjects Molly Metcalfe StructSureProjects Paul Piazza The Brewer-Garrett Company Kelly Tisdale Tom Watson Excavating Inc Billy Watson Trane Chance Hollingsworth Trane Owen Stuckey

C. Question Due Date is hereby extended to 2:00 PM, September 30, 2022

D. The following questions received by September 26, 2022:

*PLEASE NOTE* The Government is waiting on answers for some of the questions and will provide as soon as the answers are provided.

Chiller Plant - Post Site Visit Questions & Answers

No. Question Answer 1 I wanted to clear something up wrt the main piece of new electrical gear on this project.

Is the 6000 Amp gear such that you are employing – On Generator Set Paralleling Controls or Paralleling Controls Only in a Separate Cabinet or Paralleling Switchgear. Which method is the intent on this project?

Keyed note 2 on drawing sheet E6.02 says:

"PROVIDE LOGIC AND SMART

TYPE MOTOR OPERATED

SWITCHES ALONG WITH

INTERLOCK PROTECTION FOR

MAIN SWITCHES SO THAT IN

THE EVENT OF LOSS OF

POWER FROM T1 OR T2, THE

RESPECTIVE MAIN FEED WILL

OPEN AND THE APPROPRIATE

GENERATOR BUS TIE WILL

CLOSE ALONG WITH THE

STARTING OF GENERATORS

TO PICK UP LOADS

AUTOMATICALLY."

Now, how this is accomplished is up to the bidder – the controls can be in the switchgear or in a separate cabinet – no method is preferred and the controls would need to tell the generators to start and synchronize (if they do it by outside controls or by self paralleling is up to the bidder, (our understanding is the most gen sets today will have on board synchronization) – but in any case, the generator / switchgear combination will have to coordinate in order to automatically accomplish keyed note 2. The Load bank would be available for manually testing each individual generator under load.

2 Please clarify the submittal requirements outlined in L-5 General Proposal Instructions, page 49. Is the intent to place Part I, II and III in the same document, but separately tabbed within to divide the parts? Or, is the intent to have three separate files, each dedicated to the respective part? (Part I

– Technical, Part II- Past Performance, Part III- Price).

The intent is to have three separate files dedicated to each part.

3 Please confirm that tabs/divider pages to facilitate organization will not count against the page limit.

Tabs, Divider, Index, Identification, etc. pages do not count against total page count unless information regarding the proposal is included on those pages.

4 Referencing the following RFP requirement in L- 6 Submission of Offers, Part II, item d. “Any finalized, applicable Contractor Performance Assessment Reports (CPAR) from the CPARS.gov website may be provided in lieu of submitting to the Client the Sample Client Letter and Past Performance Questionnaire for completion. If a CPARS report is used the Offeror shall still complete the Relevance of the referenced contract to the current requirement in the PPEQ and shall compare and contrast their completed contracts described in the “Description of Work” addressed in Paragraph 1 of that same Questionnaire response required under Paragraph 1 of the Attachment J-11: Past Performance Evaluation Questionnaire.” Please clarify the intent of this. For those offerors providing a CPARs in Questionnaire, is the intent to provide a narrative of the “Relevance to the Required Contract,” and address that relevance in the first paragraph when describing the description of work? Or, is the intent to complete Section 1.

Contractor Identification of the Past Performance Evaluation Questionnaire, but not sections 2 and 3? We assume the intent is the former but will need government confirmation.

The Offeror shall complete Section 1 of the questionnaire.

5 It appears that qualifications for key personnel are requested in both the Part II – Technical proposal (item b.) and Part III Price Proposal (item g.).

Please confirm this is the intent.

To prevent duplication provide the names of key personnel in the Part III Price Proposal. Part II required information remains unchanged.

6 Part III, Price Proposal indicates in regards to the Bid Guarantee to Submit original signed copies by mail to be received within 2 business days of solicitation close date. Please identify the postal address that these should be sent to, as only the address for the electronic submission of the proposal is identified in the RFP

Mail the original signed document to:

Howard Nesmith, Contract Specialist (CS) 3900 NCTR Road HFT-320, Rm 424 Jefferson, AR 72079

7 With the design-bid-build nature of the procurement, typically qualified subcontractors will not receive vendor pricing for major components until the last minute. The Subcontracting Plan cannot be started until the bids are in and all proposals can be evaluated to assess qualifications and pricing. This will require the offeror to exclude many qualified bids that would otherwise benefit the government with a more cost-competitive price in an effort to complete and return this deliverable in time to meet the deadline. Because of this, many government entities instead either allow offerors to submit this within 24 hours of bid submission, or relegate this to a requirement for just the successful offeror. Therefore, with these circumstances, and the mutual interest of securing a best value, cost competitive pricing for the government, we respectfully request the government either allow this deliverable to be submitted within 24 hours of the proposal, or as a condition as the successful offeror.

The Government will allow the submittal within 24 hours of bid submission. Note that the HHS established small business subcontracting goals are identified as the minimum goals to be achieved in the resulting subcontracting plan for the contract. Plans that do not have a goal of meeting HHS goals may not be approved by the HHS SBA

PCR.

8 Please confirm whether it is acceptable for contractors to use their own format of the HHS Subcontracting Plan Template, as long as it meets the minimum requirements of FAR Subpart 19.7, and includes all requirements included in the HHS Subcontracting Template. This is a standard allowance by the federal government, and will enable offerors to complete the plan more efficiently and in a format that is easier for the government to review (as the nature of the template can result in lines moved, etc in awkward ways that will make it difficult to review).

The contractors can use their own format of the HHS Subcontracting Plan Template, as long as it meets the minimum requirements of FAR Subpart 19.7, and includes all requirements included in the HHS Subcontracting Template.

9 Where in the specs does it say the time frame for review of submittals by the Government? How long does the contractor have to resubmit a submittal if needed.

Government will try to responsd within 14 days with submittal reviews. Allow 21 days if sequential review of submittals are needed for multiple submittals.

Government will try to review each resubmittals within 14 days. No time extension or cost will be allowed for the time it takes to review submittals. Allow enough time to maintain construction schedule.

10 Is there any hazardous material report on the underground piping that has to be removed in the demolition phase of the chiller construction?

The district cooling pipe was installed around 2005 and does not contain hazardous materials.

11 Is there a preferred alarm or building controls company that the owner would like to use for the work?

Pending Government response.

12 Are there any restrictions on salvage of metal demolished on the project?

There is no restrictions. Please keep record of recycled metal.

13 Is there a preferred waste disposal company that is working for NCTR?

No preferred waste disposal company.

14 Can you issue the federal wage rates that are for this project?

https://sam.gov/wage-determination/AR20220036/3 See Updated Attachment J-9 Wage Decision dated September 16, 2022.

15 Please confirm that the million gallon large tanks have been drained and cleaned.

Both million gallon fuel oil tanks were drained and cleaned in 2003 - 2004. Documentation is not available.

16 Please confirm that the solar system has been drained and cleaned. If not, please provide a list of chemicals and concentrations added to the water.

This system was drained and decommissioned in 2000. No documentation is available.

17 Please provide a list of chemicals and concentrations added to chilled water systems and the cooling tower water systems

Pending Government response

18 Building 53A MCC Breaker Maintenance Project Manual, Section 01 1000 Summary of Work, Paragraph 1.03; Please confirm the Mechanical Contractor is not required to be the Prime Contractor.

Mechanical Contractor is not required to be the Prime Contractor.

19 Building 6 Demolition Project Manual, Section 01 91 13 General Commissioning Requirements;

Please define which system are to be commissioned.

There is no system to be commissioned as part of Bldg. 6 Demo.

20 Building 6 Demolition Project Manual, Section 02 4100 Demolition, Paragraph 3.01.C; indicates that the foundations and footings are to be removed a minimum of 3 feet below finished grade. Please confirm that foundations and footing are to be completely removed.

Foundations and footing shall be removed completely.

https://sam.gov/wage-determination/AR20220036/3 https://sam.gov/wage-determination/AR20220036/3

21 Building 2 Campus Chiller Plant Project Manual and Building 53A MMC Breaker Maintenance Project Manual; These project manuals do not contain Section 01 0913 General Commissioning Requirements. Please confirm no equipment/systems with respect to these scopes of work are to be commissioned.

Pending Government response

22 Building 2 Campus Chiller Plant, Drawing MD2.07 indicates the tanks in room 22 are waste drain tanks; were these tanks converted to solar hot water tanks as shown on Drawing MD2.04? If not, please provide the installation drawings for the solar hot water tanks.

Those two tanks were solar hot water tanks then they were converted into waste drain tanks.

23 Building 2 Campus Chiller Plant, Drawing MD2.07, Section C-C and Section D-D indicate a concrete floor/roof deck above the tanks. If this is the correct, it may not be possible to remove the tanks through the metal plated roof as discussed at the site visit. Please provide the building structural drawings for this area of Building 5.

There is metal plates exactly above those of two tanks. Metal plates can be removed with help of crane and both the tanks can be removed through the opening of metal plates with help of crane. There is no drawing providing details of roof over those of two tanks.

24 Building 2 Campus Chiller Plant, Drawing MS1.01, clouded note near keyed note 6 indicates a new 10” steam valve is to be installed in the existing steam piping during the campus wide steam outage in April 2022. Please confirm if this valve was installed during the April 2022 outage.

If not, please provide the expected campus wide steam outage date.

Pending Government response

25 If all piping/chiller removal options are not awarded, please provide a statement of work indicating how the new piping is to be terminated at the existing building chilled water systems.

Pending Government response

26 Please confirm that the contractor is to provide only the fuel required for testing the new generators and that filling the fuel tanks will be by others.

Pending Government response

27 Please provide the delivery date of the Government furnished equipment (chillers, cooling towers, etc.)

Purchase order shall be placed once project is awarded. The Government will coordinate with the Construction Contractor and the Manufacturer to set the delivery date. The contractor shall receive and install the machine.

28 Will pre-construction chilled water flow testing/measurement at the point of connection between the building chillers and the campus distribution piping be required?

Pending Government response

29 Will post-construction chilled water flow testing and balance at the point of connection between the building chilled water system and the campus distribution piping be required?

Pending Government response

30 Sheet E2.01- There are (2) 400amp disconnects shown at the cooling tower (same for Phase 2).

Note says “verify provided with unit”…. Will these be supplied with the cooling tower? Or will the electrical contractor be responsible for these?

Pending Government response

31 Bld. 53 Demo sheet E6.04- Note says to “ remove dashed items within switchgear enclosure and turn over to NCTR for disposition”. The breakers are dashed, are they to be removed from the gear and turned over to NCTR? Or remain in place? If breakers are to be removed, what is the preferred method of covering the openings left once the breakers are removed?

The equipment referred to shall be abandoned in place. Contractor shall install permanent label on equipment stating that it is inactive and lock out.

32 Bld. 53 Sheet E2.06 shows the new generator and associated electrical gear in the area where the existing generators sit now. Please provide thoughts on how to maintain generator back up to the building while the new construction takes place

New generator shall be installed across the street to maintain the back up power requirement.

33 Please Clarify- Will ALL underground conduits need to be concrete encased? Including branch circuits, communications, etc…

Main circuitry, medium voltage and circuits serving distribution equipment will need to be concrete encased, 34 What is to happen with the existing generators when they are removed from Bld. 26, and Bld.

53? Are they to be turned over to the owner? If so, will the contractor be responsible for relocating them to a storage space on the facility?

Please advise

Pending Government response

35 Who is responsible for the fuel in the new generators?

Pending Government response

36 Will there be generator load bank testing required? Is this paid for by the owner, with the purchase of the generators?

Pending Government response

37 Are the pad mount transformers at Buildings 26, and 13 to remain in place? If not, please elaborate.

These are to remain in place.

38 Please clarify- Is the work shown on Sheets ED1.04 and E2.08 to be included in OPTION #6?

These sheets are labeled “Bld. 5 roof”, but the work is associated with the solar plant demo, which is OPTION #5. Please advise

The work shown on Sheets ED1.04 and E2.08 to be included in OPTION #6. The work has nothing to do with solar plant demo.

39 Will the new 13.8kv Vista Switches need to be connected to the fiber loop that the existing switches have throughout the campus? If so, please provide conduit path, fiber type, software required etc…

Pending Government response

40 Bld 5 Basement Lights- Note #4 Calls for one for one replacement of light fixtures, it also states approximately NINE, there are NINE fixtures in the walkway heading down to the basement, but there are several more in the basement tank area, are ALL of the fixtures to replace? Or only the NINE in the walkway?

Only the NINE in the walkway.

Additional work may be addressed later on through change order

41 In regards to the existing generators being removed at Buildings 26 and 53, will NCTR be removing the fuel? Or is this the contractors responsibility?

It is the contractor’s responsibility

42 Will government require a dedicated on-site Quality Control Manager (QCM) and Site Safety Health Officer (SSHO) during construction?

It is the contractor’s decision.

43 Since the Trane chillers are being purchased by the government, we have several questions:

a. Have they been ordered? No

b. In order to provide a detailed schedule for the RFP what is the current lead time for the Trane chillers?

43 weeks

c. Can the government provide preliminary submittal data for bidding purposes?

Refer to "J-1a. Bldg. 2_Design Analysis.pdf" in DVD so provided.

d. As it relates to the Factory Witness Testing of the Trane chillers, should the Prime contractor budget to attend the Factory Witness Testing?

No contractors at all will be required or invited to the testing by the government.

e. Based on Drawing M6.01 (Chillers-Water Cooled Schedule) Note # 4 – “The contractor will be responsible for the full warranty of the chillers” and Specification Section (23 64 16 1.07-B) ‘Chiller manufacturer shall provide full ten (10) year parts, labor and refrigerant warranty’ and Specification Section (23 64 16 3.03) Manufacturers Field Services to include monitoring and maintenance services. This would result in the construction contract between the Government and Contractor to remain open for ten (10) years. Not to mention the contractor would need to have a bond open for ten (10) years, builders risk policy open for ten (10) years, etc. The Government is providing Trane with a Purchase Order for the chillers, extended warranty, maintenance and monitoring services not the contractor. The contractor can manage the one (1) year warranty but will find it difficult to manage the other nine (9) years as listed above. We formally request this be removed from spec.

The purchase of the chillers by the government will come with a warranty and startup. The standard warranty, as specified, will be sufficient. The spec will not be modified.

The construction contractor’s standard one year warranty is acceptable. Extended warranties purchased by the government will be held between the government and the chiller manufacturer.”

f. Typically, the chiller refrigerant monitor and sample gas kit(s) are provided by the chiller manufacturer. Will this be Government furnished contractor installed?

Those items listed should be provided by the controls contractor since they control exhaust fans, louvers etc…

44 Are any other Major Assets (cooling towers, pumps, generators etc.) being purchased by the government other than the Trane Water Cooled Chillers?

Cooling towers and generators shall be purchased by government.

Once government purchased equipment is shipped from vendor location, contractor will unload, store on campus, weather proof, and relocate them to their final place.

45 It is mentioned in several locations in the specification to ensure the roof warranty is not voided. Please provide contact information for the roof warranty holders.

Referring to new roof of Bldg. 5D and Bldg. 53s, NOACON construction is roof warranty holder.

46 Specification section (21 05 00 1.08-B) Fire Suppression – Please clarify ‘Correct defective work within a five (5) year period after the Date of Substantial Completion (DOSC). All defective work should have been completed prior to the issuance of the DOSC.

Pending Government response

47 Specification section (21 11 00 1.09-B) Fire Suppression Piping – Please clarify ‘Correct defective work within a five (5) year period after the Date of Substantial Completion. All defective work should have been completed prior to the issuance of the DOSC

Pending Government response

48 Specification section (23 09 23 1.07-B) Direct- Digital Control System for HVAC (DDC)

- Please confirm that all DDC manufacturers will be required to provide five (5) year warranty for field programmable micro-processor based units. Is the DDC manufacturer to assume parts only?

Pending Government response

49 Does the FDA Jefferson Labs have a proprietary BAS controls contractor? If so, please provide contact information.

Pending Government response

50 Specification section (23 65 00 2.02-O) - Please clarify ‘Mechanical equipment shall be designed for five (5) year maintenance intervals’Will the contractor be responsible for filling the new fuel tanks or will the government be filling?

Pending Government response

51 Will the government be providing a third-party Commissioning Agent?

Refer to commissioning spec (question # 21)

52 Specification section (26 32 36 1.5-D & 3.02-C) - Please clarify ‘’A longer warranty period is available to be purchased”

Pending Government response

53 Specification section (27 10 00 1.08-B) - Structured Cabling – Please clarify “Correct defective work within a two (2) year period after the Date of Substantial Completion (DOSC). All defective work should have been completed prior to the issuance of the DOSC.

Pending Government response

54 Specification section (31 31 16 1.04-B) – Termite Control – Please confirm that the Termite warranty and the $25,000 repair threshold will be in the government’s name.

Pending Government response

55 Specification section (12 24 00 1.06-B) – Window Shades – Please confirm that government is requesting 25-year warranty for chain, hardware, fabric, and shadecloth.

Pending Government response

56 Specification section (07 52 00 1.09-C) – Roofing

– Please confirm that the DIV 07 subcontractor will repair and replace components of the roofing system that fail in materials or workmanship within two (2) years from the date of Substantial Completion. The prime contractor will

The prime contractor will coordinate during the first year and second year.

coordinate during the first year and the government will coordinate during the second year.

57 Specification section (02 65 00 4.02-A) – Underground Storage Tanks – Confirming that the existing fuel will be pumped or removed by the government? Does the government have estimated fuel-emulsions that can be used for bidding purposes?

There is no underground fuel storage tanks in this project.

58 Please confirm that delegated engineering for vibration and seismic will be required for this project.

Pending Government response

59 Specification section (23 11 13 1.04-A) – Fuel Oil Piping – Please confirm that the contractor will be responsible for the final design of the fuel oil system.

Contractor will be responsible for the final design of the fuel oil system.

60 Specification section (23 11 13 2.01-A.3) – Fuel Oil Piping – Please clarify: ‘Provide certificate of compliance from Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) indicating approval installation of fuel oil system. The AHJ is typically the government – please advise.

Pending Government response

61 There is a spec section 02 65 00 for underground storage tank removal. Are there any existing underground fuel tanks needing to be removed?

There is no underground fuel storage tanks in this project.

62 Drawing P5.03 tank detail shows a fuel polisher, but P1.01 does not show anything. Also, nothing about it in Section 23 11 13.

Pending Government response

63 Solicitation Page 51; Part II - Recent and Relevant Past Performance Information;

Paragraph d); CPARS: We understand that if a CPARS evaluation exists, we may submit it in the proposal (in lieu of submitting a PPQ to the client for completion). Do the submitted CPARS evaluations count against the 25 page limit for the Technical Proposal?

Past Performance is not part of the Technical Proposal.

64 Solicitation Page 52; Part III - Price Proposal Instructions; Paragraph h); Daily Mobilization Rate: Please confirm this is the Prime Contractor's rate ONLY and not that of the subcontractors.

This requirement is for a complete Daily Mobilization Rate for both Prime Contractor and Subcontractors.

65 Solicitation Page 52; Part III - Price Proposal Instructions; Paragraph i); Small Business Subcontracting Plan: As pricing information tends to come in last minute, would the Government allow the Offeror to submit the finalized Small Business Subcontracting Plan the day after the proposal is due?

The Government will allow the submittal within 24 hours of bid submission.

66 Solicitation Page 52; Part III - Price Proposal Instructions; Paragraph i); Small Business Subcontracting Plan: Attachment J-14: HHS Subcontracting Plan is not editable in its current state. Would the Government please provide an editable version of the Small Business Subcontracting Plan, or allow the Offeror to submit their own Plan (as long as it complies with FAR Clause 52.219(d))?

The Government will provide an editable Form. In addition, the contractors can use their own format of the HHS Subcontracting Plan Template, as long as it meets the minimum requirements of FAR Subpart 19.7, and includes all requirements included in the HHS Subcontracting Template.

67 The new generator for Building 53 is shown in the same location as the existing generator that needs to remain in service during construction.

Please advise.

New generator shall be installed across the street to maintain the backup power requirement.

68 CLIN 0006 - Which pricing category does the demolition of the cooling tower south of building 5 belong? The other chiller demolitions include the associated cooling towers but 5B does not.

Please include cost of demolition of cooling tower on south side of Bld.

5B in option 5

69 CLIN 0001 - Demolition and installation of campus chilled water lines except lines over roof of Bldg. 5B and 5C. This item description also appears in CLIN 0002. Where does it belong?

CLIN 0001 require cost for demolition and installation of campus chilled water lines except lines over roof of Bldg. 5B and 5C in phase one (refer to drawing sheet

MD1.01, MS1.01).

CLIN 0002 require cost for demolition and installation of campus chilled water lines except lines over roof of Bldg. 5B and 5C in phase two (refer to MD 1.03 and

MS 1.02) .

70 Have the fuel tanks that are to be removed been decontaminated?

See response to #15

71 Section L-6 part III.d on PDF page 50 of the main solicitation states, “Bid Guarantee. Submit a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment as required by Section L-4 and Section I FAR Clause 52.228-1. Submit original signed copies by mail to be received within 2 business days of solicitation close date.” Please confirm that the government is requesting hard copies of the bid guarantee to be submitted. If hard copies of the bid guarantee are required, will the government consider accepting bid guarantees that are postmarked prior to the proposal due date?

Yes - Mail the original signed document to:

Howard Nesmith, Contract Specialist (CS) 3900 NCTR Road HFT-320, Rm 424 Jefferson, AR 72079 Yes - Documents may be postmarked prior to the proposed due date.

72 On sheets E6.08 and E6.02 where the primary cables are called out, there is no mention of a ground wire to be installed with the medium voltage cables, Will a ground be required? If so, please provide conductor size, etc

Pending Government response

73 Have the big tanks been cleaned and ready for demolition?

See response to #15

74 Will buildings 6 & 13 require mold remediation before demolition?

Mold remediation before demolition is not required.