AG-0343-S-09-0001_ammendment1.doc

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Questions/Answers

1. Does the page limit include Cover, Back, Table of Contents, and/or Dividers?

Page limit is the total number of pages, inclusive of everything.

2. Would you like subcontractors to submit an entire SF330 or just Part II as an addition to the prime contractor’s full SF330?

All 4 major technical areas (civil/structural/water/wastewater) must be covered. If subcontractors are to be used to cover these major areas, then yes, complete both parts..

3. Is there a specific number of projects that you would like to see in Sections F and G, or should we present ten (10) per SF330 instructions?

Submit the number requested (10), unless you don’t have that many.

4. The solicitation states “…submit four copies of Standard Form (SF) 330, parts I and II, as well as responses to evaluation criteria outlined above.” Are you expecting responders to include stated responses to evaluation criteria in a separate document or as a part of SF330 Part I, Section H? Submit Separate response for evaluation criteria.

5. Does your office prefer SF330 to be an appendix to an overall submittal or for it to be the entire submittal with all additional information included in Part I, Section H?

Prefer separate.

6) Is this a request to replace the A/E firm that currently has this IDIQ contract and is soon to expire, or a request to add additional A/E firms for future task orders?

Existing A/E IDIQ contracts expire in several months. This solicitation is to readvertise and award for new contracts, replacing the expired contracts.

7) Is is appropriate to have an architectural firm as part of the proposed team? It seems like the work is all engineering related, but we have had requests for architects that would like to be added to our team if those services are needed.

Architectural services under this scope of work will be rarely needed. If a specific Task Order needed architectural services, the A/E firm would be allowed to find the most appropriate firm for the task order.

8) It states that hydraulic engineering services may be requested if a team is selected. Are these hydraulic engineering services primarily related to stream and channel hydraulics, or well hydrology? This may affect the geotechnical sub-consultant we chose to use, one of our options has more work experience with hydrogeology and wells.

Refer to the statement of work for the type of projects that are usually called for. Typical task orders would need stream and channel hydraulics.

9) Does our firm need to have offices in all states that are in region 1 in order to be selected? Does a firm need to have a professional engineering license in all states for region 1?

Firms will be evaluated on their location(s) within our region. All A/Es will be required to follow state licensing laws for engineering services across our region.

10) Are all questions submitted to you posted for viewing by interested parties on the FedBizOpp website?

Yes. All questions submitted by email before the amendment was posted are listed.

11) Can you tell me how many firms are anticipated to be selected to work under this IDIQ contract? We anticipate multiple awards, possibly 3 or more.

12) Regarding the above-Referenced requirement that was released on FBO on January 16 ADVANCE \u 3th ADVANCE \d 3: Would you please tell me if this is a follow-on to an existing contract, or a new requirement? If it is a follow-on, would you please give me the incumbent name, contract#, end date, and awarded value?

Existing A/E IDIQ contracts expire in several months. This solicitation is to readvertise and award for new contracts.

There are three contractors under the current IDIQ contract, which expires this spring. Awarded value for each contractor depends on how many task orders were issued to them, but is at least $50,000 and not more than $2.5 million dollars.

53-0343-4-0010

DJ&A, P.C.

3203 Russell St.

Missoula, MT 59801 53-0343-4-0012

Entranco Design Build, LLC

P.O. Box 4817

2030 11th Ave.

Helena, MT 59604 53-0343-4-0011 Morrison Maierle

306 W. Railroad St., Ste 105

Missoula, MT 59802

13) Can you provide a sense of the types of services might be expected under the Environmental Engineering expertise and engineering experience category?

Environmental engineering expertise related to water and wastewater system designs needed for our facilities per general scope of work.

14) Under Part 1, Section F, the heading indicates that the response may include “…..as many project examples as requested by the agency, or 10 projects, if not specified.” Is there a limit to the number of project examples that we may submit, that is, can we submit more than 10 project examples, so long as the total number of pages submitted for the proposal does not exceed 40 double sided?

Yes, you may submit more than 10 project examples if you feel that is the best way to help with your company evaluation, but you must not exceed the page limit.