NCAUR_Requests_for_Clarifications_and_Questions_-_J.docx

AG-32SC-S-14-0010 NCAUR O&M Q&A

NCAUR Requests for Clarifications and Questions

1) The RFP states the visit will be on Wednesday March 19, 2015. However the date of March 19, 2015 is a Thursday. Is the site visit Wednesday March 18, 2015 or Thursday March 19, 2015?

a. Section L.8 of the solicitation has been corrected to read Thursday March 19, 2015

2) Q—Do you expect to release a new Statement of Work or should we use NCAUR_Statement_of_Work_3-7-14?

a. This question was addressed in Amendment 001. The documents provided for the Draft RFP last year are not applicable.

3) Q—Are the “second draft” documents, released June 17, 2014, the supporting and final documents to accompany your latest release?

a. This question was addressed in Amendment 001. The documents provided for the Draft RFP last year are not applicable.

4) Q—Do you anticipate a Q/A period beyond the site visit?

a. A question cutoff date has not been established yet. This will be addressed in a later amendment.

5) Q—Is a Statement of Work or Performance Work Statement applicable to this solicitation? Please clarify. Reference: In Section C, Paragraphs C 1 and C2, reference is made to a Statement of Work In the ITO, Paragraph L-5/b)/b states “The volume of the proposal shall consist of the parts in the format outlined below which are limited to directly responding to the information sought by the Government’s Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Contractor’s proposal shall address the information in the PWS in the order outlined in this clause.”

Also Paragraph G-2 refers to a “Performance Work Statement” Paragraph H-6 refers to a “Performance Work Statement”

a. This question was addressed in Amendment 001. For purposes of preparing your proposal please consider references to Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Statement of Work (SOW) as comparable and referring to the same document.

6) Q—Does Section 1.1 Compliance apply for any abatement action or only if the contractor is at fault and causes an accidental release of a hazardous substance?

Reference:

Section 1.1 Compliance states that “The Contractor is solely liable for fines, penalties, and financial obligations associated with enforcement, removal, corrective, and abatement actions” - NCAUR retains the right to initiate abatement and remediation actions for which the Contractor must reimburse all associated expenses.

a. Section 1.1. reads, “The Contractor is solely liable for fines, penalties, and financial obligations associated with enforcement, removal, corrective, and abatement actions when the Contractor is found non-compliant with any Federal laws, State laws, Local statutes, regulations, applicable codes, and standards, regardless of intent.” The Government believes the underlined portion provides the limitations to the liability referenced in that section.

7) Q—Would the Government please indicate the amount of abatement that has been performed in the last four years?

a. During the last five years, the Government estimates that approximately the following number of actions have been undertaken:

i. 6 Corrective Measures per year

ii. 2 Additional work orders per year

Amendment 002 03/02/2015