Amendment 2.docx

Amendment 2 to Solicitation: EPA-CPOD-033

Questions & Answers

Question 1: I am with a national engineering consulting firm that provides Property Condition Assessment (PCA) Services among others engineering services, and we are interested in providing the PCA services for this A-E Services contract. Is there an existing contract for these services? If so, do you know the name or names of the firm or firms that are performing the work under the existing contract?

Answer: This solicitation is for the re-compete of the expiring EPA contract for nationwide facility master planning contract with SSOE, Inc. (Contract #EP-C-06-073). Property condition assessments are covered as one of the components of this expiring contract and subsequently this solicitation (EPA-CPOD-033).

Question 2: Is this contract focused on specific projects currently identified?

Answer: This solicitation focuses on comprehensive assessments of all of EPA’s laboratory facilities. No specific projects are currently identified.

Question 3: In addition to the obvious compliance with the International Building Codes, and Federal Accessibility Requirements, please identify any space standards (including acoustic performance, indoor air quality performance), Fire Codes (NFPA) that apply to EPA facilities. These may be documents/standards that are published by other Federal Agencies or the EPA.

Answer: EPA has Architect/Engineer Guidelines that reference all the national and Federal codes and requirements that need to be followed.

Question 4: In regard to Solicitation Number EPA-CPOD-033, Architect-Engineer Services for USEPA's Nationwide Facility Master Planning Activities, would you please reply with the states in which work will be performed and which states’ state-issued professional registrations must the team members carry in their respective disciplines in order to perform work on this project?

Answer: Master planning professionals are required to hold professional certification; however, registration in the states in which EPA’s laboratory facilities are located is not required. EPA-owned laboratories are located in Rhode Island, New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Washington.