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3 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or telegram 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 telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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Washington DC 20013-7012

MRC 1200

P.O. BOX 37012

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Washington DC 20013-7012

MRC 1200

P.O. BOX 37012

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

03/22/2012000002

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

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

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

Solicitation F12SOL10021 IDIQ for A & E services outlined in the original description dated

March 22, 2012 is hereby amended to address the following questions:

1) Is a licensed architect or engineer acceptable for the Project Manager role, or is the

Smithsonian looking for a particular type of certification other than these?

There is no preference for the professional discipline of the Project Manager role. The submitter should use the types of project experience listed in the solicitation as the main factor on staffing the team.

2) Is the Smithsonian looking for a particular type of certification for the Cost

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Dorothy A. Leffler

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Estimator role? Is significant cost estimating experience (e.g. 20+ years) acceptable?

The is no registration or licensure required for

Cost Estimator's in the United States.

Experience and experience with the project types listed in the solicitation should be used foremost in assembling the team.

3) Could you please clarify the statement under section 3 B Demonstration of specialized experience, "The firm must have registered and licensed personnel". Could you further define or clarify what "registered and licensed" might mean to the variety of professionals on our team, in particular the Project Manager.

The contract is for Architectural and Engineering

Services, it is expected that the team assigned to the project have registered and licensed personnel as defined by each state's board for

Professional Engineers and Architects to legally provide those services. The Project Manager, as principle contact and director for the team, shall be licensed in one of these professions.

4) What kind of qualifications are acceptable for the "communications and related systems engineer" position? Is the Registered Communications

Distribution Designer (RCDD) certification acceptable? Is a P.E. registration required?

Both the RCDD and PE credentials will be considered adequate

5) Can you please describe the type of work expected of this consultant? Should the key person for this role have experience primarily in the design of exhibits with animals? Or, should it be someone with expertise in overseeing the care of animals in zoological facilities/parks?

The zoo consultant shall be experienced with the planning, design and construction of facilities and exhibits related to live collections such as those found in Zoological parks

6) Do we need to submit a subcontracting plan with our proposal or is the plan not necessary until a contract is awarded?

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A full subcontracting plan is not required for evaluation purposes at this time. The submitter shall specify what subcontracting goals it intends to meet and a narrative of how it has demonstrated compliance with subcontracting plans in the past. If offered an award the contract will be required to submit a full subcontracting plan in compliance with the Smithsonian Goals set forth in the solicitation. Companies that qualifies as a small business or 8a firms are not required to submit an subcontracting plan.

7) In the solicitation, section 3. Selection

Criteria, paragraph B. Demonstration of

Specialized Experience and Technical Competence of Staff states, "The firm must have registered and licensed personnel, either in-house or through consultants, in the following key disciplines and areas of expertise".

In addition to the standard professional licensure for architects and engineers, do the following specific registrations also satisfy this particular requirement, or is professional architecture or engineering licensure the only acceptable qualification?

Interior Designer: NCIDQ

Communications & Related Systems Engineer: RCDD

Plumbing Engineer: CIPE or CPD

Cost Estimator: CCE

Specific registrations in specialties beyond those of Professional Engineer and Registered

Architect shall fulfill professional registration requirements for those indicated specialty team members.

8) The solicitation further requires, "the fire protection engineer shall also have a minimum of five (5) years experience dedicated to fire protection engineering, and have a degree in Fire

Protection Engineering from an accredited university."

According to the Society of Fire Protection

Engineers (SFPE) there are only three institutions in the United States that provide a degree in Fire Protection Engineering and they are relatively new degrees. The degree programs

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are only offered at:

California Polytechnic State University

University of Maryland

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Since this represents a limited pool of professionals that can meet this requirement, we were wondering if a degree in Mechanical

Engineering combined with membership in SFPE and a 25 year career of fire protection engineering, would also satisfy the fire protection engineering training requirement.

No, a degree in Mechanical Engineering does not satisfy this requirement. The requirement is for a Licensed Fire Protection Engineer who has a degree in Fire Protection Engineering from an accredited University with a minimum of five (5) years of experience.

9) Based on the fact that this procurement is being solicited under NAICS Code 541310 --

Architectural Services, are you looking for only architecture firms to serve as the prime contract holder?

The primary NAICS code for the contract is

Architecture, the intent is for the contract is to provide full service Architectural and

Engineering services for full facility design capability. Of paramount importance is the team experience and past performance with the facility types listed in the solicitation.

10) Would a firm that provides only MEP engineering services be precluded from serving as the prime contract holder?

A submission which only demonstrates Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing experience and past performance would not be considered responsive to the solicitation requirements and the intent of the contract.

11) Is the Smithsonian looking for a particular type of certification for the Cost Estimator role, such as a certified professional estimator

(CPE), or would cost estimators with other registrations be accepted?

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Cost estimating services are not services that are currently regulated by state licensing boards. Any additional non state regulated certifications may be given additional consideration, more importantly is that the team experience matches the project types listed in the solicitation.

12) In the Solicitation under 1, Subcontracting

Plan Requirements, it states that "if the selected firm is a large business concern a subcontracting plan consistent with FAR 19.7" will be required prior to contract award?

It goes on to state the percentages of work required for each type of small or disadvantaged business. If the firm selected is a small business, is any subcontracting plan required?

Any small business or 8a firm are not required to have a subcontracting plan.

13) In the Solicitation under 3, Selection

Criteria, A, one type of experience requested is

"developing design build request for proposals".

Is the intent for the A/E team to develop

"bridging documents" for use by other design-build entities or is the intent that the

A/E team should include a design-build entity such as a contractor or construction manager?

The intent of the solicitation is for the team to have experience developing documents from which a design build contract could be awarded to the construction industry.

14) Is there a general idea of a typical scope/project that might be awarded through the

IDIQ?

The project types listed in the evaluation factors are representative of the project types anticipated for this contract.

The response date for this solicitation is 3:00pm

Friday May 11, 2012.

Period of Performance: 09/01/2012 to 08/31/2022

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