RFI RESPONSE 27 APRIL 2022.pdf

I would like to confirm if the Bid Due Date for the Northwest Florida

Air Force Multiple Award Construction Contract is May 23, 2022 at

2:00 PM CDT?

IAW Attachment 4, L1 Section 1.3 proposals are due NLT 23 May 2022 at 2:00 PM

Central Time.

Also, are there any mandatory pre‐bid meetings or site visits for this project?

IAW Attachment 4 L1, Section 1.5 requests for site visits may be arranged. No mandatory meetings. However, a site visit was offered to those who RSVPd by the date listed.

After review of the pricing attachment, it has been noted there are no drawings or quantities. A definable feature(s) of work will be required for pricing of the seed project.

IAW Section L, Attachment L8, Page 3, this project is Design/Build.

Please confirm there is no organized pre‐bid conference or site visit for this solicitation. If not, will one be scheduled at a later date?

IAW Attachment 4 L1, Section 1.5 requests for site visits may be arranged. No mandatory meetings. However, a site visit was offered to those who RSVPd by the date listed.

The solicitation (SF 1442) is not dated. Please provide solicitation date as this affects the recent evaluation criteria for projects submitted in the technical proposal.

The Solicitation Date is 13 April 2022 and the dated document is uploaded in

SAM.gov.

Please confirm the “seed project” to be priced in the Price Proposal for Task Order is a prototype project and will not be a task order awarded to one of the MACC contractors.

IAW Section M, paragraph 1.6, task order FA2823‐22‐F‐XXXX Award. This is an actual project that will be awarded (pending funding).

Section L requires four (4) volumes. Section M refers to three (3) factors. It is the same information, just called something different.

To make sure we submit it correctly, would you please clarify the factors/volumes?

IAW Section L, L2 Section 2.0, you should submit your volumes as outlined. There are detailed instructions for each volume. Section is L outlines submittal information and Section M is evaluation information.

Can we submit Technical Experience previously completed as a joint venture, specifically as a protégé under a mentor‐protégé agreement, if we plan on submitting this as a standalone Offeror (not as the JV)?

Section L, seems to allow for Technical Experience by organizations other than the Offeror listed on the SF 1442 if we provide an explanation.

Offerors are allowed to provide technical experience as Joint Ventures, Prime

Contractors, Subcontractors, etc. which allows offerors maximum opportunity to provide said tehcnical experience information. Please note evaluation criteria

Factor 3 (Section M).

Will all questions and answers be provided via amendment or will the

AF respond directly to each Offeror’s questions via email?

Q&A's will be released on SAM.gov as answers become available.

We have not been able to access the Interested Vendors section on sam.gov. Will we be able to register as an Interested Vendor?

We are accepting proposals from all interested Vendors. The Interested Vendors functionality is not available with this solicitation. It is anticipated that a vendor list would be posted after the site visit.

To provide pricing for the pre‐engineered metal building the location of the bridge crane within the building is required as well as the path of travel of the crane.

Refer to Attachment L9

To provide pricing for the utilities, information is needed as to where to tie into the water and sewer for the restroom.

Refer to Attachment L9

What is the distance the new building is to be from the existing building? How wide of a concrete pad is required between the two?

Refer to Attachment L9

Regarding the insulated wall panels, please confirm R19.5 is minimum

R value.

Please refer to Eglin Design Guide, MACC SOW Attachment 1A.

Please provide a sketch showing the location of the pit in relation to the layout and operations of the bridge crane

Please refer to Attachment L9 pg 10 for rough location.

Regarding the location of the coiling doors, are there specific locations and configuration needed?

Coiling doors will be centered on exterior walls of new addition, please refer to

Attachment L9 pg 10.

Regarding the “sufficient” HVAC system, confirm the entire building is to be conditioned. What temperatures is the building to be maintained?

Existing facility is conditioned, new addition will need to be conditioned, Refer to the Eglin Design Guide (MACC SOW, Attachment 1A) for Specific Temps.

24 Is a drinking fountain required or is bottled water being provided? Water fountain is not required.

27 Please confirm no other rooms required than the one restroom. Confirmed. Refer to Attachments L8 and L9.

The cover letter with Attachment L7, Past Performance Customer

Questionnaire indicates the the completed Customer Questionnaire is to be submitted directly to Elona Jarrell. However, Paragraph 2.5.4.4 of Section L, Page 12 of 13, indicates that the completed Customer

Questionnaire is to be submitted to Elona Jarrell or back to the

Offeror. Is it acceptable for the Customer Questionnaire to be returned back to the Offeror and included in the proposal?

IAW Paragraph 2.5.4.4 of Section L, Page 12 of 13, it can be done either way allowing maximum flexibility for contractors to provide Past Performance information.

Paragraphs 2.0 and 2.5.2 of Section L indicate that the title of Volume

II is “Price Proposal for Task Order FA2823‐22‐F‐XXXX (TBD at

AWARD)”. However, Paragraph 2.4 of Section L indicates that the title of Volume II is “Price Proposal for Task Order CAGE#XXXXX”.

Which title should be used in the proposal?

Section L Page 5 ‐ Title of the documents should state the corresponding proposal volume/title and include the Offeror’s CAGE code (i.e. “Vol 1 Executed Contract

Documentation and Offeror CAGE#XXXXX).

*Note – “XXXXX” refers to the Offeror’s CAGE Code

The Task Order Number will not be assigned until we are ready to award. For purposes of soliciation we are referring to the "Seed Project" Task Order as

FA2823‐22‐F‐XXXX. You may include this number, but it is not required.

Paragraph 2.5.1 of Section L, Page 7 of 13 references Section B and

Section C‐H. This paragraph mentions that offerors are not required to complete these sections. However, is anything required to be included in the proposal for these sections?

Nothing is required for these sections.

Paragraph 2.5.1 of Section L, Pae 7 of 13 references Section I regarding FAR 52.204‐7 System for Award Management. Is there any requirement to include any information regarding Section I in the proposal?

Please review Section I to ensure there are no contractor fill‐ins required.

Paragraph 2.5.1.2 and 2.5.1.3 of Section L, Page 8 of 13. require information regarding offeror personnel and company information.

Can this information be presented in the Cover Page required by

Paragraph 2.5.1?

Yes, you may consolidate this information on the Cover Page

Will a site visit or preproposal conference meeting be scheduled in the next week or so.

IAW Attachment 4 L1, Section 1.5 requests for site visits may be arranged. No mandatory meetings. However, a site visit was offered to those who RSVPd by the date listed.

Paragraph 2.5.2.5.1, Page 9 of 13, Section L, requires that a Division

Cost Estimate (DCE) Worksheet (Attachment L1) be submitted with proposals. However, the DCE is lacking specific quantities of materials to enable preparation of an estimate. Also, were drawings and specification of a particular project supposed to have been provided to complete the DCE?

IAW Section L, Attachment L8, Page 3, this project is Design/Build. Refer to

Attachment L8 and L9.

Paragraph 2.5.4.4, Page 12 of 13, Section L, indicates that CPARS may be submitted in lieu of PPQs. Will interim CPARS be acceptable if a final CPARS has not been completed?

Offerors are allowed maximum flexibility to provide relevant Past Performance information.

In preparations to begin the proposal process for the upcoming

MACC, I noticed the missing Section M. Is there an attachment:

Section M available?

Section M is posted as Attachment 5.

Section L subsection 2.5.1 states…” Proposal shall include a signed copy of the Solicitation and Sections A through K…” If Sections C‐H are not to be completed, are we still to include them in our proposal?

Nothing is required for these sections.

Please clarify if an award is based on a single or multi‐phased Award will be based on instructions in Section L and evaluation criteria in Section

M.

Will the Government provide digital drawings and specifications for

Contractors to bid on and perform take‐offs?

IAW Section L, Attachment L8, Page 3, this project is Design/Build. Refer to

Attachment L8 and L9.

Please provide contractors a 2‐week extension to verify quantities at the 96th CE Group’s Building if the Government will not provide digital designs and specifications

IAW Section L, Attachment L8, Page 3, this project is Design/Build. Refer to

Attachment L8 and L9. No extension at this time.

When and where the site visit will be for the MACC project IAW Attachment 4 L1, Section 1.5 requests for site visits may be arranged. No mandatory meetings. However, a site visit was offered to those who RSVPd by the date listed.

Are you going to provide SOW, drawings, and specifications for that project?

IAW Section L, Attachment L8, Page 3, this project is Design/Build. Refer to

Attachment L8 and L9.

Does the USAF prefer a specific Mfg. for the Pre‐Engineered Metal

Building?

This is not a Sole Source Requirement and no sources are being directed.

Does the USAF expect any Task Orders to exceed $9.5M? See Solicitation Description the magnitude of Task Orders will be between

$500,000 and $9,500,000.

Is a bid bond required for Price Proposal for Task Order FA2823‐22‐F‐

XXXX (TBD)?

Bid bonds are not required. Bonding requirements are provided with Section L, paragraph 2.5.3.1.

If bid bond is required, does the original need to be mailed to Eglin prior to the due date if we choose to submit via DOD Safe?

Bid bonds are not required. Bonding requirements are provided with Section L, paragraph 2.5.3.1.

For the six (6) submitted projects needed to demonstrate experience

– how many need to be design‐build?

See Section M, paragraph 2.1, see relevancy definition on Page 4.

If proposed projects exceed (3) or more disciplines and three (3) or more divisions/trades – will they be considered a higher evaluation than minimum RFP requirements?

See Section M, paragraph 2.1, see relevancy definition on Page 4.

53 Do we need to provide a Teaming Arrangement with the DOR? No. Teaming arrangements only apply in a JV arrangement.

Is the ATTACHMENT L4, Subservice provider/Teaming Arrangement

Member/Joint Venture Partner Consent Letter for the Release of Past

Performance Information to the Prime Service provider required by the DOR for this proposal?

No. Teaming arrangements only apply in a JV arrangement.

Do we need to provide an Attachment 4 for MEP subcontractors if we are not using their past performance?

IAW Section L, paragraph 2.5.4.2, for protection of competition‐sensitive proprietary information, Subcontractor past performance cannot be disclosed to the Prime Offeror without the Subcontractor's consent.

Does the USAF expect this RFP to be extended after 23 May 2022? Not at this time.

Does the USAF expect the Seed Project to be funded in FY 22? Funding is expected but not guaranteed, in late FY22 or the first quarter of FY23.

Does the USAF expect the 10 MACC awards to be finalized and issued, so that task order opportunities can be advertised to the MACC holders for the end of the fiscal year?

Expected, but not guaranteed.

I have reviewed the documents for the above project and I can't find the drawings for the seed project. Please advise

IAW Section L, Attachment L8, Page 3, this project is Design/Build. Refer to

Attachment L8 and L9.

I will make the request if possible could multiple dates be made available due to the number of persons responding? We are coming from out of town and a little more time to plan would be appreciated.

I personally have a conflict next week.

IAW Attachment 4 L1, Section 1.5 requests for site visits may be arranged. No mandatory meetings. However, a site visit was offered to those who RSVPd by the date listed.

Please provide a date for the site visit for the seed project. IAW Attachment 4 L1, Section 1.5 requests for site visits may be arranged. No mandatory meetings. However, a site visit was offered to those who RSVPd by the date listed.

85 Please confirm the RFI deadline. See Amendment 0001.