RFI_Response_Sheet_(31_Mar_14).pdf

Responses to Requests for Information (RFI) FA4407‐14‐R‐0001, Multiple Award Construction Contract

# Question Date

Submitted Response

1 In regards to the RFP for FA4407‐14‐R‐0001 MACC at Scott AFB, IL, the instructions say that there will be awards made to 8(a) offerors as well as Small Business offerors. Now, the 8a offerors must have a registered office in Illinois or Missouri. But does this also apply to the Small Business offerors? Or can the Small Business offerors be based anywhere in the United States?

24 March 14

That is correct; the geographic restriction applies to 8(a) offerors only. This geographic restriction does not apply to small businesses.

2 Our Team is starting on our submission for the MACC IDIQ at Scott AFB and want to ensure that we understand the set aside. We are a certified SDVOSB serviced by the Kentucky District office. We are NOT an 8(a). Would we still qualify to bid for a position as one of the five (5) small business general construction contractors?

25 March 14 Yes, certified small disadvantaged veteran owned small businesses (SDVOSB) are allowed to submit a proposal.

3 Solicitation, Offer and Award item 7 states the address and Bldg 50. Exhibit 1 RFP item #3 Proposal Due Date:

states the address and Bldg 52. Please clarify the correct building?

26 March 14 Please reference Exhibit 1, Item #3 for proposal submission procedures, which states, "Proposals are due by 2:00 P.M. CST, 24 April 2014 to the 375th Contracting Office, 201 E. Winters St., Bldg 52."

4 The SOW 2.0.B.1 states our proposal is to include a survey to identify asbestos and lead paint for the proposed work area. If we are to do this we will have cut into the roof and various other places to get samples.

Who is responsible for the repairs to the sample areas.

And this statement means that each contractor bidding this work has to conduct their own survey. Please clarify.

26 March 14 Please include in your proposal the total cost to conduct an environmental survey of the proposed work area. The environmental survey (including obtaining any samples) will be conducted "after award".

Updated on 27 March 2014@0949 5 The first page of the RFP item B states four 8a contractors and five small business contractors are to be selected for this MACC. However, on the same page item C states the 8a firms are to have a bona fide office

27 March 14 The geographical restriction applies to the 8(a) contractors only.

within the geographical area. Does this also apply to the other 5 small businesses?

6 Solicitation, SF 1442, Block 13, item B states that an offer guarantee is required; Sample Project RFP page 2 of 11, item #5 states an offer guarantee is not required.

Can you please clarify if a bid bond is required for the Sample Project?

27 March 14 Please reference Section L: Instructions to Offerors; Para L‐1.10, "Note to Offerors: Funds are NOT currently available for the sample project. No award of a task order will be made until funds are available. In the event the sample project is funded, Performance and Payment bonds are required no later than 10 calendar days after award of a task order. Offerors providing less than 120 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due may not be considered and may be rejected.

7 SF 1442 states Original and 2 copies to be submitted.

Page 53 of 129 states one original and one copy. Please clarify.

27 March 14 Please reference SF 1442, Section 13 (A), "Sealed offers in original and 1 [sic] copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified...". To clarify, submit one original and one copy of the proposal.

8 Section L‐2.1 States the response shall consist of two (2) separate parts: Part I – Contract Documents; Part II – Technical Narrative; and Part III – Past Performance Information. Should this read three(3) separate parts or are we to not submit one of the three?

27 March 14 There are actually three parts: : Part I – Contract Documents; Part II

– Technical Narrative; and Part III – Past Performance Information.

Please submit three parts.

9 Requirement: A cover sheet indicating section number, section title, copy number, RFP identification and the offeror’s name shall be prepared for each section and the sections are to be paper clipped etc. Since these sections are also included in specific Parts (such as Section G and Annual Reps & Certs are included in Part 1 Contract Documents) are we to clip the Parts together to include these paper clipped sections?

26 March 14 Yes, clip the parts together to include the applicable paper clipped sections.

Updated on 31 March 2014@0745 10 The Memorandum for Bidders states that questions are to be submitted no later than 14 April 2014. Page 50 of 27 March 14 Please reference the solicitation, L‐1.1, "In order to make the conference as productive as possible, all prospective offerors are the RFP (p. 52 of the PDF) states that questions are to be submitted no later than COB, 02 April 2014. Given that the site visit is 09 April 2014, please clarify which of the dates is correct as the deadline for submittal of questions.

asked to submit any questions they may have in writing to lemonica.williams@us.af.mil no later than COB, 2 April 2014. The submission of written questions will not preclude anyone from posing questions during the conference."

Offerors may submit questions after 2 April 14; however, any questions received after 14 April 14 will not receive a response.

11 In Part III, Past Performance Information, c. Performance Surveys, it states “The government will contact references from those provided and request answers/feedback to questions listed on the past performance questionnaire (Reference Section J, Attachment 3, Past Performance Questionnaire).” It then further states, “This questionnaire is provided to the offeror for informational purposes only.” Please clarify if the Offeror is to fill out the top portion of the Past Performance Questionnaire and include with the proposal.

27 March 14 No, the past performance questionnaire is for your informational purposes only. The offeror is not required to fill out the form.

12 We are an 8(a)/Small Business with multiple company names under the same ownership. The company names differentiate the 8(a) entities from the Small Business entities. We are intending to propose on the MACC solicitation as a Small Business; however much of our past performance is for work performed under our 8(a) entity. How will our past performance be rated?

27 March 14 Since all entities maintain the same ownership, your past performance will be evaluated as one company.

13 We are an 8(a)/Small Business with multiple company names under the same ownership. The company names differentiate the 8(a) entities from the Small Business entities. We are intending to propose on the MACC solicitation as a Small Business; however much of our past performance is for work performed under our 8(a) entity. How will our past performance be rated? The memorandum for the above referenced solicitation

27 March 14 Offerors were asked to submit questions by 2 April 14 so that the conference is productive as possible; however, offerors may submit questions up to 14 April 14.

states that questions are due to you no later than April 14, 2014. However, in the Instructions to Offerors, Section L1.1, it states questions are due to you no later than April 2, 2014. When is the last day to submit questions?

14 The memorandum for the above referenced solicitation states that questions are due to you no later than April 14, 2014. However, in the Instructions to Offerors, Section L1.1, it states questions are due to you no later than April 2, 2014. When is the last day to submit questions?

28 March 14 Offerors were asked to submit questions by 2 April 14 so that the conference is productive as possible; however, offerors may submit questions up to 14 April 14.

15 We have teamed with a design firm for this IDIQ MACC.

Are we allowed to submit six (6) projects for the prime contractor and six (6) projects for the design team member? Or must we submit a total of six (6) projects to include those of the design member?

28 March 14 You are allowed to submit up to six projects.

16 Of the six contracts performed requirement, can previous IDIQ Task Orders be submitted as one Contract which would equal one (1) of the six examples or will each task order be considered equal to one (1) project example?

28 March 14 Each task order is considered one project example.

17 For Part III, Past Performance Information, b. Quality and Satisfaction, can we submit previously completed PPQs as information to demonstrate customer satisfaction and quality of the completed product?

28 March 14 You may provide any information currently available (letters, metrics, customer surveys, independent surveys, etc.) which demonstrates customer satisfaction with overall job performance and quality of the completed product for relevant past efforts/contracts (similar in scope and magnitude of effort and complexities to this solicitation). Please ensure the name of the reference and his/her contact information is clearly stated on the submission.