Attachment 17 - Questions and Answers.xlsx
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- Base Pavements Maintenance and Repair IDIQ
- Solicitation number
- FA441823R0015
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This document contains answers to questions from offerors regarding Solicitation Number FA441823R0015 for Base Pavements Maintenance and Repair IDIQ services. The solicitation is seeking proposals for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with the Department of the Air Force Air Mobility Command to provide paving services at Joint Base Charleston, with a minimum value of $2,500 and maximum of $16.5 million over the life of the contract. The base period of performance is one year with four optional one-year extension periods. Pricing will be evaluated using the schedule in Attachment 11. Rideability testing will use standards in SC-M-403, with repairs required for segments above 100% payment thresholds. Five most relevant past federal or commercial contracts may be listed. Estimated task order values will range from $25,000 to $1 million.
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Attachment 17 - QA JB Charleston Offeror Question and Answers NOTICE TO OFFERORS Any offeror desiring an explanation or interpretation of the solicitation, drawings, specifications, etc., must request it in writing soon enough to allow a reply to reach all offerors before the submission of their proposals. Oral explanations or instructions given before the award of a contract will not be binding. Answers to offeror questions concerning a solicitation will be posted to sam.gov, if that information is necessary in preparing proposals or if the lack of it would be prejudicial to others.
| Solicitation Number | FA4418-23-R-0015 |
| Project Name: | Joint Base Charleston - Paving IDIQ |
| # | Specification Reference (Section & Paragraph Reference, i.e. 23 00 00, para 1.3) | Drawing Reference (Sheet and Detail or Note Reference, i.e. M-101, Detail 2) | Solicitation Reference (Section, paragraph, sub-paragraph Reference, i.e. Section M, Paragraph 2.3) | Attachments or Other (i.e. Submittal Register, Wage Determination, Site Visit Note, etc.) | |
| 1 | Question | ||||
| Item No. 401-02B | FA4418-23-R-0015 | Attachment 10, Schedule B | Regarding Rideability; what is repair threshold when comparing the initial ride and the final ride? | ||
| Answer | |||||
| IAW Revised Statement of Work Paragraph 53, The IRI Rideability threshold at which repair shall be required is an IRI Roughness above the range identified in SC-M-403 that corresponds to 100% or full payment, as identified for the corresponding types of construction. Pay adjustments identified in SC-M-403 tables above or below 100% will not be applied to line item unit costs on task orders. Repairs shall be at least a 1" mill and overlay for the segment(s) of roadway that do not meet the standard in order to meet the maximum acceptable repair IRI corresponding to 100% payment in Table 6. If patches are within 250 feet of each other, they shall be combined into a single patch. Patches shall be at least for the width of the paving lane and at least 100 feet in length. | |||||
| 2 | Question | ||||
| Item No. 401-02B | FA4418-23-R-0015 | Attachment 10, Schedule B | What is considered an unacceptable rideability score that will necessitate the contractor to make repairs? | ||
| Answer | |||||
| IAW Revised Statement of Work Paragraph 53, The IRI Rideability threshold at which repair shall be required is an IRI Roughness above the range identified in SC-M-403 that corresponds to 100% or full payment, as identified for the corresponding types of construction. Pay adjustments identified in SC-M-403 tables above or below 100% will not be applied to line item unit costs on task orders. Repairs shall be at least a 1" mill and overlay for the segment(s) of roadway that do not meet the standard in order to meet the maximum acceptable repair IRI corresponding to 100% payment in Table 6. If patches are within 250 feet of each other, they shall be combined into a single patch. Patches shall be at least for the width of the paving lane and at least 100 feet in length. | |||||
| 3 | Question | ||||
| Solicitation L - 1.1 | The solicitation states that Submission of Proposal : Offerors shall submit a complete, original, signed proposal electronically via DOD SAFE. No other means of delivery will be accepted. However, when going to the DOD SAFE website, this message is there front and center: The DOD SAFE is NOT to be used for contract solicitation or proposal submission. Please confirm the method of delivery for the submission of proposals. | ||||
| Answer | |||||
| In accordance with Section L L-1.1, Offerors shall submit a complete, original, signed proposal electronically via DOD SAFE (https://safe.apps. mil). No other means of delivery will be accepted. | |||||
| 4 | Question | ||||
| Solicitation | Please confirm the period of performance time frames | ||||
| Answer | |||||
| See solicitation amendment FA441823R00150002. Performance periods will end on 30 June and Option Years will begin on 1 July. | |||||
| 5 | Question | ||||
| Solicitation | Please confirm that “Section B: Supplies or Services & Prices or Costs” is not part of the Proposal Submission and that only the IGE FY 2023 IDIQ Paving Pricing Schedule will be used for cost analysis | ||||
| Answer | |||||
| In accordance with Section L L-2.3, Price Evaluation will be performed using values from Attachment11 - Schedule |
B, not the CLINs from Section B of the solicitation.
| 6 | Question | ||
| Amendment 0001 Pg 5 Part II Factor 2 | States "Provide a list of no more than five (5) of the most relevant contracts performed for Federal agencies and commercial customers within the last three (3) years." Can this 3 years be expanded to 5 years? | ||
| Answer | |||
| No. | |||
| 7 | Question | ||
| Solicitation | Assuming that the various line items within the scope sections of the price schedule may or may not be performed in one mobilization, how many mobilizations or TO’s should we figure per Option Year? The Solicitation states that the majority of the TO’s will range between $25K to $1M, which is anywhere from 17 to 660 TO’s in a $16.5M IDIQ. | ||
| Answer | |||
| IAW Standard Form 1442, "Project Magnitude: $2,500.00 minimum and maximum NTE $16,500,000.00 for life of contract." The government cannot guarantee more than the minimum specified. Past task orders are not a guarantee of future work. However, for reference see below task order history on previous contract: |
Ordering Period Task Orders $ Awarded
Base Year 4 $715,328.34 Option 1 1 $256,444.62 Option 2 5 $1,706,650.87 Option 3 16 $6,741,230.71 Option 4 (active) 1 $194,386.97
| 8 | Question |
| Will the rideability requirements apply if the posted speed limit is below 45 mph? | |
| Answer | |
| IAW Revised Statement of Work Paragraph 53, Rideability requirements shall still apply to roads with a posted speed limit below 45 mph. Contractor shall request permission for testing with proposed speed of testing no less than 3 weeks in advance using the Outage Request Form. | |
| 9 | Question |
| After award, how will line item unit prices be calculated between the base period and option years? | |
| Answer | |
| IAW revised Attachment11 - Schedule B, the CLIN 0001 Base Period unit prices used shall be the unit prices submitted as part of Attachment11 - Schedule B. For CLIN 1001-4001 Option Years 1-4, the Unit Cost for the Price Schedule for Each Line Item shall be calculated by multiplying the Unit Cost from the Previous Period by the proposed Line Item Escalation and rounding to the nearest cent. For the 6 month extension, unit costs shall be the same as Option Year 4. | |
| 10 | Question |
| Will Economic Price Adjustments be permitted on the contract? | |
| Answer | |
| IAW Revised Statement of Work Paragraph 51, Economic Price Adjustments shall not be allowed on the contract. | |
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