FA524024R0004_RFI Q and A update-3_07FEB24.pdf

Question # Reference Question/Comment Government Response

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Section L- Item 5, Request for Information, second to the last sentence indicates” email shall begin with RFI-FA524023R0021” while the solicitation number of this project is FA524024R0004. Please confirm which solicitation number is correct?

Please refer to Amendment 0001. Solicitation number FA524023R0021 was automatically updated by the system to FA524024R0004, reflecting the current fiscal year. All references to solicitation number FA524023R0021 are hereby replaced with solicitation number FA524024R0004. Offerors shall reference solicitation number FA524024R0004 accordingly.

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Section L- Item 5, Request for Information: Is there a standard RFI form we can use? There is no official RFI form; however, offerors must ensure that all

RFIs are submitted electronically, and are clear and concise.

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Section L- Item 2, Proposal Delivery: Can the Contractor submit his proposal earlier than specified time in block 13.a. of SF 1442?

Yes, offerors may submit their proposal in advance of the solicitation deadline via the Solicitation Module in Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE), provided that submission instructions are adhered to. Offerors are highly encouraged to submit proposals in time to verify that the Government received the files and that the files can be opened and read. The Government is not responsible if files submitted are not readable or are in the wrong format. Replacement files will not be accepted after the deadline for submittal of proposals.

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Section L- Item 2, Proposal Delivery: Will the Government notify the bidder if the sent proposal through PIEE is received and is readable?

The Government may notify the bidder if its proposal was successfully submitted via PIEE; however, it is the offeror's responsibility to request confirmation of receipt.

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Prescriptive Specification or Technical Specification for Hot Mix Asphalt Pavement, Concrete Pavement and other scope of work are missing.

Please refer to Amendment 0001, Attachment 03. The General Statement of Work and Technical Specifications was updated 25 January 2024 to include the following Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS):

1.UFGS 32 11 20, Base Course for Rigid and Subbases for Flexible Paving

2.UFGS 32 11 23, Aggregate Base Courses 3.UFGS 32 11 23.23, Base Course Drainage Layers

4. UFGS 32 12 15.13, Asphalt Paving

5. UFGS 32 13 14-13, Concrete Paving for Airfields

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Can the Government consider rounding the quantities provided for CLIN’S F00801, F00802, F00807 and F01002 on 6-month extension to the nearest whole number?

Please refer to Amendment 0001, Attachment 08. The Price Schedule was updated 23 January 2024, rounding the quantities to the nearest whole number for the 6-month extension Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN) F00801, F00807, and F01002.

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Part III (a) Small Business Subcontracting Plan- Is there a standard form we can use? There is no standard form for a Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

Please refer to Section L to ensure that all requirements are met.

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Part IV (c) Past Performance Information- Please indicate the range of years we can provide as reference?

Please refer to Section M, Paragraph C.5.

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Please refer to Section L, Part IV – Past Performance Proposal, paragraph b.

RFP states “The Government requires that the offeror send out a PPQ to each of the Points-of-Contact (POCs) identified in the Past Performance Proposal (paragraph (c) below). The offeror shall send out the PPQ (Attachment 5) to each of its references.”

In a situation where a CPARS exists for a project submitted, will the Government accept CPARS in lieu of emailing a separate PPQ out to the client?

The intent of the PPQ is to capture past performance from commercial clientele, supplement information available in CPARS, or provide information not found in Government systems. The evaluation may be based on any data independently obtained by the Government, which includes review of CPARS. Section L, Part IV(a) states "provide any information currently available." Offerors can submit CPARS documentation under Part IV. Please note that the Government will only accept a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) from the client/POC.

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Please reference Attachment 8 Price Schedule, Item No. A01101 – Explosive Safety Submission. It is noted that this item is to be negotiated on a task order basis, when applicable. Please confirm that Offerors do not need to provide pricing for this item as part of our submission package since it is to be negotiated later.

Exhibit line item numbers A01101, B01101, C01101, D01101, E01101 and F01101 are considered "non-priced items" and will be negotiated at the task order level, if applicable.

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Please reference Attachment 8 Price Schedule, Item No. A01201 – Archaeological Monitoring. It is noted that this item is to be negotiated on a task order basis, when applicable. Please confirm that Offerors do not need to provide pricing for this item as part of our submission package since it is to be negotiated later.

Exhibit line item numbers A01201, B01201, C01201, D01201, E01201 and F01201 are considered "non-priced items" and will be negotiated at the task order level, if applicable.

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Please reference Attachment 8 Price Schedule. Please further reference Items A00508, B00508, C00508, & E00508. Item A00508 has a quantity of 2,500 LF while all other referenced items have a quantity of 6,000 LF. Please confirm that all item quantities are correct.

The quantity for exhibit line item number A00508 has been updated.

Please refer to Amendment 0002, Attachment 008R2.

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Please reference Attachment 003 (AMD 1) General Statement or Work and Technical Specifications. Further reference 01 45 00 Quality Control sections 1.6.4 Design Quality Control (DQC) Manager & 1.6.7 Designer of Record (DOR) Qualifications.

Will Task Orders issued under this IDIQ be of a design-build type delivery method?

If not, please confirm that a DQC and DOR is not required.

Design efforts are not required under this solicitation, therefore the Design Quality Control Manager and Designer of Record are not required.

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Please reference Attachment 003 (AMD 1) General Statement or Work and Technical Specifications. Further reference 01 45 00 Quality Control section 1.6.9.1 Underwater QC Team. Please confirm that this section is not required for an Airfield Paving Contract.

Section 1.6.9.1 Underwater QC Team is not applicable under this solicitation.

SOLICITATION NUMBER FA524024R0004

AJJY 23-1061 AIRFIELD PAVING IDIQ CONTRACT, ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE AND NORTHWEST FIELD, GUAM

Questions & Answers (Q & A) dated 07 February 2024

SOLICITATION NUMBER FA524024R0004

AJJY 23-1061 AIRFIELD PAVING IDIQ CONTRACT, ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE AND NORTHWEST FIELD, GUAM

Questions & Answers (Q & A) dated 07 February 2024

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Please reference Attachment 003 (AMD 1) General Statement or Work and Technical Specifications. Further reference 01 45 00 Quality Control section 1.6.9.2 Fire Protection QC Specialist (FPQC). Please confirm that this section is not required for an Airfield Paving Contract.

Section 1.6.9.2 Fire Protection QC Specialist (FPQC) is not applicable under this solicitation.

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Please reference Attachment 003 (AMD 1) General Statement or Work and Technical Specifications. Further reference 01 45 00 Quality Control section 1.6.9.3 Quality Control (QC) for Controlled Area. Please confirm that this section is not required for an Airfield Paving Contract.

The airfield is considered a controlled area, therefore section 1.6.9.3 Quality Control for Controlled Area is applicable under this solicitation.

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Please reference Attachment 003 (AMD 1) General Statement or Work and Technical Specifications. Further reference 01 45 00 Quality Control. Throughout this specification section there are references to other specifications not included as part of this technical specification document. For example, 01 91 00.15 Building Commissioning and 01 45 35 Special Inspections. If these sections are applicable to this contract, please provide.

Sections 01 91 00.15 Building commissioning and 01 45 35 Special Inspections are not applicable under this solicitation.

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Please reference Attachment 003 (AMD 1) General Statement or Work and Technical Specifications. Further reference 01 20 00 Price Payment Procedures. Included in this specification are references to both single job payment items and unit price payment items that are not provided for in Attachment 8. Examples of this include 1.9.2 M 90 Riprap, 1.10 Contaminated Soil Removal, and 1.11 Dredging. Please clarify if these referenced sections have been included in error.

Sections 1.9.2 M 90 Riprap, 1.10 Contaminated Soil Removal, and

1.11 Dredging are not applicable under this solicitation.

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Please reference Section B – Supplies or Services & Prices or Costs. Each item references Offerors to provide all necessary labor, materials, transportation, equipment, supervision, engineering design, certifications, permits, and other incidental work required. Attachment 8 allows for various direct work items, but there are no items to cover indirect costs such as mobilizations, management costs, permit costs for each task order, etc. This is an IDIQ contract with Attachment 8 representing potential quantities that may be put in place each year. Without knowing specifics of each task order it is difficult for Offerors to carry the above-mentioned indirect costs in the direct cost unit price items and not be assured that those fixed indirect costs be covered in the case of an underrun on a bid item. Please consider adding the following items to the base year and each option year. Mobilizations by the Each.

Management costs by the Month.

The intent of this IDIQ is to award task orders for specified quantities from an established pre-priced list of paving type efforts. Offerors are encouraged to provide fully burdened pricing, inclusive of all labor wages, management, supervision, overhead, mobilization, material, and equipment costs.

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Please reference Section B – Supplies or Services & Prices or Costs. Each item references Offerors to provide all necessary labor, materials, transportation, equipment, supervision, engineering design, certifications, permits, and other incidental work required. Engineering Design is mentioned. Please confirm that Engineering Design is not included in the scope of this IDIQ.

Engineering design is not required under this solicitation. Please refer to Amendment 0003. Section B – Supplies or Services & Prices or Costs has been updated.

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Please reference Attachment 003 (AMD 1) General Statement or Work and Technical Specifications. Further reference 01 14 00 Work Restrictions. Please further reference

1.5.1.2 Additional Personnel Requirements and 1.6.19 Employment Restrictions for Guam. Both referenced sections note that Contractor employees must be US Citizens, Guam Nationals, or Green Card Holders. Please confirm that H2B visa workers will not be allowed to work on this IDIQ.

H-2B workers with an approved Visa from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are allowed to work under this Airfield Paving Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract provided that they have been successfully vetted through AAFB 36th Security Forces Squadron's security background process.

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Please reference Attachment 003 (AMD 1) General Statement or Work and Technical Specifications. Further reference 01 14 00 Work Restrictions. It appears that the information shown in the table of contents does not match the information contained in the body of the specification. Furthermore, it appears that some sections are missing or out of order. Please review and provide a corrected version of the specification if necessary.

Please refer to Amendment 0003, Attachment 03R2. The General Statement of Work and Technical Specifications was updated 07 February 2024.