Questions and Answers 12 Aug 11 .pdf

Questions and Answers RFP No. FA5270-11-R-0006

12 August 2011 Question

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Reference

Question Government Response

1 Attachment 2, Sample Project

Is this facility Primary gathering or Inhabited or Low occupancy building?

This facility is for admin annex. Please see Attachment 2 (SOW) -Attachment 2.

2 Attachment 2 Sample Project

Do we need to consider LEED for this facility?

YES. LEED shall be required IAW UFC.

3 Attachment 2 Sample Project

Please advise primary telecomm and power connection points (manhole).

The Government will provide the information at the site visit.

4 Attachment 2 Sample Project

Are there Government Furnished Materials to be installed? If yes, please provide catalog info showing dimensions, power or other utility requirements.

YES. System furniture will be installed by the Government, but we don't have catalog and other information. The Government will provide the information after award of this project.

5 Attachment 2 Sample Project

From the Statement of Work, section

5.5 item 1, it states “Provide HVAC system for entire facility such as new water chiller unit and air handling unit (AHU) including air-conditioning (A/C) ductwork system, outdoor air ductwork system, variable air volume (VAV) boxes, variable frequency drive (VFD) controller, HVAC direct digital control (DDC) system, chilled water piping system, expansion line system, drain system, chilled water circulating pump, chilled water expansion tank, valves, air separator, chemical feeder, pipe insulation, SST pipe insulation jacket, concrete pads, hangers, supports and all associated items”. From the statement, we would like to confirm if this facility requires space heating because HVAC means Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning but does not mention any heating source.

The space heating system shall not be required.

6 Attachment 2 Sample Project

Does the facility require a domestic hot water?

NO. The domestic hot water system shall not be required.

7 Specifications Request a copy of the 718 CES format for CADD drawing files, as referenced in Section 4.1.2.2 of the specifications. Specifically, request an electronic CADD file of the base’s standard title block (in all sheet sizes available) and any drawing layer standards or file naming conventions, for use in generating a set of conceptual design drawings.

The Government will provide CADD drawing files to the contractor after contract award.

8 Specifications Section 01 45 00

Contractors Quality Control Section 01 45 00 3.4.3 QC Inspectors states, “the contractor shall provide as part of the QC organization inspectors to assist the QC manager for EVERY CSI discipline including: electrical, mechanical, civil, structural, All required disciplines must be covered for each TO. This may be done with a single inspector or multiple inspectors, as long as the necessary education/experience is sufficient. It is not required to have a separate inspector for each division.

Questions and Answers RFP No. FA5270-11-R-0006

12 August 2011 environmental, architectural, and materials technician…” Will we be required to provide a QC Inspector for EVERY one of the 40 CSI Divisions if used in a TO? (i.e., openings, thermal protection, etc.)

9 Specifications Section 01 45 00

Contractors Quality Control Section 01 45 00 3.4.3 QC Inspectors states the QC Inspectors shall “be physically present at the construction site during work on their area of responsibility…” Will the QC Inspectors be required to be on site full-time for their area of expertise or will scheduled inspections based on the scope of work be acceptable?

QC manager is required to be on-site full time during construction. He/she is responsible for the QC of the project, and may use inspectors for assistance as is deemed necessary.

10 Section J, Attachment 4

Our customer (the Government of Japan) asked that they had their own way to evaluate contractor performance, different way from that the solicitation required.

They asked if their own evaluation is alternative, it could be available, but if it is limited to the solicitation requirement, it is not available. The performance might be very similar in magnitude, construction volume to the solicitation. Please advise me if the evaluation is acceptable or not.

The US Government will accept and evaluate any past performance information officially issued by the Government of Japan for which the offeror submits on the Government of Japan’s behalf. For PPQs, offerors are allowed to assist customers/clients in filling out the bottom of page 3 (Sections for Contractor(Offeror), Construction Project, and Disciplines) of the PPQ, but no other portion of the PPQ may be completed by the offeror. PPQs may not be submitted by the offeror.