FCA IDIQ - Questions from Offerors 13JUN23.pdf

FA805123R4005: FCA – IDIQ RFP Questions & Answers

1. Is the CONUS portion of the award to be Small Business or SDVOSB set-aside?

--Yes. The CONUS requirement is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-aside.

2. Is the OCONUS portion of the award to be Small Business or Unrestricted? The RFP and PWS state different things.

--The OCONUS requirement is a Small Business (SB) set-aside.

Travel Costs determination:

Section 10.1 of the PWS seems to imply travel would be reimbursable but the price sheets state travel is part of FFP

3. Should Travel Costs be reimbursable or negotiated at TO award?

--Travel costs are included within the total evaluated price (TEP) of the proposal, and are not reimbursable or negotiated after award.

4. Request clarification on G20 System. Appendix W includes G20 but does not state it is “Not in Scope”.

G20 is not listed as one of the Systems under the 5, 7, 12 pricing line items in section 2.4 for Systems to be inventoried.

--G20 System not included. PWS amended.

5. Paragraph E. Additional Instructions to Offerors, Due Date, page 9 of 9: Will AFCEC please consider providing an extension to 19 May 2023 to give SBs and SDVOSBs sufficient time to prepare our proposal responses. This additional time gives offerors and opportunity to fully review the multiple attachments and appendixes and to ensure we offer “fair and reasonable” pricing and technical responses that explicitly address AFCEC needs.

--The extension is granted, and an amendment will be forthcoming accordingly.

6. Factor 2, Past Performance, Subfactors 1, 2, and 3, pages 4 and 5 of 9. It reads that each of these subfactors require examples of recent and relevant past performance for similar contracts. Are these the same contracts provided in response to Subfactor 4 – Specified Past Performance or are these to be different contracts than the ones in Subfactor 4? Do all examples need to be within the last two years?

--Factor 2 instructions (page 4) are the same for all Factor 2 subfactors (a-d pages 4-5). Yes, all examples within the last 2 years.

7. Factor 2, Past Performance, pages 4 and 5 of 9. This factor does not appear to require us to provide the actual CPARS reports. Is this correct? If not, should they be provided as an attachment that is not part of the page count?

--CPAR reports can be pulled if the contract number/location/POC/contact information is provided within the factor. The CPAR report themselves do NOT need to be attached as part of the proposal.

8. Factor 3 Price. Unit Prices are all-inclusive of costs. There are many variables involved in pricing task orders including but not limited to: (1) Location unit cost rates that included Per diem meals & incidentals, Lodging, Lodging taxes, Airfare, Rental vehicle, and Gasoline, (2) Travel time to location; (3) Specific parameters for facilities included in a task order such as Number of facilities, Average facility size, Facility type, and Security requirements including escort and facility specific access requirements.

Pricing is required to include travel costs. These vary widely by installation locations across CONUS and OCONUS. Questions:

a. To provide a comparative analysis, would the government please provide baseline constants to eliminate these variables that may be interpreted differently by Offerors?

--No. Travel costs are inclusive within the TEP, and the Government requires each offeror to propose these costs while considering the inherent risks involved.

b. Will the unit prices be used to price future TOs? If so, will the Unit Prices be used for additive/deductive modifications?

--Unit prices are inclusive for the entirety of each the CONUS and OCONUS IDIQ (5 years) and displayed separately within the price sheets (RFP attachment(s) 3a and 3b) broken down for the base year with following option years.

9. Factor 3 Price. Inflation rates/cost escalation. With the recent inflation/supply chain issues, determining inflation/escalation factors is challenging, will the government provide baseline escalation rates to eliminate this variable that may be interpreted differently by Offerors?

--No, the Government requires each offeror to propose these costs while considering the inherent risks involved.

10. There is a contradiction between the RFP and PWS regarding the types of awards the Air Force intends to make under this IDIQ. Will any of the awards be available to unrestricted competition?

---PWS, corrected to show SB awardee for OCONUS requirement. An amendment will be issued with the corrected PWS.

11. Past Performance. Please clarify what should be submitted as Past Performance. Should the Offeror submit a separate project description for each of the four subfactors? Will AFICC find the relevant CPARS or should the Offeror submit the CPARS for each relevant project? Please note that the Evaluation Categories on a CPARs do not in all cases correspond to the RFP Evaluation Factors.

--No. Any individual contract should include each subfactor.

--CPAR reports can be pulled if the contract number/location/POC/contact information is provided within the factor. The CPAR report themselves do NOT need to be attached as part of the proposal.

12. Travel Costs. Please confirm that all projected travel costs should be included in the total cost bid.

--Yes, Travel costs are included within the total evaluated price (TEP) and are not reimbursable or negotiated after award. The Government requires each offeror to propose these costs while considering the inherent risks involved.

13. Foreign Nation Support (Permission to Conduct Business) Section 5.6 of the RFP list several countries, including Afghanistan where the contractor is required to acquire and maintain copies of a permission, licenses, approvals to enter a foreign nation and conduct business. Afghanistan is not listed in the table of possible locations in Appendix V of the PWS and there are no Air Force Bases in Afghanistan so should it be removed from the RFP? Can you please clarify what is required for the different countries and is it required at the time the Proposal is submitted or after a TO is issued for work in the country?

--PWS Para. 5.6 will be updated and amended to remove Afghanistan.

14. The pricing spreadsheets indicate that travel costs must be included in the unit price. However, paragraph 10.1 of the PWS states: “The Contractor shall not be reimbursed for expenses which are unauthorized and/or exceed travel, lodging, and per diem costs identified in the most current Joint Travel Regulation (JTR), IAW FAR 31.205-46, without prior approval from the issuing task order CO.”

Travel costs fluctuate greatly and introduce significant risk. Will the government consider making travel costs a reimbursable CLIN IAW paragraph 10.1?

--No. Travel costs are included within the total evaluated price (TEP) and are not reimbursable or negotiated after award. The Government requires each offeror to propose these costs while considering the inherent risks involved.

15. In paragraph 6.C, Past Performance Subfactor 1 (Management of Key Personnel) and Subfactor 2 (Program Management and Other Management) are not specific categories rated in CPARS. Will the government consider combining Subfactors 1 & 2 to be Management only?

--No. Subfactors will be evaluated IAW with the RFP.

16. Does the government want copies of the CPARS submitted under Past Performance Subfactors 1, 2, and 3? If so, can they be excluded from the page count?

--CPAR reports can be pulled if the contract number/location/POC/contact information is provided within the factor. The CPAR report themselves do NOT need to be attached as part of the proposal.

17. Is there a minimum or maximum number of projects required for past performance?

--No.

18. Please confirm Total SF per Base and each Option Year?

CONUS - 25,400,000 SF

OCONUS – 6,000,000 SF

--These are just placeholders for proposal purposes. The total SF is undetermined.

19. Contract Term Ceiling Values: SDVOSB/CONUS $30,000,000, SB/OCONUS $15,000,000

Do these values include the Six (6) Month Extension?

--Yes.

20. The pricing templates appear to calculate pricing for a full year of work for the Six (6) Month Extension

Is this correct?

--No, the pricing sheet(s) define the unit price for each line item in reference to the 3 square footage size categories. The Total SF for any given year or period is undefined.

21. Any one Task Order scope(s) may include a mix of all CLINs 0001 thru 0003 and all 3 facility size ranges.

Is this correct?

--Yes, may or may not contain one or all.

22. In the OCONUS pricing sheet (“Attach-03b_Proposal_Price_Sheet_(OCONUS).xlsx”), please clarify that the “Total Price Base Year CONUS” cell in the bottom right of page 1 (for the Base Year) should read, “Total Price Base Year OCONUS” rather than “CONUS”.

--Yes, amended RFP attachment 3b.

23. Under C. Evaluation of Factors and Subfactors Factor- 2: Past Performance.

For projects where the Offeror supported a project as a subcontractor are CPAR the prime received from the Contracting Agency acceptable or is a PPQ from the prime required reflecting only the Offeror’s past performance on the project?

-- CPAR reports can be pulled if the contract number/location/POC/contact information is provided within the factor. The CPAR report themselves do NOT need to be attached as part of the proposal.

24. Due to the wide variety of locations that may or may not be executed, will you consider the pricing to be independent of travel costs? In other words, pricing plus travel reimbursement not to exceed the current Joint Travel Regulation (JTR)?

--No. Travel costs are included within the total evaluated price (TEP) and are not reimbursable or negotiated after award.

25. RFP page 7 mentions Appendix-P under the table within ‘C. Proposal Preparation and Submission’.

Within Attachment 02 PWS, Appendix P is mentioned also. Please clarify where we can find Appendix P.

--Appendix P is embedded within the PWS page 29.

26. Given DUNS numbers are being retired, would you like responding firms to include their UEI number(s) on their cover letters?

--Yes.

27. RFP page 7 under Volume 2. Past Performance, the instructions call out for separate sections of information to be included under Sections I through III or Evaluation Factors 1-3 and give a 5-page limit for each. Please clarify what you would like responding firms to include under each of these Sections/Factors.

--CPAR reports can be pulled if the contract number/location/POC/contact information is provided within the factor. The CPAR report themselves do NOT need to be attached as part of the proposal.

28. FCA RFP Amended 24APR23 3 6.c. Factor 1 Please elaborate on sufficient documentation required to meet the government's request for "substantiating documentation demonstrating the firm's ability to conduct business in the place(s) of performance under this TO"

--See RFP page 3, “relevant copies of permissions, licenses, approvals, detailed plans to obtain licenses, etc. to conduct business in the relevant country, location, etc.”

29. FCA RFP Amended 24APR23 4 Factor-2: Past Performance Does the government have an intended minimum number of Past Performances for submission?

--No, there is no minimum.

30. FCA RFP Amended 24APR23 7 7.Proposal Requirements In the evaluation criteria for Past Performance, the standards are listed as specific ratings on CPARS, but each sub-section in the Past Performance Volume is also given a page limit. Is the government looking for a narrative for each section of the Past Performance, or just the CPARS for past performance?

-- CPAR reports can be pulled if the contract number/location/POC/contact information is provided within the factor. The CPAR report themselves do NOT need to be attached as part of the proposal.

31. FCA RFP Amended 24APR23 7 7.Proposal Requirements Will the government accept Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) if CPARS are unavailable for the specified projects?

--CPARS only will be evaluated.

32. "PWS Air Force FCA Support 30 January 2023" 6 1.2 Purpose The PWS States that the OCONUS awardee will be unrestricted. Please confirm that the OCONUS awardee will be a Small Business per the RFP.

--OCONUS award is a Small Business (SB) set-aside.

33. Attachment 3 - Proposal Price Sheet NA NA Can the government confirm that Travel will be reimbursable within the rules of the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR)? Is there a limit per year or Task Order of reimbursable travel?

--Travel costs are included within the total evaluated price (TEP) and are not reimbursable or negotiated after award.

34. RFP Page 2 Sec 4 Para 1: Can the Government confirm that the planned award approach is as stated within the RFP Page 2, Section 4 Basis for Award “The Government intends to make two (2) single award contracts from this solicitation. The awards will be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract. One (1) “SDVOSB” set-aside awardee will perform all required tasks within the Continental United States (CONUS) locations, and one (1) “SB” awardee will perform all required tasks at locations Outside of CONUS (OCONUS) and locations within the United States Central Command, Area of Responsibility (CENTCOM AOR)."? There is a contradictory statement located within in Section 1.2 on Page 7 of the PWS "The purpose of this contract is to provide FCA services support under an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract that supports the entire AF enterprise. The IDIQ will be competed as two (2) single awards from one (1) solicitation; one (1) Small Business (SB) awardee for Continental United States (CONUS) locations, and one (1) unrestricted/Large Business (LB) awardee for Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) and Air Force Central Command (CENTCOM), Area of Operation (AOR) locations."

--CONUS requirement is a Service-Disabled Veteran Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside.

--OCONUS requirement is a Small Business (SB) set-aside.

35. RFP Page 4 Sec 6C Factor2 Para 3: Under 6. Proposal Evaluation, C. Evaluation Factors and Subfactors, Factor-2: Past Performance: the RFP articulates that recent past performance is defined as "efforts executed within the last two (2) years." Due to resulting conditions from the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated impact on fieldwork would the Government expand the definition to include projects executed within the last 5 years?

--No. Completed projects within the last 2 years as defined within the RFP.

36. Under 6. Proposal Evaluation, Evaluation Factors and Subfactors, Factor-2: Past Performance: the RFP articulates that recent past performance is defined as "efforts executed within the last two (2) years." Does work have to be completed to be considered or does similar work that is ongoing meet the desired criteria?

--Yes, executed/completed past performance only.

37. RFP 6, 7.C: Within 7. Proposal Requirements, C. Proposal Preparation and Submission, the requirement is stated that "Offerors shall complete and submit a proposal with the following information in at least 3 separate documents: (1) Cover Letter, Technical Approach, (2) Past Performance, (3) Proposal Price Sheet (RFP Attachment-03a (for CONUS) or 3b (for OCONUS))." It is further stated that "Proposals shall be submitted as separate standalone document for each volume required." Can the Government confirm that the submission of four individual documents 1) Cover Letter, 2) Volume I. Technical Approach, 3) Volume 2. Past Performance, 4) Volume 3. Price meets Government expectations?

--Yes, 4 separate documents is acceptable. Minimum is 3 as stated in the RFP.

38. Attach 3a : We understand the SF quantities in the pricing proposal sheet are for evaluation purposes only per the comment "**NOTE: The quantities listed below are for evaluation purposes only and may not reflect the actual CLIN usage under the final IDIQ." However, is the summation of the annual CLIN totals (i.e., 12.6MSF (5-systems), 7.8MSF (7-systems), 5MSF (12-systems), a reasonable estimate of work expected to be contracted annually?

--No, these are for evaluation purposes only.

Technical Questions from FCA-IDIQ Offeror(s):

1. Request clarification on G20 System. Appendix W includes G20 but does not state it is “Not in Scope”.

G20 is not listed as one of the Systems under the 5, 7, 12 pricing line items in section 2.4 for Systems to be inventoried.

--G20 System not included.

2. Factor 1: Technical Approach Qualifications, 1.3 Requirements for Program/Project Manager. The requirement for a MA/MS degree is potentially eliminating projects managers with accreditations such as Professional Engineer or Registered Architect or AICP who have 10+ years’ experience managing hundreds of millions of square feet of condition assessments for BUILDERTM projects. Please consider revising the requirements for Program/Project Manager.

--PLEASE FOLLOW RFP STATING:

1.3. Requirements for PROJECT MANAGER

Education/Years of Experience:

Education: Individual identified shall have followed a program of study resulting in a MA/MS Degree from an accredited discipline in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Project Management, or Facility Management.

Years of Experience: A minimum of ten (10) years managing construction/engineering projects involving either facility evaluations, or infrastructure design, or commercial construction.

3. Qualified Staffing and Key Personnel. a. There seems to be a discrepancy between the technical requirements for Technical Subfactor-1: Qualified Staffing in the RFP and the Section 3 and Appendix P of the PWS. Please clarify the Key Personnel for this proposal. b. When the Key personnel are established, will it be enough to show one qualified individual in each role?

--PROJECT MANAGER AND PROJECT ENGINEER, WITH A BACKUP FOR EACH POSITION ARE REQUIRED

THEREFORE PROPOSAL SHALL INCLUDE DOCUMENTATION OF FOUR SEPARATE PERSONNEL.

4. Assessor Qualifications. Will every assessor on an assessment team need to be a US citizen, have 10 years of experience, and have a Security Clearance and a CAC card? On the OCONUS contract, will this apply to Host Nation team partners?

--YES

5. BUILDER Training. For Key Personnel, is it required to show proof of the required level of BUILDER training at the time of the proposal or can that be acquired after contract award since a CAC card is required for the training?

--YES – The two Key Personnel positions, Primary and Alternate PM & PE, require pre-knowledge of BUILDER that cannot be acquired after award.

6. State, Local, and Host Nation requirements shall be incorporated into the WAP. Must this requirement be addressed at the contract level—in this proposal—or at the task order level?

--SHOULD BE SUMMARIZED IN THE WAP FOR THE PROPOSAL

7. Similarly, must the ability to conduct business conduct business and sponsorship of personnel in countries such as Kuwait, Qatar, Turkey, Republic of Korea be proven in this proposal or is it a task order requirement?

-- SHOULD BE SUMMARIZED IN THE PROPOSAL

8. Foreign Nation Support (Permission to Conduct Business) Section 5.6 of the RFP list several countries, including Afghanistan where the contractor is required to acquire and maintain copies of a permission, licenses, approvals to enter a foreign nation and conduct business. Afghanistan is not listed in the table of possible locations in Appendix V of the PWS and there are no Air Force Bases in Afghanistan so should it be removed from the RFP? Can you please clarify what is required for the different countries and is it required at the time the Proposal is submitted or after a TO is issued for work in the country?

--AFGHANISTAN WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE RFP / ABILITY TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS

PROVIDED IN THE RFP SHOULD BE SUMMARIZED IN THE PROPOSAL

9. Does an MBA satisfy the education requirements for the Program Manager position?

--NO --PLEASE FOLLOW RFP STATING:

1.3. Requirements for PROJECT MANAGER

Education/Years of Experience:

Education: Individual identified shall have followed a program of study resulting in a MA/MS Degree from an accredited discipline in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Project Management, or Facility Management.

Years of Experience: A minimum of ten (10) years managing construction/engineering projects involving either facility evaluations, or infrastructure design, or commercial construction.

10. Assuming not all of the facilities/systems have been assessed/inventoried using SMS BUILDER can the government provide an estimate of the SF (%) for each of the CLIN – Building Size combinations listed that will be assessed using BUILDER for the first time?

-- The closest correlation to building size combinations complete is facility count and square foot.

Table below depicts numbers for the 7-System group (B20, B30, C10, D20, D30, D40, D50). This data is that is available to provide a reasonable representation of the requirement.

Organization Total

Facilities Number Complete

% FCA

Complete

Total SF SF Complete % SF Complete

ALL AF 79,492 60,419 76% 597,165,752 549,270,205 92%

11. Re: “Any alternate means of data upload must be coordinated through the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and approved at least five (5) work days in advance by the Contracting Officer (CO).”Question: Can this approval be requested and granted and documented in the Work Plan, or will it need to be reviewed and approved for each alternate means of non-BRED data upload?

--REQUEST AND APPROVAL CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE WORK PLAN

12. Appendix P – Contractor Qualifications and Experience; 1.1 Requirements for FACILITY INSPECTOR Question: Can professional degrees including BA/BS, Engineering, Sciences, Construction Management, or related program, and/or documented years of Certified BUILDER assessment experience substitute for some number of the required “minimum of ten (10) years of experience involving construction or facility maintenance of: facilities, structures, linear structures, and equipment related to infrastructure”?

--NO

13. Is the BUILDER Assessor Training, all levels, available? We have been told they are suspended and unavailable to contractors.

-- BUILDER Assessor training is available to contractors under a government contract with a CAC card

14. "PWS Air Force FCA Support 30 January 2023" 6 2.2 Facilities Inventory As the 2013 DoD directive on Facilities Condition Assessments directed all assets be initially assessed in SMS Builder within 5 years, can the government estimate how much of the portfolio for this opportunity already has a component inventory in SMS Builder? Will there be any buildings that are not in SMS Builder at all?

-- The closest correlation to building size combinations complete is facility count and square foot.

Table below depicts numbers for the 7-System group (B20, B30, C10, D20, D30, D40, D50). This data is that is available to provide a reasonable representation of the requirement.

Organization Total

Facilities Number Complete

% FCA

Complete

Total SF SF Complete % SF Complete

ALL AF 79,492 60,419 76% 597,165,752 549,270,205 92%

15. "PWS Air Force FCA Support 30 January 2023" 6 2.2.1 Facility Records Maintenance Will the contractor be provided a copy of the APSR output relevant to the task order in order to validate or adjust the inventory in SMS Builder?

--MAINTENANCE RECORDS WILL BE PROVIDED IN ELECTRONIC APSR FORMAT WHERE AVAILABLE AT

BASES, HOWEVER FACILITY MAINTENANCE RECORDS MAY ONLY BE AVAILABLE IN HARD COPY

FORMAT AT SOME INSTALLATIONS AND THIS SHOULD BE THE BASIS OF THE PROPOSAL.

16. "PWS Air Force FCA Support 30 January 2023" 7 2.2.4 Facility System Inventory Validation Will the contractor be validating SMS Builder inventory using the checklist in Appendix W, even though Appendix W is a substantially larger list of systems than the 5,7, and 12 system groupings identified in paragraph

2.4 "Systems to be Inventoried and Assessed"?

--CONTRACTOR WILL BE VALIDATING ONLY THE 5, 7, AND 12 SYSTEM GROUPINGS PROVIDED IN THE

RFP

17. "PWS Air Force FCA Support 30 January 2023" 7 2.3.1 Facilities Assessment Rating Method As clarification, in no instance does the government want to use the Distress Survey Method of assessing systems and components of assets?

--IF THE CONTRACTOR WISHES TO USE THE MORE RIGOROUS DISTRESS SURVEY METHODOLOGY THAT

IS ACCEPTABLE. HOWEVER, THE RFP ONLY REQUIRES THE DIRECT RATING METHODOLOGY.

18. "PWS Air Force FCA Support 30 January 2023" 7 2.4 Systems to be Inventoried and AssessedWill the Task Orders include structures or linear structures? Will the contractor be authorized to use F1010 - Special Structures in lieu of the specified system groupings if appropriate to the constructed asset?

---CONTRACTOR WILL BE VALIDATING ONLY THE 5, 7, AND 12 SYSTEM GROUPINGS PROVIDED IN THE

RFP OF FACILITIES DESIGNATED AS B IN THE REAL PROPERTY RECORD.

19. "PWS Air Force FCA Support 30 January 2023" 12 3.1.1 Key Personnel Can the government confirm that only the Program Manager and the Project Engineer are Key Personnel?

--PROJECT MANAGER AND PROJECT ENGINEER, WITH AN ALTERNATE FOR EACH POSITION ARE

REQUIRED BY THE RFP

20. "PWS Air Force FCA Support 30 January 2023" 15 Performance Objective PO-4 Will the Contractor to be responsible for any "ongoing maintenance" of BUILDER Data beyond the assessments performed and accepted? For example, would there be a requirement to go back to modify data on an asset in BUILDER that had undergone a project subsequent to the Contractor's original assessment under this contract?

--NO THIS REQUIREMENT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RFP

21. "PWS Air Force FCA Support 30 January 2023" 17 5.4 Period of Performance Can the government clarify that the periods listed in sub-paragraphs 5.4.a. thru 5.4.d are intended to be the directed windows of time "on site" for each Task Order?

--TIME WINDOWS PROVIDED IN THE RFP ARE PER INSTALLATION

22. "PWS Air Force FCA Support 30 January 2023" 18 6.1 Data Deliverables Will a government issued computer be required for any reporting or data management activities?

--NO

23. "PWS Air Force FCA Support 30 January 2023" 21 6.3.7 Photographs Although not required photographs are a meaningful enhancement to the BUILDER record. Will the Government task order notification to the installation nclude a request for facilitation of expedited service on Installation Photo Passes to permit responsive performance of the FCAs?

--YES, THE GOVERNMENT WILL ASSIST IN PROCESSING CORRECTLY FORMATTED PHOTO

AUTHORIZATION REQUESTS IN A TIMELY MANNER.

24. "PWS Air Force FCA Support 30 January 2023" 31, 32 Contractor Qualifications and Experience.As Air Force / AFIT Builder Training is only accessible with a CAC card, can the government confirm that Level II certification for assessors, and Level III training for the Project Engineer are allowable to be obtained after contract award, and receipt of a CAC?

--YES THIS TRAINING CAN BE COMPLETED AFTER CONTRACT AWARD

25. RFP Page 3 Sec 6.C.Factor 1b Para 2: Under 6. Proposal Evaluation, C. Evaluation Factors and Subfactors, Factor-1:Technical Approach, b) Technical Subfactor-2: Work Action Plan (WAP) Template, the requirement is stated "State, Local, and Host Nation requirements shall be incorporated into the WAP. Contractors shall provide relevant copies of permissions, licenses, approvals, detailed plans to obtain licenses, etc. to conduct business in the relevant country, location, etc. A plan shall outline process milestones to meet the performance and assessment start date, license support partners, if applicable, and any other relevant and/or past information supporting the contractor’s ability to obtain all applicable licenses." Is the Government requiring any additional permissions / licenses / approvals beyond standard installation background checks in advance of fieldwork for CONUS locations?

--NO

26. 7. Proposal Requirements, C. Proposal Preparation and Submission, the table provided lists a page limit for each Section in each Volume of the response. For required Technical Subfactor-2 (WAP), Technical Subfactor-3 Safety Plan, Technical Subfactor-4, Quality Control Plan (QCP) can the Government clarify the desired level of completion for the requested documents? For example, the PWS Section 6.3.2 provides a list of required elements for the Safety Plan, however the page limit listed for our response is five (5) pages which may not be sufficient to provide examples for each requirement of the Safety Plan.

--GOVERNMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT REQUIRED SAFETY PLAN COMPLIANCE CAN BE PROVIDED IN

FIVE (5) PAGES

27. PWS Page 12 sec 3.1.1: Within the provided RFP documents there are several references related to required personnel. In the PWS on Page 12, Section 3.1.1 it states, "The Contractor shall identify the following Key Personnel in their proposal", subsequent sections identify (Sections 3.1.1.1) Program Manager/Alternative Program Manager and (Section 3.1.1.2) Project Engineer/Alternative Project Engineer. However, Appendix P of the PWS provides the Contractor Qualifications and Experience for Facility Inspector, Project Engineer, and Project Manager. Can the Government confirm responses are only required to identify four (4) Key Personnel: Program Manager (PM), alternative Program Manager, Project Engineer (PE) and alternative Project Engineer?

Can the Government provide the Contractor Qualifications and Experience for the Program Manager position? Appendix P only provides qualifications for Facility Inspector, Project Engineer, and Project Manager.

--FOR PART ONE OF QUESTION 27 - --PROJECT MANAGER AND PROJECT ENGINEER, WITH A BACKUP FOR

EACH POSITION ARE REQUIRED

-- The PWS appendix P has qualifications for each position. The alternates should have the same qualifications.

28. 3.1.2: Would an individual with a Bachelor of Science in a related field (Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management etc.) plus a minimum of five (5) years assessment / design / construction / facility management experience including data collection, inventory, field assessments of facilities, and understanding of the functional relationships of building systems be considered acceptable as a Field Inspector?

--The qualifications are clear. 10 yrs experience required.

29. PWS Page 41 App V: We understand the SF quantities in the pricing proposal sheet are for evaluation purposes only per the comment provided. Does the Government have an approximation for the number of unique CONUS / OCONUS installations to be assessed annually per CLIN?

--NO

30. Does the Government anticipate assessment of secure areas that would require a subset of team members to have security clearance credentials?

--NO