QUESTIONS and ANSWERS

QUESTIONS and ANSWERS (15 October 2010)

QUESTION #1: The team will have a local office presence starting at the beginning of the project in Albuquerque and will also seek to employ Small Business Enterprises, Minority-Owned Business Enterprises, and Women-Owned Business Enterprises consultants from the local area. Is such an approach consistent your intent and permitted under the solicitation?

ANSWER #1: First, the address stated on page one of a firms SF 330 (Part 1) is the address that will be used for evaluation proposes. Although a firms plans to have a local presence after award of the contract the government will not give credit based on intent alone. Second, the “lead” A-E has to have entire team stated in SF 330 call. The Government needs to know if the lead has had prior experience working with the team members, the team members are subject to DCAA audit, and team members may not be replaced during the life of the contract without permission from the Government.

QUESTION #2: Will there be any requirement as the result of a renovation, alteration or addition scope of work regarding any building under the IDIQ requiring the technical talent of a Fire Protection Engineer?

ANSWER #2: YES, we will require the A-E firms to have a Fire Protection Engineer as part of their "team" reported on the SF330. In addition a “team” should also include a Corrosion Control Engineer.

QUESTION #3: Will there be any requirement as the result of a renovation, alteration or addition scope of work regarding any building’s lobby or first impression space that will require the talent of an Interior Designer or Graphics Designer?

ANSWER #3: YES, we will require the A-E firms to have an Interior Designer as part of their "team" reported on the SF330. We will not require a graphics designer to be part of the "team."

QUESTION #4: Our MEP engineers have correctly ask us to determine whether or not sustainable design/LEED rating factors will be expected in the renovation, alterations and additions that could be expected under the subject IDIQ.

ANSWER #4: While HQ AFMC has no command specific requirements, the A-E shall incorporate sustainable design principals to the greatest possible extent given the nature and scope of the project design as described in the individual design task order statements. Some designs will be required to meet certain LEED certification levels, as specified in the individual design task order SOW; at a minimum, all designs shall address the applicable portions of the following general goals:

Reducing the environmental impact and total cost of ownership of Air Force facilities and infrastructure.

Improving energy efficiency and water conservation.

Providing safe, healthy, and productive built environments.

QUESTION 5: Does the 45 pages include the Part 2s from our company and our specialty subcontractors or is the 45 pages just for Part 1?

ANSWER 5: The 45 page limit includes the entire package. Per requirement stated in the presolicitation those interested in this requirement are obligated to complete the SF 330 Part I and Part II.

QUESTION 6: Do you require the section dividers in Part 1 A-H? By eliminating them, we will save five pages.

ANSWER 6: Per the presolicitation notice the government will count any blank section dividers, but the government does not require the use of any dividers in the package.

QUESTION 7: Given the page count do you want to see just one resume per discipline?

ANSWER 7: An A-E firm can provide as many resumes as they choose, as long as they do not exceed the 45 page limit for the entire package as stated in the presolicitation.

QUESTION 8: We are planning to augment our team with specialty small business subcontractors (Cost estimating, land and construction survey, geotechnical).

Given the page limitation, would you prefer to see that information after award?

RESPONSE 8: ALL team members must be listed in the SF 330 package so they can be audited – even if they are just using one or two people as “specialty” resources.

The Government will only permit use of team member assets listed in the 330s. If a contractor wants to change those assets after award, the contractor has to get the Government’s permission to do so.

QUESTION 9: The presolicitation states to limit your SF 330 along with supporting data to a total package of no more than 45 pages (including cover page and section dividers). Does the 45 page limit include the front and/or back cover?

ANSWER 9: Per the presolicitation the 45 pages will include the cover page (i.e.

front cover) and in addition any writing on the back cover will also be counted towards the contractors 45 page limit.

QUESTION 10: The solicitation indicates that both hardcopy and electronic mail (Email) submittals are approved. Should we submit our SF 330 via both hardcopy and e-mail or do you only want one or the other?

ANSWER 10: The contractor is not required to submit using both hardcopy and email, the contractor can choose which format they would like to use for submitting the package. The contractor may submit both a hardcopy and an email copy, but please ensure that the proposals that are submitted are identical version. Proposal packages that are emailed will be printed on a black and white printer.

QUESTION 11: From the perspective of the contracting authority, what constitutes “general geographic area”?

ANSWER 11: See FAR 36.602-1(a)(5).

QUESTION 12: Would it be acceptable for an engineering firm to submit as part of a Joint Venture team as prime, and also submit on other team(s) as a consultant to a different prime(s)?

ANSWER 12: Yes, this strategy is permissible.

QUESTION 13: Does the SF330, 45 page limitation allow for double sided pages? Or is the requirement for 45 single sided pages?

ANSWER 13: Printing on both sides of the page will constitute 2 pages towards the 45 page limit. Printing on one side of the page will constitute 1 page towards the 45 page limit.