Amendment___0001_Question_and_Answers.pdf

Amendment # 0001: Question and Answers in Response to Solicitation # FERC-17-Q-0007

Question # 1:

In order to increase competition and to demonstrate the depth of experience that could help a small business succeed, would the Government allow for subcontractors to submit past performance references on behalf of the prime as part of the 3 references required by the RFQ?

Answer:

The subject solicitation does not require offerors to submit past performance references, rather the solicitation requires that offerors provide examples of corporate experience. Examples of corporate experience shall be submitted from the offeror’s own corporate experience, not from proposed subcontractors or large business teaming partners. Please note: In accordance with FAR 52.219-14 -- LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING, at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern.

Question # 2:

RFQ Page 15 states “References for the proposed project manager shall be provided, including name and phone number for pertinent and related work within the past 3 years.” However, RFQ page 30 states “The offeror shall provide resumes for the quoted key personnel, as well as resumes for any inspector that the offeror intends to use in the performance of the Statement of Work. Each resume shall include a description of projects that the individual has worked on in the last three (3) years, and a list of references with their contact information.” Are references with contact information needed only for the project manager, or are they also being required for all key personnel, including the deputy project manager and the inspectors?

Answer:

Offeror’s shall provide resumes and references for proposed key personnel, as well as proposed inspectors. Only the Project Manager and Deputy Project Manager will be designated as key personnel under clause 952.215-70

-- KEY PERSONNEL.

Question # 3:

SOW, Section 5.2 Inspections; Type of inspection:

• The first sub bullet states “The ½-day inspection begins the afternoon of the first day.”

• The second sub-bullet states “The 1-day inspection begins the afternoon of the first day and is completed in the morning of the second day.”

Please clarify the expected estimate for the inspection duration in hours for a ½ -Day Inspection. Please also clarify the expected estimate for the inspection duration in hours for a 1-day inspection.

½ day inspection: 4 hours. Offeror’s shall assume that travel would occur in the morning (first ½ of the day) and the ½ day inspection would take place in the afternoon.

1 day inspection: 8 hours. Offeror’s shall assume that travel would occur in the morning and the inspection would begin in the afternoon and continue the following morning to make it a 1 day inspection.

Question # 4:

Will the FERC give fair weightage or consideration to a (large business) teaming partner’s experience while evaluating the Corporate Experience? If not, what kind of arrangement should a small business present to get qualified against the corporate experience factor?

Answer:

Per the Technical Capability, Corporate Experience quotation instructions on page thirty (30) of the solicitation, offeror’s shall provide examples of corporate experience in which the prime offeror performed work as the prime contractor. Examples of corporate experience shall be submitted from the offeror’s own corporate experience, not from proposed subcontractors or large business teaming partners.

Question # 5:

Can the FERC disclose the companies that responded to the RFI in 2016?

FERC will not provide a list of companies who responded to the RFI.