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No. Question Answer

07/22/2014- Does the limit of 2 pages per project refer to Section

F? Factor 1 says we should complete Sections F and H for example projects. What then do we put in Section H for the projects, and is that included in the 2-page limitation? How/where do we include certificates, awards, commendations, etc., and do these count against the page limitation?

For Factor No. 1, the 2 page limit per project is for section F only.

Section H is for certificates, awards, commendations, etc and is not subject to the 2 page limit per project.

07/22/2014- Re the three Key Team Lead Personnel, the following requirements from the solicitation appear to be in conflict:

- A narrative (maximum of one single-sided page per each Key

Team Lead Member)

- A maximum of 3 pages and 3 projects per Key Team Lean

Personnel – 9 pages??

Are these narratives supposed to replace or be in addition to the standard Section E resume for each person? Do we modify the

Section E form to allow only three projects but let the form run to 3 pages? Do we include a 1-page resume for each in Section E and also include narratives in Section H?

Provide a maximum of 1 page and 3 projects per each Key Team

Lead Personnel and per each Key Team Member under section E.

07/22/2014- Would you accept an Engineering Firm as the lead with

Architects as sub-consultants?

No.

07/22/2014- Reference: Factor No.1, Specialized Experience, One

(1) Master Plan or Design/Construction Study project with a construction estimate over $1,000,000.

Question: Will Feasibility Studies be considered as a Master Plan or

Design/ Construction Study?

A Feasibility Study will be considered a Construction Study.

07/22/2014- Reference: Factor No. 4, Past Performance

Question: How should the questionnaire be submitted?

Past Performance Questionnaires should be included in section H.

07/22/2014- Reference: Factor No. 4, Past Performance

Question: Does this count towards the 50-page limit?

Yes, the Past Performance Questionnaires will count towards the

50-page limit.

07/22/2014- Reference: Factor No. 6, Geographic Location

Question: Does the whole team have to be within the 75 mile radius?

35% of the contract fees should be in the 75 mile radius, so the entire team does not have to be in the 75 mile radius.

Q&As Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contracts for Supplemental Architect and Engineering Services

Request for Qualifications - Solicitation No. GS-02P-14-DT-D-0020

07/22/2014- Reference: RFQ

Question: Is the submission requirements single-sided or double-sided pages?

Single-sided.

07/22/2014- Reference: Factor No. 3, Professional Qualifications

Question: The difference between responding for the Key Team

Lead Personnel and Key Team Members. Resumes for all?

Provide a maximum of 1 page and 3 projects per each Key Team

Lead Personnel and per each Key Team Members under section

E.

07/22/2004- Reference: Factor No.1, Specialized Experience. The

AE firm/joint venture shall submit three (3) projects completed …

Question: Is it a minimum of three projects, as the SF330 has space for ten projects?

Three projects only.

07/22/2014- Reference: Factor No.1, Specialized Experience.

Question: Page limit on the projects?

Two pages.

07/22/2014- Reference: RFQ

Question: Is this procurement a re-compete?

GSA Region 2 had an IDIQ for A/E services that expired approximately 2- years ago. The requirements and coverage have changed.

07/22/2014- Reference: Factor No. 3, Professional Qualifications

Question: Should the teams include other disciplines; i.e.. security, structure, fire safety?

Provide a maximum of 1 page and 3 projects per each Key Team

Lead Personnel and per each Key Team Members under section

E.

07/22/2014- Reference: General

Question: How are the task orders going to be evaluated?

Specific ordering procedures will be issued with the award. It is anticipated that task orders will be issued using Fair Opportunity

Procedures.

07/22/2014- Reference: RFQ

Question: Will the firms be evaluated against other firms?

No, each firm will be evaluated based on their qualifications, not against another firm.

07/22/2014- Reference: RFQ

Question: Is the Architecture firm taking the lead?

Yes. We are allowing SBA Certified Joint Ventures.

07/22/2014- Reference: Factor No. 6, Geographic Location

Question: Do we need to have an office in the Caribbean?

The general contract work is centered from Federal Plaza.

07/22/2014- Reference: RFQ

Question: Subcontracting Goals?

Link: http://www.sba.gov/content/small-business-goaling.

Subcontracting plan will be required after award. Sample

Subcontracting Plan Template will be provided, but subject to change.

07/22/2014- Reference: RFQ

Question: Can a firm be on two submissions, i.e.. one submission as a Prime Small Business firm and another submission as a Small

Business Sub for a Large firm?

Yes.

07/23/2014- With regards to the 3 projects we must submit in

Factor 1 – is a maintenance facility acceptable as a project that can be submitted?

Projects that will not be considered for this Factor are water supply-waste treatment facilities; retail stores; warehouses; residential projects; elementary, middle, and/or High School projects; and/or transportation projects.

07/23/2014- Does Section A and B of the SF330 have to be submitted – it is not listed anywhere in the requirements?

Yes.

07/24/2014- Under Factor 3 for Key Team Lead Personnel when it says a maximum of one single sided page per each key Team

Leader and then a maximum of three pages and three projects per key Team Lead Personnel – is that 4 pages in total for each of the 3

Key Team Lead Personnel for a total of 12 pages? With regards for the 3 projects we will be submitting for each Key Team Personnel are those projects to be listed on an SF330 form or can they be for instance a spread of no more 3 pages showing photos, text, etc.

Provide a maximum of 1 page and 3 projects per each Key Team

Lead Personnel and per each Key Team Members under section

E.

07/24/2014- In Factor #1, the planning document and renovation are required to be for projects of over $1,000,000. The new construction project is required to be over $10,000,000. Is this correct?

Correct as far as minimum construction cost is concerned.

07/29/2014- Can you explain for us the rationale of excluding elementary and secondary schools from consideration for this IDIQ -

Solicitation Number: GS-02P-14-DT-D-0020?07/

GSA does not construct schools.

07/29/2014- Another exclusion is “residential”. Does this include multi-family residential?

Yes.

07/29/2014- Re Organization of the proposal- Would you prefer the proposal to be submitted in order by Factors 1-5 or in the order of the SF330?

Submit the whole SF 330 in consecutive order.

07/29/2014- Re Factor 1: do you want the Section H page to follow the Section F project sheet page for each project?

No.

07/29/2014- Re Factor 2: can you confirm that this factor is limited to 1 (one) page?

Yes.

07/29/2014- Re Factor 3: could you provide further clarification on how the pages for the three Key Team Lead Personnel should be organized?

Provide a maximum of 1 page and 3 projects per each Key Team

Lead Personnel and per each Key Team Members under section

E.

07/29/2014- Re Factor 3: Do you want a Section E prepared for each leader that only contains only three projects but is expanded to three pages?

Provide a maximum of 1 page and 3 projects per each Key Team

Lead Personnel and per each Key Team Members under section

E.

07/29/2014- Re Factor 3: Are the other key team members limited to one page each?

Yes.

07/29/2014- Re Factor 5: do you want the Section H pages to follow the Section D Organization Chart?

No.

07/30/2014- Evaluation Factor 1: Specialized Experience stipulates that the A/E firm must demonstrate experience by project example, a new building with a minimum construction cost of $10,000,000, which achieved a US Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership

Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating of certified or above. If most of the projects anticipated under this IDIQ will be repair/renovation in nature, why have a LEED requirement. Would the GSA consider revising this requirement or eliminating it altogether?

No, GSA will not change this requirement.

07/30/2014- Factor 4 Past Performance – I know the questionnaire should be included within our package – however should it be in a sealed envelope or not sealed?

Not sealed.

07/31/2014- Can you confirm that the Past Performance

Questionnaires should be submitted under Section H?

Yes, past performance questionnaires should be submitted under section H.

07/31/2014- If we are bringing sub-consultants onto the team, should we include projects from them in Factor No. 1?

No, projects submitted for Factor No. 1 must be performed by the prime AE.

07/31/2014- Can you confirm that you only want the three projects outlined in Factor 1 in Section F? or should we include those among the usual 10 listed in Section F?

Yes, please provide only 3 projects for Factor No. 1 under section

F.

07/31/2014- Regarding the Key Team Lead Personnel and the three projects we will submit for each – does the project have a date requirement and can we use a transportation project as one of the projects?

There is no date requirement for the three projects under the Key

Team lead personnel. However, projects should be relevant and comparable to the services contemplated in this contract.

07/31/2014- There are specific sections of the SF330 that are noted under each evaluation factor. Should the submission be divided by evaluation factors, with only those 330 sections within the tab, or submit a whole SF330 in consecutive order?

Submit the whole SF 330 in consecutive order.

07/31/2014- Under Evaluation Factor No. 3: Professional

Qualifications, it states: "A maximum of three pages and three projects per Key Team Lead Personnel may be submitted." 1. Is this a maximum of three pages for all Key Team Lead Personnel?

Or a maximum of three pages per person? 2. Section E of the

SF330 form allows for five projects (19. RELEVANT PROJECTS).

Are we to only fill out 19a - 19c for each Key Team Lead

Personnel?

Please provide a maximum of 1 page and 3 projects per each Key

Team Lead Personnel and per each Key Team Members under section E.

07/31/2014- Do we have to provide full SF330 forms for all of our sub-consultants? Or just resumes (Part I Section E) and Part IIs?

Subconsultant information should be provided in Section C, D, E, G and H.

08/04/2014- Can we use previously completed past performance questionnaires?

No, the past performance questionnaire must be the one included with this RFQ. Please follow all instructions included in the past performance factor of the RFQ.

08/04/2014- Is the 1-page narrative per each Key Team Lead

Member separate from the requirement of three pages and three projects per Key Team Lead Personnel?

Provide a maximum of 1 page and 3 projects per each Key Team

Lead Personnel and per each Key Team Members under section

E.

08/04/2014- Are Standard SF 330 Section E resumes required for the Key Team Lead Personnel AND Key Team Members? Does the

3-page/3-project limit apply to both?

Provide a maximum of 1 page and 3 projects per each Key Team

Lead Personnel and per each Key Team Members under section

E.

08/04/2014- Does the 1-page limit in “Factor No. 2: Design

Philosophy” apply to the entire design philosophy section or only the

“statement to address what design excellence means in projects for this service contract, and how the A/E firm/joint venture will strive to achieve design excellence, as well as its approach to sustainable design”?

The 1-page limit applies to the entire response to Factor No. 2.

08/04/2014- Evaluation Factor No. 1 - Specialized Experience.

Would a dormitory project for a college or university be categorized as a Residential (not considered for evaluation under this solicitation) or Higher Education project?

Projects that will not be considered for this Factor are water supply-waste treatment facilities; retail stores; warehouses; residential projects; elementary, middle, and/or High School projects; and/or transportation projects.

60 08/04/2014- Does a cover letter count towards the page count? No.

08/04/2014 (late)- For Factor No. 4 PAST PERFORMANCE, are we to include the Past Performance questionnaires as an attachment to our SF330, in a separate envelope, or should they be sent separately by the clients?

Yes, past performance questionnaires should be submitted under section H.