RFI_Phase_1_Questions.pdf

GS-04-P-17-BV-C-0001, Bridging Design Build for the new Nashville Courthouse, Nashville, TN

Question No. RFQ Section Question Answer

1 Page 5 of 16; I.G.

Questions Regarding Phase I

Since the RFQ did not post until January 30th, 2017, will the RFI deadline of January 4th be extended for questions?

The correct date is February 13, 2017

2 Page 6 of 16 of the RFQ, in Section II.B.

Proposal Format

Please confirm that no hard copies are required for the Phase 1 solicitation as stated on page 6 of 16 of the RFQ, in Section II.B. Proposal Format, it states that offeror’s shall submit “one (1) original emailed and two (2) copies submitted on a thumb drive.”

Correct.

3 For Factor 2 – Past Performance of Offeror’s Team would the government consider accepting PPQ’s completed from previous proposals?

Yes.

4 Section I.G. Please clarify the RFI period for Phase 1.

February 13, 2017 is the last day for questions

5 Section II.B. If proposal is submitted to Contracting Officer Kiersten Mathews via email Kiersten.Mathews@gsa.gov is a separate physical submission also required on thumb drive to 77 Forsyth St?

If “yes”, to question above, please clarify the proposal requirement that states, “Firms responding to the Phase 1 Request for Qualifications shall submit one (1) original emailed and two (2) copies submitted on a thumb drive of the required technical information.”

Should this requirement state submit two (2) thumb drives or are there to be two (2) copies of the same technical information provided on one

(1) thumb drive?

Yes, the thumb drives should be mailed to the 77 Forsyth Street SW address.

You should submit an emailed copy of the proposal to the address given and 2 thumb drive copies to the physical address.

Note, the emailed copy is considered the original. Failure to submit the original by the due date results in a non-responsive result. The copies on the thumb drive are the “copies” of the original proposal.

Simply put, we will go based on the information submitted on your email submission as the true and correct document.

Idealistically, they mailto:Kiersten.Mathews@gsa.gov should all be identical.

**NO printed documents should be submitted.**

6 Section II.B. Proposal Format

Please confirm that all pages containing Other Information provided under Section II.D. are not subject to the 50-page limit established for the Technical Proposal response.

Correct. This is not included in your page limitation.

7 Section II.B. Proposal Format

“GSA shall evaluate all responses in accordance with the criteria stated in the Federal Business Opportunity (FedBizOpps) website.” Section I.B. The Solicitation and Contract states, “(2) This Solicitation sets forth requirements for Phase 1 qualifications proposals and the evaluation factors for Phase 2 proposals for a Contract to construct the Project.

Proposals conforming to the Solicitation requirements will be evaluated in accordance with the Method of Award set forth herein. The Government will award the Contract to the selected Offeror, subject to the conditions set forth herein” Please confirm the latter shall be used by GSA to evaluate responses and not criteria that may only appear at the FBO website.

Correct

8 Section II.C. Technical Proposal

Technical Proposal indicates hospitals are not considered relevant for the purposes of this evaluation. However, GSA Region 4 has consistently included hospitals as relevant projects within its RFQs/RFPs. Recent RFQ/RFP examples include that include hospitals as a relevant facility type include 1) U.S.

Courthouse Savannah, GA and 2) U.S.

Courthouse Mobile, AL. Hospitals share numerous features and complexities that are similar and relevant to courthouses including multiple layers of complex HVAC requirements, physical and electronic security, sound attenuation, redundant and critical power systems, separation of public, secure and secure holding spaces. In keeping with the precedent of recent GSA Region 4 RFPs for courthouse projects please confirm hospitals will be included in the US Courthouse Nashville, TN evaluation as

Hospitals are not considered relevant.

a “similar” and “relevant” project type.

9 Section II.C. Technical Proposal, Factor 1: Most Relevant Project Summary (MRPS)

Offerors shall provide a list of at least one (1), but no more than six (6), relevant projects that are ongoing (65% or greater) or have been completed within the last seven (7) years of this RFQ issue date.

The list can include projects performed by the GC, and/or the Designer of Record. Please confirm the Designer of Record may submit projects where the Design Phase was greater than 90%, allowing on the boards efforts and other completed, significant design efforts.

Partially completed design projects do not show level capability in a DB contractor. The 65% or greater is for level of complete construction and not design.

10 Section II.C. Technical Proposal, Factor 1

Relevant project characteristics: Confirm the reference to, “Nashville location and experience with Dade County construction requirements”, should read, “Nashville location and experience with Davidson County construction requirements”.

Correct. It should read “Davidson” county.

11 Section III.A.

Availability of Funds.

Please confirm funds are available, obligated, and approved for award of BDB for this project.

Per the 2016 Omnibus Bill, funds have been made available for this courthouse.

Obligation does not happen until there is an award.

12 Section VI.A.

Evaluation of Phase 1 Proposals.

Please provide the relative percentage (%) weight of each factor for evaluation under Phase 1.

There are no weights. The factors being evaluated below are listed in descending order of importance. Thus, Factor 1 is greater than Factor 2 and Factor 2 is greater than Factor 3.

13 Please provide the anticipated timeframe for Phase 1 shortlist and Phase 2 award of contract.

We anticipate notifying the short listed firms around the end of March 2017. Award is anticipated early July 2017.

14 With the Phase 1 response do we need to include the Standard Form 1442 for this project?

Yes.

15 We understand that no project visit is The offerors are planned at this time for Phase 1 Qualifications, but we would like to respectfully request a site visit if we may.

Would that be acceptable to have a site visit prior to Qualification submittal?

Please advise.

welcome to visit the site on their own.

GSA will not be hosting a site visit.

16 Factor 2: Past Performance of Offeror’s Team, may we receive an electronic Questionnaire that is editable rather than a scanned copy?

Yes. See attachment.

17 Factor 1 In factor 1: Technical Qualifications, could the time frame be moved from seven (7) years from completion to within the last ten (10) years? Please advise.

The time frame will remain unchanged at seven (7) years

18 Factor 1 In factor 1: Technical Qualifications, may we escalate construction costs for today’s dollars using Engineering New Record (ENR) cost index for projects that began over 5 years ago?

Escalated construction costs for today’s dollars cost index for projects shall note the source.

The offeror shall identify the calendar date that the contract / contract amount was executed and show the escalation over the subsequent years and define how they determined the escalation amount for each year (i.e., how was the escalation factor developed).

19 Pg. 4 of 16, 1.C. List of Phase 1 Solicitation Documents

Please clarify the maximum number of offerors proposed to shortlist to Phase 2.

Solicitation Announcement page 2 of 3 references a maximum of (3). The solicitation document page 4 of 16 references (5) offerors will be selected to submit Phase 2 proposals.

A maximum of 3 will be selected.

20 Pg. 4 of 16, 1.C. List of Phase 1 Solicitation Documents

Please clarify if item (2) Offeror Representations and Certifications Form and item (3) Standard Form (SF) 1442 – Solicitation Offer and Award are to be submitted in the proposal.

If so, do these items go under the ‘II.D.

Other Information to Submit with Proposal’ section (page 10 of 16)?

Also, please clarify if these forms will count

Items 2 and 3 are required to be submitted in the proposal. They accompany items under II.D. They, along with the other items in Section II.D., do not count towards toward the page limitation.

the page limitation.

21 Page 10 of

16, II.D.

Other Information to Submit with Proposal

(1) Proof of Registration in the System for Award Management (https://www.sam.gov) Question – Please clarify what needs to be submitted as proof of SAM.gov registration.

A printout copy showing your SAM registration is active.

22 Page 10 of 16, II.D.

Other Information to Submit with Proposal –

(3) Signed Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) information Form.

(Attachment 5)

Question – Please clarify whose form we submit with the proposal. Do we submit forms for each authorized user or just one for an officer of the GC and an officer of the Designer of Record?

The form does not need to be submitted during this phase (RFQ) as SBU information has not been provided to the offeror and is only included as a future form when SBU is exchanged.

https://www.sam.gov/