20111027 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - GS05P11SVD0042.pdf

Repair, Alteration and Construction IDIQ GS05P11SVD0042 Various Locations State of Michigan

Submitted Questions and Answers as of 10/27/2011

Questions and Answers Raised through 10/27/2011 for Solicitation GS-05P-11-SV-D-0042

1. Is the estimated range of 5 million to 10 million over the base + 4 option years?

ANSWER: The estimated range of $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 is for the base plus all four options per zone. This is merely an estimate. The only guarantee of work would be the $2,000.00 minimum guarantee for the base year only. It is possible that an awardee may not receive any orders based on project need and any competition amongst the solicited orders.

2. Can we request references from GSA for this proposal?

ANSWER: Yes, GSA projects can used as customer references.

3. Are there any requirements for renewable/solar in the solicitation documents?

ANSWER: The project in question is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract for construction services which has no particular project or set of projects at this time. There exists the possibility that at some point in the future, the need may arise for this type of project, but it is not explicitly known at this time.

4. Do your needs include toilet partitions and commercial bathroom accessories in the scope of work?

ANSWER: The project in question is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract for construction services which has no particular project or set of projects at this time. There exists the possibility that at some point in the future, the need may arise for this type of project, but it is not explicitly known at this time.

5. Can I obtain a copy of the agenda from the Pre-Proposal meeting agenda?

ANSWER: Yes, this document will be posted to FBO.

6. Is attendance at the Pre-Proposal conference for the referenced project mandatory to submit a proposal?

ANSWER: Attendance at the pre-proposal meeting is not mandatory to submit a proposal.

Please review the solicitation package carefully before submitting a proposal by the due date specified in the package. The minutes and questions and answers from the pre-proposal meeting will be posted to FBO.

7. Can you provide Attachment A Past Performance Reference form in either word or excel?

8. Can I request who the incumbent is and amount of current award?

ANSWER: There are 6 incumbents on the current contract. They are as follows:

Greg Construction Company, Ira Township, MI Allied Building Service Company of Detroit, Inc., Detroit, MI Frederick Construction, Inc., Vicksburg, MI L.D. Docsa Associates, Inc., Kalamazoo, MI Mugen Construction Inc.. Dorr, MI Brix Corporation, Livonia, MI

Repair, Alteration and Construction IDIQ GS05P11SVD0042 Various Locations State of Michigan

Submitted Questions and Answers as of 10/27/2011

The award amount for the current IDIQ was the minimum guarantee of $100 per contractor per zone for each base and option year. Over the last 5 years, numerous task orders have been awarded at varying award amounts.

9. How many price and technical proposals do we need to submit for the project?

ANSWER: As stated in block 13 of the SF1442, please submit an original and 2 copies of the price proposal. Regarding the technical proposal, it's not stated anywhere, so one copy of the technical proposal will suffice.

10. Please confirm that the required bid bond is 20% of $500,000.

ANSWER: The bid guarantee amount specified in the solicitation documents is correct. Per Section I.F.(c) of the C201 document, "The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the maximum ordering limitation of $500,000."

11. Can I get the pricing pages that have the in scope line items in excel?

12. In both the past performance and experience sections of the proposal, can we use projects completed outside of the United States as a part or the whole of our past performance and experience sections?

ANSWER: Yes.

13. We have done a number of projects for the GSA as a Joint Venture with 8(a) firms as part of the SBA Mentor/Protégé program. Are we allowed to use this experience to submit for consideration, and will it be counted towards our experience evaluation?

ANSWER: You are permitted to use that experience as long as you actually performed the work under the contract.

14. Will you accept information for non-GSA projects as part of your overall evaluation of our firms experience and/or experience?

ANSWER: Information for non-GSA project may be submitted for evaluation for both the Past Performance and/or Experience non-price factor.

15. Our firm has performed work for GSA in the past. This work has been managed out of two office locations: one office which is located in out of state and one office located within the State of Michigan. We plan to submit our proposal from our out of state office, however we would like the GSA to be aware of our in-state office, since this is where the work will be managed from. Can you advise as to where we can identify both our offices for this proposal?

ANSWER: The best way to capture this information for the purposes of the proposal is to submit the level of information you wish to convey as part of your Experience submission and/or Past Performance submissions. These documents are your avenue for conveying to GSA your ability to complete the contract as proposed.