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RMACC Presolicitation Questions & Answers 22 March 2016

1. Can you provide information as to when the current contracts are set to expire?

Answer: The current contracts expire in the November/December time frame.

2. When do you expect the release of the RFP (solicitation) documents on FBO?

Answer: The final version of the solicitation is anticipated to be posted to FBO within the next couple of months. For the latest on the RMACC HSCG50-16-R-CGRMAC, recommend adding it to your watch list on FBO.gov to receive updates.

3. Are you able to release a list of interested parties for the RMACC?

Answer: Recommend going to fbo.gov and viewing the presolicitation notice. Then select the interested vendors tab and a list will be provided.

4. Our main office is located in one region with a view to moving the office to a location that will be in a different region; we are interested in participating in the RMACC solicitation. Are we required to have an office in the region for us to propose on the regional contract?

Answer: Please see section M., factor 3 of the draft solicitation. Also, pleases see the regional SBA 8(a) acceptance letters.

5. For the proposed regions for 8(a) firms - can any 8(a) bid that region or does the 8(a) have to have an office in that region? Will the 8a have to have an SBA bona fide office?

Answer: See answer 4.

6. All 8(a) districts (1, 7, 7.5, 9, 14 and 17) require a bona fide place of business within the specified regions. Will the USCG require candidates pursuing District 5 to have a bona fide place of business within the region?

Answer: See answer 4.

7. Can we do a Teaming agreement or will a Joint Venture Agreement be required to tap into our partners past experience and bonding?

Answer: The final solicitation will address. It is anticipated that a JV agreement would be required vice a Teaming agreement. Section L3. of the draft solicitation addresses joint ventures.

8. If our firm was the primary design-build partner on a design-build project, but we were not the prime contractor, will a PPQ be acceptable for this project?

Answer: See Section M., Factors 1 & 2 of the draft solicitation. Ensure your role and involvement in the project are clearly documented.

9. Currently we are successfully working on a design-build project and we are inquiring if we can use this relevant past performance toward the RMACC even though the project is still in process?

Answer: See Section M., Factors 1 & 2 of the draft solicitation which address substantially complete.

RMACC Presolicitation Questions & Answers 22 March 2016

10. Is the maximum bonding required $7M for a single project? How much aggregate bonding do we need?

Answer: The task order range for the RMACC is $2k to $7M. See section M., Factor 3 of the draft solicitation.

11. We have an SBA approved 8(a) Mentor Protégé. Can we leverage some of their past performance using the MPA?

Answer: To the extent that you rely on past performance while performing on an MPA, it is recommended that you ensure that your role and involvement in the project is clear in the documentation. See section M., Factors 1 and 2 of the draft solicitation.

12. Does an SDVOSB have to be certified in VetBiz to compete on RMACC regions set aside for

SDVOSB?

Answer: This will be clarified when the final solicitation is issued. It is anticipated that any certification requirements would need to be completed by contract award. Also, it is anticipated that VetBiz certification is not required by DHS and USCG.

13. The map included in the pre-solicitation shows the division between Region 7 & 8 occurring in the panhandle of Florida. Can you please advise what region includes Tallahassee, FL?

Answer: Region 7 includes the states of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Please see 8(a) acceptance letter from SBA for Region 7. The regional SBA 8(a) acceptance letters discuss regional eligibility.

14. Is this a new requirement for region 7.5? If not, why are there not any predecessors in Region

7.5?

Answer: For the predecessor Region 7.5 RMACC, the options were not exercised. The original contractors for Region 7.5 were: Diversified Maintenance Systems, Inc., Angel Menendez Environmental Services, Inc., and Aranda Rodriguez-Ginorio & Assoc.