20R4009-AMD-1.pdf

Solicitation N3319120R4009 Amendment 1

ANSWERS TO PRE-PROPOSAL INQUIRIES

QUESTION 1:

Is there an incumbent contract or contractor associated to the requirement? If any, please provide the contractor's name and contract number.

ANSWER 1:

Yes.

BONASSISALAB SRL

Strada Statale 16, KM 684 300 Zona ASI SNC, Foggia 71122 Contract # N33191-14-D-1022

QUESTION 2:

I would like to know the complete analyzes requested by you on Drinking Water (DW), sampling and testing of Wastewater (WW), through automatic refrigerated samplers, sampling and testing of soil and/or groundwater at potentially contaminated sites needed.

ANSWER 2:

Please see J-03 EXHIBIT LINE ITEMS (ELINS) - ESTIMATED QUANTITIES in solicitation.

QUESTION 3:

Provided that the Pre-Solicitation Synopsis: RFP No. N3319119R0829 Environmental Laboratory Services IDIQ for Italy issued on 28 October 2019 contained the following statement on page 2 of 3:

Quote: This contract will replace a contract for similar services awarded in 2014 for Not to Exceed (NTE) amount of $1,062,811 over the base period and four option years. Information about the current contract and the incumbent contractor (e.g., value of last option exercised, firm name, address, etc.) will be included in the solicitation package. Requests under the Freedom of Information Act are not required for this information. Unquote

Please kindly note that such information is not found as anticipated in this Solicitation/RFP. Please advise accordingly

ANSWER 3:

Please see question #1 answer.

QUESTION 4:

Solicitation N3319120R4009 Ref: L.6 CONTENT OF PROPOSALS, page 56/65, Non-Price Factors, paragraph (1)(a),

c. Environmental testing service contracts with an annual value of at least $125,000.

A project is defined as an environmental services project performed under a single task order or contract. For IDIQ type contracts, the contract as a whole shall not be submitted as a project; rather offerors shall submit the work performed under a task order as a project.

If a Vendor/Offeror has past experience with a US Government IDIQ Environmental Services Contract, and performed a total number 15 task orders/projects in one single year, each with a $10,000 value for a total yearly amount of $150,000, he would never be able to comply with this RFP requirement:

c. Environmental testing service contracts with an annual value of at least $125,000 because your concept of project is linked to one single task order and not to the contract as a whole.

ANSWER 4:

A prospective Vendor/Offeror, with past experience on "Environmental Testing Service Contract(s)" [i.e., including but not limited to US Government IDIQ Environmental Services Contract(s)] and executing multiple "Projects/Task Orders" under such "Contract(s)" with the amount of every single "Project/Task Order" lower than $125,000, could surely submit a proposal for the subject Solicitation provided that the overall amount of any of its single past experience's "Environmental Testing Service Contract" is at least $125,000.

QUESTION 5:

Ref: Solicitation page 56/65, (3) Non-price Proposal Submission: Submit the following:

iii. Page format . Text shall be black, using Times New Roman or Courier, and no smaller than 11 point;

Please clarify the discrepancy between the above font size (11) and the following statements:

Ref: Solicitation page 57/65:

• 2. The total length for each project (Factor 1 - Corporate Experience), with a minimum font size of twelve (12);

• The total length for the management approach (Factor 2 – Management Approach) ….. with a minimum font size of twelve (12)

ANSWER 5:

The required minimum font size is twelve (12)

QUESTION 6:

In reference to Attachment 3 - Past Performance Questionnaire, please kindly confirm if such PPQ must be submitted (completed and signed by the Client’s POC) for each corporate experience project/contract together with the Offer/Proposal Documentation. The wording on this factor is not quite clear.

ANSWER 6:

A PPQ (Past Performance Questionnaire) must be provided for each submitted "relevant and recent contracts performed" (i.e., ranging from a minimum of one (1) to a maximum of three (3) contracts), consistently with the language of Section L.6

(3) (1) (i) - Solicitation Submittal Requirements.

This amendment is incorporated into Solicitation N3319120R4009. The proposal due date for this solicitation remains unchanged.