Amendment_0005_N4008019R2006_FY19_JOC_050219.pdf

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is in accordance w ith the Summary of Changes. All other Terms and Conditions remain unchanged.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 02-May-2019

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X N4008019R2006

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

08-Apr-2019

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

02-May-2019

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NAVAL FACILITIES ENG COMMAND

1314 HARWOOD STREET SE

WASHINGTON DC 20374

N40080 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

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N4008019R2006

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE (SF 30)

The following have been added by full text:

AMENDMENT 5

The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Respond to RFIs for the Pre-Proposal Conference. (See below table – RFI Responses dated 050219)

2. Update Attachment J-C.1 SPECIFICATIONS_updated 041719 to delete the attachment in its entirety and change to Attachment J-C.1 SPECIFICATIONS_updated 050119, which includes updated sections as follows:

01 14 00: Base Access (DBIDs) is now addressed in attached section 01 14 00 subpart 1.2.1.2, ‘Installation Access'

01 32 16: Design Baseline Schedule (DB only) and Construction Baseline Schedule and Schedule Updates have been included in attached updated section 01 32 16.00 20 subpart 1.2 'Pre-Construction Schedule Requirement' and

1.4 'Schedule Monthly Updates'.

01 50 00. Inclement weather is addressed in attached section 01 50 00 subpart 1.5 'DOD Condition of Readiness' and 3.5.12.1, 'Building and Site Storm Protection'. - Office for On Site Supervisor & PPM Trailer is found in subpart 3.5, 'Contractor's Temporary Facilities'; Utilities - subpart 3.3, 'Availability and Use of Utility Services'.

Table – RFI Response dated 050219 Ktr Q# Page

Section Para # QUESTION

Ktr 1 1 1 10 3 Box 10 requires 8(a) companies be serviced by SBA district offices in Washington Metro and Baltimore. NECO includes the Richmond VA office and facilities under this AOR are located in VA. Could you clarify whether the Richmond VA SBA office is included as a servicing office?

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 0002. The Richmond VA SBA office is included

Ktr 2 2 Can you please repost the "N4008019R2006ATTACHMENT_J- C.4_TASK_ORDER__PRICE_PROPOSAL_DEVELOPMENT_INSTRUCTIONS.pdf"?

When I try to download the file from NECO, I receive this message: 404 - File or directory not found. The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable." Thank you!

RESPONSE: : ACQ - See Amendment 1. Attachment J-C.4 was re-issued and included

Ktr 3 3 This RFP is currently restricted to 8(a) firms located within the geographical area serviced by the SBA Baltimore District Office, the SBA Washington Metropolitan Area District Office, and the SBA Richmond District Office. Is there a possibility that the government would consider adding the New Jersey district to the current solicitation?

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 2. The Richmond VA SBA office is included

Ktr 4 4 56 M Factor 2 - Experience

The project requirements outlined in Factor 2 – Experience, specifically requiring one relevant ONE (1) relevant indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ), multiple task order delivery construction contract with an annual award range beginning at $5,000,000 is a significant requirement for the majority of 8(a) firms. The current annual award range beginning at $5,000,000 seems geared towards JV agreements where a large business partner will take a large responsibility of the contract and conflicts with the intent of the 8(a) program. As this procurement is set-aside for 8(a) firms, we respectfully request the annual award range of relevant IDIQ contracts be reduced to support 8(a) participation in this procurement.

RESPONSE: ACQ - The current annual award range beginning at $5,000,000 is confirmed with no change.

5 50/54 L/M L.1.6 and M 3.(a) Price

Section L.1.6 instructs offerors to submit one original and four copies of their proposals in a single 3-ring binder to include the SF1442, Section B, Section K, Bid Bond, Factors 1-3 and Past Performance. However, Section M 3. (a) Price states “The Offeror shall submit (1) original and (1) copy of the Price Proposal to include the SF1442, Price Schedule, Online Reps and Certs, Confirmation of VETS 4212, Bid Guarantee, Cover Page and CD. These two paragraphs provide conflicting information in regards to the separation of a price and non-price/cost proposal as well as the contents required for each. Please clarify the exact requirements for separate price and non-cost/price proposals as well as the contents that should be submitted for each.

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 0002. The Section L.1.6 has been changed as the “Proposal Organization and format” section and is included

6 50/55 L/M L.1.6/M3.

(b) Non- Cost/Price Factors

Section M, Factor 1, Technical Approach (under Tab 1) is stated to allow 20 maximum pages. However, page 55 states the technical approach narrative shall be limited to one (1) double-sided or two (2) single-sided pages. Please confirm offerors can use up to 20 pages to address requirements 1. a-g under Factor 1. Please also confirm items 2 a. and b. are excluded from the 20-page limit.

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 0002. The Section L.1.6 has been changed as the “Proposal Organization and format”

7 50/59 L/M L.1.6./ Factor 3- Safety

Section L.1.6 outlines a maximum of 10 pages to be submitted under Factor 3 – Safety.

However, page 59 limits the (3) Technical Approach to Safety/Safety Narrative to two pages. Safety sections (1) EMR and (2) OSHA/DART do not seem to require 8 additional pages. Please clarify the page limitation for Factor 3 - Safety.

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 0002. The TRC is included.

8 56 M Factor 2 – Experience

Factor 2 – Experience references the attached Construction & Design Experience Project Data Sheet (Attachment C) is MANDATORY and SHALL be used to submit project information. However, I could not locate Attachment C within the RFP documents or on the NECO portal under Additional Documents. Can you please provide Attachment C?

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 0002. The Construction & Design Experience Project Data Sheet attachment is included.

9 NEC

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-- -- Under the Additional Documents link, an error occurs when trying to download

“N4008019R2006ATTACHMENT_J-

C.4_TASK_ORDER_PRICE_PROPOSAL_DEVELOPMENT_UINSTRUCTIONS.pdf.”

Should offerors assume the other file named: “N4008019R2006ATTACHMENT_J- C.4_TASK_ORDER_Price_Proposal_Instructions” is the same?

RESPONSE: ACQ - Yes, they are the same: See Amendment 0001. Attachment J-C.4 was re-issued and included

Ktr 5 10 56 Factor Experi ence

Numbered

2. last on page

Will the Government please provide the referenced Construction & Design Experience Project Data Sheet (Attachment C)?

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 0002. The Construction & Design Experience Project Data Sheet attachment is included.

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Section Para # QUESTION

11 51 Sectio n L

L.1.5 Will the government please indicate if "Section K" referred to in Paragraph L.1.5 is in reference to section 00 22 16 or section 00 21 16 at the end of the document?

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 0002. Clarification: Reps and Certs must be done in accordance with FAR Clause 52.204-8

12 3 an d

Sectio n B entire section

Does the Government want the contractor to submit both Section B starting on page 3 and section 00 10 00 starting on page 69 under the Tab of the proposal named Section B – Services and Prices?

RESPONSE: ACQ - For the purposes of awarding the indefinite-quantity contract, Offerors shall submit the page 3 Price Schedule.

13 50 Section L

L.2 Paragraph L.2 states that the solicitation # is N40080-19-C-2006 but the 1442 and the header refer to the Solicitation # as N40080-19-R-2006. Will the Government please indicate which # is correct?

RESPONSE: ACQ - N40080-19-R-2006 is correct.

Ktr 6 14 N4008019R2006ATTACHMENT_J-C.4_TASK_ORDER_–PRICE_ PROPOSAL_DEVELOPMENT_INSTRUCTIONS.pdf Please fix. When you click on this document you get the message below Server Error 404 - File or directory not found.

The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.

RESPONSE: ACQ - Attachment J-C.4 was re-issued and included under Amendment

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Price Schedu le Table

ELIN

Line A0002

Price Schedule on page 4 of 84 CLIN 1 ELIN A0002 Non-pre-price items is $6M. Price schedule on page 9 of 84 CLIN 1 ELIN A0002 Non-pre-price items is $7M. Which price schedule do we use?

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 0002. The Price Schedule is corrected to consistently reflect the $6M.

16 50 L.1.1

L.1.6 Per Page 50 of 84 Section L.1.6, Section M Factor 1 Technical Approach has a 20 page limit. Per Page 55, Technical Approach Evaluation Factors, the technical approach is limited to 1 double-sided page or two-single sided pages not including org chart. The evaluation factors are requesting a lot of information on proposed firms, key personnel, narratives on methodology, etc. Can you please confirm that this section has a 20 page limit as it will be impossible to fit the required information into two pages?

RESPONSE: Technical - Technical Approach has a 20-page limit, the “Narrative” has a 6-page limit.

17 50 L.2 L.2 first paragraph

Currently the pre-propsal location is listed on the Washington Navy Yard at TBD. Please confirm location of the pre-proposal conference.

RESPONSE: See Amendment 0004. The Pre-Proposal Conference shall be on Friday 3 May 2019 at Building 22 – 2nd Floor Admiral Gooding Center 1244 Patterson Ave, SE, Washington D.C. 20374-5010 from 10am to 2pm

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B 2 Paragraph B.2 states “Offerors shall propose pricing for this indefinite-quantity solicitation based on the 2019 edition of the R.S. MEANS Cost Data books.” Is it the Government’s intent that contractor will use 2019 R.S. MEANS pricing for the entire 60 Month duration of the contract including all options? Will any annual or quarterly updates to the R.S. Means pricing be incorporated into the contract for the option years? Please advise

RESPONSE: ACQ - YES – it is the Government’s intent that contractor will use 2019 R.S.

MEANS pricing for the entire 60 Month duration of the contract including all options. No annual or quarterly updates to the R.S. Means pricing shall be incorporated into the contract for the option years

19 4 of

B 2.b.i. Paragraph states that Pre-Priced and Non Pre-priced coefficients have to be greater than One.

If the bottom line of the competitive range is set by the government, how can the government receive open competition on this proposal? Please advise.

RESPONSE: ACQ - The government is unable to respond to an ambiguous question.

20 4 of

B 2.b.ii Paragraph states that OTR and ESCORT coefficients must be less than Zero. Then provides an example of .93.

1) The number .93 is greater than zero. Does the coefficient need to be less than zero? Please advise

2) It does not seem to make sense that the contractor would use a negative coefficient to provide services that generally cost more, ie, after hours work or escorted work.

Does the coefficient need to be less than zero? Please advise.

3) RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 0002. Clarification – coefficient shall not be less than zero

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Section Para # QUESTION

21 6 of

B5 Pp1 RFP states that price for OTR and ESCORT work will be determined by multiplying priced and non-priced coefficients by the multipliers, however, example calculation worksheet provided in Amend 1 shows multiplying the cost of respective subtotal by the coefficient in percentage form and adding to the subtotal. Please advise how multipliers will be applied to the price. Will coefficients be multipliers multiplied by subtotals or will they be applied as a percentage. Ie. Will a 1.06 coefficient for priced items be applied as a multiplier of Subtotal X multiplier which adds 6% to the subtotal or will a 1.06 coefficient be applied as a percentage meaning that the subtotal is multiplied by .0106 and added to the subtotal as the Gov example shows. Please advise

RESPONSE: ACQ - Clarification – a 1.06 coefficient will be applied as a percentage meaning that the subtotal is multiplied by .0106 and added to the subtotal.

22 82 of84

RFP states under Contract Min and Max that the Maximum award amount is not to exceed $36,500,000., however RFP states on page 3 of 84 that the contract maximum over all options is $150,000,000. Please advise what the Contract Maximum is over all 60 month options.

RESPONSE: ACQ - Correction, the Maximum award amount is not to exceed $150,000,000.

The contract maximum over all options is $150,000,000.00. The Contract Maximum over 60 month’s is $150,000,000.00

Ktr9 23 50 L L.2. Kindly let us know where the pre proposal conference will be held. Also, please let us know how many attendees per company will be allowed. What information should we provide for the attendees before hand?

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 0004. The Pre-Proposal Conference shall be on Friday 3 May 2019 at Building 22 – 2nd Floor Admiral Gooding Center 1244 Patterson Ave, SE, Washington D.C. 20374-5010 from 10am to 2pm

24 51 L L.7. Do we need to provide a copy of the VETS 100 report or the email confirmation that we have filed the VETS 100 report - in the proposal? If so, where?

RESPONSE: ACQ - Per the solicitation “Companies must file an annual VETS-100 report”. Under the Price Factor the Offeror’s Price Proposal shall be submitted with Confirmation of filing of VETS report for the cycle

25 60 M Factor 4 Past Performan ce

Can we use previously filled Attachment E without referencing any previous solicitation / contract on it?

RESPONSE: ACQ - Clarification – “Attachment E” shall be changed to “Attachment Past Performance Questionnaires”; No previous PPQs shall be considered for review.

26 60 M Factor 4 Past Performan ce

For a completed project (100%) if the CPARS has not been updated - Can we submit an Attachment E if the CPARS doesn't reflect 100% complete yet?

RESPONSE: ACQ - Clarification – “Attachment E” shall be changed to “Attachment Past Performance Technical Yes. Submit the Past Performance Questionnaire

27 60 M Factor 4 Past Performan ce

If no problems were encountered during a project, and we do not fill any corrective actions, will this negatively affect the evaluation under this Factor?

RESPONSE: ACQ - No – if an Offeror does not fill in any corrective actions, this will not negatively affect the evaluation

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28 On NECO there is a file in additional documents link titled

“N4008019R2006ATTACHMENT_J- C.4_TASK_ORDER_-

_PRICE_PROPOSAL_DEVELOPMENT_INSTRUCTIONS.pdf” that produces an error code when trying to download it. Please confirm this matches the J-C.4 attachment provided with Amendment 0001 and if not please provide it.

RESPONSE: ACQ - Confirmed - The two referenced documents are the same.

29 1, 50, 1442, L, M

On Page 1 of 84 as well as page 50 of 84 the RFP states that one original and four copies of the proposal should be provided. On page 54 of 84, under PRICE FACTOR, the RFP states that one original, one copy, and a CD-ROM should be provided. Please advise how many copies should be provided for each FACTOR.

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 0002 Section L.1.6 Proposal Organization and

Number of Copies Technical 1 original and 3 copies; Price 1 original and 1 copy.

30 50 L 2 Please advise what the process is to obtain access to the Pre-Proposal Conference at the Washington Navy Yard.

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 0004 Base Access

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Section Para # QUESTION

31 50 L 2 Please advise what building the Pre-Proposal Conference will be held at.

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 0004

32 50 L 2 Please provide directions to the location of the Pre-Proposal Conference.

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 0004

33 M If the Offeror is a Protégé in a SBA approved 8(a) Mentor-Protégé Agreement, will the Contracting Office acknowledge the sole Experience of the Mentor?

RESPONSE: Technical When an Offerer submits a Joint Venture of an SBA-approved mentor/protégé agreement, the Contracting Office will consider the experience of the Mentor as the experience of the Joint Venture.

34 Refer to RFP section B.1 - General Intention - Paragraph 5, the first sentence is incomplete as written, “The contract shall also contain Exhibit Line Items (ELINs) which will break out pre- priced and non- prepriced items at.” [missing text after “at.”]. Can you please clarify this sentence?

RESPONSE: ACQ - This is a mistype, the “at” is to be deleted

35 Refer to RFP Section B.2 part (c), which states “The contractor shall calculate the proposed $ amounts for each ELIN as $ ((EVW x Coef) + EVW). Therefore the calculation using the example of $21.0M EVW and a Coef of 1.06 is that (($21.0M x 1.06) + $21.0M) = $43.26M. Can you confirm this formula is correct since it would likely result in a Proposed Amount that exceeds the stated $30M per year volume?

RESPONSE: ACQ - Clarification – Given an $EVW of $21M, and a Coefficient of 1.06 First apply the formula ($EVW x Coefficient) as ($21M x .0106) = ($222,600) Then add the ($222,600) back into the $EVW as ($21M + $222,600) = $21,222,600.

36 M If all Experience provided by the Offeror(protégé) is that of the Mentor in a SBA approved 8(a) Mentor-Protégé Agreement, will it be considered as Experience for the Protégé?

RESPONSE: Technical – Yes. When an Offerer submits a Joint Venture of an SBA-approved mentor/protégé agreement, the Contracting

37 Refer to RFP Section 5.2.5, the third sentence states “An item is considered significantly lower if the actual price is at least 25% more than the MEANS price (including tax and Location Factor Adjustment). However, the RFP in other locations seems to state that tax and Location Factor Adjustment is to be included in the Coefficient. Can you please clarify?

RESPONSE: ACQ -

clarification - (Means = Pre-Price line item); clarification clarification – “actual price” = “Market Price” clarification - IDIQ coefficients shall include tax and location factors etc.

clarification – for task orders, when calculating the pre-price line item costs for the price proposal – the Pre-Price line item shall be calculated with the applicable IDIQ coefficient An item (Pre-priced item) is considered significantly lower if the actual price (market price) is 25% more than the pre-priced item, including all applicable coefficients.

The section shall be corrected to remove the “R.S. MEANS Location Factor Adjustment” language;

38 M If the Offeror is not in a Joint Venture, but is in a SBA approved 8(a) Mentor-Protégé Agreement as the Protégé, can the Offeror utilize entirely the Experience of the Mentor?

RESPONSE: Technical/ ACQ - – No. If the Offerer is not proposing as a part of the Joint Venture, the Offerer cannot use the Mentor’s experience as that of their own.

39 Refer to the Price Schedules shown on pages 9 thru 10, CLIN’s 2 thru 5 do not show the formula in the Calculated Proposed Amount column as shown in CLIN 1. Are we only to enter the EVW x Coefficient amount in this column or calculate the same as shown in CLIN 1?

RESPONSE: ACQ - Clarification/Correction: CLINs 1 thru 5 all use the same formula.

For calculating the proposed ELIN amount for each ELIN, the formula is ((EVW x Coefficient) + EVW) For calculating the Total Price, the formula is (sum of all ELIN amounts)

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40 56 M Fact.

i.1.a ONE (1) relevant indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ), multiple task order delivery construction contract with an annual award range beginning at $5,000,000.

Q: Can offeror submit an aggregate number of concurrent IDIQ contracts to satisfy this requirement? Assuming the remaining PP requirements are met and does not exceed five

(5) contracts in total.

RESPONSE: Technical - Yes

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Section Para # QUESTION

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41 Will NAVFAC please reopen the RFI period for two business days following the preconstruction conference and two business days following release of any RFI responses to allow follow-up questions based on new information gained as a result of these events?

RESPONSE: ACQ - The Post PPC RFI Schedule is RFI Due 6 May 2019; Government Review 7 May 2019; Respond to RFI via amendment 8 May 2019

42 13 C 1.4 Specification Section 01 45 00.10 20 states that the value of an individual project above $500,000 is not counted in the overall volume for the ordering office. Are we correctly understanding that an ordering office with ongoing work valued at $3 million due to 5 projects underway valued at $600,000 would require one QCM assigned to the ordering office who may move among ongoing projects, and 5 additional task order specific QCM, but, another office, with ongoing work valued at $3 million due to 10 projects underway at $300,000, would only require two QCM who may move among all ongoing projects?

RESPONSE: Technical - Correct. Each construction project valued at $500K or more is required to have a dedicated QCM.

43 13 C 1.4 May the QCM assigned to the order office perform any other duties?

RESPONSE: Technical - QCM assigned to individual task orders can perform as the SSHO on task orders he is assigned as QCM. However, a QCM serving the entire Ordering Office cannot serve as SSHO on any task order.

44 13 C 1.4 If there is only one project underway at an ordering office, and it is valued above $500,000, may the ordering office QCM also serve as the task order QCM?

RESPONSE: Technical - Yes. The ordering office QCM may serve as the task order QCM if there is only one project underway valued above $500,000 and provided that an alternate QCM has been approved by the Government and ready to execute QCM responsibilities should an immediate need arise.

45 13 C 1.4 Will Task Order QCM, as required on individual projects, be a separate cost item in the contractor’s proposal, similar to the requirements for an on-site SSHO?

RESPONSE: Technical - One (1) QC manager at each ordering office,up to $2M of active projects; Additional QC manager on site at the rate of one (1) QC Manager per $2M in active work. Each task order greater than $500K shall have a dedicated QC Manager

46 54 M 3.a The requirements for price proposal inclusions provided in Section M.3.a do not align with the requirements of Section L.1.6. Please clarify which instructions offers should follow to develop their proposals.

RESPONSE: ACQ - L.1.6 has been corrected / revised to be aligned with M.3.a.; M.3.a.

supersedes L.1.6.

47 55 M 3.b Section L.1.6 indicates that Factor 1 – Technical Approach is limited to 20 pages. However, Section M states that the technical approach shall be limited to one double-sided page not including the organization chart. Please clarify the page limitations on Factor 1 – Technical Approach.

RESPONSE: Technical/ ACQ - Technical Approach has a 20-page limit, the “Narrative” has a 6-page limit.

48 55 M 3.b If the limitation on pages for Factor 1 – Technical Approach is 20 pages in accordance with L.1.6, does this include the organization chart, or is the organization chart still excluded from the page limitation?

RESPONSE: Technical/ ACQ - ACQ - Technical Approach has a 20-page limit, the “Narrative” has a 6-page limit.

49 55 M 3.b Please confirm that JV agreements, teaming agreements, letters of commitment, and/or other items as indicated in Section M.3.2.b.2 are excluded from the page count. ?

RESPONSE: Technical ACQ - ACQ - Technical Approach has a 20-page limit, the “Narrative” has a 6-page limit.

50 55 M 3.b.2 RESPONSE: The instructions for Factor 1 in Section M.3.2.b.3 state that” the information requested in item #3 below is not included in this page limitation”. However, there is no item # 3 below that statement. Please clarify if there are additional requirements not yet identified.

RESPONSE: Technical /ACQ - The second sentence in Section M.3.2.b.3 is a mistype.

There is no “Item #3” below.

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Section Para # QUESTION

51 55 M 3.b.3 Please identify the individual ordering offices where contractors will be expected to provide staffing under this contract.

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 2, Attachment J-C.9

52 32 G 9 Does the value of the individual projects requiring on-site superintendence count toward the overall volume at the ordering office? For example, if an ordering office has a single project underway for $300,000, does it need a Superintendent for the ordering office as well as a 2nd superintendent for the project site?

RESPONSE: Technical/ACQ - A superintendent is required when any combination of TOs, or any individual TO exceeds $250K

53 32 G 9 Please confirm that the requirement for an ordering office to have a single superintendent once any combination of task orders exceeds $250,000 does not have an exponential application. That is, an ordering office with 10 projects underway is still required to have a single Superintendent, provided no individual project exceeds $250,000.

RESPONSE: Technical/ACQ - A superintendent is required when any combination of TOs, or any individual TO exceeds $250K; an ordering office with 10 projects underway is required to have a single Superintendent, when any combination of projects exceed $250k or any individual project exceeds $250K.

54 37 H 8 Please confirm that the requirements to add an SSHO for each additional $2,000,000 in volume is meant to indicate that a SSHO may not manage more than $2,000,000 in assigned task order volume. Thus, at $2,000,001 in volume, two SSHO should be assigned to the ordering office.

RESPONSE: Technical - ACQ - SSHO required at the site of each ordering office, Additional SSHO required for every $2M in active construction Task Orders may require a full time SSHO, and is allowable as a separate costs item.

55 50 L 1.6 Section L.1.6 indicates offerors shall submit one original and four copies of their proposals that incorporate requirements of the price proposal. Section M on Page 54 indicates the offerors price proposal is to be submitted in one original and one copy in a separate three ring binder. Please clarify if offerors are to submit a single binder (with one original and four copies) in accordance with Section L.1.6 or two separate binders with one original and one copy of the price proposal and one original and four copies of the technical proposal in accordance with Section M.

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 2 Changes to L.1.6

56 54 M 3.2.b.1 Factor 1 – Technical Approach indicates offerors are to discuss key personnel including corporate project management, quality control, and safety. Please confirm this indicates that offerors are to provide only program-level management (e.g. Corporate Safety Manager, Program Manager, and Corporate QC Manager) and does not require the identification of all personnel to be assigned to the contract (i.e. all project managers, SSHO, QCM, superintendents, environmental managers, etc.)

RESPONSE: Technical Yes, offerors are to provide only program-level management

57 55 M 3.2.b.1 May offerors utilize an 11X17 sheet of paper (folded to align with an 8 ½ X 11 sheet) for inclusion of the organization chart to support better readability?

RESPONSE: ACQ - Technical Yes, offerors may utilize an 11X17 sheet of paper (folded to align with an 8 ½ X 11 sheet) for inclusion of the organization chart.

58 55 M 3.2.b.2 Are letters of commitment required from the primary design firms identified in Factor 1?

Will offerors be able to add additional design team members on future task orders where the Navy obtains value from such substitution?

RESPONSE: Technical - No, letters of commitment are not required for the primary design firm. Offerers will be able to add designers at the the task order level

59 56 M 3.3 For Factor 2-Experience, will a project that is primarily civil in scope be considered “construction”?

RESPONSE: Technical - Yes, a project that is primarily civil in scope will be considered “construction”

60 56 M Factor 2 If company A wished to propose on this opportunity and previously was in another business relationship with Company B (JV, MP, teaming, etc.), may Company A use projects performed under the previous A/B relationship as experience (for Company A) in response to Factor 2?

RESPONSE: Technical - No

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61 56 M 3.3 The instructions for Factor 2 state that the attached Construction & Design Experience

Project Data Sheet (attachment C) is mandatory. We were unable to locate the form. Will NAVFAC please provide the form or direct us to where it is located?

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 2, attachment J-C.7

62 60 M 3.5 For Factor 4, may offerors use a previously completed PPQ Form-O that was used for another proposal, provided it is included in hard copy and not just incorporated by reference?

RESPONSE: ACQ – No

63 82 00 70

1 Section 00 70 00 states the minimum and maximum amounts for this contract as $10,000 and $36,500,000. This does not seem to align with the anticipated volumes provided in other sections of the proposal. Please clarify the minimum and maximum amounts of the contract in Section 00 70 00.

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 0002; Corrected as $10,000.00 and $150,000,000.

respectively

64 9 Price Sched ule

A0003 and A0004

The example multiplier provided on page 9 for Other than Regular Working Hours and Escort line items is 0.93. Our understanding is that these two coefficients will be applied in conjunction with the pre-priced or non-pre-priced coefficients, as appropriate. The OTR and Escort coefficients being less than 1.00 implies that projects requiring other hours work and/or escorts would be less expensive than regular hours or non-escorted work. To the contrary, we have found that the use of other hours and escorts typically increases contractors’ costs. Would the Government please allow the OTR and Escort coefficients to be greater than 1.00, or clarify their intended use?

RESPONSE: ACQ - No - See Amendment 2. The OTR and Escort coefficients “shall NOT be less than 0.000”

65 4 B Price Schedule

Section B states that the coefficients/multipliers for Other than Regular Working Hours (OTR) and Escort line items shall be less than 0.00 (i.e., negative). However, the example provided for these coefficients is 0.93 – which, while greater than 0.00, still would mean that other hours or escorted work would be priced lower than regular hours, non-escort-required work. Please clarify the upper restriction on these multipliers

RESPONSE: ACQ - No - See Amendment 2. The OTR and Escort coefficients “shall NOT be less than 0.000”

66 4 B Price Schedule

Section B states that the Calculated Proposed Amount for each ELIN should be (EVW x Coeff) + EVW. If we use an example where the pre-priced coefficient is 1.06, the Calculated Proposal Amount for that ELIN would be ($21,000,000 x 1.06) + $21,000,000 = $43,260,000.

Please confirm that this is the correct calculation to use.

RESPONSE: ACQ - Clarification *Given a Pre-Price EVW of $21K and an ELIN Coefficient of 1.06 (or .0106) the calculation is (($21M x .0106) + $21M) = ($222,600 + $21M) = $21,222,600.00

67 4 B Price Schedule

The Estimated Volume of Work (EVW) for ELIN A0002 on page 4 is $6,000,000, but on page 9 is $7,000,000. Please confirm the EVW for ELIN A0002 is $6,000,000.

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 2: Clarification for all Non-pre priced ELIN is $6,000,000.

68 6 B Price Schedule

Please confirm that the Estimated Volume of Work for ELIN E0001 on pages 6 and 9 should be $20,000,000.

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 2 – Clarification for all Pre-Price ELIN is $21M

69 15 C 3.1.3 Paragraph C.3.1.3 states that the OTR line item price is “calculated by combining the OTRs cost, then multiplying that result by the appropriate Coefficient factor.” Please confirm that the OTRs cost is determined by creating a line item estimate with the RSMeans line items (or non-pre-priced items, if required) that will be performed during OTR hours.

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Attachment J-C.4 for clarification preparing a price proposal for a task order: Step 1c and 2c. First, identify those Pre-price items and/or Non pre-price items that require OTR, as it is understood, that not all items may require OTR; then apply the steps.

70 15 C 3.1.4 Paragraph C.3.1.4 states that the escort line item price is “calculated by combining the Escort cost, then multiplying that result by the appropriate Coefficient factor.” Please confirm that the Escort cost is determined by creating a line item estimate with the RSMeans line items (or non-pre-priced items, if required) that will require escorts

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Attachment J-C.4 for clarification preparing a price proposal for a task order: Step 1d and 2d. First, identify those Pre-price items and/or Non pre-price items that require escort, as it is understood, that not all items may require escort; then apply the steps.

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71 Price Schedule

Will the Government be providing a Price Schedule with blank cells to input coefficients and Calculated Proposed Amounts?

RESPONSE: ACQ - No. For the IDIQ, the contactor is to utilize the Solicitation’s Price Schedule, sanitize the formula and use for preparing your Price Proposal;

for the Task Order the contractor may use the IDIQ Price Schedule, sanitize the EVW and fill with a proposed cost,, apply the IDIQ coefficient and then calculate accordingly. Use Attachment J-C.4 as a worksheet.

72 19 C 5.2.1 Paragraph C.5.2.1 states, “For the purposes of pricing work under this contract, the 2019 R.S.

MEANS Cost Data Book shall be used throughout the contract.” Not allowing for an annual adjustment to the unit price books forces contractors to assume all inflationary risk in their option year coefficients. Would the Government please consider allowing the use of the then-current edition of the RSMeans books to apply to each task order under the JOC?

RESPONSE: ACQ - No

73 15 C 3.1.1 Would the Government consider allowing e4clicks as acceptable estimating software?

RESPONSE: ACQ - No

74 15 C 3.15 Normally, if a coefficient of 1.06 is provided, this indicates that there will be a 6% markup to the prices to which the coefficient is applied. This seems to be in accordance with paragraph C.3.1.5. However, the example provided in J-C.4 indicates that a coefficient of

1.06 will be treated as a 1.06% markup. If the coefficients are actually markups, then, in our example, an offeror would need to bid 6.00 to get a 6% markup. Please clarify if offerors are expected to provide coefficients, or if they are to provide percentage markups.

RESPONSE: ACQ - If a coefficient is proposed as 1.063, then coefficient will be converted to be .01063 when used to calculate ELIN item amounts. Similarly a coefficient of .936 converts to .00936 or a coefficient of 2.052 converts to .02052

75 Attach J- C.4

Attachment J-C.4 does not include the application of location factors in the sample calculation. Are location factors to be applied?

RESPONSE: ACQ – No location factors are to be applied. An amendment is forthcoming to clarify/correct location factor language

76 Attach J- C.4

Our understanding is that the Escort and Other than Regular Working Hours multipliers are to be used after application of the appropriate pre-priced or non-pre-priced coefficient. For example, for pre-priced work being performed during OTR hours, the price calculation would be pre-priced line items x pre-priced coefficient x OTR multiplier. We have also attached a revised version of Attachment J-C.4 to show how we believe this calculation would work. Is our understanding of this calculation correct?

RESPONSE: ACQ - No – each coefficient is used once.

77 12 C 1.2 Can the Government please provide a list of the ordering offices and the location factors to be used for each ordering office?

RESPONSE: ACQ - See Amendment 2, Attachment J-C.9

78 15 C 3.1.1 Paragraph C.3.1.1 states that applicable material taxes will be included in the prepriced line items price. Please confirm that material taxes will be calculated by applying the applicable sales tax rate to the material portion of the Total Including Overhead and Profit price from RSMeans, or otherwise clarify how the applicable material taxes will be calculated.

RESPONSE: ACQ - No – The IDIQ coefficients shall include all taxes.

79 17 C 3.6 There are many projects that require extensive fall protection requirements and systems (roof replacements, etc). Please confirm that while Fall Protection PPE (ropes, lanyards, harnesses, etc.) should be included in the coefficient, standalone fall protection systems (parapet wall railing assemblies, monitors, specialized fall protection systems, etc.) may be added as proposal line items provided the MEANS line item of work they are supporting do not already include them.

RESPONSE: /Technical Yes

80 16 C 3.2 It is stated that temporary protection from dust, overspray, etc. is to be included in the coefficient. Please confirm that if an extensive amount of protection is needed, e.g. in a healthcare setting to comply with ICRA requirements, the contractor will be allowed to include in their estimate the cost of temporary partitions and other measures that are needed to protect, isolate, shore, stabilize, etc?

RESPONSE: ACQ /Technical Yes

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81 16 C 3.2 It is stated that trash containers, dumpsters, roll-offs – including delivery, pick-up and disposal fees is to be included in the coefficient. Please confirm that if the project requires demolition, the contractor will be allowed to include in their estimate the cost of dumpsters and disposal fees?

RESPONSE: ACQ /Technical Yes

82 16 C 3.2 To what extent is the contractor allowed to charge for engineered safety controls that are required to perform a specific task? Are trench boxes, engineered shoring, overhead walkway protection, leading edge fall protection, temporary lighting and other engineered safety measures that are implied to be included in the coefficient? If so, can you please give us an understanding of how to quantify these task specific elements of work?

RESPONSE: Technical - With the exception of permanently installed safety devices requested by the Government in the Task Order, all safety controls & measures taken to ensure compliance with safety standards, are to be included in the coefficient as part of normal overhead cost.

83 20 C 5.3 What is the maximum percentage of non-prepriced items that may be included in any task order?

RESPONSE: ACQ - The contractor shall first propose using Pre Price (RSMeans) items, then Non Pre-price (Non RSMeans) items. Percentages are not considered.

84 All Staffing requirement

Would the Navy consider redefining "Active Construction” as a project that has work physically taking place on site? This clarification will ensure the Government receives the attention it desires on the subject projects without incurring unnecessary expense as a result of requiring the contractor to carry personnel on staff who perform no work at times.

RESPONSE: Technical - NAVFAC is not redefining its the terms and definitions for this contract.

85 4 Spec 01 35

1.6 Would NAVFAC consider allowing the Superintendent to serve as the SSHO when the active workload is less than $1M?

RESPONSE: Technical ACQ - No

86 20 C 5.3 Please confirm that the usage of Non-Pre-Priced items is intended for only specific and limited items not available in the RSMeans book, and it is not the Government’s intent to use NPP for an entire project.

RESPONSE: ACQ – Correct, it is not the Government’s intent to use NPP for an entire project.

87 How will the current individual Ordering office Mini-JOCs be used in the future after this JOC program is established. Is it the Navy’s intent to compete JOC tools?

RESPONSE: ACQ - No – The FY19 IDIQ JOC is another tool for NAVFAC to use to support its mission

88 53 M What source selection evaluation techniques will be established by the Government to ensure that a single award can be made if Non-Price Factors were evaluated equally among two or more offerors who also submitted equivalent pricing at the established minimum threshold?

RESPONSE: ACQ - In accordance with the solicitation, award will be made to the responsible Offeror(s) whose offer conforms to the solicitation and represents the best value to the Government, price and non-cost/price factors considered.

89 49 L Please confirm that there is not a requirement to exhibit any ability to provide bonding levels needed for P&P bonds to meet the capacity of this contract, such as a bonding capabilities letter, despite the size of the contract.

RESPONSE: ACQ - Yes - The Bid Bond shall be $3M

90 49 L Section M. Will the Government please permit the use of font slightly smaller than 10 points in graphics, e.g., the organization chart, as long, as the text labels are clearly legible?

RESPONSE: ACQ - Times New Roman, 8 CPI minimum in graphics only Technical

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91 54 M 3.b.i.l.b To best show a company’s key personnel’s experience and qualifications, we believe it would be beneficial to provide resumes of the management team to fully demonstrate the goals of our personnel. Will the Navy accept Resumes as an appendix to the technical proposal, excluded from the page count?

RESPONSE: Technical ACQ - No. Resumes can be included in the Offerer’s Technical Proposal, but are included in the page count limit.

92 16 C 3.2 Please confirm that security clearances required beyond Rapidgate credentialing are not part of the coefficient and may be added as a line item to task orders as required.

RESPONSE: ACQ / Technical - Rapidgate has been replaced with DBIDS. Section 01 14 00 in Attachment J-C.1 will reflect that change. There are no fees associated with obtaining a DBIDS credential. Apply coefficient for effort to obtain base access under the escort coefficient ELIN A,B,C,D,E0004 in the solicitation accordingly.

Ktr13 94 28 of L.3 Amend 002 Section L3 on page 28 of 45 states that the proposals are due May 13, 2019.

45 The original RFP section L3 on page 50 of 84 and the NECO website states that proposals are due May 23, 2019. Please confirm the proposal due date.

RESPONSE: ACQ - Proposals are due 23 May 2019

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Section L.1.6.b Volume 2 price Proposal requires offerors to submit a “Bid Guarantee in accordance with FAR Clause 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee. Amount shall be at least 20 percent of the bid price but shall not exceed $3 million. Since there is not a seed project for this solicitation, what amount should we submit the bid guarantee for? Just the Minimum contract guarantee of $10,000? Please advise.

RESPONSE: ACQ - Since 20 percent of the $30M maximum contract value is $6M, the Bid Guarantee shall be $3M

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13 B Please confirm how to determine the value of the bid bond given there is no seed project and only CLINS and ELINS are priced.

RESPONSE: FAR Clause 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee provides that the amount shall be at least 20 percent of the bid price but shall not exceed $3 million. Since 20 percent of the $30M maximum contract value is $6M, the Bid Guarantee shall be $3M

57 Pease confirm that when evoking FAR Clause 9.6 Part 2 "Prime Contractor/Prime Subcontractor" teaming clause, experience from both teaming members will be considered for construction experience.

RESPONSE: ACQ - Technical This question is unclear

SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION

The number of offeror copies required has decreased by 1 from 4 to 3.

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