Amendment_0001_Q&A.pdf

C – Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity Contract for Architect Engineer Services for Civil / Structural Engineering Projects at Various Locations in Japan

Solicitation Number: N40084-20-R-0061

Agency: Department of Navy

Office: Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Far East

Location: NAVFAC Far East, Core Execution Team (CET), Japan

General Information Document Type: Synopsis - Amendment

Solicitation Number: N40084-20-R-0061, AMENDMENT 0001

Original Posted Date of Synopsis: 28 OCTOBER 2019

Response Date: 03 December 2019 @ 1430 Japan Standard Time Archiving Policy: N/A Original Archiving Date: 03 January 2020 Original Set Aside: N/A Set Aside: N/A Classification Code: C -- Architect and Engineering Services NAICS Code: 541330 -- Engineering Services

1. The purpose of this amendment is to provide questions / answers as follows:

QUESTION ANSWER

Regarding Gijutsushi/技術士 Qualification.

Page 3 of the Synopsis lists a. through h. Are these the only disciplines and subjects to be considered acceptable for Gijutsushi or would you also consider others? For example under Civil Engineering discipline, there are also subjects such as "River, Coastal & Ocean Engineering", "Port, Harbor & Airport Engineering", and others that may also be essential in A-E design.

Please see below link from the Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan for a complete list of disciplines and subjects.

https://www.engineer.or.jp/c_topics/000/000335.html

We would like to clarify the Gijutsushi disciplines that are acceptable.

For the purposes of evaluation of proposals, the following Gijutsushi disciplines are acceptable:

a. Mechanical Engineering (including all subcategories).

b. Electrical & Electronics Engineering (including all subcategories).

c. Civil Engineering (including all subcategories).

d. Water Supply & Sewerage (including all subcategories).

e. Environmental Engineering (including all subcategories).

Please refer to: https://www.engineer.or.jp/c_topics/000/000335.html for a listing of all subcategories.

Please see Attach 1_20R0061_Synopsis_Rev1_04NOV2019

Regarding Gijutsushi/技術士 Qualification.

Page 3 of the Synopsis lists b. Plumbing, but we cannot find it on the above link. Does this correspond to "Water Supply & Sewerage" discipline?

Refer to the response to item 1 above.

Regarding Gijutsushi/技術士 Qualification.

We cannot find on the link c. HVAC listed on Page 3.

Would "Environmental Engineering" discipline be considered equivalent or only specific subjects under it such as "Air Quality Management", "Air Conditioning", and "Building Utilities"?

Refer to the response to item 1 above.

Regarding Gijutsushi/技術士 Qualification.

Would you also consider Gijutsushi registration under "Electrical & Electronics Engineering" discipline as acceptable for Electrical Engineer?

Refer to the response to item 1 above.

Regarding Setsubishi/設備士 for HVAC and Sanitary.

There are several "Setsubishi" qualifications by different organizations.

Just to make sure, is this the one administered by the Society of Heating, Air-conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan (公益財団法人 空気調和・衛生工学会)?

Yes.

Synopsis, paragraph 2, Selection Criteria #1: Professional Qualifications

We understand that the key personnel for Structural, Civil, Geotechnical, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineers must be ‘professionally registered to practice in their discipline.’ Are you referring to ‘local (=Japanese) Professional Engineer (PE) license’? Or, is U.S. PE license acceptable in lieu of the local license? Is possessing Japanese PE license mandatory for Key Personnel?

Key personnel are required to be professionally registered in at least one of the 8 categories listed on page 3. It is not necessary for key personnel to have more than one professional registration. It is not necessary for personnel who have a professional license in any US State or Territory to also have a license in Japan.

Synopsis, paragraph 2, Selection Criteria #1: Professional Qualifications:

a. Additional licensure, 2.b., Plumbing. Is this equivalent to Water Supply & Sewage Gijutsushi/技術士?

Refer to the response to item 1 above.

Synopsis, paragraph 2, Selection Criteria #1: Professional Qualifications:

b. Additional licensure 2.c., HVAC. Is this Air Conditioning Discipline within the Environmental Engineer Gijutsushi/技術士

Refer to the response to item 1 above.

2. All inquiries of this announcement should be made, in writing, to Mr. Kyle Monma at e-mail kyle.monma@fe.navy.mil. Inquiries concerning this procurement shall include synopsis number and title.

Inquiries received after 19 November 2019 will not be considered.

3. All other synopsis provisions remain unchanged.