N44255-15-R-0004_PPI_Log.pdf

PPI No. PPI Response

Factor 2 – Experience, Page 10 of 73, (1) Constuction Experience

Will the Government accept project experience from team member firms with a signed formal teaming agreement with the prime contractor?

Factor 2 - Experience, (a) Solicitation Submittal Requirements, (1) Construction Experience states "Experience of a subcontractor will not be considered." This includes subcontractor experience presented under a teaming agreement.

Will the Navy recognize all Contractor Teaming Arrangements as required under FAR Subpart 9.6 to meet the qualifications as the Offeror?

Per Subpart 9.603 Policy, the Government will recognize the integrity and validity of a contractor teaming arrangement, including formal Prime/Subcontractor Teams provided, the arrangements are identified and company relationships are fully disclosed in an offer or, for arrangements entered into after submission of an offer, before the arrangement becomes effective.

We believe the intent of the Solicitation is to be consistent with Subpart 9.603 in order to provide the maximum small business participation on this procurement. However, the last paragraph of Factor 2 – Experience on page 11 of 73 currently appears to exclude Prime/Subcontractor Teaming arrangements by stating “Experience of a subcontractor will not be considered”. This is in direct conflict with the intent of Subpart 9.603.

Factor 2 - Experience, (a) Solicitation Submittal Requirements, (1) Construction Experience states "Experience of a subcontractor will not be considered." This includes subcontractor experience presented under a teaming agreement. It's noted that the solicitation does not prohibit an Offeror from forming teaming arrangements. Factor 1 - Technical Approach, (a) Solicitation Submittal Requirements, (1) states "Provide a narrative describing the proposed primary construction firms and primary design firms for this contract and the rationale for proposing this arrangement. Provide the role, responsibilities, and contractual relationships between the various firms (see FAR Subpart 9.6)."

RFP Section 00100 Bidding Schedule/Instructions to Bidders – page 10, para 3. Phase One Basis of Evaluation and Submittal Requirements for each factor.

Factor 2 – Experience, (a) (1) Construction Experience states “relevant” is defined as similar size construction projects between $10 – 30M, with one construction project greater than $20M.

To maintain the SB status, we don’t see how SB firms can show much experience with projects of this dollar value. Can the requirement for “relevant experience” be reduced to projects in the $10-15M range?

To be answered in a future amendment.

Re: Page 11 of 73, Section 00100, Factor 2-Construction Experience Proposal submission requirements call for all projects to be at least $10,000,000.

As a small business, we are fully capable of bonding and successfully completing projects in the $10-$30 million range. However, the small business set-aside RFPs are so often issued with requirements to have $10 million projects in our resume. We continually find ourselves excluded from qualifying to submit proposals for these small business set-aside contracts.

We respectfully request the requirements be modified to allow projects that are $6-$8 million to be considered relevant and acceptable for evaluation.

To be answered in a future amendment.

Re: Page 11 of 73, Section 00100, Factor 2-Experience Proposal submission requirements call for all projects to be completed within 7 years of the date of issuance of the RFP.

We respectfully request the requirements be modified to allow projects that are at least 60% complete be considered relevant and acceptable for evaluation.

Projects submitted for Factor 2 - Experience must be "completed within the past seven (7) yeasr of the date of issuance of this RFP." An extended period of completion of 7 years was included to allow Offerors a greater period of time from which to draw projects. The solicitation requirements will remain unchanged.

Page 10 of 73 of the RFP, Factor 2-a.1 states that on construction project must be greater than $20,000,000.

1) Does the project need to be awarded at a value above $20M?

2) Does the project need to be completed at a value of above $20M?

3) If the project started at a value just under $20M, was over $20M due to contract modifications throughout several months of the project, and then was brought back down below $20M due to a value engineering contract MOD for the remainder of the project, does this example project receive credit as being over $20M?

Please review and respond to the (3) questions above.

To be answered in a future amendment.

Page 11 of 73 of the RFP, Factor 2, the last paragraph states that “projects may be submitted for the joint venture, partnership, or mentor protégé members.”

1) Does the term “partnership” mean teaming partner, where the arrangement between the team would be documented via a teaming agreement?

Please review and respond to the question above.

No. In addition, please note that Factor 2 - Experience, (a) Solicitation Submittal Requirements, (1) Construction Experience states "Experience of a subcontractor will not be considered." This includes subcontractor experience presented under a teaming agreement.

Page 13 of 73 of the RFP, Factor 3 top paragraph of the page states “Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQ’s previously submitted for other RFP’s.”

1) Please confirm that we can include previously filled out PPQ’s submitted for other RFP’s in our proposal documentation, and that incorporation by reference, without the actual PPQ document contained in the proposal, shall not be done.

Please review and respond to the question above.

Confirmed.

RFP Section 00100, page number 10, paragraph Factor 2 – Experience (a) (1).

This requirement asks for relevant projects similar in size: construction project between $10,000,000 to $30,000,000. Based on the procurement being 100% small business set-aside, would the government consider lowering the dollar value of similar projects to $7,000,000 or more.

To be answered in a future amendment.

RFP Section 00100, page number 11, paragraph Factor 2 – Experience (a) (1).

This requirement requests: “Projects submitted for the Offeror shall be completed within the past seven (7) years of the date of issuance of this RFP.” Will projects that are substantially completed, up to 75% construction completion, be considered relevant?

No. Projects submitted for Factor 2 - Experience must be "completed within the past seven (7) yeasr of the date of issuance of this RFP." Completed means 100% complete.

Also see PPI #5.