PPIs for Amendment 0003.pdf

PPI# PPI Government Answer

1 Attachment D states that the primary work sites are Portsmouth, VA and Kittery, ME, though work may also be performed remotely or at other locations as directed. Can the Government provide the anticipated labor distribution by location for the 18 labor categories identified in Attachment A, including the expected number of FTEs or percentage of effort anticipated for Portsmouth, Kittery, remote support, and any other locations?

The Government is unable to clarify which labor categories are expected to perform at each location. All categories may be used at all locations.

2 Attachment D states that work may support NAVFAC enterprise locations, including CONUS and OCONUS locations, and that tasks may occur worldwide. Can the Government clarify the anticipated extent of OCONUS support under this contract, including expected frequency, likely locations, labor categories impacted, and whether OCONUS support is expected to be temporary travel-based support or staffed positions?

The Government is unable to clarify which labor categories are expected to be performed at OCONUS locations.

Positions may be temporary travel-based or staffed dependent on requirements to be detailed in individual task orders.

3 Can the Government identify the incumbent contractor currently performing these or substantially similar professional support services?

Services are being performed under Contract:

N6247022D0004 by Bristol Infrastructure Design Services.

4 Can the Government provide any additional information regarding the current support environment, including approximate staffing levels, organizational structure, historical level of effort, or general staffing baseline associated with the services contemplated under this requirement?

The Government is unable to clarify which labor categories are expected to perform at each location.

5 Factor 3 requires offerors to submit CPARS or PPQs for projects included under Factor 1 Corporate Experience. Please confirm that projects completed or substantially completed within the last ten years preceding the solicitation release date are acceptable for both Factor 1 Corporate Experience and Factor 3 Past Performance evaluation purposes.

Confirmed

6 Can the Government provide any available information regarding anticipated task order activity under this IDIQ contract, including expected frequency of task orders, typical scope or size, and estimated ordering patterns to assist offerors with staffing, resource planning, and pricing assumptions?

Task orders will be generally based on an annual duration.

Quantity of task orders or designated positions are unknown as the requirements change over time.

7 Can the Government provide any available historical labor utilization information for the labor categories identified in Attachment A, including historical hours, estimated level of

Historical staffing is based on an annual basis and includes

(3) Administrative Assistants,

(9) Construction Managers, effort, or approximate annual usage by labor category, to assist offerors with staffing, recruiting, and pricing assumptions?

(2) Senior Construction Schedulers, and (8) Construction Engineering Technicians. Staffing is expected to evolve as requirements change over the life of the contract. Propose in accordance with the solicitation.

8 Attachment D, Section 25, states that the Program Manager's effort shall be incorporated into the hourly rate of the required positions and will not be funded separately. Can the Government clarify whether the Program Manager role is expected to be fulfilled by one of the labor categories identified in Attachment A, or whether the Program Manager effort is intended to be treated as contractor management/overhead support incorporated within proposed pricing?

The Program Manager effort is intended to be treated as contractor management/overhead support incorporated within proposed pricing.

9 a. Section 46.3 states that Government Furnished Property (GFP) and/or Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) requirements will be identified at the individual Task Order level. Can the Government clarify whether GFP/GFE provided under Task Orders will be formally assigned to the contractor and subject to contractor accountability requirements, including inventory management, tracking, reporting, safeguarding, or other Government property management obligations?

That is correct, GFP or GFE will be formally assigned and subject the contractor to accountability requirements.

10 b. Additionally, would the Government consider providing a representative example of anticipated GFP/GFE requirements, or further details regarding the types of assets, facility/layout considerations, and how GFP/GFE expectations may vary across Task Orders? This information would assist offerors in understanding potential operational, Government property management, and compliance considerations associated with Task Order performance.

GFE will generally be IT equipment to support the position; laptop, monitors, etc.

11 Can the Government confirm that Mentor?Protégé firms operating as a JV under the SBA Mentor?Protégé program will be evaluated pursuant to the applicable statues and regulations governing the SBA Mentor?Protégé program with regards to past performance submission requirements. If so, will the Government allow a reduced level from the Protégé, and will the same evaluation criteria apply.

Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the terms of the solicitation and applicable statutory authority.

12 In order to ensure the submission of a fully compliant and responsive proposal, we respectfully request consideration for a 2 week extension of the submission deadline.

The Government will not extend the proposal due date.

13 In Amendment 2, Attachment A all of the estimated hours have been reset to 1920 Except A15-A17, can the government please confirm if this was the intent of the government?

Confirmed.