Amendment 05 AOI N6247027R0003 - OTA CDC.pdf

Amendment 05 – AOI N6247027R0003 - Navy Child Development Centers (CDC) Industrialized Construction (IC) Projects via Other Transaction Authority (10 U.S.C. § 2808a)

The purpose of Amendment 05 is to:

1) Provide responses to RFIs #20-31. There are no additional RFIs remaining to be answered and no additional

RFIs will be accepted.

2) Revise Evaluation Criteria 1 Relevant Experience. See PDF “Revised AOI N6247027R0003 - OTA CDC 10-30- 26”.

3) White paper response date remains 1400 EST on 06 November 2026.

Requests for Information (RFI) Responses

20. The AOI references volumetric modular, hybrid, and Kit of Parts methodologies. Please confirm that mass-timber (CLT/glulam) kit-of-parts and panelized hybrid systems, manufactured off-site and assembled on-site, qualify as Industrialized Construction methodologies for purposes of this AOI. We have completed all of these types, including volumetric, but would like to know which to highlight.

A: These systems do qualify. Note that vendors are not limited to the specific Industrialized Construction methodologies listed.

21. Under Evaluation Criterion 1, the alternative experience path references completed Child Development

Centers, Elementary Schools, or other institutional IC projects exceeding 25,000 SF each. Will completed institutional IC projects located outside the United States be considered toward this requirement when the proposed team member’s role on those projects is documented?

A: Yes. Completed institutional IC projects located outside the United States will be considered as relevant experience, provided they otherwise meet the requirements of Evaluation Criteria 1.

22. May a single IC manufacturer be identified as a team member on white papers submitted by more than one vendor team under this AOI?

A: Yes. An IC manufacturer may participate as a team member on white papers submitted by multiple vendor teams under this AOI.

23. For purposes of the Pre-Manufactured Value estimate, please confirm whether off-site fabrication of structural components (panels, cassettes, pre-cut framing) counts toward PMV, or whether PMV is intended to capture only volumetric or fully finished assemblies.

A: Off-site fabrication of structural components will count towards the PMV.

24. Will the Government consider providing a one- to two-week extension to the current white paper submission due date for the Navy CDC OTA (AOI N6247027R0003).

A: No. The Government will not grant an extension to the white paper submission deadline. The deadline remains 1400 EST, 6 November 2026.

25. Our systems have been proven to add tremendous value to CDC’s, but we are not a “Industrialized

Construction Company”. How would I go about requesting the Task Writers / Program Managers to evaluate the modification of requirements?

A: An official designation as an Industrialized Construction Company is not required under this AOI.

See also the response to RFI# 10.

26. Meaning of “Modular Open Systems Approach.” The Desired Solution Objectives call for “Modular Open Systems Approach architecture with open, standardized interfaces to accelerate maintenance and reduce lifecycle costs.” The same objective appears in AOIs N4008526R0276 (MCI East Barracks) and N6247326R0072 (Camp Pendleton), and in the July 1, 2026 NAVFAC Special Notice referenced in this AOI, where it reads “to accelerate future upgrades.” None of these documents define the term. Does NAVFAC intend the meaning in 10 U.S.C. § 4401, under which modular system interfaces are verified to comply, where available and suitable, with widely supported and consensus-based standards? If not, how will the objective be defined and evaluated for this AOI, and which wording (“maintenance” or “future upgrades”) governs?

A: Special Inspections are to be in accordance with the IBC and applicable UFC's. See UFC 1-200-01 paragraph 1-4.3 Off Site and Modular Construction Requirements for relevant QA/QC and SI requirements. Use a modular, open design with common connections so parts can be repaired, upgraded, or replaced more easily—reducing maintenance time and long-term costs.

27. Which interfaces are meant to be open. The first Desired Solution Objective directs vendors to utilize CDC IC design standards provided by the Department of the Navy, and the response to RFI #17 defers the content of those standards to the Phase 2 RPP. Without asking for that content now: will the CDC IC design standards define or reference interface requirements? And does “open, standardized interfaces” refer to the Government-provided CDC design itself, or also to standardized connections that any qualified manufacturer could build to, such as module-to-module structural connections, MEP and utility connections, and envelope joints? For comparison, the responses to RFIs 46-49 under N6247326R0072 describe a Government-provided standard room layout while allowing vendor-proprietary module geometries and factory methods.

A: Yes, the CDC IC design standards provided in the RPP Phase will reference interface requirements.

28. Evaluation of voluntary consensus standards. We understand from the response to RFI #16 that Phase 1 is not a FAR-based source selection and that no weighting will be published. Consistent with 10 U.S.C. § 4401 and OMB Circular A-119 (which directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards in lieu of government-unique standards where practical), will a Technical Approach that demonstrates conformance to existing voluntary consensus standards be accepted as evidence against the open-interface objective, and as a basis for the “proven equivalency or superiority” allowance for alternative commercial building methods in the second Desired Solution Objective? Relevant published standards include the ANSI-approved ICC/MBI 1200 (planning, design, fabrication and assembly), 1205 (inspection and regulatory compliance) and 1210

(mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems), whose second editions are now in public review. ICC/MBI 1205 bears directly on the Vendor Capability requirement that the vendor maintain strict responsibility for all Quality Control functions while DON personnel retain Quality Assurance. Complementary interface standards are in development by the Center for Offsite Construction with the International Code Council under ANSI-accredited procedures: the modular interface standard, CfOC/ICC 1220 (Standard on Configurations and Connections for Off-Site Construction; see https://centerforoffsiteconstruction.org/modular-consensus-committees/), and the panelized interface standard, CfOC/ICC 1230 (Standard on Configurations and Connections for Panelized Off-Site Construction; see https://centerforoffsiteconstruction.org/panel-interface-consensus/).

A: Respondents may submit evidence of conformance to applicable published voluntary consensus standards to support their Technical Approach.

29. Government participation in consensus standards. OMB Circular A-119 also encourages agency participation in voluntary consensus standards bodies. Would DON or NAVFAC consider participating, as a government or user-interest member, in the open ANSI consensus committees developing modular and panelized interface standards? For example, the Panelized Interface Consensus Committee for CfOC/ICC 1230, the panelized interface standard, is currently accepting applications for members (https://centerforoffsiteconstruction.org/picc-apply).

A: This RFI is not within the scope of the AOI.

30. Data rights in interfaces. Phase 2 asks for “data rights/IP assertions,” and the Follow-on Production provision contemplates an agreement available for use by other Department of War organizations at a potentially larger magnitude. If the Government intends to obtain rights in the CDC IC design standards or in a selected design so that other manufacturers can build to them, will those rights extend to the interface and connection specifications, not only to design or BIM models, sufficient for another manufacturer to supply compatible modules or components? If a vendor proposes a proprietary connection or interface system, will its specification need to be published or licensed to the Government? For comparison, the Space Force’s 10 U.S.C. § 2808a Master CSO, USSF-CSO-FY26-2808A, describes its data-rights criterion as rights allowing the Government to “operate, maintain, and potentially replicate” the construction.

A: Submit data rights/IP assertions per AOI.

31. Baseline for the cost and schedule comparisons. Vendors must demonstrate a reduction in design and construction costs of 20 percent or more and a reduction in design and build timelines of 30 percent or more against traditional commercial construction, and the response to RFI #10 directs vendors to develop parametric estimates identifying their own assumptions, exclusions and cost elements. Will the Government define a common baseline (source, cost basis, scope inclusions and date of pricing) or a reporting format for these comparisons, so that claims across White Papers are comparable to one another and verifiable after award?

A: For the cost and schedule comparisons, the baseline assumptions should be defined by each vendor and detailed in their submitted whitepaper.

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