21R1337 Note 7.pdf

Notice No. 7

9 September 2021

PRE-PROPOSAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

RFP N62742-21-R-1337

FY22 MCAF P-1366/AJJY073105P2, APR-MUNITIONS STORAGE IGLOOS, PHASE 2,

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM

NOTE: The following questions and answers are provided for INFORMATION ONLY. The RFP remains unchanged unless it is amended in writing on a Standard Form 30.

28. Reference S-705, Internal Locking Device Notes: Due to changes in the DoD Lock program, Contractors are no longer able to purchase the ILDs. Can the Government confirm that the ILDs will be Government Furnished?

ANSWER: Confirmed, ILD will be Government Furnished, Government Installed. Clarification will be provided in a forthcoming amendment.

29. Reference S-705, Internal Locking Device Notes: Can the Government please clarify what scope will be covered by Base Lock personnel in regards to the installation of the ILD?

ANSWER: Government will perform install of the final ILD. A dummy ILD will be available to door installers for bolt work set-up and testing. Clarification will be provided in a forthcoming amendment.

30. Reference S-705, Internal Locking Device Notes: Due to changes in the DoD Lock program, the ILD shown on Sheet S-705, which is the GEN I, is out of date. The DoD Lock Program is pushing to have all new installations include the GEN II ILD. The new GEN II ILD has some improvement that get rid of locks sticking and increase the life of the lock. Can the Government clarify which ILD they want to have on this project?

ANSWER: GEN I ILD is discontinued. GEN II ILD will be Government Furnished, Government Installed.

31. Reference S-705, Internal Locking Device Notes: Due to changes in the DoD Lock program, the ILD shown on Sheet S-705, which is the GEN I, is out of date. The DoD Lock Program is pushing to have all new installations include the GEN II ILD. The GEN II ILD only works with a new and revised Blast Door Design which has been shown to the Government on

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different projects. Can the Government please confirm that the contractor is to bid the Blast Doors as shown in the provided Drawings?

ANSWER: Bid steel blast door as specified. The Government Furnished, Government Installed GEN II ILD is compatible with the steel blast doors specified in the contract documents.

32. Reference S-702: There is a new Blast Door design that is replacing the one shown on Sheet S-702. The only parts that changed were they got rid of how the ILD location has areas of the door cut out and the Bolt work has been modified to work with the new ILD location setup. I know the Government is aware of these changes to the Blast Door and the ILD. Can the Government please confirm that the contractor is to bid the Blast door and ILD as shown in the plans even though both systems are outdated and will most likely get modified during the submittal process?

ANSWER: Bid steel blast door as specified. ILD will be Government Furnished, Government Installed. Clarification will be provided in a forthcoming amendment.

33. Reference S-502, Detail C1, Vent Penetration: The side wall vent penetration as shown on Sheet S-502 in Detail C1 conflicts with the surrounding grout tubes. The nelson studs that come off of the pipe sleeve on the left and right sides protrude into the grout tubes. Also, even if you rotate the pipe sleeve embed 45 degrees the nelson studs still protrude into the grout tubes. Can the Government clarify how we are to modify either the grout tubes or the pipe sleeve embeds so that there are no conflicts? Keep in mind this portion of the project was already designed.

ANSWER: Nelson stud locations may be adjusted to avoid the conflict with the grout tubes.

34. Reference S-502, Details C2 & A3: There are conflicts between the 3” dia. grout tubes that are spaced 10” OC and the #7 vertical rebar that runs 12” OC on both the Interior and the Exterior sides. The conflict is where the hook portion protrudes into the grout tube at the bottom.

A past design of these igloos had the grout tubes spaced 12” OC which avoids this conflict. Can the Government please clarify how we are to change the rebar spacing or the grout tube spacing?

ANSWER: Provide #7 vertical rebar at 12” o.c. and grout tubes at 10” o.c. as specified in the contract documents. Seismic hooks shall be rotated as necessary to facilitate grout tube placement.

35. Reference S-502, Details C2 & A3: There are conflicts between the 3” dia. grout tubes that are spaced 10” OC and the #7 vertical rebar that runs 12” OC on both the Interior and the Exterior sides. The conflict is where the #7 vertical rebar will block the small openings placed at the top and bottom of the grout tubes as shown in sheet S-302 on details A3 & A4. This conflict does not occur at every instance of grout tube openings, but still a considerable amount. A past design of these igloos had the grout tubes spaced 12” OC which avoids this conflict. Can the Government please clarify how we are to change the rebar spacing or the grout tube spacing?

ANSWER: Provide #7 vertical rebar at 12” o.c. and grout tubes at 10” o.c. as specified in the contract documents. Grout tube vent tubes may be rotated about the center of the grout tube to accommodate rebar placement.

36. Refer to drawing sheet B-002 for Schedule Foundation Subgrade Preparations and Price Proposal Schedule for SLIN 0001AB.

Is Over Excavation derived from B-002 intended for SLIN 0001AB quantities, 11,975 CY? Or Are they the same scope?

ANSWER: Over excavation quantities per SLIN 0001AB and SLIN 0001AC have been provided under the “SCHEDULE FOUNDATION SUBGRADE PREPARATION BASIS OF BID” per B-002.

37. Reference Final RFP, Part 6, Attachment B, SPEC Section 03 45 33, subsection 1.4.1.2:

Would the Government allow a precast erector that is not certified by PCI if they retain a PCI- Certified Field Auditor, at the erector’s expense, to conduct a field audit of a project in the same category as the project prior to start of precast concrete erection and must submit the Erector’s Post Audit Declaration to be considered qualified?

ANSWER: Bid as specified.

38. Ref. Part 6-Attachments, Attachment I, Natural Resources Performance Work Statement (NRPWS), Para. 2.0.

Will the Government provide GPS Files for the Cycas micronesica and Tabernaemontana rotensis locations to the Contractor?

ANSWER: Response deferred.

39. Ref. Part 6-Attachments, Attachment I, NRPWS, Para. 3.4.

Can the Government provide the Contractor the “MSA1 Natural Resource Field Survey Report”?

ANSWER: Response deferred.

40. Ref. Part 6-Attachments, Attachment I, NRPWS, Para. 3.4.

Other than seeds, what are the “other approved plant material subject to Government Approval”?

ANSWER: Response deferred.

41. Ref. Part 6-Attachments, Attachment I, NRPWS, Para. 3.4. Cycas micronesica item a.

In our experience, Cycads with a diameter less than 1.7” in diameter have been successfully grown in a nursery and outplanted. Would the Government allow the Contractor to collect basal shoots smaller than 1.7” to exhaust all possibilities of genetically representing the 165 Cycads within the footprint?

ANSWER: Response deferred.

42. Ref. Part 6-Attachments, Attachment I, NRPWS, Para. 3.4. Cycas micronesica item a.

Can the Government provide “USFWS issued Biological Opinion for specific requirements associated with the salvage, collection, transplantation, and maintenance of Cycas micronesica”?

ANSWER: Response deferred.

43. Ref. Part 6-Attachments, Attachment I, NRPWS, Para. 3.4. Cycas micronesica item f.

Can the Government provide “The Conservation Cycas micronesica on Guam MSA-1”?

Contract number N40192-17-R-8003 (Guam Plant Extinction Prevention Program 2019).

ANSWER: Response deferred.

44. Ref. Part 6-Attachments, Attachment I, NRPWS, Para. 3.4. Tabernaemontana rotensis “Contractor must collect all ripe fruit available.” If during field assessments and prior to an approved work plan ripe fruits are observed on Tabernaemontana rotensis, would the Government allow the Contractor to collect these fruits? Tabernaemontana rotensis seeds are recalcitrant and do not last long on or under a tree, if the Contractor waits for work plan approval prior to collection, the seeds will most likely be lost or eaten by ungulates.

ANSWER: Response deferred.

45. Ref. Part 6-Attachments, Attachment I, NRPWS, Para. 3.4. Tabernaemontana rotensis a.

Can the Government provide “USFWS issued Biological Opinion for specific requirements associated with the salvage, collection, transplantation, and maintenance of T. rotensis”?

ANSWER: Response deferred.

46. Ref. Part 6-Attachments, Attachment I, NRPWS, Para. 3.5 a.1 Will the Government allow an extension of 30 calendar days for the submittal of the Draft Natural Resources Work Plan?

ANSWER: Response deferred.

47. Ref. Part 6-Attachments, Attachment I, NRPWS, Para. 3.7 g.

Please confirm if this is a guideline for nursery propagation or for outplanting plot maintenance and monitoring.

ANSWER: Response deferred.

48. Ref. Part 6-Attachments, Attachment I, NRPWS, Para. 3.7 “The Contractor is responsible for the security of the plants in the nursery and outplanting plots”.

Will the Contractor be responsible if there are damages to the plants by any acts of God?

ANSWER: Response deferred.

49. Ref. Part 6-Attachments, Attachment I, NRPWS, Para. 3.7 “Outplanting in vegetation plots” The four identified outplanting plots are currently being utilized as Cycad research plots by another subcontractor while the 5th plot is still being determined. Can the Government provide other plots that will ensure that the Contractor do not interrupt their studies and they do not interrupt the outplanting activities?

ANSWER: Response deferred.

50. Ref. Part 6-Attachments, Attachment I, NRPWS, Para. 3.7 “Cycas micronesica” What does the Government mean by “40 genetically distinct Cycas micronesica individuals are established in the wild? Does this mean that Cycad basal shoots and heads from the same parent tree will only count as 1 genetically unique individual? Will propagules from the same parent tree be counted as genetically unique if outplanted in different outplanting plots?

ANSWER: Response deferred.

51. Ref. Part 6-Attachments, Attachment I, NRPWS, Para. 3.8 a. Progress Report During salvage and transplantation phase, the Contractor must submit weekly status reports in PDF to the KO. Does salvage and transplantation mean from salvage efforts until all propagules are brought into the nursery (~3-4 months) or from salvage efforts until propagules are transplanted out into the field (~15-20 months)?

ANSWER: Response deferred.

52. Ref. Part 6-Attachments, Attachment I, NRPWS, Para. 3.9 Encroachment Measures Does the Government know how many listed species are within the 10 feet border of the project footprint that need to be protected with a silt fencing and monitored? Will listed species that are further than 10 feet from the border but have no trees shielding them from construction activities (i.e., a clear visible path to the plant from the project footprint) need to be protected as well?

ANSWER: Response deferred.

53. Ref. Part 6-Attachments, Attachment I, NRPWS, Para. Figure 5 T. rotensis Seed Collection Site Please provide definition on the legend for the symbols present on Figure 5 T. rotensis Seed Collection Site

ANSWER: Response deferred.

54. Ref. Part 6-Attachment B-Part A (Design-Bid-Build) Specification Division 31 32 23 Foundation Drilling and Grouting. Page 5 (891/1397). Paragraph 3.3 Procedures for grouting, Sub-paragraph 3.3.2 Grouting Pressures On Division 31 32 23 Foundation Drilling and Grouting Sub-Paragraph 3.3.2 specify the use of grouting pressure. Normally, our subcontractor for foundation drilling and grouting procedure performs the grouting operation for holes without cavities, by pouring directly on one side of the probe hole to allow air to escape and avoid entrapping air voids in the grout. Probe holes will be grouted with job-mixed grouting using a portable 9 cu. ft. cement mixer with 1500 psi at 28 days compression strength and slump of 8-10 inches. With the use of a 5-gallon bucket, the volume of grout is recorded by the number of gallons placed.

For probe holes with major cavities, grout will be ordered from cement suppliers. Grout is placed by direct pouring with a 1/2" PVC pipe inserted in the hole and intermittent air pressure is introduced into the pipe.

This proposed grouting procedure according to our subcontractor for foundation drilling and grouting has been accepted and performed on several Guam military projects in Andersen, AFB and Marine Corps Base, Camp Blaze (MCBCB). Please confirm if the alternative proposed method is acceptable to the Government and can be used on this project.

ANSWER: Bid as specified.

55. Ref. RFP 3,4, &5 Solicitation, Offer and Award (SF 1442), Price Proposal Schedule for RFP No. N62742-21-R-1337 P-1366/AJJY073105P2: APR-Munitions Storage Igloos, Phase 2, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Notes Please confirm if the total project duration of 1,128 Calendar Days includes the construction durations for each of the Options Nos. 1,2,3, & 4.

ANSWER: Yes, the total project duration of 1,128 Calendar Days includes the construction durations for each of the Options. Refer to Document 00700, FAR 52.211-10, COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK for the schedule.

56. Ref. Drawings- Cultural – Natural Resources Mitigation Phasing (Part A). GA005 Para.

Environmentally Sensitive Area, Site 66-08,2102 Cultural-Natural Resource Mitigation Phasing (Part A)

Note 2. Mitigation of the Environmentally Sensitive Area to be completed by others P-31054 (Phase 4) Project.

Mitigation of the Environmentally Sensitive Area must be completed prior to the commencement of site work.

Please provide the schedule when will the Mitigation of the Environmentally Sensitive Area will be completed by P-31054 Project and when can the site work for P-1366 (Phase 2) commence.

ANSWER: Construction work and any ground disturbance in and immediately adjacent to Environmentally Sensitive Area Site 66-08-2102 may not begin until environmental mitigation approvals are received by others. Per RFP, Part 2, Section 01 14 00, cultural resources mitigation of the Environmentally Sensitive Area Site 66-08-2102 within the project boundary is expected to be completed by 01 August 2022.

57. Refer to drawing sheet B-002 for schedule Foundation Subgrade Preparations and price proposal schedule for SLIN 0001AA. Is there an Over Excavation in SLIN 0001AA?

ANSWER: No, over excavation is provided under SLIN 0001AB and SLIN 000AC for the

BASE ITEM.

58. We would like to request a two-week time extension of bid from September 21, 2021 to October 5, 2021 to allow small subcontractors to submit proposal.

ANSWER: The Government has considered your request, however, the RFP remains unchanged.

59. In SF 1442 page 3-5, Price Proposal Schedule, CLIN 0001AD, Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC) / Material Potentially Presenting an Explosive Hazard (MPPEH) – please clarify if the pricing associated with the MEC Clearance under CLIN 0001AD is only for the eight (8) MSM included in the Base Item or is the pricing to include the four (4) Option Items 1

– 4?

If the pricing for CLIN 0001AD is only for the eight (8) MSM in the Base Item, is the contractor to provide pricing for MEC Clearance for each Option Item as part of the Lump Sum for each Option Item? Or will MEC Clearance cost be addressed as a contract amendment upon award of Option Items?

ANSWER: SLIN0001AD as described per the Price Proposal Schedule covers the eight (8) munition storage igloos (MSI) in the BASE ITEM. All work to design and construct one MSI designated as an Option on drawing GA004, unless otherwise noted, shall be included in

CLIN0002-CLIN0005.

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