P-2005 -Notice 3.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SYSTEMS COMMAND PACIFIC

258 MAKALAPA DR STE 100

PEARL HARBOR HI 96860-3134

N62742-22-R-1319

Notice No. 3

27 January 2022

PRE-PROPOSAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

RFP N62742-22-R-1319

FY22 P-2005 WORKING DOG TREATMENT FACILITY REPLACEMENT, JOINT BASE

PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII

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.

18. Since the actual quantities will be determined during construction and are unknown during bidding time, accordingly we respectfully request to provide quantity per each pay item to have all bidders price same scope and maintain fair bidding environment for price evaluation.

ANSWER: Price Proposal Schedule was provide in Amendment 0002 dated January 20, 2022 updating the quantity of CLIN 0001AB and 0001AC.

41. Price Proposal Schedule, Item No 0001AC & Spec Section 31 23 00.00 20, Para 2.1 & Para 3.1.4: Para 3.3 states “Determination of elevations and measurements of approved over depth excavation of unsatisfactory material below grades indicated shall be done under the direction of the Contracting Officer”, but Item No 0001AC indicates to provide quantity of removal and placement of fill. Please confirm that this item will be an unit price bid since the total quantities is not known during the bid time. Otherwise, please provide removal and replacement quantity for bidding purpose since the total of CLIN 0001 equal sum of SLINs 0001AA through 0001AC per Note # 4 & 5.

ANSWER: Price Proposal Schedule was provide in Amendment 0002 dated January 20, 2022 updating the quantity of CLIN 0001AB and 0001AC.

42. Price Proposal Schedule, Item No 0001AB & Spec Section 01 74 19, Para 1.11.1: Please confirm that this item will be an unit price bid since the total quantities is not known during the bid time

ANSWER: Price Proposal Schedule was provide in Amendment 0002 dated January 20, 2022 updating the quantity of CLIN 0001AB and 0001AC.

RFP N62742-21-R-1302

55. We note that Amendment No. 0002 and extended the Due date of the Price Proposal, Technical Proposal, and Subcontracting Plan to 15 February 2022. The assembly of an accurate Subcontracting Plan is highly dependent on the completion of the Pricing process and the selection of qualified subcontractors. As a result, we request that the Government consider allowing Offerors to submit their Subcontracting Plan and Electronic Copies one (1) business day after the Price Proposal and Technical Proposal due dates (i.e. 16 February 2022).

ANSWER: Refer to Amendment 0003 issued on 24 January 2022

56. I am following up on Notice #2 that was recently issued, addressing the Factor 3 Safety Rates. We had originally submitted that question for NAVFAC’s consideration and I would like to ask for reconsideration to allow contractors to provide an opportunity to explain the circumstances surrounding any rate(s) that exceed the threshold established in the RFP. While we have seen this ability to provide such explanation in numerous prior RFP’s with NAVFAC PAC, we believe the removal of this aspect is overly restrictive and will restrict competition. As an example, we are a small business with 30-35 employees per year. Because the OSHA calculation is based on 200,000 work hours, our rates our skewed as we have anywhere from 50,000 - 80,000 work hours. So one recordable incident for a small business, has significantly higher impact on our rates, than would a larger company with 200,000 or more. This does not indicate that we are any less safe of a company than others, especially if it is just for 1 year of the 5 year look back. Allowing contractors to explain extenuating circumstances would illicit increased competition and also allow NAVFAC to objectively review the explanation accordingly. In light of the request and the example I have provided, I would encourage NAVFAC to reconsider allowing contractors the opportunity to submit explanation of extenuating circumstances.

ANSWER: Refer to Amendment 0004 issued on 27 January 2022