AMD 0005_Questions 251016.pdf

AMENDMENT 0005 - DATED 16 OCTOBER 2025

Synopsis: N62742-25-R-1800 Original Synopsis Issuance Date: 23 September 2025 Amendment 0001 Issuance Date: 26 September 2025 Amendment 0002 Issuance Date: 01 October 2025 Amendment 0003 Issuance Date: 07 October 2025 Amendment 0004 Issuance Date: 15 October 2025 Navy Primary Contact: Kori-Ann Tanaka, koriann.k.tanaka.civ@us.navy.mil Navy Secondary Contact: Bryson Lum, bryson.s.lum.civ@us.navy.mil

SUBJECT: ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR COMPREHENSIVE LONG-TERM

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION NAVY (CLEAN VII) FOR NAVAL FACILITIES

ENGINEERING SYSTEMS COMMAND PACIFIC

The purpose of this amendment is to make the following changes and answer Request for Information (RFI) as follows:

1. N62742-25-R-1800 CLEAN VII Revised Attachment C, Small Business Subcontracting Plan dated 16 October 2025 replaces Attachment C, Small Business Subcontracting Plan posted on 23 September 2025.

2. RFIs received as of 10 October 2025, 1400 HST:

Question 8: Would NAVFAC Pacific please allow the following change to the Attachment C, Small Business Subcontracting Plan template, Paragraph 9, in order to comply with the current version of FAR 52.219-9(d)(9)?

From:

“Contractor Name agrees that the FAR clause 52.219-8 entitled "Utilization of Small Business Concerns" will be included in all subcontracts which offer further subcontracting opportunities, and all subcontractors, except SB concerns, that receive subcontracts in excess of $750,000 ($1,500,000 for construction) will be required to adopt plans that comply with the requirements of the clause at 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan. Such plans will be reviewed by comparing them with the provisions of P.L. 95-507 and assuring that all minimum requirements of an acceptable subcontracting plan have been satisfied. The acceptability of percentage goals shall be determined on a case-by-case basis depending on the supplies/services involved, the availability of potential small and small disadvantaged subcontractors, and prior experience. Once approved and implemented, plans will be monitored through the submission of periodic reports, and/or, as time and availability of funds permit, periodic visits to review subcontracting program progress. (See FAR 19.704(a)(9))”

To:

“Contractor Name will include FAR clause 52.219-8 of this contract entitled “Utilization of Small Business Concerns” in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities, and Contractor Name will require all subcontractors (except small business concerns, including entities that are treated as small business concerns by statute for certain purposes (e.g., ANCs, see 13 CFR 125.3(b)(2))) that receive subcontracts in excess of the applicable threshold specified in FAR 19.702(a) on the date of subcontract award, with further subcontracting possibilities to adopt a subcontracting plan that complies with the requirements of FAR clause 52.219-9, “Small Business Subcontracting Plan”. Such plans will be reviewed by comparing them with the provisions of P.L. 95-507 and assuring that all minimum requirements of an acceptable subcontracting plan have been satisfied. The acceptability of percentage goals shall be determined on a case-by-case basis depending on the supplies/services involved, the availability of potential small and small disadvantaged subcontractors, and prior experience. Once approved and implemented, plans will be monitored through the submission of periodic reports, and/or, as time and availability of funds permit, periodic visits to review subcontracting program progress. (See FAR 19.704(a)(9))”

Answer 8: A revised Attachment C is incorporated into this solicitation via Amendment 0005.

Question 9: Would NAVFAC Pacific please allow the following change to the Attachment C, Small Business Subcontracting Plan template, Paragraph 10 Note 1, in order to comply with the current version of FAR 52.204-10(d)(2)?

From:

“*Note 1: If contract value is $30,000 or more and the solicitation includes FAR Clause 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards, ensure additional reporting requirements are met in eSRS in accordance with this clause.”

To:

“*Note 1: If contract value is at or above the threshold specified in FAR 4.1403(a) on the date of subcontract award and the solicitation includes FAR Clause 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards, ensure additional reporting requirements are met in SAM.gov in accordance with this clause.

Answer 9: A revised Attachment C is incorporated into this solicitation via Amendment 0005.

Question 10: Would NAVFAC Pacific please allow the following change to the Attachment C, Small Business Subcontracting Plan template, Paragraph 11.c., in order to comply with the current version of FAR 52.219-9(d)(11)(iii)?

From:

“On a contract-by-contract basis, records on all subcontract solicitations over $150,000 and indicating for each solicitation:”

To:

“Records on each subcontract solicitation resulting in an award of more than the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in FAR 2.101 on the date of subcontract award, indicating:”

Answer 10: A revised Attachment C is incorporated into this solicitation via Amendment 0005.

Question 11: Would NAVFAC Pacific please allow the following change to the Attachment C, Small Business Subcontracting Plan template, Paragraph 11.d., in order to comply with the current version of FAR 52.219-9(d)(11)(iv)?

From:

“Records to support other outreach efforts, e.g., contacts with small business trade associations, business development organizations, and attendance at small business procurement conferences and trade fairs, and frequency of accessing SAM.”

To:

“Records of any outreach efforts to contact trade associations, business development organizations, conferences and trade fairs to locate small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, service-disabled veteran-owned, and women-owned small business sources, and veterans service organizations.”

Answer 11: A revised Attachment C is incorporated into this solicitation via Amendment 0005.