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N62742-26-R-1802 Amendment 0001

SOLICITATION NO. N62742-26-R-1802, CULTURAL RESOURCE TECHNICAL SERVICES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN HAWAII, WESTERN PACIFIC AND ASIA FOR THE NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SYSTEMS COMMAND PACIFIC

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Question # Reference/Section (Page, #, etc.) Question Government Response

1 Kindly confirm that FedEx and/or UPS are acceptable couriers for the hardcopy submissions.

Confirmed, as stated in RFP Section L.1.e.

2 Excel Versions of J-7 and J-8 Is it possible to receive the Excel versions of Attachments J-7 and J-8 (Sample Project Price Sheets)?

Excel versions of J-7 and J-8 will be provided in Amendment 1.

3 Labor Categories – Sample Project Pricing

Attachments J-7 and J-8 request that the Contractor identify “Major Wage Classification,” but do not list specific labor categories. Section 9.0 of the RFP lists minimum qualifications for technical disciplines. For the Sample Project pricing, may the Contractor group technical disciplines into our own labor categories (e.g., Archaeologist – Junior/Staff/Senior, Biologist/Botanist – Junior/Staff/Senior, Planner – Junior/Staff/Senior)?

Or is the intent that a labor rate be provided for each technical discipline exactly as listed in Section 9.0?

For consistency, adopt the labor categories in the RFP, Section C, 9.0 Personnel Staff.

4 Historical Building Information for Sample Projects/ J-5 and J-6

For the buildings referenced in Sample Projects 1 and 2 requiring HSR and HABS/HAER documentation, is information available such as the building construction date or square footage? Additionally, can the Government confirm whether these buildings have already been documented for NRHP eligibility?

Unfortunately the supported command has limited information about the buildings in the Sample Projects. The Performance Work Statements include the following information: For Sample Project 1: Building 206 at AAFB was the former Palm Tree Clubhouse, a 1964 post Typhoon Karen rebuild. It is a Cold War era

SOLICITATION NO. N62742-26-R-1802, CULTURAL RESOURCE TECHNICAL SERVICES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN HAWAII, building eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.

The original construction was 15,600 sq.ft. The clubhouse was later expanded to the current footprint seen in Enclosure 2. Exact square footage is not provided. *Note Sample Project 1 Performance Work Statement Section 2.3 reference to Building 701 is in error and should read "206". For Sample Project 2: Facility 583 is a National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)-eligible, Cold War-era missile launch facility. Building 573 is another NRHP-eligible, Cold War-era building, a missile assembly and blockhouse facility. Facilities 566 and 586 are two NRHP-eligible, Cold War-era launch pad pump buildings (Facilities 566 and 586). Exact square footage is not provided.

5 Letters of Commitment – Key Personnel/ M.5.3.A(2)c.

Please confirm that letters of commitment are required only for Key Personnel who are not currently employed by the Offeror.

Confirmed. Letters of commitment shall be provided for each proposed key personnel, including subcontractor personnel, who do not currently work for the Offeror.

6 Factor 2 Page Limits/ M.5.3.B.(1)a.

Factor 2 (Technical Approach) appears limited to 3 double-sided pages per project. Please confirm whether the project schedule must be included within this page count.

The project schedule is included in the 3 double-sided page limit allowed for the technical approach.

SOLICITATION NO. N62742-26-R-1802, CULTURAL RESOURCE TECHNICAL SERVICES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN HAWAII, 7 Definition of “Primary

AOR”:

Is “primary AOR” intended to mean the NAVFAC Pacific Area of Responsibility?

Primary AOR means NAVFAC Pacific Area of Responsibility.

8 CD-ROM Submittal Requirement/L.1(d)

Please confirm that Offerors must submit CD-ROM copies as stated in Section L.1(d).

Confirmed.

9 UXO Requirements – Sample Project 1/J-5

For Sample Project 1, please confirm that the cultural resources contractor is not required to provide UXO support during archaeological monitoring.

The construction contractor will be responsible for providing UXO support of construction activities that are concurrently being monitored by archaeologists.

10 Key Personnel Page Count/M.5.3.A(2)b.

For Key Personnel under Factor 1, please confirm that the 4-page limit per person includes both the J-10 form and the resume combined.

The page limit includes both the J-10 and resume combined.

11 Technical Proposal - Factor 4 and Subcontracting Plan (Volume IIII)/L.1.c

Section L.1.c(2) Volume III: Technical Proposal (Factor 4) and Subcontracting Plan states “(2) All information required by the Small Business Subcontracting Plan” (this is presumably Attachment J-13); while Section M.5.3.D.(1) only includes information regarding Attachments J-14 and J-15.

Could the Government confirm the order in which to provide Attachments J-13, J-14, and J-15 and confirm that all three attachments belong in Volume III Factor 4?

Confirmed, all three attachments belong in Volume III. Attachments J- 14 and J-15 are required by Factors 4.

Attachment J-13, Small Business Subcontract Plan shall be submitted from other than small business concerns. Section L verbiage has been clarified in Amendment 1.

12 Letter of Commitment/M.5.3.D.(1)b.1.

Clarify the Letter of Commitment: Section M.5.3.A(2)c: A letter of commitment shall be provided for each proposed key personnel, including subcontractor personnel, who do not currently work for the Offeror. Section M.5.3.A(3)d: Letters of commitment shall be submitted for all key personnel including subcontractor key personnel. Do current

See question #5.

SOLICITATION NO. N62742-26-R-1802, CULTURAL RESOURCE TECHNICAL SERVICES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN HAWAII, offeror employee and subcontractor key personnel need to prepare a letter of commitment?

13 OFCCP/L.4.2 Section L.4.2 Proposed contractors shall ensure that they are listed in the OFCCP’s National Pre-award Registry via the Internet at http://www.dol-esa.gov/preward/. This website is not functional. Can the Government provide an alternative website, a list of information that would show the pre-award information, or remove this requirement?

EEO clearance is required. Proposed Contractors are encouraged to submit an email request to OFCCP.

14 Key Personnel/M.5.3.A(2)b Section M.5.3.A(2)b Key Personnel. Is the government expecting to receive an Attachment J-10 AND a separate resume per key personnel? Can the Government confirm the four-page limit is for Attachment J-10 and there is no limit to the separate resume document?

As stated in the RFP, Section M.5.3.A(2)b., "Offerors shall use attachment J-10 to detail experience of each Key Personnel positions described in Section C, paragraphs 9.27, 9.28, 9.29, and 9.30 and resumes for each Key Personnel or explain why the resumes are not available.

Resumes will not count towards the page limit cited in paragraph A(2)a above. (The Government evaluation team realizes that not all projects may employ all the Key Personnel positions.) The Offeror shall submit no more than four (4) pages (single-sided, 8.5” x 11”, 1” margin on all four sides, and 11-point font or larger) per Key Personnel. If the offeror exceeds the page limit, the Government evaluation team will stop reading at the end of page 4 for each Key Personnel. " There is no limit to

SOLICITATION NO. N62742-26-R-1802, CULTURAL RESOURCE TECHNICAL SERVICES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN HAWAII, the number of Key Personnel resumes that can be submitted.

15 Key Personnel/M.5.3.A(2)b Clarify Section M.5.3.A(2)b Key Personnel. Can the Government confirm they are only expecting to see four key personnel total to satisfy the requirements of this factor?

Yes, as stated in the RFP "two (2) Principal Investigators (one each for Archaeology and Historical Architecture and Landscape), and two

(2) Project Directors (one each for Archaeology and Historical Architecture and Landscape)."

16 M.5.3.B(1)b Clarify Section M.5.3.B(1)b Staffing Plan. Offerors that have already provided Attachment J-10 under Factor 1 for the Key Personnel they want to assign to this Sample Project do not need to submit a second copy of Attachment J-10 or J-11. If, per Section M.5.3.A(2)b Key Personnel, offerors are limited to four key personnel, can additional personnel be included in Factor 2 Sample Projects (i.e., prepare additional Attachment J-10 forms for personnel that will work on the specific Sample Task Order)? If yes, should offerors also include additional resumes to accompany Attachment J-10 in Factor 2?

In accordance with M.5.3.A(2)b., at minimum, one key personnel for each role shall be submitted. Yes, additional Key Personnel may be submitted for Factor 2 Sample Projects using Attachment J-11.

Resumes are not required for Factor 2.

17 Additional Key Personnel can be submitted for Factor 2 Sample Projects. Additional resumes may be submitted to accompany Attachment J-10.

Attachments J-13, J-14, and J-15 all require calculations to ascertain the percentages of the total contract value that will be dedicated to small businesses. What is the total contract value (base option and options 1-6) that offerors should use to make these calculations?

Total contract value is the sum of the base and options.