Answers to QA from JOC Industry Day.pdf

Question Answer

1 Does the installation have a designated Asbestos and Lead Program Manager?

Naval Base Ventura County has a program manager for lead and asbestos; each building has a lead and asbestos report which will be provided in RFP for each task order; the reports were compiled between 2010-2015.

2 What happens when hazmat/hazwaste is encountered?

Government will identify the hazwaste in the construction area via the lead and asbestos reports and include the proper abatement in task order scope if necessary. If unidentified hazwaste is encountered in the construction area and requires disturbance of the hazwaste to complete the requirements in the task order then an RFI should be submitted so that the task order may be modified to properly abate all disturbed hazwaste in the construction area.

Small construction that involves hazmat/hazwaste is not "CAT-X able."

What happens then: 1) Abatement to enable project completion, or 2) Redo NEPA at an EA level?

The CATEX may include hazwaste. An EA will not be required for any task order requested.

4 Is award based on coefficient or best value? Best value is a continuum in accordance with FAR 15.101. The Government is anticipating to utilize the tradeoff process in accordance with FAR 15.101-

1. See the "What is Important" slide from Industry Day for reference to possible evaluation factors.

5 Is construction oversight by NAVSEA or NAVFAC? Construction to be overseen by NAVSEA.

6 What is the self-performance percentage requirement?

If this is in regards to limitations on subcontracting, "...for a contract or order assigned a NAICS code for general construction, the concern will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the concern's 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded." See FAR 19.505(b)(1)(iii).

7 Is bonding required for projects $250k and above? For TO's $150K and above see FAR 28.102-3(a) and FAR 52.228-15 and for TO's $35K-$150K see FAR 28.102-3(b).

8 What are the award criteria? The solicitation will include the award criteria, and instructions for submitting proposals; for award bases see answer to question #4.

9 Will the Powerpoint slides be available? Yes; the slides will be made available on SAM.gov.

10 Will RS Means be updated? RS MEANS will be updated quarterly; task order itemized costs will be based on the quarter of task order submission.

11 Will the price escalation clause be used? No, markups including price escalation should be captured in the contractor's proposed coefficient.

12 What is the timeline from the scope meeting to the time of award? Subject to the Government's discretion, approximately 90 days is the estimated time between scope meeting and award.

13 What if we are unable to complete? It should go to the next awardee. This shouldn't be a single award. The Government is anticipating to award to a single vendor based on the expected magnitude and complexity of the potential contract.

14 Are there particular criteria for a joint venture? Offorers will need to provide joint venture agreement with proposal; all team members should be included. The solicitation will provide further details.

15 Will the security requirements be similar to NAVFAC? Security requirments will be similar to NAVFAC but not identical.

16 Will there be site approvals, similarly to NAVFAC? Yes, site approvals will be obtained prior to construction start date.

17 Is this the first JOC? Yes, this is NSWC PHD's first anticipated JOC.

18 Do we need bond per task? Refer to question #7.

19 Do we need coefficient factor per year or one for entire 5 years? One coefficient factor shall be provided for all 5 years. The coeffieicnt factor will not be permitted to change over the course of the contract.

20 Do we need QC, Safety, Superintendent per task order or One qualified person can cover all three duties? One person can act as QC, Safety, Superintendent as long as they are qualified; must follow EM385.

21 Does contractor require to furnish one or more license of means book ( E 4 click ) program for governmnet? if yes, how many? No, government will have access to the latest RS MEANS edition for each task order.

Note: Answers to these questions are for informational purposes only and are subject to change. All information prior to the release of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is considered to be non-binding. The Government is bound only by the information that will be contained in the RFP and its amendments.

Job Order Contract (JOC) Q&A Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) Industry Day Questions & Answers