PreProposalQA.docx

Pre-Proposal Briefing for Paving Maintenance IDIQ

Question: If awarded to 4 vendors, how will bonding be required?

Answer: Capability to be bonded is required. Additional bonding will be required on task order level.

Question: How do you do the annual inspection for a 4 award project?

Answer: The annual Inspection will be a Fixed Price Task Order each year of the contract to be placed upon one of the four (4) awardees based upon the evaluation of Contractor proposals and Contractor performance during the contract.

Question: Do the awardees need a QCM certificate?

Answer: No

Question: Does the contractor have to be CQM qualified?

Answer: No. The Quality Control Manager (QCM) is a person the Contractor designates to be the responsible person who represents the Contractor for Quality (QC) matters. The Government’s Project Officer (PO) will contact and interact with the Contractor’s QCM on all QC issues.

Question: When is the response date?

Answer: June 13, 2011 at Noon

Question: Does QCM have to be third party?

Answer: No.

Question: What is the maximum award for the contract?

Answer: The maximum award for the contract is 33.5M per NAICS code

Question: How much was spent on the current paving contract?

Answer: $1,839,777.77

Question: Is this meeting mandatory?

Answer: No. Attendance at the Pre-Proposal Briefing for NIH’s Pavement Contract is not mandatory, nor is attendance required for Contractors submitting proposals. The briefing is to provide information to contractors and to respond to contractors’ questions.

Question: Will after hours work be considered in this contract?

Answer: Please reference H.14.4

Question: How many awards will be made?

Answer: Four awards to four different contractors is anticipated by the Contracting Office.

Question: Will the numbers in the proposal be used for task orders?

Answer: Yes. The pricing rates submitted in Contractor proposals will be used in the pricing of Task Order work.

Question: Will liquid asphalt pricing be considered?

Answer: Yes, see revised Section B.

Question: Will a monthly adjustment clause be considered?

Answer: See revised Section B.

Question: Will expedited access be available?

Answer: Yes, entry can be expected to be the same as for NIH employees. The solicitation contains access procedures. If the contractor experiences undue delays, the contractor should immediately contact the PO for assistance.

Question: Will Saturday work be permitted?

Answer: Yes. Some work must be performed on weekends---see solicitation. If the Government requires work to be performed on the weekend, weekend pricing rates will be paid. If the Government does not require work to be done on the weekend, but the contractor chooses to do the work on the weekend, the Government will pay weekday pricing rates because it was the contractors choice, not the Government’s choice to perform work on the weekend.

Question: Will you make exceptions for large shipments?

Answer: The delivery entry point for the NIH Bethesda is the Wilson Lane entry gate. The solicitation/SOW identifies delivery procedure. The Government’s Project Officer (PO) will coordinate and arrange for entry of all Contractor delivery vehicles in advance to expedite deliveries. The PO will inform the Contractor in advance the gate entry point for deliveries and process to follow for entry. The contractor must schedule deliveries with the PO at least a day in advance of deliveries.

Question: Can you provide current contract number and vendor?

Answer: TAMICO, INC., DUNS 039267781, and Contract Number: HHSN292200600353I