Amendment2_Q&A.pdf

NIHOF201800002 AMENDMENT #2

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Question 1:

Are companies allowed to be on multiple teams at time of qualification submission? (e.g. Company A is a prime on one team and a partner in a JV bidding separately) Please advise if there are any restrictions.

Answer 1:

There are no restrictions to submitting on multiple teams. Using the sited example, a SDVOB may submit either as the Prime A/E and as a partner on a SDVOB JV. However, please note that the SDVOB JV shall meet the requirements set forth under FAR 19.403 and 13 CFR 125.15 - a JV may be considered a service-disabled veteran owned small business concern if:

a. At least one member of the joint venture is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern, and makes the representations that it is a Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern; and Small business concern under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the procurement.

b. Each other concern is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement;

c. The joint venture meets the requirements of paragraph 7 of the explanation of Affiliates in 19.101; and

d. The joint venture meets the requirements of 13 CFR 125.15(b) – Summarized as:

i. The JV designates an SDVO SBC as the managing venturer of the JV, and an employee of the SDVO SBC managing venturer as the project manager responsible for performance of the contract;

ii. The SDVO SBC must own at least 51% of the joint venture entity;

iii. The JV must perform the applicable percentE service contracts).

iv. The SDVO SBC partner(s) to the JV must perform at least 40% of the work performed by the joint venture (40% of the 50% for A&E Contracts).

v. The work performed by the SDVO SBC partner(s) to a joint venture must be more than administrative or ministerial functions so that they gain substantive experience.

vi. The amount of work done by the partners will be aggregated and the work done by the SDVO SBC partner(s) must be at least 40% of the total donage of work required by § 125.6 i.e. 50% for A&e by all partners.

Question 2:

For SDVOSB concerns, at what time during the process does CVE verification need to be completed? At time of SF330 submission, contract award, or other? If it’s required by contract award, what is the anticipated contract award date/timeframe?

Answer 2:

CVE verification needs to be completed at the time the SF330 is submitted. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 19.1403, “at the time that a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern submits its offer, it must represent to the contracting officer that it is a (1) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern; and(2) Small business concern under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the procurement”.

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NIHOF201800002 AMENDMENT #2

Question 3:

Are subcontractor qualifications included in the evaluation?

Answer 3:

Yes, the entire A&E team’s qualifications are considered for evaluation, inclusive of the Prime A&E and their proposed subcontractor team members.

Question 4:

In regards to the above opportunity, we had a question regarding the role of Security Engineer. For that role, are there any specific credentials required? Specifically, should the resume be that of someone who designs security systems for buildings? Or rather a professional with a threat / risk analysis background?

Answer 4:

We expect the role of Security Engineer shall comprise of both security system design and threat / risk assessment. It will be desirable to indicate some experience on these categories.

Question 5:

Are you able to provide a listing of the specific qualifications required for each of the listed required personnel (ie, contract project manager, design quality control manager, medical / health care planner, etc.)?

Answer 5:

We will look at resumes to consider if that individual has industry standard / accepted education, training, and previously demonstrated experience commensurate for the position.

Question 6:

We are pursuing this solicitation with a joint venture that is made up of two CVE-certified SDVOSBs. As long as both parties in the JV are certified by VETbiz and the JV is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, does this meet the requirement as stated in the solicitation regarding certification?

Answer 6:

See Question #1

Question 7:

I am writing to request a extension on the due date for solicitation NIHOF201800002 Specialized Architect- Engineer (A_E) Services - Office_Hospital_Lab Facility Types. The holidays make this an extremely difficult due date to hit. Both my team, and most (if not all) of our partners and subconsultants have holiday plans and paid time off scheduled and I would like to allow them to keep their plans. Many of our subconsultants are already out of the office for the rest of the year.

Answer 7:

The due date will remain unchanged.