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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

PRESOLICIATION NOTICE: NRC-HQ-40-15-R-0003

Question 1: The secondary key personnel lists a civil engineer, however the statement of work does not include scope for this discipline. Please confirm requirement for this position & resume.

Answer: The requirement for a civil engineer has been deleted from this presolicitation notice.

Question 2: Can a small firm team up with a large firm if the small firm does 51% of the service?

Answer: See clause 52.219-27 Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside at http://acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_217_221.html#wp1136387

Question 3: The solicitation is a set-aside for SDVOSB. Does the SDVOSB pertain to the prime and any subcontractors under the prime or just the prime?

Answer: See clause 52.219-27 Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside at http://acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_217_221.html#wp1136387

Question 4: Do you have to be an architectural firm?

Answer: Architectural services are the primary services to be provided under this requirement. Per FAR 52.219-27, at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance must be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. If a non-architectural concern is the prime, Section H of the SF-330 should address how the prime plans to meet the requirements of FAR 52.219-27. See clause 52.219-27 Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside at http://acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_217_221.html#wp1136387 to ensure full compliance.

Question 5: Can you be an interior design firm?

Answer: See response to Question 4.

Question 6: In Maryland, there is no Interior Design license, can a firm still qualify?

Answer: Interior Designers shall have a National Council of Interior Design Qualifications (NCIDQ) certification and demonstrate a minimum of five years continuous experience in the interior design of facilities.