Combined_Questions_Answers.pdf

Combined Questions and Answers

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1. Your “Description” states that the AO intends on awarding at least three IDIQ contracts for “...each of the domain listed below.” Does that mean that separate IDIQs will be issued for each numbered item under “Statement of Work”?

A3: The government intends to make at least three awards per domain. A contractor may be considered the most highly qualified for one (1), or two (2), or three (3) or all of the nine (9) domains but will be awarded one IDIQ that includes a separate CLIN for each domain being awarded.

2. If AOUSC “intends to award at least three Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for each of the domain(s) listed”, does that mean that AOUSC is awarding at least 27 contracts? Please clarify.

A2: The government intends to make at least three awards per domain. A contractor may be considered the most highly qualified for one (1), or two (2), or three (3) or all of the nine (9) domains but will be awarded one IDIQ that includes a separate CLIN for each domain being awarded.

3. I am wondering if an incumbent exists for the potential requirement: Architect and

Engineering Services AOUSC outlined under USCA19R0063. If so, could you please provide the following information?

A3: Listed below are the incumbent contractors.

Long-Range Planning (Multiple Award BPA)

Fentress, Inc. -USCA14B0010 Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. – USCA14B0011

Award Date: 1/1/2014 Expiration Date: 6/30/2019 IDIQ Ceiling: $10,000,000.00 each

Architect & Engineering Services (Multiple Award IDIQ)

AECOM Technical Services, Inc – USCA14C0114 Beyer Blinder Belle, Architects and Planners, LLP – USCA14C0115 C R A Architecture, Inc. – USCA14C0116 M. Arthur Gensler, Jr. & Associates, Inc. – USCA14C0117 Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc – USCA14C0118 Page Sutherland Page, LLP – USCA14C0119

Award Date: 3/1/2014 Expiration Date: 8/31/2019 IDIQ Ceiling: $5,500,000.00 each

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4. The SOW states that the Government intends to award at least three IDIQ contracts for each domain listed. What are these domains?

A4: The projects will involve a variety of purposes including, but not limited to participation in the following areas:

Pre-design Services;

Construction Management and Capital Project;

Facilities Planning;

Interiors and Space Planning;

Asset Management Planning (APM): Long-Range Plans and Related Support;

AMP Process Model Development and Related Support;

AMP Process Caseload and Personnel Forecasting and Related Services;

Security; and Technology Support for Project Delivery; and will require architectural, mechanical, electrical, structural, security and interior design and review capabilities, with a sensibility toward historic buildings.

5. The project description makes reference to “each of the domain listed below,” but I am unable to find the list – can you please provide?

A5: The domains are provided in the announcement under Statement of Work.

6. Does the term domain in the first paragraph refer to the nine service types in the Statement of

Work?

A6: Yes

7. Under what domain do ‘Master Plan Studies” of Master Plan Housing Studies” fall? Pre-design Services or Facilities Planning?

A7: Master Plan Studies fall under “Facilities Planning” domain.

8. Integrated Workplace Initiative (IWI) projects – doe these fall under Facilities Planning domain or Interiors and Space Planning domain?

A8: Integrated Workplace Initiative (IWI) projects fall under “Interiors and Space Planning” domain.

9. When we do Design Development and Construction Document and Specification review of the AE’s work and documents who is producing the documents for new courthouses and provide review comments representing the AO – what domain does that fall under?

A9: They fall under “Construction Management and Capital Project Program Support” domain.

10. Which domain does Design Intent Drawings fall under?

A10: Design Intent Drawings fall under “Interiors and Space Planning” domain.

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11. Can you explain in a little more detail what item 3 – Facilities Planning – includes?

A11: Facilities Planning includes value engineering workshops; facilities planning and programming master plans; building systems condition assessment & preventive maintenance review; code & accessibility consulting; and drawing reviews.

12. The current AO Capital Security Program work – under which of the nine “Statement of Work” items would this program fall?

A12: The AO Capital Security Program work falls under the “Security” domain.

13. Is a cover letter, tabs or dividers, table of contents, and front and back covers included in the page limitation?

A13: Use of dividers/separators in any section of your SF 330 is acceptable and will not count toward any page limitation. A cover sheet, table of contents, definitions/terms page or any similar reference type information used in any section of your SF 330 will not count toward any page limitation.

14. With the limitation on page count, can you please clarify the roles for key personnel for this solicitation? What are the key roles that you would like to see in the SF330 submission for resumes?

A14: The Executive Consultant, Program Manager and Architect are considered key personnel for the overall IDIQ contracts. Project Managers(s) will be considered “key” on individual task orders. Additional personnel may be specified as key personnel on individual task orders.

15. For the Reference Survey there is a request to include pictures of the projects. Is it acceptable to include pictures and images within the SF330 Section F project examples section of the submittal, or do these need to be included in a separate format?

A15: Pictures and images of projects shall be included within the SF330 Section F.

16. Will images and pictures be included in the page count of the submission, or with the non-included page count, similar to the past performance questionnaire?

A16: Pictures and images of projects will not be included in the page count.

17. In the additional information section lists some duplication in the requested materials. The SF

330 includes a proposed organizational chart, resumes/bios for proposed key personnel, and inclusion of pictures for completed projects. Do you need these items as additional information outside of the SF 330 as a duplication of information in a different format?

A17: No. These items are not required outside the SF 330

18. Please confirm that SF 330 Part II’s do not count against the 45-page, single-sided limit.

A18: SF330 Part II does count towards the 45-page limitation.

19. Under Submission Requirements, “offerors must submit up to five (5) reference surveys.”

Please confirm that reference surveys are the same as Past Performance Questionnaires and five is the maximum number of PPQs.

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A19: Reference surveys and Past Performance Questionnaires are the same.

20. Should the AOUSC receive more than 5 PPQs from the Offeror, will the best 5 submissions be ranked/evaluated?

A20: The AOUSC will not rank/evaluated the PPQs to determine the best five (5) PPQs if more than five (5) is received for an individual firm.

21. On page 1, the document references experience “within the last 5 years;” on page 2 under

Past Performance, the document references “work performed within the last 10 years;” and on page 3, the document references “completed within the past seven (7) years.” Please clarify the required completion timeframe for the projects in Section F.

A21: The required completion timeframe for the projects in Section F are as follow:

Page 1 –The AOUSC prefers firms with judicial/court experience at the federal, state or local levels but will consider firms with other federal government agency and private industry experience within the last 5 years from date of SF 330 submission.

Page 2; Past Performance – Relevant past performance is defined as federal, state and/or local court experience and recent is defined as work performed within the last 5 years from date of SF 330 submission.

Page 3 – Offerors must submit up to five (5) reference surveys along with pictures of completed projects of similar size and scope and complexity that have been completed within the past five (5) years along with the required SF 330.

22. Please consider extending the deadline by a week to provide adequate time for respondents to produce the best possible proposals.

A22: The deadline will be extended until 2:00 pm, Eastern, Monday, July 15, 2019.

23. The NAICS code is 541330 Engineering Services and not 541310 Architectural Services -yet the title of the Contract is “Architect and Engineer Services”. Does the NAICS code preclude architectural firms?

A23: Firms with NAICS 541310 can submit their SF 330.

24. Would you like us to include the SF330 forms and references for cost estimating, MEP, structural and civil consultants if they are outside of our firm?

A24: Yes

25. Walk-in deliveries are not allowed. Does this limit the use of FedEx or a courier service for delivery? Can you please clarify how you prefer to receive the submission package?

A25: FedEx, UPS, USPS (trackable mail), or some other small parcel carrier. No walk-in including courier services or hand delivery submissions will be accepted.

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26. Could the AOUSC please confirm that there is not a small or disadvantaged business percentage to be met on this contract?

A26: The Federal Judiciary does not comply with the requirements of the Small Business Act.

27. A1: Will this be Unrestricted?

A27: This is an unrestricted procurement.

28. Do you require our company to have an DBE and MBE requirement for this project?

A28: This is an unrestricted procurement. We do not have a requirement for DBE or

MBE.

29. Will small businesses be considered, even though this is not a set aside procurement? Would

AOUSC consider teaming or joint ventures to cover the multi-disciplinary A/E services?

A29: Teaming and joint ventures will be considered.

30. Is an AE firm required to have the skill sets and capabilities for all nine (9) items listed

Under the “Statement of Work”?

A30: An A&E firm can have skill sets and capabilities for or one (1), or two (2), or three

(3) or all of the nine (9) items listed under “Statement of Work” and be considered for this contract.

31. When is the estimated release of the solicitation?

A31: The AOUSC will not be issuing a SOLICITATION PACKAGE, TECHNICAL INFORMATION, OR BIDDER/PLAN HOLDER LIST via FBO.gov. SF 330s will be evaluated to determine the most highly qualified firms based on responses to the evaluation criteria. Only the most highly qualified firms will receive the full solicitation and be invited to submit price proposals.

32. Have the AOUSC combined the A/E contract and the long-range facility planning contract?

A32: Yes.

33. Under Submission Requirements, the document references “pictures of completed projects.”

Please note that planning services and other technical support services do not produce deliverables that are associated with facilities or result in completed facilities. Please waive this requirement for project images for studies, technical services, and planning services.

A33: Where pictures are available, please provide them.

34. The solicitation notes “Work will be awarded via a task order process for individual projects”. Will AOUSC ask firms to compete for these task orders, or will they be awarded and negotiated on a rotating basis?

A34: The most highly qualified firms will be selected for award. After IDIQ award, task orders will be awarded to the firm that is determined to be best qualified to meet the need

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35. If issued an award, a firm cannot participate in subsequent construction. Does this also apply to other services like space programming, schematic design, design, etc.?

A35: No

36. Will awards be issued under a GSA schedule contract? Awards will not be issued under a

GSA Schedule.

A36: The GSA Schedule will not be used for this procurement.

37. The sentence following states: Firms that design or prepare specifications for construction projects and task orders issued under the resultant IDIQ contract are prohibited from providing the subsequent construction. Could you please confirm the intent of this statement?

A37: Firms that design or prepare specifications for construction projects and task orders issued under the resultant IDIQ contract are prohibited from providing the subsequent construction due to the unfair advantage for bidding based on prior knowledge of the project(s).

38. Is it acceptable to include graphics with font smaller than the 12-point Times New Roman or

Arial type specified? Typically, our federal clients will accept graphics in a 10 – point font to reduce the number of pages required for graphics and leave as much space as possible in the 45-page document for other important content.

A38: For tables, charts, graphs and figures, any readable font is acceptable, but the font size shall be no smaller than 10 point.