B.08.03_ProjNet_RFIs__with_responses__11-4-19.pdf

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Project: New Civil Works Review: Civil Works RFI (00001) (sorted by CommentID ) Displaying 18 inquiries.

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8215461 General Page Count

Comment Classification: Unclassified\\For Official Use Only (U\\FOUO)

Please confirm if tabs and covers are included in the page count.

On: Oct 07 2019.

Government Response. . Tabs and covers are not part of the page count. On: Oct 10 2019

Current Request Status: Request Closed

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8215466 General JV

Comment Classification: Unclassified\\For Official Use Only (U\\FOUO)

Can JV Agreements be excluded from the page count?

On: Oct 07 2019.

Government Response. . Yes, the JV agreements may be excluded from the page count. On: Oct 10

Current Request Status: Request Closed

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8215468 General JV

Comment Classification: Unclassified\\For Official Use Only (U\\FOUO)

Where should the detailed JV Information be located in the proposal and is it included in the page count?

On: Oct 07 2019.

Government Response. . The JV information should go in Section D and is not included in the page count. On: Oct 10 2019

Current Request Status: Request Closed

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8215472 General Section B

Comment Classification: Unclassified\\For Official Use Only (U\\FOUO)

In Section B - Professional Qualifications of the Individual Design Team Members - there is a reference to "recent" being within the last 6 years. Is that in regards to projects shown in the resumes? Can projects older than 6 years be shown in the resumes?

On: Oct 07 2019.

Government Response. . The answer is "no" to both questions. Please refer to Sections B and 3-A of the Synopsis/Solicitation. On: Oct 10 2019

Current Request Status: Request Closed

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8218894 General Page 4/6

Comment Classification: Unclassified\\For Official Use Only (U\\FOUO)

Between items "E - Knowledge of the Locality" and "F - Geographic Proximity" there is a reference to a "secondary factor." Is item F the secondary factor?

On: Oct 10 2019.

Government Response. . Yes, Item F - Geographic Proximity is the Secondary Factor. On: Oct 30 2019

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Current Request Status: Request Closed

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8220012 General Clarification

Comment Classification: Unclassified\\For Official Use Only (U\\FOUO)

For the specific resumes presented in Section E, can the projects shown be older than six years?"

On: Oct 11 2019.

Government Response. . No On: Nov 04 2019

Government Response. . The text below appends or clarifies ALL previous replies.

The six (6) year requirement has been deleted. Please amendment to the solicitation/synopsis on FBO. On:

Nov 04 2019

Current Request Status: Request Closed

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8221263 General Project Descriptions

Comment Classification: Unclassified\\For Official Use Only (U\\FOUO)

Page 2, A. states that a maximum of 5 relevant projects of the prime, the subcontractors or both shall me submitted, however, later in the same paragraph states that a JV submission shall have a minimum of 5 projects. PPlease clarify a) that the same number of projects shall be submitted regardless of who the prime entity is and b) that both occurrences should read "maximum".

On: Oct 14 2019.

Government Response. . A maximum of five (5) relevant projects of the prime, the subcontractor(s), or both, not to exceed the past six (6) years, will be reviewed in PART I, Section F. All projects provided in the SF 330 must demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed project team by the office/branch/regional office actually proposed to manage and perform work under this contract. If the Offeror is a joint venture (JV), relevant project experience should be submitted for the joint venture if shared experience is available;

if no shared experience is available, offers may submit projects performed by either joint venture partner.

On: Nov 04 2019

Current Request Status: Request Closed

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8221264 General Project Descriptions

Comment Classification: Unclassified\\For Official Use Only (U\\FOUO)

On page 2, A. paragraph 3. States that three of the 5 projects shall address the following areas of emphasis (of which 5 are listed). And the remaining 2 projects can follow the area of emphasis projects. Are we correct in interpreting this to mean that 3 of our projects must address three different areas of emphasis, while the remaining two projects could address any of the 5 areas of emphasis?

On: Oct 14 2019.

Government Response. . A maximum of five (5) projects shall specifically address the following areas of emphasis, (1) Flood Risk Management; (2) Coastal Hurricane & Storm Damage Reduction including structural and non-structural features; (3) Shallow and Deep-draft Navigation; (4) Riverine or Urban Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration; (5) Coastal Ecosystem Restoration. On: Nov 04 2019

Current Request Status: Request Closed

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8223206 General PPQ

Comment Classification: Unclassified\\For Official Use Only (U\\FOUO)

If we are unable to obtain a PPQ before the submittal deadline will the project still be evaluated?

On: Oct 15 2019.

Government Response. . Offerors shall submit past performance evaluations as it relates to similarities of the work in terms of complexity, scope, and size (i.e., projects cited as relevant experience in Section F);

cost control; quality; customer satisfaction; and adherence to schedule. This information will be obtained by reviewing Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting Systems (CPARS) evaluations provided by the Offeror, retrieving evaluations from the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), and/or reviewing past performance questionnaires (PPQs) in the approved Naval Facilities Command (NAVFAC)

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Other information provided by the firm, customer inquiries, Government databases, and other information available to the Government including information from the points of contact provided by the offeror will be considered.

NOTE: Past performance information for projects listed under Section A of the synopsis will be given greater consideration. For non-DoD and commercial project examples cited, the PPQ format shall be used to obtain past performance information for consideration by the selection board. On: Nov 04 2019

Current Request Status: Request Closed

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8223253 General Font

Comment Classification: Unclassified\\For Official Use Only (U\\FOUO)

Can font size lower than 12pt be used for tables and call out boxes as long as it's legible?

On: Oct 15 2019.

Government Response. . Yes, but no lower then 10pt. On: Nov 04 2019

Current Request Status: Request Closed

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8227122 General Disciplines

Comment Classification: Unclassified\\For Official Use Only (U\\FOUO)

The soliciaton is seeking experience for a variety of ecosystem restoration and water resource services, yet there are no science disciplines required. A majority of these projects will require natural resources expertise, and therefore, we request the following required disciplines be added to the solicitation under "B - Professional Qualifications of the Individual Design Team Members":

-Regulatory Compliance Specialist (permitting, NEPA compliance)

-Professional Wetland Scientist (wetland delineation)

-Ecologist/Environmental Scientist (flora and fauna site surveys, Environmental Impact Studies, T&E species identification, environmental assessments)

-Fluvial Geomorphologist (stream restoration modeling and design)

-Aquatic Ecologist (pollutant loading modeling, watershed planning, invasive species management)

On: Oct 18 2019.

Government Response. . The key disciplines listed in the synopsis will not be modified. On: Nov 04 2019

Current Request Status: Request Closed

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8227123 General Disciplines

Comment Classification: Unclassified\\For Official Use Only (U\\FOUO)

As part of wetland and stream restoration/mitigation projects, it's usually in the best interest of the team to have a consulting firm with a Real Estate Specialist. We are requesting this be added to the list of disciplines.

On: Oct 18 2019.

Government Response. . The request for the Real Estate Specialist will not be added to the list of disciplines. On: Nov 04 2019

Current Request Status: Request Closed

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8227973 General 2

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In the paragraph regarding PART I Section H desired narrative, numbers (1) and (4) seem to be requesting redundant information. Is that correct? If so, is it the government's expectation that the A/E respond to each of those numbered areas of service?

On: Oct 18 2019.

Government Response. . In PART I, Section H, provide a narrative demonstrating breadth, knowledge and experience for each of the following areas: (1) Engineering services from Feasibility Studies and Engineering Design through detailed Plans and Specifications for both Inland and Coastal Civil Works projects, such as, flood risk management; coastal erosion and beach nourishment; shoreline and stream bank erosion protection; shallow and deep draft navigation; environmental and eco-system habitat restoration; comprehensive watershed evaluations; and multi-purpose water resources projects; (2) Survey work (i.e. Multi-Beam, topographical, hydrographic, aerial photographic, photogrammetry, LIDAR, 3D laser scanning, etc.); (3) Soil surveys, and subsurface exploration including associated testing; (4) Demonstrate experience in SPECS INTACT, AutoCAD and Civil 3D; (5) Cost Estimating to include specialized experience with cost schedule risk analysis and MCACES; (6) Value engineering studies; (7) Project experience with H&H software, such as: CMS-Flow, CMSWave, ADCIRC, Beach-fx, G2CRM, AdH, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, HEC-FIA, HEC-RTS, and CWMS (8)Risk Analysis, including leading and participating in Potential Failure Mode Analysis or any other relevant risk assessment activities for Civil Works; (9) Preparation of operation and maintenance manuals, inspection and reports; (10) Describe the firm's quality management plan, including quality assurance process, project scheduling, coordination of the in-house work with consultants, and prior experience of the prime firm and any significant consultant. On: Nov 04 2019

Current Request Status: Request Closed

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8227976 General 4

Comment Classification: Unclassified\\For Official Use Only (U\\FOUO)

Please clarify the preferred file system architecture for the electronic submission: does USACE prefer the SF330 be separated as follows: Part 1, Part 2, PPQs and CPARs, JV agreement?

On: Oct 18 2019.

Government Response. . Yes, this is the preferred file system. On: Nov 04 2019

Current Request Status: Request Closed

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8227978 General 2

Comment Classification: Unclassified\\For Official Use Only (U\\FOUO)

In the paragraph that begins "Three(3) of the five(5) projects shall specifically address...", does service area 2 "Coastal Hurricane & Storm Damage Reduction including structural and non-structural features" refer only to coastal projects? or does it also refer to structural and non-structural storm damage reduction projects completed for non-coastal locations (i.e., inland water bodies)?

On: Oct 18 2019.

Government Response. . A maximum of five (5) projects shall specifically address the following areas of emphasis, with the most relevant work being associated with USACE, other Federal Agencies and State and Local Agencies: (1) Flood Risk Management; (2) Coastal Hurricane & Storm Damage Reduction including structural and non-structural features (inland water bodies could apply); (3) Shallow and Deep-draft Navigation; (4) Riverine or Urban Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration; (5) Coastal Ecosystem Restoration.

On: Nov 04 2019

Current Request Status: Request Closed

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8227979 General 3

Comment Classification: Unclassified\\For Official Use Only (U\\FOUO)

For ongoing and completed federal IDC, we typically select a Project Manager (often called "Contract Manager") to serve as a single point of contact to the federal agency and have primary oversight of the contract. This Project Manager receives assignments from the agency and selects Assignment Managers from the project team to lead day-to-day development of services for individual projects within the Assignment Manager's professional discipline. Is this approach acceptable to the USACE?

On: Oct 18 2019.

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Government Response. . It is the responsibility of the Offeror to determine how they want to organize their proposal to address their management structure. On: Nov 04 2019

Current Request Status: Request Closed

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8229622 General N/A N/A N/A

Comment Classification: Unclassified\\For Official Use Only (U\\FOUO)

In order to allow adequate time to revise our proposals based on answers to questions, we respectfully request a one-week extension to the proposal due date.

On: Oct 21 2019.

Government Response. . The proposal due will be extended to 18 November 2019. On: Oct 30 2019

Current Request Status: Request Closed

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8230931 General 3 B Professional Qualifications

Comment Classification: UNCLASSIFIED (U)

We would like to inquire about adding more Disciplines to cover the civil works related areas as listed in (2) Project Information, such as navigation, planning, navigation, ecosystem restoration, construction phase services, and community engagement.

On: Oct 21 2019.

Government Response. . The disciplines mentioned in the synopsis are a standard requirement. On: Nov 04 2019

Current Request Status: Request Closed

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