Amendment 01 to RFP W912DY21R0063.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W912DY21R0063

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

19-Aug-2021

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, X is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

The purpose of this Amendment 01 is to:

a). Incorporate Government Response to Contractor Questions Received b). Incorporate CUI- SOW Revision, dated 30 August 2021. This document will be provided via the DoD SAFE site to vendors that have submitted a Statement of Affiliation (SoA) and security review is completed.

c). Change/Update Technical Evaluation Factor 1-Specialized Experience from Elements 1-4 to Elements 1-3.

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

01-Sep-2021

CODE

US ARMY ENGINEERING & SUPPORT CENTER

475 QUALITY CIRCLE NW

HUNTSVILLE AL 35806

W912DY 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912DY21R0063

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION 00 01 10 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Table of Contents has changed from:

Exhibit/Attachment Table of Contents

DOCUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION PAGES DATE

Attachment 1 Statement+of+Affiliation

+(SoA)

Attachment 10 Q&A Spreadsheet RFP

Attachment 2 CUI-Statement of Work 17-AUG-2021 Attachment 3 CUI-Draft Construction

Security Plan

23-JUL-2021

Attachment 4 CUI-Document Control Procedures

Attachment 5 CUI-Prohibited Items Attachment 6 Division 01 Specs Attachment 7 Factor 1 Element 1

Specialized Experience

Attachment 8 Factor 2 Past Performance Questionnaire

Attachment 9 DBA Wage Determination

16-JUL-2021

to:

Exhibit/Attachment Table of Contents

DOCUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION PAGES DATE

Attachment 1 Statement+of+Affiliation

+(SoA)

Attachment 10 Q&A Spreadsheet RFP

Attachment 11 Government Response to Q&A

Attachment 2 CUI - SOW Revision 30-AUG-2021 Attachment 3 CUI-Draft Construction

Security Plan

23-JUL-2021

Attachment 4 CUI-Document Control Procedures

Attachment 5 CUI-Prohibited Items Attachment 6 Division 01 Specs Attachment 7 Factor 1 Element 1

Specialized Experience

Attachment 8 Factor 2 Past Performance Questionnaire

Attachment 9 DBA Wage Determination

16-JUL-2021

SECTION 00 21 16 - INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFEROR

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFEROR

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK

1.2. GOVERNMENT SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

1.3. COPIES OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS AND AMENDMENTS

1.4. OFFEROR’S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

1.5. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD/NAICS CODE

1.6. PROPOSAL EXPENSES AND PRE-CONTRACT COSTS

1.7. ACCURACY IN PROPOSALS

1.8. PROPOSAL SUBMITTALS

1.9 PRICING

1.10 KEY CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL

1.11 EVALUATION CRITERIA

*PLEASE READ THIS SOLICITATION IN ITS ENTIRETY*

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

This is a 100% small business set-aside for a firm fixed price contract to construct a one-story facility using a modular, prefabricated construction method.

The Government’s disclosure of magnitude for this requirement in accordance with FAR 36.204 is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

Your proposal should be submitted by e-mail to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer, listed in Section 1.8 of these instructions to offerors and will include technical and price in separate files. Please identify the primary and alternate points of contact (POCs) for this effort. Information should include the POC name, office telephone numbers, mobile telephone numbers, and e-mail address. Your proposal must be signed.

Performance and Payment Bonds – Construction are required in accordance with FAR 52.228-15.

1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The overall objective of this acquisition is to award a firm fixed price contract to construct a one-story facility adjacent to Bldg. 1543 using a modular, prefabricated construction method. The facility must meet IC TECH SPEC- FOR ICD/ICS 705 (SCIF) standards and will be approximately 2,000, 2,500, or 3,000 sf with one (1) SCIF entry and one (1) emergency one-way egress. Electrical power will be supplied from the existing switchgear located in Building 1543 through underground conduit and the cooling will be provided by installing a complete stand-alone split system heat pump with an additional backup system. An IT duct bank transects the site and must be accounted for with bridging details or other mitigation technique. All Site Development, architectural, mechanical, fire protection/life safety, electrical, telecommunications, electronic security systems prep (Access Control Systems, Intrusion Detection System) installation of equipment, interface and connections are required and included with this scope of work.

SPECIAL NOTE: Offerors shall propose a price for constructing all three (3) optional facilities listed in the SOW (Task 1a, 1b and 1c). However, the Government will select only (1) facility to award and be constructed dependent on which offers the overall best value.

1.2 GOVERNMENT SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

Security requirements are detailed in the Statement of Work (SOW) and Construction Security Plan (CSP).

1.3 COPIES OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS AND AMENDMENTS

Copies of the solicitation and amendments are available by INTERNET ACCESS ONLY. The solicitation will be posted through the SAM website at: https://sam.gov/ under solicitation number W912DY21R0063.

It shall be the contractor’s responsibility to check the websites for any amendments. The Offeror shall submit in the proposal all requested information specified in this solicitation. There will be no public opening of the proposals received as a result of this solicitation. Any information given to an Offeror which impacts the solicitation and/or offer will be given in the form of a written amendment to the solicitation.

There will be Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) attachments for the solicitation which will not be posted on SAM. These CUI documents will be provided via the DoD SAFE site to interested vendors that complete the attached Statement of Affiliation (SoA) and meet security requirements. SoA submissions shall be sent via email to Samuel Curry at Samuel.L.Curry@usace.army.mil and Megan Brantley at Megan.N.Brantley@usace.army.mil

In accordance with synopsis (Notice ID W912DY21R0063) dated 16 June 2021, the SoA was requested from interested vendors in order to allow sufficient time for review and approval prior to the release of this solicitation.

However, this does not exclude interested vendors from participating as long as the SoA is approved, and proposal received by the solicitation deadline.

NOTE: Review of SoA responses may take up to 2 weeks. It is the responsibility of all interested vendors to take the approval time into consideration when promptly submitting their SoA. If a completed SoA has not been received by this office in time to complete its approval, interested vendors may not have adequate time to review the full solicitation and submit a proposal before the closing date of this solicitation. The Government’s shall not extend this solicitation due date as a result for failing to provide a timely SoA.

1.4 OFFEROR’S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

All contractor questions are due No Later Than (NLT) 2:00 P.M. (Central Time) on 27 August 2021 and shall be submitted to Contract Specialist Mr. Samuel L. Curry email at Samuel.L.Curry@usace.army.mil and Megan.N.Brantley.@usace.army.mil. Questions shall be submitted in Excel format using the attached example template. Questions received after that date will be considered, but no guarantee exists that an answer will be made.

Discussions or information obtained from sources other than those identified in this section will render the contractor ineligible for award if deemed a conflict of interest or a violation of the Procurement Integrity Act.

1.5 SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD/NAICS CODE

The small business NAICS Code/size standard for this requirement is: 236220 /$39.5M.

1.6 PROPOSAL EXPENSES AND PRE-CONTRACT COSTS

This Request for Proposal (RFP) does not commit the Government to pay, as a direct charge, any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal.

1.7 ACCURACY IN PROPOSALS

Proposals must set forth full, accurate, and complete information as required by this RFP, (including attachments).

The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001.

1.8 PROPOSAL SUBMITTALS

Offerors shall furnish your proposal in a digital format (Adobe PDF or Microsoft Office) NLT 2:00 PM (Central Time) 17 September 2021 and submit via email, to Mr. Samuel L. Curry email at Samuel.L.Curry@usace.army.mil and Megan.N.Brantley.@usace.army.mil. All information will be protected as procurement sensitive. Proposals submitted to any other parties, or to other email addresses, may deem the contractor ineligible for award.

Failure to comply with ALL the directions provided herein may result in the finding of a proposal DEFICIENCY, rendering the proposal ineligible for award. The following Volumes listed in the below table shall be submitted as part of your proposal package and not exceed the page limitations.

NOTE: NO hard copy documents are being requested. All submittals shall be electronic.

1. Completed all Representations & Certifications listed in the RFP.

2. Your proposal shall include the following:

a. All proposal documents shall be formatted to be legible when printed on 8 1/2 X 11-inch paper to include spreadsheets (with appropriate page breaks, headers, and footers). All documents and spreadsheets shall include the Contractor Name, PWS/SOW Title, and Date. Font size shall not be less than 10.

b. The Technical proposal shall be submitted in Adobe PDF and shall include a copy of all labor categories and number of hours proposed which mirrors the price proposal, except without pricing information. Do not include pricing in the technical proposal. The price proposal should be submitted separately in Microsoft Excel. Spreadsheets shall be submitted as unlocked Microsoft Excel documents.

c. Identify the primary and alternate project Points of Contact (POCs) for this effort. Include the following POC information: Name, office telephone numbers, mobile telephone numbers, and e-mail address.

d. The Contractor’s proposal shall remain valid for a minimum of 90 days. The Offeror should make a clear statement in their proposal of the validity date of their proposal. The proposal shall be signed.

3. Sign SF 1442 & Completed CLIN Schedule. The price proposal shall be submitted separately in Microsoft

Excel. Spreadsheets shall be submitted as unlocked Microsoft Excel documents.

Offerors are cautioned that due to USACE file size limitations (20mb per email), and email security protocols, there is a risk that not all correspondence will be received by this office. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure receipt of all email correspondence on time. If receipt has not been acknowledged prior to the due date/time, please contact the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer for confirmation. Ensure all correspondence pertaining to this project contains the RFP Number, both in the Email Subject Line as well as on all submitted documentation.

1.9 PRICING

The offeror shall provide a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) proposal for all work identified in the SOW. The FFP shall be

Vol No.

Volume Title

Page Limit

Technical Volume (Narrative) Do not include pricing information in your technical proposal. If items such as product specifications, personnel certifications, schedule, labor categories and resumes are included, they do not count towards your page restrictions.

30 Pages (does not include equipment/technical data sheets or concept drawings) 2 Past Performance No page limit

3 Price Proposal No page limit

4 SF1442 with completed representations and certifications No page limit rounded to establish an even whole dollar monthly price as applicable. Price proposal shall include a detailed breakdown of general conditions, subcontractor breakdowns, all markups and bond to aid in Government analysis of the Contractor proposal.

Wage Determination: The contractor is required to comply with the Department of Labor Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) Wage Determination for this effort. The DBA Wage Determinations applicable for this effort is HI20210001 Modification 9 dated July 16, 2021. The Wage determination can be found at http://beta.sam.gov/.

1.10 KEY CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL

RESERVED

1.11 EVALUATION CRITERIA

Basis for Award: This procurement is being conducted pursuant to FAR Part 15. It’s the Government’s intent to award a Firm- Fixed Price contract under this solicitation; however, the Government also reserves the right to make no award. Each offeror’s proposal will be evaluated utilizing the Best Value Trade-off process. The Government may award a contract to a higher priced offeror if the higher priced proposal offers a better value to the Government than a lower-priced proposal. If a higher rated proposal is lower priced than any other proposals, or if proposals are equal regarding non-price factors but one offers a lower price, then a trade-off analysis will not be conducted. As part of the best value determination, the relative strengths, weaknesses, and deficiencies of each proposal shall be considered in selecting the offer that is most advantageous and represents the best overall value to the Government.

EVALUATION FACTORS: There are three (3) evaluation factors listed in descending order of importance.

Specialized Experience Factor (1) is the most important factor and is more important than Past Performance. The Past Performance Factor (2) is more important than Price and Price Related Factor. The Price and Price Related Factor (3) is the least important factor. When combined all non-price factors are more important than Price.

To receive consideration for award, a rating of no less than 'Acceptable' must be achieved for Factor 1 Specialized Experience. A rating of no less than ‘Satisfactory Confidence’ must be achieved for Factor 2 Past Performance. A ‘Neutral Confidence’ rating is also acceptable if no recent, or relevant past performance record is available. The proposed price will be evaluated for fairness, reasonableness and balanced pricing.

Factor 1 – Specialized Experience: The prime contractor shall demonstrate recent, relevant experience on similar projects, using Construction – Specialized Experience form – (Attachment 1) at the end of the section. Recent experience is within 5 years from the date of the solicitation. Offerors shall demonstrate the experience described in the Technical Element Criteria listed below. Experience with each element shall be demonstrated in at least one of the submitted projects. Offerors may identify state and local government and private contracts that are similar to the Government’s requirements. If the offeror is a joint venture, each firm shall provide information, demonstrating experience relevant to their role on this project. Submit projects that are currently well underway (designed and at least 50% construction progress completed) or completed and turned over no longer than five (5) years preceding the date of the PWS. If any firm has multiple functions or divisions, limit the project examples to those performed by the division or unit submitting the offer or by the team member. Prime contractor must submit at least two modular construction projects executed in a secure facility in accordance with Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 705, Technical Specifications for Construction and Management of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities.

These projects must include a combination of architectural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing, with a value of $3 million or greater.

Element 1: Offeror shall demonstrate experience with modular/prefabricated construction projects using IC TECH SPEC-FOR ICD/ICS 705 (SCIF) Standards. in secure facilities.

Element 2: Offeror shall demonstrate experience with modular/prefabricated construction projects using Element 2: Offeror shall demonstrate experience with projects constructed on Military installations.

Element 3: Offeror shall demonstrate experience with Projects with a value of $3 million or greater.

Based on the evaluation, the Government will assign a technical rating in accordance with the Table below:

Combined Technical/Risk Ratings

Rating Description Outstanding Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Good Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low to moderate.

Acceptable Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements and risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Marginal Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus, contains one or more deficiencies. Proposal is un-awardable.

Factor 2 – Past Performance: This factor is more important than Factor 3 Price and Price Related. The Government reserves the right to consider any past performance in its possession including but not limited to the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). The Government will evaluate this factor based on the quality of recent and relevant past performance. To be recent, projects must be currently well underway (designed and at least 50% construction progress completed) or completed and turned over no longer than five (5) years preceding the date of this Solicitation.

To be relevant, projects must be for similar size, scope, and complexity. The Government will perform a performance confidence assessment of the offeror’s probability of successfully meeting the contract requirements, considering the degree of success of the offeror’s recent and relevant experience. Note: Offeror shall submit a minimum of three (3) but no more than five (5) recent/relevant projects for evaluation. The offeror shall submit copies of Federal/DoD/Navy/Army performance reviews (i.e. Contractor’s copy of CPARS evaluation) for each project. If the project does not have a CPARS evaluation, the offeror shall provide a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) form (attached) to a representative of the owner/client that can provide the owner’s opinion of the offeror’s past performance for the project.

Offerors shall submit the PPQ to clients to complete for their proposal submission to the Contracting Office.

Questionnaires shall be submitted directly from the client to the Government’s point of contact, Samuel Curry via email samuel.l.curry@usace.army.mil prior to proposal closing date. The offeror is responsible for ensuring that the completed questionnaires are submitted by the closing date. Offerors should followup with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the offeror is unable to ensure a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) is submitted before proposal closing date, the offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s).

The following Relevancy levels and Confidence ratings will be used in the evaluation of the contractor’s past performance. The Relevancy is not a separate proposal rating but is only used in developing overall past performance confidence assessment rating assigned to the Past Performance Factor.

Past Performance Relevancy Levels

Rating Definition

Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant

Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Performance Confidence Assessments Rating Description

Substantial Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Limited Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown Confidence (Neutral)

No recent/relevant performance record is available, or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

Factor 3 – Price and Price Related: This is the least important factor. The Contractor shall provide a firm fixed price proposal submitted in a separate file/document. The Contractor shall provide itemized cost for all labor, travel, insurance, equipment, and any additional costs required to perform the work specified in the PWS. The price proposal should be in sufficient detail to allow the Government to verify the pricing to be fair and reasonable. The proposed price will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness and balanced pricing. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. CLINs shall be priced separately and rounded to the Nearest Dollar. To facilitate evaluation, provide an itemized price breakdown, to include prime and subcontractor prices separated with direct and indirect costs.

a. Labor Costs: All prime and subcontractor pricing must clearly identify labor categories, rates, and hours for each task, and all subcontractor mark-ups.

b. Subcontracting: Offerors shall provide detailed subcontractors proposals, or no-bids provided by the sub-contractor. Lump sum pricing is not acceptable. If the proposal utilizes subcontractors, the subcontract format shall also be in Microsoft Excel for the breakout of pricing and quantities. The proposal shall also include the scope of the project with the subcontractor’s proposal. Competition in subcontracting is required to the maximum practical extent.

c. Travel: All travel and related expenses associated with the execution of work shall be IAW the Per

Diem, Travel, and Transportation Allowance Committee ‘Travel for a Government or Contractor Employee’ https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/Docs/AP-CTR-01.pdf. No markups are allowed on travel cost, except for G&A.

d. The Offeror shall provide a FFP proposal for the CLINs identified in Section 00 10 00. Failure to propose this CLIN structure may deem your proposal unacceptable.

(End of Summary of Changes)

8/31/2021

Document and Section Page Question Response

Statement of Work / Paragraph 1.1.1 3 The statement of work uses the term "plug and play" and specifies that all electrical and data ports must be entirely pre-wired, ready to use. From our experience with ICD/ICS 705 standards and compliance, this is not possible.

Can the Government clarify what they require with the pre-wired requirement to ensure that are proposed solution remains ICD/ICS 705 compliant?

The Government understands that this project can be completed by several methods. Means and Methods of construction shall be determined by the contractor but what ever method the contractor uses, the construction methodology must be of a faster construction than that of traditional building methods and allow for pre-engineered features . If your past buildings were IC TECH SPEC-FOR ICD/ICS 705 (SCIF) compliant then your methods of construction will be acceptable. The statement of work was revised to remove the term " plug and play".

Statement of Work / Paragraph 4.6, Request+for+Proposal

(RFP)+W912DY21R0063 / Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation

15, 4 Paragraph 4.6 states that the period of performance duration is limited to 270 calendar days. The CLIN structure laid out in Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation of the RFP document states that the contract duration shall be limited to 240 calendar days after notice to proceed. Will the Government please clarify whether of the period of performance is 240 days or 270 days?

The period of performance is 240 calendar days after the NTP is issued. The work to be completed post award and prior to NTP should take approximately 30 days so the total duration will be 270 days. SOW paragraph 4.6 will be revised to match the 240 days after NTP as listed in appendix 1.

Statement of Work / Paragraph 1.1.1, Paragraph 2.b., and Paragraph 4

3, 5, 6 Paragraph 1.1 and paragraph 2.b. state that the system must have a ballistic rating. Paragraph 4 states that the Blast Load is minimum 8 psi - maximum

11.5 102 MS overpressure. Will the Government please define the ballistic rating requirement and how does that align with the structural requirements laid out in paragraph 4?

A ballistic rating is an explosion test that typically yields 11.5 psi / 102ms at a 10 foot standoff. These results are also listed in structural , Paragraph 4, Blast Load. These values can be more or less depending on the manufacturer . IC TECH SPEC-FOR ICD/ICS 705 (SCIF) doesn't state a minimum blast rating but contractors are encouraged to provide this information if available.

Request+for+Proposal

(RFP)+W912DY21R0063 / 1.8

Proposal Submittals

10 What volume(s) would the Government like us to use to present the information laid out in paragraphs 2.c. and 2.d?

Volume 1. This information will be excluded from the page count.

Attachment 7 Factor 1 Element 1

Specialized Experience 1 Would the Government be willing to provide a Microsoft Word Version of this document for the purposes of editing/expanding various sections?

Yes, included with amendment 01.

Request+for+Proposal (RFP)+W912DY21R0063 / Section

1.11 Evaluation Criteria

11 The Element 2: sentence under the Factor 1 - Specialized Experience section is not complete. Can the Government please provide a completed version of this sentence?

Factor 1 was revised to address this. See RFP Amendment 01.

Request+for+Proposal (RFP)+W912DY21R0063 / Block 10 of the SF 1442, Section 1.11 Evaluation Criteria

1, 11 Block 10 of the SF 1442 states the magnitude for this project is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. Factor 1 Element 4 states that the offeror shall demonstrate experience with projects with a value of $3 million or greater. Would the Government consider adjusting Element 4 to state, Offeror shall demonstrate experience with Projects with a value of $1 million or greater?

Factor 1 Element has been updated. However, the requirement to demonstrate experience with projects with a value of $3 million or greater remains unchanged.

Statement of Work / Paragraph 2.b. 5 Paragraph b. under Section 2 Modular/Prefabricated Building states that the minimum wall construction requirements are made using two 16-gauge steel skins (one inside skin and one outside skin) and a 14-gauge frame. Is the Government intending to use the iFortress offering exclusively? If not, will solutions that meet the Fire, STC, and ICD/ICS 705 compliance be favorably considered?

Yes, solutions that meet the Fire, STC, and ICD/ICS 705 compliance will be favorably considered. The Government cannot sole source a product - we mentioned I Fortress as only one solution that will satisfy Fire, STC, and ICD/ICS 705 Standards/ Requirements.

Statement of Work / Paragraph 1.1 Scope of Work

3 Paragraph 1.1 states that it will be the full responsibility of the contractor to provide the required documents that INSCOM has to submit/coordinate with the Accreditation Officer (AO) to achieve SCIF accreditation. Can the Government clarify what documents INSCOM would like us to produce to assist with the SCIF accreditation process?

Accreditation of a SCIF will be based upon a review by the Accreditation Officer of all required SCIF construction documentation to ensure all ICD 705 requirements were met in the construction, maintenance, and operation of the SCIF. See UFC 4_010_05, paragraph 1-16.1 and 1-16.2

Statement of Work, Paragraph 2, Task

1. Paragraph 10. Protection/Life Safety.

7 The Third bullet states "Wet or Dry pipe sprinkler system will not be required.

Can the Government confirm that no fire suppression is required to include chemical (FM 200, etc.)?

Sprinkler pipes are metallic penetrations thru a SCIF and considered carriers of compromising emanations(CE) and Pose. UFC 4_010_05, Par 3-5.802 (Not required for this contract but may be used on others with special additional requirements). May want to refer to Life Safety regulations (NFPA) that require fire supression systems for buidings of a certain size and occupancy thresholds. Believe a one story building less than 5,000SF and less than 50 PN max occupancy does not require a fire supression system.

Can we conduct a site survey the week of 13 September? This will allow us to properly solve for stand off, bridging the IT duct bank, etc.

That is not possible at this time.

Statement of Work, Paragraph 2, Task 1, Paragraph 3-Site Construction

6 2nd Bullet says "Relocation of an existing stormwater pipe is required. This was completed under previous project provides acceptable pipe relocation strategy and specification." The wording makes it sound like the relocation is complete and it is acceptable where it is. Please clarify if it still must be relocated under this contract?

The stormwater pipe has NOT been relocated. The design for relocation was completed under a previous project. Relocation of the stormwater pipe MAY be necessary based on the final footprint / Limit of Disturbance of the facility. If required, the existing relocation design is an acceptable strategy and spec.

13 RFP W912DY21R0063 N/A Provide as-builts for the surrounding site (utilities). That is not possible at this time.

RFP W912DY21R0063 N/A Confirm standard / permissible work hours during construction. Permissible work hours are 0700-1600 under normal work conditions. After hours or weekend work is acceptable with prior coordination and approval from the gov't.

RFP W912DY21R0063 N/A Has a Limited Source Justification (FAR 6.302-1(c), 6.303) been prepared for any materials identified under this solicitation? If so, identify which systems to which they apply and provide all related documentation, including any required Approval (FAR 6.304) or Certification (FAR 6.303(b)(12)).

No limited Source Justification has been prepared, and there are no brand-name requirements for this project.

QUESTION AND ANSWERS (Q&A) SPREADSHEET

Request for Proposals (RFP) W912DY21R0063

RFP W912DY21R0063, Section 1.11 Evaluation Criteria

11-12 The Solicitation is silent regarding the extent to which offerors may use the experience and past performance of affiliated entities. The GAO has found solicitations that restrict the ability of an offeror to provide the experience and past performance of its affiliates, even where those affiliates will participate meaningfully in contract performance, to be unduly restrictive of competition.

Accordingly, we respectfully request that the Government amend the solicitation to expressly permit the submission of experience and past performance projects completed by parent companies, affiliated entities, and subsidiaries? in support of the Experience and Past Performance requirements.

Past performance from affiliates will be considered. If affiliate past performance is proposed, the offeror must clearly demonstrate the factual basis for how the affiliate will be involved in performance, how the affiliate will share resources with the offeror and the percentage to which they will be responsible for contract performance.

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11-12 Can subcontractor experience be used to fulfill the design-build team experience qualifications for the 1-5 projects that must be provided in Factor 1:

Specialized Experience?

Yes, subcontractor experience can be used for experience qualifications but the Government will place greater importance on projects the offeror has performed as a prime contractor than as a subcontractor. Par. 1.4 Evaluation Criteria .

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Proposal Submittals 10 Can headers and footers be smaller than 10 point font? Yes

RFP W912DY21R0063 Section 1.8 Proposal Submittals

10 Per 2b., do you wish to receive the price proposal as both a PDF document (all bundled together with the price proposal format (attachment 10), and separately as Excel sheets)?

The price proposal should be submitted separately in Microsoft Excel. Spreadsheets shall be submitted as unlocked Microsoft Excel documents. A PDF version can be submitted as an addition but not in liuie of the excel document.

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12 Factor 2 - Past Performance indicates that the offeror should provide PPQs to clients to complete for their proposal submission but that questionnaires should be submitted to the Government POC. Please confirm these PPQs are to be included in the submitted proposal in lieu of direct submission to the Government for trackability purposes and to ensure responsiveness.

PPQ Questionnaires shall be submitted directly from the client to the Government’s point of contact, Samuel Curry via email samuel.l.curry@usace.army.mil prior to proposal closing date. In accordance with RFP instructions, if the offeror is unable to ensure a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) is submitted before proposal closing date, the offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s).

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11 Factor 1 - Specialized Experience, Element 2 appears to be unfinished, stating "Offeror shall demonstrate experience with modular/prefabricated construction projects using". Please complete the requirement or confirm what the projects are to use.

Factor 1 has been revised. See RFP Amendment 01.

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9-10 The technical volume (narrative) indicates that product specifications, personnel certifications, schedule, labor categories and resumes are not counted toward page restrictions. There are no indicated evaluation factors for this volume. Please provide and please confirm if these other items that can be included are required or are items that would have our proposal be reviewed more favorably.

These items are not reuqired to be submitted. If the offeror opts to submit these items, they will not be counted towards the page limit.

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11 The evaluation factors 1 and 2 are not clearly indicated as part of the Past Performance volume. Please confirm these factors are under this volume, or confirm that the technical element referenced on pages 11-12 are placing specialized experience in the Technical Volume.

Factor 1 - Specialized Experience is to be included in Volume I-Technical Volume. Factor 2 - Past Performance is to be included in Volume 2-Past Performance.

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9-10 If a schedule is required, please confirm that it may be provided as a milestone schedule or on 11x17 for readability. If allowed on 11x17, please confirm whether this will count as one page or two.

Yes

1.3 There is multiple references to "Task Orders". Is this intended to be a

MATOC?

No, this will not be a task order or MATOC.

END OF QUESTIONS