W912ER16R0004 Amendment 0002.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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.

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

The purpose of this amendment is to provide the Projnet bidder inquiries and answ ers.

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 13-Jan-2020

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 W912ER19R0004

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

15-Nov-2019

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.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

13-Jan-2020

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US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS-CETAM-CT

MIDDLE EAST DISTRICT, CETAM-CT

PO BOX 2250

WINCHESTER VA 22604-1450

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE (SF 30)

The following have been added by full text:

PROJNET QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

1. At the beginning of section 00 45 00, a list of applicable clause are identified including 252.203 -7005, 252.204-7007 ALT A and 252.236-7010 but not included on the government provided documents. Kindly provide and confirm if OVERSEAS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION--PREFERENCE FOR U.S. FIRMS

(252.236-7010) is applicable on this solicitation.

Gov't response: The preference for U.S. firms does not apply to this procurement because the resulting contract will not be used for military construction projects funded with military construction appropriations.

2. SF1442 show a project POP of 365 days while CLIN item is showing 1 year base and 4 years option.

Kindly clarify the project POP.

Gov't response: The POP for the base year is 365 days. If the government chooses to exercise the subsequent option(s), each option year will be an additional 365 days.

3. Will the government release a SEED or sample project to properly determine the coefficient specifically to those non-priced items?

Gov't Response: There will not be a Seed or Sample project released by the government. Task Orders under this procurement will follow after award is made with Task Order awards happening after the Contrac tor is mobilized.

When determining a coefficient to bid for non-priced items the offeror should use their best judgment and research to determine, what additional cost should be applied to the procurement of the item above the direct cost of procuring the item. The coefficient can be determined by following the RFP in Factor 5 – Pricing Proposal

Evaluation Factor, Submission Requirements Paragraph 5 and 6.

4. What was the prior contractor's (for the same JOC) coefficient? Also, how much (approximate % ) have prices in the construction task catalog increased or decreased by between the prior contract (c. 2013?)

and the catalog in this solicitation?

Gov't Response: This procurement is based on the 2019 Unit Price Book. Coefficients should be based on the instructions provided in the RFP. Previous coefficients are irrelevant to this RFP and will not be provided.

The 2019 Unit Price Book includes unit prices that have increased, decreased and remained the same. Offerors should base their prices only on the 2019 Unit Price Book. Previous price books prices are of no relevance to this procurement.

5. What is the currency of the values in the task catalog?

Gov't response: The currency reflected in the task catalog is U.S. Dollars (USD).

6. Some items in the task catalog (e.g. interior painting) have no value under "Materials" and therefore the total cost seems insufficiently low. Is this an error or are we missing something in our interpretation of the catalog?

Gov't response: The items that you are referencing have the words "application only" in their description, so the pricing is correct.

7. Based on empirical information from prior JOCs, please provide a rough estimate of the proportion of works per (high-level) category. For instance:

- Concrete works: ~10% of total contract value

- Painting works: ~5% of contract value

- and so on...

Gov't response: Task Orders will be issued based on the needs of tenet units in Kuwait and are determined appropriate for the JOC. The percentage of the total contract value by type of work cannot be predicted prior to award of the JOC.

8. When is the site visit scheduled for? Please share details.

Gov't response: Per FAR 52.236-27, an organized site visit is not scheduled for this solicitation. Site visits may be conducted at the task order level.

9. The RFP says estimated cost of the project is between $25-$75m. Assuming a 5-year period, that is anywhere from $5m-$15m per year. Several questions please:

(a) Are these values based on the UPB prices, or the marked-down/marked-up prices?

(b) Is the current estimate closer to the top or low end of that range? How about the previous JOC?

Gov't response: (a) These values are based on the planned total sum value of Task Orders that will be issued per year.

(b) The current estimate is planned to execute $15m per year for a total of $75m over five years. If in one year less than $15m worth of Task Orders is awarded that does not take away from the overall capacity of $75m. There may be year(s) where greater than $15m in Task Orders is awarded.

10. Under Factor 1 Experience, relevant projects are defined as those between $2K and $2m. Is that to say that similar projects (in scope) that have been in excess of $2m are not relevant?

If there has been a project of say $5m in total value but consisting of five task/job orders of $1m each, would that be considered as "1 project" for purposes of your evaluation, or do the 5 separate job orders have to be submitted as 5 separate projects?

Gov’t response: The intent of Factor 1 Experience is for the offeror to demonstrate their ability to manage multiple projects (valued between $2K and $2M) simultaneously and demonstrate they have experience in multiple categories of work listed in paragraph c on page 15 of the solicitation. For purposes of evalua tion, individual task orders will be evaluated separately.

11. Who was the previous holder of this contract and what was his contract value?

Gov't response: The previous holder of the Kuwait JOC and the value of that contract is not pertinent to this procurement and will not be provided.

12. Please clarify us whether the price mentioned in 01 20 price and payment procedure unit rate /wages rate will be paid additional (such as superintendents, office admin, office management, engineering, design engineer etc) to unit price & Coefficient factor.

Gov't response: When compiling a JOC task order proposal you may include the required direct personnel needed to accomplish the project.

13. 13 30 Special Structures- Fabricated engineered structure - is this price includes of erection also?

Also clarify that item # 13 34 19 00-0005 Rigid clear span frame- what are included in unit rate?

Gov't response: Yes, this price includes erection. For your second question regarding 13 34 19 00-0005: the description of this item in the cost book is self-explanatory as to the items of this pre-engineered building that would be included in these line items. Recommend consultation with a Pre-engineered building (PEB) expert.

14. We would request an extension of submission by 2 weeks because this period is holiday season and we are very loaded, so please take into consideration to extend for 2 weeks for the benefit of the project and us.

Gov't response: Amendment 0001 extended receipt of proposals on this procurement to 28 January 2020 at

10:00AM EST.

15. We request a time extension to submit our tender documents by 14 days from the required present submission date.

Gov't response: Amendment 0001 extended receipt of proposals on this procurement to 28 January 2020 at

10:00AM EST.

16. Kindly let us know what all need to be included in Composite Rate for Non-Pre Priced Items.

Is this also given as factor?

Gov't response: On Page 24 of 83 (PDF Page) in the Solicitation it states: 5. Non-Prepriced (NPP) Coefficient The offeror shall provide a coefficient for NPP items. The coefficient shall constitute a composite rate that includes the offeror's cost other than bare cost (as defined below) and includes all overhead and profit for NPP items which may be encountered during the performance of this contract. This rate includes all items associated with performing the

NPP tasks other than bare cost. The NPP coefficient shall be applied to applicable bare costs for any NPP work.

17. Kindly define with is a Non prepriced item.

Gov't response: In the Solicitation, page 66 of 83 (PDF Page), Special Contract Requirements, Number 1 Definitions

Letter h states: "Non-prepriced (NPP) work may arise from tasks that were not included in the UPB at contract initiation, but are within the scope of the contract. Care must be taken in pricing the NPP item(s) to ensure that costs and profit already present in the pre-priced coefficients are not included in the cost of the item(s). NPP items in proposals shall be supported with verifiable documentation supporting competitive quotes (minimum of two), catalog price, etc. for all NPP work. NPP items shall be proposed in bare costs only (material, equipment and labor) multiplied by the quantity. The NPP coefficient rate shall be multiplied to the total of the bare cost items to determine the mark-up amount. The total bare costs plus the mark-up amount shall equal the total allowable price for the NPP items."

18. Please explain what's the difference between coefficient & composite rate.

Gov't response: Coefficient is defined on Page 63 of 83 of the solicitation. It states: "Coefficient means a numerical factor that represents costs not considered to be included in "Unit Price Book" unit prices." The definition goes on to give many examples of items that may be included in the coefficient. Composite Rate is defined on page 24 of 83 of the solicitation under item # 5 Non-Prepriced (NPP) Coefficient. Essentially the composite rate is applicable to NPP items as defined in Item # 5.

19. In Attachment A: Pricing Schedule - why is Non Pre Priced Composite Rate not added to the Total

Bottom Line Sum?

Gov't response: Attachment A was set up to evaluate coefficients. Bottom Line Sums are tallied for Each CLIN. On page 26 of 83 in the Solicitation it states: Determination of the Total Bottom Line Sum. The "Total Bottom Line

Sum," used for evaluation of price offers, is the sum of all "Bottom Line Sum" values. The "Bottom Line Sum" is the sum of all Line Item Weights located in Column Six for each period of performance. NPP coefficients are evaluated for completeness and reasonableness for award purposes, but are not included in the "Total Bottom Line

Sum."

20. In the technical proposal - Do we have to provide any justification for how the Coefficient &

Composite rate was arrived at? If yes, under which section should that be included.

Gov't response: No. You do not need to justify how you came up with your coefficient or composite rate.

21. In the technical proposal do we have to include a justification for how the Coefficient and Composite rate was arrived at, if yes, under which section in the technical proposal should that be provided.

Gov't response: No. You do not need to provide justification for your proposed coefficient and composite rate.

22. In document 19-R-0004 Kuwait JOC RFP, point 4 on page 24 mentions that the coefficients should be greater than or equal to 1.00.

The general industry norm for JOC coefficients range from .8 to 1.2, why is there a restriction that the coefficient should only be greater than or equal to 1.00.

Gov't response: Coefficients less than one are viewed by the government to create a potential net loss to the prime contractor over the life of the contract. Therefore, it is determined that a reasonable offer would only be ones that have a coefficient equal to or greater than one. Because the coefficient is applied to UPB line items that have been researched and priced according to market averages a coefficient less than one, when applied to a line item, would have the probability of an offeror taking a loss on the procurement and use of the line item when taking into account what the coefficient consists of as outlined in Factor 5 – Pricing Proposal Evaluation Factor, Submission

Requirements: Paragraph 2.

23. Is it possible to Publish Details of the Number and Magnitude of Projects carried out in the previous contract tenure?

Gov't response: The number and magnitude of the projects carried out in the previous contract is not pertinent to this procurement and will therefore not be provided.

24. What is "Demolition Unit Cost" mentioned in the Unit Price Book's table title?

Gov't response: Demolition unit cost is not used.

25. If the Total Unit Cost is US$100 and the Co-efficient proposed by a vendor is 1.20 what will be the

Total cost Paid to the vendor? Is it US$120 or US$220. Please Confirm.

Gov't response: $120

26. It looks like this Q&A portal for this RFP will only be open till Dec 15. ProjNet's site is showing a notice of site outage from Dec 20 to 31.

We would appreciate it if you could please expedite responses to the questions so in case we have follow-ups, we could ask them before the 15th.

Gov't response: All bidder inquiry responses are answered in total in an amendment to the Request for Proposal and posted to beta.SAM.gov.

27. Under Factor 1 Experience, relevant projects are defined as those between $2K and $2m. Is that to say that similar projects (in scope) that have been in excess of $2m are not relevant?

If there has been a project of say $5m in total value but consisting of five task/job orders of $1m each, would that be considered as "1 project" for purposes of your evaluation, or do the 5 separate job orders have to be submitted as 5 separate projects?

Gov't response: The intent of Factor 1 Experience is for the offeror to demonstrate their ability to manage multiple projects (valued between $2K and $2M) simultaneously and demonstrate they have experience in multiple categories of work listed in paragraph c on page 15 of the solicitation. For purposes of evaluation, individual task orders will be evaluated separately.

28. As per Page 44 of 83

52.228-15 PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS--CONSTRUCTION (OCT 2010)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--

Original contract price means the award price of the contract; or, for requirements contracts, the price payable for the estimated total quantity; or, for indefinite-quantity contracts, the price payable for the specified minimum quantity. Original contract price does not include the price of any options, except those options exercised at the time of contract award.

(b) Amount of required bonds. Unless the resulting contract price is $150,000 or less, the successful offeror shall furnish performance and payment bonds to the Contracting Officer as follows:

(1) Performance bonds (Standard Form 25). The penal amount of performance bonds at the time of contract award shall be 20 percent of the original contract price. [Note: This applies to awarded orders under the resulting contract.]

(2)Payment Bonds (Standard Form 25-A). The penal amount for payment bonds at the time of contract award shall be 20 percent of the original contract price. [Note: This applies to awarded orders under the resulting contract.]

Do we need to provide performance Bond and Payment Bond after the Contract Award and at each task order level too. Please clarify.

Gov't response: Performance and payment bonds are only required after the award of individual task orders under the resultant contract.

29. In the file name 19-R-0004 Kuwait JOC RFP, page 26 point - 1. Completeness section- at the very last line it mentioned that all information for Electronic Pricing Schedule is to be provided on a Offeror provided CD. Kindly explain how a CD is to be provided when the submission is to be made electronically.

Gov't response: Statement should read: "Failure to complete all information for the Electronic Pricing Schedule may result in the package being rejected in its entirety by the Government."

30. Can we submit our proposal by directly emailing melody.l.varner@usace.army.mil & maria.l.martin@usace.army.mil? Or do we have to go through the SAFE SITE.

Gov't response: The use of the SAFE site is required. Emailed proposals will not be accepted.

31. In DoD Safe it requires a request code to submit a document. The request code is not referenced in the RFP. How do we obtain a request code?

Gov't response: Offerors must go to https://safe.apps.mil/ and Request a Drop-off from LTC Melody Varner at melody.l.varner@usace.army.mil by 14 January 2020.

32. In the Past Performance Questionnaires (Attachment B), Block 6 asks about the client's role in the project. Two questions:

(1) Is the "client" as defined here referring to the entity for which the contract was performed, or the specific individual representing the client's entity?

(2) If the answer to (1) above is the former, then can you please shed some light on what you mean by the client's "role" (aside from being the client and the typical rights/responsibilities that comes with that)?

Gov't response: (1) Client means the individual representing the entity the offeror performed the work for. (2) The client must complete Blocks 5-8 and fill out the information.

33. Is the Surety Issuance Fees refundable? If so, when would we expect to receive it?

Gov't response: As per page 23 of the solicitation, "To be clear, the requirement of proof of ability to obtain surety in the amount of $3 million is for purposes of this selection factor only and is separate from the performance and payment surety requirements that the Contractor will have to meet after award; however, the proof of ability to obtain surety must relate directly to this solicitation-be proof of ability to obtain surety for this contract if it is awarded to the offeror. The amounts of the performance and payment sureties will be affected by the offeror's proposed order prices and the prices at which orders under the contract are awarded. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

SHOULD NOT BE SUBMITTED BEFORE AWARD; THIS FACTOR REQUIRES ONLY PROOF OF ABILITY

TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE SECURITY FOR FUTURE PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS."

34. If a Kuwait Central Bank (ie Kuwaiti govt)-insured Kuwaiti bank issues a letter as proof of ability to obtain the required bond capacity, would that be acceptable? Our Kuwaiti bank says they will honor guarantees/LCs to the beneficiary, whether they are located within or outside of Kuwait.

Gov’t response: Per FAR 28.202(a)(1), Corporate sureties offered for bonds furnished with contracts performed in the United States or its outlying areas must appear on the list contained in the Department of Treasury Circular 570, "Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds and Acceptable Reinsuring

Companies."

Per Factor 4 - Financial Surety (page 22 of the RFP), Only a (U.S.) federally insured financial institution may confirm the offeror's ability to obtain an Irrevocable Letter of Credit.

35. The UPB includes wage rates for a number of personnel, but then it also says the coefficient ought to include overhead such as office/mgmt personnel, project mgmt, project supervision, etc. So, as an example, would a project manager's wages be considered overhead, or be paid for via the UPB?

Any clarification on where the line is drawn in terms of which types of personnel are chargeable and which are overhead would be helpful. Thank you.

Gov’t response: The wage rates outlined in the UPB for the personnel listed have been chosen based on the need of that person for Task Order execution and not necessarily considered a part of the contractor's overhead expenses.

The contractor is expected to provide an ample workforce that can respond to the needs of the government when a

Task Order RFP is issued and subsequently awarded. The personnel needed in order to maintain that responsiveness should be included in the contractor's overhead costs and calculated in the coefficient. When a Task Order RFP is issued to the contractor the personnel in the UPB should be considered and added to a proposal if those individuals are deemed necessary in order to deliver the Task Order within the requested time and to the quality required based on the Scope and Technical Specifications.

36. RFP says "the Contractor shall be required to purchase licenses to The Gordian Group's Internet based

JOC management system"

Please clarify if there is any standard Fees applicable for this service.

Or Gordian's Fees offered for this service will be same for all offerors.

Gov’t response: The fees that Gordian charges for their service are their own and determined by them. Per section

26. UPB and Software Required from Gordian Group contact Neil Tuck at the information listed to secure pricing details.

37. Request you extend proposal due date by 2 Weeks since it is holidays in Kuwait from 1st Jan 2020 to 5th

Jan 2020.

Gov’t response: Amendment 0001 extended receipt of proposals on this procurement to 28 January 2020 at

10:00AM EST.

38. The projnet was not working the last week from our side, so we could not be able to check all question and answer also was holiday for so many days due to holiday seasons, we kindly request from you to extend the proposal due date for a minimum of 2 weeks.

Gov’t response: Amendment 0001 extended receipt of proposals on this procurement to 28 January 2020 at

10:00AM EST.

39. We requested the old coefficient submitted for the last JOC order submitted but your answer was the prices changed as per 2019, it is ok for us to know how much was the old coefficient submitted even the prices are changed.

kindly inform us who was the contractor and how much was the coefficient.

Gov’t response: The identity of the previous JOC Contractor and their coefficients are not pertinent to this procurement and therefore will not be provided.

40. Please confirm if it is acceptable to have graphics with font size less than 12; we will ensure it is legible.

Gov’t response: per Section B. Proposal Format and Content paragraph c "font size shall be no smaller than 12 point font."

41. For the sake of clarity, please confirm if only the solicitation number, POC information, DUNS, CAGE, TIN are required in the cover letter; p. 12 seems to indicate SF30 (if any), JV agreement, letters of commitment, etc are required.

Gov’t response: Yes. Follow the instruction under Proposal Format, Volume 1 Non-Pricing (Technical) Proposal.

42. We've historically included any acknowledgement of amendments along with our SF1442 in the pricing volume; if any amendments are issued, please confirm if that should be submitted within the technical or pricing volume (p.10 indicates pricing volume, p.12 indicates technical volume).

Gov’t response: Yes, see Proposal format, Volume 1 - Non-Pricing (Technical) Proposal.

43. For Factor 1, Experience, will USACE consider allowing past experience within 8 years vs 6 years?

Gov’t response: Per RFP, Factor 1: Experience - Evaluation Criteria paragraph 1. "Projects procured through similar procedures to those for negotiation or orders in this RFP (i.e., priced based on unit price books and coefficients or a similar system); constructed in Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Saudi Arabia;

substantially completed (80% or more) within the six years immediately preceding the issue date of the RFP; that have a project value between $2,000 and $4,000,000; that required inclusion and integration of multiple trades

(electrical, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, etc.); and that demonstrate the offeror's management of multiple projects simultaneously, as stated in item 2 below, will be considered relevant."

Past Experience within six years will be considered by USACE.

44. For Factor 1, Experience, similar to the last Kuwait JOC contract, will USACE consider giving similar weight to projects completed in Iraq (same as projects completed in Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, etc.)? This is a neighboring country that appears to be excluded in this solicitation, but our past experience there speaks well to the Kuwait JOC project.

Gov’t response: For Factor 1, Experience, Item 1, The countries mentioned will not change.

45. Under Factor 3, we are required to submit a PPQ for all projects submitted under Factor 1. Factor 1 indicates projects may be submitted if they are at least 80% complete, and Factor 3 indicates 75% complete.

Please confirm if Offerors are able to submit projects that are 75% complete for Factor 1.

Gov’t response: Per Factor 1 - Experience, Evaluation Criteria paragraph 1 "Projects procured through similar procedures to those for negotiation or orders in this RFP (i.e., priced based on unit price books and coefficients or a similar system); constructed in Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Saudi Arabia;

substantially completed (80% or more) within the six years immediately preceding the issue date of the RFP; that have a project value between $2,000 and $4,000,000; that required inclusion and integration of multiple trades

(electrical, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, etc.); and that demonstrate the offeror's management of multiple projects simultaneously, as stated in item 2 below, will be considered relevant."

For Factor 1 projects submitted must be substantially completed at 80% or more.

46. ProjNet for RFI's was down from 12/20 until 12/31, in light of this would USACE consider a 1 week extension to allow time to review all the questions and answers?

Gov’t response: Amendment 0001 extended receipt of proposals on this procurement to 28 January 2020 at

10:00AM EST.

47. The RFP indicates all pages must be sized to 8 ½" x 11" or A4 size. Please confirm if it would be acceptable to submit the organizational chart on 11"x17"or A3.

Gov’t response: All pages to include organizational charts must be sized to 8 1/2" x 11" or A4 size.

48. we really need to know what to insert below(NET AMT ---------------------)(page3 for base year and for other option year) shall we insert the bottom line item % for each year? if that is ok where the % for NPP will goes?

(taken from page 3 of the solicitation

KUWAIT JOC - BASE YEAR FFP

Base Year CLIN includes Coefficients for Category 1 and 2, "Normal Work Hours" and "Other than Normal Work Hours" for New Construction and Repair Work; and Category 3, Composite Rate for Non Pre-Priced Items.

The Government reserves the right to exercise options early to gain capacity from the next performance period or to carry capacity forward to subsequent performance periods if not utilized by the expiration of the current performance period. However, the coefficient and composite rates do not increase until the annual period for which they were negotiated has elapsed. If capacity remains available at the expiration of any contract performance period and the Government determines it is necessary to exercise the next contract option period, the unused capacity of the expiring performance period will be rolled forward as additional capacity for use in the subsequent contract performance periods. The annual rates for the then-current contract period will become effective for the augmented capacity of the current performance period. The annual coefficient and composite rates are fixed prices for the annual period for which they are negotiated and shall not be adjusted as a result of the early exercise of contract options or when unused capacity is rolled forward to subsequent option years. Modifications will utilize the coefficients in effect at the time the modification is executed. FOB: Destination

NET AMT ---------------------

Gov’t response: Use Bottom Line Sum for each year.

49. Kinldy advise is the NPP is a percentage only ?( per example (12 % ))?

you meantion in the description of NPP:

5. Non-Prepriced (NPP) Coefficient

The offeror shall provide a coefficient for NPP items. The coefficient shall constitute a composite rate that includes the offeror's cost other than bare cost (as defined below) and includes all overhead and profit for

NPP items which may be encountered during the performance of this contract. This rate includes all items associated with performing the NPP tasks other than bare cost. The NPP coefficient shall be applied to applicable bare costs for any NPP work.

how can we get the bare cost if the item is not defined yet.

please clarify the NPP in different way to be clear for us.

also advise where this amount or percentage will goes.

Gov’t response: The Coefficient for NPP will go on Attachment A - Pricing Schedule on Line Item # 105, 205, 305, 405, 505. Coefficient for NPP is similar in nature to the coefficient for all the other categories. as with the other categories, depict the NPP coefficient in the form "1.XX", where XX is your coefficient.

50. kindly advise what to fill in the net AMT for each year shown in the pages 3 to 7.

in the description you mention the below:

Base Year CLIN includes Coefficients for Category 1 and 2, "Normal Work Hours" and "Other than Normal

Work Hours" for New Construction and Repair Work; and Category 3, Composite Rate for Non Pre-Priced

Items.

can you advise what this mean?(addition of 3 categories or what?)

Gov’t response: Use "Bottom Line Sum" from Attachment A for each year.

51. The above RFI references an Amendment posted to the new beta.sam.gov; however I don't see anything on there. Please confirm if it was posted, and if so, where do we access it? As of right now, for this solicitation, the beta.sam.gov site has no amendment, and reflects no changes since it was published on Nov 15th. Thanks.

Gov’t response: No, Amendment has not been posted as yet.

52. Will the provided UPB be updated yearly or will it be constant for the base year and 4 year option?

Gov’t response: The UPB will not be updated yearly. It will remain constant for the duration of the base year and 4 option years.

53. Will the simplified acquisition threshold limit to procure the material in domestic or designated country is for individual material or as per the total cost of the job order issued?

Gov’t response: Reference clause 252.225-7045 Balance of Payment Program--Construction Material Under Trade

Agreements--Basic (SEP 2016).

54. Will the indirect manpower be included on the project cost during price negotiation or only direct cost?

Gov’t response: Indirect manpower costs should be included as part of overhead and built into the bid coefficient submitted by the offeror.

55. Shall we include the indirect manpower cost to the price/cost of direct manpower?

Gov’t response: Indirect manpower costs should be included as part of overhead and built into the bid coefficient submitted by the offeror.

56. We kindly Request you to extend proposal due date by 2 Weeks since it was holidays in Kuwait last week.

Gov’t response: Amendment 0001 extended receipt of proposals on this procurement to 28 January 2020 at

10:00AM EST.

SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION

The Issued By organization has changed from

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS-CETAM-CT

MIDDLE EAST DISTRICT

P.O. BOX 2250

WINCHESTER VA 22604-1450

to

W912ER DISTRICT (TAM), USACE

MIDDLE EAST DISTRICT (CETAM-CT)

201 PRINCE FREDERICK DRIVE

WINCHESTER VA 22602

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