W912GB-15-R-0016_Amendment_0005.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.

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PROJECT TITLE AND LOCATION: FY 16 MARC Germany and Poland

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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.

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

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Question Answer

73 Is the Proposal Adequacy Checklist required in the Vol II cost proposal? It is not included in the submission requirements on Page 120 of 138, so was unsure.

References to the Proposal Adequacy Checklist have been removed. The checklist and Certified Cost and Pricing data are not required.

74 If a local Key Subcontractor does not perform work for the US Government as a prime contractor (and does not have a DUNS number and CAGE code), can the offeror submit an Attachment 3 (PPQ) with Key Subcontractor experience without the DUNS number and CAGE code?

Yes.

75 Page 138, Price. The solicitations states that the Bottom Line Sum is used for evaluation of price offers. The bid schedule excel spreadsheet does not include calculations.

Can the offeror add an additional column to the spreadsheet to extend the pricing calculations for the “Bottom Line Sum”?

The pricing schedule was corrected with Amendment 0003.

76 Page 119 Section L Management Approach states a minimum of 12 pitch font.

Question: Can you please confirm if pitch size smaller than 12 is acceptable in figures, tables and graphics so long the text is clear and legible?

Pitch font other than 12 is acceptable in figures, tables, graphics and attachments so long the text is clear and legible.

77 Applicability of Taxes

The solicitation includes specific clauses relating to U.S. Forces tax exemption for Romania, Georgia, Bulgaria and Moldova.

According to Clause 52.229-6 Taxes—Foreign Fixed-Price Contracts, we understand that our proposed prices should include all applicable taxes and duties, except taxes and duties that the Government of the United States and the government of the country concerned. Therefore please provide confirmation of

References to the groupings listed have been removed for this solicitation.

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U.S. Forces tax exemption in Ukraine, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkey, Kosov, Bosnia- Herzegovina, and Serbia.

78 Labor Rates – Group 2 Countries

As labor rates vary across the region in order to calculate a single labor rate for the Group 2 countries, it would be helpful to know the percentage of and type of work that the Government anticipates in the various countries. Is the Government able to estimate the number and type of projects in each country included in Group 2, and if so please provide as much information as possible?

No.

Group 2 was removed from the solicitation with the issuance of Amendment 0003.

The answer above applies to an inquiry for W912GB-15-R- 0030 when posted.

79 Labor Rates – Group 2 Countries

For the Group 2 cost proposal will the Government accept multiple prices for single labor categories to reflect the different labor costs for the various countries?

Offerors are to submit only one price for each personnel.

80 Page 63 of 138: Section C.4.14, first bulleted paragraph – In accordance with FAR 22.1802, Employment Eligibility Verification (E-verify) only applies to work performed in the U.S. As the locations identified under this contract are not in the U.S., we are assuming this paragraph is not applicable. Is this a correct assumption?

Correct. References to E- Verify have been removed.

81 “Key personnel” are defined on page 65, page 119, and page 136.

The following table provides the comparison within the RFP on the key personnel requirements:

Page 65 Page 119 – Section 4. Key Personnel

The key management personnel include (see below for role requirements):

1. Project Manager

2. Quality Control Supervisor

3. Senior Chemist

4. Senior Environmental

Engineer

5. Senior Environmental

Scientist

6. Geologist or

Hydrogeologist

7. GIS Specialist

8. Certified Industrial

Hygienist

… the Offeror shall provide resumes for six (6) key pers

1. Geologist/Hydrologist

2. Senior Chemist

3. Senior Environmental

Engineer

4. Senior Environmental S

5. GIS Specialist

6. Certified Industrial Hyg

Please clarify whether resumes are needed in the proposal for:

a) Project Manager(s) – It’s our interpretation that resumes are not needed based on Page 119 and 136 requirements;

The key personnel lists were updated with Amendment 0003.

a. Correct.

b. Correct.

c. Correct.

d. Correct.

PM resumes will be needed at Task Order level only;

b) Quality Control Supervisor – It’s our interpretation that resume is not needed based on Page 119 and 136 requirements; QCS resumes will be needed at Task Order level only;

c) Geologist or Hydrogeologist – It’s our interpretation that resume is needed based on Page 119 requirement;

d) Senior Civil Engineer – It’s our interpretation that resume is not needed based on Page 65 and 119 requirements;

SCE resumes will be needed at Task Order level only, if applicable;

1. Please clarify whether the Geologist/Hydrogeologist resume has to be considered as mid-level, as indicated in Item Number0015AI (page 73), because no Sr.

Geologist/Hydrogeologist has been considered.

2. Please clarify whether Project Managers (PMs) should be included in the Organization Chart or should be mentioned at TO level. It is our interpretation that PMs should not be included in the Org Chart;

3. Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH): this professional figure is not present in many of the European countries listed in the solicitation. Different H&S professionals are present, depending on each HN regulatory requirements.

Please, clarify whether HN-certified H&S professionals can be used to cover the CIH Key role in this contract and shown on the Org Chart.

1. Correct.

2. PMs should be mentioned at the TO level.

3. CIH or Host Nation-equivalent certification or license that meets the CIH requirements.

82 Page 70 of 138 The following line items require analysis according to Germany-specific method requirements.

1. BBodSchV o Item Number0012AC Aromatic Hydrocarbons

(BTEX);

o Item Number0012AE: CHC.

o Item Number0013AE: CHC o Item Number0014AC: Aromatic Hydrocarbons

(BTEX).

o Item Number0014AH: CHC

2. ALEX Informationsblatt 05 o Item Number0013AC: Aromatic Hydrocarbons o Item Number0013AF: Aromatic Hydrocarbons, CHCs o Item Number0014AD: Aromatic o Hydrocarbons.

o Item Number0014AF: TPH, Aromatic

Hydrocarbons, MTBE

A number of elements on the bid schedule sheets for Group 2 and Group 3 report the two German methods above. It is our

The standards should be those listed, or Host Nation equivalent, whichever is more stringent.

assumption that the Group 2 and Group 3 bid sheet line items quoting BBodSchV and ALEX Informationsblatt 05should be modified to reflect the HN standards, when applicable. Please clarify.

83 Page 72-73 of 138. Item Number0015AF: Environmental Engineer, Senior - The SOW states: “This person must have a US. Professional registration.” This requirements will impose use of U.S.-based resources in a number of European countries (with the written exception of Germany and Italy), imposing certain limitations to the usage of qualified HN staff. Also, U.S. PE registration is usually not a recognized professional qualification in the majority of European countries. Please clarify whether this requirement of a U.S. PE can be waived.

This person must have a US or Host Nation-equivalent Professional registration, license, or certification.

84 Page 75 of 138. Item Number0015AV: Hazardous Waste Specialist. The SOW states: “It is recommended that the individual be a Certified Hazardous Waste Management Professional (CHWM).” This is a U.S. certification not available in Europe. Please clarify whether this requirement can be waived via HN-specific training/certification.

This person must have a US or Host Nation-equivalent Hazardous Waste Management registration, license or certification.

85 Page 97 of 138. 52.000-4124 PRACTICES AND AFFILIATIONS IN BULGARIA (July 2008). The SOW states:

“3. Submittal Requirements: The offerors are required to submit the following, with their proposal, for each of the Prime Contractor entity (ies)” Is is our assumption that this requirement applies only to Group 2 and in case of Bulgarian Prime firms and/or Bulgarian Major subcontractor(s). Please clarify whether this clause is not applicable in case the Prime is not a Bulgarian entity or affiliate and no Bulgaria key subcontractor are engaged.

Correct.

This clause has been removed.

86 Page 118 of 138. FACTOR 2 - PAST PERFORMANCE Submission Requirements In relation to Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ), the SOW states: “Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs.” Our interpretation is that past projects used for past other proposals can be utilized provided a brand new PPQ for that project is attached to the proposal. Please confirm correctness of the assumption.

The SOW states: “Offerors may also include performance recognition documents received within the last six years, such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition” Please confirm that the performance recognition documents are relative only to the five projects that are presented as past performance.

see RFI #32 in Amendment

87 Page 121 of 138 52.225-4001 CONVERSION TO EURO All Task Orders will be issued

CURRENCY (OCT 2000). The clause states: “….all bids and/or proposals received from contractors located in the following eleven countries shall be submitted using the EURO (the new European Currency): Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Ireland, and Luxembourg.”.

Please clarify whether for countries not adopting Euros, will Euro be the currency of choice or will it be USD?

in Euros. The requirement is not country specific.

88 Regarding the submittal time at the 21st May due date, please provide a time and the relative time zone.

Central European Summer Time

Due date changed with Amendment 0003.

89 Regarding the upload of the submittal documents the day before the due date, the RFP states 5:00 pm but does not provide the time zone. Please clarify which time zone 5 pm refers to.

This reference was removed in Amendment 0003.

90 Page 119 – Factor 3 – Management Approach, 3. The SOW states: “…and letters of commitments from additional personnel required to meet the minimum requirements of the contract;”. Please clarify whether the letter of commitment is required for all key personnel listed in the proposal or if it’s required for staff, outside subcontractors, that are planned to be hired specifically for the delivery of this contract.

The letter(s) of commitment are required for key personnel or key Subcontractor(s) not directly employed by the Prime Contractor or Prime Contractor JV.

91 Page 119 of 138 - FACTOR 3 – MANAGEMENT APPROACH.

The requirements for the document call for the minimum of 12 pitch font. ? Please clarify whether this minimum 12 pitch font applies to the text, graphics and tables or to the text only.

Also, please clarify:

a) whether the minimum 12 pitch font is required for Att. 2, Experience Information Sheet as well, since the font of this Government-provided attachment is 11.5 pitch; and

b) whether the minimum 12 pitch font is required for Att. 3 PPQ as well, since the font of this Government-provided attachment is smaller than 12 pitch.

Pitch font other than 12 is acceptable in figures, tables, graphics and attachments so long the text is clear and legible.

92 The RFP/SOW requirements ask for resume of the six key personnel. Please clarify whether it is possible, for each Group, to present two or more resumes for each of the six key personnel or it is one resume for each key personnel only.

One resume will be reviewed and evaluated.

93 Page 2 of Attachment 2 – Experience Information Sheet – Item c.

: Please confirm that item c. needs to be filled out only if the offeror delivered part of the work as Key Subcontractor.

Confirmed.

94 Page 2 of Attachment 2 – Experience Information Sheet – Item e.

: Please confirm that the letter requested in item e. needs to be completed by both the Offeror and the Key Subcontractor even when the project work was completed in its entirety by the Key Subcontractor.

Confirmed.

95 Section C.4.11 Management Plan states: “After award of the base Yes.

contract, the successful Contractor shall submit an overall management plan for execution of work under this contract. This plan may be the same one that was prepared for the solicitation effort. The plan will be subject to limited Government comments which will be supplied within 30 days of receipt. A final management plan shall be submitted by the Contractor within 30 days of receiving comments.” Please clarify whether the Factor 3

– Management Approach document indicated elsewhere in the RFP/SOW is the same as the Management Plan indicated in Section C.4.11 above.

96 The SOW indicates the Contractor Project Manager as an important role, even if it’s not listed as Key Personnel. However, it is our opinion that a Contractor Program Manager for this contract could be a Key Personnel with regards the comprehensive management of the contract, its requirements and the coordination of the EUD Client, the technical key personnel, the Task Order Project Managers and the subcontractors, ensuring consistency in the overall delivery of all the TOs within the contract. The Contractor Program Manager was a key personnel in the previous contract (as well as in other contracts).

Would the Europe District consider to include a Contract Program Manager as a Key Personnel and amend the RFP/SOW accordingly?

No.

97 Reference page 121. DFARs Clause 252.215-7009 Proposal Adequacy Checklist (Jan 2014) has been included which identifies the Proposal Adequacy Checklist. Our understanding is that this DFARs Clause and the subsequent Proposal Adequacy Checklist is required only when certified cost and pricing data is required as part of the offeror’s proposal. Does the Government require offerors to submit certified cost or pricing data and include a completed Proposal Adequacy Checklist as part of our proposal submission?

See the answer to question 73.

98 there occurred one question regarding the proposal layout instructions for solicitation W912GB-15-R- 0016, mentioned on page 115 buttom (original quote):

“In order to compete for this contract, the Offeror must submit two separate, clearly marked packages:

(1) Volume I – Technical Proposal, and (2) Volume II - Price Proposal” Shall these two packages Volume I and Volume II be submitted as two separate documents/files or can they be contained in one single document/file which will have the format mentioned on the following page 116?

The Offeror must submit two separate, clearly marked packages: (1) Volume I – Technical Proposal, and (2) Volume II - Price Proposal.

99 1 Solicitation W912GB15R0016 Page 1 point 9 The gaps in the point 9 are not filled in because the offer must be submitted on line?

The required information was added in Amendment 0001 and updated in Amendment 0003.

100 60 calendar days is the minimum period of validity? Minimum proposal validity has been updated to 120 calendar days.

101 Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices must be filled in by the bidder ?

How can we evaluate the price for 100 jobs of remediatiation services if these services are not prestented in the tender documentation?

„The specific requirements are site and contaminant dependent;“

The contractor is to submit pricing on the excel Price Schedule, not Section B Contract Line Item (CLIN) Schedule.

102 The price for remediation works will be submitted by the offeror after awarding this tender based on a request for proposal?

Yes.

103 Please detail „seek HN concurrence“ C.2.1.2.6 from page 53 Government acceptance and seek HN concurrence of Site Inspection (SI) at the site Government acceptance and seek HN concurrence of Remedial Investigation (RI) at the site Government acceptance and seek HN concurrence of Pre- Remedy Monitoring report(s) Government acceptance and seek HN concurrence of Remediation In Place (RIP), Remediation Complete (RC), or Site Closure (SC) at the site Government acceptance and seek HN concurrence of Remedial Action Objective (RAO) and/or Long Term Management (LTM) report(s) Government acceptance and seek HN concurrence of an exit or ramp-down strategy for RAO and/or LTM Government acceptance and seek HN concurrence of other Remedy review(s) Government acceptance and seek HN concurrence of successful correction of deficiencies noted in other Remedy review(s)

Each survey or remediation phase must be coordinated with the Host Nation regulator or equivalent to seek concurrence of the inspection, investigation, remediation or long-term monitoring plan.

104 Page 65 of 138 C.5.1 Key Personnel Which kind of personel must be presented by the offeror the personnel requested in page: 65 or page 119 or page 136?

For the Management Plan, those on Page 65. Provide resumes for personnel listed on Page 119. The personnel listed on Page 136 has been corrected to reflect the disciplines from Page 119.

105 Labor Rates must be filled in as unitary prices or as a price for estimated annual hours? Per 1 person?

Each labor rate must be a per-hour unit cost; one per person.

106 Please detail : FOB Destination FOB Destination indicates that the inspection/acceptance will occur when it arrives at the final destination/delivery point.

107 In the labour costs must be included also accommodation and meals?

For Personnel, accommodation and meals are separate costs.

108 What expenses should be included in G&A? Refer to RFI #51.

109 What expenses should be included in Combined OH Total? Refer to RFI #48.

110 Please detail what expenses should be included in TWO MAN

TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY PARTY

1Land Surveyor and 1 Survey Technician per day, to include equipment and OH (subcontracted)

These Item Numbers shall include all costs for subcontracted personnel time, equipment and OH required to perform one day of a topographic survey.

Travel costs in the case of on-site visits shall be negotiated.

111 Please detail the meaning of not to exceed JTR maximum daily rate

The maximum per diem daily rate as per the Joint Travel Regulation:

http://www.defensetravel.dod.

mil/site/perdiemCalc.cfm

112 In the lines where it is already mentioned “(TBN) per task order” –these prices will be negociated per each task order specific?

Yes.

113 Please detail the meaning of ANNUAL ESCALATION RATE

Please provide the annual escalation rate at which your prices will increase annually.

114 For chapters like: G. Exploratory Drilling: it is mentioned the price, but where we will price the mobilization / demobilization of equipment? Please detail what expenses will be included in this chapters? (This should include the accommodation of personnel for the job?)

Mob/demob will be included per task order.

115 Please detail:Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) H53 (C10- C40) (GC-FID) - or Host Nation equivalent for Poland

Self-explanatory.

116 Page 35 of 138

0014AA

Please detail:Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons TPH H53 (C10-C40)

- or Host Nation equivalent for Czech Republic

Self-explanatory.

117 1 Solicitation W912GB15R0016

SECTION B ‐ TABLE B‐1; PRICE SCHEDULE

Please detail: Miscellaneous

Items are listed below miscellaneous heading.

118 1 Solicitation W912GB15R0016

SECTION B ‐ TABLE B‐1; PRICE SCHEDULE

Please provide SECTION B ‐ TABLE B‐1; PRICE SCHEDULE in excel format

The Price Schedule was provided in Excel format with Amendment 0003.

119 Section C - Descriptions and Specifications Page 50 C.1.7.1 Use of Subcontractors or Consultants - Exclusive of the program management functions, the Contractor may utilize subcontractors or consultants identified in the accepted proposal or subsequently approved by the Contracting Officer (KO) to perform any of the functions required within the specific TO.

What does it means “Exclusive of the program management functions,”

Not including program management functions.

120 Section C - Descriptions and Specifications Page 50 C.1.8 Contractor Manpower Reporting Requirement – it is for the

The awardees will be required to follow the annual http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/perdiemCalc.cfm http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/perdiemCalc.cfm contractor after the awarding the tender? requirements for Contractor Manpower Reporting.

121 Page 51 As part of its submission, the Contractor will also provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting requirement. Please detail.

The awardees will be required to provide the estimated total cost, if any, of complying with the requirement to report annually in accordance with C.1.8 Contractor Manpower Reporting.

122 Page 63 C.4.14 An initial list of verified/eligible employees must be provided to the COR no later than 3 business days after the initial contract award

FOR EACH POSITION?

No, only for those positions which employees are known.

123 Page 64 C.4.15 Special Conditions Electrical power, sewage facilities and water supply may not be available from the U.S. Government.

The Contractor shall therefore calculate any costs for energy and water into the appropriate Contract Item Number. Sewage facility requirements shall be included in the mobilization costs

WHERE the MOBILIZATION COSTS will BE RATED?

Mob/demob will be included per task order.

124 Page 86 C.1.8 Contractor Manpower Reporting Requirement - The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure Army data collection site where the Contractor will report ALL Contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) required for performance of this contract.

The Contractor is required to completely fill in all the information in the format using the following web address https://cmra.army.mil

52.000-4102 PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT FOR

CONTRACTOR MANPOWER

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure Army data collection site where the contractor will report ALL contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) required for performance of this contract. The contractor is required to completely fill in all the information in the format using the following web address https://contractormanpower.army.pentagon.mil.

what address is available? We had tried to access this addresses but they do not work.

https://cmra.army.mil/

If you are having trouble accessing the site, send an email to the help desk at the following email address:

usarmy.pentagon.hqda-asa-mra.mbx.samr-fm-cmra@mail.mil

125 Page 91 The following documents must be submitted?

The documents are no longer required for this solicitation https://cmra.army.mil/ https://contractormanpower.army.pentagon.mil/ https://cmra.army.mil/ mailto:usarmy.pentagon.hqda-asa-mra.mbx.samr-fm-cmra@mail.mil mailto:usarmy.pentagon.hqda-asa-mra.mbx.samr-fm-cmra@mail.mil mailto:usarmy.pentagon.hqda-asa-mra.mbx.samr-fm-cmra@mail.mil

Submittal Requirements: The offerors are required to submit the following with their proposal:

(a) An original copy, un-expired and not older than two months at the time of bid opening or closing date for receipt of proposals, of the Chamber of Commerce Certificate of Membership (Certificato di Iscrizione alla Camera di Commercio). The Certificate must include the statement transcribed below, required by art. 9 and of the D.P.R. no. 252 dated 3 June 1998: "Nulla osta ai fini dell’articolo 10 della Legge 31 Maggio 1965 n. 575, e successive modificazioni. La presente certificazione e’ emessa dalla CCIAA utilizzando il collegamento telematico con il sistema informativo utilizzato dalla Prefettura di Roma."

(b) Original copies, un-expired and not older than one month at the time of the bid opening, of the Family Status and Residency Certificates of each and every member of the firm, as listed in the Chamber of Commerce Certificate of Membership (per Decreto Legislativo no. 490 of 8 Aug. 1994, published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale no.

186 of Aug. 10 1994).

but may be required with the Italy MARC solicitation.

126 Personnel requirements For personel the minimum requirements for submitting the offer are specified in page Page 136 of 138 or Are the requirements that start at Page 72 of 138

The minimum requirements should be the same.

The GIS specialist on Page 137 should read “three years project oriented experience” vice “seven years project oriented experience.”

127 Please detail: Page 114 : Proposals transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, must be received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers.

This reference has been removed with Amendment 0003.

128 We should only submit resume for one single person for each position mentioned starting with page 136?

In the requirements mentioned in page 119 there is suplimentary mentioned Geologist/Hydrologist?

Only one resume per position will be evaluated.

129 The experience of the subcontractors will be considered?

This means it will be considered 5 project from the Oferror and 5 projects from the subcontractor?

No. You may submit subcontractor projects to show relevant experience, but it will be counted toward the 5 project limit.

130 The experience must be provided in every country from a grup or for some countries from the group?

Experience in each Germany and Poland would be considered more relevant, however it is not a requirement to have each country represented.

131 Checklist from page 122 This check list must be presented in this submittal or must be presented after receving the Task order/Request for proposal

Please see the answer to question 73. Certified cost and pricing data may be required at the task order level.

Requests for Proposals at the task order level will detail if it is required.

132 Is there an incumbent contractor currently performing environmental studies and remediation in the Geographical Areas to be covered in any resulting contract to -0016

There are incumbent contractors performing similar work. The Geographical Areas have been revised for these solicitations.

133 If the previously awarded contract was a MATOC or a JOC, how many contractors were awarded contracts?

MATOC

4 Contractors

134 If there is an incumbent, when was the contract(s) awarded and what is the contract award value to date?

The contracts were awarded in 2010. The Geographical Areas have been revised for these solicitations.

135 Are Offerors encouraged to bid on more than one geographical area of performance? MUST the Offeror bid on all three geographical areas of performance?

References to the groupings were removed with Amendment 0003. Offerors may choose to propose on one, two or all three solicitations.

136 Was Macedonia specifically excluded from Group 2 (or any group)? Is Macedonia to be included in the environmental activities envisioned by this contract?

Macedonia is not to be included.

137 - At the beginning of doc. 1 Solicitation p. 28 there are the requirements for the personnel. (Project manager, contracting manager, engineers etc.). Are we required to provide such personnel for each country (Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia, Ukraine etc.) or is it sufficient to have one team for all listed countries or it is sufficient to have only one team in this moment?

At this time, only the six key personnel are require.

Personnel will be evaluated on the minimum requirements. It is not a requirement to provide personnel for each country.

138 - The requirements for the personnel are very serious. For example, the solicitation requires the senior environmental engineer to have U.S. professional registration (p.73). If we have to find an entire team of engineers from each Host Nation, please let us know ASAP, with those requirements it will be a difficult and time consuming task.

See RFI #83.

139 Regarding Experience and Past Performance: Must the successful offeror have a). qualifying experience and past performance which would be applicable to all three geographical areas, OR b).

in each of the three geographical areas that it bids, or c). in each Host Nation (HN)??

Fully relevant experience and past performance would include each geographical area that is being bid on.

Relevant experience is that which is similar in nature to that requested under the solicitation. This includes the geographical locations identified in the solicitation.

140 page 83 - Permits and responsabilities: Considering that it is Permits and Responsibilities unknown the exact types of works foreseen, does the time needed for obtaining the necessary licences and permits from Host Nation for the specific project is deducted from the execution time? It will be enough time?

will be addressed at the task order level.

141 page 1 - paragraph 13: How many days are considered in a "prompt payment" statement?

Prompt Payment due dates are determined in accordance with FAR 32.904. Prompt Payment for services is 30 calendar days. Please refer to FAR Clause 52.232-8.

142 page 124 - cost elements: Based on the unknown field situation and the amplitude/scale of the works neccesary also the mitigation factors, then a consolidated summary of materials could not be issued in this moment,or shall include raw materials for ALL types of contamination factors and for all air, groundwater, soil, etc.?

Please see the answer to question 73.

143 Topographical measurements: it is necessary that the reference system of measurements to be in projection plane of each country or WGS84 projection system?

WGS84 (where applicable)

144 Drilling Services – our partner owns and operates two drilling rigs that can work with columns of type HAS (Hollow Stem Augers) , with fluid circulation and tube wireline core barrel type also has a dynamic hard penetrometer, type DPSH and a percussion sampler for soil sampling equipment with tube type sampler window. In order to issue the offer, please clarify the following issues:

• position G - Item 0001, 0002 and 0003 "Soil Drilling in Class 1-5; cored ", etc.

- Please explain what the meaning 7 categories soil?

• position G - Item 0004 - mentions the installation of protective caps but there is not mentioned any text about installing filtering /final columns of the monitoring well (diameter / material / technical features, etc.)

• position G - Item 0007 – please provide, because is necessary detailing how the operation will be performed "Groundwater Sampling and Purging".

• position I - Item 0010 - "Sondier Boring" - please provide details about technical features for this method of drilling.

Soil Cat http://www.hubbellpowersyst ems.com/literature/anchorin g/04-7504.pdf

Those costs should be included in the line item unit cost as detailed on page 67 C.6 Contract Item Numbers.

These should also be detailed in the work plan.

145 A subcontractor can provide experience in a group of countries where the contractor do not have experience. The contractor coudl be qualified in this case?

See page 114, 3 Key Subcontractors.

146 If we use in this step some subcontractors and after awarding we will use or need other subcontractors it will be accepted?

Other subcontractors may be accepted by the Contracting Officer on a per task order basis.

147 We should provide resumes for 1 group of personal as minimum requirement?

See RFI #137 http://www.hubbellpowersystems.com/literature/anchoring/04-7504.pdf http://www.hubbellpowersystems.com/literature/anchoring/04-7504.pdf http://www.hubbellpowersystems.com/literature/anchoring/04-7504.pdf

148 Considering no amendments have been issued to date in response to RFIs that have been submitted and the short time period before the submittal due date (not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers [May 21], per RFP Page 114), would the Government consider granting an extension of two weeks to the proposal submittal date?

Due date extensions are incorporated.

149 DBA Insurance (Q.11) Answer states that DBA insurance is not a separately priced item and should be included in accordance with your standard business procedures.

This contradicts instructions in previous RFPs that DBA insurance should be included as a separate line item in task order proposals.

The cost of DBA insurance is variable depending on provided and annual adjustments Please clarify this requirement?

DBA insurance is not to be a separately priced line item.

150 The questions and answers indicate that the Proposal Adequacy Checklist should be submitted as part of Volume 2; however, the revised Section L no longer includes the checklist. Is the completed form still a requirement?

Please see the answer to question 73.

151 Please explain the formula for ‘Group Base Year Total’ is it a sum which comprises what prices?

All prices.

152 Labor Rates Base Year the prices should be made per hour or per total of hours?

Per hour

153 RFP Section K, Page 106 under 52.000-4091, requests a “Certificato d’ Iscrizione al Casellario Giudiziale” for each member of the company. Are we correct in assuming that the certificate is needed for only for the managers or employees named in the Certificate of the Chamber of Commerce (typically the President, CEO and 2 Technical Directors) and not for “each member of the company”?

This requirement was removed with Amendment 0003.

154 RFP Section H, Page 91 request to submit the Antimafia Declaration (http://servizi.confindustria.toscana.it/gruppo/imprese-pubblica-amministrazione/certificazione-antimafia-informazione-2013-richiesta-rilasci). There is a new Italian Law that regulates this request (Legislative Decree. 15 November 2012, n. 218). The one mentioned in the RFP is no longer in effect. The certification is released by the Prefecture and no longer by the Chamber of Commerce. Below specific thresholds the certification is not even required (self-certification is sufficient). Are we requested to comply with the above mentioned Legislative Decree? If so, does the Government require an “antimafia communication” or an “antimafia information”?

This requirement was removed with Amendment 0003.

155 Can you please clarify the following costing questions:

(1) Should ODC be presented with or without G&A applied?

Without

156 (2) Should the drilling meter prices be presented with core With http://servizi.confindustria.toscana.it/gruppo/imprese-pubblica-amministrazione/certificazione-antimafia-informazione-2013-richiesta-rilasci http://servizi.confindustria.toscana.it/gruppo/imprese-pubblica-amministrazione/certificazione-antimafia-informazione-2013-richiesta-rilasci http://servizi.confindustria.toscana.it/gruppo/imprese-pubblica-amministrazione/certificazione-antimafia-informazione-2013-richiesta-rilasci storage boxes (Kernkisten) or without?

157 (3) Define the difference between “Percussion Drilling” and “Sondier Boring”. Perhaps the full German terms would help to alleviate some confusion.

Percussion (perkussionsbohrung)

Sondier boring (Sondier Bohrung)

158 Is Section K in Amendment No. 0003 (starting at page 89 of the amendment) in addition to or in replacement of the original Section K (starting at page 106 of the original solicitation)?

Should offerors complete both?

Please complete Section K from the original solicitation and clause 52.222-22 from Amendment 0003.

159 Please clarify if the Proposal Adequacy Checklist will only be required for task orders under this contract.

Please see the answer to question 131.

160 Please clarify if the Government is requesting “information other than cost or pricing data” rather than certified cost or pricing data since the pricing agreed upon will be based on adequate price competition.

The Government is not requesting certified cost and pricing data or other than certified cost and pricing data.

These items may be required at the task order level and will be addressed in the Task Order’s Request for Proposal.

161 If the Government requires the Proposal Adequacy Checklist, will the Government revise the submission requirements for Factor 4 – Price in Section L of amendment 0003? Currently, this section only requires completion of Section B, Price Schedule. Submission of the Proposal Adequacy Checklist would require the submission of additional information not currently requested for Factor 4 - Price.

Please see the answer to question 73.

162 The response to Question 45 in amendment 0003 states that one resume per discipline per geographic grouping will be reviewed and evaluated. Are Germany and Poland considered separate geographic groupings?

No. Germany and Poland are not separate.

SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

The following have been modified:

SECTION C

DESCRIPTION /SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL

REMEDIATION AND CONTAMINANT MITIGATION SERVICES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACRONYMS

C.1.0 GENERAL

C.1.1 General Information C.1.2 Guarantee C.1.3 Location C.1.4 Scope of Remediation, Contamination Mitigation Measure C.1.5 Conduct of Work C.1.6 Performance Based Contract Task Orders C.1.7 Task Order Limitations C.1.7.1 Use of Subcontractors or Consultants C.1.7.2 Task Order Solicitation Requirements C.1.8 Contractor Manpower Reporting

C.2.0 TASK ORDERS

C.2.1 Task Order Types C.2.1.1 Prescriptive Task Orders C.2.1.2 Performance-Based Task Orders C.2.1.2.1 Performance Work Statement (PWS) C.2.1.2.2 Project Management Plan (PMP) C.2.1.2.3 Project Schedule C.2.1.2.4 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan C.2.1.2.5 Milestone Presentations C.2.1.2.6 Payment Milestones and Army Acceptance C.2.2 Task Order Work Efforts C.2.2.1 Work Plans C.2.2.2 Investigation and Field Studies C.2.2.3 Engineering Support and Remedial Design C.2.2.4 Remedial Actions and Removals C.2.2.5 Remediation Operations and Maintenance C.2.2.6 Monitoring

C.3.0 TASK ORDEREXECUTION

C.3.1 Request for Proposal C.3.2 Task Order SOW/PWS C.3.3 Task Order Requirements C.3.4 Contract Deliverables C.3.5 Final Acceptance

C.4.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

C.4.1 Point of Contact C.4.2 Public Disclosures C.4.3 Laws and Regulations C.4.4 Services and Materials C.4.5 Submissions C.4.6 U.S. Government Furnished Equipment, Materials and Personnel C.4.7 Passes/Identifications C.4.8 Contractor Quality Control C.4.9 Quality Management/Quality Assurance C.4.10 Health and Safety Plan (HASP) C.4.11 Management Plan C.4.12 Cooperation with Other Contractors

C.4.13 Ammunition C.4.14 Antiterrorism/Operations Security Conditions (updated AMENDMENT 0005) C.4.15 Special Conditions

C.5.0 PERSONNEL

C.5.1 Key Personnel C.5.2 Other Personnel

C.6.0 CONTRACT ITEMS

ACRONYMS

AECS Army Environmental Cleanup Strategy BTEX Benzene-Toluene-Ethylbenzene- Xylene CADD Computer Aided Design Drafting CC Compliance Cleanup CD Compact Disk CENAU U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District CHC Chlorinated Hydrocarbons CHWM Certified Hazardous Waste Management CIH Certified Industrial Hygienist CMS Corrective Measures Study COR Contractor Officer Representative CQC Contractor Quality Control Plan DOD Department of Defense DODI Department of Defense Instruction EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal FFP Firm Fixed Price FSC Federal Service Code GIS Geographic Information System GPS Geographic Positioning System HASP Health and Safety Plan HN Host Nation HTRW Hazardous, Toxic, Radioactive Waste IAP Installation Action Plan IDIQ Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity KO Contracting Officer LTM Long Term Management MARC Multiple Award Remediation Contract O&M Operation and Maintenance PAH Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons PBA Performance Based Acquisition PBC Performance Based Contracting PFT Perfluoriated Tensides PM Project Manager PMP Project Management Plan POC Point of Contact PWS Performance Work Statement

QA Quality Assurance QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QCS Quality Control Supervisor RAO Remedial Action Objective RC Remediation Complete RFP Request for Proposal RI/FS Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study RIP Remediation In Place SC Site Closure SEE Senior Environmental Engineer SHO Safety and Health Officer SI Site Inspection SOO Statement of Objectives SOW Scope of Work SVOC Semi-Volatile Organic Compound TO Task Order UIC Unit Identification Code USAEC U.S. Army Environmental Center USAG U.S. Army Garrison USARE U.S. Army Europe UTM Universal Transverse Mercator UXO Unexploded Ordnance VOC Volatile Organic Compound WP Work Plan XML Extensible Markup Language

C.l GENERAL C.1.1 General Information - The objective of the contract is to provide Firm Fixed Priced (FFP), Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Multiple Award Remediation Contracts (MARCs) for Environmental Remediation and Contaminant Mitigation Services in support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District (CENAU) Environmental Branch. They would provide environmental support to CENAU's current and potential clients. Generally, work will be performed where U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR) installations are located. However, this could be extended to areas covered by other Department of Defense agencies and/or other U.S. Government agencies or partners. These contracts will include FFP features for a wide range of environmental remediation services at various known or suspected contaminated sites. It will also be used to perform other contamination mitigation actions including excavation and/or removal of contaminated soil. Work may be executed under a prescriptive, task by task Statement of Work (SOW) or under a Performance-Based Acquisition (PBA) Task Order (TO) using Performance Work Statements (PWSs). Furthermore, our primary customer, U.S. Army Environmental Center (USAEC), requires a comprehensive environmental remediation services contract to support the Army Environmental Cleanup Strategy (AECS) in Europe. The Compliance Cleanup (CC) Program implements the AECS pursuant to DOD Instruction 4715.08, Remediation of Environmental Contamination Outside the United States. A key metric for the CC Program is to maximize the number of sites achieving ‘response complete’ by September 2018 and 2021. Response complete is a distinct milestone reached when the selected remedy has achieved remedial action objectives specified in an Army approved Decision Document. Many of the USAEC efforts will be through PBAs.

C.1.2 Guarantee - The awarded contracts shall have a total guarantee minimum amount of $5,000 for the base period. There are no minimum guarantees for option years that are exercised by the Government.

The guaranteed minimum may be met with the obligation of a TO meeting or exceeding the guarantee amount and shall be de-obligated when the obligation occurs.

C.1.3 Location – The awarded contracts shall be in geographic groupings as follows: Germany, Poland C.1.4 Scope of Remediation and Contamination Mitigation Measures - Contractors will be responsible for fully executing required environmental remediation and contaminant mitigation services for a variety of media including but not limited to groundwater, soil, surface water, drinking water, air, and buildings, techniques for remediation and mitigation also vary; they include but are not limited to in-situ methods; ex-situ methods; removal; natural attenuation; physical, chemical, or biological processes; or any combination thereof. The specific requirements are site and contaminant dependent; they are defined during site investigations site assessments, remedial investigations, feasibility studies, and/or scoping and may require prompt action due to mission, legal, environmental, or health protection issues.

Work that might be tasked under this contract includes, but is not limited to, the following (for a more detailed list of efforts see Section C.2.2:

Surveys, assessments and plans:

• Performing environmental assessments to include sampling and/or testing of any media (including geotechnical testing);

• Consulting services such as providing recommendations and reporting remediation results;

Studies and Reports:

• Corrective Measures Study (CMS) and Remedial Investigation /Feasibility Study (RI/FS);

• Related efforts to include: risk assessments, pilot tests, fate and transport analyses, groundwater modeling or other techniques;

• Studies related to contamination mitigation requirements such as radon, asbestos, etc.

In situ/ex situ cleanup:

• Monitoring by sampling groundwater, surface water, sediment, soil, and/or air;

• Installing and/or operating equipment for standard and/or state of the art remediation systems. To include enhancing or continuing pilot tests of existing systems;

• Removing and/or disposing of contaminated media (contamination mitigation);

Other Mitigation and Environmental Services

• Emergency Spill Response and Assessment of spill areas;

• Protecting/repairing eroded (or potentially eroding) areas;

• Conducting topographic surveys and other elevation and location measurements;

• Removing/Mitigating asbestos, lead and radon;

• Non-hazardous, toxic, chemical, and radioactive environmental projects;

• Conducting site surveys and evaluations of Unexploded Ordinance (UXO);

C.1.5 Conduct of Work - The Contractor, the Contractor's subcontractors and the Contractor's suppliers shall perform all work while respecting Host Nation (HN) and U.S. environmental laws, DODI 4715.08 (for remediation efforts), and in compliance with an approved management plan. The Contractor shall be responsible for acquiring the latest version of applicable laws, regulations and regulatory agency guidance and the referenced documents cited within this solicitation and/or subsequent TOs issued after award of the Contract, unless otherwise specified.

C.1.6 Performance Based Contract Task Orders- Work will generally fall under task orders using performance Work Statements (PWSs). A performance work statement structures all aspects of an acquisition around the purpose of the work to be performed and does not dictate how the work is to be accomplished. It is written to ensure that contractors are given the freedom to determine how to meet the Government's performance objectives and provides for payment only when the results meet or exceed these objectives. It maximizes contractor control of work processes and allows for innovation in approaching various work requirements.