Industry Questions.docx

Industry Questions

1. The U.S. Government is considering contract payment in U.S. dollars or Euro. Would the currency impact your firm-fixed-price proposal? If so, how and why?

1. The Government is also considering requiring a U.S. Treasury-backed performance and payment bond in order to be considered for award. Would this requirement impact your firms ability to compete for this contract? If so, how and why?

Attendees with technical inquiries and any other questions shall submit their inquiries via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at http://www.projnet.org/projnet. The bidder inquiry key is: NU648N-Q6A9M2.

The Government reserves the right to decline addressing certain questions. In order to submit a question, attendees must register in ProjNet for alerts to stay aware of Q&A’s that are posted in reference to the event. Only self-registered users on ProjNet can submit and review inquiries. To self-register, go to the webpage, click BID tab, select Bidder Inquiry, select agency USACE, enter the key for this Solicitation listed above and your email address. After initial login, enter all the required information to create your user ID. Verify the information on the next screen and from there you may submit and view inquiries. Those submitting inquiries will receive a system generated email notification when their inquiry has been processed and answered. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to monitor for inquiries and responses.

(1) Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

(a) From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

(b) Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

(c) Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

(d) Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication.

(e) Select Continue. A page will then open stating a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form.

(f) Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

(g) Select Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.

(2) Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

(a) For future access to ProjNet, you will not be emailed any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to log in.

(b) From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

(c) Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

(d) Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

(e) Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

(f) Select Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question.

(g) Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed you are now logged into the system.

From this page you may view all proposal inquiries or add an inquiry. Offerors will receive an acknowledgement of their question via email, followed by an answer to their question after it has been processed by our technical team. Offerors are requested to review the specification in its entirety and to review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry.