SIAD_Construction_MATOC_-_Question_and_Answer_Log_(26_Nov_2018).pdf

Question Number Document Document Reference Question/Comments Answer/Response Date Received Date Posted 1 Solicitation N/A

I was hoping you might be able to inform me if this is a new effort or if there was a previous contractor that performed similar requirements in the past? If the latter, would you be able to inform me of the contractor names, contract #s, value and award date.

This is a new requirement. There is no previous history for a construction Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) multiple award task order contract (MATOC) at Sierra Army Depot (SIAD). Previous construction‐related requirements at SIAD were accomplished through standalone construction contracts.

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2 Attachment 0001 ‐ Pricing Matrix N/A Are there any Plans, Specifications, and Statement of Work for the referenced scope of work in Attachment 1 – Pricing Matrix?

The "Estimated Hours" provided for each Occupational Code or Position Description in Attachment 0001 ‐ Pricing Matrix, are for evaluation purposes only and are not tied to any specific current or future requirement. Therefore, there is no Statement of Work, Plans or Specifications for the "Estimated Hours".

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3 Solicitation Executive Summary > Ordering Limitations Is the total magnitude (all combined contracts) expected to be $10M for the MATOC? (RFP Executive Summary, Ordering Limitations) – Please clarify whether the $10M is for a combination of items for each of the seven contracts for the MATOC or is the $10M a total for all seven awards?

The total maximum contract value (which includes the minimum $3,000.00 provided to each successful offeror upon submission of the Safety Plan in accordance with CDRL A001, as well as the total for all individual task orders issued against the base contract) is $84.71M. The maximum order for a single item is $6,000,000.00 (a individual task order issued against this contract cannot exceed $6,000,000.00) or $10,000,000.00 for a combination of items.

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4 Solicitation Executive Summary > Ordering Limitations The Solicitation states that Task Orders are expected to be in the $6M ‐ $10M range with the possibility of Task Orders as small as $3,000. Can you estimate the average Task Order size?

The solicitation does not state that the Task Orders are expected to be in the $6M ‐ $10M range with the possibility of Task Orders as small as $3,000.00. The minimum order covered by this contract is $3,000.00 (which will be awarded to each successful offeror upon receipt of their Safety Plan in accordance with A001). The maximum order for a single item is $6,000,000.00 (a individual task order issued against this contract cannot exceed $6,000,000.00) or $10,000,000.00 for a combination of items. We are unable to estimate the average Task Order size.

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5 Solicitation N/A Can you estimate how many task orders might be released per year? There is no estimate for the number of task orders that will be released each year. 24‐Oct‐18 29‐Oct‐18

6 Attachment 0002 ‐ Past Performance Questionnaire N/A Regarding Past Performance, will you accept CPARS / CCASS reports and/or previously received PPQs in lieu of new PPQs?

No, the Government will only accept PPQ responses in accordance with L.4.1.3.4. 24‐Oct‐18 29‐Oct‐18

7 Attachment 0001 ‐ Pricing Matrix N/A Per the Attachment_0001_‐_Pricing_Matrix.xlsx document it calculates the final burdened wage rate for trade. How does this represent the use of lower‐tier build contractors on task orders? Are we to build the markup costs into the Other Indirect Labor column?

Direct labor and fringe are mandated by the Davis Bacon Act. Regardless if the employee works directly for your organization or a subcontractor, they must receive the prescribed minimum direct labor and fringe dollars per hour. The EMPLOYEE FULLY BURDENED PAY ($ per hour) (Column "K" in all OP worksheets on Attachment 0001) represents a maximum RATE you may propose during the task order competitions if you are awarded a base contract. What to pay employees by labor category and where to include "Other" costs is up to the offeror.

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8 Attachment 0001 ‐ Pricing Matrix & Solicitation Section L.4.2.2.3 Are the rates to be provided in the Attachment_0001_‐_Pricing_Matrix.xlsx document for evaluation only and will not tie the bidding Small Business Firms to these 5‐year Extended Prices (as it alludes to under Section L.4.2.2.3, “For the purpose of evaluation only…”)?

Scope of Work Paragraph 17.2 on page 12 of the solicitation states "The labor categories and their respective ceiling prices proposed within this contract's Pricing Labor Matrix (Attachment 0001) will be made a material part of the awarded IDIQ MATOC and shall be used to propose labor rates at the task order level."

In addition, Paragraph L.4.2.2.1.2 on page 40 of the solicitation states "Within Attachment 0001 ‐ Pricing Worksheet, propose direct labor ($ per hour), fringe ($ per hour), other indirect labor costs ($ per hour), and profit ($ per hour). Attachment 0001 ‐ Pricing Worksheet will then use these proposed inputs to calculate the fully burdened hourly ceiling labor rate and total extended price for each labor category for each period (Ordering Years 1 through 5).

Therefore, in accordance with the solicitation paragraphs cited above, the fully burdened hourly labor rates proposed for each labor category in Attachment 0001 ‐ Pricing Worksheet will be made part of the awarded IDIQ MATOC and will serve as ceiling rates that offerors will be required to propose at or below during task order competitions.

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SIAD Construction MATOC

Question Number Document Document Reference Question/Comments Answer/Response Date Received Date Posted 9 Solicitation SF 1442 (p. 1) > Box 13(b) SF1442, Block 13.B.: Please confirm that no Bid Bond is required with this proposal. A bid bond is not required when submitting a proposal for this solicitation. Performance and

Payment bonds ARE annotated as required (Block 12A of SF 1442 Block 12A under solicitation W912GY‐19‐R‐0003). This requirement is erroneous and will be corrected in a future amendment to this solicitation. Performance and Payment Bonds are NOT required upon award of the base contract but will be required for individual task orders.

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10 Solicitation Executive Summary > Ordering Limitations RFP Executive Summary, Ordering Limitations: Is the $10M for a combination of items for each of the seven contracts for this MATOC or is the $10M a total for all seven?

The total maximum value for each individual task order is $10M. 24‐Oct‐18 29‐Oct‐18

11 Solicitation Section 00 10 00 > Paragraph 5.3 Section 00 10 00, 5.3 states that the QCSS cannot also be the SSO. Can the Superintendent “dual hat” the SSO position?

This will be determined at the task order level, and will depend on the size and complexity of the order

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12 Solicitation Section L.4.1.3.4 Would CPARS evaluations be acceptable in the place of past performance questionnaires?

CPARS evaluations will NOT be accepted in lieu of the Past Performance Questionnaire. In accordance with L.4.1.3.4, a Past Performance Questionnaire is required for each contract submitted by the offeror.

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13 Solicitation N/A Does total labor with burden for each labor category include all supervision and office admin costs, or will those items will be evaluated by task order?

Indirect labor costs such as supervision and office admin costs should be included in the offeror's proposed "Other Indirect Labor ($ per hour)" for each labor category

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14 Solicitation N/A I was looking into the above referenced solicitation on the FBO website but do not see an interested vendors list. Is there any way I can get access to that?

We are unable to provide access to the interested vendor's list on FBO. 30‐Oct‐18 13‐Nov‐18

15 Solicitation Executive Summary > Ordering Limitations;

Section 00 20 00 > L.4.1

For the past performance projects, I see that they are to be within 6 years, and up to two project listed. Are there monetary requirements for them as well such as project value minimum of 5k to maximum of 800k etc.?

The USG will address this question in a forthcoming amendment to the solicitation 29‐Oct‐18 15‐Nov‐18

16 Solicitation Section 00 20 00 > Paragraph L.4.1.3

(j) A description of past contract scope of work requirements and a discussion of the similarities between the cited contract scope to each of the statement of work requirements identified above in L.4.1.1 (b) that the offeror believes is relevant. In its description, the offeror should specify the location in the proposal (to include filename or document reference with page and paragraph of the past contract information) that substantiates the relevance.

Question: Please clarify the location in the RFP of paragraph L.4.1.1 (b).

Paragraph L.4.1.1 (b) is not part of this solicitation. This will be corrected in a forthcoming amendment to the solicitation.

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17 Attachment 0002 ‐ Past Performance Questionnaire Part II > No. 2 The PPQ question: Assess the Contractor’s attention to detail and quality of a roofing project, 60,000 square feet of greater. For example, in the months following the completion of a roofing installation were there instances where flat roof installations were not level, resulting in low spots and improper draining, or additional issues related to the roof installation. To clarify, is it 60,000 roof squares?

The PPQ is referencing roofing projects that are 60,000 square feet or greater, NOT 60,000 roof squares.

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18 Solicitation Section 00 20 00 > Paragraph L.2.2.4 Section 00 20 00 Section L, paragraph L.2.2.4 has very specific directions for the method of submission of proposals. However, the FedBizOpps notice says: “this Opportunity allows for electronic responses. Click here https://www.fbo.gov/?s=main&mode=list&tab=login&_eresp=802fa7283cb3fa66e7f 188def4ff502a to log in and submit a response.

Question: May we submit our proposal files through FedBizOPPS?

No, all proposals must be submitted in accordance with Section 00 20 00 > Paragraph 2.2.4 ‐ Method of Submission for Unclassified Proposal (the "L" was erroreneously left off of this paragraph number. The paragraph in the solicitation is numbered "2.2.4" but should read "L.2.2.4").

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19 Site Visit N/A During the site visit, several items were identified as work that needed to be completed. Please confirm that these items were identified as examples of work that could be ordered under this MATOC, and that there is no seed/sample project to be considered as part of the proposal submission package.

Work identified during the site visit was for the purpose of demonstrating the types of work that may be required to be performed under this contract. There are NO seed/sample projects associated with the proposal submission package.

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Question Number Document Document Reference Question/Comments Answer/Response Date Received Date Posted 20 Solicitation Section 00 20 00 > Paragraph L.4.1.2 L.4.1.2 Relevant Past Performance will consider the extent to which the submitted contract efforts are relevant to the statement of work paragraph

4.1 work areas and are comparable in scope and magnitude of effort and complexity to the following statement of work requirements:

i. Minor construction projects for either the Government or a U.S. Non‐ residential building that may include any or all of the following: siding projects, asbestos abatement, concrete flatwork, exterior window installation, or rollup door installation;

and

ii. Installation or repair flooring project for a U.S. Non‐residential building of 60,000 square feet or greater;

or

iii. Installation or repair roofing project for a U.S. Non‐residential building of 60,000 square feet or greater.

Question 1: Is this saying that Minor Construction Projects with construction listed in paragraph i are acceptable but must be accompanied by work from either paragraph ii or iii?

In accordance with L.4.1, a maximum of TWO (2) recent and relevant contracts may be submitted for the Past Performance Factor. When submitting ONE CONTRACT, it may fall under either of the three statement of work requirements: L.4.1.2 (i), L.4.1.2 (ii) or L.4.1.2 (iii). When submitting the maximum of TWO CONTRACTS, only one may fall under the statement of work requirements identified in L.4.1.2 (i). The second contract must fall under L.4.1.2 (ii) or L.4.1.2 (iii).

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21 Attachment 0002 ‐ Past Performance Questionnaire N/A If submitting as a joint venture, are we required to submit past performance as a Prime Contractor for each JV member? If so, are we still limited to a total of two projects (one from each member?)

No, as a prime contractor, you are not required to submit past performance for each joint venture member. However, in accordance with L.4.1.4 (iii), a narrative shall be provided to the Government regarding the Joint Venture partner(s). Regardless as to the number partners involved in the Joint Venture, you are still limited to two (2) projects.

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22 Solicitation Section 00 20 00 > Paragraph L.4.1.2 Does each project submitted for Volume I need to have 60,000 SF of roofing or flooring in addition to any or all of the trades listed in paragraph L.4.1.i?

In accordance with L.4.1, a maximum of TWO (2) recent and relevant contracts may be submitted for the Past Performance Factor. When submitting ONE CONTRACT, it may fall under either of the three statement of work requirements: L.4.1.2 (i), L.4.1.2 (ii) or L.4.1.2 (iii). When submitting the maximum of TWO CONTRACTS, only one may fall under the statement of work requirements identified in L.4.1.2 (i). The second contract must fall under L.4.1.2 (ii) or L.4.1.2 (iii).

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23 Solicitation Section 00 20 00 > Paragraph L.4.1.3.4 Current best practices for CPAR evaluations versus PPQ requires that the government review first the final CPAR that is in the system, versus seeking to solicit another PPQ, please verify. We are always prohibited from seeking a PPQ when a CPAR evaluation is already completed in the PPIRS system on all our military RFPs.

It is the offeror's responsibility to submit detailed and complete information so the Government may evaluate its Past Performance volume. The Government does NOT assume the duty of searching for data to cure problems it finds in proposals. While the Government may elect to consider data obtained from internal and external sources other than the proposal, the burden to provide thorough and complete past performance information rests with the offeror. In accordance with L.4.1.3.4, a past performance questionnaire is provided in Attachment 0002. For each contract submitted by the offeror, the offeror shall send a copy of the past performance questionnaire directly to the appropriate PCO and/or COR or other appropriate technical and contracting individuals.

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24 Solicitation Section 00 20 00 > Paragraph L.4.1.2 I'm seeking clarification regarding paragraph L.4.1.2 ‐ Relevant Past Performance. Is any combination of L.4.1.2 (i) ‐ Minor construction, L.4.1.2 (ii) ‐ Flooring and L.4.1.2

(iii) Roofing acceptable?

In accordance with L.4.1, a maximum of TWO (2) recent and relevant contracts may be submitted for the Past Performance Factor. When submitting ONE CONTRACT, it may fall under either of the three statement of work requirements: L.4.1.2 (i), L.4.1.2 (ii) or L.4.1.2 (iii). When submitting the maximum of TWO CONTRACTS, only one may fall under the statement of work requirements identified in L.4.1.2 (i). The second contract must fall under L.4.1.2 (ii) or L.4.1.2 (iii).

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