Questions and Answers 2.pdf

Q 1. Is a Landscape/Land-Clearing License in the State of SC explicitly required?

A1. To meet the requirements outlined in Paragraph 1.3 of the PWS, offerors must possess a valid Landscape and/or Land-Clearing License as required by the State of South Carolina.

Q 2. Are General Contractor licenses from other states (GA, TX, etc) accepted? Would these licenses meet the SC licensing requirement/ are they equivalent?

A2. General Contractor licenses issued by other states (e.g., Georgia, Texas) may not automatically accepted or considered equivalent for the purposes of this solicitation.

Offerors must ensure they meet South Carolina’s licensing requirements for the scope of work described. Equivalency or reciprocity is determined solely by the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR).

Q3. Will all employees need the 40 hour training 385-1-1 before they start work on site or does just one person need the training?

A3. Per the PWS KTR must complete the Accident prevention plan IAW EM 385-1-1 prior to the start of the POP approved by the COR prior to start of work.

Q4. Will a joint venture be allowed for this project?

A4. Joint venture may compete for this opportunity, as long as the joint venture meets the requirements in FAR 52.219-14.

Q5. On page 24 of the solicitation document, there are references to multiple attachments that I do not see posted on the SAM.gov website. Are these attachments available elsewhere?

a. 0002 REQUEST FOR QUOTE REQUEST FOR QUOTE 21 Oct 2025 1 Attachment No

b. 0005 NOTES TO OFFERORS NOTES TO OFFERORS 22 Oct 2025 1 Attachment No

A5. 0002 REQUEST FOR QUOTE REQUEST FOR QUOTE 21 Oct 2025 this action is utilizing a Standard form 1449, also know a s the solicitation/contract/order for commercial items/ services. Which contains the details listed in this attachment includes on the attachment list was in error. However, all contents of this attachment are listed in the SF 1449.

NOTES TO OFFERORS NOTES TO OFFEROR is the notes provided via SAM. These notes are the notes from the pre solicitation site visit and the notes received during the solicitation period.

Q6. On page 22 of the solicitation, there is a reference to submitting a signed and dated CLIN Schedule. Can you please confirm that page 3 of the solicitation is the required CLIN Schedule?

A6. Correct 1 Clin located on Page three

Q7. On the document on page 3, it lists the quantity as “1” and the unit as “job”.

a. When we are completing the field for unit price, are you looking for a total unit price of the total of the “job” based on 250,000 cubic yards? Or are you looking for the cost per cubic yard?

b. For the “amount” field, are you looking for the total amount of the job based on 250,000 cubic yards?

A7. The amount section should encompass the total amount for the 1 clin to complete the entire contract.

Q8. Please confirm the five (5) documents included in the link provided are the only documents available for pricing of this work.

A8. Link to SAM (see Q5 and A5)

Q9. While the VSS Map is helpful, we were hoping to see photos of the existing debris. If available, please provide.

A9. See attached picture labeled Debris JST

Q10. Please confirm the site is available for us to perform an inspection tomorrow, October 29th.

A10. See verbiage in Solicitation about site visits during the Solicitation period.

Q11. Please confirm the Standard Form 1449 is the proposal form for this solicitation. We would include a single unit price (#23) which is also the amount (#24) on this document, along with other pertinent information as requested on the form and then email to your attention?

A11. Please see 52.212-2 in the solicitation for submission information.