B.08.03 19R4000 Amendment 1 Bidder Inquiry Responses 12-23-2019.pdf

FJNC Gravesite Expansion Phase 2 Solicitation Bidder Inquiry Responses

1. ID 8301175: Box 11 of the SF1442 states that the contract duration is 365 calendar days after receiving the notice to proceed. Paragraph 3.3.3 from the Instructions to Offerors states a completion date of 31 December 2020. Please confirm that the contract duration as stated in Box 11 of the SF1442 is correct. Accordingly, please correct the required completion date in paragraph 3.3.3.

Response: The solicitation duration is currently 365 days. Contract award is anticipated in the 2nd Qtr FY20. Project physical completion is expected in the 2nd Qtr FY21. To support current estimated depletion dates for the FJNC burial types (PPCs, IGCs, and Traditional), Offerors are advised to develop in their proposals a strategy for early turnover of the Phase 2 Traditional site (Section 12) and one of the Phase 2 PPC sites (Section 11). Early turnover of these Phase 2 Section is required by 31 Dec 2020, subject to coordination with the COR and FJNC staff. This requirement may require Offerors to phase work execution to support completion of these sections, completion of IGC Sections 13 and 14 and the south section of the perimeter road, and then completion of the remaining PPC Sections 8, 9, and 10 and the north section of the perimeter road, as well as the committal shelter, if awarded. Temporary fencing may be required to isolate the parts of the project under construction from the parts that are turned over to the Government. Para. 3.3.3 will be revised in the solicitation amendment.

2. ID 8301179: Paragraph 2.2.2 from the Instructions to Offerors thoroughly describes how to submit the proposal to the government via FBO.gov. As of 11/12/19, FBO.gov no longer exists.

Please advise how to submit the proposal.

Response: Paragraph 2.2.2 in the Instructions to Offerors will be revised to provide corrected submittal instructions.

3. ID 8301181: Box 10 of the SF1442 assigns this contract to NAICS code 236220. Contractor requests this be changed to the applicable 237990 NAICS code.

Response: The NAICS code will be assessed and changed.

4. ID 8301188: The RFP Table of Contents lists an "Appendix C: FJNC Phase 1 Site Record Drawings". This Appendix C is not listed in the files available for download on beta.sam.gov.

Please advise.

Response: A reduced set of FJNC Phase 1 Site Record Drawings will be provided by solicitation amendment. The full set of Record Drawings will be provided to the awarded Contractor to support development of their design package and physical construction execution.

5. ID 8301198: Paragraph 1.4 of specification 01 10 00 states "Prior to construction start, the areas identified on sheet C-0.1 "Timber Harvest Plan" of the RFP drawings will be cleared or thinned by the Fort Jackson forestry division." Please advise how this operation fill fit in to our schedule. Will the NTP be issued after this operation is completed? If not, what is the duration of this government operation?

Response: Timber harvesting of the Phase 2 project site will be physically completed prior to D- B contract award for the Phase 2 Gravesite Expa Bid Item relevant cost and schedule for clearing and grubbing of a harvested area.

6. ID 8301273: Please confirm that in accordance with specification 01 10 00 paragraph 1.12.1, any work relating to UXO is not within the scope of this contract.

Response: A UXO Survey and Removal Action will be completed for the Phase 2 prior to D-B contract award for the Phase 2 Gravesite Expansion. UXO Contractor resources will be retained during the Phase 2 construction period to provide required construction support to the D-B Contractor should any UXO be encountered. The D-B Contractor will not have any direct responsibility for UXO removal actions that may occur during the Phase 2 construction period.

This coordination will be addressed in greater detail at contract award, at the pre-construction conference, and during the construction phase as needed.

7. ID 8301284: Specification 01 10 00 paragraph 3.3 references a 20' x 54' concrete slab and associated 8' wide sidewalk. It also says "See Appendix A and B." Contractor is unable to find a concrete slab of those dimensions in Appendix A and B. Please advise what this paragraph is referencing.

Response: The committal shelter building sections provided in the Phase II Site Plan drawings is required. The site layout plan that locates the committal shelter concrete slab and surrounding sidewalk provides required dimensions. The information contained in paragraph 3.3 relative to the concrete slab dimensions is incorrect and will be deleted. The D-B A-E is responsible to expand on the committal shelter requirements developed in the solicitation to provide sufficient design details to meet the solicitation requirements and enable construction of a complete and usable facility located consistent with the Phase 2 site plan.

8. ID 8302166: In Notes for Bid Schedule, paragraph 7, it is stated that a price breakdown will be required upon the Government's request and no sooner than 3 working days after proposal submission. In Instructions to Offerors, paragraph 8.1, it requires a price breakdown to be submitted with the proposal and prepared on the sheet provided in Appendix K. Please advise whether or not a price breakdown is required with the proposal. Additionally, Offeror is unable to locate Appendix K. Please advise.

Response: A price breakdown may be required by the Government as specified in NOTES FOR BID SCHEDULE, typically after initial evaluation through the Contracting Officer or Contracting Specialist.

9. ID 8302606: Are UXO, survey and removal action, completely the Owner's responsibility?

Response: A UXO Survey and Removal Action will be completed for the Phase 2 prior to D-B contract award for the Phase 2 Gravesite Expansion. UXO Contractor resources will be retained during the Phase 2 construction period to provide required construction support to the D-B Contractor should any UXO be encountered. The D-B Contractor will not have any direct responsibility for UXO removal actions that may occur during the Phase 2 construction period.

This coordination will be addressed in greater detail at contract award, at the pre-construction conference, and during the construction phase as needed.

10. ID 8302613: Does the delivery information on page 5 need to be submitted with proposals?

Response: Per Contracting, no delivery information is required to be submitted with the

5 of the solicitation.

11. ID 8302618: APPENDIX C: FJNC PHASE 1 SITE RECORD DRAWINGS was not provided on list of attachments. Can this be provided?

Response: A reduced set of FJNC Phase 1 Site Record Drawings will be provided by solicitation amendment. The full set of Record Drawings will be provided to the awarded Contractor to support development of their design package and physical construction execution.

12. ID 8302624: Will the Fort Jackson Forestry Division be responsible for relocation of the Bull Run Fire Break, or the contractor?

Response: As shown in the RFP Phase 2 Site Plan, the D-B Contractor will be responsible for relocation of the length of the Bull Run Firebreak that starts just south of the intersection of the existing Bull Run and 63 Firebreaks and extends to the south to the FJNC southern boundary with Fort Jackson at the intersection with Firebreak 60. The D-B A-E should include sufficient layout and details in their design package to support construction of the relocated section of Bull Run Road and installation of the required perimeter fencing along th Bull Run Firebreak.

13. ID 8302626: Has an Environmental Assessment been completed, and if yes, is it available for review?

Response: An Environmental Assessment was completed for original site selection for the Fort Jackson National Cemetery. After initial coordination on specific environmental concerns, the NCA issued a Categorical Exclusion for the Phase 2 Gravesite Expansion project, establishing that no further environmental action is required, as defined by the VA regulations, Title 38 Code of the Federal Regulations Part 26, Environmental Effects of VA actions. The CATEX document can be provided to the awarded D-B Contractor.

14. ID 8302628: The solicitation contains references to both SAM and FBO. Will the proposal process use SAM exclusively?

Response: References to FBO will be deleted by solicitation amendment and replaced with references to Beta.SAM.gov and additional proposal submittal instructions, as applicable.

15. ID 8304453: The existing topography significantly differs between sheet C-0 and Appendix F. Please advise which existing topography representation contractors shall use to determine bid quantities.

Response: The topography provided in Sheet C-O is consistent with the topography shown in Appendix F. Offerors should base their bid quantities on the topography represented in Sheet C- O of the Phase 2 Site Plan.

16. ID 8304465: Instructions to Offerors paragraph 2.2.1.4 instructs Offerors to post all questions via ProjNet with a cutoff 10 business days prior to the deadline for responses. This afternoon, the ProjNet homepage had the following message posted: "PLANNED

We will be conducting a system maintenance from Friday 12/20/2019 at 06:00 pm (CST) until Tuesday 12/31/2019 at 11:00 pm (CST). Our website and phone system will be unavailable during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience." Please advise how Offerors are to ask questions and how Offerors are to access the government's answers in the interim.

Response: Offerors are strongly advised to submit all comments through ProjNet NLT 5:00 PM EST on Friday, 20 Dec, at which time all comments will be downloaded from ProjNet to evaluate and develop responses. Comments submitted after this deadline should be submitted by e-mail to the Contracting Specialist, Walter Gordon, at Walter.L.Gordon@usace.army.mil.

17. ID 8304480: Contractor requests the CADD files for this project.

Response: CADD files for the Drawings included in Appendices B and C will be provided to the awarded Offeror in conjunction with issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP).

18. ID 8304877: The SF 1442, box 13b states an offer guarantee is not required. Instructions to Offerors paragraph 2.5.1, Tab E calls for a bid bond / offer guarantee. Please clarify whether a bid bond is required.

Response: Box 13b will be revised to require an offer guarantee.

19. ID 8308713: Will the Phase 1 Record Drawings, discussed at the bid walk to be issued as an Amendment, include road/paving details and profiles?

Response: A reduced set of FJNC Phase 1 Site Record Drawings will be provided by solicitation amendment. The full set of Record Drawings will be provided to the awarded Contractor to support development of their design package and physical construction execution.

20. ID 8308715: If the Irrigation devices and controller are to match the Phase 1 products used, can makes and models, be identified and issued?

Response: Information on the Phase 1 Irrigation devices and controllers will be provided in the solicitation amendment. PGA values and irrigation head information is provided on the Phase 2 Site Plan Irrigation drawings.

21. ID 8308722: Does the Cemetery have a need for the mulch created from grubbing and stump removal activities? Can it be dumped on-site or hauled off?

Response: The existing mulch may be selectively used in by the Contractor in constructed buffer areas as part of finishing landscaping. Excess mulch may also be dumped on site in areas to the east of the Phase 2 project site (i.e., undeveloped FJNC property), as directed by the COR and coordinated with the FJNC staff.

22. ID 8308727: At the bid walk, it was discovered that portions of the Firebreak fence that was to be relocated, has been removed. Do we need to F&I new?

Response: Preference is to provide new fence and gates to match the existing perimeter fence, which is black. Fence and gate requirements should be developed during design by the D-B A- E.

23. ID 8308732: Is the Phase 1 Geotechnical report available to be issued?

Response: The Phase 1 Geotech Report will be included in the solicitation amendment.

24. ID 8308733: Is the Phase 1 Geotechnical report available to be issued?

Response: The Phase 1 Geotech Report will be included in the solicitation amendment.

25. ID 8308739: Have the well and pump discharges as specified on the drawings, been sized for full backup utilization for Phase 1 Irrigation systems?

Response: No, the D-B A-E will need to ensure that the Phase 2 well pump is sized to support Phase 1 back-up service. The RFP drawings include a requirement to provide cross-connection and service capability to the existing Phase 1 irrigation system.

26. ID 8308756: Is the most current version of Microsoft Project acceptable scheduling software for this project?

Response: For the purposes of proposal development and submittal, MS Project may be used to develop the proposal schedule to be submitted for Factor 3, Management Approach. To meet project scheduling specification requirements, the Standard Data Exchange Format (SDEF) must be used to facilitate transfer of schedule data into the Resident Management System (RMS) that USACE uses to support construction management. An updated Spec Section 01 32 01.00, Project Schedule, will be provided by solicitation amendment.

27. ID 8308897: Is the actual Tab J Project Information Sheet form required for each submitted project, or does the Offeror just need to ensure that the information asked for is contained within our proposal? It should be noted that it is not possible to fully address each item on the form in the space provided.

Response: Tab J is a proposal submittal requirement. Offerors should make every effort to use Tab J, Project Information Sheet, to describe their Factor 1, Corporate Relevant Experience.

Tab J is not limited to one (1) sheet. The information provided in the Project Information Sheet should be sufficiently, but concisely, detailed to describe the submitted project and meet the evaluation criteria for Factor 1.

28. ID 83088922: Can you please clarify where in the proposal "Tab D - Proposal Data Sheet" is be submitted? Is it to be the first page of the proposal or in accordance with paragraph 2.5.1?

Can you please clarify what "3. CPARS IDENTIFICATION FOR OFFEROR" in Tab D - Proposal Data Sheet is requesting?

Response: The Instructions to Offerors (page 15, para. 2.1.1.5, and page 19, para. 2.5.1) require that Tab D, Proposal Data Sheet, be included with the Price Proposal. The CPARS IDENTIFICATION FOR OFFEROR requirement will be deleted by solicitation amendment.

29. ID 8311111: Will the design and installation of "Quad" precast Crypts be allowed.

Response: Offerors will be allowed to propose design and installation of Quad Pre-Placed Crypts (PPCs), provided that the requirements of Spec Section 03 48 21, Precast Concrete Burial Crypts, and other related Specifi design documents.

30. ID 8311133: Are the Item No.'s 0001 through 0006 on pages 3 and 4 of the solicitation considered to be the Bid Schedule that is referred to on page 12? Are they on in the same?

Response: Yes.

31. ID 8311198: If an Offer Guarantee is required, do the originals need to be mailed in and received by the bid date?

Response: Yes, the offer guarantee/bid bond is required to be received by the solicitation closing date and time.

32. ID 8311450: Tab L, Resume for Key Personnel - Can you please clarify on this form, are items 5 and 9 asking for the same thing?

Response: Tab L will be revised to delete item 5 as a duplicate to item 9.

33. ID 8311470: Instructions to Offerors, Paragraph 3.3.2 - All of the information requested cannot physically be presented on 1 sheet of paper as requested. Recommend extending the page limitations.

Response: Page limit increased to 3 pages.

34. ID 8312327: TAB L - Resume for Key Personnel - Is item 5 "Years experience/employment history by relevant project" asking for employment history while item 9 "Experience /Employment History by Relevant Project" asking for projects relevant to the solicitation?

Response: Item 5 will be deleted from Tab L by solicitation amendment. Item 9 will be renumbered Item 8. The request is for employment history for projects that are relevant to the work required by the solicitation.

35. ID 8312329: The solicitation states that no smaller than 12 point font can be used, however the forms provided are 10 point font. Is it acceptable to use 10 point font on the forms provided (resume for key personnel, etc.), while maintaining 12 point font elsewhere?

Response: 12-point font is preferred. The Project Information Sheet and Resume for Key personnel can be adjusted to two (2) pages to accommodate the preferred font. 10-point font is acceptable for the NAVFAC/USACE Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ).

36. ID 8312690: c-2.2 Grading - Is the excess dirt to remain on site? Will there be a CAD file available for dirt quantities?

Response: The D-B A-E will be responsible for developing the cut and fill requirements for this project and determining whether or not there will be excess fill. If there is excess fill, then on-site placement for the excess fill will be in the existing disposal area near the north end of the Phase 2 project site adjacent to the maintenance area, subject to COR approval and FJNC coordination. Yes, CADD files for the FJNC Phase 2 Site Plan and the FJNC Phase 1 Record Drawings, will be provided to the awarded D-B Contractor. The D-B A-E will be responsible for developing a design package for Government review and approval that expands on the FJNC Phase 2 Site Plan for project construction and that should include calculations of fill quantities.

37. ID 8312921: Spec Detail Crypt - Will the crypt spec be provided by the government in an amendment to the Solicitation/RFP?

Response: The Crypt Spec will be included in the solicitation amendment. Offerors are reminded that this is a Design-Build (D-B) project and, as such, the D-B A-E will be responsible for developing a full design package (plans, specs, and supporting calculations) for Government review and approval that will support construction of the Phase 2 Gravesite Expansion.

38. ID 8312927: Reference TAB L 10, 11 and 12. If Key Person identified with Resume is an employee of the Prime Contractor/Offeror is completing #10, #11, #12 required?

Response: Yes.

39. ID 8312941: Is there an area identified on site to store delivered Crypts if needed? If so, where is it, how big is it and how many Crypts can it hold?

Fort Jackson National Cemetery where delivered crypts may be stored external to the Phase 2 project site. The D-B Contractor will need to develop an execution strategy for shipment and delivery of the crypts to coincide with placement during construction.

40. ID 8312943, Traditional Detail Spec: Does the government want us to use grade beams for the headstones in the traditional grave site section?

Response: No grade beams are required for the traditional gravesite headstones.

41. ID 8313207: Spec 01 10 00 paragraph 1.2 states that topographic surveys are not provided and that the contractor is to complete a topographic survey of the entire Phase II project area. A topographic survey dated 7/1/2019 was provided in Appendix F. Is it necessary to re-topo the entire site? Or will a verification of the data dated 7/1/2019 along with the addition of any areas not covered by that survey suffice?

Response: The awarded Contractor will be provided the shape and .dgn files for the completed boundary survey. The Government recommends that the Contractor review the Boundary Survey files at the start of design development to confirm their use of that survey data.

42. ID 8313211: Project Duration - Based on previous questions and discussion at the site visit, contractors are awaiting direction on the actual contract duration. It should be noted that 365 days is an aggressive schedule for this design-build scope of work. Any reduction to that schedule will make performance of this contract very difficult.

Response: The solicitation duration is currently 365 days. Contract award is anticipated in the 2nd Qtr FY20. Project physical completion is expected in the 2nd Qtr FY21. To support current estimated depletion dates for the FJNC burial types (PPCs, IGCs, and Traditional), Offerors are advised to develop in their proposals a strategy for early turnover of the Phase 2 Traditional site (Section 12) and one of the Phase 2 PPC sites (Section 11). Early turnover of these Phase 2 Section is required by 31 Dec 2020, subject to coordination with the COR and FJNC staff. This requirement may require Offerors to phase work execution to support completion of these sections, completion of IGC Sections 13 and 14 and the south section of the perimeter road, and then completion of the remaining PPC Sections 8, 9, and 10 and the north section of the perimeter road, as well as the committal shelter, if awarded. Temporary fencing may be required to isolate the parts of the project under construction from the parts that are turned over to the Government.

43. ID 8313213: Please confirm that NEPA submission and preparation are not the responsibility of the DB contractor.

Response: An Environmental Assessment was completed for original site selection for the Fort Jackson National Cemetery. After initial coordination on specific environmental concerns, the NCA issued a Categorical Exclusion for the Phase 2 Gravesite Expansion project, establishing that no further environmental action is required, as defined by the VA regulations, Title 38 Code of the Federal Regulations Part 26, Environmental Effects of VA actions. The CATEX document can be provided to the awarded D-B Contractor.

44. ID 8313219: The table in specification 01 33 16 paragraph 1.14.2 lists 35%, 60%, 100%, and Corrected Final Design Submittals. Only the 100% and Corrected Final Design Submittals have a number of copies listed. Contractor interprets this as the provided bridging documents being considered the 60% Design Submittal, meaning that the DB Contractor only has to submit 2 Design Submittals - 100% and Corrected Final. Please confirm.

Response: The Government considers the RFP documents to be equivalent to a 35% design submittal. Specification 01 33 16, para. 1.1.1, requires that the D-B A-E schedule a design charrette immediately following the post-award conference to discuss the Contractor's proposal and establish design direction. The results of the design charrette will enable the Government to confirm that the intent of the solicitation requirements will be met by the D-B team. The recommended charrette location is at or in the vicinity of FJNC to allow for project site access as needed. The 2 design submittals - 100% and Corrected Final - are confirmed. Also, para. 1.15 of Spec Section 01 33 16 allows 21 days for Government reviews. Government review duration will be reduced to 14 calendar days (2 work weeks) to expedite reviews. Each review will include a review meeting, within a week after the reviews are completed. The A-E is required to provide responses to comments prior to the review meeting and document meeting minutes within 7 days after the meeting.

45. ID 8313251: In Instructions to Offerors paragraph 3.1.1, it is stated that experience from the Design A-E shall be included. There are no separate requirements for the Design A-E and a $3,000,000.00 design contract is highly unreasonable in relation to this contract. DB Contractor requests that the Specialized Corporate Experience for the Design A-E team be amended as follows:

Recency: Design 100% Complete (since this is evaluating the Design A-E team, the construction progress is irrelevant)

Relevancy: Design similar in size, scope, and complexity to the work required by this solicitation.

Value: The project shall have a design award value of no less than $1,200,000.00 (since this is evaluating the Design A-E team, the construction value is irrelevant).

Response: The Instructions to Offerers, para. 3.1.1, has been updated in the solicitation amendment to address the Design A-E requirements.

46. ID 8315071: Landscape Architecture Spec - Will the proposed well and pump in phase 2 need to be tied into the existing irrigation system and be capable of irrigating previous phases 1A, 1B as well as proposed phase 2?

Response: Yes, reference Phase 2 Site Plan Irrigation Drawings.

47. ID 8315078: - Landscape Architecture Spec - Will the power source for the proposed well pump and committal service shelter originate from the existing maintenance building area and not from panel H1 between the proposed committal service shelter and the existing flag plaza. If not both, can the committal service shelter only be tied into panel H1 referenced previously?

Response: The D-B A-E will be required to evaluate and locate the power source for the proposed well pump and committal service shelter, with appropriate design development and load calculations. Record drawings will be provided by solicitation amendment to enable the A- E to identify available power sources or determine that new power sources will be required.

48. ID 8315122 Other Spec: Will the COR or a Government POC be required to be onsite when we are unloading and setting the crypts?

Response: An NCA POC will be on-site to complete a load test on a crypt from the initial delivery and to complete initial quality inspections. USACE Field Office QA staff will participate in the initial load test and inspections and provide QA oversight for additional crypt receipt and placement. The D-B KTR will be responsible for QC and daily reporting on crypts delivered, inspection results and placement as part of their overall QC duties and responsibilities.

49. ID 8315388: Specs 01 35 26 and 01 45 00.00 10 - Spec Section 01 35 26 paragraph 1.6.1 b.

states "The Contractor Quality Control Manager can be the SSHO on this project. Spec Section 001 45 00.00 10 paragraph 3.5.1 indicates a Safety and Health Manager and a CQC System Manager are required. Please advise if the intent is for the successful general contractor to provide one superintendent and one QCM/SSHO, a total of two full time employees, for on-site project supervision."

Response: Edits to Spec Section 01 35 26, Governmental Safety Requirements, para. 1.6.2 will be provided by solicitation amendment. Spec Section 01 45 00.10 10, Quality Control System (QCS) will be deleted by solicitation amendment. Spec Section 01 45 00.00 10, Quality Control, will be replaced by solicitation amendment. Spec Section 01 45 35, Special Inspections, will be included in the solicitation amendment for consideration of any special inspection requirements (e.g., Geotech, Concrete, etc.) supporting Phase 2 execution.

50. ID 8317082: L-1 and L-2 - The proposed drawings show a tree buffer area on either side of the entry loop road to the committal shelter. The plan utilizes existing trees as a buffer. During our site walk it was apparent that these trees were not salvaged during the harvesting operations.

Are we to plant these buffer areas with new trees?

Response: Yes. The D-B A-E will be required to include the buffer areas in their landscaping plan.

51. ID 8317133: MP-1 - The proposed phase 2 drawings tie grades into the phase 1a and 1b topo survey. The fire access road was not established on the phase 1a and 1b survey or proposed drawings. The survey that was provided for the phase 2 proposal was not used in the phase 2 proposed drawings. There will need to be some coordination here on how to tie in the proposed work to the actual survey.

Response: The solicitation requires the D-B team to complete additional surveys in areas that are not covered by the RFP drawings, Phase 1 record drawings, or Boundary survey.

52. ID 8317152: Instructions to Offerors, Page 22, Section 3.2 - Can CPARS be used in lieu of PPQs for Evaluation Factor 2: Past Performance?

Response: No. CPARS may supplement but not replace the PPQ requirement for Factor 2, Past Performance.

53. ID 8317212: MP-1 and C-2 - More topo and survey is needed on the north end of the project (existing electrical source and topo on existing north road of the cemetery and north of existing road to tie grades in. Will additional survey be provided or will awarded contractor be responsible for additional survey?

Response: The solicitation requires the D-B team to complete additional surveys in areas that are not covered by the RFP drawings, Phase 1 record drawings, or Boundary survey.

54. ID 8317340: Safety - Committal Service Shelters usually have lighting. However RFP on page 7 of Section 01 10 00 says its not applicable? Please confirm.

Response: Committal Shelter lighting is not required.

55. ID 8317346: The irrigation Well and Well Pump Station Detail has a leader note that states "Well requires 460VAC, 3 phase power, 400Amp". To pull this much current it would be a 325HP pump. A 40A circuit could energize a 45 HP pump which is the size indicated on a leader note on sheet I-1.7. Is this intended to be a 40 AMP circuit?

Response: ID 8317346 bidder inquiry replaced by ID 8317497 bidder inquiry. See response to

ID 8317497.

56. ID 8317385: Para. 3.3.2.1 - Can the Offeror use the SF 330 in lieu of Tab L for this submission?

Response: Tab L is preferred for this solicitation. An SF 330 may be submitted as supplemental information to Tab L.

57. ID 8317417: Factor 1 - Does the 5 project submission maximum include Teaming Arrangements/Major Subcontractors? Or is the 5 project maximum for Offeror only; and Team partners/Major subcontractor submissions counted separately?

Response: The Government will review no less than three (3) and not more than five (5) projects submitted by an Offeror, either serving as a Prime Contractor or in a Teamed Arrangement, consistent with the solicitation requirements.

58. ID 8317497: Replace question 8317346 with the following: The irrigation Well and Well Pump Station Detail has a leader note that states "Well requires 460VAC, 3 phase power, 400Amp". To pull this much current it would be a 325HP pump. A 60A circuit could energize a 45 HP pump which is the size indicated on a leader note on sheet I-1.7. Is this intended to be a 400 AMP circuit or is this a typo?

Response: It is likely a typo. The D-B A-E will be required to well pump and provide power to meet the solicitation requirements for primary Phase 2 and back-up Phase 1 irrigation.

59. ID 8317501: Page 12 of 13 - Can the existing phase 1 stockpile area be filled completely with excess material before starting to haul excess material off site if needed?

Response: Yes, subject to coordination with the COR and FJNC staff.

60. ID 8317503: Is there a likelihood that an additional stockpile area will be constructed within or outside the current limits of construction?

Fort Jackson National Cemetery where additional stockpile can be stored. The disposal area at the north end of the Phase 2 project site adjacent the maintenance yard may be available, subject to coordination with the COR and FJNC staff.

Offerors may have to consider construction of temporary stockpile areas within the project boundary in their proposals.

61. ID 8317506: Is there a location somewhere on Fort Jackson that would accept excess material to reduce the haul distance for offsite disposal?

Response: No provisions have been made for disposal of excess material on Fort Jackson installation property. The local disposal site on FJNC property at the north end of the Phase 2 project site near the maintenance yard will be available for excess material, subject to coordination with the COR and FJNC staff.

62. ID 8317509: Electrical - There is currently a 460V transformer at well #2 location between the proposed committal service shelter and the existing flag plaza. There currently is not a 460V transformer at the existing maintenance building. Is it permissible to use the 460V transformer at well#2 to energize the well pump? Note that if power must originate from the existing maintenance building, a 460V transformer must be installed at that location or somewhere near the proposed well pump.

Response: The D-B A-E is required to determine the new well pump requirements, including electrical service and how the service will be provided. They existing Phase 1 drawings will be provided in the solicitation amendment for Offeror review to determine the required power source for the new well pump. Offerors should identify the basis for their costs in their proposal.

63. ID 8317549: Instructions to Offerors, para. 3.2.3 - Indicates that "Offerors shall not incorporate PPQs previously submitted for other solicitations by reference." Does this mean we cannot use PPQ's included in other submissions? Or explain "by reference".

Contracting Activity and Technical POCs for each project submitted under Factor 1, Specialized Corporate Experience. As required, Offerors are required to submit either 1) completed PPQs by the respective POCs or 2) Page 1 of the PPQ with Blocks 1-4 completed with POC contact information.

64. ID 8317552: Instructions to Offerors, para. 2.1.1.1 - This section requires "the proposal must include a narrative that explains the major or critical aspects of work to be performed by each team member. Is a formal teaming agreement for each team member to be included?

Response: Para. 2.1.1 and sub-paragraphs define the Offerer situations when formal teaming arrangements are required. The content of the teaming arrangement requires that the roles of the contractor team that is proposing as the Prime Contractor for this solicitation be clearly developed, with a clear definition of the work to be performed by each team member. A teaming arrangement is not required if only one member of may be considered key subcontractors, with which the work required by the solicitation could not be successfully completed.

65. ID 8318215: Civil MP-1 - Contractor Requests to know the asphalt pavement depth and road base depth from Phase-1 Geotech report or the pavement section portion from Phase-1 Geotech Report. Can the Government provide this information to the contractor for bidding purposes?

Response: Geotech report and reduced set of Phase 1 drawings will be provided in the solicitation amendment.

66. ID 8318778: 00 10 00 - Can you please clarify what work is and is not to be included in the Option CLIN item (CLIN 0006 / Committal Shelter)? If CLIN 0006 is not awarded, what work is still required in that area? Roads? Pulloff Lane? Sidewalks? Landscaping? Irrigation?

Response: The work to be included in Offe 0006 includes construction of the committal shelter (reference sheets A-101, A-102, A-300 and A-404 in Appendix B of the solicitation documents), the committal shelter concrete slab and sidewalks, site prep and paving of the committal shelter service drive, and the electrical service to the committal shelter.

Offerors shall ensure that their technical and price proposals clearly separate the costs for CLIN 0006 from the required work.

67. ID 8318792: General - Considering that: * to date there are currently 66 and counting questions that are unanswered, * no applicable amendments have been issued, * we are about to enter a holiday period in which the government and most Offerors will be taking extended leave,

* and this proposal is currently due less than 1 week after that holiday period; Offeror respectfully requests that the government extend the bid date so that the applicable issues can be addressed and Offerors have a reasonable amount of time to respond accordingly.

Response: Concerns are noted. The Government will evaluate whether an extension to the proposal submittal date is required based on issue of the first solicitation amendment and how many additional bidder inquiries are received by e-mail during the ProjNet shut-down period.

68. ID 8318860: General - Is any temporary construction fencing required? If so, what does the Fort Jackson NC require?

Response: The Phase 2 project site will be physically isolated from the Phase 1 site by existing secured gates located on the Phase 1 access to each of the cul-de-sacs. Temporary fencing requirements for the Phase 2 project site are discussed in para. 2.2.3 of Spec Section 01 50 00 in Appendix A of the solicitation documents. Offerors are advised to include temporary fencing in their proposals, with adequate description on where the temporary fencing will be used (e.g., around the service road construction that ties into the Phase 1 service road near the Phase 1 flag assembly area and PPC Sections 5 and 6). Requirements for temporary fencing will be confirmed during D-B A-E design development.

69. ID 8319079: 01 30 00, para. 1.3.1.1 - Will Government-issued ID Badges be required on this project?

Response: No; however, the Contractor shal as discussed in paragraph 1.3.1.1 of Spec Section 01 30 00 in Appendix A of the solicitation documents.

70. ID 8319098: 01 50 00, para. 3.6.1: Will the contractor be responsible for furnishing the Government with the specified (or any) office trailer?

Response: Yes. Para. 3.6 of Spec Section 01 50 00 in Appendix A of the solicitation documents applies.

71. ID 8319281: CI-100, 32 84 24, para. 2.1.5.1: Specification section 32 84 24 paragraph

2.1.5.1 indicates irrigation main pipe to have a DR of 9.3. The Irrigation Schedule on sheet CI- 100 indicates that the mainline is to be HDPE DR-11. Please advise which is to be utilized.

Response: Disregard this comment. Intended for another project.

72. ID 8319344: LI501 - Pump Station note 1 on sheet LI501 states "Provide VFD Drive with Regenerative Type Drive". A regenerative drive is used to capture the negative energy created while a pump is flowing backwards and putting this energy back on the utility grid to sell back to the utility company. The plans for this project show both a RPZ backflow preventer and wafer check before the pump. These devices make it impossible for the pump to flow backwards to create the negative energy, making the regenerative drive VFD ineffective. Please verify that a regenerative drive for the pump is required.

Response: Disregard this comment. Intended for another project.