AMENDMENT_NO_0001_-_AE_ANNOUNCEMENT_W912P619R0001_LAND_SURVEYING_SERVICES_IDIQ.pdf

(AMENDMENT NUMBER 0001, AE ANNOUNCEMENT W912P619R0001)

AMENDMENT NO. 0001 –

AE ANNOUNCMENT NUMBERED W912P619R0001 (INDEFINITE DELIVERY ARCHITECT ENGINEER

CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYING SERVICES WITHIN THE CHICAGO DISTRICT AND

LAKES AND RIVERS DIVISION

Dated: November 1, 2018 Point of Contact: Ericka Hillard at ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil

A. Please be advised that the due date for furnishing SF 330s (submittals) should have read as “not later than 4:30p.m. CDT on November 6, 2018. Therefore, whereas mentioned throughout the announcement, wherein stating a response due date, it is hereby established as follows: Firms responding to this announcement shall provide their submittals (SF 330s) no later than 4:30p.m. CDT on November 6, 2018. This also applies to the GENERAL INFORMATION (Response Date) included at the right side of the announcement located at the Federal Business Opportunities Website.

B. The USACE has received the following questions and hereby respond accordingly:

QUESTION 1. The solicitation requests an Organization Chart to be provided in Section H. However the SF330 form instructions require the Org Chart to be provided in Section D. We would prefer to place the Org Chart in Section D because there is a natural progression between the Org Chart and the personnel resumes in Section E. There are also only 10 pages allowed in Section H so it would be helpful to place the Org Chart elsewhere.

USACE RESPONSE Q1: The SF 330 instructs firm(s) to include their organizational chart at Section D or attach it. Any additional information requested by the “agency” (USACE-Chicago District) shall be included at Section H per the SF 330 form; this includes any attachments. Hence, if the organizational chart if being attached, it shall be attached to Section H.

QUESTION 2. Section 3g lists an evaluation criteria as follows: “Location of Primary Office within the Chicago District Boundaries”. We respectfully request that the language be adjusted to “Proximity of Primary Office to the Chicago District Boundaries”. The Chicago District is exceptionally small compared to other USACE districts. Several qualified firms are located only a few miles from the District boundaries. These firms routinely perform services within Chicago District and can maintain same-day response times anywhere in the District. The “proximity” wording is commonly used in other USACE solicitations, including the previous solicitation from the Chicago District, W912P6-13-R-0006 for survey services in 2013.

USACE RESPONSE Q2: The language will not be changed; thus, it will remain as written in the announcement. The location of primary office within the Chicago District Boundaries may include subcontractors who are included under the proposed teams.

(AMENDMENT NUMBER 0001, AE ANNOUNCEMENT W912P619R0001)

QUESTION 3. The solicitation gives a response date of November 6th, 2018 and states that “firms responding to this announcement before the closing date will not be considered for selection”. We would prefer to hand-deliver our proposal to ensure it is received on the correct date. Can you confirm that hand-deliveries to the address provided will be accepted?

USACE RESPONSE Q3: Please refer to the response provided at the above paragraph A. Firms are welcome to hand-carry or mail their submittals to:

USACE- CHICAGO DISTRICT

231 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1500 Attention: Contracting Branch (Ericka D. Hillard) Chicago, IL 60604

Either method, the submittal must be received no later than 4:30p.m. (CDT) on November 6, 2018.

C. SPECIAL IMPORTANT NOTE TO ALL INTERESTED FIRMS: If hand carrying your submittal, please contact Ericka Hillard at 312-846-5378 or Mike Jones at 312-846-5373 or Anita Simpkins at 312-846- 5370 to coordinate the logistics. Our building has a badging process; thus, firms will not be able to access our floor without undergoing this particular process. Therefore, it is important that you arrange a time with one of the individuals named above to have your submittal retrieved from the lobby area (1st Floor of the building).

D. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THIS AMENDMENT: Firms shall acknowledge this amendment by signing in the designated location below and include the acknowledged amendment with their submittal package.

E. POINT OF CONTACT for this Amendment is Ericka Hillard.

ACKNOWLEDGED by: ____________________________

(Firm Name & Signature)

DATE: ____________________________