Revised_Synopsis__Answer_ _Questions_for_W912P8-15--R-0002.pdf

1.SF330 Due Date is extended to Friday 10 April 2015 at 2:00 P.M. CST.

2.Questions and Answers.

Question: Minimum Personnel: Corrosion Engineer - What are the tasks assigned to the Corrosion Engineer? I have a geotech/testing firm on the team that can perform all of the field and laboratory tests needed to determine the corrosion potential of the soils where steel sheet piles or steel piles will be, or are, installed. They give this information to the structural engineers or specialized firms to assess the condition or fate of these steel elements. The CS department and High Tech company could inspect and evaluate existing steel structures. Would this satisfy the Corrosion Engineering role? If not, what exactly is NOD looking for?

Delete-Minimum Personnel:

Answer:The contractor should use their own judgment to assemble the most qualified team. The SF330 should be able to provide sufficient information, experience, qualifications and licensing, etc. to differentiate ones’ team from all other submitting firms.

Question: Minimum Personnel: Computer Programmer - Please elaborate on the tasks assigned to this role.

Answer: Remove this discipline.

Question: Can the respondents be permitted to use 11” x 17” pages for certain Section H exhibits, like Organization Charts and Experience Tables, provided that a single 11” x 17” sheet will count as 2 pages towards the maximum 50 page limit for Section H?

Answer: Yes; with a maximum of 2 sheets of 11 x 17 approved by PDT.

Question: Can you please provide a few examples of what the USACE considers to be “Flood Risk Management Structures” that are listed in Part 2.c. of the solicitation?

Answer: Delete flood risk management structures from para. 2.c.(it is a redundant term and with the features already stated in the synopsis.

Question: Will the following items count toward the 100 page limit Question: Cover letter/ Letter of Transmittal Answer: No.

Question: Table of Contents - Answer: No.

Question: Cover / Dividers Answer: No.

Question: SF 330 Part II’s - Answer: No

Question: Does the requirement to “use font type no smaller than point size 11” apply to the entire SF 330, or only Section H?

Answer: Yes.

Question: The RFQ states the use of 8.5x11 inch sheets, however, can we use 11x17 for the organization chart and count that as two pages?

Answer: Yes; with a maximum of 2 sheets of 11 x 17 approved by PDT. One (1) sheet counts as 2 pages.

Question: What percentage of the work will be instrumentation and evaluation work related?

Answer: Undetermined at this time.

Question: How many contracts do you anticipate will be awarded?

Answer: Undetermined at this time.

Question: What percent of the work will be for A/E design services?

Answer: Undetermined at this time.

Question: Is there a minimum percentage of the work that the prime must perform?

Answer: 50% (According to FAR)

Question: If this is an existing contract, who currently has contracts?

Answer: No.

Question: When submitting the SF330, do you want an entire 330, (Part I and II) for all sub consultants or Do you prefer a combined Part I for the entire team (prime & subs)And a Part II for each sub.

Answer: Part 1 & 2 – Each Sub and Part 1 – entire team.

Question: In part 2b of the solicitation there is a list of the types of work that may be involved. The list includes 21 different disciplines. Are we being asked to form a team to submit on all of these disciplines or areas of expertise, or can we key in on the specific components that we have experience in? If we do not cover all disciplines in our submittal, will we be disqualified?

Answer: No.

Question: Also in part 2b, “computer programming” is listed as one of the possible services needed. Specifically what kind of computer programming will be needed? Pertaining to what? And in any specific language?

Answer: Remove this discipline.

Question: Also in part 2b, “surveying and CAD/GIS technology,” “Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) Analyst,” and “Surveying” are all listed as possible services needed. Are these a redundancy?

Answer: Replace Geospatial with Geographic

Question: What type of Hydraulic Engineer are you looking for – pump hydraulics or other open water and overland flow type hydraulics?

Answer: The contractor should use their own judgment to assemble the most qualified team. The SF330 should be able to provide sufficient information, experience, qualifications and licensing, etc. to differentiate ones’ team from all other submitting firms.

Question: Please define what is required of the Corrosion Engineer.

Answer: The contractor should use their own judgment to assemble the most qualified team. The SF330 should be able to provide sufficient information, experience, qualifications and licensing, etc. to differentiate ones’ team from all other submitting firms.

Question: For the Environmental Engineer are you looking for someone to do full scale Environmental Assessments and Wetlands Determinations?

Answer: The contractor should use their own judgment to assemble the most qualified team. The SF330 should be able to provide sufficient information, experience, qualifications and licensing, etc. to differentiate ones’ team from all other submitting firms.

Question: What is required of the Building Information Modeler?

Answer: The contractor should use their own judgment to assemble the most qualified team. The SF330 should be able to provide sufficient information, experience, qualifications and licensing, etc. to differentiate ones’ team from all other submitting firms.

Question: What is required of the Civil Information Modeler?

qualified team. The SF330 should be able to provide sufficient information, experience, qualifications and licensing, etc. to differentiate ones’ team from all other submitting firms.

Question: What will be required of the GIS Analyst?

qualified team. The SF330 should be able to provide sufficient information, experience, qualifications and licensing, etc. to differentiate ones’ team from all other submitting firms.

Question: I noticed that the there is a size limit on the SF 330 Part I. It states that it shall not exceed 100 pages. If we provide our information for this part single sided, can we provide up to 100 pages?

Answer: Yes.

Question: Can a prime small business utilize a large business as subconsultant/ team?

Answer: Yes. FAR Subpart 9.6 on Contractor Team Arrangement and its policy and limitations. Subcontracting limitation (50%)

Is the advertised project a new project or a continuation of an existing project up for renewal?

Answer: New project

Question: Does “Total Small Business” mean the prime and all subs must be small businesses, or can the prime be a small business with subs being a large business?

Answer: Prime Contractor must be small businesses with subs being a large business

Question: Or in the case of a joint venture, can the small firm be designated as the prime in the teaming arrangement with the large firm?

Answer: No. FAR Subpart 9.6. on Contractir Team Arrangement. A business concern that is not small under the size standard for procurement (a large business) cannot be a member of the prime/sub team.

3. Revised SYNOPSIS

a. Para 1- CONTRACT INFORMATON:

Change the contract ceiling amount from $7,500,000.00 to $15,000,000.00 or 5 years in duration, whichever comes first.

b. Replace para 2b and para 3b with the following:

The work may involve any of the following disciplines with professional qualifications of key design personnel:

Structural, Civil, Hydraulic, Geotechnical, Mechanical, Electrical, Corrosion, Cost and Environmental Engineering; Hydrology, Geology, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Surveying, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (Mapping and Analysis), drafting via Computer Aided Design (CAD Microstation), 3-D Modeling CAD consisting of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Civil Information Modeling (CIM) and Project Management.

The evaluation will consider the education, training, licensing, certification and professional registration of the individuals making up the assembled team. The evaluation will consider Overall relevant experience as well as longevity in the discipline and firm shall also be considered during the evaluation.

c. Delete flood risk management structures from Para 2.c. (it is a redundant term; the features are already stated in the synopsis.