Questions and Government Answers - Amendment 0001.pdf

W912P921R0049 Questions & Government Answers

1. Please confirm the recency standard for Past Performance under this solicitation is ten (10 years). Pages 33, 35, 46, and 47 reference a period of five (5) years from issuance of the solicitation, while pages 34, 35, and 45 reference a period of ten (10) years.

ANSWER: The recency standard for Past Performance is ten (10) years. This has been corrected on the Solicitation Amendment 0001.

2. If offerors submit projects completed for the federal government in Factor 2 – Past Performance, will the Government allow for submittal of completed CPAR or CCASS evaluations in lieu of Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs)?

ANSWER: The Government will not accept CPAR or CCASS evaluations in lieu of PPQs.

3. The solicitation makes multiple references to Standard Form (SF) 1442, but it appears as if the Government has issued the Solicitation, Offer, and Award documents on an SF33. Can the Government supply the referenced SF 1442 document? Or amend the Solicitation to read SF 33 instead of SF 1442?

ANSWER: The correct form is SF 33. This has been corrected on the Solicitation Amendment 0001.

4. Pages 38 states, “Additionally, the offeror must also complete and return the “Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors” included in the solicitation.” However, the solicitation does not appear to include this document (Section K) and it is not checked as being included on the SF 33. Please provide this document or amend the solicitation to eliminate this submittal requirement.

ANSWER: This statement has been removed from the Solicitation in Amendment 0001.

The Contractor’s Representations & Certifications will be pulled from the System of Award Management (SAM.gov) after receipt of proposal.

5. What is the anticipated award date for this contract?

ANSWER: 30 September 2021

6. Can you verify who is responsible for the (third party/crane) who will be lifting the Gates from the barge, per the Solicitation Attachment 1 – Specifications, section 00 08 00, Page 5, Paragraph 6?

ANSWER: A separate contract will be solicited and awarded in the future for the removal of the existing lift gate and installation of the new replacement lift gate (provided in this contract). This contractor will be responsible for the removal of the replacement lift gate from the delivery barge.

7. Can you confirm or verify if you will take possession of the shipping structure that will keep the lift gates in the vertical position during shipping and/or storage, per the Solicitation Attachment 1 – Specifications, section 35 20 16.53, Page 6, Paragraph 1.5?

ANSWER: The Government will not take possession of the structure/supports that would keep the lift gate leaves in the vertical position.

8. Can you provide an extension of two weeks on the Bid Due Date to coordinate with suppliers/subcontractors?

ANSWER: The proposal due date has been extended from 26 July 2021 to 10:00am CST, 30 July 2021. No further extensions will be provided.

9. Are the Girder web plates A709-50T2 or A709-50F2? The general notes sheet S-001 calls out the Girder webs to be A709-50F2, but nowhere in the detail sheets is it called out as A709-50FN. All the weld details of stiffeners welds and the welds of the diaphragms (A709-50F2) do not call them out as FCW. The only place it calls for FCW is the weld of the web to the Downstream flange which is A709-50FN.

ANSWER: The drawings do not call out the webs of the horizontal girders to be considered as a fracture critical member. However, the horizontal girder web plates shall be fabricated out of A709 Grade 50F Zone 2 as indicated on S-001.

10. Per Section 05 59 20 of the Specifications, paragraph 1.4.3, “The fabricating plant and fabricator must be certified under the AISC Qualified Certification Program and must be designated an AISC Certified Plant…” Please confirm that an exception can be made for subcontractors of machined components and stress relief.

ANSWER: The machined components shown on drawings 1M-400 through 1M-503 and 2M-001 through 2M-500, as well as stress relieving are excluded from the AISC fabricator certification requirements.

11. Is this contract seeking a contractor to provide the prefabricated lift gate sections only? Or for the on-site installation and construction?

ANSWER: This contract is for the fabrication, delivery, and potential temporary on-site storage of the replacement lift gate sections only. The installation will be performed through a separate contract that will be competed in the future.

12. Please clarify if the downstream skin plate for the upstream leaf is FCM.

ANSWER: The downstream skin plate for both lift gate leaves are FCMs. The following drawings have been updated in Attachment 2 – Plans – Amendment 0001; G-001.1, 1S- 552.1, 2S-101.1, 2S-201.1, 2S-202.1, 2S-301.1, 2S-302.1, 2S-303.1, 2S-521.1, 2S-522.1, 2S-523.1, 2S-525.1, 2S-552.1.