QandA 17 June 2011.pdf

NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU

OFFICE OF THE U.S. PROPERTY AND FISCAL OFFICER, MASSACHUSETTS

50 MAPLE STREET, MILFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 01757-3604

NGMA-PFO-PC 17 June 2011

JOINT FORCES HEADQUARTERS PHASE II, HANSCOM AFB

SOLICITATION #W912SV-11-R-0001, PROJECT #250136

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Q# Date

Asked

Date

Posted

Date

Answered

Question Answer

1 Various 25 May

25 May

Where do I send the DD2345?

How long does the process take?

How will I receive the approval back?

If you go to the Defense Logistics

Information Service (DLIS) link provided in the Instructions for

Accessing Plans and Specifications you will find the address and other contact information to include frequently asked questions.

2 Various 25 May

25 May

Do I need to update our account information on CCR once we receive the certification (assuming that we do receive it)?

Your JCP information will be linked to your CCR account so you won't need to update anything.

3 Various 25 May

25 May

Will consideration be given with regards to the proposal due date because of the DD2345 process time?

The Government will evaluate whether or not the proposal due date will be extended due to the DD2345 process.

25 May

25 May

25 May

Section 00010 Notes, #4 states: "Funds IAW FAR Provision

52.232-18, Availability of Funds. Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. No contract award will be made until appropriated funds are made available."

Please confirm if this project remains un-funded. Can you comment on the likelihood of receiving funding in the near future?

Currently the project remains unfunded.

There is a very strong likelihood that this project will be funded.

5 Various 25 May

25 May

Is the pre-bid conference/site visit still scheduled for 9 June

2011?

Yes

25 May

14 June

14 June

The Massachusetts Department of Revenue has advised us that this project would qualify for a sales tax exemption if the Government provides the successful prime contractor with a completed and authorized Form ST-5C (Contractor’s

Yes the ST-5C and ST-2 will be provided to the successful contractor after award.

Sales Tax Exempt Purchase Certificate) and a copy of its

ST-2 or letter. Will the Government provide these two items to the successful prime contractor after award?

25 May

17 June

17 June

Subpart 1.3A and Part 3 of Specification Section 01270

(Unit Prices) states that bidders should provide various unit prices “on the bid forms”; however, the schedule of prices provided with the solicitation documents makes no provision for the unit prices mentioned.

a. How should bidders proceed with regard to this requirement?

b. If the unit prices are required, shouldn’t the soil units of measure be cubic yards (CY) instead of tons to facilitate quantifying the material?

a. ANSWER: We have updated the schedule of prices in the solicitation to account for the unit prices.

b. ANSWER: We use Tons because when a load of soil is shipped off-site to a receiving facility, the load is weighed upon arrival and that unit is measured in

Tons. The weight slips are proof for which payment would be rendered. For estimation purposes, the conversion factor for Tons to CY for this site is 120 lbs/cubic foot (assuming dense soil – our boring logs support this assumption for density). So the ultimate factor is 1.62

Tons/CY.

25 May

17 June

17 June

Subpart 1.05A of Specification Section 01515 (Construction

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Management) seems to indicate that bidders should submit a preliminary Construction IAQ

Management Plan with their proposal. Is that correct? If so, where should it be located within the proposal (which volume, what section)?

No, this is not a requirement for the solicitation. There will be an addendum issued to address when the IAQ plan will need to be submitted.

9 Various 14 June

14 June

I have received my DD2345 approval, what do I do next? Once you have received your approval log in to www.fbo.gov, you should be prompted for your CCR MPIN when you try to download the plans/specs.

If you are not prompted you will need to contact either the DLIS Helpdesk or the

FedBizOpps Helpdesk.

31 May

17 June

17 June

Is there currently furniture included amongst the specifications for this project Solicitation, or is it strictly confined to the construction and building phases of the project, at present?

Furniture will be purchased under a separate contract. Items Identified as

“BIF” built-in furniture are part of the contract work. Refer to note 26 on sheet

A-404.

2 June

17 June

17 June

Rooms G07 and G08 are “locker rooms”; however, there are no lockers shown in those locations. Please confirm that the contractor is not required to provide any lockers in Rooms

G07 Equipment Lockers and G08 Physical Fitness/Lockers.

There are no lockers in these spaces to be provided and installed by the contractor.

http://www.fbo.gov/

2 June

17 June

17 June

Does Section 11/A-505 apply to Classrooms 225 and 338 in addition to Copy 120?

Yes

2 June

17 June

17 June

Does Elevation 7/A-511 apply to Copy 217, Mail/Files 234, Copy 318, and Sec Copy 326?

Yes

2 June

17 June

17 June

What the required finish (wood or plastic laminate) for the:

a. Base cabinet (drawers) at Reception Desk (Detail 10 on

Sheet A-505)?

b. Wall cabinet with undershelves (Detail 3 on Sheet A-

505)?

c. Base cabinet (drawers) (Detail 2 on Sheet A-505)?

a. ANSWER: Plastic Laminate

b. ANSWER: Plastic Laminate

c. ANSWER: Plastic Laminate

2 June

17 June

17 June

Are all acoustical wall panels to be 8’ high x 8’ wide as indicated by Note 22 on Sheet A-404?

Yes

2 June

17 June

17 June

Are 2 each 8’ x 8’ acoustical wall panels required in

Classrooms 225, 338, 309, and 331 as indicated by Note 22 on Sheet A-404? If so, where?

Yes. Locate opposite the door, except at room 338 and 225 locate opposite the curved wall.

2 June

17 June

17 June

Where does the PT-1 porcelain wall tile (indicated by the

Finish Schedule on Sheet A-404) go in the Corridors? Please provide elevations.

At the drinking fountain wall, floor to ceiling, 5'-0" wide.

2 June

17 June

17 June

At the Coffee Rooms, are we correct that the only porcelain wall tile is as shown on Elevation 5 (Sheet A-509)? Which wall tile is to be used (PT-1, PT-2 per the Room Finish

Schedule on A-404 or 6x8 backsplash tile per Note 1 on the lower right corner of Sheet A-404)?

Wall tile at the coffee rooms to be

Daltile, Matt, Desert Gray, x714, 6"x8" as per A-404.

2 June

17 June

17 June

Floor Plans A-100, A-102, and A-103 seem to indicate porcelain tile in Rooms G26, 243, 244, 343, and 344;

however, the Room Finish Schedule on A-404 states that these rooms receive Rubber Flooring RBB-1 and RBB-3.

Which is correct?

Provide RBB-1 at rooms G26, 133, 244 and 344. Provide PT-1 at 343.

2 June

17 June

17 June

Note 3 on Sheet A-404 states that the treads, risers, and landings at Stairs 3 and 4 are to be sealed concrete; however the Finish Schedule, the stair sections, and Note 29 on Sheet

A-404 indicated that they are to be rubber. Which is correct?

The construction of the stair is steel and sealed concrete, the finish is rubber as per A-404.

2 June

17 June

17 June

Note 12 on Sheet A-404 states that the transition from tile to other flooring is a marble threshold; however, Note 28 on

Sheet A-404 states that the transition from carpet to tile is stainless steel. What is the required transition from

Marble as per note 12 at doorways, stainless steel at all other carpet to tile transitions.

porcelain tile to another material?

2 June

17 June

Please provide a size (diameter and depth) for the new oil/water separator manhole as indicated by the Oil / Water

Separator Detail on Sheet P0.00 of the drawings.

ANSWER PENDING

3 June

Are Contractors allowed to post the plans on their Website and Plan Room websites?

ANSWER PENDING

9 June

17 June

17 June

Are bid bonds required with the bids? No

9 June

17 June

17 June

Are performance and payment bonds required for the project?

Please refer to box 12A of the solicitation.

13 June

17 June

17 June

Amendment #1 Exhibit E references compliance with

Sections 00100,00110, and 00120. These sections are not in the specifications and I could not find them on the

FBO website.

These sections are found in the solicitation not the specifications.

13 June

17 June

17 June

Amendment #1 Exhibit E references compliance with

Sections 00600. This section is not in the specifications and I could not find them on the FBO website

This section is found in the solicitation not the specifications.

13 June

Specifications Table of contents specifies that the

“conditions of the contract” will be issued by MAARNG.

When will the conditions of contract be issued?

ANSWER PENDING