Amendment_0002.pdf

Amendment 0002

Answers to Requests for Information

1. On page 3 of the solicitation the following is stated. “If the project/s is/are not a federal project or a CPARS report is not available, the firm shall complete Part I of the Past Performance Questionnaire, send it to the customers for these three projects to complete Part II of the Past Performance Questionnaire, request the completed form in a sealed envelope from the customer and submit it in the sealed envelope with the SF330 submission.” Since the submission is electronic how should we submit our PPQs?

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: Please see the below revision to the synopsis/solicitation.

2. The AMRDEC SAFE website has been disabled and there is no timeline provided for its reactivation. Please provide an alternative method for submission of our SF330 submission.

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: Please see the below revision to the synopsis/solicitation.

Amendment of Synopsis

Part 3(d) is removed and replaced in its entirety with the following:

(d) Past Performance. The firm shall possess a good record of past performance on contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules as determined by information pulled from the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) and/or other sources. NOTE: PPIRS is the system in which the Contractor Performance Assessment Reports (CPARS) are stored.

The Government will retrieve and evaluate the CPARS reports, if available, for the first three projects provided in Section F of the SF330, as these projects should be the most relevant project examples provided. (NOTE: A CPARS report will not be available in PPIRS if the contractor has not yet completed its portion of the CPARS.)

If the project/s is/are not a federal project or a CPARS report is not available, the firm shall complete Part I of the Past Performance Questionnaire, send it to the customers for these three projects to complete Part II of the Past Performance Questionnaire, request that it be returned to the firm, and submit it with the SF330 submission. No sealed envelope is required. A blank Past Performance Questionnaire can be found attached to this synopsis/solicitation. The contractor should provide the full contract number and task order number (if applicable) for any Federal contract listed in Section F of the SF330. The evaluation board may seek information on past performance from other sources, but is not required to seek other information on the past performance of a firm, if none is available from CPARS or if no Past Performance Questionnaire is provided. If little to no relevant past performance data (CPARS reports, Past Performance Questionnaires or information in

Section H) is available for the three most relevant projects, the Contractor may be given a neutral evaluation regarding past performance.

Part 4 is removed and replaced in its entirety with the following:

4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested firms able to perform this work must submit Parts I and II of the SF 330 for the prime firm (or joint venture). Part II of the SF 330 must also be submitted for each consultant and if a joint venture, for the joint venture entity. Please note that a separate Part II is required for each branch office of the prime firm and any subcontractors that will have a key role in the proposed contract. If a joint venture is being utilized, a copy of the joint venture agreement is to be included in Part II.

Submissions must be made not later than 5:00 pm local time on November 21, 2018.

Include the firm's DUNS number on the SF 330, Part 1, Block B. On the SF 330, Part 1, Block C, provide the DUNS number for each consultant. On the SF 330, Part I, Block F, example projects shall be listed in order of relevance to the type of work anticipated to be performed under this contract. Note that multiple projects performed under an IDIQ contract cannot be submitted as a single example project. In the SF 330, Part I, Block F, Box 24, provide the following information for each project: month/year the firm’s work started and completed; total contract value of the contract and the value of the work performed by the firm and any team subcontractors to be used on this contract; physical size of the designed facility; construction cost as applicable; and customer point-of-contact who can be reached for references (phone number and email address). If a sample project is a federal procurement, include the applicable contract number. In the SF 330, Part I, Section H, provide the firm’s proposed Work Management approach for this contract including its approach for ensuring the quality of work performed by its subcontractors – see also SELECTION CRITERIA, item (c). In the SF 330, Part I, Section H, the A-E firm may also provide supplemental information to address all aspects for which Specialized Experience and Technical Competence is being sought as well as documentation to support past performance selection criteria such as copies of applicable certificates and/or awards.

The Offeror’s response shall be submitted electronically. Files shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in responses is prohibited.

THE ONLY AUTHORIZED TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR SUBMISSIONS IN

RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION IS THROUGH E-MAIL TO

Elizabeth.K.Glasgow@usace.army.mil. Please also provide a carbon copy e-mail to Jessica.M.Kidd@usace.army.mil.

NO OTHER TRANSMISSION METHODS (FILE TRANSFER, FACSIMILE, REGULAR

MAIL, HAND CARRIED, ETC.) WILL BE ACCEPTED.

RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS:

For the purposes of establishing whether a submission is considered late, the government considers (the earlier of) the date and time of receipt of the email to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. The government will not be responsible for submissions delivered to any mailto:Elizabeth.K.Glasgow@usace.army.mil mailto:Jessica.M.Kidd@usace.army.mil location or to anyone other than those designated to receive responses on its behalf. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that responses are submitted so as to reach the designated recipient.

Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the response to be received in accordance with the instructions provided.

The SF 330, Part I, shall have a page limit of 65 pages. Section dividers do not count toward the page limit. Font size shall not be less than 10 font and the margins for pages that supplement the SF 330 forms shall not be less than one inch with the exception that ½ inch margins are allowed when using the Standard Form 330. The submission shall be made as one PDF document, and the PDF document shall include PDF bookmarks for each section as an interactive tabbing mechanism between sections. PDF Portfolios will not be accepted. Pages in excess of the page limit will not be evaluated. The New England District does not retain SF 330 Part IIs on file.

All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered for award. Information regarding registration can be obtained online at www.sam.gov/portal/SAM or by telephone at 1-866-606-8220. Effective immediately, the use of DUNS+4 numbers to identify vendors is limited to identifying different SAM records for the same vendor at the same physical location.

For any general or administrative questions, contact the contract specialist, Elizabeth Glasgow, at 978-318-8671 or via email at elizabeth.k.glasgow@usace.army.mil.

Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this announcement prior to the closing date of this announcement will not be entertained or scheduled. However, questions may be directed to the point of contact for this announcement.

http://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/ mailto:@usace.army.mil