Amendment 0002_Responses to Request for Information.pdf

Amendment 0002: Response to RFI

1. Could you please explain the role of the Building Physicist? We have seen this term synonymous with a shielding expert, but I also understand the role can be more extensive to include air quality etc. We don’t want to make any assumptions.

RESPONSE: The role of the building physicist is intended to provide input as to extent of radiological and other types of shielding required for spaces such as x-ray, MRI, CT, Mammography, Dental, Operating Rooms, etc.

2. Can resume projects go back ten years (default SF330 rules), or should we keep to seven years - like the Section F projects?

RESPONSE: Requirements for resumes are as presently written in the synopsis/solicitation.

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION

Pg. 2, Para 2

“… If the selected firm is a large business concern, the firm must comply with FAR 52.219-9 and submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan. Upon selection and receipt of a request for proposal for the base contract, the selected firm must submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan with their proposal that will contain their small business goals for ALL of the Small Business Programs …...”

3. SELECTION CRITERION

Secondary Factors

(g) Small Business (SB) and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Participation.

Pg. 7

“… In the SF330, the firm shall identify its small business team members to include role and responsibilities for this contract. The firm shall indicate its commitments to utilizing small businesses on its team….”

Question 3: Our understanding is that the firm/offeror will be required to be submit the Small Business Contracting Plan at the time of selection/award, and it’ll not be included in the SF330 submission. In the SF330, the firm/offeror will only indicate its small business team members including roles and responsibilities and extent of participation for this contract. Kindly confirm if this is correct.

RESPONSE: Yes. See also amendment #1 issued on 2 August 2021.

4. SELECTION CRITERION

Secondary Factors

(d) Past Performance.

Pg. 6

“…. 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 PPQ, send it to the customers for these five projects as applicable, request that they complete Part II of the PPQ and return to the firm, and submit it with the SF330 submission…”

Question 4: Will a PPQ be considered acceptable if it’s previously filled out and signed by a client representative who has since retired? Kindly advise.

RESPONSE: Yes.

5. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Pg. 10, Para 4

“…The SF330, Part I, shall have a page limit of 90 pages (past performance questionnaires and CPARS will not count towards the 90-page limit). A page is one side of an 8 ½” x 11” sheet of paper. 11” x 17” (single side) pages may be used to provide graphical information or images that do not fit well on an 8 ½” x 11” sheet but this counts as two pages. Front and back cover and section dividers do not count toward the page limit…”

Question 5: Please confirm if the offeror can include a cover letter as part of its SF330 submission and exclude it from the 90-page total page count limit.

RESPONSE: A cover letter may be included and won’t count against the page limit. However, the letter should not include any information considered critical to the firm’s submission as it will not be evaluated by the Government.

6. In the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation, Paragraph 1 (page 2) states, “The Small Business Subcontracting Goals are measured as a percentage of the total subcontracted dollars.” Selection Criterion h (page 7) states, “Extent of small business participation will be measured as a percentage of the total anticipated contract effort…” Please clarify how you will measure small business participation on this contract.

RESPONSE: See response to this question provided on amendment #1 issued 2 August 2021.

7. In the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation, Section 5. Submission Requirements (page 8) states, “THE ONLY

AUTHORIZED TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR SUBMISSIONS IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS

SOLICITATION IS THROUGH THE U.S. ARMY MISSILE AND RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND

ENGINEERING COMMAND (AMRDEC) SAFE ACCESS FILE EXCHANGE (SAFE) website at:

https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/SAFE/Welcome.aspx” The URL to the SAFE site provided returns an error message.

Will our team need to request a DoD SAFE Link? If so, how long before submission should it be requested and from whom?

RESPONSE: Interested firms MUST REQUEST AN UPLOAD LINK: The offeror must e-mail the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer no later than five (5) working days prior to the package due date to receive a request link which will allow for file uploads via the SAFE site. Firms that fail to request a link at least five (5) working days before the package due date may not be able to receive a request link in time to upload their package.

Contract Specialist Sara J. Torres at Sara.J.Torres@usace.army.mil

Contracting Officer Erin E. Bradly at Erin.E.Bradley@usace.army.mil

SAFE Site Link: https://safe.apps.mil/

8. In the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation, final paragraph (page 10) states, “For any general or administrative questions, contact the contract specialist…” What is the final deadline for asking questions?

RESPONSE: Please make sure that all RFI’s are submitted by close of business on 12 August 2021 to allow adequate time to provide responses.

https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/SAFE/Welcome.aspx mailto:Sara.J.Torres@usace.army.mil mailto:Erin.E.Bradley@usace.army.mil https://safe.apps.mil/