RFIs Paint IDIQ 20250724 Revised-Response RH.pdf

JBMHH Paint IDIQ RFI Questions

1. Provide clarification on the Payment and Performance Bonds requirements? Will each task order require a payment and performance bond or a blanket bond for the contract?

Response: Payment and Performance Bonds shall be required on individual Task Orders that are over the Simplified acquisition Threshold, currently $250,000.00.

2. Will there be a specified amount of time to complete each task order provided to the contractor?

Response: Each Task Order shall provide Period-of-Performance for the requirement.

3. Please confirm that cover sheets, table contents, transmittal letters, and summary -sections for each volume are excluded from the page count maximums.

Response: Cover sheets, table of contents and transmittal letters are excluded from page counts.

4. RFP page 44, Page Count Table, lists the Vol I Administrative proposal with a page limit of 13 pages. Please consider removing the page limit from this section as dependent on the number of amendments issued one cannot predict the number of SF30s that will be required to acknowledge; and a full copy of the offeror’s SAM record, inclusive of rep & Certs, is requested, and this document is upward of 80 pages.

Response: VOL I maximum Page Limit of 25 pages maximum.

5. RFP, page 44, Page Count Table, lists the VOL II Technical Proposal with a page limit of 12 pages. Please consider increasing the page limitations to 30 pages, excluding any past performance evaluations. This will allow offers to provide the required 3 resumes, 3 commitment letters and past performance examples.

Response: VOL II maximum Page Limit within the 25-page maximum.

6. RFP, Page 45, Past Performance, states “to include no more than three (3) recent and relevant contracts…” however RFP page 51, Evaluation Factor Recency Assessment, states “Offeror shall provide at least three (3) but not more than five (5) completed examples of …” Please confirm how many projects should be submitted.

Response: Past Performance references are different, Contracts & Examples:

Page 45: 3 ‘recent and relevant contracts’, as it directly relates to the work being procured under this solicitation.

Page 51: at least three (3) but no more than five (5) completed examples of recent Past Performance within the last three (3) years.’

7. RFP, Page 44, Volume I-Administrative, requires a full copy of the Offeror’s SAM record, inclusive of Reps and Certs. Please confirm that Offerors are not required to complete the Representations and Certifications provided in the RFP, as this would duplicate information.

Response: ‘a complete copy of the offeror's System for Award Management (SAM) record, inclusive of Representations and Certifications shall be completed and submitted’ is required.

8. Does the Excel Pricing Model, CLIN 0019 Interior Wood Handrails, LF pricing include or exclude the associated balusters?

Response: CLIN 0019 Interior Wood Handrail unit of measure is square feet (SF), not linear feet (LF), allowing different handrail components including not limited to spindle, banister, baluster elements.

9. Are we to assume that SF pricing excludes any requirement for scaffolding or lifts? For example, when a task order requires scaffolding or a lift, will the government accept that cost outside of the proposed SF?

Response: Government specifies improvement requirements for paint repairs. The Contractor is responsible for all means, methods, supervision and coordination to produce a quality, finished product. The contractor must provide all equipment, material, and labor necessary to complete Task Order requirements.

10. If the Superintendent meets the SSHO qualifications, may these roles be combined? If not, does the SSHO need to be on-site full-time?

Response: Roles may be combined by an individual that meets training and experience requirements as stated in the Scope of Work (SOW) as follows:

Section 01 30 00, paragraph 1.6.1 second paragraph states “For routine projects, Supervisory positions may hold multiple roles (performing multiple duties) where the superintendent is permitted to also serve as the Project Manager, Quality Control (QC) Manager as established in Section 01 45 00.00 10 QUALITY CONTROL, the superintendent must have qualifications in accordance with that section. The contractor shall ensure personnel with multiple roles do not present a conflict of interest in fulfilling the Government requirement. “

Section 01 30 00, paragraph 1.6.3 Duties states “The superintendent or qualified alternative must be on-site during the performance of this contract until the work is completed and accepted.”

11. May the Superintendent be a working foreman, or does this need to be a dedicated resource?

If dedicated, is the Superintendent required to be on-site full-time?

Response: Roles may be combined by an individual that meets training and experience requirements as stated in the Scope of Work (SOW).

Section 01 30 00, paragraph 1.6.1 second paragraph states “For routine projects, Supervisory positions may hold multiple roles (performing multiple duties) where the superintendent is permitted to also serve as the Project Manager, Quality Control (QC) Manager as established in Section 01 45 00.00 10 QUALITY CONTROL, the superintendent must have qualifications in accordance with that section. The contractor shall ensure personnel with multiple roles do not present a conflict of interest in fulfilling the Government requirement. “

Section 01 30 00, paragraph 1.6.3 Duties states “The superintendent or qualified alternative must be on-site during the performance of this contract until the work is completed and accepted.”

12. Reference 1449 Box 10 Shall offerors provide an unmarked version (excluding all identifiable information) of all three proposal volumes?

Response: Yes.

13. RFP Section L, Paragraph 5.c Volume III-Price Page 46-The pricing requirements reference “Technical Exhibits 3” for historical estimates but this exhibit is not included in the solicitation package. Please provide Technical Exhibit 3 or clarify what historical data should be used for pricing estimates.

Response: Section 01 11 00 Scope of Work, Part 1, Paragraph 1.2.1 Project Description, “Existing improvement restoration or complete reconstruction of existing historic or recent improvements is not included in this Contract for paint repairs.”

14. RFP Section L, Paragraph 5.c Volume III-Price Page 46-the requirement states offerors must provide a breakout of the proposed labor categories with fully loaded hourly labor rates, G&A, overhead, profit, and total estimated material and other costs. Given the ID IQ nature of this contract where specific task requirements will be defined in individual task orders, please clarify the required pricing structure format and level of detail expected for the cost breakdown.

Response: Unit cost pricing is required, and composed of established hourly labor rates, standard estimated material and other costs, overhead, and profit. Solicitation for this contract is not Time and Materials.

15. RFP Section L, Paragraph 5.c Volume II-Past Performance, Page 45-Please confirm that past performance is part of Volume 2. Technical Performance or its own stand-alone volume. If it is part of Volume II-Technical Performance, are the 3 pages per reference excluded from the 12-page maximum? If it is part of Volume II-Technical Performance, do we need to provide a separate table of contents and summary page as stated under Volume 2, Past Performance?

Response: Past performance is part of Volume 2. See items #5 & #6 above. If CPARS information is available within the last two years, it shall be considered. If not, performance shall be considered neutral.