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RFQ 36C25923Q0684 Amendment 1 Answers to questions for solicitation 36C25923Q0684 for Construction Management Services at Fort Harrison, MT VAMC Q. The reachback services required under item 1. c. of ... RFQ 36C25923Q0684 Amendment 1 Answers to questions for solicitation 36C25923Q0684 for Construction Management Services at Fort Harrison, MT VAMC Q. The reachback services required under item 1. c. of the pre-solicitation notice 'at no additional cost to the Government' are difficult to price as the individual specialists or expertise that may be required is not defined. Â Will you allow us to propose rates for reachback support for subject matter experts in addition to lump sum price based on providing CMs that meet the minimum qualifications listed in the solicitation? Â If not, how are costs for "individual specialists" supposed to be captured in an offeror's price? In the full scope of work, there is a statement that the total hours is based on three full time on-site employees and the remaining 0.5 FTE are to be utilized by home office staff or specialized reach back. Line 4.9 for specialized technical services is inherently reach back as everything within this line item would be done either by off-site personnel employed by the selected CMS firm or by sub-contract. Under each of the other line items where reach back is mentioned, the work performed as reach back would still be charged against the line item which fits the work performed. The Government s intention is you will be a professional firm capable of providing the support required within your existing staffing. The hiring of additional staff will be absorbed through administrative costs. Those costs will not be chargeable to this contract. Q. Is there an incumbent? If Yes, whom? Contract number? Yes, Bacik Group, LLC, 36C25922F0468 Q. How many staff are currently full-time on site at the FAMC under the last contract, if any? There are two staff on-site full-time and one full-time employee who primarily works remotely and does not have access to VA network. Q. Federal holidays are not mentioned in the RFQ. May we assume that contract personnel will not be expected to work on federal holidays? Yes, Federal Holidays: New Year's Day Martin Luther King s Birthday Washington's Birthday Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Specific holiday dates for a given year are available on the OPM.GOV website Q. Can portions of this effort be performed off-site? Via home office? Yes, it is expected that portions of the effort will be performed off-site, including those efforts that are indicated as requiring home-office support. Most of the work will be required to be on-site as daily collaboration with VA engineering staff is required and availability for construction inspections, site investigation, etc. are integral to the successful execution of the contract. Q. Will office space be provided for contract personnel? Yes Q. Will VA provide any equipment for contract personnel? (i.e. laptop computers or safety equipment) The VA will provide computer workstations or laptops for contract personnel that are located on-site full-time and are favorably adjudicated through the background check process and have been issued a VA network ID. Employees working from the home-office or temporarily located on-site must have contractor provided equipment with access to the company managed file sharing site for transfer of business documents as described in paragraph h. Home Office Support of the scope of work. In addition, basic office supplies used at the VA office in the performance of the contract will be available. All other equipment, tools, PPE, etc. used by the contract personnel will need to be provided by the contractor. Q. RFQ Section E.1, paragraph (b)3 Past Performance on page 59 states In order to be competitive for Award, Past Performance must show the company has performed Elevator services within an environment of similar size and complexity as outlined within this solicitation. Please confirm this statement should state In order to be competitive for Award, Past Performance must show the company has performed Construction Management and Engineering Consulting Services within an environment of similar size and complexity as outlined within this solicitation. A. Confirmed; Replace Elevator services with Construction Management and Engineering Consulting Services . Thank you for catching this. The Scope of Work is amended (strike throughs and highlighted areas are amended) as follows.

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Page 7 of 7 THIS IS A PRESOLICIATION NOTICE A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION POSTED ON OR ABOUT July 21. Construction Management (CM) and Engineering Consulting Services Related to Real Property for Fort Harri... Page 7 of 7 THIS IS A PRESOLICIATION NOTICE A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION POSTED ON OR ABOUT July 21. Construction Management (CM) and Engineering Consulting Services Related to Real Property for Fort Harrison VAMC. Solicitation number 36C25923Q0684. Montana Veterans Affairs Health Care System s (MT VA) office of Engineering and Facility Management has a requirement for a service contract to perform Construction Management and Engineering Support: Construction Management and Healthcare Engineering Support Services: Provide the following necessary personnel for Montana VA Medical Center Fort Harrison, MT to perform duties as outlined below, including construction management; project development; design review; and facility management support, based on 6,972 hours (3.5 Full Time Employees, FTEs) or completed by September 20 of each year, with the period beginning September 30, 2023, with a minimum of one (1) contractor personnel reporting to the MT VA Engineering office to initiate services on that date. Contract shall be for one (1) base year, renewable each consecutive year for four (4) years thereafter, for a total of five (5) years. Projects assigned will vary in type and magnitude and include, but are not limited to, building construction, infrastructure projects, utility installation, and hospital/medical facilities. General Requirements Project Information/Scope. Firm, hereinafter referred to as the Construction Management Contractor (CMC), shall provide construction and design management services including, but not limited to those described below, to assure that construction or design is being performed in compliance with the contract documents. Construction Management Contractor s Responsibility. The overall management responsibility for the administration of a construction contract resides with the Montana VA Engineering and Facility Management office. The primary responsibility of the CMC is to furnish the Designated Government Representatives (DGR) with documentation indicating whether the construction or design efforts conform to the contract requirements. Personnel. The CMC shall provide technically competent and appropriately qualified personnel. Qualified personnel will meet one of the following criteria: a bachelor s degree in engineering from an ABET or NAAB accredited school, or equivalent; or a bachelor s degree in construction management from an ACCE accredited school; or an associate degree in engineering technology with relevant work experience; or be a qualified technician in a specialty trade who is supervised and directed by a qualified Construction Manager. The CMC performing construction management shall be titled Construction Manager (CM). The CM shall possess the skills and abilities to communicate effectively in English both orally and in writing and experience in preparing correspondence, written reports, and in briefing management personnel using standard current office software applications such as Adobe Acrobat, MS Word, Excel, etc. The CM shall have knowledge of construction scheduling methods, construction budget monitoring and control, and of building and construction crafts since detailed construction management shall be made to verify that specific workmanship is obtained. The CM will be expected to have a current 30-Hour OSHA certification or be able to complete a VA 30-Hour OSHA training as described in the contract. The Contracting Officer (CO) and the Contracting Officer s Representative (COR) will have the opportunity to review resumes and qualifications of all proposed new personnel and reserve the right to approve or deny any new personnel based on qualifications and business needs. CMC personnel shall abide by applicable station rules and requirements. The CMC shall be responsible for providing the necessary managerial, engineering, and clerical support personnel. The CMC shall, at no additional costs to the Government, procure individual specialists necessary to provide technical services required on a periodic basis, should these services not be available from employees of the CMC. These services provided by home office CMC personnel or sub-contracted specialists shall be defined as reach back services for this contract. The CMC will minimize changes to personnel to maintain continuity, knowledge of the contract and, minimize retraining of staff. Daily work schedule will consist of normal business hours, defined as 0800hrs to 1630hrs Mountain Time, Monday through Friday, excluding 11 Federal Holidays, with a small fraction (approximately 10 percent) consisting of nights (any time outside of normal business hours) and weekends. There is also some opportunity for staff to select a flex tour providing coverage before or after normal business hours where the flex tour hours are in the best interest of the VA facility. All CM working under this contract shall ensure that they identify themselves as CMC when interacting with Government employees or construction contractors. The CMC personnel shall always carry appropriate personal identification on their person while on the VA facility. Acceptable forms of identification include a valid driver s license, government issued PIV card, or equivalent. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541330 with a small business size standard of $25.5M. The magnitude of this project is between $2,250,000.00 and $2,750,000.00. This project will be 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, as stated below. The POC for this project is Angel Waalkes. She can be contacted at angela.waalkes@va.gov.