IDIQ Construction - Repair/Alterations with Design Build Capabilities

Pre-Proposal Agenda Pre-Proposal Notes Questions & Answers Pricing Sheets Section 01005 Summary of Work PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE Multiple Award IDIQ Construction & Repair/Alterations With Design Capabilities Greater Southwest Region Open Season under Solicitation GS-07P-07-HH-D-0096 Solicitation Number: GS-07P-07-HH-D-0096Oa GS-07P-07-HH-D-0096Ob GS-07P-07-HH-D-0096Oc December 9, 2010 - 1:00 p.m. Call in number: (817)978-7277 INTRODUCTIONS Becky Clark-GSA Contracting Officer..................................................................(817)978-7103 Angela Long-GSA Supervisory Contracting Officer..............................(817)978-4447 Thomas Robbins-GSA R&A Projects Delivery Program Manager(817)978-5585 PURPOSE OF CONFERENCE Multiple Award IDIQ for General Construction and Repair/Alterations with Design/Build Capabilities (Solicitation No. GS-07P-07-HHD-0096), for Greater Southwest Region (States of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico)and the Contiguous United States. The purpose of this conference is to clarify the solicitation, discuss any solicitation questions, proposal procedure questions, award process questions and/or any technical questions. SPECIAL NOTE No oral statement made by a Government representative during the pre-proposal conference, nor any written record of such oral statements as may be made and subsequently furnished to the offeror, will be deemed to have the effect of adding to, modifying or otherwise varying from the written provisions of the Request for Proposals (including, but not limited to specifications, drawings, and written amendments to the solicitation). In the event the discussion or questions raised during the pre-proposal conference indicated a need to modify the request for proposals, an amendment to the solicitation must be acknowledged in the same manner and under the same conditions as all other written amendments to a Request for Proposal. ACCESS AND SECURITY The Contracting Company (hereinafter referred to as Contractor) shall ensure the completion of the Contractor Information Worksheet (CIW) and the Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions, Standard Form (SF) 85P for all contractor employees working on the project regardless of length of work. The Contractor shall submit the CIW's electronically to the EM&S Program Assistant identified in the Comments Section of the CIW form. NOTE: The e-mail address entered in Section 1 of the CIW is very important. This is the email address which will be used to send the invitation to complete the SF-85P. If you choose to assign a designated point of contact within your company, enter their e-mail address only on all CIW's. If you choose to have the individual input their own information, enter their e-mail address. The designated contact will receive the invitation/e-mail notification and will complete the SF-85P. Once the Program Assistant receives correctly completed CIW's the applicant will receive an email invitation (at the designated e-mail address provided) to complete their personal history in e-QIP. Completed forms must be returned within the designated timeframe, ten (10) days from the date of the invitation. The SF-85P must be submitted electronically, and all signature pages must be signed and faxed; scanned and emailed; or overnight mailed. SF85P is attached below. It is imperative that all boxes are filled in with the requested information. If it is not applicable, enter N/A. All information must be complete. The CIW will be emailed to the contractor by the CO/COTR upon award of contract with instructions for proper completion. The Contractor shall be responsible for the following activities regarding HSPD-12 requirements; failure to do so will be considered as non-responsive and may subject the contractor to contract actions. Ensure applicants/employees are eligible for issuance of GSA Access Card prior to submission of forms to the best of their ability; Provide completed Contractor Information Work sheet for all contract employees to the EM&S Program Assistant within seven (7) days of award of contract; Ensure E-QIP SF-85P is completed within ten (10) days of receipt of e-QIP invitation; Provide Fingerprints using FD-258 Cards from two (2) fingerprinting sessions with local law enforcement agency, mailed to EM&S Program Assistant within ten(10) days of e-QIP invitation. Fingerprinting service is available through appointment with appropriate program assistant in their office; Forward all required forms to the EM&S Program Assistant; Ensure applicant/employee is notified of all suitability determinations; Ensure all badges and/or ID cards are returned to GSA/PBS COR within five (5) working days subsequent to employee leaving the contract or contract end date Immediately notify the Building Manager, CO, or COTR of any issues that arise that could negatively affect any employee's ability to maintain or obtain access to the project site. AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION Planned Amendment to the solicitation will include the following changes - GSA solicitation cover page denoting date and time proposal are due will be added. On the page entitled NOTICE CONCERNING SOLICITATION, the following statement will be added. - This solicitation is being procured with FAR 15.6, Source Selection Procedures, using "Greatest Value" concept. Section 01005 SUMMARY OF WORK will be added. In Section 00800 - SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS: (1)BONDS AND INSURANCE Paragraph C - The second sentence is corrected to read: The ordering official shall select two or more forms of payment protection for task orders greater than $30,000, but not greater than $100,000. The contractor shall submit to the Government one of the payment protections selected by the contracting officer in accordance with FAR 28.102-1(b)(1). (2)PERFORMANCE 3.01 Period of Performance - This sentence is corrected to read "The period of performance of this contract will commence on or about March 2011 and remain in effect for a period of two (2) years (1 year base plus one 1 year option)from the date of award; except that task orders placed prior to the expiration date shall remain in full force and effect until deliveries have been completed and payments have been made." Price Proposal forms will be added as attachment at end of solicitation. NOTICE CONCERNING SOLICITATION CCR - OFFERORS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CONTRACTOR CENTRAL REGISTRATION (CCR) DATABASE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARD. BONA FIDE PLACE OF BUSINESS - OFFERORS SHALL HAVE A BONA FIDE PLACE OF BUSINESS WITHIN THE ZONE OF INTEREST AS OF THE DATE PROPOSALS ARE DUE, January 5, 2011, 3:30 p.m. Central Standard Time. A bona fide place of business within the zone of interest MUST BE VERIFIABLE IN CCR OR THE PROPOSAL WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD (limited exceptions, such as Joint Ventures, may apply). PROPOSAL OFFER PERCENTAGE FACTORS - The scheduled line items and the RS Means already includes a reasonable overhead and profit. Submit one percentage factor for the Government Furnished Line Items Listed in Price Schedule for Normal Working Hours and one percentage factor for Other Than Normal Working Hours for the Base Period and the Option Period. Submit one percentage factor for Scheduled Line Items Using the RS Means Guides for Normal Working Hours and one percentage factor for Other Than Normal Working Hours for the Base Period and the Option Period. The percentage factor shall be proposed as: plus, minus or net. This percentage factor will include all markup, labor and materials. Percentage factors for the option period should take into account any changes in the costs of labor and materials. STANDARD FORM 1442 - DETERMINE YOUR PROPOSED PRICE PERCENTAGES (PLUS (+), MINUS (-), or NET) FOR THE SCHEDULED LINE ITEM LISTING. Enter those percentages on the Standard Form 1442, Solicitation, Offer and Award. GROSS RECEIPTS TAX - DO NOT INCLUDE THE GROSS RECEIPTS TAX FOR ZONE I - STATE OF NEW MEXICO IN YOUR PERCENTAGE FACTOR. PREMIUMS FOR BONDS - DO NOT INCLUDE PREMIUMS FOR BONDS IN YOUR PERCENTAGE FACTORS. THIS APPLIES TO ALL ZONES IN THIS CONTRACT. THE GROSS RECEIPTS TAX AND PREMIUMS FOR BONDS WILL BE A SEPARATE LINE ITEM WHEN APPLICABLE. EVALUATION AND AWARD BASIS FOR AWARD - The Government will make an award to the responsible offeror(s)whose offer(s) conform to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the Government. Technical quality is significantly more important than cost or price. As proposals become more equal in their technical merit, the cost or price becomes more important. TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTORS - Experience - must present evidence of having performed a minimum of 5 projects completed within the past 5 years, 3 of the 5 must be "similar" in nature and size to the requirements listed. --- Submit past performance questionnaire forms for a minimum of 5 different current projects or 5 projects performed within the past 5 years for projects for similar services. Past Performance - Provide the questionnaire form to 5 different references. Each reference shall return the form to you in a sealed envelope. DO NOT open the envelope. Submit questionnaires in the sealed envelope (sealed by the reference). Qualifications of Key Personnel - Key personnel include: Project Manager or Coordinator; On-Site Superintendent; Construction Supervisor; Chief Designers [Architect, Mechanical, Electrical, and Structural]; and Inspection and Testing Agent[s]). SEE FORMAT IN EVALUATION AND AWARD Management Plan - Submit a narrative describing: (1) understanding of the sample scope of work; (2) brief statement of perception/philosophy of responding to multiple task orders in various locations simultaneously. Compliance with Solicitation Requirements - Compliance with above in requirements and registration in CCR SECTION 00800 - SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS BONDS AND INSURANCE - For each task/delivery order in excess of $100,000.00, the contractor shall furnish a performance bond in accordance with FAR 28.102-1(a). - For each task/delivery order in excess of $100,000.00, the contractor shall furnish a payment bond in accordance with FAR 28.102-2(b). - The ordering official shall select two or more forms of payment protection for task orders greater than $30,000, but not greater than $100,000. The contractor shall submit to the Government one of the payment protections selected by the contracting officer in accordance with FAR 28.102-1(b)(1). CONTRACTOR STORAGE AND OFFICE SPACE - The Government will not provide storage or office space for the contractor's use. Space may be available for lease. The contractor should contact the Building Manager for information on leasing space. SUMMARY OF WORK LOCATIONS Zone I - State of New Mexico - Solicitation is open to all business concerns. Woman Owned, Veteran Owned, HubZone and Small/Small Disadvantaged businesses. Zone II - El Paso - Solicitation is set aside for Small Business Administration certified 8(a) concerns. - 8(a) Contractors are not required to submit the required bid guarantee for proposals submitted for zones set aside for 8(a) contractors per GSAM 529.101-1 (a) Construction Contracts. (Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 637(a)). Zone VIII - State of Louisiana - Solicitation is set aside for HubZone small business concerns. HUBZone small business concern means a small business concern that appears on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the Small Business Administation. Awards will be made by Zones. The secondary contract area is the contiguous United States. (See Attachement - IDIQ Contract Zones, With Geographical Zones Outlined). (FAILURE TO SPECIFY WORK ZONE WILL RESULT IN REJECTION OF OFFER.) WORKING HOURS - Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. are considered normal working hours and days. - Approximately 50 percent of work will be performed during normal working hours and 50 percent will be performed during other than normal working hours. CONTRACT AMOUNT PER YEAR - Up to $10 Million per one year period, without carry over to the next year. GUARANTEED MINIMUM - The guaranteed minimum shall be $200.00 for each firm selected. MINIMUM/MAXIMUM ORDER LIMITATIONS - Government may order services that do not fall within the stipulated minimum/maximum order limitations (Reference Supplementary Conditions - Section 00800, FAR 52.216-19 - Delivery Order Limitations (OCT 1995)) Contractor may reject such orders by written notice to the ordering official but it must be within 3 days of receipt of order. TASK ORDERS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CONTRACT AREAS - Primary area is within the zone(s) specified in the offeror's proposal. Secondary area is all other zones not proposed on and the contiguous United States. Contractors are not required to compete for task orders to be performed in the secondary zones. TIME OF PERFORMANCE/LIQUIDATED DAMAGES - The performance times in calendar days and liquidated damages will be stated on each individual task order. MOBILIZATION FEE - A mobilization fee may be given consideration per task order in a remote area. A remote area is defined as fifty (50) mile radius of: (1) the established GSA Geographic Service Centers (See Attachment - GSA Geographic Service Centers) or (2) the IDQ contractor's bona fide place of business location. DAVIS-BACON WAGES - Wage Rates for the location in which the work is to be Performed will be attached to each task order. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED LINE ITEMS AND SCHEDULED LINE ITEMS - primary ordering source - not negotiable. The offeror's percentage factor will not be negotiated. NON SCHEDULED LINE ITEM - not listed in the Government furnished line item listing or the RS Means Guides - shall be negotiated. LUMP SUM PRICING - The Government may elect to obtain pricing utilizing a lump sum method. - Will be competed among the multiple awarded contractors per zone. - Pricing breakdown may be required. - The order shall define the scope of work in such detail as is appropriate for the work to be accomplished and include sketches, schedules, and drawings if necessary. TASK ORDER SELECTION - The priority for placing orders for line items is lowest price line-item contract first. - If technical considerations displaces the lowest price offeror as the best value, award will be made with the next lowest price offeror and so forth. - Contact with each contractor is not required - The ordering official shall make a business judgment as to whether (1) price, (2) delivery schedule, (3) past performance, is to be used as the selection criteria and award to the "Best value to the Government". FUTURE INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACTS (OPEN SEASON) GSA reserves the right to issue a modification to the solicitation to request proposals for additional contractors if needed. Awards will be made within the primary area. Pre-proposal Notes 12/9/2010 Questions & Answers On the agenda: GSA access cards (PIV) takes 10 day now for fingerprint cards rather than 14 days. **These are required once a contract is awarded; not at the proposal stage. Want to give you a clear understanding of the security requirements for this contract. Most successful are contractors that have one point of contact for all security clearances for their contract. Two (2) types of personal investigations: contractors/subs that need access to the building(s) less than 6 months and greater than 6 months. Less than 6 months = law enforcement check (no 85P required) Greater than 6 months = full investigation NACI. To begin the process for either one it begins with a Contractor Information Worksheet (CIW). Usually takes 2 weeks to receive a preliminary clearance. Complete NACI takes 2-6 months. Two types of badges: contractor for building access and a GSA access card if the contractor requires access to GSA computers systems. All large cities do not have a credentialing office. GSA does not pay or reimburse contractors for their travel to and from credentialing offices, this is the contractor responsibility. Amendments to the solicitation per your agenda notes Q - Bona fide office: solicitation states you must have a bona fide office in the zone you are proposing in, but what if you are serviced by another location? For example I have an office in the El Paso zone but I am serviced by the Lubbock SBA. How does that work in regards to the paragraph 2, Small Business Program, in the Supplementary Instructions to Offerors? A - The SBA certification office you are business is serviced by as a small business has nothing to do with the GSA zones set up in this solicitation. When it states you must have a bona fide office in the zone this is referring to the GSA established zones; an attachment is included in the solicitation with a map of the counties included in each zone. Pricing sheets will be included in the amendment. Q - RS Means - there are different books, which ones do we use? A - Use the Facilities Maintenance and Repair book and use the most current issue. Q - When will the amendment be issued? A - Next week. Q - And this will include the pricing and bonding information? A - Yes Q - If we have performance evaluations can we provide those in lieu of the five? A - Not in lieu but please submit those as well. Q - Will this preclude us from receiving a decent past performance rating if our points of contacts do not want to respond again since they have already submitted their comments in the DFARS system? A - No the proposals will be evaluated based on their merit. You will not be penalized for sending in a CCast that has been documented and the evaluator will not respond. We encourage you to still attempt to receive the requested information from your contacts and submit documentation with the performance evaluations indicating the attempt was made and the POC rejected. Q - How are you qualifying the offeror? We may have a teaming agreement. Will you qualify the past experience of the offeror as well as the partner? Or is it solely based on Joe Smith's construction Company? A - The companies teaming together per the teaming arrangement; past experience/projects of those firms can be submitted for evaluation. Teaming arrangements must be submitted with the proposal. Q - Past experience on on-going projects? A - Yes we will accept that as well. However make sure you meet the requirements as well. Q - Do you have to mail the questionnaire to the contacts or can we email those as well? A - You can email the questionnaires, however the responses need to be mailed back to you in sealed envelopes. Q - You are requesting a bid bond in the amount of $200,000 is that correct? We typically submit a bond that is 20% of the greatest amount of the bid. A - We are requiring one in the amount of $200,000. This is an IDIQ with multiple task order, not one big project. Range of typical task orders $ 5,000 - $350,000. New Mexico - $5 million total program; average task order value just under $90K El Paso - $1 million total program; average task order value just under $30K Louisiana - $8 million total program; average task order value just under $100 Again this is an estimate based on historical per zone and is in no way a guarantee. The IDIQ contract is a tool that can be used to perform the work within the zone but is not required. Q - 8(a) is not required to submit the bid bonds. Do we get extra credit if we can provide it as an 8(a) firm? A - No because it is not required. We would love to receive it however not extra credit will be given. Q - What is the anticipated total value of task order for zone 8? A - We can only give a range. We do not have an estimate. This is a tool PMs and COs can use but they do not have to use it. We are currently under a continuing resolution and to not know what our funding will be at this point. Q - Is there a reason why New Mexico was not set aside? A - Yes, historically we went out with set asides and did not receive enough participation and therefore had to go back out full and open. Q - How many do you anticipate awarding per zone? A - There is not a set number in mind. Q - Where will the amendments be posted? A - On FedBizOpps, right where the solicitation currently is posted. Minimum order - When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than $500.00, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under this contract. Maximum order - The Contractor is not obligated to honor -- any order for a single (unit priced) item in excess of $5,000,000.00, any order for a combination of (unit priced) items in excess of $5,000,000.00 or a series of orders from the same ordering office within five (5) days that together call for (unit priced) quantities exceeding the limitation of $5,000,000.00. The Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations, unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within three days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to perform the work called for and the reasons. Q - This is a one year firm one year option? A - Yes. Q - Will the line items be updated at the end of the base year? A - Yes, however the proposal must include coefficients (contractor percentage factors) for the base year and option year at the time of the proposal. Line items will be reviewed and pricing will be updated at the end of the base year. Q - If the contractor is qualified to submit for multiple zones do we have to submit separate proposals may we submit within one proposal for several zones? A - You need to submit a proposal for each zone. Q - You mentioned that the overall budget for Louisiana is $8 million, but that it may not be that much. Does it affect the average work order, meaning that maybe it could be under $100K per order? A - The averages do not give you a budget. Those numbers represent the anticipated aggregate of the program for the base year of this contract. Q - Can it affect the task order amount and be under $100K? A - The task order amount is based on the entire program and is an average. Not a guarantee that all or any task order will be $100K. The size of the project we are doing in LA run around $100K each. Q - Price books. Which one takes precedence the government issued price book (line items) or the RS Means? A - The government furnished line items. Q - With the RS Means can you confirm we are looking at the total O&P column? A - Yes Q - No Cost Index? We are going with the total and we are not going to change it for the location? A - Yes that is accurate. Disregard the cost index in the back of the Means book. Q - With regards to the engineering and architectural services, how much of those services do you anticipating per task order? A - Just an average. It is not very common at all. Each zone typically has an A&E firm for those services. It is very rare that the construction will secure A&Es for services. Q - This is not like a design build situation that we are talking about on these task orders? A - Not typically but it is not out of the question. We have other means we prefer to use for design build projects. And the design build projects that would be used under this IDIQ are very small in nature, we have this language and clauses in here for the small percentage of times that we may need to use this vehicle for such but as they stated it would be rare. Q - I am assuming that the design build capabilities apply as well to Zone II El Paso, the solicitation calls for an 8(a) contractor with design build capabilities, but from what I am hearing there is are not that many design build opportunities out there? A - That is accurate, but that is also not to convey that it is not important. That is why in the solicitation the small section in the solicitation that has to do with design build is in there and it says that if it comes up, then the A&E and any of those types of qualifications would be submitted at that time and are not asked for up front. The only thing asked for up front are the qualifications of the general contractor. That is also why the AE clauses are included, just in case we have a situation where a small design build project comes up. However that would be tackled if it were to ever come up. Q - Security SF85P forms. Could you clarify when are they due? It was stated the days were changed from 14 days to 10 days? A - No that only applies to the fingerprint cards. Q - So can you clarify what the invitation date is? Is that from when the solicitation was posted and is it per task order? A - If you have a core group that will be working with you on projects we can do those at the task order level. I will send you a Contractor Information Worksheet (CIW) and we will get those done post award. But you don't send those now. Anyone that you do not have a clearance for, and you receive a task order, the ordering official or Contracting Officers will need to give you a CIW for that task order. Once you get the CIW you complete your part of it, and depending on what zone you are in will depend on what program assistant you will be working with. From that point forward you would work with the program assistant for additional clearances. Q - So for January 5th we do not need a clearance? A - That is correct you do need a clearance at that time. Only needed after award. GSA has someone in the El Paso and Albuquerque office that works fingerprint, badges and on the clearances. Q - What is the average coefficient for the areas? I guess everyone would like the historical information. Or for the existing contractor on board currently. A - We cannot release that information. Q - Is it just one award per zone? A - No, we have the option to make multiple awards for each zone. Q - OK and that will be around the January 5th deadline? It would happen around the anticipated March award time? A - Everyone that we are going to make an award to will have to have their proposals submitted by January 5th. We will review the proposals and we will make awards, and may or may not make multiple awards per zone; we do not know at this time how many we will award. Q - So Albuquerque could have 3 new awards on 1. But all of those would be awarded around the March time frame? A - Correct. Q - Can you go over the open season again? I guess if you already have some contractors on board currently, do you have any knowledge and you don't know how many you will add? Just up in the air? A - We are doing an open season now; we do not know if we will be able to award any additional contracts, so we may or may not have another open season. We only have two years left on this contract, it depends on the response. We do not have enough contractors in these zones and that is why we are currently having an open season. Q - After this conference today if we have additional questions can we submit additional questions before the January 5th deadline? A - You can submit questions to me via email up through next Wednesday, December 15th. Q - How many contractors are currently awarded in these zones? A - Zone I New Mexico - 1, Zone II El Paso - 2, Zone VIII Louisiana - 2 (One, however, is unresponsive and the option will not be exercised.) Q - Looking ahead. Since this is an open season on an existing IDIQ that will go out again in two years, will there be a sources sought for the replacement contract to see where New Mexico, Zone 1 will remain a full and open zone? A - Yes. Questions sent after pre-proposal Q - The solicitation notice states that additional contractors are needed for Zone III (El Paso), and that the bidder must have a bona fide place of business here at the time proposals are due. What exactly does Zone III encompass? We are an 8A general contractor located in San Antonio, and would like to put forth a bid, we just need to know if we're considered part of that area. Also later on in the solicitation it lists El Paso as being in Zone II, is this a typo? Does it mean a different area at all? A - El Paso is Zone II. Reference to Zone III is a typo. San Antonio is not in Zone II, El Paso. There is a map of the zones toward the end of the solicitation. Q - Bid bond question. 8(a) firms are not required to submit bid bonds. Therefore if you are an 8(a) firm proposing in any zone you are not required to submit a bid bond. A - They are nice for GSA to see but not required. Q - Technical proposals & projects question. The firms teaming together per the teaming arrangement; past experience/projects of those firms (listed on the certificate) can be submitted for evaluation? A - Yes, but teaming arrangements must be submitted with the proposal. Q - The solicitation appears to be missing a form in which contractors can submit their proposed percentage factors. Can you amend the solicitation to include the form or if the form is not missing can you please direct us to where the form is? A - An amendment will be issued and will include pricing sheets. Q - Page 4, Item 3.00 Offer, Supplementary Instructions states "One percentage factor is required for the Government Furnished Line Items Listed in Price Schedule for Normal working Hours (NWH) and for Other Than Normal Working Hours (OTNWH) for the Base Period and Option Period One". Do we understand this statement correctly, for Government Furnished Line Items 191.01 through 193.40, is the contractor required to provide one percentage factor for NWH and a separate percentage factor for OTNWH for the Base Period and then a separate percentage factor for NWH and a separate percentage factor for OTNWH for the Option Period? A - Yes, there are a total of 4 percentage factors for the Government Furnished Line Items (1.01 - 193.40): BASE YEAR NORMAL TIME, BASE YEAR OTHER THAN NORMAL TIME, OPTION YEAR NORMAL TIME, OPTION YEAR OTHER THAN NORMAL TIME. Q - Page 4, Item 3.00 Offer, Supplementary Instructions. Is the RS Means Guides the same thing as the Scheduled Line Items 1.01 through 190.12? If not, please explain what the RS Means Guides are and where the contractor can get a copy? A - "RS Means Guide" refers to a commercially available cost estimating guide published by Reed Construction Data and commonly used in the construction industry. Enter the term "RS MEANS" into an internet search engine to find more information, including purchasing options. Q - Page 5, Item 3.00 Offer, Supplementary Instructions states "One percentage factor is required for Scheduled Line Items Using the RS Means Guides for Normal Working Hours (NWH) and for Other Than Normal working Hours (OTNWH) for the Base Period and Options Period One". Do we understand this statement correctly, for Scheduled Line Items 1.01 through 190.12 , is the contractor required to provide one percentage factor for NWH and a separate percentage factor for OTNWH for the Base Period and then a separate percentage factor for NWH and a separate percentage factor for OTNWH for the Option Period? A - Two different questions here. (1) "Scheduled Line Items Using the RS Means Guides" do not refer to the government furnished line items. "Scheduled Line Items Using the RS Means Guides" refer to line items included in RS Means estimating books. The numbers 1.01 - 190.12 refer to government furnished line items are not relevant to RS Means items. A - (2) For RS Means items, there are a total of 4 percentage factors: BASE YEAR NORMAL TIME, BASE YEAR OTHER THAN NORMAL TIME, OPTION YEAR NORMAL TIME, OPTION YEAR OTHER THAN NORMAL TIME. Q - Page 6, Item 5. Method of Evaluation and Award (Price), Item ( c) states "the percentages of work to be performed during Normal Working Hours (NWH) and Other Than Normal working Hours (OTNWH) are also contained in Section 01005 - Summary of Work. The solicitation appears to be missing Section 01005 - Summary of Work. Can you amend the solicitation to include this section or if it is not missing can you please direct us to where the Section is? A - This was an oversight. Se...