AMENDMENT 1: Question: "The RFP says that: "Respondents are required to have complete annual representations and certifications via the ORCA webisite (pg. 16 of the soliciation). This has been consolidated into the SAM system. Do we need to resurrect our ORCA certs and reps or will the SAM certs and reps be acceptable?" Answer: Orca has bee superceeded by SAM, you're SAM registration must be current, You DO NOT need to do anything with ORCA. Question: The RFP says: Respondents must submit a Certificate of Independent Price Determination. Sam also includes the certification of price determination. Do we need to include another one in our proposal? Answer: The signature on the SF 1449 constitutes proposal of certificate of Independent Price Determination. Question: The RFP indicates that the submittal is required in hard copy for 4 copies. Can the proposal be submitted electronically to your office? Answer: yes, this office will accept electronic submittals. HOWEVER- if any portion of the proposal is not accessible/missing the proposal will be deemed incomplete and removed from consideration. Please submit electronic proposals to: kekoch@fs.fed.us I will not confirm receipt of "complete applications" but I will give a best effort to reply with a "received" email response. The due dates for electronic applications remains the same as the hard copy requirements. Question: What is the competative Range? Answer: $50,000 - $75,000 Question: When is the final report due? Answer: Final report is due upon completion of Phase 2. Question: When can contractor bill for work completed? Answer: The government will accept billing and pay upon completion/approval of phase 1 and phase 2. Question: Please clarify due dates/timelines. Answer: Please refer to solicitation for specific due dates on proposal and time line for phase one and two. If there are more specific questions regarding due dates please email them to kekoch@fs.fed.us Question: Can you post the meeting sign up sheet to solicitation? Answer: See attachment Question: It appears that Section K was duplicated in the solicitation. Would you please confirm that you would like pages 12 to 24 filled out and returned and not pages 28 to 46? Answer: A further review of the solicitation did not reveal any obvious duplication of contract clauses, there are multiple references to small business concerns etc. Please complete ALL APPLICABLE information on the representations and certifications. If there are any duplications it will not be of any consequence to proposal evaluations. Question: Are there any additional maps available for proposed sites? Answer: See attached Map. Question: Is there a page limit and font size type preferred? Answer: Technically no limit, please limit to 3-5 pages, font 11 as smallest font. Question: Are prices to be included inclusive of both fully burdened labor and travel plus any ODC's? Answer: Yes. Contract award shall include all pricing as fully burdened and also include travel, there will not be any consideration for additional costs after award. Question: For past performance will you be posting Past Performance questionnaire forms or do we just include a maximum of 3 references with contact information? Answer: No past performance questionnaires will be provided. Yes- please limit references to 3 total. Question: Will site surveys be expected for this project or should we assume this is totally a paper study? Answer: This is a paper study. AG-82AT-S-14-0034 Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) Investigation, Argentine Mining District for the Boulder Ranger District Office located at the Boulder Ranger District Office, Boulder District Office, 2140 Yarmouth Ave., Boulder, CO 80301. This PRP Investigation Services project shall include all management, resources and expertise necessary to ensure that PRP Investigation services are performed in a manner that will result in the desired deliverable at the end of the contract. A pre-proposal site visit is scheduled for August 20, 2014 at 9:00AM at teh Boulder Ranger District Office located at 2140 Yarmouth Ave., Boulder, CO 80301. This pre-proposal is NOT mandatory but highly recommended. All participants must RSVP by August 15, 2014 by contacting Trez Skillern at tskillern@fs.fed.us , phone number 1-303-541-2528. This is a total small business set-aside. The anticipated date for issuance of the solicitation will be on or around August 19, 2014. The anticipated due date is August 29, 2014 4:30PM. The solicitation will be available for free download at www.fbo.gov. All questions pertaining to this solicitation must be submitted, in writing, to Kasey Koch at kekoch@fs.fed.us or via facsimile to 970-295-6699. All Offerors shall be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) in accordance to FAR 52.204-7 and FAR 52.204-8 to be considered responsive to this solicitation. All Offerors must respond to all evaluation criteria in Section M of the solicitation to be considered responsive to this solicitation. Offerors who fail to meet these three criteria will not be considered in the Technical Evaluation of offers.
