WillFARMIIbeasmallbusinesssetaside?WhatwilltheevaluationcriteriafortheFARMII
basicandtaskordersbe?Whatwillbethesmallbusinessutilizationgoals?FARMIIcontract
structure?NumberofFARMIIawardees?FARMIIproposalrequirements?
Theacquisitionstrategyandcriteriahavenotbeendeterminedyet.Moreinformation
willbeprovidedinthedraftRFPandthenfinalizedinthefinalRFP.
WillannouncementsgooutonBeta.SAM.gov?
Therequirementseemstocoveralargegeographicarea,Willyoubelookingforcompanies
injustthosespecificareas?
WillyouoperateunderanyotherNAICScodesthan236220?
Willprotgbeconsidered?
Willtheprimeberequiredtoperformallareasofscopeinhouse?Whatspecificcapabilities
willberequiredoftheprime?
TheDraftRFP,FinalRFP,etc.willbepostedonBeta.SAM.gov.
Theprimecontractorswillberequiredtohavethecapabilitytoexecuteconcurrent
workineachofthelocationslistedintheSOWregardlessofcompanylocation.
TheNAICScodeforthisacquisitionis236220.
TheGovernmentwillconsiderMentor/Protgpartnerships.
TheGovernmentislookingforaprimecontractorwhocanexecutemultidisciplined
projects,whetherthatbeinhouseorthroughsubcontracting.Theacquisitionstrategy
andcriteriahavenotbeendeterminedyet.Moreinformationwillbeprovidedinthe
draftRFPandthenfinalizedinthefinalRFP.
Willacontractorclearance(i.e.FCL)berequired?
TheFARMIIcontractorwillnotberequiredtoholdafacilitysecurityclearance(FCL).
Whatpercentageofthetaskordersaredesignbuild?
WillFARMIIcontractorsberequiredtohaveanonbasepresence?
Howprevalentisasbestos&leadpaintwhenperformingworkonFARMtaskorders?
WhathasbeenthebiggestprogramriskforFARMl?
Whatisthetypicaldollaramountontaskorders?
Doyougrouprequirementstobuildlargertaskorders?
Whatisthebiggestcostfactoronthetaskorders?
SOWstatesprimesmustselfperform51%ofthework,willthisbeenforced?
HowwilltheTwoPhaseDesign/Buildwork?
WhoaretheincumbentcontractorsonFARMI?
Whattypesoftaskordershavebeenawarded,andhowmuchhasbeenawardedinFARMl
HowlongwilltheperiodofperformancebeforFARMll?
ArethelistofprojectsinAtch3ofthedraftSOWallnewworkforFARMll
Whenwillthesitevisitsbescheduled?
WhatisthetimelinefortheFARMIIAcquisition?
HowmuchoftheworktakesplaceatArnoldvstheGSU's?
Howmanycontractswillbeawardedunderthebasic?
Doyouintendtoawardaseedprojecttoeachawardee?
Willnewtaskordersbeissuedtoalloftheawardeeswhentheycomeout?
HowhasAEDCbeenoperatingduringCOVID?
WhatistheanticipatedceilingoftheFARMllIDIQ?
Onthelistofpotentialprojects,whatpercentageofscopeisupgradestohydraulics?
WhatwerethesuccessesandshortcomingsofFARMl?
Projectscanincludedesign/build,construction,ortwophasedesign/build.Themajority
oftaskorderswillbedesign/build.
ThereiscurrentlynorequirementtohaveaPMonsiteatalltimes.However,ata
minimum,superintendentswillberequiredtobeonsitewhileworkisbeing
accomplished.
Manyfacilitieswerebuiltinthe1950'sand1960's.Asbestosandleadarelikelytobe
present.
Thebiggestconcernhasbeenfacilityaccessduetotestingschedules,outages,
maintenancework,etc.
Taskorderscanrangefrom$250Ktomultimillions,buttypicallytheyfallinthe$1M
$2Mrange.
TheGovernmentstrivestogrouptogethersimilarrequirementsintothesametask
order.
Themajorcostdriverisconstruction.
ThisrequirementhasbeenremovedfromSOW1.1.
ThisisnewtoFARMllandthedetailsarestillbeingworkedout.Thiswouldonlybe
usedforhighlytechnicalprojectswhereitisbeneficialtotheGovernmenttoseekouta
percentageofdesigncompletionbeforeawardingthetaskorder.Togeneralize,the
GovernmentwouldreleaseaFOPRtotheFARMIIprimecontractorsrequestinga
certainpercentageofdesignwiththeproposal.TheGovernmentwoulddownselectto
thewinningproposalandpayeachoftheprimecontractorsforthedesignthey
submitted.DesignswillnotbesharedwithotherFARMIIcontractors.Feedbackonthis
iswelcomed.
BlackandVeatch,TurnerConstructionCompany,APTIMFederalServices,LLC.,
HealtheonInc.
ThisinformationispublicandcanbefoundonFPDS.govthrougheZsearch.Searchfor
thefollowingcontractnumbers:FA910116D0006,FA910116D0007,FA910116D0008,
FA910116D0009.ExampleFARMIIprojectscanbefoundinthedraftSOW,AttachmentTheprojectedperiodofperformanceisfiveyears.SeeIndustryDayPresentation,slide
24,intheFARMllCompetitionLibraryforinformationconcerninginitialthoughtsonthe
FARMllstructure.
Thelistispotentialnewconstructionwork,theseprojectsarenotguaranteed.
Sitevisitdateshavenotyetbeendetermined.
SeeIndustryDaypresentationintheCompetitionLibrary,slide16,fornotional
acquisitionschedule.
Asanestimate,80%90%oftheworktakesplaceatArnoldAFB.
ThishasnotbeenofficiallydeterminedyetandwillnotbefinalizeduntilthefinalRFPis
released.SeeIndustryDayPresentation,slide24,intheFARMllCompetitionLibraryfor
informationconcerninginitialthoughtsontheFARMllstructure.
TheGovernmentintendstoawardoneseedprojectontheFARMIIbasicaward.Each
selectedcontractorwillbeawardedaminimumamountforkickoff/transitionactivities.
Allselectedcontractorswillbeprovidedafairopportunitytocompeteonsubsequent
taskorders.
ItistheGovernment'sintentiontoprovidefairopportunityforeachprimeoneverytask
order.
Constructionisbackupandrunning.Thereareinstallationcommanderguidelinesto
followconcerningmasksandreportingofCOVIDsymptoms,contact,installationentry,ThishasnotbeenofficiallydeterminedyetandwillnotbefinalizeduntilthefinalRFPis
released.SeeIndustryDayPresentation,slide24,intheFARMllCompetitionLibraryfor
informationconcerninginitialthoughtsontheFARMllstructure.
Thepercentagewillvarybasedonwhatprojectsarefundedandthechosendesignsof
thosefundedprojects.TheGovernmentdoesnothaveatargetedpercentageatthis
time.
TheGovernmentdoesnotprovidepastperformanceinformationoncurrent
contractors.WhileoverallFARMlhasbeensuccessfulintheareasoffundingexecution,
quickawardtimelines,andmajorfacilityupgradesbeingcompleted,therehavebeen
somelessonslearnedthathavepromptedchangeswhichwillbereflectedintheSOW
andRFP.
Atch 2 FA9101-21-SSS-0001_2 Facilities Acquisitions for Restoration and Modernization (FARM) II Industry Day Questions and
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