Attachment J.2 - Solicitation Questions - 040ADV-26-R-0042 - Answers.pdf

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Offeror/Compa ny Name:

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Page Number Document Section Sub Section Paragraph Question Government Response 11 Section C - Statement of Work Place of Performance Services performed at the Contractor’s facility (parking garage/lot) within 0.25 miles of 732 North Capitol Street NW

Will the Government accept a proposal from an offeror that is not the owner or operator of the proposed parking facility, where the offeror submits a signed letter of authorization from the facility owner/operator confirming the offeror’s legal authority to furnish the 190 spaces for the base period and all option periods? If so, does the Government require a specific form of documentation to evidence that authority?

The Contracting Officer is not authorizing anyone who is not the owner of the facility to submit a proposal in response to this solicitation.

Attachment J.1 - Price Worksheet

All tabs Tabs titled "Labor," "FFP items," "Summary CLINS," and "Price Breakdown"

Please confirm which tabs of Attachment J.1 the offeror is required to complete and submit.

The workbook is titled "Independent Government Cost Estimate" and the "Labor" and "FFP items" tabs appear to contain Government-prepared content and instructions. Should the offeror complete only the "Summary CLINS" and "Price Breakdown" tabs?

Only complete the Summary CLINs tab.

Attachment J.1 has been updated to include the deletion of the Price Breakdwon tab.

Attachment J.1 - Price Worksheet

Price Breakdown tab Price elements: Parking Lease, Labor, Security, Maintenance, Snow Removal, Overhead, G&A, Profit

The Price Breakdown tab requires the offeror to disclose individual cost elements including Parking Lease, Overhead, G&A, and Profit. Please confirm this breakdown is required for award and describe how the Government will use it, given that award is on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis and the requirement is a firm fixed price commercial service.

Price Breakdown tab was error and has been deleted. Worksheet has been updated to reflect change and will be uploaded. Please use only the Summary CLINs tab.

15 Section I - Contract Clauses 52.212-5 FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended

FAR 52.222-41 is listed in Section I, but no Department of Labor wage determination is attached to the solicitation. Will the Government issue an applicable wage determination by amendment prior to the proposal due date? Please also confirm whether the Government considers on-site parking facility staff (attendants, cashiers, maintenance personnel) to be subject to the Service Contract Act under this requirement.

Not applicable. If it was applicable, it would be indicated by the placement of an X in front of the clause.

20 Section L - Instructions to Offerors

L.2 Formatting Requirements

Paragraph beginning "All pages with written content..."

Section L.2 states that "Pages that exceed the page limitations will be removed, not read, and not evaluated," but no page limitation is stated anywhere in the solicitation. What is the maximum page count for Volume I - Technical Proposal and for Volume II - Price Proposal?

There is a table under section L.2 that indicates the page limit for the technical proposal is 15 pages. Any pages beyond 15 pages will be removed, not read, and not evaluated. There is no page limit for the price proposal.

6 Section C - Statement of Work 1. Background; Task 4.1.3 190 "guaranteed (not necessarily reserved)" spaces; 220 initial access credentials

The Background requires 190 guaranteed spaces while Task 4.1.3 requires 220 initial access credentials. Please confirm that the contractor must guarantee availability of 190 spaces at any given time to the holders of up to 220 credentials, and is not required to provide more than 190 concurrent spaces. Please also confirm whether the "reserved or dedicated parking spaces" referenced in Section M.1 is a requirement of this SOW, or whether unassigned guaranteed spaces satisfy the requirement.

The contractor must guarantee availability of 190 spaces at any given time to the holders of up to 220 credentials, and is not required to provide more than 190 concurrent spaces. Unassigned guaranteed spaces satisfy the requirement in the SOW

6 Section C - Statement of Work 1. Background "within 0.25 miles of 732 North Capitol Street NW"

Is the 0.25-mile limitation measured as walking distance along public rights-of-way, or as a straight-line radius? Please also confirm the measurement origin point at 732 North Capitol Street NW (building entrance, property line, or another point).

The 0.25-mile limitation measured as a straight-line radius from 732 North Capitol Street NW.

7 Section C - Statement of Work Task 4.1.4 - Facility Maintenance & Measurable SLAs

Snow/ice, lighting, CCTV, access control, structural and ADA response times

For a multi-tenant parking facility, do the maintenance and response-time requirements apply to the entire facility, or only to the spaces, access routes, pedestrian paths, and equipment serving the 190 GPO spaces? Please clarify the physical boundary of the contractor’s maintenance obligation.

The maintenance and response-time requirements apply only to the spaces, access routes, pedestrian paths, and equipment serving the 190 GPO spaces.

12 Section H - Special Contract Requirements

Section H states "None" Insurance The solicitation does not state insurance requirements. What types and minimum limits of insurance will the successful contractor be required to carry, and will the Government or the facility owner require additional insured status? Please also confirm whether the Government will hold the contractor liable for damage to Government vehicles occurring within the facility.

As the parking facility will be used by personal vehicles, the Government will not hold the contractor liable for damage to personal vehicles unless such damage results from contractor negligence. General liability insurance customarily covers these risks, and any specific minimum requirements, if needed, will be defined in the final contract.

The Government does not assume liability for personal vehicles parked in the facility.

11 Section F - Delivery or Performance; Section C Task 4.1.1

CLIN 0001 period of performance; occupancy readiness milestone

Base period 10/1/2026 - 9/30/2027; 190 spaces available NLT D+10

If award occurs after October 1, 2026, will the base period of performance shift to begin on the date of award, or will it remain 10/1/2026 - 9/30/2027 with a shortened first year? Please confirm that the D+10 occupancy readiness milestone runs from the date of award signature rather than from October 1, 2026.

The contract will be awarded by October 1, 2026 and the period of period will be 10/1/2026 - 9/30/2027.

17 Section I - Contract Clauses MMAR 52.217-8 / total contract duration

Total duration including options shall not exceed 5 years and 6 months

Section I contemplates a total duration of up to 5 years and 6 months, but Attachment J.1 "Summary CLINS" provides only five 12-month CLINs. Should offerors price a six-month extension period under the Option to Extend Services clause, and if so, on which line of Attachment J.1?

MMAR 52.217-9(c) Option to Extend the Term of the Contract indicates that The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years and 6months. This is simply a not to exceed period mandated by the clause.

General Incumbent information N/A Is there an incumbent contract for this requirement? If so, please provide the incumbent contractor name, contract number, current facility address, current price, and period of performance. If the requirement is new, please so state.

This is not a new requirement.

Incumbent: Metropolis Capital Holdings, LLC.. Total Award Amount:$2,053,655.90. PoP: 10/1/21 - 9/30/26.

13 Section I - Contract Clauses Clauses incorporated by reference and by full text

FAR 52.212-4 (Feb 2002); FAR 52.212-5 (May 2002)

Section I cites FAR 52.212-4 dated February 2002 and FAR 52.212-5 dated May 2002. Please confirm whether these historical versions apply to the resulting contract, or whether the current versions of these clauses will apply and be incorporated by amendment.

GPO does adhere to the FAR. We use the Materials Management Acquisition Regulation. The current MMAR versions were included in the solicitation.

We are performing independent research on the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (040ADV-26-R- 0042). We would like to know if this is a brand-new contract OR if there is (was) an incumbent performing these services. If not brand new, could you please provide the current / previous contract number and what the total contract value was?

This is not a new requirement.

Incumbent: Metropolis Capital Holdings, LLC.. Total Award Amount:$2,053,655.90. PoP: 10/1/21 - 9/30/26.

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