Questions_and_Answers_V2.pdf

Questions and Answers:

Q1: Can I bid on just a few items? I don’t make everything on the list.

A1: No, this is an all or nothing solicitation.

Q2: What is the required delivery?

A2: The government desires by 01AUG17 however other delivery schedules may be proposed and considered by the government.

Q3: Do I have to be a manufacture for all these items or can I contract to others? I am a distributor with multiple sources.

A3: You do not need to be a manufacture for all the items but as a Small business set aside you are required to do 51% of the work.

Q4: I wanted to see if the delivery can be broken up into multiple shipments or does it have to be one shipment with everything?

A4: The delivery can be broken up into multiple shipments so long as they meet the delivery date. The vendor will not be paid for items that have not been delivered and all items on a CLIN must be delivered before that CLIN can be invoiced.

Q5: Do you have specific brand names for the items you require?

A5: The government does not have specific brand names. As long as the item meets the specs and is manufactured in an appropriate country it will be acceptable.

Q6: Will you accept items that were manufactured in the PRC?

A6: Per the amended solicitation, the PRC is not included in any trade agreements with the US and is not an acceptable place of manufacture for items that have a buy American requirement.

Q7: Would Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) items be acceptable for this quote?

A7: The vendor can add the required images to COTS items assuming the original COTS item met the requirement.