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AMENDMENT 1

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION: 12148418Q0003

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

1. QUESTION: Is service currently under contract? If so is who is the current contractor?

RESPONSE: Yes. Hamhed Limited Liability Company

2. QUESTION: Is there a 1449 Form for this solicitation?

RESPONSE: No, this is a combined synopsis/solicitation.

3. QUESTION: Is the current statement of work the same in the current contract?

RESPONSE: No, the current contract is an interim contract.

4. QUESTION: As a Service Disabled Veteran Contractor will the Government provide price preference for this award?

RESPONSE: No, this procurement is 100% set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Businesses.

5. QUESTION: Can the Government provide the current monthly price?

RESPONSE: No. Potential contractors should be able to independently formulate a pricing.

6. QUESTION: Does the Government have any historical data on paper product usage?

RESPONSE: No, this information is unavailable.

7. QUESTION: If awarded this contract does current staff have first refusal? Under Far

52.222.17 “Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts “Right of First Refusal”. Will the government provide us the name of employee(s)?

RESPONSE: The clause is checked as applicable in clause 52.212-5. The information would be provided to the successful offeror.

8. QUESTION: Can the Government provide the current contract number?

RESPONSE: 12148418F0002

9. QUESTION: Will the Government provide keys to access the buildings for service?

RESPONSE: Yes.

10. QUESTION: Do employees need any badging or id badges for access the building?

RESPONSE: This is referenced in C.2.1 of the solicitation.

11. QUESTION: What is the anticipated start date for this contract?

RESPONSE: 1 April 2018

12. QUESTION: Does this solicitation fall under Far 13 or Far 15?

RESPONSE: This is a combined synopsis solicitation in accordance with FAR 12 and 13 procedures.

13. QUESTION: How will award be determine for this contract?

RESPONSE: Reference FAR provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (OCT 2014) as included in this synopsis/solicitation.

14. QUESTION: What is the due date of the solicitation?

RESPONSE: Reference the combined synopsis/solicitation.

15. QUESTION: Is service currently under contract? If so who is the incumbent, and where are they from and are they a current SDVOSB contractor?

RESPONSE: Reference the response to Question 1.

16. QUESTION: Is the current statement of work the same in the current contract?

RESPONSE: Reference the response for Question 3.

17. QUESTION: Can the Government provide the current monthly price and annual price, along with option years?

RESPONSE: Reference the response to Question 5.

18. QUESTION: Is there a format for submitting the pricing? SF1449?

RESPONSE: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation so there is not an SF1449.

Instructions are provided in the solicitation in the Offer Submission Package section.

19. QUESTION: Can the Government provide the current monthly price?

RESPONSE: No. Potential contractors should be able to independently formulate a pricing.

20. QUESTION: Does the Government have any historical data on consumables usage?

RESPONSE: No, this information is unavailable.

21. QUESTION: If awarded this contract does current staff have first refusal? Under Far

52.222.17 “Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts “Right of First Refusal”. Will the government provide us the name of employee(s)?

RESPONSE: Reference the response to Question 7.

22. QUESTION: Does this solicitation fall under Far 13 or Far 15?

RESPONSE: Reference the response to Question 12.

23. QUESTION: Once awarded contract, based on submission for backgound check, can employee work until background come back?

RESPONSE: Yes

24. QUESTION: Can the Government provide a estimated cost of the Background cost?

RESPONSE: It appears this is asking what the cost to a potential contractor would be for the background check. Section 5.0 of the Performance Work Statement states that the Contractor shall incur the costs of having the fingerprinting performed on all employees to be utilized for this contract. This is unknown.

25. QUESTION: Can the Government provide a copy of signed in sheet?

RESPONSE: This is unavailable.

26. QUESTION: In the solicitation, it refers to Ability One – Notice to Offeror(s) Suppliers (s): This service and location are subject to the Ability One Program and Procurement List. A purchase exception of five years was providing for this procurement. Is this statement requiring the potential Awardee to purchase Supplies through Ability One?

RESPONSE: This refers to services not supplies. The services included in this synopsis/solicitation are on the Ability One Procurement List, however, Ability One did not have a firm available for this new requirement and provided a five-year exception to procure the services commercially for this contracting action.

27. QUESTION: Why is the Government mandating that the Awardee purchasing its supplies through Ability One?

RESPONSE: Reference the response to Question 26. There is no requirement to purchases supplies through Ability One. Reference section C.5.1 of the Performance Work Statement.

28. QUESTION: If supplies are purchase through Ability One, at a higher cost, than what the Awardee can purchase, will the Government reimburse the difference?

RESPONSE: Reference the responses to Question 26 and 27. There is no requirement to purchases supplies through Ability One. Reference section C.5.1 of the Performance Work Statement.

29. QUESTION: Why won’t the Government purchase its supplies directly through Ability One?

RESPONSE: Reference section C.5.0 of the Performance Work Statement.

30. QUESTION: Ability One, could price supplies, well over market place, how will the

Government deal with this?

RESPONSE: Reference the responses to Question 26 and 27. There is no requirement to purchases supplies through Ability One. Reference section C.5.1 of the Performance Work Statement.

31: QUESTION: Does the Government have any historical data on consumables? This is vital for purposes of bidding.

RESPONSE: Reference the response to Question 20.

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