QuestionsAnswers_8-14-26.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 1240LU26Q0111
- Issued by
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Department of Agriculture Forest Service
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This is a Question and Answers document for Solicitation 1240LU26Q0111, Building 24 Basement Remodel, issued by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and dated August 14, 2026.
The document clarifies specifications and requirements for the basement and second floor remodel project. Key requirements include: ACT-2 ceiling tile replacement with new grid installation on plan 1/AD-102, and Armstrong InvisAcoustics paintable 2x4 tiles installed to create 4x8 panels in the kitchen (room #16) and painted per Contracting Officer Representative (COR) direction. Hazardous materials abatement documentation, including an asbestos report for Building 24, is available in the SAM upload as of August 11, 2026. Contractors must submit a staging area plan with proposed dumpster locations for USFS internal approval. A new soffit is required at the IT room for ACT paneling. The contractor must provide 14-day advanced notification to the COR prior to beginning work in any area, allow USFS to remove office materials, and be responsible for removing and temporarily storing remaining furniture in non-construction areas or COR-approved campus locations as part of General Conditions. Access to basement work areas is restricted to double doors at the north end of each wing, while second floor access is limited to the front entrance double doors. Dimensional details for the IT room wall location are referenced in the construction drawings at plan scale.
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Solicitation 1240LU26Q0111 Building 24 Basement Remodel
Question Answers dated 08/14/2026
1. There are two ceilings on 1/AD-102 that are labeled as ACT-G but are drawn as a 2'x2' ceiling system. Should these be labeled as ACT2? The specs list ACT-G as 48"x96" sound panels and these are shown in the Kitchen on 3/AD-102?
Answer: ACT-2 as shown on the plan is to be the replacement of the ceiling tiles only.
ACT-G as shown on 1/AD-102 is to be ACT-2 with replacement of both the tiles and a new grid.
2. Wanted to give you a heads up that for this one, there are 9, 4'x8' Armstrong Feltwork Ceiling Panels drawn in the kitchen room #16. They are only sold by the pallet; each pallet has 36 panels; they are $407 per panel, that’s $14,652.00 cost for 9 panels. Is this how BLM would like to price this acoustic panels Answer: The ceiling panels shown in the kitchen can be updated to be Armstrong InvisAcoustics paintable tiles. These are 2x4 tiles but should be installed to make 4x8 panels as depicted on the plans and installed in the same manner on hat channels. Tiles are to be painted per COR direction. See attached data sheet.
3. Plan page AD-101 general demolition notes #8 See hazardous materials abatement drawing. I do not see an abatement drawing or an asbestos report in the spec book. Will there be one provided for bidding?
Answer: The asbestos report from building 24 was just included in SAM upload of documents 8/11 to the drawings/specifications.
4. At the in-person meeting there was a question on dumpster locations.
Answer: The contractor is to submit a staging area plan with their proposed dumpster locations. USFS will work internally to respect adjacent construction projects while adhering to the contractor-preferred staging plan.
5. At the in-person meeting there was a question on if a new soffit would be required at the new IT room wall location.
Answer: Yes, a new soffit will be required at the IT room for ACT paneling.
6. At the in-person meeting there was a question on the distance between the existing IT room wall and the new wall location.
Answer: Please reference construction drawings and associated plan scale for dimensioning.
7. At the in-person meeting there was a question about contrast between existing ACT grids and the requirement for new ceiling tiles.
8. Answer: The USFS is aware of this, and contractors are to proceed with replacement of the tiles only (per plan).
9. At the in-person meeting there was a question about the excess clothes, gear, tools, files, posters, and decorations found within the project scope area.
10. Answer: In addition to required construction schedule, the contractor shall provide a separate 14 day advanced notification to the COR prior to beginning work in any given area in order to provide an opportunity for FS to remove and vacate areas. The FS will be responsible for removing all office materials such as clothes, gear, tools, files, posters, decorations BUT the contractor will be responsible for removing all remaining furniture and temporarily storing in one of the areas part of this contract but not under construction OR other areas on campus approved by the COR. This work shall be considered un the General Conditions of the bid schedule.
11. At the in-person meeting there was a question access to project scope areas.
12. Answer: Access for the basement portion of the work shall only be the double doors found on each wing at the north end(s) of the building. See below for a photo:
Answer: Access for the 2ND floor portion of the work shall only be the front entrance double doors shown below:
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