Q and A Grandfather Janitorials 01082021.docx

Q & A for Grandfather Rec Site Janitorials 1/8/2021

1. Is this a new requirement?

Before these contracts were issued in August 2020, this work had been performed by Forest Service Employees and Volunteers. The current contracts are listed below.

2. Contract # 12456820P0037 covered both East and Linville Rec Sites POP 8/28/20 – 12/31/2020.

Contractor: Betty Kirby, Collettsville, NC 28611

DUNS: 117592635

East zone $6,252.00 Linville $3,402.00 Contract Total: $9,654.00

3. Contract #12456820P0031 covered the West Zone Rec Sites POP 8/13/2020 – 3/31/2021 Contractor: John Raymond Kapuscinski, Marion NC 28752

DUNS #117591731

West Zone $21,200.00

4. Can a contractor leave a vehicle parked on Forest Service land to be used on these contracts?

No, due to liability we cannot provide long term parking for contractor vehicles.

5. Will there be a pre-bid site visit?

No, no site visits are scheduled. Please contact the COR, Lisa Jennings if you have any technical or location questions not addressed in the solicitations.

6. Could Grandfather RD please provide drawings of specified facilities including square footage?

No, drawings are not available for the facilities. Square footage is already included in the statement of work.

7. What is the nature of additional cleanings that the contractor may be required to perform? Is there a log kept of additional cleanings?

This is if we need additional routine cleaning due to needing to return to a site more than the additional quantity specified for some reason, such as holiday weekend. There is no log kept of these cleanings.

8. What is the anticipated award date?

Feb 20, 2021

9. What is the anticipated start date?

Each Schedule of Items is very detailed as to the anticipated start date of each site.

10. Have funds been appropriated for this opportunity?

Yes, funds are now available. When we first started these projects, they were “subject to availability of funds”, but since then funds have been made available.