Attachment 9 - Questions and Answers.pdf
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- Janitorial Services at the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Service Center in Fargo, ND
- Solicitation number
- 12805B24Q0268
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This document is a set of Questions and Answers related to Solicitation No. 12805B24Q0268 for Janitorial Services at the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Service Center in Fargo, ND. The solicitation requires offerors to attend a mandatory site visit on June 18, 2024 at 10:30 am CDT to be eligible for award. The solicitation provides approximate square footage measurements for various areas including vinyl tile, concrete, mechanical rooms, carpeted areas, labs, and offices. It clarifies that offerors do not need to sign up in advance for the site visit, and that subcontractors are welcome to attend. The solicitation also states that a CLIN pricing structure has been added as "Attachment 10". The key response dates are June 19, 2024 for questions, and June 26, 2024 for submission of required documents.
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Solicitation No. 12805B24Q0268
Questions and Answers
1. “All offerors are required to attend a site visit on June 18, 2024 at 10:30 am CDT to be eligible for award” Does this statement refer directly to the Prime Contractor, or does the subcontractor also qualify as the offeror?
Answer: “Offeror” is referring to the company submitting the Offer/Quote. Subcontractors are welcome to attend as well.
2. Do we need to sign up for the site visit or do we just show up and follow the agenda given in attachment 8?
Answer: Offerors are not required to sign up in advance. Please refer to attachment 8 for more information, itinerary, and directions. There will be a sign-up sheet at the site visit.
3. Could we get square footage breakdown for?
a. Vinyl tile square footage
b. Concrete floor square footage
c. Mechanical room square footage
d. Total carpeted areas square footage
e. Square footage of total labs
f. Total square footage of Offices
Answer: These are approximate measurements.
a. Vinyl tile square footage - Unknown
b. Concrete floor square footage – NCSL: Greenhouse headhouse hallway and 4 rest rooms: 5,700 square feet
c. Mechanical room square footage - unknown, not to be cleaned
d. Total carpeted areas square footage – majority of office spaces: 10,414 Square feet at the BRL; 5,367 square feet at the NCSL. There are older offices that have tiled floors.
e. Square footage of total labs – BRL Labs = 23,761 square feet; NCSL Labs = 15,000 square feet, Building 3: 5,000 square feet, Tare Lab: 1,000 square feet. Building 3 and the Tare lab have multiple spaces that are not to be cleaned, as specified attachments to the solicitation.
f. Total square footage of Offices - BRL: 10,640 square feet, NCSL: 5,667 square feet, Building 3 (not toured due to animal project): 780 square feet.
Solicitation No. 12805B24Q0268
4. Please clarify if we clean the countertops in the labs if they do not have the blue paper on them.
Answer: Under section H of the PWS there are two items that address this question.
#2. Papers, books or apparatuses on desks, tabletops or counters shall not be moved.
#5. Dust and wipe all furniture surfaces including desks, tables, inside windowsills, telephone counters, ledges, bookshelves, literature racks, heat radiators, and chairs with a treated dust cloth. Dust under items such as file trays and phones.
5. Will there be a CLIN form coming out?
Answer: “Attachment 10 - CLIN Structure” has been added to provide the CLIN pricing structure.
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