B09_-_Solicitation_Amendment_-_RFQ_Vendor_Questions_and_Government_Responses_0002.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 140FHR23Q0007
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This document contains questions and responses related to solicitation number 140FHR23Q0007 for storm-rated heavy equipment storage tent structures. The solicitation is seeking open-ended tent structures to store tractors and mowing equipment for the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. The largest piece of equipment measures 28 feet long, 11 feet tall, and has an attached batwing mower deck. The structures do not require insulation, lighting, HVAC, or foundations. They will be placed directly on soil and moved very infrequently. The structures must withstand winds up to 130 mph but exceeded specifications are acceptable. Scaffold-based designs will be considered if they meet interior space and other key requirements.
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FWS – Storm‐Rated Heavy Equipment Storage Tent Structures Requirement
Solicitation (RFQ) Questions and Responses:
1. Regarding solicitation #140FHR23Q0007, requisition #0040630473, please advise if installation is to be included in my bid.
Installation should not be included in your quote submission.
2. Will you folks accept structural aluminum frame if all other specifications (ie performance specifications), including wind rating, are met?
Aluminum Frame shall be acceptable as long as wind rating and weathproofing criteria are met.
3. Will the building be fully enclosed or open ended?
The building shall be open ended.
4. Will the structures be placed straight on the soil or will there be a foundation in place?
The structures will placed on soil.
5. If the Structures are to be fully enclosed, how many entrances are required and of what size?
The structure shall be open ended.
6. What are the dimensions of the largest piece of equipment that will be placed in each structure?
The largest piece of equipment is a 28 foot long 6330 tractor with batwing mower deck attached.
At it’s highest, it is 11 foot tall.
7. Do the structures require insulation?
No insulation is required.
8. How often will the structures move?
Structures will move very infrequently, if ever.
9. Is lighting or HVAC required? If so, is there power available at the site?
Nothing powered is needed. No HVAC or Lighting is needed.
10. How many times would you like to move the structures over their lifetime?
FWS – Storm‐Rated Heavy Equipment Storage Tent Structures Requirement
The structure will only be dismantled under extreme circumstances such as a Category 4 or higher hurricane prediction. >130mph
11. IS it acceptable for the provided structures to exceed the given specs?
It is acceptable for exceeded specs.
12. Would the end user consider an alternative structure that is scaffold‐based ‐‐ not a modified quonset hut style ‐‐ but meets all of the other requirements of this solicitation? Please let me know as soon as you can. It will take Layher engineering a bit of time to create a design drawing.
Scaffold based will be considered as long as interior space and any other salient characteristic described in the specifications are met.
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