B09_Attachment_8_Questions_and_Answers_Amendment_1_0001.docx
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- CONSTRUCT STEEL STORAGE/WORKSHOP BUILDIN Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 140G0125Q0065
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This document is a Questions and Answers (Q&A) file for Solicitation 140G0125Q0065, providing clarification on technical details for constructing a steel storage/workshop building for the USGS Conte Anadromous Fish Lab Facility in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. The Q&A addresses specific construction specifications including acceptable building materials (wood framed structure with engineered wood truss is acceptable), slab construction details (18" total depth with 12" frost wall and 6" slab), and installation requirements such as plastic underlayment, bollard mounting, and pipe specifications.
The associated solicitation is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside with a project budget between $70,000 and $140,000, requiring a 61-day performance period. Key dates include a mandatory site visit on March 26, 2025, and a proposal submission deadline of April 08, 2025, at 10:00 am PST. The project involves constructing a 20'x40' steel building with specific door configurations, concrete slab preparation, and site restoration. Vendors must be registered in SAM.gov, and questions should be submitted via email to dparkin@usgs.gov, with the anticipated contract award date set for April 14, 2025.
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140G0125Q0065 Amendment 1 Q&A
Question# 1: Would the Government accept a wood framed structure with an engineered wood truss with steel siding on all exterior walls and roof system?
Answer: A wood framed building is acceptable if there are engineered drawings of the structure.
Question #2: What height does the Government need on the overhead doors?
Answer: Minimum 8’ of clearance on overhead doors.
Question #3: Does the Government want the slab poruced in 2 stages or all at once? Two stages the 12” footer/frost section first and then the 6” slab on top.
Answer: The pour can be completed in one stage.
Question #4: The slab will have 18” depth section around the perimeter, correct? Or 12” total with the 6” depth for the top of the slab:
Answer: 18” total, 12” for frost wall and 6” slab.
Question #5: How wide does the Government want the frost section to be? For instance 24” wide around the perimeter and then taper up to the 6” depth? That would be a single poru example. A 2 pour would be to pour a frost/footer section 12” deep by however wide the Government is thinking and then pour the 6” section on top.
Answer:Frost wall shall have 12” minimum width at bottom of excavation.
Question #6: Does the Government want plastic under the slabe? Between the concrete and the ground. It also keeps water from coming up through the underside of the slab.
Answer: Plastic under slab.
Question #7: Does the Government want the bollards in the ground or mounted on the slab with anchor bolts?
Answer: Mounted on slab with anchor bolts.
Question #8: Does the Government was the schedule 40 or 80 on the pipe for the bollards?
Answer: 40 is acceptable.
Question #9: Can the excavated material be left onside in a location provided by the owner?
Answer: The excavated material may be left onsite, in an area that is less than a hundred yards from the building site.
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