2026_NM_Range_Supply_contractor_Q_and_A_9-4-26_0003.docx

1. Small Business/ISBEE Requirements: Amendment 0002 changed the solicitation from an ISBEE set-aside to a 100% Small Business set-aside. Could you please confirm that the remaining ISBEE requirements and references in the solicitation, including DIAR 1452.280-1, 1452.280-3, and 1452.280-4, no longer apply?

1. The subject DIAR Clauses no longer apply and are replaced by FAR 52.219-6.

2. Products We Can Supply: Since AOC would be purchasing the required products from manufacturers and distributors and supplying them to BLM, we want to make sure this is allowed under the Nonmanufacturer Rule. Are we allowed to supply compliant products manufactured by large businesses, or do the manufacturers of the products also have to qualify as small businesses? If there is an SBA waiver that applies to any of these products, could you please let us know?

1. Unless the specified item is covered by the SBA non-manufacturer rule waiver list, NMR Class Waiver List - version June 2022.pdf; all products must conform to small business manufactured end item product standards. Any requests for exception should be provided within the quotation. A SBA Waiver is not currently contemplated.

3. One Award or Multiple Awards: Do we need to quote and supply the entire requirement, including all items and delivery locations, or can BLM make separate awards by item, CLIN, or delivery location?

1. The government does not anticipate making multiple awards by line item. This solicitation is being posted on an all or none basis.

4. Payments: The solicitation states “14 day prompt pay with progress payments.” Could you please explain how the progress payments would work on this contract? For example, when could we request a payment, how would the amount be determined, and would we need to provide any special documentation or security?

1. Payments will be made based on successful receipt, inspection, and acceptance by the government. Please reference FAR 52.232-29.

5. Partial Deliveries and Invoicing: Since there are multiple delivery locations, can we deliver to the locations at different times and invoice through IPP as each location's order is completed and accepted, rather than waiting until the entire contract has been delivered?

1. Payments will be made based on successful receipt, inspection, and acceptance by the government. Please reference FAR 52.232-29. Incremental deliveries are authorized.

6. Delivery Schedule: Amendment 0002 reopened the solicitation on September 4 and extended the quote deadline to September 14, but the original contract period begins September 1 and ends December 31. Will there be a revised delivery schedule after award, or should we still plan to have all deliveries completed by December 31, 2026?

1. Yes

7. Freight Pricing: We noticed the specifications indicate that freight should be included in the material unit prices, but the quote sheet also has a separate Delivery line for each location. Should we put the freight cost on the Delivery line, include it in the individual product prices, or both?

1. Freight may be included at the contractors preference and will not be excluded from price analysis. As an all or nothing, aggregate price will be the evaluated method.

8. Item 4 – Fusion Transition: Should the 1.25" threaded male fusion transition be DR-9 as stated in the specifications, or DR-11/200 psi as shown on the quote sheet?

1. DR-9

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9. Items 9–11 – Water Tanks: Should the 5,000- and 10,000-gallon polyethylene tanks be green as shown on the quote sheet, or tan/beige/brown as stated in the specifications? Could you also please confirm the required dimensions for the 10,000-gallon tank?

1. Tan 2.

10. Item 15 – Solar Panel: Could you please provide the specifications for the 340-watt solar panel? The technical specifications currently state “Solar Panel 340 watt specs?”

1. 340 watt is the current generic capacity of commercially available products. No less than 340 is acceptable. Total wattage needed is 1400 watts max capacity for the Grundfos pumps.

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11. Solar Pump System: For the Grundfos 6SQF2 pump or equivalent, could you please provide the required flow/GPM and head or performance point? Could you also confirm the solar panel and mounting configuration that should be included?

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12. Items 20–21 – Drop Pipe and Couplings: Should the Schedule 120 drop pipe and stainless-steel couplings be 1.00" as stated in the specifications, or 1.25" as shown on the quote sheet?

1. 1.25” 2.

13. Item 7 – Rubber Tire Drinkers: Could you please confirm whether only the approximately 8-foot/500-gallon rubber tire drinkers shown on the quote sheet are required, or if any approximately 12-foot/750-gallon drinkers are also required?

1. 8-foot/500-gallon rubber tire drinkers 2.

14. Additional Components: Should the safety rope referenced under Item 19 and the generator plug/wiring requirements be included in the pricing for the applicable material items, or will those be provided separately by BLM?

1. included

15. Drawings/Specifications: Could you please confirm that the A702 fence-post specification and the Cup-and-Saucer drawing provided with the solicitation are the current controlling versions we should use when sourcing those items?

1. Chicago Heights steel SPEC t-post is the standard, must be as good as or better than.

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4. Provide in bid package submission for Cup-and Saucer options from contractor. There are many acceptable options from America to New Zealand. Will consider PE models as well.

16. Closing Time: Finally, could you please confirm that quotes are now due September 14, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. Mountain Time? Amendment 0002 changes the bid date to September 14, while some of the earlier dates and times remain in the solicitation language.

All quotes are due September 14,2026 at 0800. Any other reference to due dates is superseded.

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