Attachment_5_-_Questions___Responses_0001.pdf
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- YAO Grounds Maintenance Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 140R3025Q0040
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This document is a Questions and Answers (Q&A) file for Solicitation 140R3025Q0040 for YAO Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance, issued by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation. The document contains eight questions from an offeror and corresponding responses from the Bureau of Reclamation, addressing detailed aspects of the landscaping contract. Key clarifications include parking area cleaning specifications (involving curbs and full parking areas), employee list update procedures, flexible work hours during summer, chemical application requirements, service frequencies for tasks like fertilizing and solar panel cleaning (twice annually), and emergency action training provisions.
The Q&A provides specific operational details such as allowing early morning work starts during summer heat, confirming no requirement for spray logs for herbicide applications, and specifying that tasks like fertilizing, solar panel cleaning, and sound barrier wall maintenance will be performed twice annually or as needed. The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) will start at 6 am and be present in the area, and the contractor will have a designated person with gate access. The document indicates that frequency information has been revised in the Performance Work Statement and Contract Price Schedule, suggesting ongoing refinement of the contract requirements.
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140R3025Q0040 YAO Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance Question # Offeror Questions BOR Response
1.1--Parking area cleaning= Is that just curb lines or are you expecting it to be blown or swept off as well?
Parking area cleaning is from the curbs through the parking area and can be blown or swept off; keeping away from personal vehicles.
1.2.5--Providing a list of employees = what would the process be if the regular scheduled employee calls in sick and we have a different crewman fill in for the day?
You shoud include any and all employees on the list of who may be working at the location. The list must be updated and turned in to the Contracting Officer/Contract Specialist the day there is a personnel change in the contractors employee list.
1.3 --Hours of operation you have listed 7:30 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. during the summer we start as early as 5:00 a.m. because of the extreme heat would we be able to have this considered?
Yes, Contractor will have one designated person with access to the gate. The COR starts at 6 am and will be present or in the area.
3.3—Chemicals=We will need to file spray logs on NOPERS regarding herbicide applications on this site?
BOR does not require these logs. (Not sure what this is but Environmental isn't familiar with this requirement.)
6.3-6.8-6.9 Frequency of services= Fertilizing is recommended once a year only on certain plants-solar panel cleaning once a year twice a year maximum use RO water to prevent mineral build up on panels-sound barrier wall twice a year.
Fertilizing will be applied twice a year, or as needed.
Solar panel cleaning must be performed twice a year, and as needed.
Sound Barrier wall must be cleaned twice a year or as needed.
7.7-Emergency Action Training Can we get site specific action items from the COR
Emergency Action Plan training shall be provided by the COR or Safety Office.
The pricing sheet list Task 2, 5, 7 as unit week, do these jobs need to be completed every week or bi-weekly?
The frequency information has been revised on Attachemnt 1- Performance Work Statement and Attachment 2 - Contract Price Schedule with track chages.
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