15B10625Q00000007 Q and A.pdf
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This document is a Questions and Answers (Q&A) file for Solicitation 15B10625Q00000007, detailing an offsite cold storage contract for the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Butner in North Carolina. The solicitation seeks a small business contractor to provide offsite freezer food storage services, involving 12 round-trip freight transports and estimated monthly handling of 100 pallets. Key clarifications include standard 40x48 commercial pallet sizes, FCC Butner being responsible for loading/unloading freight, and confirmation that the stored product is food.
The solicitation is a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a size standard of $40 million, to be released on March 5, 2025, with responses due by March 19, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. EST. Contractors must be registered in SAM.gov, and the solicitation will be distributed exclusively through that website. Interested parties should direct questions to Richardo Smith and Broguen Mckeown via email. The contract is issued by the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Complex Butner, with prospective vendors expected to submit a price quotation for the Schedule of Supplies/Services and optionally include past performance information.
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15B10625Q00000007 FCC Butner Combined Synopsis/Solicitation FY25 Offsite Cold Storage
Q&A
1. Please validate the only items that the government wishes to receive for pricing quotation as a response to this solicitation is the completed/filled-in Schedule of supplies/services included in the combined Synopsis and solicitation.
a. Please further validate that proposers may provide a Past performance volume with the price quotation for evaluation of Best Value Competition.
Yes, only quote prices for the Schedule of Supplies/Services. Any relevant past performance can be included with your quote as well but is not required with submission.
2. Can the government please confirm that the pallet size referred to in the solicitation is the standard commercial size 40x48?
Yes. We use standard commercial pallet sizes.
3. Can the government please clarify the number of round-trip freight transports. Is the round-trip freight quantity 12 round trips (a to and from each trip) or 24 round trips (12 separate ‘to’, and 12 separate ‘from’?)
Line item 0001 is for pickup freight from FCC Butner to off-site storage and line item 0002 is for delivery from off-site storage to FCC Butner. 12 separate ‘to’ and 12 separate ‘from’. This quantity is an estimate.
4. Can the government please advise how many pallets are anticipated in each freight load (is it qty 100 each load?)
The number of pallets will vary based on need of storage space and unforeseen occurrences.
5. In item 0003 & 0004 on the schedule of supplies/services, is the handling fee in and handling fee out supposed to be Qty 100 in and Qty 100 out per month or 100 in and 100 out over the course of the full Period of Performance?
100 is an estimated amount for the full period of performance. This may be adjusted as needed.
6. Please confirm who is responsible for loading & unloading the freight at FCC Butner?
FCC Butner is responsible for loading and unloading freight at FCC Butner
7. Can the government please confirm the product being stored is food?
This off-site freezer storage requirement is for food.
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