AMD1 Appendix A - Question and Answer.xlsx

Questions Q&A for Solicitation 19AQMM23R0287 - AMD1 dated 1/17/2024

19AQMM23R0287 FA6 Vehicles INL MADOC

12.0 ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING

f) The Contractor agrees that the Government may, at its sole discretion, unilaterally issue delivery orders based on the technical specifications, price, and other terms submitted by the Offeror under seed delivery order 1 (Seed DORP Attachment 1) and seed delivery order 2 (Seed DORP Attachment 2). The Government must exercise its unilateral right no later than 120 days after award of the IDIQ contract. The Contractor understands that the seed delivery orders formed a partial basis for award of this contract. As such, failure to accept or fully comply with the unilateral delivery orders will result in termination of this IDIQ contract for cause.

Appendix D - Pricing Att 5_Pricing Table In clause f) section 12.0 of the RFP, the government refers to the two DORP as "seed", however, in Appendix D - Pricing, INL refers to PR12162571 as sample and PR11587625 seed. Could INL confirm which of the documents mentioned is correct?

A. Minimum Specifications

Emissions - Emission level - Not lower than EURO 5, incompliance with Ukrainian standards.

Would INL accept US-manufactured vehicles? Please consider the following:

1) Although US-manufactured vehicles do not have the Euro 5 tag, there are similarities between US and European emission standards.

2) In some cases, the US emission standards are higher than Euopan’s -e.g: California LEV-III ULEV70 is higher than Euro 5.

"This NAICS code corresponds to the 2017 NAICS code 336111, for which there is a class waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule (NMR). The size standard for nonmanufacturers is 500 employees.

FAR 52.219-33 NMR applies to this acquisition. Additionally, the current NMR Class Waiver from June 2022 is provided as Attachment B."

Vehicle: Standard manufacturer or seller warranty is required. A 3-year or 100,000-kilometer extended warranty is preferred.

“1. In the absence of available license exemptions, the Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining the appropriate licenses and other approvals for import and export of supplies, software, data, and for the provision of technical assistance;

2. The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining export licenses, if required, before utilizing foreign persons in the performance of this contract where the foreign person will have access to export-controlled technical data or software;

3. The Contractor shall be responsible for all regulatory record keeping requirements associated with the use of licenses and license exemptions;

4. Complying with any and all import and export restrictions imposed by the U.S., the host country, and any transport

(a) Except as may be specifically approved by the contracting officer, the contractor must procure all commodities (e.g., equipment, materials, vehicles, supplies) and services (including commodity transportation services) in accordance with the requirements at 22 CFR part 228 “Rules on Procurement of Commodities and Services Financed by USAID.” Guidance on eligibility of specific goods or services, and applicable INL waivers, may be obtained from the contracting officer.

(b) Restricted goods. The contractor must obtain prior written approval of the contracting officer or comply with required procedures under an applicable waiver as provided by the contracting officer when procuring any of the following goods or services:

“When requested by the Contracting Officer, if other than the manufacturer, the offeror must submit prior to award of a delivery order,

Quantity: 256 EA Page 3 - Intended Use “While a single make and model is preferred, a combination with a maximum of two different

Quantity: 256 EA Page 4 Emissions “Emission level - Not lower than EURO 5, incompliance with Ukrainian standards.” Understanding that most vehicles meeting the EURO 5 emissions standards are higher end vehicles and demand a higher price of vehicles.

Quantity: 256 EA Page 4, 1.3 Delivery “FOB Destination. Contractor shall deliver the requested vehicles to Kyiv, Ukraine no later than 180 days after award of the delivery order. Faster delivery is preferred.” Due to the quantity of this vehicle order, we expect to have complications in acquiring this number of pickup truck from the Original Vehicle Manufacturers, which could create complications in meeting the 180 -day timeline for completion of delivery. Most Dealers and Armoring manufacturers have a pre-arranged yearly procurement limits which may affect acquiring the stated number of pickup trucks required for this solicitation.

Quantity: 256 EA Page 4, 1.3 Delivery “-The Contractor shall provide full destination services (shipping, custom clearance, temporary warehousing, local delivery, loading/offloading at final destination). Cost of delivery is to be included / not separately priced (NSP). Full fuel tanks required unless prohibited. When prohibited during shipment, fuel supply shall be provided upon arrival.

Quantity: 256 EA Page 4, 1.3 Delivery “-The Contractor shall provide full destination services (shipping, custom clearance, temporary warehousing, local delivery, loading/offloading at final destination). Cost of delivery is to be included / not separately priced (NSP). Full fuel tanks required unless prohibited. When prohibited during shipment, fuel supply shall be provided upon arrival.

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CLIN 001: ARMORED MID-SIZE PICKUP TRUCK, 4WD or FULL TIME AWD Quantity: 256 EA Since RunFlat-type tires are not available for pickup trucks of the size requested, would INL accept tires with RunFlat inserts? If run flat tires are not abailable or appropriate for the vehicles requested, run flat inserts would be acceptable.

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