19AQMR24R0001 - Consolidated Solicitation QandA.xlsx
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- Personal Protective Equipment
- Solicitation number
- 19AQMR24R0001
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This document contains questions and answers regarding Solicitation Number 19AQMR24R0001 for personal protective equipment. The solicitation, issued by the Department of State Office of Acquisition Management, seeks to procure equipment including protective glasses and kits that meet ANSI standards for use in Mexico. Offerors must submit technical specifications and photos of offered equipment, which can be consolidated, inspected, imported, and delivered in batches on a phased basis. The contractor would handle transportation costs for any equipment requiring depot-level warranty repair in the United States. Hard-sided containers are not required. Price table instructions were updated to reflect commercial pricing and confirmation was provided that ANSI Z87+ D3 D4 standards are required for the protective glasses. The extension of the response time will depend on the government's response to vendor questions, and the solicitation may be opened to small businesses if no qualified Woman-Owned Small Businesses respond initially.
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| Contractor Question | Government Reponse | |
| 1 | Due to the Christmas holiday, will the government consider granting a 30-day extension | Extension will be based on Government response time to vendor questions. |
| 2 | Due to the size and scope of the requirement, will the Government open the solicitation up to Small Business to increase the pool of qualified offerors? | The solicitation will open to small businesses only if no acceptable WOSBs respond. |
| 3 | Will the Government allow any past performance references for subcontractors? | IAW Federal Register Part 125.2(g), the Government will consider first-tier small business subcontractor past performance only if the small business prime does not independently demonstrate capabilities and past performance necessary for award. |
| 4 | Is the Offeror required to submit technical specifications and photos if we are not offering alternates and are offering equipment exactly as requested in Attachment 3? | Yes. |
| 5 | Does the Government require that ALL equipment for ALL locations be consolidated and inspected at the contractor-controlled location prior to importation and deliveries in Mexico? Or can consolidation, inspection, importation, and deliveries occur in batches for a phased approach? | Consolidation, inspection, importation, and deliveries can occur in batches. |
| 6 | Will the Government allow equipment in need of depot level warranty repair to be shipped to the United States if/when needed? | Yes, but the Contractor has to handle the whole transportation, export/import process and assume all costs. |
| 7 | Does the Government require custom hard-sided containers for transport and storage of the PPE like the kits that are currently fielded in Mexico? If so, can the Government provide specifications for those containers? | No. Containers are not needed. |
| 8 | Price Table Instructions - Will the Government please expand upon the information required for Supporting Information? | Price table instructions updated to reflect commercial pricing. |
| 9 | Item 50: please confirm ANSI required for the glasses, for example Z87.1 | ANSI Z87+ D3 D4 |
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