Questions and Answers Letter 21Q0074.pdf

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U. S Embassy Nairobi- Delivery of one Aerial Lift with Articulated Boom
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This document contains a questions and answers letter and solicitation for the delivery of one aerial lift with articulated boom to the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. The solicitation requests proposals by September 8, 2021 for the delivery of an aerial lift with articulated boom to be used for cleaning building facades and windows, canopies, and security light repairs. Proposals must be submitted by email with the subject line "Proposal 19GE5021Q0074" to PerezAcevedoA@state.gov and conform to the instructions in Section III of the solicitation. The aerial lift must meet the requirements in the statement of work, and delivery shall be on a CIF destination basis to the address in Section I. Questions about the solicitation were due by August 25, 2021 and answers will be provided anonymously in an amendment. The Regional Procurement Support Office in Frankfurt, Germany issued the solicitation on behalf of the Department of State Office of Acquisition Management.

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19GE5021Q00741 - Amendment 0001.pdf PDF
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Exhibit A - Product Specification Matrix_.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
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Solicitation No 19GE5021Q0074.pdf PDF
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19GE5021Q0074– Amendment 0001 Questions and Answers (Q&A) U.S. Embassy Nairobi, Kenya Page 1 of 1 Aerial Lift with Articulated Boom

Questions and Answers (Q&A)

RPSO has received the following questions (Q), and is hereby providing the following answers (A)

1. Q: Do they intend to use the machine inside a building?

A: NO. The main application of the machine is to cleaning building façades and windows, canopies, security lights repairs, etc.

2. Q: Why do they ask for white non-marking tracks?

A: They provide smooth locomotive on smooth surfaces, they also provide traction on cohesive soil, they have good payload.

3. Q: Would you accept a better specs for a machine self-propelled and on wheels

(instead of tracked) from a famous EU or US manufacturer?

A: This is a brand name or equal requirement. The vendor shall meet the requirements of the statement of work prescribed in the solicitation document.

Moreover, tracks have advantages over wheels and therefore required e.g

• Good and efficient maneuverability (Zero- turn radius)

• Able to maintain a stable traction on hillside

• Higher level of tractive efficiency over a wider range of soil conditions

4. Q: Would FOB CONUS Port of Export IKUN NJ be aceptable?

A: Delivery shall be C.I.F. Destination basis in accordance with Section II

FAR 52.247-42, C.I.F Destination (APR 1984), and to the address indicated in section I, subsection 3 – delivery place in the solicitation document.

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