A00001 RFI Responses.pdf

Amendment A00001 RFQ: 20204062001 Las Cruces Lead Paint and Asbestos Abatement Monitoring

1. The Bid Schedule does not include fields for travel, lodging, and meals and incidentals expenses; is the referenced notice limited to / intended solely for air quality monitoring contractors within the local commuting area of Las Cruces, NM?

Travel, lodging, meals, and incidental expenses shall be included in the cost line item for the work.

2. Can the Bid Schedule be modified / amended / augmented to include additional cost items that may be associated with the air quality monitoring? (e.g. travel, lodging, M&IE, etc.)

The bid schedule cannot be modified, any additional costs shall be included in the cost line item for the work.

3. It appears from the Statement Of Work (SOW) that AHERA clearance air samples (40CFR763.90(i)(2)(i) and Appendix A to Subpart E of Part 763, III.B.7.d), is there or will there be live electric service in the residence or will the abatement contractor or air quality monitoring contractor need to provide their own electrical service (e.g. portable 120 V AC generator or battery powered fan units, etc.) for the aggressive air sampling?

The Government will not provide any utilities.

4. It appears from the SOW that personal air samples for lead (Pb, 29CFR1926.62(d)(1)(iii)- (d)(1)(iv)) and breathing zone air samples for asbestos (29CFR1926.1101(f)(1), should be / best if personal), will these samples be collected on the abatement contractor’s / subcontractor’s (employer’s) employees who will be performing the actual abatement work (critical exposure group), and, will these air samples be collected concurrently with the abatement contractor’s / subcontractor’s (employer’s) own personal air sampling of their employees, or will these air samples be the sole air samples collected for the abatement project and the results shared with the abatement contractor / subcontractor (employer) for reporting to their employees and for their OSHA record keeping purposes?

Personal air samples for lead and breathing zone air samples for asbestos are the responsibility of the abatement contractor to meet OSHA requirements for worker safety. All sample results should be included as project records. The air quality monitoring team under this procurement is to ensure the abatement work can be environmentally cleared; this monitoring includes baseline, daily samples, and post-completion. The two contractors are required to coordinate with each other.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/763.90 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/763.90 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/appendix-A_to_subpart_E_of_part_763 https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1926/1926.62 https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1926/1926.62 https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1926/1926.1101