2031ZA19Q00154_Amendment_1_-_Prospective_Vendor_Questions.pdf

Questions

1. When are the responses to these questions due?

Response: As of solicitation #: 2031ZA19Q00154 amendment #1, Section (xvi)

Questions, page 47 is amended to incorporate Question & Answer due date is Monday, September 23, 2019.

2. Given the wide tolerance in the target basis weights of the respective bands, there is a similarly wide range of potential roll lengths and outer diameters. If both the target OD and target length can not be achieved simultaneously with a given material weight, is there a preference between prioritizing the OD vs. the length? I can say that we run all of these products currently, and the length spec for the SNI roll [865m] is inconsistent with industry standard [1000m]. The OD is correct, and corresponds with the 1000m length.

Response: Should use the industrial roll length standard of 1,000 meters and the specification roll outside diameter target value. The wide target range for grammage will be adjusted in a future specification revision. The wide grammage range was originally intended to accommodate both the LEPE and SNI base paper and had to be wide because the inside diameter of LEPE roll cores is larger than the SNI roll cores. The next generation of LEPE equipment will use the same 3-inch cores as SNI does.