Solicitation 2031ZA25Q00071 Questions and Answers.pdf

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1 Attachment 1 4.3 Equipment Upon arrival of the Snow Removal Crew and Equipment, will there be a designated area for parking and offloading of materials and equipment?

Statemet of Work Paragraph 4.3.1 has been incorporated as follows:

4.3.1 Staging Areas: Staging area is located near the northwest corner of 14th and D Street SW across the street from the ramp of Storage Building as shown on Page 2 of Attachmen to the Statement of Work.

2 Attachment 1 4.2 Materials Will there be an area designated for chemical storage prior to a snow or ice event, approximately 48 hours in advance? Same as above. See paragraph 4.3.1 of the Statement of Work.

3 Attachment 1 5.1 Basic Services: If a snow event exceeds 4 inches of snow that will need to be removed from the site, will there be a designated area for dump trucks to be loaded?

No designated staging area is identified for standby dump trucks. Contractor may utilize the staging area identidied in paragraph 4.3.1 for an initial staging area. Other than the identified staging area, designated snow clearance areas must be free of vehicles and equipment not activly performing snow clearance operations.

4 Attachment 1 1.6.6 Security Requirements For the Contractors employees working on site, will there be access to restroom facilities? Access to a restroom within the DCF will not be permitted.

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Section H - Special Contract Requirements; 5. Invoicing To Clarify, will there be certified payroll required for this work? Certified payrolls are not required for this work.

6 Attachment 1 Paragraph 1.6 General Information:

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2 – PRICING After a snow or ice event, what does the “After event clean up” entail?

Statemet of Work Paragraph 5.3.5 has been incorporated as follows:

5.3.5 After Event Cleanup: Contractor shall be responsible for after snow event cleanup including monitoring of the cleanup areas to ensure chemical de-icing materials are applied until the snow and ice are removed or dissolved. Multiple de-icing applications or additional snow/ice removals may be required to ensure the areas are free of sliping and falling hazards. This process shall be repeated until the clearance areas are free of snow and ice.

7 Attachment 1 5.1 Basic Services: On average, In the past 3 years, how often has snow needed to be removed from the site by way of dump trucks? In the past 3 years, snow has been removed from the site one time, in January 2025.

8 Attachment 1 5.5.1 Snow Removal Response Time: Will notice to mobilize be issued prior to the beginning of a snow or ice event with enough time allowed for the crews to be on site and pre-treat?

Statement of Work Paragraph 5.5.1 and 5.5.2 have been changed or incorporated to address weather monitoring and response time.

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Section H - Special Contract Requirements

Will there be an opportunity to visit the site to review the snow removal areas prior to the contract bid date? How do we schedule the site visit and with whom?

Site Visit will be held on 12 Feb 2025 at 10:00AM EST starting at the exterior of the 14th Street Enterance to the DCF. Vendors are required to RSVP via email no later than 7 February 2025 stating intension to attend the Site Visit. Further information and guidance will be provided in response to the email notification.

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Section (L) QUOTE VOLUMES REQUIREMENTS table /

TECHNICAL CAPABILITY

VOLUME II area of table

Currently the Page Limit in the table states: (1) No pages. Please complete the Pricing Template (to include all cells).

QUESTION: Is there a page limit for the Technical Volume II

There is no page limit for Technical Volume II.

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Section (L) paragraph D. FACTOR 2

PAST PERFORMANCE (VOLUME

III) on page 49 of 53

SECTION (L) states The quoter shall provide Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) to be filled out by prior customers and submitted for evaluation.

QUESTION: Will the government provide the prescribed template with questions that need to be addressed?

PPQ has been attached to Solicitation in SAM.

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Section (L) paragraph D. FACTOR 2

PAST PERFORMANCE (VOLUME

III) on page 49 of 53 and Section (M),

b. FACTOR 2: PAST PERFOMANCE, Step 1 Recency on page 52 of 53

SECTION (L) defines recent experience as performed no more than three years prior to the date of the solicitation.

SECTION (M) defines recent experience as “…within the last four (4) years of the Quote due date to be considered recent”.

QUESTION: Are recent Past Performance references within (A) three (3) or four (4) years of this solicitation and (B) solicitation date or due date?

Section L has been updated to four (4) years of the solicitation due date.

Solicitation 2031ZA25Q00071 Questions and Answers