Questions and Responses 2 - 36C25621Q1777 Amendment 0002.pdf

Questions and Responses -36C25621Q1777 – Amendment 0002

1. Will you consider extending the due date for this bid?

Response: The solicitation due date will not be extended.

2. What is the total square footage for each facility to be serviced?

Response: Please see page eight of the Performance Work Statement, section 1.6 of the.

3. Will there be a dedicated storage space made available for the Contractor to store supplies and equipment?

Response: Please see page 16, Performance Work Statement, section 5.2 number 21(b).

4. Will a dedicated office space be made available to house the Contractor?

Response: No.

5. What is the current monthly fee paid for the service provided?

Response: This information will not be provided.

6. How many FTE’s (Custodians) are currently being used to service this project?

7. Will the Contractor be required to provide trash can liners, plastics, hand sanitizer/soaps/foams, PPE, and all paper products?

Response: Plastics is not clear in this question. All paper products are not clear in this question. Personal

Protective Equipment must be provided by the contractor as listed in the Performance Work Statement.

This previously posted questions and responses and the Performance Work Statement states the

Government will provide paper towels, toilet tissue, hand soap and hand sanitizer.

8. Can you provide a listing of the REQUIRED cleaning supplies that are to be provided by the

Contractor to service this project?

Response: The Contractor shall supply the equipment. The cleaning chemicals will be supplied by the

Government.

9. Can you provide a listing of the REQUIRED stripping and waxing supplies that are to be provided by the Contractor to service this project?

Response: The Contractor shall supply the equipment. The stripping and waxing chemicals will be supplied by the Government.

10. Will the Contractor be required to provide RED hazard bag liners?

11. Can one of the FTE’s be uses as a working Supervisor servicing this project?

Response: Yes, as long as they meet the requirements of the Performance Work Statement and it does not interfere with the duties and availability as the supervisor.

12. Can the Contractor provide the employees a company badge, in lieu of employee’s name printed on the company’s supplied logo uniform?

13. What are the current hours of operation for the Contractor?

Response: The current contract hours will not be provided. Please see Performance Work Statement, page

7, section 1.4 and 1.5 for the hours of operation.

14. How many restrooms are there to be serviced? Men: Women: Unisex:

15. How many offices are there to be serviced?

Response: This question was already answered in the previously posted questions and responses. This contract does not have any offices.

16. How many exams rooms are there to be serviced?

Response: This question was already answered in the previously posted questions and responses. This contract does not have any exam rooms.

17. What is the population utilizing this facility?

18. What is the square footage of carpeted area for the service?

Response: This question was already answered in the previously posted questions and responses. The

Government has added several new buildings, so a new report is not available. A site visit was provided.

19. What is the square footage of hard flooring area for service?

Response: This question was already answered in the previously posted questions and responses. The

Government has added several new buildings, so a new report is not available. A site visit was provided.

20. Can the Contractor conduct additional visits?

Response: No

21. Is there any known presence of asbestos and/or mold?

22. Is the contractor allowed to have a registered van or truck on-site?

23. The wage determination provided is not clear. Can the proper wage and Health and Welfare be confirmed?

Response: Wage Determination (WD) 2015-5233 (Revision 18 dated 7/21/2021) applies to this requirement. A copy of the Wage Determination was posted with the solicitation.

24. What is the current contract value?

Response: The previous contract was awarded to Ninety Five South, Inc. under General Services

Administration contract number GS-21F-041BA, Task Order number VA256-16-F-0804 for

$2,598,000.00 with an effective date of July 1, 2016.

25. Can you please clarify if the VA will be providing all the supplies, including flat mops, trash bags, cleaning chemicals, stripper and wax etc. kindly specify.

Are we only providing cleaning equipment?

Response: The contractor shall provide Microfiber Mop System. The Government will supply trash bags, cleaning chemicals, stripper chemicals and wax chemicals.

26. How many employees does the current contractor have working on this project?

27. If we win the contract, can we absorb the employees, since they are already doing the job.

Response: Whether the Contractor negotiates with personnel performing on other contracts is not related to the Government. The Contractor is required to meet the requirements of the solicitation and the

Performance Work Statement.

28. Can you please clarify if this is considered an SCA contract?

Response: Yes. Wage Determination (WD) 2015-5233 (Revision 18 dated 7/21/2021) applies to this requirement. A copy of the Wage Determination was attached with the solicitation.

29. Are we going to be able to use the EMS golf kart to move supplies around when needed? If not, can we store a gulf kart in the premises?

30. What is the current price of this contract monthly?

Response: This question was answered in the previously posted questions and responses. This information will not be provided. The previous contract was awarded to Ninety Five South, Inc. under

General Services Administration contract number GS-21F-041BA, Task Order number VA256-16-F-

0804 for $2,598,000.00 with an effective date of July 1, 2016.

31. Will there be a possibility of adding more areas to the contract in the future?

Response: The Performance Work Statement clearly defines the areas for this requirement. Please see

Performance Work Statement, page seven, section 1.6.

32. My request, in order to make this a fair and reasonable solitiations for all otherwise qualified contractors, is to remove the requirement for a company to have an IEHA certification and to remove the requirement for the company to have an employee with a Certified Executive Housekeeping certificate.

But, rather request the offerors to otherwise demonstrate their qualifications and ability to perform the work through their corporate relevant experience, the quality of their past performance and that of their key personnel.

Response: The solicitation is clear on its face. The technical requirements will not be changed.