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Solicitation 36C25719Q0330 – CTX Elevator Maintenance, Repair and Inspection Questions

1. Request elimination of first sentence, paragraph B.3 Licensing and Supervision requiring contractor to be “licensed by the State of Texas”.

Answer: Yes, may be removed

2. Request clarification or removal of paragraphs one and four of Section B.3 “Contractor Experience and/or requirements”

· Contract employees shall be factory trained and certified at installing and repairing Gigaman data circuits. The CO or COR may request proof of this certification prior to authorizing contract employees to service the equipment.

· Contractor must furnish maintain the most current and updated maintenance and/or repair manuals for the data circuit in question.

Answer: Yes, may be removed

3. Request consideration of adding a local presence requirement by offeror to ensure effective/timely response to emergency calls within allotted times.

Answer: Not required. Contractor must meet all required timeframes throughout the Statement of Work.

4. Clarify the requirement for “semi-annual” and “annual” testing (pages 20-21). Do you require the contractor to provide personnel for the semi-annual visit or can we provide an alternate to remove the semi-annual requirement? Will VA be bringing in a third-party inspector mid-term? Will the inspector coordinate with the contractor in order to maintain situational awareness and to coordinate the facilities of tasks being performed?

Answer: Yes, there will be a semi-annual inspection. The vendor conducting the inspections usually coordinates with the contractor. Contractor is responsible for hiring the third party inspector IAW CLIN’s 0005, 0012, 1005, 1012, 2005, 2012, 3005, 3012, 4005, 4012.

5. Request confirmation of Temple and Waco elevator schedules (Attachments 1 and 2 of solicitation) as the elevator scheduled published appear slightly different from the current state of elevators on the campuses.

Answer: P1 and P2 can be removed from Waco Building 1. “Dirty” “Clean” “DW2” and “Emergency Car” will be added to Building 163 in Temple.

Attachments 1 “Temple Elevator List” and Attachment 2 “Waco Elevator List” are removed in their entirely and replaced with attachments in this amendment.

6. Current contractor:

Answer: Task Order #36C25718F1262 Contractor: Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation