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Document Destruction Services for the Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System Solicitation 36C26319Q0862 Amendment 0003 Questions, Answers, and Clarifications
| 1. | Question: Typically, a CDL is not required for shredding trucks, can you please point to the regulation that requires this? |
| a. | Answer: Please refer to Nebraska Department of Transportation regulations for commercial vehicles regulations. |
2. At this time, the period of performance start date of the anticipated contract remains as 11/01/2019.
| 3. | Question: Due to security reasons, a shredding truck cannot be opened at any time while on site. Will viewing the process by video and/or providing a shred sample be sufficient to meet VA’s requirements for viewing the shredding? |
| a. | Answer: Yes. |
| 4. | Question: Please describe what should be contained in the Contractor Security Control Assessment (CSCA). |
| a. | Answer: A CSCA likely won’t be required for this contract. |
| 5. | Question: For the locations requesting monthly service, can the servicing frequency be changed to every four weeks rather than monthly? This is more efficient for scheduling and keeps servicing frequency intervals consistent. |
| a. | Answer: No. The contract will include a fixed monthly price. In performance of the contract, the contractor shall perform services at those locations once per month for a fixed price. |
6. This solicitation is a total small business set-aside. With that, the limitations on subcontracting will apply to the contract and its performance. The limitations are set forth in 13 CFR 125.6 and apply to all socio-economic categories equally for purposes of this solicitation and the resulting contract.
| 7. | Question: At the locations outside of the main campus, will containers be located in more than one building at any of the sites? |
| a. | Answer: There is only one building to service at each of the facilities besides the main campus. |
| 8. | Question: Is there sufficient parking for the shredding truck(s) at the main campus and each of the locations for the amount of time it will take to retrieve materials and shred the contents? |
| a. | Answer: Yes. |
| 9. | Question: Will any bins be located above/below the ground floor at the main campus and/or the other locations? Are freight elevators available to move the bins to/from ground level? |
| a. | Answer: Yes, the shred bins are located on multiple levels and elevators are available for transport. |
| 10. | Question: Is there a current contract for the work being solicited? |
| a. | Answer: Yes, the incumbent contract is 36C26319C0109 with Innovative Federal Operations Group, Inc. The contract total is $209,640.96 for a ten-month period of performance. |
| 11. | Question: Is the level of effort being performed under the current contract fundamentally the same as what will be required to fulfill the services of the current solicitation and resulting contract? |
| a. | Answer: Yes, the services are mostly the same. |
| 12. | Question: Please verify that the Schedule of Services on Page 6 of the solicitation is current. |
| a. | Answer: Yes, the schedule is current. |
