PSB_CFM_RFP_Sol_47PM0717R0002_Q&Answers_-_Part_2_-_Amendment_0005.pdf

CFM for the Postal Square: Solicitation 47PM0717R0002

Questions and Answers Part II

62. Are there any PCB's in the facility?

A. No. The SF requirement has already been reduced.

63. Does the building have any Smoke Control Systems?

A. No. None are known to exist.

64. Snow removal, in the solicitation it referenced snow removal as reimbursable with the exception of the pretreatment of surfaces. Is this correct?

A. No. Section III.2.5.11 (1) has been revised. Please see Amendment 0005

65. Will the Fire Extinguishers be required to have a 6 year maintenance test performed?

A. Yes.

66. If so when was the last time the Fire Extinguishers had a hydrostatic test?

A. 2005

67. When was the last time the fire & smoke dampers tested?

A. September 15, 2016

68. Will the Fire Extinguishers be required to have a 12 year hydrostatic test performed?

69. If so when was the last time the Fire Extinguishers had a hydrostatic test?

A. 2005.

70. Will the Fire Sprinkler System be required to have a 5 year internal obstruction test performed?

A. This test may be required but not as a basic service.

71. If so when was the last time there was a 5 year internal obstruction test performed on the Fire

Sprinkler

A. N/A

72. Can the government provide the quantities for the following items:

Duct smoke detectors

Kitchen Hood Suppression Systems

A. There are 2,524 duct smoke detectors. There are 2 kitchen hood suppression systems but they are NOT part of this requirement.

73. Reference paragraph III.1.42.16. The requirement is for the contractor to maintain the “lines”. Will that include paying for the monthly service as billed by the local telephone vendor? If so, how many lines are to be maintained by the contractor?

A. There is one line in the FCC to be paid for and maintained by the contractor.

74. Reference Exhibit V-2.2. Please provide a breakdown of the 872,271 square feet that must be cleaned daily. Please square footage of: carpeted floor space, vinyl floor space, , other hard floor space, executive area, other room area, health unit, fitness center, storage area, restroom area, vending and cafeteria area, service entry area, corridor area and, loading dock area. Please provide number of restroom fixtures, number of stair landings, number of windows and number of blinds.

A. The carpeted SF totals 538,483. The hard floor SF totals 238,170. The remaining SF includes restrooms and garage space.

75. Reference: III.1 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. Will GSA continue to perform electrical testing

(annuals, IR scans, 3-year switchgear) at the facility?

A. It is a contract requirement that all electrical testing and preventive maintenance be performed by the contractor.

76. Reference: II.6 ABOVE STANDARD SERVICES. Sub-paragraph e. states, II.6.1 Hourly Rates for II.5 and

II.6. Please explain the intent of this sub-paragraph.

A. The intent of the sub-paragraph is to obtain hourly rates for the services described for task order purposes.

77. Reference: III.1 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. Will GSA continue to perform fire protection testing and inspection at the facility?

A. It is a contract requirement that all fire protection systems testing and preventive maintenance be performed by the contractor.

78. Reference: III.1.8.5 Use of CMMS. Will the GOVT furnished CMMS support contractor parts and material inventory management, labor hour/manpower tracking, and other program management tools functions necessary to manage a project of this size and complexity?

A. No

79. Reference: III.1.10.1 Specifications for NCR Regional CMMS Program. What is the timeframe for verifying the inventory? Please provide the inventory templates required for data collection to be input into the NCMMS.

A. See Section III.1.5.1.2.c - Transition Phase Startup.

80. Reference: III.1.11.1 No Bundling (grouping together) of Defective Equipment. Will the GOVT bundle workload requirements? If so, will the bundling occur at the equipment/component level or at the system level?

A. As stated in Section III.1.11.1 The Contractor shall not “Bundle” defective equipment under preventive maintenance to claim reimbursable charges to the government.

81. Reference: III.1.35.6 Ongoing Commissioning/Re-Tuning. Can the GOVT please provide the current re-commissioning subcontractor?

A. There is no current re-commissioning subcontractor

82. Reference: III.1.40.4 Miscellaneous Work. Is contractor required to provide parts/material for

Miscellaneous work? If so, is there a limit to the amount of parts/material the contractor is to provide?

A. Section III.1.40.4 reads as follows: “The Contractor shall furnish the labor, tools and consumable materials as necessary to perform the work at no cost.”

83. Is the CMMs system capable of meeting all requirements of the project, I.E. purchasing, supply, payroll, etc.

A. No.

84. Reference: III.2.5.9. Excrement Removal. During the site visit the high volume of homeless surrounding the facility was noted. Is it the contractor’s responsibility to clean up after the homeless throughout the day (to include human biological waste)?

A. Yes, as stated in Section III.2.5.9.

85. Reference: III.2.4.3. Is floor stripping/refinishing also part of the basic custodial requirement? If so, what is the level of effort for the basic services?

A. No, but floors must be maintained. Section III.2.4.3 has been revised. See Amendment 0005.

86. How many Traction Elevators are to be maintained within the facility?

A. 16.

87. Of the Traction Elevators, how many are passenger versus freight?

A. 12.

88. How many Hydraulic Elevators are to be maintained within the facility?

A. 3.

89. Of the Traction Elevators, how many have front and rear doors?

A. 0.

90. Of the Hydraulic Elevators, how many are passenger versus freight?

A. 2.

91. Of the Hydraulic Elevators, how many have front and rear doors?

A. 3.

92. How many Escalators are to be maintained within the facility?

93. How many Handicap Lifts or Material Lifts are to be maintained within the facility?

94. Is there any Custodial Coverage or work required on the weekends?

A. None is required but certain tasks that cannot be performed during the business day may be performed on weekends. This is defined as Above Standard Services and will be issued as a task order.

95. Can you please clarify who pays for the after-hours carpet cleaning and stripping and waxing of floors. *Section II.6 – Additional Services

A. Reference Section II.7.7.1. After-hours carpet cleaning and stripping and waxing of floors are reimbursable services. Per Section III.2.4.4 Carpets and Rugs, spot cleaning of carpets is a basic service.

96. Please provide the number of roof leak repairs and cost for the past 2 years?

A. There have been no roof leak repairs in the field membrane for the past 2 years. There have been 7 drain detail (membrane) repairs during the past 2 years.

97. Please provide the number of additional service and above basic service repairs the current contractor has been responsible for in the last 48 months.

A. This information is not available.

98. There are no obvious roof tie offs for exterior window cleaning. How can the windows be washed?

A. There are no roof tie offs. It will be up to the window cleaning subcontractor to determine a safe method to wash windows.

99. There is mold on the exterior of the building at the high levels and façade area. Is the contractor responsible for removing and cleaning the exterior of the building?

A. The contractor is responsible for cleaning the exterior of the building per Section III.1.39

100. Is the VEEDER – ROOT TLS 450 functional and does the contractor take care of it?

A. Yes and yes

101. Are the Atrium glass windows part of the contract for cleaning?

A. The roof glass is not part of the contract for cleaning.

102. What does the contractor take care of in the Café on the main level?

A. The contractor is responsible for all equipment and infrastructure above the ceiling and in the floor of the kitchen area. They are also responsible for the dining area in its entirety.

103. Are trees outside the south west entrance part of the contract for trimming and pruning?

*Section III.1.2.29 – Equipment Inventory

A. Landscaping is not a contract requirement

104. Is the current equipment inventory 100% accurate and entered in the Maximo CMMS system?

A. The current equipment inventory in Maximo is accurate

105. Does the government have and can provide an inventory of GSA owned tools/equipment used for mechanical work or snow removal?

A. The only piece of equipment owned by GSA is a small telescoping lift.

106. Please provide number of pantries in the building and what the contractor is responsible for in them?

A. 15.

107. Due to the limited time on the walk thru, please provide an equipment inventory, an accurate count of light fixtures and an accurate count of fire extinguishers.

A. We do not have an accurate count of light fixtures in the building. The fire extinguishers are included in the equipment inventory.

108. Please provide the total number of AHU’s on each floor?

A. Total number of AHUs and locations are included in equipment inventory. Please see

Amendment 0005.

109. Reference Section III.1.40.5 – Repair Shared Liability Example, please tell us how many of these repairs the contractor has done in the last 3 years?

A. This information is not available

110. Reference Section III 1.15 - Reference Library, is there a current reference library that we can see?

A. There is a set of specification books maintained in the building manager’s office.

111. Referencing Section III.3.4.A (Elevator Repairs), how many of these types of repairs to the elevators have been performed in the last three (3) years?

112. Reference Section VII – Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors, Are there any page or format limitations for this proposal? If so, please clarify.

A. See Amendment 0004 for formatting instructions.

113. Who manufactures the Fire Alarm Panel and associated annunciation devices and what revision of the software is currently being used?

A. Simplex 4100U – Software 12.07

114. How many points are associated with the Fire Alarm annunciation system?

A. Unknown

115. What is the name of the latest Building Automation System software (insight, apogee, ETC…) associated with the Smithsonian Postal Museum and what is the revision that is currently being used?

A. The Smithsonian Postal Museum is not part of this requirement, except for emergency response and some reimbursable services. See revised equipment list. See Amendment 0005.

116. Have all MEP history equipment files been maintained by the incumbent contractor and will they be made available to the successful bidder?

A. Some equipment files exist and have been maintained. Yes, they will be made available to the successful bidder.

117. What is the name of the latest Controls Building Automation System software (Metasys, ETC…) associated with the base building (Central Plant, Historic Lobby, BLS & AOC Floor Environmental

Systems) and what revision is currently being used?

A. Metasys 5.1.0.4400

118. How many points are associated with the Building Automation System (BAS) that controls the environmental systems in the Smithsonian Postal Museum?

A. The Smithsonian Postal Museum is not part of this requirement. See Amendment 0005 for the revised equipment list.

119. Will a lift be made available to the contractor for work in the Historic Lobby, Loading Dock, Postal Museum and all other elevated work areas?

A. The government will furnish a one-man lift to be used for work defined by this requirement

120. Will it be possible to view the current condition of the fire pump/booster pump room, dry pipe clapper valves area, fire control center, postal museum AHU 1, main electrical vault UPS room & battery vault, AOC data center, Carpentry Shop and Parking Garage? These areas were not shown during the initial walkthrough.

A. No additional site visits will be performed

121. Is there still a Postal Museum Archives Vault located in the Postal Museum space and if so, when was the last time that the PM 1 gas absorption and particulate filters were replaced?

A. The Smithsonian Postal Museum PM is not part of this requirement. See Amendment 0005 for the revised equipment list.

122. What air filtration MERV rating is required for the Postal Museum pleated filters and what size filters are needed for the PM 1 thru PM 13?

A. The Smithsonian Postal Museum PM is not part of this requirement. See Amendment 0005 for the revised equipment list.

123. What air filtration MERV rating is required for the Base Building/Historic Lobby pleated filters and what size filters are required for all quadrants on all floors and outside air handling units?

A. Merv 40 Filter with Media Pre-Filter

124. Have the Trane Centra-Vac CVHE chillers been modified from the original CFC Refrigerant 11 to

HCFC Refrigerant 123?

125. How many run hours have been logged since the one 500 ton Trane CVHE and three 1200 ton

Trane CVHE chilled water units have been overhauled.

A. Chiller #1 - 11,441 HRS, Chiller #2 – N/A, Chiller #3 – 17,923 HRS, Chiller #5 – 5,510 HRS

126. When were the Central Plant Chillers last overhauled and who performed the overhaul maintenance?

A. The central plant chillers (#s 1-3) were last overhauled in 2013/2014 by Baltimore Trane

127. Is there currently a refrigerant monitoring system in the Central Plant?

128. What is the air compressor in the Central Plant used for?

A. The air compressor in the central plant is used for the pneumatic controls.

129. Are there transducer (PE/EP) field control devices being used in association with the building automation systems (Siemens, JCI)?

A. The system remains pneumatic.

130. Are the after-hour utility reports (EMON/IMON) being provided to GSA within the weekly/monthly deliverables?

131. Have the pneumatic controls associated with the Trane Chiller bray valves been upgraded to DDC?

132. Have the JCI or Siemens pneumatic environmental control devices been upgraded to DDC?

133. Is the internal load bank associated with the two (2) Caterpillar Emergency Generators still operational?

134. Is the contractor responsible for the above ground grease interceptor tank in the Parking

Garage?

A. There is no above ground grease interceptor tank in the parking garage

135. What vendor currently provides water treatment services that are associated with the open and closed loops (condenser, chilled, hydronic, ETC…)

A. ChemStar currently provides water treatment services at the building.

136. Where is the process steam being generated and what pressure is the incoming steam to the steam pressure reducing station?

A. Capitol Power – 150 PSI

137. Are the Postal Museum and Carpentry Shop steam generators still being used for humidification?

A. The steam generators are not part of this requirement

138. How many hydronic heat zones are currently operational and is the hydronic systems steam converter operational?

A. Yes, steam converter is operational. There are 5 hydronic zones

139. Does Hines Development still perform annual inspections of the facility and are they still providing maintenance services for the Post Office?

A. The post office is not part of this requirement

140. Is the 500 Ton Trane CVHE Centra-Vac Chiller associated with the emergency power grid?

141. How often are the Trane chiller non-destructive testing inspections being conducted and are the results of the testing available for review? If not, can you provide a number of tubes per chiller that are plugged?

A. The inspections are being conducted and the results will be available for review by the successful bidder.

142. Who takes care of the equipment in the retail spaces (Capital City Brewery, Cafeteria, ETC…)?

A. Equipment above the ceiling and below the floor level are part of this requirement.

143. Are there currently any other managing/monitoring systems in place that are associated with the environmental systems (mechanical, electrical, life safety, ETC…) and what are the names of the systems and what are the systems managing and/or monitoring?

A. There is a UST monitoring system for the emergency generator fuel tank. It is a Veeder Root 450 system.

144. Is refrigerant or any other hazardous chemicals being stored in large quantities (>100 gallons/100 lbs.) at the Postal Square Building and what are the types of chemicals?

145. Are the Cooling Tower Fan motors being controlled by variable frequency drives and/or inverter duty/inverter ready motors?

146. Are the constant air volume (CAV) boxes with fractional horsepower motors equipped with two speed, single speed, ECM controlled inverter duty/inverter ready motors or a combination?

A. Single Speed

147. Do the CAV (constant air volume) box return air induction ports require filters and if the CAV boxes require filters, how often are the filters replaced (quarterly, semi-annually, annually)?

A. Yes and the filters are replaced annually.

148. Who manufactures the constant air volume boxes?

A. Titus.

149. Are any of the condenser water pumps, chilled water pumps, booster pumps, ETC…, equipped with variable frequency drives?

150. Is there a GSA 2105 listing available for the existing equipment inventory?

151. Is there a TAB report available (AHUs, CAVs, chiller flow etc.)?”

A. Yes, from the commissioning

152. It is unusual for a solicitation to have a listing of equipment without enough detail to configure the man hours required to perform planned maintenance. Is there a guide to configure man hours when equipment detail is unavailable (CFM of air handlers, valve sizes, pump horsepower, ETC…)?

A. The equipment inventory has been revised. Please see Amendment 0005.

153. Is there a chiller efficiency report?

154. All repairs, non-reimbursable and reimbursable, are the responsibility of the contractor up to the first $2,000. Is this statement accurate? Is there a repair limit threshold dollar amount for non-reimbursable/reimbursable repairs to the contractor? Is the contractor responsible for an indefinite amount of repairs up to $2,000 for the duration of the contract?

A. Please see Section III.1.40.9.

155. During repairs/instances that require fire watch and potential Overtime man hours, are these additional labor costs incurred reimbursable by the government to the contractor?

156. Is there still an active post office on the North Capitols street side of the building?

A. Yes. However, the Post Office is not part of this requirement, except for emergency response and some reimbursable services.

157. Exhibit V- 1.6 Building Information Sheet only provides the interior gross square footage, please provide the following additional square footage information.

a. Total Interior cleanable square footage.

b. Square footage of unoccupied space for which a vacancy credit is currently provided.

c. Cleanable square footage of each floor.

d. Square footage of all Vinyl tile within the building.

e. Square footage of all Asphalt/Rubber floors within the building.

f. Square footage of any Granite, Marble and Terrazzo Floors within the building.

g. Square footage of ADP/Data Center within the building.

h. Square footage of all carpeted areas within the building.

i. Square footage of Hallways and Corridors.

j. Square Footage of office space within the building.

k. Square footage of Rest Rooms, Shower Rooms, Locker rooms, and Holding Cells.

l. Square footage of all concessions (Cafeteria, Snack Bars, Vending Machine Areas and Lounges).

m. Square footage of Fitness centers and Health Units.

n. Square footage of warehouse space.

A. Refer to Question #74

158. Please provide the total number of rest rooms within the building.

A. 56

159. Please provide the total number of Rest Room fixtures within the building.

A. 156 flush valves; 181 faucets

160. Are consumable rest room products such as toilet tissue, hand towels, soap included as Basic

Services?

161. III.2.10 – III.2.10.8 Above Standard Services (page 82 and 83) in the last full contract year have any of these services been requested, if so what quantities, frequencies, and billable amounts for each category.

a. III.2.10.1 – Carpet Extraction

A. No

b. III.2.10.2 – Window Washing

A. Yes

c. III.2.10.3 – Reserved

A. N/A

d. III.2.10.4 – Washing Blinds and coverings

A. No

e. III.2.10.5 – Pressure washing and steam cleaning

A. No

f. III.2.10.6 – Reserved

A. N/A

g. III.2.10.7 – Government furnished trees and plants

A. No

h. III.2.10.8 Snow and ice removal for areas requiring heavy equipment.

A. Yes

162. III.1.8.2 Communication Equipment, Pg.39 "a. Is there cell phone coverage throughout the building?

A. No

b. Does GSA provide any communication devices such as two-way radios?"

A. No

163. III.1.8.5 Use of CMMS, Pg. 40 Is the CMMS Government or Contractor furnished?

A. The referenced section states CMMS is government-furnished.

164. III.1.35.4.2 Reporting, Pg. 54, Does the incumbent staff include a manufacturer trained or equivalent BAS operator onsite?

A. As stated in referenced section, The Contractor is responsible for retaining an adequate level of expertise to manage the control systems. If the Contractor does not have a manufacturer trained or equivalent BAS operator onsite, the Contractor shall enter into a subcontract, including regular scheduled support (not merely support on a contingency basis), or remote access; with a firm that has these skills.

165. III.1.36.7 Water Treatment Monitoring, Pg. 55, Are the required water treatment controllers and monitoring equipment as well as water meters presently installed and will they convey to the follow-on contract?

A. Required equipment is owned by the company providing the service, not the government.

166. III.1.41.19 Roof Anchorage Points, Pg. 65, Contractor is required to have roof anchor points inspected annually but none are listed on Exhibit V-1.6 (Building Information Sheet). If this is a valid requirement, will GSA provide the type and quantity of roof anchors?

A. There are no roof anchorage points. Section III.1.41.19 has been revised. See Amendment 0005.

167. III.1.42.16 Fire Alarm Central Station Monitoring, Pg. 69, Are the phone lines for central monitoring a contractor expense and, if so, how many lines are required?

A. Yes. There is one phone line.

168. III.2.4.3.d Floor Care, Pg. 75, "a. Is there a raised floor in the Data Center and if so is the offeror required to clean underneath the raised floor? b. If the offeror is required to clean under the raised floor, what is the SF of the floor and how high is it raised up?"

A. Yes, there are raised floors in data centers. However, the offeror is not required to clean underneath.

169. III.2.14.3 Solid Waste/Trash Removal & Disposal, Pg. 84, "a. How many collection points are there?

A. This question is not clear.

b. How many dumpsters are there and what size are the dumpsters?

A. There is one 40 yard compactor

c. How often do the dumpsters require to be emptied? Twice a week? Three times a week?"

A. Compactor is emptied as needed

170. III.2.16 Record Keeping, Pg. 88 Per III.2.16.1 and III.2.16.9, pest control requirements are limited to identifying and correcting conditions that contribute to pest infestation and notifying the

Government of structural modifications for pest control. There are no requirements for providing pest control services. Yet, III.2.16.10, requires recordkeeping for pest control services that are not required of the Contractor. Will GSA clarify the recordkeeping requirements as it relates to the

Contractor's pest control requirements established in III.2.16.1 and III.2.16.9?

A. Section III.2.16 is Reserved. See Amendment 0005.

171. III.3.2 Man-Hour Requirement, Pg. 94 Do the required hours of coverage and workload requirements warrant at least two full-time elevator mechanics onsite?

A. An onsite elevator mechanic is required as specified in the above-referenced section.

172. III.3.3.b General Requirements, Pg. 95, "The Contractor must submit documentation that he or his subcontractor have maintained elevator equipment of the same manufacturer found under this contract.

a. Will GSA provide the make, model, and serial number for the elevators as this is not identified in the asset list?

A. Please see revised inventory list. See Amendment 0005.

b. If this information is not available, will GSA provide the name of the elevator company currently providing services?"

A. Quality Elevator Services.

173. Exhibit V-2.2 Building Information Sheet, Pg. 246, The building information sheet does not provide adequate information for assessing custodial service requirements. Will GSA provide a more comprehensive building breakdown such as square footage for floor space by type (carpeted, hard surface), executive area, office space, health unit, fitness center, storage areas, restrooms, vending/cafeteria areas, entryways, corridors, and loading dock(s) as well as the number of restroom fixtures, stairways, windows, and blinds?

A. Refer to Question #74

174. Exhibit V-2.1 Contract Deliverables, Pg. 244, This list of Custodial deliverables include an

Integrated Pest Management, Initial Pest Assessment, Pesticide Control Plan, and Periodic IPM

Inspection. These requirements do not exist in Sec III.2.16 or III.2.22. Are these valid deliverables and, if so, will GSA establish the associated service requirements for them in Sec III.2.16 and III.2.22?

A. The above-mentioned sections are no longer part of this requirement. See Amendment 0005.

175. ATT J: Postal Square Asset List: The asset list (equipment inventory) does not include adequate information for Offerors to obtain quotes for required services. Will GSA provide the make, model, and serial number in the asset list or otherwise provide a list of subcontractors/vendors servicing the equipment?

A. Equipment inventory now reflects requested information. See Amendment 0005.

176. General: What, if any, service is provided by GSA's Central Utility Plant in Washington DC to the

Postal Square building?

A. None.

177. Section III-1.40.4 Miscellaneous Work states 20 hours of work at no additional cost to the government is the 20 hours per week or per month?

A. Section III.1.40.4 has been revised to specify 20 hours per month. See Amendment 0005.

178. Section III-1.4.42.19 Miscellaneous Work states up to 20 hours per month of discretionary work is this requirement the same as in Section III-1.40.4?

179. Section III.2.14.3 Solid/Trash Removal shall be removed from the building to designated locations from the COR, yet in other sections, it states that THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR

REMOVAL OF SOLID WASTE/TRASH FROM THE PREMISES. Please provide clarification?

A. Solid waste/trash shall be removed from designated locations (offices, pantries, etc.) to the centrally located compactor. The compactor shall then be removed from the premises to dispose of the solid waste/trash

180. Also with the 800,000 sq. ft. requirement for past performance is going to reduce the number of qualified companies to bid the solicitation! There are many companies with excellent past performance on smaller contracts that will loose the opportunity to grow their companies and bid on larger contracts, this is quite restrictive. Can the 800K be lower to something more realistic for bidders.

A. As stated in Section VII 7. To be considered technically acceptable under this factor, the Offeror must demonstrate prior experience within the past five (5) years concurrently managing and performing operation and maintenance, repairs and custodial services for at least one facility of similar size and scope (multi use and at least 800,000 RSF).

181. Would like to respectfully request a reconsideration of the singe facility size requirement of at least 800,000 RSF that is sited in Section VII, TAB A (Corporate Experience). We believe this to be overly restrictive to 8(a) businesses. As an experienced GSA O&M Contractor with a current contract comprised of nearly 2.5 million square feet (1,961,709 RSF) we find little difference in managing one building of this size compared to 9 buildings spread apart over at state. On the contrary, we believe that maintaining building space of this magnitude essentially, “under one roof,” would offer many efficiencies and multiple benefits with less comparative risk.

Our previous GSA contract consisted of six buildings totaling more than one million square feet. We have successfully managed both of these efforts with high CPAR ratings and would greatly appreciate the opportunity to serve your region at the Postal Square Building. Will the GSA revise the experience requirement?

A. No. It has been determined that the complexities of a single building measuring 1.2 million SF require the corporate experience and operational expertise demonstrated at a single building of similar size. This requirement is unchanged from the last CFM procurement for the property.

182. How many Custodial shifts are there?

A. At the present time, there are two custodial shifts. There are certain custodial tasks that must be performed outside of the building’s normal business hours which is defined as Above

Standard Services and will be issued as task orders.

183. How many Engineer shifts are there?

A. There are presently 3 engineer shifts per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year.

184. What are the times for the custodial and Engineer shifts?

A. Presently, custodial shifts vary. Engineer shifts are 7:00 am – 3:00 pm, 3:00 – 11:00 pm, and

11:00 pm – 7:00 am.

185. On the Custodial Staff, what is the current number of Day Custodial?

186. On page 95 of the solicitation it states that subcontractors are to be identified with our technical proposal. However, this requirement is not listed in Sections VII and VIII (Instructions to offerors and Evaluation Criteria). Please clarify.

A. Not required to be submitted with the Technical Proposal. This section is revised. See

Amendment 0005.

187. Page 99 of the solicitation states we are to provide an elevator QC plan with our proposal.

However, this requirement is not listed in Sections VII and VIII (Instructions to offerors and

Evaluation Criteria). Please clarify.

A. Not required to be submitted with the Technical Proposal, but rather 15 days prior to the start contract. This section is revised. See Amendment 0005.

188. Page 102 of the solicitation states we are to provide a disaster plan with our technical proposal.

However, this requirement is not listed in Sections VII and VIII (Instructions to offerors and

Evaluation Criteria). Please clarify.

of the contract. This section is revised. See Amendment 0005.

189. III.2.12 Communication Plan, Pg. 83, A Communication Plan shall be submitted as part of the bid package. This is not addressed in Sections VII (Instructions to Offerors) or VIII (Evaluation Factors).

Per III.2.22 and Exhibit V-2.1, the plan is a deliverable due 15 days prior to the start of work. Will

GSA confirm the plan is not part of the bid package but rather a deliverable due 15 days prior to the start of work?

contract. This section is revised. See Amendment 0005.

190. III.3.7 Elevator QCP, Pg. 99, An elevator QCP shall be submitted with the Technical Proposal.

This is not addressed in Sections VII (Instructions to Offerors) or VIII (Evaluation Factors). Per

III.2.22, Exhibit V-1.1, and Exhibit V-2.1, the QCP is a deliverable due 15 days prior to the contract start date. Will GSA confirm the QCP is not part of the Technical Proposal but rather a deliverable due 15 days prior to the start of work?

A. Refer to Question #187.

191. III.3.15.A(3) Emergency/Disaster Plan, Pg. 102, An Emergency/Strike Contingency Plan shall be submitted with the Technical Proposal. This is not addressed in Sections VII (Instructions to

Offerors) or VIII (Evaluation Factors). Per III.1.9.2.j/k, emergency/contingency plans are part of the

Building Operating Plan which according to Exhibit V-1.1 is a deliverable due not later than the Start-

Up or Transition Phase. Per III.2.22, Exhibit V-1.1, and Exhibit V-2.1, the Strike Contingency Plan is a deliverable due 5 days prior to the contract start date. Will GSA confirm the these plans are not part of the Technical Proposal but rather deliverables due as indicated by III.2.22, Exhibit V-1.1, and

Exhibit V-2.1?

A. Refer to Question #188.

192. What do the employees that work for “National Contracting Services” do in the building?

A. National Contracting Services provides the CFM Services at the Postal Square Building.

193. Are there any page or format limitations for this proposal? If so, please clarify.

A. Refer to Question #112.

194. Will you provide the current staffing information?

a. Number of Day Porters

b. Number of Full time Cleaners

c. Number of Part Time Cleaners

A. GSA will not provide this information.

195. For Corporate Experience, can the government clarify that we are providing a write up on one example of a facility over 800,000 RSF and providing our experience doing preventative maintenance, repairs, etc. in the context of that chosen facility for the corporate experience section?

A. To be considered technically acceptable under this factor, the Offeror must demonstrate prior experience within the past five (5) years concurrently managing and performing operation and maintenance, repairs and custodial services for at least one facility of similar size and scope

(multi use and at least 800,000 RSF). The Offeror shall submit the following information demonstrating that the experience included the following:

preventative maintenance repairs energy efficiency program a service call program complete custodial services use of a computerized maintenance management system quality control program

196. II.6.e Additional Services, Pg.14, This item states "II.6.1 Hourly Rates for II.5 and II.6" Will GSA clarify this requirement?

A. Refer to Question #74.

197. Summary, Pg, 15, For each row in the Summary table, will GSA confirm that Offerors are to add the FFP amount to the Additional Services amount to equal the Total amount?

A. Pricing tables have been revised. See Amendment 0004.

198.