Question and Answers Solicitation 70FBR626Q00000036 .xlsx
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- Solicitation number
- 70FBR626Q00000036
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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This is a Questions and Answers document for solicitation 70FBR626Q00000036, addressing clarifications on procurement procedures, payment terms, evaluation criteria, and product specifications for the FEMA Region 6 Watch Control Room Consoles and Furniture project.
Key clarifications include: offerors must follow the current solicitation terms and any formal amendments regarding offer deadlines and performance periods when completing the SF 1449 form; partial payments are permitted after Government acceptance if furniture is incrementally shipped to the Federal Regional Center; evaluation will be conducted under the FAR 52.212-1 default basis of technical acceptability and price with no fuller addendum provided; completion is required within the period of performance (10/01/2026 through 09/29/2027), with offerors permitted to propose their own delivery and installation timeline as part of their quotation, though specific scheduling will be coordinated during post-award kickoff to align with ongoing renovation work; all eight control console units under CLIN 0004 remain required; existing consoles must be relocated to the East Storage Shed per solicitation requirements; Steelcase Think chairs must conform to model number 65A300 as specified in CLIN 0002; and brand-name-or-equal products are acceptable if they meet or exceed solicitation specifications and comply with all applicable federal requirements including country-of-origin and Buy American restrictions, with offerors bearing responsibility for ensuring compliance.
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Sheet1 Question and Answers Solicitation 70FBR626Q00000036
| No. | Topic | Question | Response |
| 1 | SF 1449 / Solicitation Amendment | Should offerors use and sign the existing SF 1449 despite the outdated deadline and performance period? Will FEMA issue a revised SF 1449 or formal amendment reflecting the current deadline and requirements? | Offerors should submit their quotation in accordance with the current solicitation, including any amendments issued. If an amendment revised the offer due date or period of performance, offerors should follow the revised terms. Offerors should complete and sign the SF 1449 as required, including Blocks 12, 17, 23, 24, and 30, unless otherwise instructed by the Contracting Officer. Offerors should continue to monitor the official solicitation posting for any amendments or updates. Any changes to the solicitation will be issued by the Contracting Officer through a formal amendment, as applicable. |
| 2 | Progress / Partial Payments | The site-visit Q&A, Item #10, noted that partial or progress payments are a Contracting Officer decision that “may not apply to this type of project” and that further clarification was needed. Has a determination been made on whether progress payments will be authorized for this order, or should offerors assume payment in full only after final acceptance? | Partial payments are permitted after Government acceptance if the furniture is incrementally shipped to the FRC. |
| 3 | Evaluation Factors / Instructions to Offerors | The solicitation package received shows Sections K, L, and M as section headers only, with no populated text. Is there a fuller addendum to FAR 52.212-1 that offerors should be working from, or is evaluation conducted under the FAR 52.212-1 default basis, technical acceptability and price? What are the evaluation factors? Best-value/tradeoff or LPTA? | Evaluation will be conducted under the FAR 52.212-1 default basis of technical acceptability and price. There is no fuller addendum to FAR 52.212-1 included with the solicitation. |
| 4 | Completion Timeline / Delivery and Installation | The original solicitation specified completion 45 days after award. Amendment 1 replaced this with “completion within the period of performance,” 10/01/2026 through 09/29/2027. Should offerors propose their own completion timeline as part of technical acceptability, or is there a specific target completion date FEMA expects for the furniture refresh itself, separate from the full period of performance? What is the revised delivery and installation completion date? | The furniture will be placed in an area where renovation work is currently taking place. The program office would like the renovation work to be completed before furniture delivery and installation occur. As stated in Amendment 1, completion is required within the period of performance, 10/01/2026 through 09/29/2027. Offerors may include their proposed delivery and installation timeline as part of their quotation. FEMA does not have a separate fixed target completion date for the furniture refresh at this time beyond completion within the stated period of performance. Specific delivery and installation scheduling details will be discussed further with the awardee during the post-award kickoff call to ensure coordination with the renovation schedule and site availability. |
| 5 | CLIN 0004 / Control Console Units | Are all eight control-room console units under CLIN 0004 still required? | Yes. Based on the solicitation, CLIN 0004 identifies eight control console units, delivered and installed. |
| 6 | Existing Consoles | Should the existing consoles be relocated to the East Storage Shed or removed and disposed of off-site? | The solicitation states that the contractor shall relocate the existing consoles to the East Storage Shed. Removal and off-site disposal is not identified in the provided solicitation text. |
| 7 | Steelcase Think Chair Model | Is the correct Steelcase Think chair model 65A300 or 2465A300? | The solicitation identifies CLIN 0002 as “65A300 Think Chairs, delivered and installed,” quantity 8 each. Offerors should quote in accordance with the model number listed in the solicitation unless otherwise amended by the Contracting Officer. |
| 8 | Brand-Name-or-Equal / Country of Origin | Are brand-name-or-equal products manufactured in China, Vietnam, Japan, or Turkey acceptable if they meet or exceed all specifications and applicable federal country-of-origin requirements? | Brand-name-or-equal products may be considered if they meet or exceed the solicitation specifications and comply with all applicable federal requirements, including country-of-origin, Buy American, and any other applicable restrictions included in the solicitation. Offerors are responsible for ensuring their proposed products comply with all applicable solicitation terms and federal requirements. |
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