Government Response to Vendor Questions AED Program Services Rev.pdf

Government Responses to Vendor Questions Received

RFQ 70RDAD21Q00000129

AED Program Services

RFQ 70RDAD21Q00000129 AED Program Services

# Question Government’s Response

1 In the earlier solicitation, a question had been asked if on-site inspections should be part of the bid. The answer was no. Now it appears an annual on-site inspection is requested per the statement below. Can you confirm an annual on-site physical inspection is requested?

Conduct a physical inspection of each unit at least once annually, as required by the manufacturer, and replace all durable goods (such as batteries and electrode pads) as they reach their expiration date. Also, as units are used, replace all items necessary to bring the unit back to operational condition with new pads, etc.

Yes, an onsite inspection is needed to determine the condition of durable goods (batteries/pads/etc.) for replacement

2. If there are to be physical inspections, what are the addresses for the AEDs?

All Four (4) addresses will be provided at time of award.

3. Does Homeland Security currently have evacuation chairs that can be used for the stairwell evacuation training?

Evacuation chairs are onsite at many locations, but the trainer should provide evacuation chairs for training

4 The bid on the bottom of page 2 request mock drills, The training request details did not mention the mock drill, nor was there a place to put a fee for the mock drill training if it is not done in conjunction with the CPR - FA - AED - Stairwell training.

Training. Conduct 12 Adult/Child CPR/AED/FA Combo classes including stairwell evacuation chair training (initial and/or recertification) classes of 8 to 12 students per class. Training shall be held on a monthly, quarterly, or continuous basis to certify

Yes, it can be done in conjunction with the CPR/FA/AED/Evac Chair training.

responders’ skills are efficient to comply with the AED program requirements. The goal is to have four responders per AED unit.

The Agency has the option to choose courses that range from CPR/AED/FA, CPR/AED/FA/BBP, CPR/AED/BBP, and

CPR/AED.

Is the mock drill something Homeland requires?

What’s the current operational condition of the 251 AEDs, battery shelf life and medical supplies?

Units installed on/about July 2019. Lithium batteries (two per unit as one is a backup) generally last 4-years. The electrode pads (two pads per unit as one is a backup) generally expire in 2-years

6 Any malfunctioning AEDs? No

7 For the training classes, the SOW is requesting 4 different class options, but there is only have one line item in the price sheet for these training sessions. Each option would have different pricing. Is it OK to add additional line items on the price sheet for the other class options?

See Price Schedule page. First aid training includes stairwell evacuation chair training.

See change made within the vertical bar on the right-hand side of RFQ SOW Page 3 Rev.

8 The requirement includes installation of the stairwell evacuation chairs.

Are these chairs already purchased or how many is needed?

The requirement does not include installation of stairwell evacuation chairs.

9 With reference to the Scope of Work below, can you please provide the following for each of the 251 AEDs under the annual premium program management:

• The brand of each AED

• The age of each AED

• Location of the AEDs

• Current AED management

• Last service dates

The brand of each AED – Physio Control LifePak 1000

The age of each AED – Installed on/about July

Location of the AEDs – Four sites as follows:

2701 Martin Luther King, Ave, SE, Washington, DC; 650 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC; 4401 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC; and coming 301 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC.

Current AED management - Yes

Last service dates – On/about March 2020