Sol_72061222R00009_furniture_Amendment 1.docx

Attachment A

Amendment announcement of the following solicitation for the procurement under the Secondary Education Expansion for Development (SEED) program:

Date Issued: August 8, 2022

The purpose of the amendments is to:

(a) Provide summary of changes to the original solicitations as outlined in Attachment A of each amendment.

(b) Provide responses to Applicant’s questions raised as outlined in Attachment B of each amendment.

(c) Solicitations issued under full and open competition

(c) Clarify the deadline for receiving applications as Monday September 5, 2022, at 16:00 hours Malawi Time.

Issuance of these amendments do not constitute an award commitment on the part of the Government, nor does it commit the Government to pay for any costs incurred in preparation or submission of proposals. Submissions are made at the risk of the Applicant.

It is the Interested Applicant’s responsibility to download the amendment documents and attain thorough understanding of the changes made before engaging in the application development phase of the process.

Attachment B

Questions and Answers

(1) Question: Please confirm whether the seat and backrest for chair will be a normal pine paddable or we need to include foam and fabric on top of the pine?

Response: According to section C.3.1.1 Teacher's Chair, the seat and backrest should be:

· Padded seat: L450mm by W450 by H460

· Padded back rest: L400mm by W450mm by H850mm (top edge)

(2) Question: Can you share pictures of the furniture been requested.

Response: No pictures available. Bidders are requested to use specifications provided in the solicitation. Pictures may confuse as they may fall short on other specifications. The successful bidder(s) will have to provide samples for review and approval before mass production and delivery.

(3) Question: Can we quote of single item, or it must be all the group together.

Response: The solicitation is for all items together and they cannot be separated out.

(4) Question: Is there any possibility to propose alternatives for steel shelves to shutter board with wooden frames.

Response: No. This solicitation includes steel shelving.

(5) Question: Are we supposed to register now with sam.gov of after award.

Response: Vendor registration in SAM.GOV is mandatory requirement to do business with the United States government and should be done before submitting of solicitation.

(6) Question: Is this RFP specifically for Malawians? If not, what can my company do to meet those requirements for this procurement opportunity.

Response: No, amended to full and open competition solicitation

(7) Question: We refer to the above captioned subject and we have obtained the documents on US Federal Business Opportunities website. However, we note that the Distribution List for the C.4.2 Option Group 3 Schools has been omitted in the RFQ. Please provide this information to enable us respond to the FRQ>

Response: The schools in option Group 3 are not yet ready. Additional details will be provided when exercising option three for the successful bidder.