Questions with Answers_Ultra Cold Chain Final.pdf

Tit le: ULTRA COLD CHAIN Quest ion/ Response to RFP 75A50324R00002

Date Questions Submitted: _9/5/2024_____________ Date of Response release: __9/9/2024__

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RESPONSE

1 What are the approximate Lot sizes? The government anticipates in the base year: one (1) up to 77 trucks in an extreme emergency. The number at the four warehouse (WH) locations will be approximately 1,860 pallets at each WH.

For Solicitation Section B pricing purposes only -offerors will estimate their pricing based on providing one 53-foot truck (holding 24 pallets) with temperature control for the Base year and each of the Option Periods.

The temperature controls are:

2°C to 8°C

-20°C to -15°C

-70 & -80°C

Offerors will also provide an aggregate total (Base and all Options) for each temperature control range.

2 What are the approximate storage container sizes or approximate number of pallets per lot?

See question #1

3 How much product or what is the number of pallets we are moving per year?

N/A N/A See question #1

4 Is There a Maximum Allowable Load Size or Any Restrictions on the Number of Containers Per Vehicle?

The only restriction will be is not to stack any of these loads.

5 Can You Provide More Details on the Expected Frequency of Emergency vs. Non- Emergency Deliveries?

This is undeterminable and cannot be decided. However, Acts of GOD or Manmade disasters can/may determine an emergency.

6 Is the page limit for the Quality Control Plan? M.2 Factor 3 Page 31 and 39 Page Limitation: 5 pages

7 What are the Specific Pickup and Delivery Addresses for Each Location?

The Successful offeror will be given the specific pickup and delivery locations at the time of pick-up of shipment.

8 Are There Any Specific Performance Metrics Beyond Temperature Maintenance, Such as Delivery Accuracy or Customer Satisfaction Scores, That Will Be Evaluated?

See Statement of Work (SOW) and Section M.2 of the solicitation.

9 We would like to know if this is a brand new contract OR if there is (was) an incumbent performing these services.

If not brand new, could you please provide the current / previous contract number?

This is a new requirement. No incumbent.

10 Do we need to sign the NDA at the bottom of the RFP to include in the proposal or is this only needed post-award?

Attachment Page 50 -53 The Successful offeror will sign the NDA at the kick-off meeting (post-award)

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11 Are the containers provided or need to be provided by us?

And what is the volume needed per year?

The container will be provided by the carriers. See question #1 for volume needed.

12 What is the max liability for a shipment on this

IDIQ?

This is not an IDIQ contract. In accordance with FAR 28.301, the Contractor shall provide loss prevention and insurance on product equal to the replacement cost and payable to the United States Federal Government. The clause at FAR 52.228-7, Insurance--

Liability to Third Persons, will be incorporated in the contract.

13 How does the contractor know the values of any given shipment?

The value will be given at time of tasking. Some GFP may come directly from vendors, most GFP will come from government facilities.

14 ***Note to Offerors*** Due to our contract writing system (PRISM) matrix, the contract line item (CLIN) sequence will be changed (re-numbered) from 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001 to 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004 at time of contract award.