Questions_and_Responses.pdf

Solicitation #80KSC018R0014 (KGPC II) Questions and Responses

Item RFP Section Page # Line # RFP Question Response

1 Can we store equipment onsite? (Mover, Trailer)

Yes.

PWS 2.4 11

How and when do we submit fertilizer type for approval?

As stated in the PWS, the contractor shall propose type of fertilizer for approval by the COR prior to application. This information should be submitted electronically to the COR, at the start of the contract, and at any time the fertilizer type changes.

3 How do I fill out the pricing spreadsheets? See RFP Section L.17 Volume II for instructions.

4 What was the previous award amount? Previous award amount was $10,653,058. This was the total potential value.

5 How is SC Jones involved with this project?

This is the contractor for the current KGPC contract.

6 Is hiring from the union a requirement? Refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of

Qualified Workers (May 2014), and FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor

Standards (May 2014), which are incorporated by reference in the solicitation.

The full text of these clause may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/browsefar.

Note: The resultant Grounds Maintenance and Pest Contract (GMPC) II is a successor contract as described at FAR 52.222-41(f) and 29 CFR 4.163.

Specifically, the GMPC II will succeed a contract subject to the Service

Contract Labor Standards statute under which substantially the same services were furnished in the same locality and service employees were paid wages and fringe benefits provided for in a collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

Accordingly, the successor contractor’s sole obligation is to insure that all service employees are paid no less than the wages and fringe benefits to which the employees would have been entitled, including any prospective increases in wages and fringe benefits, if employed under the predecessor’s CBA until the a new CBA is in place (i.e. irrespective of whether the successor's employees were or were not employed by the predecessor contractor). The obligation of the successor contractor is limited to the wage and fringe benefit requirements of the predecessor’s CBA and does not extend to other items such as seniority, grievance procedures, work rules, overtime, etc.

7 Why is the union document suggesting prevailing wages for service contract?

Shouldn’t we be using Service Contract

Act wages?

Refer to FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014), which is incorporated by reference in the solicitation. The full text of the clause may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/browsefar. Refer also to Attachment J-03, Wage Determination Nos. CBA-2018-11260 and 2015-

4555.

In accordance with Wage Determination No. CBA-2018-11260 and FAR 52.222-

41(c) and (f), service employees employed by the contractor or subcontractor that perform services covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) are to be paid wage rates and fringe benefits effective October 1, 2018, as set forth in the existing CBA.

In accordance with FAR 52.222-41(c), service employees—employed in the performance of the resultant contract by the contractor or any subcontractor—that are not subject to the CBA shall be paid not less than the minimum monetary wages and shall be furnished fringe benefits in accordance with the wages and fringe benefits set forth in Wage Determination No. 2015-

4555.

8 Are we required to utilize the union? See responses to questions nos. 6 and 7.

9 Who is the BOSS contractor? Are they in charge of the awardee for this contract?

The Base Operations and Spaceport Services (BOSS) contractor is a separate contract. They are not in charge of the awardee for this contract.

10 J-9.4 and J-01 Pg 1 and

Can the Government Provide total acerage for Fertilization? Under which line item should this requirement be included?

Grounds maintenance or pest control?

See updated attachment J-9.4.

11 J-9.5 Pg 2 Landscaping - Can the Government provide a total SF of mulched areas under the landscaping requirement? Can the

Government provide a total linear footage for edging/total SF for trimming and weed prevention? What is the total number and size of all trees and shrubs to be pruned?

See updated attachment J-9.5.

12 PWS Pg 13 Pest management - the attachment referenced under 3.1 Pest Control (J-09.6) includes data regarding the Growth

Regulator Pilot Project. Which attachment corresponds to the remaining pest control services?

The Pest Control attachment is J-09.5. The growth regulator attachment is J-

09.6. See updated attachment J-09.1 (PWS).

13 J-09.5 Pg 1 What is the total square footage of the facilities to be reated for rodents and insects?

See updated Attachment J-9.05.

14 J-09.5 Pg 4 & 5 What is the total acerage included in the mosquito fogging requirement?

1,090.6 acres.

15 J-09.5 Pg 6 The herbicide treated ditches are listed under the herbicide schedule and pest management schedule with differing quantities (104.32, 110) Which quantity is accurate?

See updated Attachments J-09.5 and J-09.6.

16 J-09.6 Pg 6 The herbicide treated fence lines are listed under the herbicide schedule and pest management schedule with differing quantities (28.43, 31). Which quantity is accurate?

See updated Attachments J-09.5 and J-09.6.

17 J-09.5 Pg. 2, 3 Can the Government provide a total acerage for the herbicide and exterior services?

See updated Attachment J-09.5.

18 J-09.1 Pg 14 2 and 3 Can the Government provide total acerage for mowing area LC-39 A?

LC-39 A is not part of this contract.

19 J-09.1 PGS. 4,

10, 11, 12, 20

Multiple areas listed on the mowing schedule do not include acerage. Is the contractor not responsible for these areas?

If the contractor is responsible, could the

Government provide acreage?

The contractor is responsible for these areas. Any areas showing zero acreage contains less than 0.1 acres.

20 J-01 2.8 Since the Grotwth Regulator Pilot Project is for the base year only, should the offeror provide Option Year pricing as if we are not applying growth regulators?

Yes

21 J-9.1 1 12 Can the government please provide acreage for M6-0038, Storage Shed?

The acreage for M6-0038, Storage Shed is less than .01 acres.

22 J-9.1 4 8 Can the government provide acreage of N6-

2274A?

The acreage for N6-2274A is less than 0.1 acres.

23 J-9.1 10 3, 4, 9, and 15

Can the government provide acreage of the

Open field bordered by the Barge Terminal seawall, Saturn Causeway, Transporter

Rd., and woodline at East end of seawall, K6-1298, Mission Support Building, K6-

1198, Fire Station #2, and K6-0848, VAB?

The acreage for the open field bordered by the Barge Terminal seawall, Saturn

Causeway, Transporter Rd., and woodline at East end of seawall, K6-1298, Mission Support Building, K6-1198, Fire Station #2, and K6-0848, VAB are each less than 0.1 acres.

24 J-9.1 11 2 and 4 Can the government provide acreage of K6-

0791, OPF Scape Facility and Open fields west of K6-0696 and Northeast of K6-

0848?

The acreage for K6-0791, OPF Scape Facility and Open fields west of K6-0696 and Northeast of K6-0848 are each less than 0.1 acres.

25 J-9.1 11 6 The total acrea for LC-39 VAB Area is not accurate. Can you please correct this and the missing acreages for this area.

Please see the updated J-9.1 attachment. The acreage for the LC-39 VAB area is less than 0.1 acres.

26 J-9.1 12 2 and 3 Can the government provide acreage for

All areas adjacent to the crawlerway route and west of the interesction with Ordnance

Road and All Crawlerway medians from

VAB to both LC-39A and B gates?

The acreage for all areas adjacent to the crawlerway route and west of the interesction with Ordnance Road and All Crawlerway medians from VAB to both LC-39A and B gates are each less than 0.1 acres.

27 J-9.1 20 7 Can the government please provide acreage of the G5-2000, Tower?

The acreage for the G5-2000 Tower is less than 0.1 acres.

28 J-09.2 All Would the government please provide the acreage for the backslope areas that require

2 times/year mowing?

The acreage of the back slopes are including as part of the acreage listed in J-

09.2 Schedule Roadway Mowings.

29 J-09.4 1 All Can the government provide landscape square feet and fertilization square feet or acreage?

See updated Attachment J-09.4.

30 J-09.4 1 6 Can the government provide quantities of palm and oak trees for KSC Headquarters

KSC Headquarters has approximately 55 Palm Trees & 20 Oak Trees.

31 J-09.4 1 7 Can the government provide the quantity of palm trees for the Kennedy Learning

Institute?

Kennedy Learning Institute has two large Palm Trees & a cluster of smaller

Palm Trees in the landscaped area in front of the building.

32 J-09.3 5 18 The total miles of fencelines should be

27.08, not 31. Please advise which is correct?

Per the updated tech exhibits, J-09.3 and J-09.5, the fence line quantity is 101.55 miles.

33 J-09.5 1 1 through

Can the government please provide SF for these facilities so that the price can be accurately proposed?

The SF for these facilites has been added to technical exhibit J-9.05.

34 J-09.5 2 and 3 All Can the government please provide acreage or SF for these areas that require herbicide, fungicide, and insecticide so that the price can be accurately proposed?

The total acreage for herbicide, fungicide, and insecticide is not available.

Attachments J-07.1, J-07.2, and J-09.5 can be used to estimate acreage.

35 J-09.5 6 through

All In regard to the data for ditches and fence lines, what service are being provided here that falls under "Pest Management"?

Paragraph 3.0 in Attachment J-09.1 is missing from the original RFP. See updated Attachment J-09.1.

36 J-09.6 1 All The total acreage for the Growth Regulator

Pilot Project is 449 acres however

Attachments J-9.1 and J-09.2 shows * in the notes column with a total of 942 acres.

Please advise on which is correct.

The acres for the Growth Regulator Pilot Project has been updated to 555. See updated Attachments J-9.1, J-9.2 and J-9.6.

37 J-4 51 Can the government please confirm which wages should be used? Should the offeror use wages as currently set or the wage set for 10/1/18?

See response to question no. 7.

38 The government supplied a wage determination and CBA within the solicitation. Can the government please acknowledge which should be followed on this contract.

See response to question no. 7.

39 Is there any work that is required to be performed outside of normal working hours of Montday through Friday between

6:00 AM and 4:00 PM?

Yes. See Attachment J-01 PWS Section 3.1 Pest Control.

40 Due to the high wages and paid leave requirements, can the government provide a seniority list of current employees.

Without it, the incumbent will be at a distinct advantage on pricing?

The incumbent workforces consists of the following groups of employees:

employees with 1 - 5 years (12.5%), 6 - 10 years (25%), 11 - 15 years (0.0%), and 16 years or more years (62.50%). It is the responsibility of the offeror to propose adequate resources to meet the requirements of the solicitation.

41 J-01 10 2.2 The PWS states that "the contractor shall prevent weeds in all gravel/rock areas on building exterior edges…The contractor shall prevent or retard grass from growing beyond concrete edges and in expansion joints or cracks in concrete in critical operational areas". Can the government provide quantitative measurements for these areas?

The acreage for "prevent weeds in all gravel/rock areas on building exterior edges", is less than 3 acres. The requirement to, "prevent or retard grass from growing beyond concrete edges and in expansion joints or cracks in concrete in critical operational areas", has been removed from the PWS. See updated

Attachment J-01.

42 J-01 11 2.3 The PWS states that "Perform edging around sidewalks, driveways, curbs, shrub and plant beds, and landscaped areas on improved grounds. Trim ("weedeat") around trees, shrubs, fences, poles, airfield lighting, and other protuding objects" Can the government provide a quantitative measurements for these areas?

See updated Attachment J-09.4.

43 J-01 11 2.3 The PWS states that "The contractor shall remove and, to the maximum extent practicable, prevent weeds in areas including turf, plant and plant beds, landscaped areas, cracks in concrete sidewalks/walkways, and on all active aircraft runways, taxiways, and parking aprons. The contractor may utilize manual or mechanical approaches, or apply chemicals, consistent with manufacturer’s recommendations and in accordance with environmental regulations." Can the government provide a quantitative measurements for these areas.

The government does not have separate measurements for these areas. The

Shuttle Landing Facility is not included in this contrat, therefore aircraft runways, taxiways, and parking aprons are not applicable and have been removed from Attachment J-01. See updated Attachment J-01.

44 Who is the incubment contractor? SC Jones Services, Inc

45 What is the current annual incumbent contract price for FFP and IDIQ each?

Current Potential Annual Value for Option Period 4 is FFP $1,936,226, IDIQ

$270,140

46 J-09.1 & J-09.2 Can the government please provide the months in which the mowing frequencies occur?

Based on the Florida rainy season, the heaviest growth is May through

September, therefore the frequencies would be greater during this period but varies year to year based on the variations of the weather.

47 J-01 11 2.3 The PWS states that "The contractor shall remove and, to the maximum extent practicable, prevent weeds in areas including turf, plant and plant beds, landscaped areas, cracks in concrete sidewalks/walkways, and on all active aircraft runways, taxiways, and parking aprons. The contractor may utilize manual or mechanical approaches, or apply chemicals, consistent with manufacturer’s recommendations and in accordance with environmental regulations." Can the government provide quantitative measurements for these areas. " Can the government provide a quantitative count of trees, shrubs and hedges in landscaped areas.

See updated Attachment J-09.4.

48 J-01 11 2.5 Can the government provide a quantitative measurement of railroad tracks and frequency of service?

The quantitative measurement of the railroad tracks is 21.35 miles. The frequency of service is two times a year.

49 There is a significant amount of government furnish equipment to include equipment supplied by the BOSS contractor such as railroad track spraying equipment and tractors with boom mowers.

In the event that the GFE or BOSS supplied equipment breaks down during operation, requires maintenance, or is otherwise unusable, who is responsible for the upkeep, maintenance, and are services still required when equipment is down for repair or maintenance. Additionally, if the equipment is past it's useful life, will it be replaced and who is responsible for the cost of a replacement?

There is no BOSS supplied equipment. The reference to BOSS equipment has been removed from the PWS. For GFE, see Attachment J-01 PWS, Section 5.1, Contractor Property.

50 J-01 12 2.8 In regard to the growth regulator pilot project, should the contractor supply pricing to include completing this service along with associated cost inrcreases for increased mowing frequencies in untreated areas?

No. The contractor should include only the cost of material and labor for the growth regulator. See PWS Section 2.8 for more information.

51 Can the government please provide historical information on what chemicals have been used to spray the ditches?

This information is considered contractor proprietary information.

52 L.6 66 NA The 15 page limit seems insufficient to provide the information requested for offeror proposal, specifically the financials.

Could the page limit be increased to better accommodate the information requested and in turn provide a more complete proposal to the Government?

The page limit has been changed from 15 pages to 20 pages.

53 NA NA NA In order to maintain compliance with SBA

HUBZone requirements, please provide the number of HUBZone employees currently employed under the CBA and working on this contract. Further, are there any

HUBZone certified small businesses working as subcontractors on this requirement who would continue to work under a new Prime Contractor?

The number of employees working on the predecessor contract that live or reside within a historically underutilized business zone will not be disclosed. It is the responsibility of the offeror to propose adequate resources to meet the requirements of the solicitation. There are no subcontractors currently working under the current contract.

54 J-10.1 7 and 8 NA Beginning with Facility Number C2-1060B

KSC NORTH RADIO TOWER through page 8 there are not square footages listed for these facilities. Are these facilities

NIC?

They are included in the contract. Referenced the note at the top of J-10.1:

"Abandoned facilities are scoped for demolition and do not require interior pest control. Mothballed facilities are still subject to interior pest control. Both abandoned and mothballed facilities should remain on the mowing schedule".

55 J.9-1 14 Both The acreage column for Areas J8-1821, Beach Tracking Site North and J8-1567, Cable Terminal Bldg. and J8-1568 Tower is not included on the sheet. Could this information be provided?

The acreage for Areas J8-1821, Beach Tracking Site North and J8-1567, Cable

Terminal Bldg. and J8-1568 Tower are less than than 0.1 acres for each area.

56 J-09.2 2 44 There is not an acreage listed for this area

LC-39- Road from OPF#3 North to RPSF.

Please provide this acreage or confirm

NIC.

The acreage for area LC-39- Road from OPF#3 North to RPSF is less than 0.1 acres for each area.

57 NA NA NA Could the pre-proposal site visit list of attendees be published to FBO or provided to all other attendees of the site visit?

No. This is considered sensitive information.

58 3.1 Pest Control Pg 13 wrong reference – missing section 3.0

"The contractor shall apply pesticide treatment to facilities (interior and exterior, if necessary), as specified in contract

Attachment J-09.6 to prevent all pests as defined in 3.0 above."

See updated Attachment J-01 PWS.

59 Technical

Exhibit J-09.8

Growth

Regulator Pilot

Project

c. Technical Exhibit J-09.6 Growth

Regulator Pilot Project does not match the notes * indicated in: i.

i)Attachment J-9.1 Schedule, Mowing and

ii. ii) Attachment J-09.2 Schedule, Roadway Mowing. Please clarify differences.

See updated Attachment J-09-1, J-09-2, and J-09-6.

60 Technical

Exhibit J-06 -

Government

Furnished

Property.

Since most of the GFE is more than 15 years old and some more than 30 years old, especially the Gyrotrac and specialty tractors, are we correct in that the contractor will be required to repair, replace or provide their own equipment if the GFE fails at no cost to the government?

Yes. See updated Attachment J-01 PWS. Section 5.1 Contractor

Property, now states the Contractor shall repair and maintain all

Contractor and Government provided property.

61 Technical

Exhibit J-06 -

Government

Furnished

Property.

In the Current Contract, does the government currently maintain the GFE listed in Technical Exhibit J-06 -

Government Furnished Property?

Yes

62 Technical

Exhibit J-09.8

Growth

Regulator Pilot

Project

c. Is the Technical Exhibit J-09.6 Growth

Regulator Pilot Project being conducted in the Current Contract?

No

63 Technical

Exhibit J-09.1

Schedule

Mowing and

Technical

Exhibit J-09.2

Is the Current Contract being performed in accordance with the same Mowing

Frequencies found in Technical Exhibit J-

09.1 Schedule Mowing and Technical

Exhibit J-09.2?

No

64 Technical

Exhibit J-09.1

Schedule

Mowing and

Technical

Exhibit J-09.2

If the Current Contract dollar value is provided to offerors, are the Specification and contract requirements in this

Solicitation the same as the Current

Contract?

Is it correct that most all Mowing

Frequencies increased by more than 2 ½ times from the Current Contract?

No and No