Questions and Answers for Industry_20260824.pdf

24 August 2026

SOLICITATION AMENDMENT #1

The purpose of Amendment 01 is to provide official Government responses to industry questions submitted during the solicitation phase. Answers to these questions are indicated in blue font.

Questions 01: The Purchase Description specifies the heights and door sizes for the five cages but does not provide the length, width, perimeter, footprint, wall configuration, shared-wall configuration, or door location for each cage.

Please provide:

• The footprint and layout dimensions for each of the five cages. Drawing is provided

• Whether each cage is freestanding and four-sided or utilizes existing or shared walls. The cages will use an existing wall for the back panel.

• Any existing site-survey drawings or layouts that offerors should use to calculate panels, posts, ceiling panels, support beams, freight, and installation labor.

Drawing is provided.

• Whether an amendment and response-deadline extension will be issued to incorporate this information. Current deadline is FY26, if this is not met FY27 funds are currently not allocated to this project.

Additionally, the solicitation includes FAR 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule.

Please confirm whether that clause applies without an individual or class waiver for this acquisition. - Answer: Yes. FAR 52.219-33 applies to this acquisition as issued.

This requirement is a small business set-aside under NAICS 332618, Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing, and is being acquired as a supply/product acquisition. No individual waiver has been issued for this acquisition. Therefore, any offeror that is not the manufacturer of the end item must comply with FAR 52.219-33 unless covered by an applicable SBA class waiver. Nonmanufacturer offerors must furnish an end item manufactured, processed, or produced by a small business in the United States or its outlying areas, unless an applicable waiver applies.

Questions 02: Could you please provide any available drawings, layouts, or additional specifications showing the following:

• Exact dimensions and footprint of each of the five (5) security cages – Drawing is provided.

• Floor plan/layout showing the proposed location and orientation of each cage – Area is a maintenance high-bay, I do not have blueprints

• Required location and orientation of each sliding door? Centered on front face of cage.

• Existing ceiling height and any overhead clearance restrictions – must not obstruct ventilation ducts. Location is in a high bay with approximately 50 ft ceiling.

• Details regarding walls, columns, utilities, obstructions, or other site conditions that may affect installation – Current placement took these obstructions into consideration. Awarded contractor will need to assess site.

Any available architectural, engineering, specification, or installation drawings for the project. Drawings are provided.

We understand that the Purchase Description identifies general cage height, ceiling, and door requirements. However, the additional dimensional and layout information above would assist our manufacturer in properly determining panel quantities, ceiling configurations, support requirements, and installation requirements and would allow us to provide the Government with an accurate quotation.

If drawings are not currently available, please advise whether could you provide the required cage footprints/dimensions and proposed door locations for each of the five cages?

Questions 03:

• Our team will be happy to quote this; however, we will need a drawing or layout with labelled dimensions to ensure our sales team gets you the correct pricing for this project. Is that something you can provide? Drawings are provided.

• I am happy to put together a quote for you. Can you confirm the width and length/depth required for each cage? This is outlined in the drawing.

• It looks like the cage specs are missing the cage sizes? Specs are annotated in the drawing.

I am assuming that because they are calling out (3) different size doors that there are going to be at least (3) different size cages of the (5)? There are 5 different sizes as annotated in the drawings.

Could you please provide the requested drawing/layout and cage dimensions so we can obtain an accurate quotation from our vendor?