Amendment 7.pdf

SAP

State of South Carolina

Amendment 7

Solicitation:

Date Issued:

Procurement Officer:

Phone:

E-Mail Address:

Mailing Address:

5400018858 10/27/2020 Richard Edmondson (843)792-2343 Edmondsr@musc.edu 1 South Park Circle Building #1, Suite JB501 Charleston, SC 29407

DESCRIPTION: Diesel Fuel Tank Cleaning and Repair Service

USING GOVERNMENTAL UNIT: MEDICAL UNIV OF S C

SUBMIT YOUR OFFER ON-LINE AT THE FOLLOWING URL: http://www.procurement.sc.gov SUBMIT OFFER BY (Opening Date/Time): 04/20/2020 08/10/2020 10/09/2020 11/16/2020 @ 2:00 p.m. (See "Deadline For Submission Of Offer" provision) QUESTIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY: 04/01/2020 @ 2:00 p.m. 10/27/2020 @ 2:00 P.M.

(by e-mail Edmondsr@musc.edu ) (See "Questions From Offerors" provision) NUMBER OF COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED: See Page 3 CONFERENCE TYPE: Pre-bid/Site Visit DATE & TIME: March 31, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

10/26/2020 @ 2:00 P.M.

(As appropriate, see "Conferences - Pre-Bid/Proposal" & "Site Visit" provisions)

LOCATION:

1 South Park Circle Building #1, Suite JB500 Charleston, SC 29407 39 Sabin street Research Building on the concrete pad on the left side of building

AWARD &

AMENDMENTS

Award will be posted on 4/23/2020 11/18/2020. The award, this solicitation, any amendments, and any related notices will be posted at the following web address: http://www.procurement.sc.gov

You must submit a signed copy of this form with Your Offer. By signing, You agree to be bound by the terms of the Solicitation. You agree to hold Your Offer open for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days after the Opening Date. (See "Signing Your Offer" provision.)

NAME OF OFFEROR

(full legal name of business submitting the offer)

Any award issued will be issued to, and the contract will be formed with, the entity identified as the Offeror. The entity named as the offeror must be a single and distinct legal entity. Do not use the name of a branch office or a division of a larger entity if the branch or division is not a separate legal entity, i.e., a separate corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, etc.

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

(Person must be authorized to submit binding offer to contract on behalf of Offeror.)

DATE SIGNED

TITLE

(business title of person signing above)

STATE VENDOR NO.

(Register to Obtain S.C. Vendor No. at www.procurement.sc.gov )

PRINTED NAME

(printed name of person signing above)

STATE OF INCORPORATION

(If you are a corporation, identify the state of incorporation.)

OFFEROR'S TYPE OF ENTITY: (Check one) (See "Signing Your Offer" provision.)

___ Sole Proprietorship ___ Partnership ___ Other_____________________________

___ Corporate entity (not tax-exempt) ___ Corporation (tax-exempt) ___ Government entity (federal, state, or local)

COVER PAGE - ON-LINE ONLY (MAR. 2015)

mailto:Edmondsr@musc.edu http://www.procurement.sc.gov/ mailto:Edmondsr@musc.edu http://www.procurement.sc.gov/ http://www.procurement.sc.gov/

QUESTIONS FROM OFFERORS - AMENDMENT (JUN 2017)

THE SOLICITATION IS AMENDED AS PROVIDED HEREIN. INFORMATION OR

CHANGES RESULTING FROM QUESTIONS WILL BE SHOWN IN A QUESTION-AND-

ANSWER FORMAT. ALL QUESTIONS RECEIVED HAVE BEEN REPRINTED BELOW.

THE “STATE’S RESPONSE” SHOULD BE READ WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE

QUESTIONS. THE QUESTIONS ARE INCLUDED SOLELY TO PROVIDE A CROSS-

REFERENCE TO THE POTENTIAL OFFEROR THAT SUBMITTED THE QUESTION.

QUESTIONS DO NOT FORM A PART OF THE CONTRACT; THE “STATE’S RESPONSE”

DOES. ANY RESTATEMENT OF PART OR ALL OF AN EXISTING PROVISION OF THE

SOLICITATION IN AN ANSWER DOES NOT MODIFY THE ORIGINAL PROVISION

EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS:

UNDERLINED TEXT IS ADDED TO THE ORIGINAL PROVISON.

STRICKEN TEXT IS DELETED. [02-2A097-1]

Question an Answers

Q-1 I have a question. So the specs state that the contractor is responsible to bring the fuel into

ASTM D975 Specs at our contract cost. My question is I have read the fuel reports and it shows that quite a few of the test show Sulfur levels out side of the ASTM and EPA range of maximum of 15PPM. As a contractor am I responsible for the out of spec fuel? The reason I ask is there is no way to bring down the sulfur levels in Diesel fuel.

A-1 No, The successful contractor will not be responsible for lowering the sulfur levels below

15 PPM required by ASTMD975 that will be achieved by the continued replenishing of low sulfur fuel by owner.

Q-2 Under Section V. Qualifications: 4. Equipment operator must have a minimum of 3-years of Power generation experience. Operator must know all phases of generator and fuel systems. This requirement seems to imply working on generators (not specified in SOW).

Please clarify what experience is required. Does the operator needs 3-yrs experience in the fuel filtration industry?

A-2 The successful vendor must have on staff during the course of contract technician with a minimum 3 years of Power generator experience because of the interconnection of the UST electronic float system and my require the removal of these sensor to access the UST for cleaning and it’s critical to understand the interworking of the generator fuel system and fuel delivery.

Q-3 Would it be acceptable to add a column in the pricing showing the cost of circulating the fuel & treatment in tanks larger than 2,000 gallons? (II.SOW: 1. G.)

A-3 Yes, please add a cost column

Q-4 Line 12 and Line 14 are for bid totals that reference the tanks on page 20 in the bid docs.

Those tanks require no tank cleaning for years 2 and 4... However the scope says we are to circulate all tanks over 2000 gallons annually while adding treatment - Does this mean for those line items we show the price of circulation and additive only for years 2 and 4?

A-4 The intent is to have Hospital/ Joint Commission Regulated tanks clean annually including fuel treatment. All University Tanks to be cleaned and filtered every other year also filtered and treated annually. The intent to allow circulation of the tanks fuel and additive .The reason for circulating is to actually stir the tanks blending fluids from old bottoms to new top fuel.