Questions and Answers_15 TES Response.pdf

15 TES Furniture

Questions and Answers

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1. Would there be a CAD file that could be sent out?

SAM.gov does not support dwg files, so these files will be provided by REQUEST ONLY via email. If you would like to receive the CAD files please email Erin Lilly at erin.lilly.1@us.af.mil. You will receive an email from DoD Safe to access/download these files.

2. We noticed the furniture scope does not list any chairs. Are they part of a sperate bid? Would you like us to provide options for these separately or include them in our bid response?

Chairs are being purchased through the Air Forces chair purchase program

3. In regard to the furniture installation, would you like us to install, or will you use your internal team to do so?

The company on contract to provide furniture is responsible for delivery, assembly, and haul away of all trash in accordance with the statement of work.

4. For product W14, the reception desk. On the sketch below the product description and rendering, it says the credenza is to be metal and the mobile pedestals are as well. But you reference the finish should be walnut on the credenza and pedestals, suggesting a laminate credenza and pedestals which match the other walnut laminate colors. Can you clarify whether they should be metal or walnut laminate.

Pedestals shall be walnut laminate. Credenza and desks/tables shall be laminate walnut.

Metal legs in silver/gray are acceptable substitutes desks/tables.

5. For the Workstations and Desks with transaction counters, how high do you want the panels on the ends of the desks?

15 inches

6. For the paneled Workstation (W3), how high do you want the panels to be?

Modesty panels should be 15 inches mailto:erin.lilly.1@us.af.mil

7. For Table 7-7D, Table T1, and T4 you don't specify the color/finish of the base on the table. Please specify color/finish desired for each table.

Laminate walnut

8. Line item 0006 and 0007, Round Table T5 and T6 are both shown in location room 113. The drawing only has T5 in the picture and I don't believe there is room for two tables. You also have two T6 tables in rooms 021 and 014, which are not listed on Attachment Items List. Can you clarify which table(s) are in room 113 and whether you need or don't need T6 in room 021 and 014.

T5 should be in Rm 113 only (1 total) // T6 should be in Rm 014 & 021 (2 total). The items list has been updated to reflect this.

9. F8 - Will you accept a 24" width? Will you accept height of 66" or 79". If so, what height?

We would prefer 30” w x 72” h, but 24”x66” is acceptable.

10. T7B - Will you accept a size of 36"w X 24"d?

We would prefer a 30” w x 24” d table, but 36”x24” is acceptable.

11. T7C - Will you accept a size of 36"w X 36"d?

We would prefer a 30” x 30”, but a 36” x 36” table will work

12. T15 - Will you accept a 72" oval diameter? Will you accept Thermoplastic Coast (superior) instead of Polyester Powder Coating?

A 72” diameter thermoplastic table is acceptable.

13. W2, W2A, W4, W6 - Will you accept a rectangular top instead of the extended curved corner? If so, will you accept 30"d rectangular desks?

A rectangular top is acceptable but it must be L-shaped (similar W2A)

14. W1 - What finish is required for the Mobile Pedestal: metal, laminate, or wood veneer?

Laminate, walnut finish, legs can be silver/gray in color.

15. W7, W12, W14 - There is no indication of power on the Specification PDF. Do these workstations require power? If so, how many duplexes per workstation? Basefeed or topfeed?

No power is required.

16. . W1, W2, W2a, W4, W6, W8, W9, W11, W13 - What finish is required for the Desk?

Laminate or Wood Veener?

Laminate, walnut finish.

17. W10 - Will you accept metal or laminate screens instead of fabric screens?

Will you accept modular clamp-on or power strip mount under the work surface instead of the raceway?

Metal or laminate screen is acceptable as long as it matches the color scheme of the furniture. We would prefer the electrical raceway, but a clamp-on or power strip is acceptable.

18. Are the furniture items to be provided on a GSA Contract and/or the open market?

This is an open market requirement, but GSA quotes will be accepted.

19. Can you provide page IF101 that has the furniture key for the blueprints?

IF101 only shows quantities and dimensions, all of which are captured in the item list and

SOW.

20. Some items are articulated to be wood veneer, some call for wood laminate, and some do not have a designation. Should we provide commercial laminate or veneer for the items that do not have a designation?

Matching laminate should be provided for the items that do not have a designation. Intent is for these items to match the walnut furniture finish and silver/gray metal surface finish (table legs, desk legs, etc.).

21. Do the fabric panels for W3, W7, W12, and W14 need to be electrified? If so, will the client provide a licensed electrician to connect the hardwire infeed?

They do not need to be electrified.

22. Executive Desk (W2A) calls for a glass desktop topper. Do you have a spec on the thickness and/or edge profile for the topper?

Rounded edge ¼” thick.

23. For U-shaped desk (W1), should the rear credenza have a full modesty panel or a 10”H modesty panel for wall outlet access?

10” or no modesty panel on rear credenza are acceptable.

24. For U-shaped desks (W1), should the front worksurface have a floating modesty panel as shown in the depiction?

Yes, they should have a modesty panel

25. For Table (T10), can you clarify the needs for the “electrical raceway”? Does this imply that a surface- or under-mounted electric module will be installed on the tables?

a. If so, do those electric modules need to have a 3-prong outlet end?

b. If so, do those electric modules need to have a daisy chain capacity?

Table T10 was removed from the SOW and will be purchased through the approved Air Force purchase program. Please reference Attachment 2 – Items List for a full list of the required items.

26. For the furniture items, do they have to be brand specific? If not, is an equal that may not exactly look like what was on the specifications but would meet the dimensions and material be accepted? In example lags and bases of tables, some of them have metal, is it acceptable to have a metal leg with a different shape? I.e. T3, can the base be square instead of circular?

Furniture does not have to be brand specific, but should be very close in appearance to the specified requirements and have a uniform look (finish/appearance) throughout the building.

27. W14 – I just want to clarify if the sides and tops of the storage cabinet are metal finishes with laminate or simply metal?

Either are acceptable, but W14 must be uniform in color scheme and design as the rest of the furniture throughout the building.

28. For W3, W7, W12 and W14, our system does not allow us to design the panel system the exact way they are drawn, will you accept a fabric covered panel option versus the requested laminate?

A fabric covered panel option is acceptable, but it must be uniform in design and finish with the rest of the furniture throughout the building

29. How many duplex receptacles are needed per user?

No duplex receptacles are needed.

30. What are your power requirements? What style of entry power is needed?

None.