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Amendment 05 - Procure Mobile Generators and ATS
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This is a Request for Information (RFI) Answers document for Solicitation No. FA251726Q0021, issued by the Department of the Air Force Space Command, containing government responses to contractor clarifications regarding cable and electrical specifications for a mobile generator procurement project.

The government clarified critical specifications for two Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs): CLIN 013 requires 500 feet of 500 KCMIL XHHW-2 cable (not 250 feet as originally specified, and XHHW-2 is the required cable type rather than SOOW); CLIN 014 requires 250 feet of 3/0 THHN cable (not 500 feet as originally specified, and THHN is the required cable type rather than SOOW). The government confirmed that all installations, startup, and load testing will be completed in-house and therefore no installation or testing labor costs should be included in vendor proposals. Regarding tax exemption, the government stated that the contract itself serves as the tax exemption document, so no separate tax-exempt certificate will be provided. These responses clarify that contractors should not propose alternative cable types or include any labor costs for installation, startup, or testing services, as these functions are reserved for government in-house completion.

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Request for Information (RFI) Solicitation No. FA251726Q0021

Question
Government Response
1. CLIN 013 Quantity of (1) length of (250 feet) is specified, is this correct or is it intended to provide (1) length of (250 feet) per generator?
CLIN 013 should be 500 ft of 500 KCMIL for overall project to be completed in house.
2. CLIN 013 Quantity of (1) length of (250 feet) is specified in total, is this correct or is one cable per phase necessary, or possibly a multi-conductor cable for phasing?
CLIN 013 should be 500 ft of 500 KCMIL for overall project to be completed in house.
3. CLIN 013 The XHHW-2 cables specified can be provided, and is wet location rated, but is not typically the wire type used for mobile generator connections. Type SOOW is more typical for this application, is this cable specification the desired cable to be provided?
CLIN 013 the desired cable specification is XHHW-2 for 500 KCMIL wire.
4. CLIN 014 Quantity of (1) length of (500 feet) is specified, is this correct or is it intended to provide (1) length of (500 feet) per generator?
CLIN 014 will be 250ft of 3/0 for overall project to be completed in house.
5. CLIN 014 Quantity of (1) length of (500 feet) is specified in total, is this correct or is one cable per phase necessary, or possibly a multi-conductor cable for phasing?
CLIN 014 will be 250ft of 3/0 for overall project to be completed in house.

6. CLIN 014 The THHN cables specified can be provided, and is wet location rated, but is not typically the wire type used for mobile generator connections. Type SOOW is more typical for this application, is this cable specification the desired cable to be provided?

CLIN 014 the desired cable specification is THHN for 3/0 wire.

7. Will there be a tax exempt certificate provided for this order?
No; whoever the contract is awarded to, the contract itself is the tax exemption.
8. No installation costs specified. Shall we include pricing to install any of the generator ATS or accessories? If so please provide details on installations.
All installations will be conducted in house.
9. No startup or testing specified. Shall we include any labor costs to start up any/all of the units and/or test them (with or without load)?
Testing will be completed in house with load.

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