UBR Questions - Responses.docx

1. Who will purchase the medical equipment for each UBR?

A: Winning contractor should be able to complete the renovations and purchase the medical equipment.

2. Will any governmental agency (MX Agency) be performing any of the work, if so which ones?

A: No. However, in some localities, local governmental agencies are involved in current UBR’s facilities improvements (not included in the SOW), like painting, gardening, roofing, etc.

3. Will the shipping and delivery of the UBR equipment be arranged by United States government channels/agents or will the contractor/selected equipment vendor be responsible for the shipping of this equipment from its origin to each location?

A: Winning contractor is responsible for purchasing and shipping of all equipment and supplies listed. (Including importation processes in its case)

4. If the contractor intends to use locally licensed and qualified subcontractors/trades would it be acceptable for the contractor to batch the UBR’s by geographic region and assign them to specific, selected subcontractors?

A: The contractor can provide a schedule of when and how the work can be completed within the 18 month

5. Will the issuance of a certificate of occupancy (CO), or Mexican equivalent, and the installation of the medical equipment be sufficient to declare a specific UBR as completed and that particular phase of the project as “closed”?

A: Yes

6. Will the US Embassy staff in Mexico City be available to assist the contractor with any needed information regarding the business credentials, reputation or competency related to a specific subcontractor being vetted for possible local performance of work award?

A: Yes, ODC MX/HAP personnel will be available to assist the contractor, as far as possible, considering access limitations for needed information

7. Will contracts with potential subcontractors be required to be submitted in the initial response to the solicitation?

A: No

8. Is the anticipated UBR equipment list attached in the solicitation representative of the equipment for a single UBR or is it a combined list for all of them?

A: Combined list for all

9. Will the contracting officer allow clinically qualified substitutions to the UBR equipment list for items prohibited for transport or import to Mexico - i.e., paraffin, laser?

A: An or equal substitution is allowable. Proposed equipment list should be provided by contractor.

10. Is there a requirement for the contractor to purchase the medical equipment in Mexico or the United States or is the contractor free to choose the most economical and practically available sourcing?

A: Contractor should propose the most economical and practical sourcing.

11. The solicitation requires a breakdown in UBR construction costs. The breakdown consists of two items, burdened labor and materials. Will these two items need to be further broken down and if so to what specificity or will the contracting officer accept a roll up of the specific costs (total burdened labor and total material costs) for each UBR and then a total for all 17 sites?

A: Labor rates should be broken down to the individual labor categories, hours, and rates. Material should be broken down in a bill of materials so a fair and reasonable price can be determined.

12. Is the goal of the solicitation to accept the finished product detail work (paint, laminate’s, flooring, etc) to be consistent with the usual, reasonable and commercially comparable finishes for this type of setting available in the selected region or will a universal standard for this type of setting be acceptable?

A: We encourage final product detail to be consistent with usual, reasonable and commercially comparable local/regional finishes, but a universal standard is acceptable.