Questions_Answers.pdf

RFQ FA301622U0151 – DORM FURNITURE

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (Q&A)

QUESTION 1. The manufacturer I work with regularly has a question regarding this bid. Being a military installation, will FSH accept an imported product? Their wood products are manufactured in Malaysia using North American Oak.

ANSWER 1. Commercial off‐the‐Self Items (COTS) will be considered US product, as along as, final manufacturing occurs in the US. The Contractor must identify which parts are not domestic end products under FAR 52.212‐3.

QUESTION 2. Do you have an expectation for delivery date? Reason for the question: as of right now with what we have, we would be looking at a 12 month period where we are building and delivering throughout the entire period.

ANSWER 2. Delivery information is included in the RFQ, Bid Schedule, delivery is to be in December 2022 timeframe. If the Contractor is to provide all the items sooner, then, Contractor must provide rental cost to store all items prior to December 2022 at CLIN 0026.

QUESTION 3. Terms of payment, would 30% down and the rest over 12 equal payments be acceptable? (this contract is different than the other government contracts we have done, so I figured I would ask). If it is not acceptable, what would be the terms you would be comfortable with?

ANSWER 3. Government will only pay after the delivery of all items after inspection has been conducted to ensure all items are acceptable prior to payment.

QUESTION 4. Due to material delays we find that a lot of time our work gets held back, is there a penalty for going over the time of the contract because of shipping delays or any other delays such as god forbid fire or theft?

ANSWER 4. The Government understands delays may occur, there is no penalty, however, the Contractor must provide proof of delay of the items to be delivered.

QUESTION 5. Do you have a list of the rooms in each floor and the items required for each floor so we would be able to build and deliver as efficiently as possible?

ANSWER 5. Atch 1. Statement of Work (SOW) shows 2 separate delivery addresses and it shows which items are to be delivered to each location at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Per the SOW, Contractor must make contact with the

Customer for specific details prior to the delivery.

NOTE: This requirement is 100% Set Aside to Small Businesses. The NonManufacture Rule (NMR) applies per

FAR 52.219‐33. Only Small Business manufacturers or resellers from small business manufactures are eligible for competition as stated in the Request for Quote (RFQ). Contractors must provide proof of the manufactured items as indicated under FAR 52.212‐1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items Addendum. The contractor must include the following: (1) MFG name, (2) Part Number, (3) illustrations, and (4) literature or description that meets brand name or equal substitution in your RFQ submission. Must meet salient characteristics IAW, SOW, paragraph 2.1

RFQ Due date is 8 June 2022, 10am CST

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