Questions and Answers 1-36 Answered -FA301624Q0005.pdf

502 CONS/JBKAE

JBSA Lackland, TX

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ATC Dorm Specific Furniture

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: Cutoff date for contractor questions is 10:00 AM CST, 21 March 2024.

Question 1: Can you please confirm product is required to be Buy American Act compliant?

Government Response: Yes. Product must be in compliance with the Buy American Act.

Question 2: Should all items be barcoded individually?

Government Response: Not Required.

Question 3: Should all items meet specific packing requirements and have a visible barcode?

Government Response: No packing requirements. Visible barcode is not necessary.

Question 4: Should the barcode or any other form of identifying data elements be issued by a ISO registered company?

Government Response: Not required.

Question 5: Is Mexico an approved country to source over 50% of materials & labor?

Government Response: No. Please see the answer to question 1.

Question 6: What are the tentative dates of delivery (posted date of delivery 03/07/2024)

Government Response: Delivery will be discussed upon award.

Question 7: Is there a payment schedule?

Government Response: No.

Question 8: The specs listed in the solicitation are generic but when searching for them I found pictures of furniture installations for similar projects and was wondering if more precise information could be provided for the furniture manufacturer.

Government Response: There is not a specific manufacturer that the Government is using. Product must be made to the posted specifications.

Question 9: Who is the current contractor providing these furniture items?

Government Response: There is not a current provider. This is a new stand-alone contract.

Question 10: What is the contract number for the existing contract?

Question 11: What is the approximate total value of the current contract?

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Question 12: Could you please provide the gauge for the steel sheet on the bed frame? (below the mattress)

Government Response: 16 Gauge.

Question 13: Are all the items expected to be delivered at the same time?

Government Response: Items can be delivered over a span of days, to facilitate removal from delivery trucks, assembly and installation.

Question 14: Please state a full installation schedule, the performance period goes through October of

2029, can you state how many pieces annually and what’s an expected installation schedule? If it’s a 5 year delivery schedule, is this becoming a Blanket Purchase Order with different delivery dates, if so what are those dates?

Government Response: The tentative plan is to issue an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. The dates listed in the solicitation are tentative and hard delivery dates will be discussed upon award of the first task order and as new buildings become available.

Question 15: Can you show access points to all spaces from the outside and access points of elevators.

Please state precisely which areas can not have access via telehandler and also do not have an elevator to access, how many SETS exactly are those?

Government Response: Telehandlers will not be able to be used. There is an elevator that can be used to deliver the furniture to each floor.

Question 16: Please confirm we are NOT to remove existing, or is existing to be removed? If existing is to be removed then are we to dispose, donate or what is the expectation?

Government Response: The buildings are new and there will not be any existing items to remove or dispose of.

Question 17: Confirm approximate current weight of all pieces.

Government Response: Do not have this information.

Question 18: Confirm required warranties.

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Government Response: Standard manufacturer warranty is expected.

Question 19: Confirm you do NOT need Greenguard at chair foam and chair vinyl. State if needed.

Government Response: Not needed.

Question 20: Confirm we are only supplying bed and no mattress?

Government Response: Bed frames. Mattresses are on a different contract.

Question 21: Are the premises of ATC 5 and 6 buildings occupied or empty through the duration of the project?

Government Response: Empty.

Question 22: According to some images I found, I don't see any exterior points of entry where we can telehandler any goods up to the 2. 3rd, and 4th floors where the work will be executed. Can they confirm there is or is not exterior areas to lift the goods up to those levels?

Government Response: Telehandlers will not be able to be used. There is a single elevator in each

ATC that will enable the furniture pieces to be brough to each floor.

Question 23: Can you confirm the elevator shown on Appendix E at the ground floor travels to all levels?

Government Response: Elevator travels to all floors.

Question 24: Aside from the ground floor elevator, is there a service elevator available in the building that can be used during the project?

Government Response: No, only one elevator in each facility. Large enough to put at least 6 lockers.

Question 25: Can you confirm an estimate for the actual start date of delivery of items to ATC

Building 5.

Government Response: Please see Question 14.

Question 26: Can you confirm an estimate for the actual start date of delivery of items to ATC

Building 6.

Government Response: Please see Question 14.

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Question 27: Will there be any limits on the timeframe for delivery and installation once work starts in each building?

Government Response: Please see Question 14.

Question 30: Will the awarded contractor have exclusive use of the elevator during the delivery and installation of the products?

Government Response: Only if the contractor is the sole entity at the time.

Question 31: Is this required to be done daily or are we permitted to leave it up over night during the entire installation process and comply by removing everything at the end of the installation.

Government Response: Assuming the question refers to protective barriers for the walls and floors, it can be left in place until the project is complete. If the protective barrier is damaged it is expected to be repaired/replaced to maintain protective qualities.

Question 32: Will we be dealing with other trades still working in the building while we are delivering our products? Or will the building be turned over 100% completed by the GC and then the awarded contractor will begin their work. We ask because sometimes other trades have materials they put up as protection as well.

Government Response: We expect to “own” the building by the time furniture is delivered. There is a possibility though, there may be trades in the area.

Question 33: Will the awarded contractor be permitted to have dumpsters at the site which they can then place trash, etc in as the installation process unfolds? If yes, are there any limitations on how often we can have the full containers hauled away and replaced with empty containers?

Government Response: Yes, contractor dumpsters are permitted with no restrictions for emptying. It will be the contractor’s responsibility to maintain the dumpsters and ensure trash does not blow out/around when it gets full.

Question 34: Do you have a required timeline after award for delivery of samples?

Government Response: Please refer to Addendum to 52.212-2 in the solicitation and this will

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discussed if chosen to submit samples.

Question 35: Can you confirm the location where you would like the samples delivered to?

Government Response: BMT Warehouse, Bldg 5189, 2631 Gary Ave. Lackland AFB TX 78236

Question 36: I would like to know if the following items need to be assembled or if they come pre-assembled: Bed frames, Chairs, Lockers.

Government Response: Chairs and lockers are/should be assembled prior to delivery from the manufacturer. Bed frames were delivered and assembled in the dormitories in the past.