Questions and Answers - Barnes Center Interior Cleaning V2.pdf

Q&A FA330026Q2004 – FY26 Barnes Center Interior Cleaning

Questions & Answers Document

Title: FY26 Barnes Center Interior Cleaning

Solicitation: FA330026Q2004

POCs: Mr. Brian D. Thornton, brian.thornton.15@us.af.mil

Ms. Kimberly A. Knott, kimberly.knott.1@us.af.mill

Q1. SOW paragraph 5.2 permits work from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., while amended paragraph 6.0 provides building access only from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Should offerors plan for a 4:00 p.m. daily stop, or will access be available through 6:00 p.m.?

A1. CHANGED 1700 UNTIL 0000

Q2. Amended paragraph 6.0 lists building access as the only government-furnished resource, and paragraph 7.0 requires the contractor to furnish everything else. Will existing domestic water and standard electrical outlets be available for contractor use, or must the contractor provide self-contained water and power?

A2. FACILITIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED, YES EXISTING WATER

AND STANDARD ELECTRICAL OUTLETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR

CONTRACTOR USE. MUST ASK APPROVAL BEFORE USE.

Q3. The SOW identifies the facility as 75,000 square feet and requires cleaning all surfaces above nine feet up to a 40-foot service height, but it does not provide a measured square-foot takeoff for the actual walls, glass, overhead structures, and other surfaces to be cleaned. Are floor plans, elevations, photographs, a site-visit attendee list/notes, or an estimated high-surface square footage available to offerors who could not attend the site visit? Please provide

A3. PHOTOS AND AN ADDITIONAL SITE VISIT ARE NOT

AVAILABLE. FLOOR PLANS HAVE BEEN ATTACHED DESCRIBING

REQUIREMENTS

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Q4. Please confirm whether dry high-dusting/vacuuming methods are acceptable for compatible surfaces and identify any interior areas where pressure washing or wet washing is specifically required or prohibited.

A4. THESE METHODS ARE ACCEPTABLE

Q5. The technical-solution instruction requests “warranties and maintenance support for the equipment and service requirements.” For this one-time cleaning service, is a statement of workmanship warranty and correction of deficiencies sufficient, or is separate equipment warranty/maintenance documentation required?

A5. NOT REQUIRED

Q6. Will this requirement call for fixing the mud on the ceiling where applicable?

A6. NO

Q7. Could you please provide guidance on how/if placards will be cleaned?

A7. DUSTING ONLY

Q8. Will seats be removed for cleaning of auditorium to fit a lift, to ensure ceilings can be cleaned?

A8. NO

Q9. Please correct/specify the limit of above 9ft in height from the floor?

A9. PARA 1.1

Q10. Will Contractor be able to utilize elevator for equipment? Please specify weight capacity also?

A10. YES, 2,500 LBS

Q11. Will outdoor be serviced also? Verbiage of environmental debris provides some ambiguity.

A11. NO OUTDOOR WORK REQUIRED

Q12. Will ceiling tile be serviced also?

A12. NO

Q13. Can you all provide a window count?

A13. 230 WINDOWS

Q14. RESERVERED

A14. -----------

Q15. Are scissor lifts and/or boom lifts permitted inside Building 1143? If so, are there any known floor-loading, doorway, elevator, flooring-protection, or other restrictions that contractors should account for when selecting equipment?

A15. YES

Q16. Please confirm whether all proposed cleaning products require Base

Environmental approval prior to use.

A16. AS LONG AS IT ISN'T GOING INTO A DRAIN IT DOESN’T

HAVE TO BE

Q17. Finally, the solicitation identifies WAWF Invoice 2-in-1 for invoicing. May the contractor submit the 2-in-1 immediately following completion of the work, and should payment following Government acceptance be expected under the standard Prompt Payment Act timeline?

A17. THE INSTRUCTIONS WITHIN SUPPLEMENT 252.232-7006

MUST BE FOLLOWED FOR SUBMITTING AN INVOICE. IF THE

CONTRACTOR IS A SMALL BUSINESS, THEY CAN REQUEST A NET 15

INSTEAD OF A NET 30. WE CANNOT GUARANTEE WHEN THE INVOICE

IS ACCEPTED BY THE CUSTOMER NOR WHEN IT GETS PROCESSED

AND PAID BY DFAS EVEN USING PROMPT PAYMENT.