Attachment 6_43 AMOG Pickleball and Volleyball Court Upgrade_Questions and Answers.pdf

43 AMOG Pickleball & Volleyball Court Upgrade

Questions and Answers

Question 1: How Many gates?

Answer: Drawings indicate 2 gates at opposite sides.

Question 2: Where are we tapping off Power from for lights?

Answer: The exterior lights that are in place.

Question 3: How long before Award?

Answer: Before end of fiscal year.

Question 4: Who will cut the tree?

Answer: DPW or grounds contract.

Question 5: Where do people play pickleball? Are there any permanent courts at your location?

Answer: Fort Bragg MWR relined tennis courts at Ryder Golf Course for pickleball play. Personnel sometimes play pickleball on other tennis courts which are not marked for pickleball.

Question 6: Does your location help with costs for pickleball?

Answer: No.

Question 7: Are there regularly scheduled times to play pickleball?

Answer: In addition to off-duty time, Airmen are authorized time to work-out throughout the weekdays. Civilians are also authorized weekly administrative leave for physical fitness. With a recent refocus on physical fitness, most units schedule a variety of group training sessions and set aside time for individuals to train on their own.

Question 8: How many people do you estimate play pickleball at your location? Do you have some ideas on how we can get more pickleball courts built for the military?

Answer: While we lack confidence to provide an estimate, pickleball is booming locally with multiple new facilities recently or soon to open in the area, including Pin Point, the largest indoor pickleball and golf facility in the U.S. and the upcoming

$125 million Swing facility, which will be the largest outdoor facility in the U.S., set to open in Raleigh in 2026.

Question 9: Do you feel pickleball would be a great addition to MWR or other programs on the base?

Answer: Yes. Pickleball’s unique blend of accessibility, social fun, and competitive spirit makes it appealing to a wide range of ages and skill levels. “Pickleball has been the fastest-growing sport in America for the past four years. The average player age is lowering. The 25-34 age group now has the most pickleball players (2.3 million), and 1 million more children started playing the sport. The average pickleball player age is 34.8 years old.”

https://www.pickleheads.com/guides/pickleball-statistics.

Question 10: Do you know how we can promote pickleball to the military?

Answer: Advertising, interaction, scheduled activities, tournaments, access, and placement.

Question 11: Do you have any contacts you recommend we speak to about pickleball at the military?

Answer: MWR. USA Pickleball. https://usapickleball.org/news/gabe-george-is-spreading-the-pickleball-gospel-to-armed-service-members-and-veterans/;

https://pickleball.com/people/pickleball-tour-spreading-joy-to-u-s-military-members-overseas

Question 12: Is pickleball part of the MWR program at your location?

Answer: Fort Bragg relined tennis courts to also support pickleball but does not provide equipment for checkout.

Question 13: What is your involvement for pickleball?

Answer: No involvement currently; Personally, I purchased a racquet and balls and have played for fun and fitness a few times.

Question 14: Will the fence be mounted on the concrete or on the outside perimeter of the court?

Answer: Just outside the concrete perimeter.

Question 15: Will any grit/nonslip additive need to added to the paint?

Answer: No https://www.pickleheads.com/guides/pickleball-statistics https://usapickleball.org/news/gabe-george-is-spreading-the-pickleball-gospel-to-armed-service-members-and-veterans/ https://usapickleball.org/news/gabe-george-is-spreading-the-pickleball-gospel-to-armed-service-members-and-veterans/ https://pickleball.com/people/pickleball-tour-spreading-joy-to-u-s-military-members-overseas https://pickleball.com/people/pickleball-tour-spreading-joy-to-u-s-military-members-overseas

Question 16: Will contractors be required to cut tree limbs over the court?

Answer: No

Question 17: Will concrete control joints be cleaned, or will they be required to be filled?

Answer: Clean and filled.

Question 18: Where will the power supply come from for the new 20’ lights?

Answer: An adjacent light system in place (two options). These will be LED and low Watt.

Question 19: Can contractors remove 4” of sand and replace with 4” of new sand?

Answer: Provide Cost benefit saving to this method; the SOW is the standard.