Attachment 11 - Questions and Answers - 21 July 2026 - 6 pages.pdf

Solicitation FA448426Q0020 Questions and Answers

21 July 2026

Q: Will photos be allowed during the pre-award site visit, or will the Government provide photos?

A: No photos will be provided by the Government, and contractors CANNOT take photos at the site visit. All potential quoters are highly encouraged to attend the site visit.

Q: Are any drawings, photographs, or as-built documents available?

A: No, all available documents have been provided in the attachments to the solicitation.

Q: Can the Government provide the total window count and/or approximate glass square footage for each control tower, including cab windows, shaft windows, and beveled exterior windows?

A: Lakehurst has 8 windows in the tower cab and 5 lower in the shaft. McGuire has 24 Windows in the Tower Cab and 29 individual windows in the shaft.

Q: Can you provide Height/access information for the windows/towers?

A: Lakehurst is 103 feet, McGuire is 116 feet.

Q: Are there any restrictions regarding lift types?

A: No restrictions, but coordination with the Deputy Airfield Manager (MSgt Justin Chung) will be required prior to bringing that equipment onto the airfield. You must be compliant with FAA part 77 and 14 CFR part 77.

Q: Are there any blackout periods or quiet hours? Are there restrictions related to airfield access, parking, staging, or work hours?

A: Refer to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) for dates and hours of operation.

Q: Can the Government clarify whether existing platforms, catwalks, or other access systems are available for exterior window cleaning?

A: A catwalk is available at both locations.

Q: Can the Government clarify whether both control towers are expected to be serviced during the same scheduled workday or whether services may be performed on separate days within the approved service period?

A: The monthly cleaning can be the same day or within the same week and the yearly cleaning can be within the same week.

Q: Beyond standard OSHA compliance and applicable fall-protection requirements, are any specific certifications, permits, qualifications, or training requirements required to perform this work?

A: No.

Q: Can the Government confirm whether the annual exterior shaft window and exterior beveled cab window cleaning requirements require a different access method than the monthly cleaning requirements?

A: Quoters will need to determine how they will accomplish the required services and submit that information with the technical portion of their quote.

Q: Are water-fed pole systems permitted?

A: Yes.

Q: Are rope-access methods permitted if OSHA-compliant?

Q: Are there any restrictions on cleaning products used within the tower cab areas?

A: Refer to PWS paragraph 1.1.

Q: Will contractor personnel require escorts while working within the towers or airfield areas?

A: Yes, until the flight line training is complete.

Q: Does the monthly service include both interior and exterior windows, or is it limited to the interior control tower shaft and cab windows?

A: Refer to PWS paragraph 1.2.

Q: Are there existing anchors, tie-off points, roof access points, catwalks, or platforms available for use? If so, please confirm if they are certified for fall protection.

A: The Control Tower does not have active protection, it has passive protection… there is a 3 ½ foot wall around the catwalk.

Q: Is the contractor responsible for providing all specialized equipment for exterior access, such as lifts, rope access, scaffolding, or water-fed poles?

A: Yes, refer to PWS paragraph 1.0.

Q: Are water sources and electrical connections available at both towers for the contractor's use (as referenced in PWS Section 3.0), or should the contractor plan to provide its own water supply?

A: Yes, refer to PWS paragraph 3.0.

Q: Will contractor vehicles and equipment be permitted to remain on the installation overnight during the annual exterior cleaning, or must they be removed each day?

A: No, they must be removed each day.

Q: Can the annual exterior work be performed over non-consecutive days if weather or airfield operations require the work to be paused?

Q: Security Forces Appendix 3.7.1 states that personnel must work 90 consecutive days on the installation to be eligible for unescorted Restricted Area "line badges," yet PWS 1.1 establishes a performance frequency of once per month. Will the Government provide dedicated escorts for the duration of each monthly cleaning, or is there an alternative badging mechanism for recurring but non-consecutive maintenance tasks in these Restricted Areas?

A: A restricted area line badge is not needed. However, refer to the PWS paragraph 1.3 for flight line driving training.

Q: The solicitation targets a performance start date of October 1, 2026, while requiring personnel to pass an SF 85 Tier 1 Public Trust investigation for tower access. Given that these investigations often involve significant lead times, will the Government permit performance to begin under escort if the investigation is pending, or will the start date be adjusted to accommodate clearance processing?

A: An escort will be available.

Q: Can the Government provide a secure staging area for contractor equipment between monthly performance periods?

Q: Please clarify the notification and rescheduling procedure if weather conditions or active flightline operations prevent access to the tower exterior on the scheduled monthly date.

A: The Contracting Officer Representative (COR) will notify the contractor.

Q: Since we only visited the McGuire tower, is the Lakehurst tower identical in terms of window count, layout, and overall scope of work?

A: The Lakehurst Control tower is smaller in size and has 8 windows in the cab, and there are 5 windows in the shaft.

Q: For the monthly interior window cleaning, is there a preferred day of the week or time during the month that the Government would like the service performed?

A: A schedule can be made once awarded.

Q: Will the contractor have full access around each tower to safely position an aerial lift for all exterior cleaning?

Q: Do CLINs 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001, and 4001 include services for both McGuire Building 1605 and Lakehurst Building 552.

Q: Are cleaning drones permitted?

Q: Are the water spigots located at the base of the tower operational?

Q: Is specialized lift equipment required to perform the annual exterior cleaning?

A: Quoters will need to determine how they will accomplish the required services and submit that information with the technical portion of their quote.

Q: Can the Government provide historical labor hours, or staffing levels information associated with performance of this requirement?

A: That information cannot be provided.

Q: Can the Government confirm whether subcontractors may perform portions of the work? Are there any limitations on subcontracting beyond standard SBA requirements?

A: Yes, subcontractors can be utilized within the limitations specified in the solicitation. The solicitation contains several clauses pertaining to subcontracting. Contractors are expected to review all provisions and clauses of the solicitation prior to submitting a quote.

Q: Can the Government provide the incumbent contractor's name? What is the current contract number? What was the total dollar amount for the previous award? What was the previous period of performance (including option years, if exercised)?

A: MDM Mac Enterprises; FA448422P0002; total awarded price including option periods was $95,977.88; period of performance was 10/01/2021 to 09/30/2022 with four 12 month option periods.

Q: Can the Government confirm the insurance requirements applicable to this effort?

A: The solicitation does not give specific insurance requirements. Quoters are advised to review the clauses and provisions of the solicitation to fully understand the potential liabilities.

Q: Was attendance at the July 7, 2026 site visit mandatory for proposal submission?

A: No, it was encouraged but not mandatory.

Q: Are there any anticipated modifications or amendments to the Performance Work Statement before proposal submission?

A: If any amendments are made to the solicitation, they will be posted to sam.gov under notice ID

FA448426Q0020.

Q: What is the maximum procurement or budget allocated for this opportunity?

A: There is no additional information on this topic beyond what has already been provided in the solicitation and attachments.

Q: Are there any common performance challenges, recurring issues from the current contract, or areas you would recommend offerors pay particular attention to when preparing their proposals?

A: There is no additional information on this topic beyond what has already been provided in the solicitation and attachments. Quoters are advised to review all documentation for this requirement thoroughly and submit a quote that will address the challenges of this requirement.

Q: Can you share with me the number of windows involved. I found this on the web: For the Lakehurst Annex (Building 552): Covered under contract FA448423R0002 (Lakehurst Custodial Services), which was awarded as an 8(a) set-aside for a five-year period running from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2028. This comprehensive contract task list explicitly included periodic interior and exterior window cleaning for approximately 2,500 windows across the annex facilities. Is this the window count?

A: That is an unrelated contract.