Attachment 05 - Questions and Answers - 9.11.26.pdf

Item # Reference Document Page Number Question Answer

1 PWS §5.4.2, §2.2.1.3 30, 10

Will an existing asset/equipment list (PWS 5.4.2) be provided at award?

If none exists yet, will the Contractor's Initial Asset Inventory (the 180-day deliverable under PWS 2.2.1.3) serve as the facility's first formal asset baseline?

A Draft Asset list will be provided prior to award. A Final Asset list will be provided from USACE upon completion of the facility. The Maintenance Contractor shall maintain and update the Asset List over the life of the contract after receiving the final report from the Construction Crew.

2 PWS §5.4.4 30

Is the Government-furnished office space (PWS 5.4.4) available within B1500 or a nearby facility for Contractor use, or should Offerors assume they must arrange off-base space?

This facility was not designed with contractor space in mind. Current plan is to allow parts storage within B1500 and admin/offices within B500.

3 PWS §5.1.1, §6.1.1 26, 32

PWS 5.1.1 requires the Contractor be "fully staffed within 60 calendar days" of the Period of Performance start date, while PWS 6.1.1 requires all personnel hold a minimum Secret clearance (Top Secret for TS/SCI areas). Given that federal background-investigation timelines routinely exceed 60 days for new applicants, does the Government expect Offerors to staff primarily with personnel who already hold an active, transferable clearance? Is interim clearance eligibility acceptable toward the 60-day staffing milestone? (Flagged as a potential scheduling conflict between these two PWS sections.)

Hiring a staff with 1-2 TS/SCI clearances is preferred. Government will provide modification to PWS. "Contractor shall provide minimum personnel clearance within 180 days of employee start date. "

4 PWS §6.1.1 32

Which specific spaces or roles within B1500 require Top Secret/SCI access versus Secret-level access (PWS 6.1.1)? A rough headcount or percentage of the workforce needing TS/SCI would materially affect staffing and pricing.

Roles and number of personnel needing TS/SCI are at Contractor discretion.

Government recommendation is at least 2 people with TS/SCI that can perform day to day functions and PM's without disrupting TS/SCI space.

TS/SCI area can be brought down to Secret for short times during repairs.

5 PWS §5.5.3 32

Since B1500 has no incumbent O&M contractor — this is the first standalone O&M competition for the building — who will provide the facility orientation, familiarization, and joint inventory described in PWS 5.5.3 ("Contract Transition")? Would this be the construction contractor, USACE, or 55th CES personnel?

The plan is to USACE/Construction Crew provide commissioning and systems orientation to the Maintenance Contractor as the building is turned over in Dec 2026.

PWS §3.4.7; Solicitation

§52.212-2(a)(2), Evaluation Factor 1

20-21; 5

To support a credible response to the HEMP compressed-air pipe repair scenario (Evaluation Factor under Solicitation Section 52.212- 2(a)(2), PWS 3.4.7), can the Government describe, at an unclassified level, the general number and locations of HEMP Points of Entry (POE) devices and compressed-air utility runs that penetrate the HEMP boundary?

See X-Series of sheets on Drawing Volume #2. The compressed air pipe penetration is 5.08 cm. The scenario was given to determine if the offerors had experience in planning and completing complicated tasks involving HEMP shielding.

PWS §2.3.1.3; Solicitation

§52.212-2(a)(2), Evaluation Factor 3

11; 5

What FRCS/SCADA control system platform(s) and OEM(s) (e.g., Honeywell, Johnson Controls, GE, ABB) are currently installed at B1500? This directly affects the Third-Party Maintenance (TPM) procurement plan required under Evaluation Factor 3.

Honeywell, and Cummins, Schnieder Electric ASCO . These items could change during construction.

8 PWS §3.4.2, §3.4.4 19, 20

Are emergency generators and UPS systems currently installed and operational at B1500, or are these systems still being commissioned as part of the ongoing construction closeout? PWS Sections 3.4.2 and

3.4.4 use "if applicable" language that suggests this may not yet be fixed.

Construction is still in progress; these assets are anticipated to be on a maintenance plan, but the government will not take ownership of the facility or its assets until construction is complete. The contract will be awarded prior to that turnover date in order to mobilize and staff appropriately.

9 PWS §2.3.1.4, §6.2.1 11, 32-33

How long does the Government estimate for a new Contractor employee to receive NexGen IT/TRIRIGA system access, given the NACI background-check and CAC issuance prerequisites? This affects the realism of the 60-day full-staffing requirement and the immediate work-order-management obligations.

Contractor shall provide minimum personnel clearance within 180 days of employee start date.

10 Solicitation §52.212- 1(a)(8); §52.212-2(a)(2) 3; 5

The 30-page technical volume must address five distinct evaluation scenarios (HEMP pipe repair, QC process, TPM/FRCS-SCADA plan, 180-day milestone schedule, shutdown response plan). Is there a recommended or maximum page allocation per scenario, or is page distribution entirely at the Offeror's discretion?

Entirely at the offeror's discretion.

11 PWS §§ 1.2, 2.2.1, 3.1

through 3.5, and 5.4.2

6,9,15-22,30

Please provide the Government’s current asset and equipment list for Building 1500, including asset descriptions, manufacturers, models, quantities, locations, capacities, ages, condition information, and available preventive maintenance histories. If the list will not be provided before quotations are due, please identify the asset quantities and major equipment types offerors should use as the common basis for pricing.

See question #1

12 PWS §§ 1.1, 1.2, 3.0,

and 7.3

6,6,14,37

Please provide the gross square footage, number of floors, mechanical/electrical room count, normal facility operating hours, occupied hours, restricted-area hours, and any portions of the SATCOM Campus outside Building 1500 included in the requirement.

The mission owner is a 24/7 operation. Plans and Drawings will be provided by the government.

13 PWS §§ 2.1.1 through

2.1.3 and 2.3.1.4

6-8,11

Please provide, for the most recent available 12-month period, the number of service calls, PM work orders, corrective-maintenance work orders, emergency calls, after-hours responses, callbacks, and work orders exceeding the 50-hour or $2,000 threshold. Please identify average labor hours and material cost by work-order category, if available

This data is not available as it is a new building.

14 PWS §§ 1.2, 2.1.3, and 2.3.1.1

6,8,10-11

Please confirm whether filters, belts, lubricants, fittings, fasteners, indicator bulbs, chemicals, water-treatment products, refrigerant, batteries, fire-protection consumables, and similar recurring PM materials are all included in the monthly PM-material CLINs regardless of individual or cumulative monthly cost. Please identify any Government-furnished consumables, repair parts, or backstock expected to be available at contract start.

Consumable items shall be included as maintenance services. In this case, CLIN X001.

A Draft Asset List will be provided to assist with PM Projections (See Question 1)

A list of backstock items from construction will be provided to the contractor as well.

15 PWS §§ 2.1.1, 2.1.2.1,

and 5.1.1

6,8.26

Please clarify whether the contractor must maintain personnel physically on site 24 hours per day, seven days per week, or whether on-call coverage is permitted outside normal duty hours. If continuous on-site coverage is required, please state the minimum positions and staffing level required on each shift and identify normal Government duty hours.

The mission owner requests that technicians be within reach via a Customer Service Number, provided they are housed in B500. (also see question #36)

Emergency power response requires 24/7 monitoring; they are on ATS switches, but the maximum time allowed without power is 15 minutes. As the Gens are 480 volt only one person is required. We will leave it up to the Contractor to determine their saftey needs.

16 PWS §§ 2.2.1, 2.3.1,

3.0, 3.0.1, and 5.5.3

9-10,10-12,14,14,32

Please provide the current backlog of open PMs, corrective-maintenance work orders, deferred maintenance, known code deficiencies, failed assets, temporary repairs, active outages, and unresolved environmental or safety findings. Please confirm that pre-existing deficiencies will be documented jointly at transition and will not be attributed to the incoming contractor’s performance.

This data is not available as it is a new building.

The building schedule does include time for a Punchlist, which is managed by the Flood Recovery Office and USACE.

The plan is for the contract to be awarded prior to construction completion.

This way, the maintenance contractor may attend commissioning training and have a chance to participate in Punchlist discussion.

17 PWS § 3.0.1 14

Please provide the definitive list of Tier 1 critical assets and clarify whether 99.9% uptime is calculated by individual asset, redundant system, subsystem, room, or entire facility. Please define the measurement period, start and stop points for downtime, treatment of partial degradation, exclusions, source of record, and responsibility for outages caused by Government equipment, utilities, mission-owner systems, or other contractors.

Uptime is calculated by system. If functionality is lost to that system the time starts at the time of notification of loss of service. It is measured against a calendar year. So complete loss of service for one system for a half a day is a failure. Down time is considered loss of service due to a breakdown.

Outages, down times for PMs and utility outages caused by service provider are not included. There needs to be planning in place for all scheduled outages to have a redundant system take over.

18 PWS §§ 3.5.1 through

3.5.3 and 5.1.3

22,27

Please provide quantities and system details for wet and dry sprinkler systems, fire pumps, risers, valves, backflow assemblies, fire-alarm panels, initiating and notification devices, mass-notification equipment, and contractor-maintained extinguishers.

Please identify required NICET levels and whether testing must be performed by an Offutt AFB-approved or manufacturer-authorized firm.

See question #1

19 PWS §§ 3.3.5, 3.4.2,

3.4.3, and 3.4.4

18-19,19-20,20,20

Please provide the number, manufacturer, model, rating, fuel type, tank capacity, run-hour history, testing frequency, load-bank requirements, and maintenance history for each emergency generator, UPS, battery bank, fuel tank, pump, and associated fuel-system component. Please identify who supplies routine fuel and emergency replenishment.

See question #1. Fuel shall be provided by the government.

20 PWS §§ 3.2.2 and 3.3.2 16,17

Please identify the water-treatment systems, potable-water treatment equipment, underground storage tanks, sampling points, required sampling frequencies, current permits, required operator certification classifications, treatment chemicals, and historical consumption. Please clarify whether the contractor or Government is the regulated public-water-system operator of record.

Water Control Corp HUF Phoenix GT-1/or similar 2ea 7500 gallon water tanks Nebraska Revised Statute 71-5301 (9)(a), this facility would be considered a Public Water System due to the addition of water treatment chemical and must comply with all requirements that this designation requires. Contractor shall provide a licensed water operator IAW Nebraska Title 179 Chapter 10, Section 003. This operator shall be responsible for all local, state and federal compliance requirement, including but not limited to compliance sampling, reporting, and maintenance for this water system, as well as compliance with DAFI 48-144 DRINKING WATER SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM, to include coordination with the installation Drinking Water Working Group.

21 PWS §§ 2.1.1, 2.1.2.1,

2.3.1.4, and 7.1

6,8,11-12,35 Please reconcile the operative performance standards where the narrative and Services Summary differ, including:

22 1. Thirty-minute acknowledgment for all requests versus 95% of emergency requests.

Thirty minute acknowledgement is required for all emergency requests. The Corrective action will not be required until 94.5% or less of emergency calls are acknowledged in over 30 minutes

2. The requirement that 98% of work tasks pass quality review versus the Services Summary reference to 100% timely closure and 98% quality acceptance.

The performance threshold is 98% acceptance of quality review and acceptance. 100% of work orders shall be closed with accurate labor, materials, and completion notes.

24 Please confirm which standard governs performance surveillance and deductions.

25 PWS 4.2.1, 5.2.2.1, and

7.4 (Appendices A-I) 24, 28, and 39-40

The PWS makes the appendices part of the performance framework, but readable copies of Appendices A-I were not included as separate files in the solicitation package reviewed. As posted, the embedded PDF files in the PDF were not extractable. Will the Government provide PWS Appendices A-I as separate files?

Thank you for pointing this out. The Appendixes will be provided separately.

26 PWS 2.2.1.1-2.2.1.3 and

5.4.2 8-9 and 30

The contractor must establish a wall-to-wall asset baseline and PM program, while the Government will furnish its most current equipment list only after award, if available. Asset quantity directly determines recurring PM labor, materials to include air filters, and specialist support of OEM-certified and other specialty licensed service providers. Will the Government provide the current asset/equipment list before the quotation due date?

A Draft Asset List will be provided prior to award. See question #1.

27 PWS 2.2.2 and 5.4.1-5.4.2 9 and 30

The contractor must administer warranties and validate the asset baseline. The solicitation does not identify occupancy, active warranties, open construction punch-list items, or the current corrective-maintenance backlog. Will the Government provide the occupancy date, warranty matrix, open punch list, and current maintenance backlog before the quotation due date?

The government will provide a Draft Asset List prior to award.

Construction is due to be complete in December; We will hold the Construction Crew accountable for any remaining punchlist items and warranty coverage at that time.

There should not be a significant maintenance backlog as it is a new building.

28 PWS 2.2.2 and 5.4.1-5.4.2 9 and 30

The contractor must administer warranties and validate the asset baseline. Is this contract responsible for open construction punch-list items, or the current corrective-maintenance backlog that pre-existed the start of this contract performance?

See Question #27

29 PWS 2.2.1.1, 2.2.2, and 5.4.1-5.4.2 8-9 and 30

The asset inventory, MMP, and technical response depend on construction drawings, design analyses, manufacturer submittals, O&M manuals, and equipment schedules. The Government commits to furnish current drawings and equipment lists after award only if available. Will the Government provide the available as-built drawings, equipment schedules, design analyses, manufacturer submittals, and O&M manuals before the quotation due date?

The government will provide a Draft Asset List and the most up to date drawings we have. The final documents will be provided by USACE upon construction completion (See Question #1)

Combined Solicitation, Requirements; PWS 1.1- 1.2

12; 6

The requirement is described as maintenance of Building 1500 and the SATCOM Campus, including supporting infrastructure, without a site plan or definitive real-property boundary. Is the fixed-price scope limited to Building 1500 and RP/RPIE specifically assigned to Building 1500, excluding adjacent buildings, roads, grounds, and utilities not dedicated to Building 1500?

Great question. The scope of this contract applies to the B1500 Building. It will be annotated in the supplied drawings. The area will also have a clear, physical fence perimeter once construction is completed.

31 PWS 3.3.5-3.3.5.2 and 3.4.2-3.4.3 17-20

The contractor must maintain generator fuel systems, serve as Tank Custodian, fill the main tank, operate emergency generators, and maintain APIMS/STAR records. The solicitation does not state equipment quantities or who purchases fuel. Please confirm fuel for generators is Government Furnished.

A Draft Asset List shall be provided prior to award. The Fuel is Government Furnished.

32 PWS 3.2.2 and 3.3.2-3.3.3 16-17

The PWS describes HVAC, domestic, and potable-water treatment programs, underground potable-water storage tanks, regulatory reporting, and Nebraska-certified personnel. It is unclear whether Building 1500 has an independent regulated potable-water treatment/storage system or receives compliant potable water from the installation utility. Does Building 1500 have an independent potable-water treatment or underground-storage system that requires a Nebraska-certified operator under this contract?

B1500 does have an underground water storage capability. It is fed through the domestic mains and acts as a passthrough system to prevent stagnant water. IAW Nebraska Revised Statute 71-5301 (9)(a), this facility would be considered a Public Water System due to the addition of water treatment chemical and must comply with all requirements that this designation requires. Contractor shall provide a licensed water operator IAW Nebraska Title 179 Chapter 10, Section 003. This operator shall be responsible for all local, state and federal compliance requirement, including but not limited to compliance sampling, reporting, and maintenance for this water system, as well as compliance with DAFI 48-144 DRINKING WATER SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM, to include coordination with the installation Drinking Water Working Group.

Combined Solicitation, CLINs 0001-0007; PWS

2.1.1 and 5.1.1 8-12; 6 and 26

The recurring labor CLINs begin after the two-month mobilization period, while the PWS requires 24/7 customer service and shift manning. CLIN 0005 and CLIN 0006 includes the full 12 month base period, which includes the 2-month transition. It is unclear whether any recurring and non-recurring requirements apply during the transition period of CLIN 0007. Must the succeeding contractor provide continuous 24/7 customer service, emergency response, and shift coverage during the CLIN 0007 mobilization period?

The anticipation of the Government is to have the 2-month mobilization time start before the building is operating and occupied. Therefore emergency response would not be required during the mobilization period.

Combined Solicitation, CLINs 0001-0007; PWS

2.1.1 and 5.1.1 8-12; 6 and 26

The recurring labor CLINs begin after the two-month mobilization period, while the PWS requires 24/7 customer service and shift manning. CLIN 0005 and CLIN 0006 includes the full 12 month base period, which includes the 2-month transition. It is unclear whether any recurring and non-recurring requirements apply during the transition period of CLIN 0007. Must the succeeding contractor provide non-recurring Work Task requirements during the CLIN 0007 mobilization period?

See question #33.

Combined Solicitation, delivery schedule; PWS

5.5 11-12; 31-32

The recurring O&M CLINs do not begin until 19 December 2026. A clear responsibility date is necessary to avoid duplicate or unfunded O&M during mobilization. Will the Government or another responsible party retain full operational and maintenance responsibility through 18 December 2026?

See question #33.

36 PWS 2.1.1 and 5.1.1 6 and 26

The PWS requires a 24/7 customer-service capability and a staffing plan showing how each shift is manned 24 hours per day, seven days per week, but does not expressly say an employee must remain physically at Building 1500 at all times. Does the PWS require at least one contractor employee to be physically present at Building 1500 continuously, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year?

Due to the limited sqft, there will not be an administrative space within B1500 itself, only parts storage. The contractor admin operations are planned to be in B500. also See Question #15

37 PWS 2.1.1 and 7.3.4 6 and 38

Customer Service must acknowledge requests within 30 minutes, and the contract requires 24/7 emergency capability. The PWS does not state whether after-hours customer service must be performed on-site. May the contractor receive and acknowledge after-hours requests remotely by telephone or email, provided all response-time requirements are met?

Customer service does not have to be on site. While there is a requirement for 1 hour on site response for priority one work orders.

38 PWS 2.1.2.1 and 7.3.4 8 and 38

Priority 1 arrival time differs during and outside normal duty hours, but the PWS does not define normal duty hours or normal duty days. What are the Government-defined normal duty hours and normal duty days for measuring Priority 1 response?

Section 7.3.5 Hours of Operation has been added to the PWS.

39 PWS 2.1.2.1; PWS 7.1

Services Summary Table 8; 35

Section 2.1.2.1 permits arrival and initiation within two hours outside normal duty hours, while the Services Summary requires one-hour on-site response for 99 percent of Priority 1 work orders without an after-hours exception. Is arrival and initiation within two hours of notification compliant for a Priority 1 work order received outside normal duty hours?

Yes, other than emergency power operations require 15 minute response time.

40 PWS 2.1.2, 2.1.3.1, and

2.1.3.2 7-8

The PWS uses “and/or” and “or” inconsistently when distinguishing included SSW from billable Work Tasks. Does a discrete task become a billable Work Task when it exceeds either 50 labor hours or $2,000 in materials?

Correct. The $2,000/50-man hours (whichever comes first) is the threshold in which a PM or repair task becomes a billable 332 Work Order. This is per asset/instance, so bundling of PM's to exceed that threshold is not permitted. Any amount exceeding this threshold shall be billed as a 332.

Example: Cost to change a lightbulb is $2800. The contractor assumes up to $2,000, and bills the government $800.

PWS 2.1.3.1-2.1.3.2;

Combined Solicitation, CLINs XX05/XX06

7-8; 8-10

The solicitation provides separate labor and material Work Task CLINs.

It is unclear whether crossing either threshold moves the entire task to the Work Task CLINs or only the cost element that exceeded its threshold. When a task exceeds either threshold, will all labor for that task be charged to CLIN XX06 and all materials for that task be charged to CLIN XX05?

See Question #40.

42 PWS 2.1.3, 2.2.1, and

5.4.2 7-9 and 30

The contractor must identify assets and deficiencies after award, but the solicitation does not state whether correction of pre-existing deficiencies or construction punch-list items is included in monthly fixed-price service when each task falls below the thresholds. Will correction of pre-existing deficiencies and construction punch-list items that are (for whatever reason the responsibility of this contractor) be funded under CLINs XX05/XX06?

Pre-existing deficiencies and construction punch-list items are the responsibility of the Construction Crew. As it is still in progress, we will hold them accountable for Punchlist Items and Warranty Coverage as much as possible prior to transferring ownership.

PWS 2.1.3.2; Attachment 02, WD 2015-5005 Rev.

7; Not stated

The PWS states that work exceeding a threshold is a Work Order “IAW the Davis/Bacon Act,” but only a Service Contract Labor Standards wage determination is provided. Will the applicable wage determinations be incorporated into the contract before pricing and authorization of work orders?

Correct. No construction work orders will be provided on the Contract.

Removed Davis Bacon language from PWS.

44 PWS 3.4.7.1 21

Work that may disturb a HEMP POE requires 14 calendar days' advance notice, but the technical scenario describes a failing pipe and the PWS separately requires emergency mitigation. Does PWS 3.4.7.1 advance notice requirement exclude emergency mitigations?

Correct. All planned outages shall require a 14 day notice. Emergency situations that pose a danger to health, safety, and property can be handled immediately. Coordinate with the Facility Manager and COR, as applicable.

45 Combined Solicitation, 52.212-2(a)(2); PWS 3.0.1 5; 13-14

The contractor must maintain 99.9 percent uptime for designated Tier 1 systems and reconcile assets without disrupting that availability, but the solicitation provides only examples rather than the complete Tier 1 asset list. Will the Government provide the complete list of assets and systems included in the 99.9 percent Tier 1 availability metric before the quotation due date?

See Question #17

46 PWS 3.0.1 13-14

The uptime metric excludes Government-approved scheduled PM downtime but does not address utility failures, Government-directed outages, access delays, mission-owner actions, force majeure, OEM lead time, or delays awaiting Work Task funding or other Government-imposed delays. What specific categories of causation of downtime will be excluded from the contractor's 99.9 percent uptime calculation?

Great question. The COR will work to manage expectations between the mission owner and the contractor. This section is intended to ensure the contractor is responsive and has a robust PM Plan.

Real world obstacles such as funding, government inflicted outages, lead times, etc. will be handled on a case by case basis between the contractor and the COR.

47 PWS 6.1.1 and 6.2.4 32-33

The PWS states that all contractor personnel shall maintain appropriate clearances for access and that work may require controlled-area access, but it is unclear whether every person assigned on site must already hold Secret eligibility. Must every contractor employee assigned to perform on site hold an active Secret clearance?

See Question #4

For unescorted access, a Top Secret clearance must be held.

For escorted access, a Secret Clearance must be held. This requires the mission owner to pause and sanitize their operations, which is not ideal long term.

48 PWS 6.1.1 and 6.2.4 32-33

Top Secret clearances are required for personnel accessing TS/SCI areas, but the solicitation does not identify whether recurring PM or corrective tasks occur in those areas or whether escorted access is available. Do any recurring fixed-price PWS tasks require contractor personnel to enter TS/SCI areas without a Government escort?

See Question #4, 47

49 PWS 2.3.1.3.1 and 6.2.4 10 and 33

Third-party OEM technicians must comply with security requirements and be escorted/monitored when interacting with control systems.

Requiring every occasional OEM technician to hold a clearance could materially limit vendor availability and price. May an uncleared OEM or TPM technician perform required work when continuously escorted and monitored by an appropriately cleared contractor (or Government) employee?

See Question #4, 47

50 PWS 2.3.2.2 and 7.2 Items 7-8 12-13 and 36

The initial plan is due 18 months after award, while annual updates are due 90 days before each contract-year end. A literal reading could require an annual update before the initial plan is due. Is the first annual update due 90 calendar days before the end of Option Period 1, after acceptance of the initial plan?

The Asset List shall be continually updated by the Maintenance Contractor after the final is received from construction. The 18-Month mark is when the asset list should be 99% accurate. Annual updates are intended to correct discrepancies/update for any new installations.

51 PWS 6.2.6 and 7.2 Item 15 34 and 37

The PWS states that the employee roster is due “within (30) calendar days of the base year,” which could mean after the base-year start or before its end. Does “within 30 calendar days of the base year” mean within 30 calendar days after the base period of performance begins?

The government needs an Employee Roster in order to set up base access for the contractor. This list should be kept up to date in order to maintain personnel accountability. A template will be provided to the Contractor's Project Manager upon award.

Combined Solicitation, 52.212-1(a)(7) and CLIN schedule

3 and 8-10

The solicitation requires one electronic copy of completed CLIN pricing but provides no editable pricing workbook and does not request supporting cost data (unless price analysis is inadequate). May the offeror submit an Excel price schedule reproducing all solicitation CLINs verbatim in leui of adding text field to extracted pages of the Combined Solicitation, which is prone to tranposition errors when manually entering in the numbers?

Yes, Excel is preferred.

53 PWS 2.1.2.1; 3.4.2

Please identify the required Contractor actions and performance standard if a generator fails to Auto-start, synchronize, transfer, accept load, or remain online.

The contractor shall assume all responsibility for the operation of the generator systems upon Official Turnover via Form 1354.

Initial Training, Commissioning, and SOP's shall be provided by the Construction Crew during the mobilization phase.

If a warranty claim can be made on an issue, we will pursue that.

54 PWS 2.1.2.1; 3.4.2

Please clarify how the 15-minute backup-power requirement in PWS

3.4.2 interacts with the Priority 1 requirement in PWS 2.1.2.1 to arrive onsite and initiate mitigation within one hour during normal duty hours and two hours outside normal duty hours.

Confirm contractor personnel must always be able to respond to building 1500 to restore power within 15 minutes.

For power specifically, the contractor must respond to building 1500 to restore power within 15 minutes.

55 PWS 3.4.1– 3.4.2; 5.1.2

Please identify who has authority to perform manual switching, breaker operation, transfer, paralleling, load-bank connection, and emergency isolation. Will the Government provide an approved switching procedure, one-line, system operating instruction, before Contractor operation? or shall these SOPs contractor provided/Government approved?

We plan on receiving commissioning training and SOP's from the Construction Crew. The contractor may improve upon these SOP's, if needed.

The government handles high voltage distribution to the facility. The contractor handles everything below that, to include low and medium voltage distribution and generator output (Section 3.4.1)

56 PWS 3.4.2

Please identify the required generator exercise and load-testing program, including frequency, duration, load percentage, use of building load versus permanent/portable load bank, testing during mission operations, required Government witnesses, and responsibility for providing load-bank equipment, cables, fuel, and test reports.

Generator Runs are typically performed once per month. They can be activated any time, provided the power transfer is seamless. The load must exceed the Manufacturer's minimum required amount to avoid underrunning the generators.

Monthly runs/Reports shall be inputted into APIMS (Section 3.4.3)

57 CLIN 0007; PWS 5.1.1

Identify the date, or anticipated date, on which the Contractor assumes emergency response, generator operation, PM, corrective maintenance, warranty administration, and Tier 1 availability responsibility, and whether the incumbent or construction contractor retains those duties during mobilization.

The contractor shall not assume responsibility of the building until construction has completed and the building has officially been turned over on a Form 1354. December 2026 is the anticipated date.

The intent is to award the contract 2 months prior to turnover. This is for the contractor's mobilization phase to attend Commissioning Trainings and get spun up in order to receive the building.

58 PWS 2.1.3.1– 2.1.3.2

Please confirm whether the included Scheduled Sustainment Work threshold is applied separately to each individual work task, and whether there is any aggregate monthly or annual ceiling on the number or total value of corrective-maintenance tasks that remain included in the recurring firm-fixed price. If no aggregate ceiling applies, please provide historical or forecast task volume and material usage for pricing.

No aggregate ceiling applies. See question #40.

This is a new facility, so there is no historical data. A draft asset list will be provided to assist with forecast data.

59 PWS 2.1.3.2; CLINs X005–X006

Please define the work-task authorization and pricing process, including who may issue authorization, required proposal detail, allowable material handling and subcontractor markups, labor-rate basis, fee treatment, and emergency verbal authorization limits.

This shall be handled between the Contractor and the COR. The COR will review a repair quote, send their determination to the Contracting Officer for approval. Once that comes back, the COR will then give a Notice to Proceed to the Contractor to begin work.

60 PWS 2.2.2

Please provide the current construction punch list, open commissioning deficiencies, deferred items, active warranty claims, system impairments, temporary configurations, and known corrective-maintenance requirements.

See Question #1.

61 PWS 3.4.7.1

Please identify the Government HEMP maintenance/testing organization or designated agent, its expected response time, and the process for obtaining emergency and planned support.

Please also provide the approved demarcation drawing identifying ordinary maintainable infrastructure, HEMP points of entry, waveguide-below-cutoff components, shield boundary, and components the O&M Contractor is prohibited from touching.

55 CES does not have access to the Government's HEMP maintenance/testing organization. This is typically contracted out.

NDAs will need to be signed to have access to other organization's HEMP drawings.

As far as B1500 goes, Please see the X-Series sheets of Drawing Volume #II.

DFARS 252.204-7012, -

7019, -7020; PWS 6.3.1–

6.3.2

The solicitation includes DFARS 252.204-7012, 252.204-7019, and 252.204-7020, and the PWS references CMMC Level 2, but DFARS 252.204-7021 is not included and the PWS does not distinguish Level 2 (Self) from Level 2 (C3PAO).

Given the mission sensitivity and CUI specifications and drawings, please amend the solicitation to include DFARS 252.204-7021 and require each offeror to possess a current Final CMMC Level 2 (C3PAO) status, or higher, by quotation submission and maintain that status through contract performance.

Please confirm this will be a responsibility and technical-acceptability gate rather than a post-award deliverable.

As of 13 July 2026, the Department of War announced the immediate suspension of CMMC Phase II requriements. The old system is still in place, which requires contractors to have a self-assessment score in SPRS in compliance with NIST SP 800-171.

63 DFARS 252.204-7012, -

7019, -7020; PWS 6.3

Please state exactly how the Government will verify CMMC Level 2 and NIST SP 800-171 compliance during evaluation.

Will each offeror be required to submit with its quotation: (1) its CMMC UID; (2) CMMC level and assessment type—Level 2 (Self) or Level 2 (C3PAO); (3) assessment and expiration dates; (4) date of the current annual affirmation in SPRS; and (5) its current SPRS NIST SP 800- 171 assessment score and assessment date?

Please confirm whether the Contracting Officer will validate these records directly in SPRS before award, identify any minimum acceptable SPRS score, and state whether absence of the required current records will render a quotation ineligible for award.

Also identify the required CMMC/DFARS flowdown for joint-venture members, OEMs, specialty subcontractors, and managed-service providers.

As of 13 July 2026, the Department of War announced the immediate suspension of CMMC Phase II requriements. The old system is still in place, which requires contractors to have a self-assessment score in SPRS in compliance with NIST SP 800-171. The government will verify that offerors have a current (not older than three years) self-assessment score in SPRS.

Offerors must have either a score of 110 or have a Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&Ms) if their score is less than 110. An offeror with no score at the time of award will not be eligible for award. An offeror with a score of less than 110 without a POA&M at the time of award will not be elibible for award.

64 PWS 6.1.1; 6.2.4

Government representatives advised during the site visit that approximately 90 percent of Building 1500 is Top Secret-controlled space, including the generator, chiller, HVAC, and other mechanical/electrical rooms requiring routine and emergency Contractor access.

Is offeror required to possess and maintain an active Top Secret Facility Clearance at quotation submission and throughout performance?

Please identify how the Government will verify the FCL, the safeguarding/classified-access level required, and whether a contractor lacking an active TS FCL at quotation submission will be ineligible for award.

See Question # 4, 47