Att 4 - Questions and Answers 08 July 24.pdf
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This document consists of Questions and Answers regarding Solicitation FA465924QM0008 for the cleaning of the firing range at Grand Forks Air Force Base. The solicitation requires the contractor to clean all surfaces of the range, including floors, tables, chairs, rails, target retrieval systems, doors, and window ledges, using HEPA vacuums. The rubber granular bullet trap must also be de-leaded and all bullet materials removed. The purpose is to mitigate health, physical, and fire risks associated with heavy metal, ricochet, and flammable material exposure during firing. The document provides clarification on various aspects of the range, such as the depth of the rubber, the need for lead wipe samples, and the requirement for recycle and disposal of contaminants. The solicitation is issued by the 319th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Grand Forks AFB, under the Department of the Air Force Air Mobility Command.
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Questions and Answers
Solicitation: FA465924QM0008
Version Date: 08 July 2024
1. When was the last time the trap(s) where mined?
Answer: August 2023
2. How often do you have your range mined?
Answer: Only once.
3. What is the timeframe in which you need to get your berm cleaned?
Answer: The goal is allowing 3-5 days to have the range cleaned.
4. Does your range have access doors leading to the range that are at least 3 feet wide?
Answer: There is one that is that wide.
5. Are there any stairs, ramps, or elevators we would have to travers to get to your range?
Answer: No
6. How many berms do you have? How wide is each berm in feet?
Answer: Since we have an indoor range, there are no berms.
7. Do you know the depth of your rubber in inches? i.e. 24" or 36”?
Answer: 17”
8. Will you need any replacement rubber?
Answer: No, there is some on the range.
9. Would you like to add flame retardant to the rubber?
Answer: No
10. Have you ever added any powdered fire retardant to your berm in the past?
Answer: No.
11. Do you have 3 phases, 240-volt power to your range? If so, do you have outlets within 150 ft of the traps?
Answer: 120/208V, 3 Phase (See image below)
12. Mentions the rubber to be 3ft deep. The rubber in the trap is 24" from our last inspection.
Do you want us to add rubber, so it becomes 3ft. deep or 24 is ok?
Answer: 24” is fine
13. There is no mention of the lights or ductwork to pass wipe samples. Do those surfaces need to be cleaned too?
Answer: Yes, these surfaces need to be cleaned as well (SOW Section 2.3 has been revised)
14. In the Q & A document provided, it is stated that the depth of the ballistic granulated rubber is 17”. Was this measured horizontally or vertically?
Answer: The depth was measured vertically.
15. Is this a handgun only range? Range systems recommends a minimum of 24” depth measured horizontally for rifle. Should the quote include enough granulated rubber to bring the level to 24”?
Answer: This range fires both handgun and rifle. It was measured horizontally and came out 20” at the most used points on the range so the quote can include the rubber. (SOW Section
2.1.1 has been revised)
16. The Statement of Work does not provide any guidance on lead recovery of the bullet trap.
Would it be possible to update the statement of work to include this information.
Answer: We aren’t doing a lead recovery from the trap. The goal we are trying to meet is general cleaning of the range and the lead recovery would be a bigger project.
17. In section 2.5, it states “Provide documentation from a third-party EPA certified Lead Inspector or EPA Risk Assessor (proof of certification is mandatory), to confirm that the cleaning levels required for all surfaces noted in section 2.0 were cleaned to the levels required”.
The level required, or the method used to determine this level, are not specified in any document in the bid package. What is the required level and what testing means should be used?
Answer: There is not a specific level in 40 CFR, however just a Lead Wipe sample should be acceptable.
The use of a “third party EPA certified Lead Inspector” could easily be satisfied (and at a significantly reduced cost) with the contractor performing swab sampling and having said swabs tested by an independent lab. We currently do this on contracts for other AFB clients. Would that satisfy this requirement?
Answer: That would be fine and satisfy the requirement (SOW Section 2.5 has been revised).
18. What are the levels that the wipes must pass?
Answer: In 40.CFR, it only mentions special requirements for special requirements for residential areas. However, there are no specific levels for an indoor range
19. What areas must be cleaned to pass the wipe samples?
Answer: We would need all areas to be cleaned to pass wipe samples.
20. There was no mention of a recycle in the RFQ, would you like us to add that into the quote?
Answer: Yes, we would like to add recycle and disposal of contaminates.
21. The level required, or the method used to determine this level, are not specified in any document in the bid package. What is the required level and what testing means should be used?
Answer: There is not a specific level in 40 CFR, however just a Lead Wipe sample should be acceptable.
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