AMENDMENT__3_-_ANSWERS_TO_QUESTIONS_FOR_TRANSIENT_ALERT.doc

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

20th FIGHTER WING (ACC)

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, SOUTH CAROLINA

4 February 2013

AMENDMENT #3

SOLICITATION: FA4803-13-R-0004, Transient Alert Service Contract RE: Responses to Offeror Questions

1. Reference PWS paragraph 1.3.17: Is there a maximum age limit for the follow-me vehicles? Answer: No

2. Reference PWS paragraph 1.3.17: Is there a minimum number of follow-me vehicles required?

Answer: Only one is required

3. Reference PWS paragraph 1.5.6: Is there an age limit for the aircraft tow vehicle?

Answer: No

4. Reference PWS Appendix D: Is the contractor required to provide additional radios or are the three listed in Appendix D sufficient to support the operation?

Answer: No, the three provided are sufficient to support the operations.

5. Reference PWS Appendix D: Do any of the radios provided have to be installed in the follow-me trucks? If so, is the contractor responsible for having them installed?

Answer: No, all radios are hand held.

6. Reference PWS Appendix B: Please provide the historical quantity of aircraft tows that are performed in a year.

Answer: That data is not tracked; however aircraft tows are very rare, two or three a year if that.

7. Reference PWS Appendix B: In order to provide proper staffing, do all of the tows that are performed take place on “unobstructed, established taxiways and runways or parking ramps where taxi or towing lanes are marked with guide lines”?

Answer: On occasion, some tows are into hangers, but tows are performed on unobstructed, established taxiways and runways or parking ramps where taxi or towing lanes are marked with guide lines.

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