Packing and Crating QA.pdf

Attachment 15

Solicitation: FA480327Q0003

Contractor Questions and Government Responses

Packing and Crating

Question 1: The PWS states that the contractor may not subcontract without prior written approval from the Contracting Officer. Could you please clarify whether subcontractor approval is required at the time of proposal submission, or if approval is obtained after award and prior to the subcontractor beginning performance?

*Answer 1: Subcontract approval will be post award and prior to performance.

Question 2: We would like to know if this is a brand-new contract OR if there is (was) an incumbent performing these services.

Answer 2: Legacy Transit Lines, LLC

Question 2a: If not brand new, could you please provide the current / previous contract number?

Answer 2a: FA480324D0002

Question 3: Can the requirement for at least five years of management experience in packing, containerization and local drayage be met through our subcontractor?

Answer 3: No, experience needs to be from the prime contractor

Question 4: The instructions list the subject line as “FA480326Q0106 Packing and Crating Services.” Should we use FA480327Q0003 instead? FA480326Q0106 doesn’t match the solicitation number on the SF-1449 (FA480327Q0003).

Answer 4: The correct solicitation number is FA480327Q0003. Please use this number on all queries and response documents submitted. The FA480326Q0106 will be corrected on the first amendment issued.

Question 5: For pricing research, could you share the contract number or the company that currently has the Packing and Crating contract at Shaw AFB?

Answer 5: FA480324D0002, Legacy Transit Lines, LLC

Question 6: RSMO certification (Factor 4). May an offeror satisfy the proof of current RSMO (SMO) certification requirement with the current certification and approved facility of a named teaming partner or subcontractor that will perform the work at that facility? If so, what documentation of the partner's certification must be submitted with the proposal?

Answer 6: No, certification needs to be from the prime contractor

Question 7: Management experience (Part II, Technical Capability). May an offeror rely on the management experience of a teaming partner or subcontractor whose personnel will manage performance to satisfy the five years of management experience requirement? If so, how should that experience be documented in the proposal?

Answer 7: No, experience needs to be from the prime contractor

Question 8: Past Performance Questionnaires (Attachment 3). May PPQ references be customers of a teaming partner or subcontractor, supported by the consent letters described in Part III, or must PPQ customers have received the services from the prime offeror itself?

Answer 8: No, PPQ references need to be for the prime contractor

Question 9: Proposal subject line. The submission instructions print the subject line "FA480326Q0106 Packing and Crating Services." Please confirm the correct subject line for proposals submitted under FA480327Q0003.

Answer 9: The correct solicitation number is FA480327Q0003. Please use this number on all queries and response documents submitted. The FA480326Q0106 will be corrected on the first amendment issued.

Question 10: Limitations on subcontracting. Please confirm the clause governing the percentage of work or personnel cost that must be performed by the prime and similarly situated WOSB entities under this set aside.

Answer 10: The percentage of work and personnel costs that must be performed by the prime contractor and similarly situated Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) entities is governed by FAR Clause 52.219-14, "Limitations on Subcontracting." Under this set-aside, the prime contractor must perform at least 50% of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel (for service contracts).

Question 11: Facilities. May performance be split across two approved facilities, one serving each area, and will facility inspection occur before award or during the phase in period?

Answer 11: Yes, the contractor can have 2 separate facilities and one in each zone if they prefer.

Each facility will need to be approved for storage with the government within 30 days of award.

The inspection will be conducted according to the guidelines in the DTR Pt. IV Appendix A-D Pre- Award Survey Guidelines. The Pre-Award Survey will be done either by DoW PPA Storage Management team of the QA Inspectors located at Shaw AFB using the form DD1811 Pre-Award Survey of Contractor’s/Carrier’s Facilities and Equipment.

Question 12: May proposals be submitted by email, and if so, to which email addresses?

Answer 12a.: Yes. In accordance with 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors

Answer 12b.: To both of the following: joseph.nemedy.1@us.af.mil and brisa.serna@us.af.mil

Question 13: May a WOSB prime contractor utilize an experienced, qualified small-business packing and crating subcontractor, subject to the applicable limitations on subcontracting?

mailto:joseph.nemedy.1@us.af.mil mailto:brisa.serna@us.af.mil

Answer 13: Yes, provide sub-contracting limitations followed.

Question 14: May a proposed subcontractor's management experience and past performance be considered in evaluating the prime contractor's technical qualifications?

Answer 14: No, experience needs to be from the prime contractor.

Question 15: Can you provide the incumbent contract number, previous contract award amount, or historical quantities for these services.

Answer 15a.: FA480324D0002

Answer 15b.: Legacy Transit Lines, LLC

Question 16: Block 10 of the SF 1449 marks this as a 100% set-aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). However, the clause list includes FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, and does not include FAR 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.

Can you confirm whether this solicitation is a 100% WOSB set-aside or a total small business set-aside? If it is a WOSB set-aside, will an amendment be issued to replace FAR 52.219-6 with FAR 52.219-30?

Answer 16: No, this will be changed to a Total Small Business Set-Aside. Solicitation will be amended.

Question 17: Is current Storage Management Office (SMO) certification required for the prime contractor at the time of proposal submission

Answer 17: No the approval is needed within 30 days of award based on the requirements in DTR Pt. IV Appendix A-D Pre-Award Survey Guidelines

Question 18: Can a qualified packing and crating subcontractor provide the required certification and operational capabilities while Aftermath Cleanup LLC serves as the prime contractor, if permitted under the solicitation?

Answer 18: No, experience and certification need to be from the prime contractor

Question 19: What are the minimum daily service capacity requirements, and must the contractor operate its own packing and storage facility?

Answer 19: The contractor must have a facility that either is or can be approved for storage by the government. All packing is done at the members’ residence and crated in Government Owned Containers (GOC) for transport to either the members destination or storage in the contractors facility for onward movement by a long haul driver.

Question 20: What insurance coverage limits and other qualifications must be in place when submitting the proposal?

Answer 20: Yes, see 52.212-1 instructions to offerors – d. Deliverables pg. 32 – 33 of the Solicitation.

Question 21: Could you please confirm the deadline for submitting questions and the required method for submitting the final quotation?

Answer 21a.: 19 October 2026, at 2:00 P.M. EST

Answer 21b.: Electronically, To both of the following: joseph.nemedy.1@us.af.mil and brisa.serna@us.af.mil mailto:joseph.nemedy.1@us.af.mil mailto:brisa.serna@us.af.mil