Questions and Answers RFQ FA489023Q0029 Lebanon EOD Vehicles.xlsx
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This document contains questions and answers regarding solicitation number FA489023Q0029 from the Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command for FY22/Tranche 2 CENTCOM Lebanon EOD Vehicles. The solicitation requires the delivery of Ford F-250 and Iveco Cargo Van vehicles meeting minimum specifications to Beirut, Lebanon. Questions from potential offerors covered clarification of vehicle specifications, delivery and transportation logistics, fueling requirements, and cargo compartment climate control specifications. The government committed to providing customs clearance assistance and confirmed all vehicles must be new, delivered with full fluids to the end user in Lebanon, and the contractor is responsible for transportation after ocean delivery.
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| CN> RFQ FA489023Q0029 Consolidated Q&As: CENTCOM Lebanon EOD Vehicles | ||||
| No | REFERENCE (CLIN | |||
| Structure) | COMMENT/QUESTION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | ||
| 1 | SOW Paragraph 5.0 | We would like to notify that we do need assistance for tax and duty-free clearance of all vehicles/items required under this contract. Can the GOV provide needed assistance for tax and duty-free clearance of all vehicles/items required under this contract? | The governenment will provide assitance with customs exoneration and VAT waiver letters if applicable, through the U.S. Embassy / Office of Military Cooperation. |
Per section 5.1 of the SOW, "Custom Fees and Value Added Tax (VAT). The Contractor shall assume that customs fees, VAT, and all other taxes imposed by the PN Government or agencies will be waived unless the equipment was procured within the country of final delivery, or from a bonded warehouse within that country. As things could change at any time, it is the Contractor's responsibility to ensure applicability of customs fees, duties, and VAT in the requirement."
The AMIC MFT will have a just-in-time call with OSC and Contractor to work together to capture require Document for tax and duty-free clearance of all vehicles. A green light will be provided to ship/clear customs.
| 2 | PWB CLIN 0001 | What are the miminum vehicle speicifications required for the Ford F-250 and IVECO Cargo Van, as each vehicle is available in multiple variants (Gas or Diesel Powered, fuel tank capacity, transmission, wheel base, cargo volumes, etc)? | Please see the minimum salient characteristics, already provided in the Requirement Workbook, the Requirements tab, Coumn H. The only specifications listed that were not provided are fuel tank capacity and wheelbase. Those specifications are left up to the manufacturer's standard heavy-duty or commercial grade configuration. | |
| 3 | Draft SOW 3.10 | This requires the vehicles to be delivered with a full tank of fuel. However, vehicles cannot be transported by ocean or air frieght with full fuel tanks. The Vehicles will need to be filled after delivery to Lebanon. | The vehicles shall be delivered to the LAF with all fluids, lubricants, and fuel filled to the full and operational levels. It is the Contractor's responsibility to solve how to get the vehicles in turn-key condition, including filling all fluids, lubricants, and fuel, post-oceantic transport, if that is the methodology the Contractor so chooses to fulfill this requirement. | |
| 4 | Atch 1-Draft Requirements | The only POD listed is JCP Mechanicsburg PA. Does the government anticipate that Contractor will be responsible for transport of any equipment beyond JCP? | All vehicles (POD-1) shall be delivered to the partner nation end-user, in or about Beirut, Lebanon. Exact address will be provided upon award. Workbook has been updated. | |
| 5 | Atch 1-Draft Requirements | The only POD listed is JCP Mechanicsburg PA. The IVECO vehicles will not be manufactured in the US, would the GOV consider another delivery location to avoid excess transportation charges? | All vehicles (POD-1) shall be delivered to the partner nation end-user, in or about Beirut, Lebanon. Exact address will be provided upon award. Workbook has been updated. | |
| Questions below submitted after FA489023Q0029 posted | ||||
| 6 | PWB, Requirements TAB, Items 1 & 2 | Please check and confirm the level of protection which you are looking for these vehicles? FB/BR4? FB/BR5? FB/BR6? FB/BR7? (See Table 2) | There is no requirement for armament on either of these vehicles. | |
| 7 | PWB, Requirements TAB, Items 1 & 2 | What is the acceptable minimum and maximum model year for the required vehicles? | Please refer to SOW 3.1, "All equipment and materials shall be new at delivery (current year/ model), free of defects, and of good quality and durability according to commercially accepted quality standards for similar products." Current model year shall be defined as the fiscal year the order is awarded or newer (2023-2024). | |
| 8 | PWB, Requirements TAB, Items 1 & 2 | Are used vehicles acceptable? Or only the new vehicles? If the used vehicles are acceptable, are there any terms and conditions? | Please refer to SOW 3.1 | |
| 9 | PWB, Requirements TAB, Items 1 | I have a question about item/CLIN #0001. The model you mentioned is (Iveco Daily Hi-Matic Cargo van). The Specifications mentioned the following: | ||
| 3) Climate Controlled 10) 16'x5.5' Cargo compartment, enclosed, climate-controlled. According to the required model (Iveco Daily Hi-Matic Cargo van), the enclosed Cargo compartment doesn't come with climate-controlled, there is even no air conditioning system in the enclosed Cargo compartment. The required Specifications are available in Cab Model comes with a separate enclosed Cargo compartment and a climate-controlled, which is refrigeration truck. So, please make sure of the required model and specifications, so we can price correctly for the required item. | The cargo compartment is intended to carry equipment, personnel, or other mammals. The compartment is required to be enclosed from the outdoor elements and be controlled to an ambient temperature range that must not fall below 45 °F (7.2 °C) for more than 4 consecutive hours and must not rise above 85 °F (29.5°C) for more than 4 consecutive hours when mammals are present. It is up to the Contractor to fulfill the requirement. | |||
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