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Questions and Answers for RFQ No. FA5209-12-T-0075
| 1 |
| Question |
| Materials to be destroyed are all paper? |
| Answer |
| Yes, only paper is required for shredding in this service contract. |
| 2 |
| Question |
| Is there Personally Identifiable Information (PII) material binder with the papers? |
| Answer |
| No, all paper will be loose-leaf. Contractor is not required to remove papers from any binders or folders prior to shredding. |
| 3 |
| Question |
| Is there an soft cover or hard cover material issued for binding the papers? |
| Answer |
| Some paper will contain staples holding them together. DFAS will not remove these staples prior to placing the paper in bins for shredding. |
| 4 |
| Question |
| Collection vehicle is also provided by contractor? |
| Answer |
| Yes, it is the Contractor`s responsibility to provide the shredding truck. |
| 5 |
| Question |
| All the material is collected at one place at each bin? |
| Answer |
| DFAS personnel will hand-carry bins to pick-up site for Contractor to shred. Contractor personnel will not be permitted access to either DFAS location. All the material is collected in each bin that is located at the two DFAS buildings. |
| 6 |
| Question |
| Is there any limit for the number of people who work on site? |
| Answer |
| There is no minimum limit for Contractor personnel, however no more than 10 people may be on site at either DFAS location. |
| 7 |
| Question |
| Each service has a performance period of 24 hours? Can the Contractor request to extend the days to accomplish the work if they cannot perform within the approved period? |
| Answer |
| No, each service does not have a performance period of 24 hours total hours. The hours of operation are from 0800-1500 and should suffice to complete the shredding for that day. It is important to note this does not include the time for the contractor to come on site to DFAS. The Contractor is expected to arrive as DFAS at 0800 to begin the shredding service. A full extension of the day will not be granted to the Contractor to perform. However, a preliminary notice will be given to the Contractor of the amount of paper to be shredded in order to determine if a change in end time for the service is necessary. An additional one hour may be granted to the Contractor to finish shredding. This time period will suffice for each service during the year. |
| 8 |
| Question |
| How far in advance can the Contractor schedule for each quarterly service? |
| Answer |
| The PWS dated 9 March 2012 states that the Contractor will contact the GR 10 days prior to schedule the service, but it will state the GR will contact the Contractor at least 20 days prior to each quarterly service for the schedule. |
An amendment (SF 30) will be issued to correct mistakes in the PWS in a timely manner.
| 9 |
| Question |
| What is the most favorable commercial warranty? |
| Answer |
| The Government requires Contractors to treat the Government the same as it`s best valued customer. Any warranties allotted to this customer should also be offered to the Government. Please advise the most favorable commercial warranty is a standard requirement for the Government. For this particular requirement, the warranty does not apply. |
