Atch 5_Questions and Answers Worksheet.xlsx
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- Solicitation number
- FA521525R0017
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This document is a Questions and Answers (Q&A) Worksheet for a landscaping and beautification project at Bellows Air Force Station in Hawaii. The solicitation is a new requirement for commercial services, with key details including a proposal due date of 29 Aug 2025 and a pre-proposal site visit on 25 Aug 2025. The project objectives involve elevating the landscape to a premier standard through earthwork, design, environmental coordination, and installation of irrigation systems, trees, stone walkways, plants, and shrubs.
Notable Q&A highlights include confirmation of project funding, requirements for a safety officer (particularly for the Banyan Tree and Golf course areas), need for a cultural monitor, and clarification on tree removal and rock wall installation specifications. The government will not disclose the estimated project magnitude, and the selection methodology is lowest price technically acceptable. The project will be executed by Detachment 2, 18th Force Support Squadron of the 18th Mission Support Group, based at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, and is managed by the Department of the Air Force Pacific Air Forces.
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| No. | Reference Document | |
| (If Applicable) | Paragraph/Section |
Reference
| (If Applicable) | QUESTION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | |||
| 1 | N/A | N/A | Is there previous award number? | No, there is no previous award number. | |
| 2 | N/A | N/A | Could you please confirm whether this is a new requirement or if it has been previously awarded? If awarded in the past, we’d appreciate any details, including the award amount. | This is a new requirement and has not been previously awarded. | |
| 3 | N/A | N/A | When are you planning to post the sign in sheet for the site visit that took place on the 18th? | The SAM.gov post, Notice ID FA521525R0017, Attachment "Request for Proposals BAFS Landscaping and Beautification.pdf" specified the following: |
"Pre-Proposal Site Visit: If a site visit is required to generate an accurate proposal, please email that request to the CS and CO no later than NLT 4:00 PM HST, 18 Aug 2025. All interested vendors will receive an invitation to the site visit at Bellows Air Force Station, at 10:00 AM HST, 25 Aug 2025, even if only one Offeror requests a visit."
A site visit did not occur on 18 Aug 2025, and no requests for a site visit were received by the identified POCs by that date.
| 4 | N/A | N/A | Given the size and complexity of the scope of work, what is the magnitude of this project according to the Government estimation? | This is a new requirement for landscaping services and the Government will not be disclosing the estimated magnitude of effort, as the selection methodology is described in the Request for Proposal as lowest price technically acceptable. |
| 5 | N/A | N/A | Is this project funded or is it still waiting on approval to be funded? | This requirement does have funding. |
| 6 | PWS | Para 2.1.1 | What size are 30 trees to be removed? height & width? What variety of trees are they (Ironwood?) | 30 tree stumps and smaller trees around campsites of various sizes. We will mark them with an X and a number prior to site visit. |
| 7 | PWS | Para 2.5 & 13.0 | Length of rock wall installation is 50', what is width & height? Does it go into ocean? Where does 50' put you at the top of high tide? | We are flexible with Contractor recommendations. Intent is some rock wall with shrubs or smaller plants and no less than 3' and no greater than 8'. Width can vary. No irrigation line to be installed. |
| 8 | N/A | N/A | Do I need a UXO quality control & safety officer for construction, planting & disturbing of topsoil? | Recommend a Safety Officer for construction. Most areas have been previously scanned for UXOs. Recommend UXO Quality control Officer for Banyan Tree and Golf course only. |
| 9 | PWS | Para 3.2 | Do I need a cultural monitor? | Yes. |
| 10 | Q&A Worksheet | Q&A #1 and #2 | Is there any incumbent/recompete or this is a brand-new project? If yes, could you please provide us with their award number or even if the customer bought similar services in the past. | No, there is no previous award number. This is a new requirement and has not been previously awarded. |
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Questions and Answers Worksheet &10Attachment 8
FA300223R0024
16 Aug 2023
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