Questions and Answers Bird droppings.pdf
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- 647 LRS Bird Dropping Removal
- Solicitation number
- FA521526Q0047
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This is a Questions and Answers document for a federal contract opportunity involving cleaning and bird mitigation services at Hangar 4.
Facility and Scope Details: Hangar 4 measures 250 feet long by 150 feet wide with a 55-foot interior height. Approximately half of the hangar (18,750 square feet) requires cleaning and decontamination of bird droppings, which are concentrated around the hangar doors and lower areas. The contaminated overhead structural areas also need cleaning. Bird nests are concentrated around the perimeter of the hangar, primarily over the door area at 55 feet high with approximately 8 inches depth. The contractor must determine the technically appropriate combination of permanent bird exclusion/mitigation methods, including heavy-duty bird netting, stainless steel ledge spikes, and/or wire mesh, estimated at approximately 150 feet by 18 inches around the hangar door. Multiple photographs showing the affected areas and contamination extent are provided.
Service Requirements and Support: The contractor must provide its own lifts and powered access equipment for work at heights. Government water and electrical utilities are available in the hangar with spouts for hose connections. The contractor bears responsibility for developing appropriate wastewater disposal procedures, with the caveat that contamination cannot be flushed to other base areas frequented by the public, including a nearby children's skate park. This is a new requirement with no incumbent contractor. Department of Labor Service Contract Labor Standards wage determination applies, with the Pest Controller labor category as the closest match. All permanent bird exclusion/mitigation materials and installation must be included under CLIN 0001. No site visit will be conducted; bidders must rely on provided dimensions and photographs.
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Questions and Answers
1. Has a site visit has been scheduled, or will one be arranged prior to the bid submission?
There will be no site visit, please refer to the dimensions and pictures provided in this document.
2. Can you provide overall Hangar 4 dimensions, including approximate length, width, and relevant interior height/clearance?
Length: 250ft
Width: 150ft
Height: 55ft
3. What is approximate square footage of contaminated floor area and overhead structural area requiring cleaning/decontamination?
Approximately half of the hangar (18,750 sq ft) is contaminated and will be requiring cleaning services. The droppings are mainly focused around the hangar doors below the nests. (see images below)
4. What is approximate square footage or dimensions of the rafters, nesting alcoves, or other areas requiring bird netting/exclusion treatment?
The nests are concentrated around the perimeter of the hangar, mainly over the door
– 55ft high and only ~8in deep.
5. Are any photographs, site sketches, drawings, marked-up plans, or other visual information showing the affected areas and extent of contamination available?
6. What is approximate working height of the affected rafters, beams, alcoves, cranes, conduits, and other overhead structures?
55ft
7. Clarification whether heavy-duty bird netting is required across the full affected area, or whether the contractor may use a technically appropriate combination of netting, stainless steel ledge spikes, and/or wire mesh selectively based on field conditions?
We are looking to the contractor to determine the technically appropriate combination. This is most likely to be needed around the hangar door.
8. The SOW provides no pictures or dimensions, could you provide this information?
Please see photos under #5.
9. If a site visit is not available, are there photographs, drawings, approximate square footage, working-height information, or estimated quantities for the contaminated areas and bird-exclusion areas that can be provided to prospective offerors?
Please see above (#2, 3 & 5)
10. Approximately how much bird netting, wire mesh, and/or bird-spike coverage is anticipated?
We are looking to the contractor to determine the technically appropriate combination and amount. From our observations it will most likely be needed around the hangar door (maybe ~150 ft by ~18in?)
11. Should the permanent bird exclusion/mitigation materials and installation required by PWS 2.5 be included under CLIN 0001, or will the Government establish a separate CLIN?
The permanent bird exclusion/mitigation materials and installation required by PWS
2.5 shall be included under CLIN 0001.
12. Will Government water and electrical utilities be available to the contractor during performance?
Yes. There are spouts available in the hangar available for hoses to link to as well.
13. Is recovered wastewater required to be transported off the installation for disposal, and are there specific approved disposal facilities or procedures contractors must use?
We are looking to the expertise of the contractor to determine these procedures, however, the surrounding areas are heavily foot trafficked, to include a skate park used by children. We do not want the cleaning of the droppings to simply flush the contamination to another area on base.
14. Has the Government identified the bird species currently occupying Hangar 4?
Subjects in Question: We think they are pigeons :)
15. Will contractor personnel be permitted to use lifts or other powered access equipment inside Hangar 4, and are there any equipment restrictions due to flightline/hangar operations?
We are requesting the contractor provide their own lifts. The hangar is away from the flightline and is decommissioned from traditional hangar operations. Lifts and powered access equipment are permitted.
16. Does a Department of Labor Service Contract Labor Standards wage determination apply to this requirement? If so, could the applicable wage determination be provided?
Yes, the PDF document titled, Honolulu Wage Determination 2026 has been added to the solicitation attachments. The closest labor category to this service is Pest Controller.
17. Is there an incumbent contractor or previous contract for these services? If so, can the previous contract number and award value be provided?
No, this is a new requirement.
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