Memorandum for All Interested Parties

Solicitation Number: FA5270-12-R-0006 Solicitation Title: Grounds Maintenance at U.S. Army Installations in Okinawa, Japan

Memorandum for: All Interested Parties (Offerors)

From: 18th Contracting Squadron (18 CONS) / Base Support Acquisition Flight (LGCA), Kadena Air Base (KAB), Okinawa Japan

Subject: Questions and Answers Regarding the Solicitation, (Solicitation Number FA5270-12-R-0006 / Solicitation Title: Grounds Maintenance at U.S. Army Installations in Okinawa, Japan)

1. 18 CONS releases the following information to all interested parties (offerors) regarding the subject solicitation.

Received Questions and Answers:

Question 1 {Received on 12 Jul 2012, 3:03 pm, Japanese Standard Time (JST)}:

Can the unit price be different depends on the locations?

Do we have to use the same unit prices for all “IMPROVED” locations?

and the same unit prices for all “SEMI-IMPROVED” locations??

Answer to Question 1:

Price for each requirement will be determined and proposed by offerors.

Offerors shall consider all costs incurred, determine profit in order to accomplish the requirements of the solicitation, and propose prices based on their understanding of the solicitation and its amendments, and information obtained at the pre-proposal conference and site visits.

Question 2 (Received on 12 Jul 2012, 4:54 pm, JST):

Is block No. 12 of Form 1449 to be filled in as “Net 30”, which was instructed in the pre-proposal conference and site visits?

Answer to Question 2:

Yes, it is.

Question 3 (Received on 12 Jul 2012, 4:54 pm, JST):

Is Net amount of 0001 for sum of sub-line item 0001AA and 0001AB? Will this idea apply to the rest of line-items accompanying sub-line items?

Answer to Question 3:

Yes it is. Figure in Japanese Yen or U.S dollar at Unit price, AMOUNT, NET AMT of line item 0001 shall be identical. The same idea will apply to the rest of line items ( 0002, 0003, 0004, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004), which are

Solicitation Number: FA5270-12-R-0006 Solicitation Title: Grounds Maintenance at U.S. Army Installations in Okinawa, Japan accompanying sub-line items. Refer to Amendment 0002 and updated SF 1449.

Question 4 (Received on 12 Jul 2012, 4:54 pm, JST):

An Offeror will cooperate with another company in this project. For solicitation attachment 2 (past/present performance reference list) and attachment 3 (past/present performance questionnaire), will the company’s data be acceptable for the offeror’s past/present performance?

Answer to Question 4:

The government will accept any past/present performance data from offerors. Regarding the the concern, refer to instructions to offerors, FAR 52.212-1 and Addendum to 52.212-1 (PART II – PAST/PRESENT PERFORMANCE INFORMATION), which is incorporated in the solicitation.

Question 5 (Received on 15 Jul 2012, 1:25 pm, JST):

Performance-based Work Statement (PWS - Attachment 1) of the solicitation, paragraph 1.2.11.2.

There are descriptions about Bldg. 102, Antenna Area and 58th Signal Battalion as a part of the paragraph although these areas were not indentified at the site visit and are not described in the CLINs (line items). Are these areas included in the solicitation?

Answer to Question 5:

Yes. The areas are included in the solicitation. Bldg. 102 is located at Torii Station. It was not covered at the site visit. However, the PWS Appendix B, Drawing No. 16-10-5, 1 of 8 contains the Bldg. No. (refer to PWS appendix B).

*Note: The all antenna areas at Torii Station, Bolo point, Naha Annex and White Beach are U.S

Army communication sites, which are controlled by 58th Signal Battalion. The areas are included in the PWS Appendix B and line items of SF 1449.

Memorandum is recorded by:

Kei Yamanoha

Contract Specialist/Administrator

18 CONS/LGCA, KAB

{End of Questions and Answers Regarding the Solicitation, (Solicitation Number FA5270-12-R- 0006)}