QUESTIONS_AND_ANSWERS _FA5270-14-R-0001 _House_Cleaning_Svcs.pdf

Solicitation: FA5270-14-R-0001, House Cleaning Services

CONTRACTORS’ QUESTIONS AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSES

1. Contractor’s Question: “Attachment 6, Pages 5, 6, 7 – Section 4, 5. In evaluation form, is it possible that Japanese customer write sentence and signature in Japanese?”

Government Response: For Attachment 6 Performance Questionnaire - all responses (and signature) MUST be in English for our English speaking evaluators.

2. Contractor’s Question: “Attachment 6, Pages 5, 6, 7 – Section 4, 5. Could we write Japanese translation under English question for Japanese customer?”

Government Response: For Attachment 6 Performance Questionnaire - Yes, you could write Japanese translation under the English questions for your Japanese customer. But again (see # 1 response, all answers ("sentence") MUST be in English.

3. Contractor’s Question: “Solicitation FA5270-14-R-0001, page 9 of 44, 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (Jan 1999), (a) Would it be acceptable for the responsible offeror to place a bid utilizing the subcontractor(s) license to operate within the house cleaning services from the Government of Japan granted that letter(s) of consent to perform major or critical aspects of the requirement are also included in the bid proposal? Please confirm.”

Government Response: No, it is not acceptable. The responsible offeror is the prime contractor that possesses license to operate within the house cleaning services from the Government of Japan.