Attch_2_-_Market_Research_Questionnaire_-_NEW_Septic_Tanks.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

PACIFIC AIR FORCES

29 March 2016 MEMORANDUM FOR Interested Party

FROM: 18th Contracting Squadron/LGCA Unit 5199, Kadena Air Force Base

APO, AP 96368-5199

SUBJECT: Market Research for Pump-out, Clean and Disposal Service of Sanitary Sewage Lift Station and Septic Tanks at Various Military Installations at Okinawa, Japan

We are conducting market research to determine the customary commercial practice for requirement of Pump-out, Clean and Disposal Service of Sanitary Sewage Lift Station and Septic Tanks. The results of this research will not only help us determine if these services are commercial in nature, but also if the services offered in the marketplace will meet our agency requirements. By referring to description of the requirement, please circle appropriate answer to each question, and provide your response. Thank you very much for your cooperation.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT. The requirement involves the prospective Contractor providing all management, personnel/labor, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, appropriate license(s)/qualification(s) and other items and services necessary to perform pump-out, clean and disposal services on sanitary sewage lift stations and septic tanks. Please refer attached draft performance work statement (PWS).

Name of Company:

Point of Contact:

Telephone Number:

Email Address:

Please keep in mind this questionnaire will merely be used to seek interested sources in the area and collect generalized commercial information. Please submit your responses to this Market Research Questionnaire along with any other questions to one the POC’s listed below, no later than 1530 hrs JST on 5 April 2016. Thank you in advance for your help.

Primary Point of Contact: Secondary Point of Contact:

SSgt Marcus Tucker Mrs. Andrea Strong Contract Specialist Contracting Officer

18 CONS/LGCA 18 CONS/LGCA

Marcus.Tucker.1@us.af.mil Andrea.Strong@us.af.mil

1. If solicited, would your company propose in a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Pump-out, Clean and Disposal Service of Sanitary Sewage Lift Station and Septic Tanks services requirement as stated in the draft PWS?

Yes No (If “No”, what other information would be necessary for you to submit a Request for

Proposal (RFP)?

2. Is the requirement contained in the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) restrictive in your opinion?

Yes (If “Yes”, please explain why.)

No

3. Are there any areas in the draft PWS that could be improved/optimized?

Yes (If “Yes”, please explain what could be improved/optimized.)

4. Is your company capable of performing a contract of this size and complexity for the time of contract duration, from 1 October 2016-30 September 2021?

Yes No

5. Does your company have a Quality Control Plan or Method of ensuring quality on contracts you perform?

Yes (If “Yes”, please provide a brief description of your Quality Control Plan/Method.)

No (If “No”, how does your company perform Quality Control?)

6. Has your company worked for a Government Agency in the past?

Yes (If “Yes”, please provide the total contract value and the period of performance.)

Contract Value: Period of Performance:

Contract Value: Period of Performance:

Contract Value: Period of Performance:

Contract Value: Period of Performance:

No

7. Does your company have experience in Pump-out, Clean and Disposal Service of Sanitary Sewage Lift Station and Septic Tank Services?

Yes No

8. To demonstrate that your company is able to comply with this type of service are any certificates/licenses required?

Yes (If “Yes”, please provide a list of those certificates/licenses.)

9. How much time would your company normally require, if any, for a mobilization/phase-in period for this type of service?

10. Have you ever been awarded and performed as a prime contractor or sub-contractor for a similar type of requirement?

Yes (If “Yes”, please provide information on the services that you have provided)

11. Have you ever been awarded this type of requirement that comes with multiple years (option years)?

Yes

12. Have you ever been awarded this type of requirement that comes with options to extend the requirement for less than a year at the end of the final performance/option period?

Yes No

13. Do you provide on-call emergency services, if required, for this type of requirement in the commercial marketplace?

Yes No

14. Are there any local laws including labor laws or regulations, which you have to comply with, in order to provide this type of requirement in the commercial marketplace?

Yes (If “Yes”, please provide information on those laws or regulations and what steps you take to ensure you are complying with those labor laws)

15. Are there terms and conditions in your contracts that would require you to have access to restricted areas/locations, and require you to acquire an ID badge for access to those locations in order to perform this type of requirement in the commercial marketplace?

Yes No

16. Have you ever had to comply with contract terms that require correspondence be submitted in the English language or with an English Translation in order to perform this type of requirement in the commercial marketplace?

Yes No

17. Have you ever had to comply with contract terms that require English language meaning must control when inconsistency between any contract terms and any transition into another language in order to perform this type of requirement in the commercial marketplace?

18. Have you ever accessed FAR site, http://farsite.hill.af.mil prior to submission of proposal and performing after contract-award of this type of requirement commercial marketplace?

Yes No

19. Have you been required to be registered and updated in some type of central contractor/business database such as System for Award Management (SAM) to do business in the commercial marketplace?

Yes (If “Yes”, please provide the information below)

a) DUNS #:

b) CAGE Code:

No

20. Have site visits been accomplished prior to submission of proposals on this type of requirement in the commercial marketplace?

Yes No

21. Are there any remedies, which you would take, in place for non-conforming services in the commercial marketplace?

Yes (If “Yes”, please provide information on those remedies)

22. Have you had contracts for this type of requirement or any other type of requirements containing terms and regulations of gratuities and/or equitable adjustment?

Yes No

23. Have you had contracts that contained terms that restrict the release of proprietary, confidential, or classified information outside your organization in the commercial marketplace?

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

24. Have you used electronic submission of payment through an interface such as Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) or similar type of interface(s) for your contracts in the commercial marketplace?

Yes No

25. Have any of your contracts for this type of requirement contained terms of anti-terrorism/ force protection in the commercial marketplace?

Yes No

26. Have any of your contracts for this type of requirement contained terms of health and safety regulations at the locations where the contracts are performed in the commercial marketplace?

Yes

a) Public Sector (to include the Ministry/Department of Defense)

b) Private Sector in the commercial marketplace

c) Both A & B No

27. Have any of your contracts for this type of requirement provided contact information for an Ombudsman for resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and other interested parties?

Yes

28. How many years have you been providing this type of service?

29. How do you price your services? Do you charge per gallons pumped? Per weight pumped?

Or do you have a flat rate per month?

30. Does your company have the ability to maintain a rate of sludge and liquid removal of 3,000 gallons per hour to maintain continuous service while lift stations are being cleaned? Are your vehicles equipped with fully functional gauging systems to measure volume of materials pumped out?

31. Is there any other commercially available information that you would like to tell us about that wasn’t listed in any of the questions above?

(End of the Market Research Questionnaire)

Your responses to this Market Research Questionnaire will NOT be disclosed to anyone except the concerned parties.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.