Atch 6 Q and A FA561322Q0002.pdf

Attachment 6, Question and Answer Document

FA5613-22-Q-0002

14 January 2022

1) Please clarify:

1 a) According chapter 4 SOW, we would bit on an on call contract, in Chapter 4.2 a weekly schedule with quantities is mentioned.

Answer: The pick-up is estimated per location; frequency for each location in included in the PWS para 4.2. Weekly pick-up is anticipated for at least one location.

1 b) The quantities of weekly pick up don't match the quantity of yearly pick up, mentioned in section

4.2 of the SOW.

Answer: the table for location and frequency of pick ups has been amended to display the current estimated numbers.

2) Are the 200l drums mentioned really 200 l drum? Could 60l containers be used instead of the 120l or 200l barrels? (From our point of view the price structure is more favorable for you with the 60l containers)

Answer: As discussed at the site visit, the containers required will be 60l, 120l and 220l; these changes are reflected in the pricing sheet.

3) Please clarify why hazardous waste should belong to medical waste contract, although there is a hazardous waste contract at Ramstein Air Base.

Answer: the requirement of our units are not necessarily compatible with one another, therefore this requirement is being solicited to fulfill the need of the 86 MDG and 786 FSS.

4) Please guarantee that each EW Code will be accumulated separately. According German KrWG a mixing of different waste codes / waste streams are forbidden. Miscellaneous hazardous waste is not possible (SOW Section 4.2 f.)

Answer: the units responsible for the containers at each pick up location(s) are labeling the empty containers accordingly to ensure that different kinds of waste are not being mixed.

5) 4.2.g; what kind of waste is to be collected at the 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron/ AMOW, BLDG 3330?

Answer: the hazardous/infectious waste consists of, but is not limited to, Infectious/Biological waste such as body fluids that result from re-icing of Human Remains, wipes, cloth towels, gloves and bags.

Attachment 6, Question and Answer Document

FA5613-22-Q-0002

14 January 2022

6) How heavy are the 50l, 120l, 200l and 800l ASP on average per container?

Answer: We do not have any historical data on weight, as the former contract vehicle was based on the pick up of containers.

7) 4.2. Can alternative containers be offered for the ASP 800 containers? ASP 800 container are only for solids. Please clarify

Answer: ASP container will not be replaced with regular barrels for safety reasons such as possible damaging due to work going on at the site and also barrels being taken away illegally when empty.

8) Is it guaranteed that the deliveries of supplies (empty and clean waste container) is at the same date like the pick-up service?

Answer: the contractor shall pick up the full containers and replace them immediately with empty ones of the same size, if not instructed otherwise by the Government POC.

9) Is it an on call contract or a contract with a fix weekly schedule?

Answer: Yes, this requirement is procured as Blanket Purchase Agreement, also known as on-call agreement; the 86 MDG has a recurring need for hazardous/clinical waste disposal with estimated pick ups as shown in para 4.2 of the SOW. Also see answers to Question 1a) and 1b).