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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

UNITED STATES AIR FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND (USAFCENT)

379TH AIR EXPEDITIONARY WING

2 June 2016

MEMORANDUM FOR POTENTIAL OFFERORS

FROM: 379 ECONS/LGCC

SUBJECT: Solicitation FA5702-16-R-0005; Questions and Answers

1. The purpose of this memorandum is to answer questions from potential offerors regarding the subject laundry solicitation.

a) Request for site visit of laundry facility on camp?

There will not be a site visit. The contractor will be provided a building on site to utilize.

That building will have a front desk area and a back room. The back room is an open bay. The building has a loading/unloading area. The square footage of the facility is approximately 2,400 (80ft by 30ft) and pictures/schematics are in Attachment One.

b) What is the mobilization time, if awarded?

The contractor shall be given a 90 day mobilization time.

c) Define the term special wash. Are special wash items to hand wash stain treated etc.?

Per PWS 1.5.3 - Special wash items are defined as items that have been stained while in the Government’s possession and will need special attention. All uniform, coveralls, rags and other items soiled in petroleum products must be laundered separately. The contractor shall ensure special wash items are segregated from other laundry items during wash and readily identifiable upon return to the Government as special wash items.

The contractor shall use industry standards to remove stains. The majority of stains are petroleum based. The items do not have to be hand washed, they are only considered special because they required additional attention.

d) How many cycles in normal wash?

The contractor shall use the commercial industry standard to determine the appropriate setting for each wash determined by the items being washed.

e) Are the invoices per piece or KG weight?

The contractor shall invoice based on per piece.

f) What would be the preferred detergents that you would like us to use, should it be powder form or liquid form?

The contractor shall use the commercial industry standard to determine appropriate cleaning agents.

g) Do we need to add sour/fabric softener after wash?

The contractor shall use the commercial industry standard to determine the appropriate after wash detergent.

h) What would be the mode of payment by the client, for items brought to the facility not on the list, cash or card?

The contractor may determine the appropriate form of payment. The Government suggests both cash and credit card, but ultimately that decision will be up to the contractor.

Mission ~ Wingman ~ Partners

i) According to statement of work, ironing will be done only for Military uniforms, collar shirts, and dress slacks. If other items are presented at the laundry facility for ironing, do we accept it, if yes, who will pay for those?

The contractor shall contact the Contracting Officer Representative or the Contracting

Officer for clarification on acceptable items. If the item is not listed on the Government’s sheet, the contractor may use industry standards to accept or deny items at the customer’s cost. The Government will only pay for items on the list of allowed items.

j) Please define BPC hospital items. Will infected (blood, pus etc.) hospital items be included in this list?

Hospital items shall include linens from the medical clinic. Infected items are considered biohazard and will not be taken to the laundry facility.

k) Are the wash of all items in net bag or open bag wash?

The contractor shall use the commercial industry standard to determine the appropriate equipment to use to collect and separate wash items.

l) Who is the current contractor for the laundry facility, what was their period of performance and what was the total dollar value of their entire contract?

The current contract is FA5702-11-C-0007 and the incumbent is Modern Central

Laundry; Doha, Qatar estimated award was valued at $9,043,044.67. The prior contract was F38604-06-C-B001 awarded to Doha Marriott Hotel in the amount of

$26,697,717.35.

m) Can you clarify the estimated quantity in the pricing exhibit? These are monthly estimates but the total price estimate is for the year.

If you reference Appendix B of the PWS you will see that the average number of items per month is 73,887. That means that the average yearly number of items is 886,644. The pricing exhibit shows 967,940 items each year. These numbers are rounded upwards and used to help us evaluate and plan for the annual cost of the contract. As stated on the pricing exhibit “Estimated quantity reflects estimated average load and is used by the

Government for price evaluation; this is not a guarantee of workload.”

n) Will the contractors be provided a laundry facility? If not does the laundry facility require inspection prior to award?

The contractors will not be provided a facility to wash items, only to drop off and pick up.

The contractor’s facility must be inspected and approved prior to award. See updated

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, page 22 of Attachment 3 – Provisions-Clauses and

Attachment 5 – Public Health Inspection Checklist.

o) Can you provide another link to access provisions and clauses?

Provisions and Clauses can be access at https://www.acquisition.gov or https://farsite.hill.af.mil

2. If you have any questions concerning this memorandum or need additional information please contact the undersigned at 974-7069-4032 or via email jessica.kreller@auab.afcent.af.mil.

JESSICA R. KRELLER, 1st Lt, USAF

Contracting Officer

Attachment One – Building Layout

Front Office Area

Back Room (Shelving Units will be Removed)

Back Doors/Loading Dock Doors

Loading Dock

Building Layout

Laundry Contractor’s Office and Bay