Interested_Bidder_Question_and_Answers.pdf

FA5709-14-R-0013 One Year Reefer Maintenance Service Solicitation Interested Bidder Question and Answers

Question #1 Is the replacement Parts cost reimbursable?

Answer #1 Replacement parts installed on Government equipment by the contractor are Reimbursable, yes.

Question #2 If replacement parts are cost reimbursable, are they to be billed under CLINs 1002, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005?

Answer #2 For the first year the only CLINs that will be billable is CLIN 0001, 0002 and 0003. All the other CLINS are the additional option years. So with that being said replacement parts will be billed under CLIN 0002.

Question #3 If replacement parts in question 2 are not reimbursable, please clarify what parts are reimbursable under these CLINS.

Answer #3 Replacement parts are reimbursable under CLIN 0002.

Question #4 Is the form 3000 to be submitted for any replacement part regardless of the value or above a certain amount, for example $50?

Answer #4 Form 3000 is to be submitted for any replacement component of the reefer, Regardless of monetary value.

Question #5 Of the list of parts above in PWS 1.1.5, which replacement parts are costs reimbursable and which ones are not?

Answer #5 If the contractor replaces a component, that component is reimbursable. If The contractor performs maintenance, and uses 2 ounces of oil, that 2 ounces of oil is reimbursable. So on and so forth.

Question #6 Will the government pay for the parts inventory when the order is placed or when the parts are used?

Answer #6 The government will pay for a part, only when it is installed on government Equipment.

Question #7 If the government is billed when the part is used, will the government reimburse the contractor for the unused parts at the end of the contract?

Answer #7 No

Question #8 Does the government have a recommend list of minimum parts and quantities it requires the contractor to maintain? What the minimum quantity and parts the government would like to see?

Answer #8 No. Use your experience and manufacturer's recommendations to determine this.

Question #9 The Contractor shall submit a Part Inventory log monthly with the invoice. Do you mean a current maintenance log or Part inventory log?

Answer #9 Part inventory log, what you used during that month, and the balance of Parts you have on hand, ready for use next month.

Question #10 Section L, section 4.1 “Volume III Past Performance”, last sentence. Do we have to send the questionnaires to the evaluators, get them back, and submit them with our proposal, or the government will send it our completed questionnaires to the evaluator to complete and return them directly to the government?

Answer #10 Past Performance questionnaires will be sent to companies where you performed similar Reefer Maintenance work for them. Once you have them back, then you submit them with your proposal to the Contracting Officer.