Question_and_Answers_as_of_10_June_2016.docx

Question:

Reference the New version - AF Carpet Requirement Matrix Updated 09 Jun 2016 Product Line summary page:

The new Pattern 4 of 4 added for Organic Roll Option.

Please confirm this should be a broadloom option - not tile as it states.

Same question for Geometric Roll Option.

Thank you for catching an overlooked error. Please see updated requirements matrix for 10 June 2016. Changed Tile to Roll for both Organic and Geometric.

Reference the New version - AF Carpet Requirement Matrix Updated 09 Jun 2016

Tab Geometric Pattern Requirements Row 2 - Starting with Cell C2 through Z2. The geometric row labels do not coordinate with the Product Summary and Color line summary For Example 1GS should be 4GS.

Thank you for catching an error in the requirements matrix. Please see updated requirements matrix for 10 June 2016. Changed nomenclature to match Product Summary tab and Color Line Summary tab.

Reference the New version - AF Carpet Requirement Matrix Updated 09 Jun 2016 Tab Geometric Pattern Requirements Cells G11 - G19 (GPS.8 - GPT.6)

The option to Select DNM is not available.

Thank you for catching the error for the drop down feature in the Geometric Pattern Requirements tab. The drop down feature has now been edited to include DNM for cells G11-G19.

Reference the New version - AF Carpet Requirement Matrix Updated 09 Jun 2016

We understand we will add web links to the Product line summary tab.

For the Color line summary are we to assume we are not to fill in any information in the green cells "Pattern name and Web link for validation"? The product colors listed coordinate with the Product line summary tab designations (1OM, 1OL etc.).

There are no instructions included and the pattern names we've selected for row 4, for example, are not all from the same collection. Listing one pattern name in 5C would not be accurate for 1OS, 1OM, 1OL, 1OCR & R-SMALL (OS)

The Government understands the conflict between pattern names, pattern families, and web links. As long as the web link and pattern name is provided in the Product Line Summary tab, offerors may leave “Pattern Name” and “web link for validation” cells blank in the Color Line Summary tab.

On the Carpet Requirements Matrix, Color Line Summary Tab, the first column BC5 has a space for the pattern name and so on for the next two. There is not a space for the pattern name for OM, OL, OCR. Does this matter? It seems like that will be hard for the reviewer to follow.

As long as the web link and pattern name is provided in the Product Line Summary tab, offerors may leave “Pattern Name” and “web link for validation” cells blank in the Color Line Summary tab.