2-Questions_and_Answers-FA8501-14-R-0003 _7NOV2014.pdf

FA8501‐14‐R‐0003‐ SUBMITTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

7 Nov 2014

1. Reference PWS Appendix 3, Government Furnished Equipment and Material.

1a. Who provides the tools and tool boxes for the mechanics? The Government or the service provider?

Answer: The service provider will provide all tools with the exception of the tools listed in APPENDIX 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL.

1b. Who provides the shop supplies such as rags, cleaner, WD40, brake fluid, etc.? The Government or the service provider? Answer: The service provider will provide all shop supplies as outlined in the PWS section 1.0. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. The contractor shall provide all labor, vehicles, personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supplies, and computer equipment except as listed in Section 3, Government Furnished Property and Services.

1c. Who provides all of the computers for the shop, including those on a Government network that use

OLVIMS? Answer: The contractor is expected to supply “all” the computers, printers, fax machines and etc.., (IT equipment) necessary to perform the functions associated within the scope of the contract. See

PWS section 1.0. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. The contractor shall provide all labor, vehicles, personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supplies, and computer equipment. The contractor is expected to be compliant with the requirements as outlined in the PWS section 3.3. Government Furnished Services.

Local Area Network (LAN) and monitored/restricted internet access. The Government will provide LAN, internet access and support as necessary to perform tasks/functions. All assigned contract personnel must be issued a CAC which provides access to DoD computer networks and systems. The contractor shall comply with all security requirements pertaining to LAN/internet usage and shall ensure services are utilized only for official matters. All computers requiring Government connections must be scanned/imaged according to the Information Protection/Assurance Office prior to use and wiped clean by said office before leaving the installation. The Government shall provide telephone service consisting of Class 3 (formerly referred to as class C). Telephone service classes are defined in AFI 33‐101, Section

54. The Contractor shall ensure that usage of Government provided telephones is limited to only official

Government business related to the performance of this contract.

The Government or the service provider? Answer: The service provider.

1d. Who provides all of the printers and copy machines for the shop, including the paper and toner?

The Government or the service provider? Answer: The service provider see PWS section 1.0.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. The contractor shall provide all labor, vehicles, personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supplies, and computer equipment except as listed in Section 3, Government Furnished

Property and Services.

1e. Who provides the filters and the Personnel Protective Equipment used in the paint booth such as masks and respirators? Answer: The service provider see PWS section 1.0. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES.

The contractor shall provide all labor, vehicles, personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supplies, and computer equipment except as listed in Section 3, Government Furnished Property and Services. The

Government or the service provider? Answer: The service provider.

2. Reference PWS Appendix 5, Government Furnished vehicles.

2a. We don’t see any mobile maintenance trucks, parts trucks, or trucks used in the refueling maintenance area. Who provided these vehicles? Answer: The contractor is expected to supply “all” the vehicles necessary to perform the functions associated within the scope of the contract. See PWS section 1.0. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. The contractor shall provide all labor, vehicles, personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supplies, and computer equipment. The Government or the service provider? Answer: The service provider.

2b. Who pays for the fuel for any contractor‐provided vehicles? Answer: The service provider.

3. Reference RFP Attachment 6 (Attachment_6‐VM_Pricing_Spreadsheet_FINAL), Section B, and the incorporated Collective Bargaining Agreement.

3a. In order to properly price this effort, please provide an estimated Contract Start Date for pricing purposes. We ask because we notice wages and health and welfare rates in the CBA increase on

9/1/2015. If this increase occurs within the base period of the contract, offerors must include the pay increase in their base period pricing and then utilize it for all of the option periods. Answer: The current contract ends 30 June 2015. The transition period of 20 days would require a start date of 11 June 2015.

4. Reference Section L ‐ Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors, page 95, paragraph A.(6).

Please confirm contracting is requiring offerors to submit their proposals via email as well as hard copy and CD. If so, please specify the file format for email submission and any required file size limitations.

The file sizes for the Past Performance submission alone may be large due to the requirement to include copies of the SOW or PWS for each referenced contract. Answer: Yes, per Section L, the Government is requiring the submission of both a hard copy and an electronic copy. The Government prefers that large documents like a PWS or SOW be send as a PDF file.