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Robins Solicitation Questions
| 1) The | original | solicitation | Schedule | A | container | requirements | were: |
| 39 | 20‐yard | Open | Top | containers | | | |
| 33 | 30‐yard | Open | Top | containers | | | |
| 7 | 40‐yard | Open | Top | containers | | | |
| 8 | 4‐yard | containers | | | | | |
| 111 | 6‐yard | containers | | | | | |
| 226 | 8‐yard | containers | | | | | |
| The | Revised | Bid | Spreadsheet | states | the | following | container | requirements: |
| 30 | 20‐yard | Open | Top | containers | | | | |
| 64 | 30‐yard | Open | Top | containers | | | | |
| 14 | 40‐yard | Open | Top | containers | | | | |
| 6 | 4‐yard | containers | | | | | | |
| 112 | 6‐yard | containers | | | | | | |
| 253 | 8‐yard | containers | | | | | | |
| This | is | a | considerable | difference, | and | will | require | a | large | increase | in | the |
| capital | purchases | made | by | the | awarded | contractor. | | Can | you | please | explain | |
| the | significant | increases? | | Were | additional | buildings | added? | | | | | |
No additional buildings added. Schedule revised.
| 2) There | is | a | new | requirement | to | operate | the | composting | facility | IAW | the | PWS | |
| (CLIN | 0009). | | The | Compost | Facility | was | not | part | of | the | site | visit. | With |
| regards | to | this | new | requirement | for | operation | of | the | Compost | Facility, | can | | |
| the | Contracting | Office: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| There | is | no | new | requirement | to | operate | the | composting | facility. | | The | Base |
| operates | the | facility. | | The | requirement | is | to | deliver | items | identified | on | the |
| refuse | schedule | to | the | compost | facility. | | | | | | | |
| a. provide | a | photograph | of | the | Base | Composting | Facility? | |
| b. provide | an | address | for | the | facility? | | | |
| c. provide | the | current | manpower | required | to | operate | the | Composting |
Facility?
| d. Is | the | composting | done | above, | or | below | ground? | | | | |
| e. Are | aerobic | or | anaerobic | microorganisms | added | to | facilitate | composting? | | | |
| f. What | types | of | material | is | delivered | to | the | Composting | Facility? | (such | as: |
| Food | Waste, | grass | clippings | from | landscaping | operations, | tree | limbs | and |
| branches, | etc.) | | | | | | | | |
| g. What | is | the | source | of | the | material | delivered | to | the | Composting | Facility? | |
| h. What | is | the | volume | of | the | material | delivered | to | the | Composting | Facility | in |
terms of cubic yards and weight?
i. What equipment is currently utilized in the operation of the Compost Facility?
| j. Does | the | Government | furnish | the | Composting | Facility | equipment | or | is | it |
| Contractor | provided? | | | | | | | | | |
| k. Are | the | loads | of | wood | and/or | sawdust | identified | in | the | Revised | Bid |
| Spreadsheet | to | be | hauled | to | the | Base | Compost | Facility | or | the | Landfill? |
| l. Section | 1.2 | of | the | Revised | PWS | states | that | “Composting | will | be | picked | up |
| from | the | locations | identified | in | the | Master | Refuse | Schedule | and | will | be | |
| delivered | to | this | composting | site.” | | | Where | is | the | Master | Refuse | Schedule |
| located | in | the | Solicitation? | | Is | all | hauling | of | Composting | to | be | hauled |
| under | the | contract | resulting | from | this | Solicitation? | | | | | | |
m. Where is the organic matter resulting from the Composting Operation utilized?
| n. Is | the | composted, | organic | material | sold? | If | so, | do | the | proceeds | stay | with |
| the | Contractor | or | are | they | paid | to | the | Government? | | | | |
o. Was Operation of the Base Compost Facility included in the prior contract
#FA8501‐10‐C‐0153?
3) The Request for Information posted on September 11 states that section
| 1.1.1.4 | Yard | and | Wood | (Organic) | Waste | has | been | eliminated | from | the | PWS. |
| a. Does | the | solicitation | still | include | a | requirement | for | the | contractor | to | pick |
| up | yard | waste | from | the | Golf | Course | on | a | monthly | basis? |
| b. If | section1.1.1.4 | is | eliminated | from | the | solicitation, | should | rows | 85 | and |
| 86 | be | eliminated | from | the | Bid | Sheet | tab | of | the | BidSpreadSheet | excel | file |
| posted | on | September | 11? | | These | rows | indicate | 1 | dedicated | 20‐yard | | |
| container | for | Yard | (Organic) | Solid | Waste | to | be | picked | up | once | per | week |
| plus | 1 | unscheduled | pick | up | per | year. | | | | | | |
| The | requirement | for | the | golf | course | has | been | eliminated. | However, | lines | 85 |
| and | 86 | refer | to | the | compost | facility. | | | | | |
4) Rows 87, 88, and 89 of the Bid Sheet tab of the BidSpreadSheet excel file
| posted | on | September | 11 | identify | Unscheduled/Special | Service | of | 20, | 30 | and | | | | |
| 40‐yard | container | requirements | of | 15 | 20‐yard | containers, | 12 | 30‐yard | | | | | | |
| containers, | and | 5 | 40‐yard | containers, | all | to | be | picked | up | once | per | month. | | Are |
| these | containers | intended | to | be | additional | containers, | permanently | | | | | | | |
| designated | for | Special | Event | use | only? | | Or | do | these | line | items | represent | the | |
| number | of | containers | that | will | occasionally | be | relocated | from | various | | | | | |
| buildings | for | use | at | occasional | Special | Events? | | | | | | | | |
Relocated from buildings to use at Special events.
| 5) The | Revised, | Conformed | Solicitation | document | includes | CLINS | series | 017AA | | | |
| through | 017AF | in | the | Continuation | Sheets, | Schedule | of | Supplies/Services; | | | |
| however, | the | BidSpreadsheet | excel | file | does | not | include | these | CLINS. | | Should |
| CLIN | series | 017AA | – | 017AF | be | included | in | the | price | quote? | |
CLINs 017AA‐017AF are removed from the bidsheet and the requirement.
6) If CLINS 017AA – 017AF are to be priced, what is the difference between
| 017AA | Vehicle | Routes | and | Collection | Schedule, | and | 017AF | Vehicle | Routes |
| and | Collection | Schedule? | | | | | | | |
CLINs 017AA‐017AF are removed from the bidsheet and the requirement.