L7WC02 Paint Both HVAC_QA_111226.pdf
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- L7WC02_ B670 Paint Booth and HVAC
- Solicitation number
- FA857127Q0002
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This document is a Questions and Answers (Q&A) file for federal contract opportunity L7WC02 Paint Both HVAC at Robins Air Force Base.
The solicitation requires replacement of an HVAC system serving a paint booth facility. Key administrative requirements include a proposal submission deadline of November 12, 2026, via email submission. Site visits are not mandatory during solicitation but may be required upon contract award. Robins AFB access will be coordinated post-award, and the facility is unclassified. Standard bonding and insurance requirements apply. The prime contractor is not required to hold specific technical licenses or certifications but must explicitly identify and ensure the presence of qualified entities/individuals performing the work on-site. Offerors may submit comparable project experience but must fully address all experience criteria requested in the solicitation. The Government will provide an unprotected PDF version of the Purchase Description (dated October 20, 2026) that is currently protected by Microsoft Information Rights Management.
The contract deliverables include CDRL A001, a work plan due five days after the post-award site visit. The Government will require approximate equipment lead times at contract approval. No Government Furnished Property (lifts) will be provided. The laydown/work area will be located in the parking area outside the paint booth and old HVAC system area. As-built drawings are not available; only manuals from the old unit (circa October 1, 1998) exist. The system must maintain specified temperature, humidity, airflow, and BTU requirements using 100 percent outside air. Human-Machine Interface specifications allow vendor discretion on touch screens but require attention to paint contamination prevention. The updated Purchase Description includes breathable air specifications and has been posted to SAM.gov.
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L7WC02 Paint Both HVAC
1. Prime Contractor Eligibility & Licensing: Can an offeror submit a proposal as the prime contractor utilizing a qualified HVAC manufacturer/service partner (e.g., Carrier) and licensed specialty subcontractors to perform the technical requirements, subject to standard subcontracting and responsibility rules?
Response: The prime contractor is not required to personally hold the specific technical licenses or be a certified installer. However, the prime contractor must explicitly identify the entity/individuals performing the work, and those qualified individuals must be present on-site while the work is being performed.
2. Solicitation Administrative Requirements: Please confirm the governing quotation deadline, submission instructions, and whether a mandatory site visit, specific base access protocols, prior experience, bonding, or insurance requirements apply.
Response: Deadline: November 12, 2026.
• Submission: Via email.
• Site Visit: Not mandatory during the solicitation phase, though site visits may be required upon contract award.
• Base Access: Robins AFB access will be coordinated based on contract award details (the location is not classified/secure).
• Prior Experience: Offerors may submit comparable project experience, but must fully address all experience criteria explicitly requested in the solicitation.
• Bonding/Insurance: Standard bonding and insurance requirements apply.
3. Access to Protected Purchase Description (PD): Attachment 01, L7WC02 Purchase Description (PD) 20 Oct 26, posted on SAM.gov, is protected by Microsoft Information Rights Management (IRM) and cannot be opened by external contractors. Will the Government provide an unprotected PDF copy via email or repost it on SAM.gov?
Response: Resolved: The Government will distribute or repost an unprotected PDF version of the Purchase Description (PD) dated October 20, 2026.
4. CDRL A001 Work Plan Schedule: CDRL A001 requires a work plan "within five days of site visit." Please clarify if this refers to five days after the pre-proposal site visit or five days after contract award.
Response: The work plan deliverable is due five days after the post-award site visit associated with the award of the contract.
5. Do you know where I can find a list of general contractors or plan holders for this project? We're looking to bid out, but I'd like to know which GCs we could bid under. If you don't have this information, could you direct me to somebody who might have it?
Response: No, we cannot provide this information you will need to do your own due diligence to find out who will offer a quote and solicit to them directly for sub-contracting.
6. Can the Human-Machine Interface (HMI) be a touch screen?
Response: Vendor discretion in using a touch screen; however, vendor needs to be mindful of paint around that area.
7. Will there be any Government Furnished Property (GFP) such as lifts?
Response: No
8. Can the “as built drawings” be available?
Response: Located manuals (Attached) on old unit from around 1 Oct 1998. No schematic of buildings are available.
9. What are the specifications for the breathable air portion?
Response: The original PD is now updated with breathable air information and will be posted to SAM.gov please review.
10. Will there be a laydown/work area?
Response: Yes, it will be the parking area outside of the paint booth and old HVAC system area.
11. Who certified the load calculation for the building?
Response: At end of project, we will be using outside air 100% and not building air.
12. Is the load calculated for the temperature required by contract?
Response: No, but it must be able to maintain that temperature and humidity and airflow and BTUs as stated in the PD.
13. Will the contract completion be centered around equipment availability?
Response: Yes, we will need the approximate lead-time of all equipment at the point of contract approval.
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