Questions and Answers 3-FTA.pdf
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This document contains questions and answers regarding a federal solicitation for PFAS fire training area retention pond treatment and disposal services. The solicitation is issued by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center located at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. It seeks a contractor to pump water from a pond to an on-site storage tank for holding, as disposal by tanker truck may not be possible within 48 hours. At least 50% of the total contract cost to the government must be attributed to work performed by a small business as the prime contractor or similarly situated entity. Subcontracting limitations under FAR 52.219-14 apply.
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FA860124R0007
Questions and Answers # 3
1. Is it acceptable for the contractor to pump water from the pond to a frac tank or similar in the event that a tanker truck can’t get to the site within 48 hours?
Yes, just a storage tank, no water treatment is to be done on the Base in accordance with the
PWS.
2. Are disposal costs counted towards the spend requirements in 52.219‐14, Limitations on
Subcontracting?
In this case a Small Business still must perform 50% of the work. So, at least 50% of the cost to the Government must be attributed to a small business.
FAR 52.219‐14(e)(1) Services (except construction), the contractor will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract;
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