QuestionsandAnswers-FA860126Q0070_29June26.pdf
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This is a Questions and Answers (Q&A) document issued by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for solicitation FA8601-26-Q-0070, F20553 Furniture Project 2025SH172. The document was issued on 29 June 2026, with the solicitation closing on 17 July 2026. The contracting officer denied a request for a 15 business day extension beyond the original due date.
The Q&A clarifies technical specifications and requirements for a systems furniture installation project. Key requirements include: panels must be sourced from a single manufacturer with matching finishes; High-Pressure Laminate (HPL) tops are mandatory (TFL is not acceptable); base feeds must be hardwired with minimum 72-inch cord length to new junction boxes for workstations D-1, WS-1, WS-1.1, WS-3, and WS-4; the contractor must provide and pay for a Certified Electrician from the Master Electrical Contractors Association (MECA) to connect furniture to building power; alternative wire management and power solutions are acceptable if equivalent or better; seating alternatives must match the specified fabric grade; the required panel height for WS-2 is 65 inches (±3 inches); stack kits are acceptable for achieving panel heights; sliding doors are acceptable for space-constrained areas; and WS-4 back wall panels are required and cannot be removed for cost savings. The facility has an 8-foot ceiling height with sprinkler heads present, and a separate MW-1 Modulor wall area has an 8-foot 8-inch ceiling height. The document also references a revised Statement of Work that includes T-2 table specifications.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CENTER
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE OHIO
One AFMC…Powering the World’s Greatest Air Force
29 June 2026
FROM: AFLCMC/PZIBA
2275 D Street Building 16, Area B Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433
SUBJECT: Response to Inquiries regarding FA8601-26-Q-0070, F20553 Furniture Project 2025SH172
Questions & Answers:
1. Please allow for an extension of an additional 15 business days post receipt of answers.
Answer: The Contracting Officer will not be extending the solicitation proposal due date at this time. This effort was posted on 15 June 2026 and closes on 17 July 2026.
2. There are 2 panel thicknesses requested, please give guidance for requirement of matching finishes and if a limit of one manufacture OR if panels can come from multiple manufactures knowing there will be variation in the final finish package.
Answer: Provide panels from a single manufacturer and matching finishes.
3. HPL tops are requested; would TFL be an acceptable alternative?
Answer: No, TFL is not acceptable.
4. Is fellows Wire Management a requirement or alternatives accepted with similar salient characteristics?
Answer: Alternates are acceptable, equivalent or better.
5. Should base feeds be hardwired? Yes
• Cord length? Minimum of 72” length
• New or existing junction boxes will be needed? New Junction Box for the D-1, the WS-
1, WS-1.1, WS-3, and WS-4 will be powered via base feed with comm pole for network drops. The WS-2 shall have comm pole for network drops and Open Panel Frame underneath worksurface for access to Double Duplex Receptacle Mounted 18” AFF against the wall.
• Furniture solution will not include building hook ups, client provided electrician will be needed? Per the SOW the contractor shall be responsible for supplying all labor and materials when applicable for a Certified Electrician from Master Electrical Contractors Association (MECA) to hook up the Systems Furniture to Building power, to accomplish this project in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW), project drawings.
6. A t-2 table is pictured on the ID-3 floorplan but not listed in the furniture characteristics document. Please let us know if it is not in the scope of work or what the characteristics required are.
Answer: See revised SOW that incudes the T-2 Table and specifications.
7. WS-1 -
• Is a total height of 98" the requirement? (+/-3") - Yes o If so, is the glass topper trim intended to connect into the ceiling grid? – No
8. D-1 -
• For the 16" segmented tile, please elaborate on the frosted acrylic finish request. It’s
White Opaque Acrylic Tile. Are alternatives acceptable? Fabric, whiteboard, steel (with multiple painted color choices). Steel (with multiple painted color choices) is acceptable.
• Is fellows power a requirement or can we provide an alternative to that manufacture?
Alternates are acceptable, equivalent or better.
• Furniture solution does not include adding junction boxes, in this case to the ceiling, please confirm if you will provide an electrician or if we should include an electrician in our bid pricing. Per the SOW include and electrician in your pricing.
9. Seating -
• If an alternative seating manufacture is the proposed solution, do they need to match the fabric grade or is a fabric that has a similar look acceptable? Match the fabric grade.
10. For the corner height adjustable tables, size calls out 29x70, but the drawings seem to scale to show a 29” D main surface with the return being 23” D. Is that the case or is it a 70” L x 29” D all sides?
Answer: Yes, the drawing calls out a 29” D main surface with the return being 23” D.
11. Confirm the mobile pedestal depth requirement? 18, 24, 30?
Answer: 18” depth
12. For WS-1, would you accept a steel panel door painted to match the workstation trim OR a frosted glass door with painted frame rather than only laminate?
Answer: Yes
13. For WS-1, would you accept a frosted glass sidelight next to the door or only fabric panels?
Answer: Frosted glass sidelight is not acceptable.
13. WS-2, is the requirement to have only 1 panel for the full height or can a stack kit be used to meet the 74”H knowing there would be a seem?
Answer: A stack kit is acceptable however the required panel height 65” H Tackable Acoustical Panels: (+/- 3” H) not 74” H.
14. WS-2, assuming you would like the door height to align with the panel height, would you accept 66” or 82” panel height for the sliding door to align with the top of the panel system?
Answer: The WS-2 does not have a door
15. WS-3, is a 30” gallery wing panel acceptable? Answer: 30” W Galley Panel is not acceptable.
WS-4 panels a requirement along the back wall of the rear workstation? Answer: Yes, the panel is required. Cost savings to remove. Do not remove the panel
16. Due to the tight space conditions in this area, would sliding doors be acceptable instead of swing doors? Also, would 24” deep desk returns be acceptable, deeper returns would overlap with the doors. Answer: Yes, sliding doors are acceptable. 24” deep return is acceptable since a deeper return would interfere with the door.
17. Could you please confirm the ceiling height? Are there any sprinkler heads in the installation area?
Answer: Yes, there are sprinkler heads. 8’ ceiling height. The ceiling height for the MW-1 Modulor wall is 8’-8”
18. We’d like to confirm that the dimension shown (image below) in yellow is correct.
Answer: The DWG dimension is 12’-6-1/8”
19. Also, could you please confirm whether the area highlighted in yellow on the right represents an existing wall?
Answer: Yes, there is an existing wall. See image that shows the wall.
CANDICE SNOW
AFLCMC/PZIBA, Contracting Officer
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