Attachment 7 - Questions and Answers.xlsx
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- Emergency Water Damage Restoration Services
- Solicitation number
- FA930126Q0017
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This is a Questions and Answers document providing formal clarification to prospective offerors on Solicitation FA930126Q0017 for Emergency Water Damage Restoration Services. The document addresses key submission and performance requirements, confirming that all line items in Attachment 2 (Price List) must be completed for technical acceptability and that Total Evaluated Price (TEP) will be calculated by summing all line items. The government reserves the right to award one or more Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) and will issue BPA calls using one of three methods: lowest pre-priced quote without competition, competition among all BPA holders with quotes not exceeding priced rates, or award to a BPA holder offering voluntary price reductions. BPA holders must respond to RFQs within 2 hours.
The solicitation covers emergency water damage restoration services (extraction, debris removal, dry-out, cleaning, sanitization, deodorization, and anti-microbial treatments) at Edwards AFB, AFRL, and Air Force Plant 42, with a mandatory 2-hour in-person response time and 2-hour work commencement requirement across all three locations. The estimated award date is July 1, 2026, and this is a recompete of incumbent contract FA930123A0005, which generated 23 emergency service calls and 8 black water calls in the prior year. The requirement is a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside with NAICS code 562910 (Remediation Services, $25 million size standard). Contractors must have CMMC Level 1 certification prior to award, submit a Mission-Essential Contractor Services Plan within 30 days of contract award, and provide pricing adjustments based on contractor requests evaluated for fair and reasonableness. All quotations were due June 5, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. PDT.
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| Question(s) | Answer(s) |
| Can the Government confirm whether offerors must complete every line item in Attachment 2 - Price List Excel to be considered technically acceptable? | Yes, all line items must be completed to be rated as technically acceptable |
| For the 2-hour in-person response requirement, does the response time apply equally to Edwards AFB, AFRL, and Air Force Plant 42? | Yes, the response time applies equally to all three locations |
| Are vendors required to have personnel/equipment staged locally, or is meeting the response time sufficient? | The PWS does not explicitly require local staging. However, offerors must be able to consistently meet the 2-hour in-person response time and the subsequent 2-hour work commencement requirement for all service calls at all locations. |
| Can the Government confirm whether multiple BPAs are anticipated? | The government reserves the right to award 1 or more BPAs. |
| Will calls be rotated among BPA holders, competed among BPA holders, or issued based on availability/price? | ORDERING PROCEDURES: BPA Calls shall be made in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS) using one of the methods in a, b or c below at the discretion of the Contracting Officer or designated representative. |
a. Awarded at the lowest pre-priced quote per the work listed in Atch 2, without further competition.
b. Awarded by competition amongst all the BPA holders, at no time shall quotes exceed the prices within Atch 2 of each BPA holder. BPA holders are required to respond to RFQs within 2 hours.
c. Award to a BPA holder who provides voluntary price reduction (VPR) for previously approved items, this is allowable without written approval. These reductions shall be annotated with "VPR" on the invoice submitted.
| Can the Government confirm whether the price list will be evaluated as a total evaluated price, and if so, how the total will be calculated? | Yes it will be evlauated using Total evaluated price (TEP). The TEP will be calculated by adding all the line items within Atch 2 Price List Excel and summing them up to arive at TEP. |
| Are offerors required to submit a Mission-Essential Contractor Services Plan with the initial quote? | No, Per Section VII of the PWS, it's required within 30 days of contract award. |
| Are offerors required to provide CMMC Level 1 Self-Assessment UID in the initial quote, or only prior to award? | Contractors will need to be registered and have CMMC Level 1 in order to receive award. Award process will not be delayed waiting for CMMC registration. |
| Are subcontractor past performance examples acceptable if the offeror proposes to use that subcontractor for performance? | Past performance examples need to be for the prime contractor. We cannot evaluate performance for the prime using a subcontractors past performance. |
| As this solicitation anticipates multiple BPA awards, please clarify the anticipated process for placement of future calls/orders among awarded vendors. | ORDERING PROCEDURES: BPA Calls shall be made in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS) using one of the methods in a, b or c below at the discretion of the Contracting Officer or designated representative. |
a. Awarded at the lowest pre-priced quote per the work listed in Atch 2, without further competition.
b. Awarded by competition amongst all the BPA holders, at no time shall quotes exceed the prices within Atch 2 of each BPA holder. BPA holders are required to respond to RFQs within 2 hours.
c. Award to a BPA holder who provides voluntary price reduction (VPR) for previously approved items, this is allowable without written approval. These reductions shall be annotated with "VPR" on the invoice submitted.
| The solicitation references an annually updated Approved Price List. Please clarify whether annual pricing updates will be based on contractor-requested adjustments, a negotiated review process, CPI/escalation methodology, or another pricing mechanism. | Contractor requested adjustments, new pricing will be evaluated for fair and reasonableness |
| Please clarify the anticipated BPA award timeline and expected period of performance/start date for awarded vendors under Solicitation FA930126Q0017. | Estimated award date is 1 July 2026. This is an as needed service so performance will depend on when the next water damage incident occurs. |
| Please clarify whether the Government has a required response time expectation for emergency service calls under this BPA, including after-hours, weekends, and holidays. | Yes, as outlined in the PWS, the Contractor is required to respond in-person to the GPM/COR at the work site within two (2) hours from the initial telephone request to complete a site visit and provide an estimate. |
| Regarding the Service Contract Act wage determinations included in the solicitation, please clarify whether the Government anticipates this BPA to be administered primarily under SCA labor classifications for mitigation/restoration services, or whether certain activities (such as demolition, removal, or reconstruction-related tasks) may require separate prevailing wage or construction wage classifications depending on the scope of work performed. | This BPA will be administered only using the provided SCA wage determinations. No other prevailing wage determinations will be used for this BPA. |
| Has there been a similar or previous contract for these requested services? If so, What was the previously awarded contract number? | FA930123A0005 https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7b008f92bbbf48f4af01a5f69594f610/view |
| How many requests for emergency services were requested last year? | 23 Calls |
| How many Black Water requests were requested last year? | 8 Black Water Calls |
| We would like to know if this is a brand new contract OR if there is (was) an incumbent performing these services. | This is a recompete of an existing contract. There is an incumbent currently performing these services. |
| If not brand new, could you please provide the current / previous contract number? | FA930123A0005 https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7b008f92bbbf48f4af01a5f69594f610/view |
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