FBI_Police_Uniforms_-_Q A.pdf

FBI Police Uniforms – FBI_Police_Uniforms – Questions and Answers

1. Can you provide a picture of the current uniform?

a. At this time the FBI cannot supply a picture of the uniforms. The awardee will get additional information in regards to the additional items required (patches, name plates, etc.) upon award.

2. Will the tailor be required to travel to locations outside of FBIHQ?

a. No, the tailor will only travel to FBIHQ and will only be scheduled on Friday’s and will be scheduled ahead of time by one of the listed FBI POCs.

3. Regarding Contractor’s ability to alter clothing, does the FBI require the tailor to have this capability (i.e. local store/shop) or can clothing be altered at the Contractor’s main location (i.e. if located out of state)?

a. The alteration may occur offsite. This does not need to be completed locally.

4. Will the FBI supply samples of existing patches to the Contractor in order to produce/reproduce exact match?

a. Samples shall be provided to the Contractor upon award.

5. Section 4.0 Task Order Requirements “the pricing matrix may be altered to allow for different pricing among sizes but may not submit a different item than what is listed.” To clarify, is the highlighted directed at nonstandard sizes such as 3XL, 4XL, etc. solely or does it apply to all items requested?

a. If there is a non standard size that is not listed but available the pricing matrix may be altered to add that size (i.e. 3XL & 4XL). If the contractor cannot provide a specified size or it is not available please submit that item or specific size of an item as $0.00. The base items that are listed on the left may not be substituted for any other item.

6. Is there an existing Uniform Contract in place and if so are current price points available?

a. There is no current contract in place.

7. How many Officers are in the program?

a. There are currently 237 officers in the program, but this number may fluctuate over the life of the contract.

8. Is there an annual budget per Officer? If so is the budget different for new hires?

a. There is an annual budget per Officer and New Hires are allotted a specific set of items to complete an entire uniform.

9. How are orders placed per Officers? Generally once a year or several times throughout year?

a. Officers have a 2 to 3 week window to place their orders (i.e. June 1 – June 14). New Officers will place their initial uniform orders throughout the year after they meet with the tailor.

10. How will quote be tabulated? Will equal weight be given to each size or will normal stock range be weighted higher due to higher volume.

a. The quote will be tabulated by taking the average across all sizes and then using the sum of those average prices. If we find too large a disparity in the ability to average the quoted prices, then the most common sizes will be used. Those sizes will be as follows: for clothing items Large, size 32, and for shoe size 8.