amendment 1 questions and answers.pdf

Questions and Answers

FCC12Q0031 Amendment 1

1) Do you plan to have a site visit for this opportunity?

Answer: Yes, The site visit has been scheduled for Friday June 22, 2012 at 9am local time. This will be the only site visit entertained by the FCC. Anyone interested in attending must RSVP via the below and include subject line FCC12Q0031 site visit

Contact person:

Tim Jamerson

301 362-3014 tim.jamerson@fcc.gov

Address of Site Visit:

FCC

7435 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, Maryland 21046

2) We would like to know if you have the previous contract award numbers as well as the incumbent workers information for an upcoming contract, solicitation #FCC12Q0031, due June

26. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Answer: The previous contract number is PUR11000227; we cannot give out information about contract employees.

3) What is the price of the current contract?

Answer: As per the FPDS publicly available data, the contract was awarded a the price of $19,140 for 12 months.

4) Are the janitorial duties for the new solicitation the same, decreased or increased?

Answer: The duties are similar.

5) Will a Linkpass, NEIS or PIV card be a requirement in the contract now or in the future?

Answer: Please see the solicitation for security processing; this may result in the issuance of a PIV card. Badging of contract employees is governed internally and at the discretion of the FCC security office.

6) Mr. Klaff, what was the total awarded contract price for cy 2009, cy 2010 and cy 2011 for the above mentioned sol

Answer: This information is not readily available at the current time. Please see question 3 for current information.

7) I'm writing to learn anything you may be able to announce about the total square footage contract has to clean for the Janitorial Services Columbia MD facility solicitation, number FCC12Q0031. Information posted on FedBizzOps showed a building area of 20,000 but does not specifically define whether that is same as the cleaning area. I'd appreciate any information you mailto:tim.jamerson@fcc.gov mailto:tim.jamerson@fcc.gov

Questions and Answers

FCC12Q0031 Amendment 1 could provide that would help our team in its planning.

Answer: 19,000 square feet of cleaning area, this would include 5,000 square feet of carpet and 14,000 square feet of tile flooring.

8) Is there a mandatory prebid meeting? ( I see you will be having one however it does not state if it is mandatory to attend)

Answer: There is not a mandatory prebid meeting. Vendors may submit bids without attending the site visit, however vendors are encouraged to attend. Failure to attend shall not negate the obligation of the successful offeror to perform as required in the statement of work.

9) How will award be based? (Lowest responsible or Best Overall Value?)

Answer: See page 15 of 15 of the RFQ under heading - Evaluation Factors

10) Are email bids acceptable?

Answer: See page 7 and 8 of 8 of amendment 1 under heading – Instructions (updated)

11) Is there a local vendor prefference?

Answer: No

12) What was the cost for these services last year?

Answer: See Question 3 above