Q-A1.xlsx
XLSX spreadsheet 16 KB Posted
- Solicitation number
- FP1024718
About this file
This is a Questions and Answers document for the Furnish and Install Storm Shelters solicitation (FP1024718) at Capehart Housing, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The Q&A addresses five questions submitted by potential offerors regarding the project requirements, with all responses provided by AFGSC (the Prime BOS Contractor). The primary focus of the questions concerns the basis of design specification requiring partially buried, concrete construction shelters, with offerors challenging whether alternative panelized above-ground systems could satisfy project requirements. AFGSC consistently justified the concrete, partially buried design specification based on adherence to applicable wind load codes (FEMA P-320, UFC 4-023-01, ICC 500), reduced maintenance requirements, cooler ambient air temperatures, noise reduction during weather events, greater site accessibility for installation, elimination of engineering stamps for footings and anchors, effective lightning surge grounding, and cathodic protection capabilities.
The Q&A document also clarifies the authority structure and challenge procedures for the solicitation. According to the responses, the Contracting Officer (CO) is authorized to amend or modify the solicitation, with all official changes, clarifications, or modifications issued solely by the AFGSC Official. Offerors seeking to challenge any allegedly restrictive subcontract solicitation requirements must submit written challenges to the BOS prime's procurement office prior to the proposal due date. The document indicates this is an ASRC Contracting question submission, confirming involvement of ASRC Federal as a key contracting entity in this Air Force acquisition.
View the file
Other files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Q-A3.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Q-A2.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Q-A5.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Q-A6.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Insurance Provisions - Vendor Requirements 2024.docx | DOCX document | |
| Q-A4.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Storm Shelter site visit attendees.pdf | ||
| Base map.pdf | ||
| Q-A.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| OK28WD.pdf | ||
| FP1024718 - SoW Furnish and Install Storm Shelters on Capehart Housing F1200UGWS.pdf |
Show all 11
On GovTribe
Work with this file
- Download the original file
- Contacts named in this file
- Similar government files
- Ask GovTribe AI about this file
Text version
Questionnaire
COMMENT / QUESTION FORM
All submitted questions will be added to this document once received and reviewed by the requester. Once questions are answered, they will be posted by the indicated date.
| Question # | Reference Document | Question | Response | |
| 1 | Please identify the specific functional, safety, installation, maintenance, aesthetic, or operational need that requires the shelters to be both partially buried and constructed of concrete, separate from the stated FEMA P-320, UFC 4-023-01, and ICC 500 performance requirements | The basis of design was selected for its adherance to the applicable wind load codes and also was chosen for lack of recurring maintenance, cooler ambient air temperature, and noise reduction during a weather event. These shelters also have greater acccessability to the site for installation. No engineering stamps are required for footings or anchors to a concrete pad. They also are maximally effective in grounding any electrical surges from lightning strikes and cathotic protection. ABA adherance is not required for this project. | ||
| 2 | The SOW anticipates loader access, excavation, underground-utility clearance, possible fence removal, rut repair, grading, and reseeding. Please explain why a panelized system requiring no crane or loader for placement and substantially less excavation would not satisfy the project’s installation-practicality requirements. | The basis of design was selected for its adherance to the applicable wind load codes and also was chosen for lack of recurring maintenance, cooler ambient air temperature, and noise reduction during a weather event. These shelters also have greater acccessability to the site for installation. No engineering stamps are required for footings or anchors to a concrete pad. They also are maximally effective in grounding any electrical surges from lightning strikes and cathotic protection. ABA adherance is not required for this project. | ||
| 3 | The SOW anticipates loader access, excavation, underground-utility clearance, possible fence removal, rut repair, grading, and reseeding. Please explain why a panelized system requiring no crane or loader for placement and substantially less excavation would not satisfy the project’s installation-practicality requirements. | The basis of design was selected for its adherance to the applicable wind load codes and also was chosen for lack of recurring maintenance, cooler ambient air temperature, and noise reduction during a weather event. These shelters also have greater acccessability to the site for installation. No engineering stamps are required for footings or anchors to a concrete pad. They also are maximally effective in grounding any electrical surges from lightning strikes and cathotic protection. ABA adherance is not required for this project. | ||
| 4 | Will AFGSC amend the solicitation to permit a panelized above-ground steel shelter where the offeror demonstrates compliance with all applicable safety standards, access restrictions, installation requirements, site-restoration requirements, dimensional needs, and performance criteria? | The basis of design was selected for its adherance to the applicable wind load codes and also was chosen for lack of recurring maintenance, cooler ambient air temperature, and noise reduction during a weather event. These shelters also have greater acccessability to the site for installation. No engineering stamps are required for footings or anchors to a concrete pad. They also are maximally effective in grounding any electrical surges from lightning strikes and cathotic protection. ABA adherance is not required for this project. | ||
| 5 | Please identify the AFGSC official authorized to amend the solicitation, the Air Force Contracting Officer overseeing this procurement through the prime BOS contract, and the applicable procedure and deadline for challenging an allegedly restrictive subcontract solicitation requirement. | The CO is authorized to amend or modify this solicitation. All official changes, clarifications, or modifications to the subcontract solicitation will be issued solely by the AFGSC Official. Challenge requirements must be submitted in writing to the BOS prime's procurement office prior to the proposal due date. | ASRC Contracting question |
File details come from the government source that posted it. Updated .