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RFP GS-01P-13-BW-D-0008

Mechanical Maintenance and Repair Services, J.C. Cleveland and W.B. Rudman FOB , Concord, NH

RFP Questions and Answers #2 – 22 March 2013

1. Reference C.1.1.5 and C.8.4. Must the service request desk be staffed at all times “…during normal working hours.”? A: The Contractor must provide all services as outlined in the SOW, this includes being able to receive and respond to services calls within the noted time-frames for the type of service call.

2. All references address snow removal. C.9.2.9 appears to address snow removal as part of custodial operations which do not appear to be part of this contract. Please clarify whether the O&M contractor has any responsibilities for snow removal and if so what those responsibilities are. A: Amendment 0002 contains the following statement: “This is a contract for Maintenance and Repair Services. As such, any and all references to "Janitorial/Custodial/Landscaping Services" or "Snow Removal Services" are deleted and should be disregarded.”

3. Reference C.23.2. Please provide the number of emergency service requests experienced per year for the past three years. A: This information is not available. An estimated number has been provided for bidding purposes.

4. Reference C.23.3. Please provide the number of after-hours emergency call back service requests experienced per year for the past three years. .A: This information is not available.

An estimated number has been provided for bidding purposes.

5. Reference C.23.4. Please provide the number of urgent service requests experienced per year for the past three years. A: This information is not available. An estimated number has been provided for bidding purposes.

6. Reference C.23.5. Please provide the number of routine service requests experienced per year for the past three years. A: This information is not available. An estimated number has been provided for bidding purposes.

7. Reference C.39.4. Can the Government provide an estimate of the number of times restriping is required annually? When was the last time repainting of parking areas was accomplished “…for wear and tear of a large area over time.”? A: It is anticipated that restriping will be required every 2-3 years. The parking lot was installed in 2011.

8. Reference H.15.2.1. Does the Government require that the Project Manager be a full-time on-site position? A: No. The Project Manager needs only to be available to the GSA Contracting Officer and or designee and contract employees at all times.

9. Reference Sec I FAR 52.222.17. Please provide a current listing of all employee classifications and associated hire dates in order that Offerors can make appropriate fringe rate calculations for contract pricing. A: There are currently 2 HVAC mechanics with over 11 years each on site and 1 General Maintenance worker with less than 1 year.

10. Reference Sec L Tech Prop 2.4. Please identify the equipment/systems GSA deems “major/critical”, or can the equipment/systems identified as requiring tours under para C.24.3 Tour Frequencies be considered adequate to address this requirement? A: The equipment/systems identified as requiring tours under para. C.24.3, “Tour Frequencies” can be considered adequate to meet the requirement of Section L Tech Proposal 2.4.

11. Reference Sec L Tech Prop 2.11. The reference requires the Offeror to “Include an approach for snow removal operations.” yet there are no apparent requirements for these services in the SOW. Please clarify. A: Amendment 0002 contains the following statement: “This is a contract for Maintenance and Repair Services. As such, any and all references to "Janitorial/Custodial/Landscaping Services" or "Snow Removal Services" are deleted and should be disregarded.”

RFP GS-01P-13-BW-D-0008

12. Please provide the current pricing for CLINs 0001 thru 0012 under the current contract. If the pricing under GS-01P-13-BW-D-008 is different than that for the current contract, please provide the current monthly billing under the current contract. A: The current pricing for recurring line items on the existing contract is : Mechanical Maintenance Services at J.C. Cleveland - $13,097.21 per month and Mechanical Maintenance Services at W.B.

Rudman - $14,177.21.

13. We note that the Area Wage Determination included as Exhibit 14 is a standard Wage Determination. Please confirm that there is no Collective Bargaining Agreement in place that covers employees of the incumbent contractor. A: There is no CBA in place.

14. The RFP contains numerous references to custodial and janitorial services. Nowhere in Section C, Statement of Work, are there any requirements outlined or specified for such services. Please specify what, if any, janitorial/custodial responsibilities the O&M contractor has under the resulting contract. A: Amendment 0002 contains the following statement:

“This is a contract for Maintenance and Repair Services. As such, any and all references to "Janitorial/Custodial/Landscaping Services" or "Snow Removal Services" are deleted and should be disregarded.”

15. Can the Government provide a listing of subcontractors currently performing services under the current contract? A: This is considered “commercially sensitive information” and as such is not disclosable.

16. Please provide the dates of the most recent Non-Destructive Chiller Tube Analysis performed on each of the chillers at the Cleveland-Rudman complex. A: J.C. Cleveland was done in the fall of 2012 and W.B. Rudman is due in 2014.