Amendment 0002 language.pdf

Solicitation Number: GS-03P-11-CD-D-0004 Facilities Engineering, Operations & Maintenance Services Facilities throughout West Virginia, Western Virginia, and Eastern Kentucky Amendment Number: 0002

1) Responses to Questions In response to questions submitted by potential offerors, the following is provided to supplement information contained in the solicitation. Additional information may be provided soon. Questions left unanswered are due to the fact that the information is either unavailable, not releasable, or is already identifiable in the solicitation package.

1. The equipment inventory located in the Bidder’s Library does not reflect all equipment covered by this contract. The inventory is provided for informational purposes only, and it is the inventory the Government currently has on record.

The Contractor is responsible for all equipment at the facilities covered under the scope of this contract as specified in the solicitation, regardless of whether or not it is identified in the inventory.

2. Regarding Fire Alarm System Central Station Monitoring. GSA provides and pays for the telephone lines. The following is hereby incorporated into the solicitation as paragraph C.37.14:

“The Contractor must provide and maintain a UL-listed central station monitoring service to monitor all fire alarm transmitters and related equipment. The Contractor must ensure all fire alarm systems are connected to the monitoring service. During any period when the central station monitoring is not operational, the Contractor must maintain a fire watch. If the Contractor believes the central station monitoring failure was through no fault of his own, the Contractor may request reimbursement for the fire watch from the COR or designee.”

3. The Contractor shall be responsible for fuel management deliveries. The Government purchases the fuel; the Contractor shall be available to accept and facilitate delivery.

4. The Contractor is responsible for replacing lights per the solicitation regardless of the height of the lighting within the facility. For the purposes of bidding, the Contractor shall not assume the Government has lifts available at any locations.

5. For the purposes of bidding, the Contractor shall not assume any inventory of parts, materials or equipment will be available. The Contractor shall provide all parts, materials and equipment as is stated in the solicitation.

6. No CMMS is currently in use by the Government or the Incumbent Contractor.

7. GSA is not currently participating in any utility demand response programs at any of the location covered by this contract.

8. Grease traps are present at Roanoke and Martinsburg ATF.

9. Regarding Vertical Transportation, see section J.6 for five (5) year inspection dates. Additionally, the following is hereby incorporated into the solicitation:

a. The Contractor is responsible for providing continuous (24/7/365) elevator phone monitoring services for every elevator at every location covered by this contract. The Government provides and pays for the phone lines. The Contractor is responsible for testing and maintaining the phones.

10. Waste management services for the facility are contracted out through a custodial vendor. The Contractor is responsible for any waste generated through the execution of work under this contract and shall plan accordingly.

11. Office space for contractor management staff is provided at no cost to the successful offeror.

12. The Pre-Proposal Conference Agenda states that the core hours of operation for the work locations in this procurement are 7am to 5pm. During the conference these hours were corrected to 6am to 6pm for HVAC and mechanical support.

These references to core hours are hereby deleted. The Contractor shall propose staffing as they see fit to meet the requirements of the solicitation. See section F of the solicitation to see the approximate hours of operation of each facility.

13. The chillers located in the Charleston Courthouse have had the recommended manufacturer maintenance over haul preformed. Chiller #1 was performed in 2007. Chiller #2 was performed in 2008. Chiller #3 has not exceeded the 20,000 hour recommendation.

14. The following locations have UST/AST monitoring systems: Robert C. Byrd USCH (Beckley), Robert C. Byrd USCH (Charleston), C. Bascom Slemp (Big Stone Gap), Jennings - Randolph Federal Center (Elkins), Huntington Federal Building (Huntington), 244 Needy Road, Martinsburg USCH (Martinsburg).

15. The Government is not aware of periodic tightening tests being performed on any UST/AST at any of the facilities covered under the scope of this contract.

16. Currently, no corrosion coupons exist in any facilities covered under the scope of this contract.

17. The following facilities have lightning protection: Poff Federal Building (Roanoke), Robert C. Byrd USCH (Charleston), Robert C. Byrd USCH (Beckley), Jennings Randolph Federal Center (Elkins), Forrest Service Building (Elkins).

18. The services described under this solicitation are currently provided via multiple contracts containing varying statements of work. The incumbent contractors’ staffing matrices are regarded as proprietary information and will not be released as part of the solicitation.

2) The Government requests that offerors submit all questions by 5PM on Monday December 20, 2010 with answers being provided by COB Friday December 24, 2010.

3) Offerors must acknowledge this amendment in Block 14 of the SF 33.

4) All other items remain the same.