QA Set 1.pdf

RFQ H92240-23-Q-0102

Linen Services

Q&A Set 1

Q1: Pricing- by item or by pound?

A1: As identified within Exhibit A-E ELIN Price List, pricing is to be provided for the items listed by item.

Q2: Do you have pictures of the boy jumper and navy uniforms?

A2: No; pictures will not be provided.

Q3: Does this Solicitation have a budget?

A3: As identified in the solicitation, MIN & MAX on page 3 of the SF1449, “The minimum contract value to be obligated is $1,000.00. There are NO orders guaranteed above the stated minimum. The maximum contract value is $500,000.00, which may consist of any combination of ELINS and quantities.”

Q4: Did this contract have an awardee before?

A4: The incumbent contractor is Get It Clean LLC. (CAGE 5XTR3).

Q5: When will the contract be awarded?

A5: An award date is not known or available.

Q6: Can you tell me where the Place of Performance for this one is?

A6: As identified within Attachment 1 PWS, paragraph 9, the pick-up and delivery sites are: Naval Amphibious Base, 2000 Trident Way-Bldg. 624 Quarterdeck, San Diego, CA 92104 and Naval Special Warfare Basic Training Command, 2446 Trident Way Bldg. 638 San Diego, CA 92155.

Q7: What exactly is needed for the contractor to provide: will NSWC be providing these items bags, NWU - sleeping bags, Uniform Set, and other associated linens?

A7: The contractor shall provide the services outlined in Attachment 1 PWS. The items to be serviced/cleaned will be provided by the Government.

Q8: With other laundry contracts we service, the government has provided annual estimates of the linen to be expected. Do you have this information so we can best prepare quotes and make sure the facilities can handle the loads to be expected?

A8: Annual estimates are not available.

Q9: Is there a guaranteed minimum for each year and a ceiling maximum dollar amount we can't exceed?

Q9: See A3 herein.

Q10: Will dirty uniforms be sorted in bags labeled SM, MD, LG & EX LG.?

A10: No, uniforms will be mixed, not sorted by size.

Q11: Will our driver be required to inspect and count every uniform item upon pickup? If so, how many uniforms/items are placed in each bag?

A11: The driver will not be required to count each uniform. The warehouse personnel will provide a count to the driver. The count is usually 20 uniforms in a cardboard box.

Q12: Items are not required to use ironing, pressing or hanging services, right?

A12: No, items shall not be ironed, pressed, or hung.

Q13: We’re assuming comforters, sleeping bags and pillows are made from normal material (fabric) and can be dried with a hot temperature setting?

A13: Yes, all items described above can be dried with a hot temperature setting.

Q14: Will all items to be clean be provided by "NSW" CORRECT?

A14: See A7 herein.

Q15: How many uniforms may need to be cleaned on a weekly basis? Attachments indicate 4,000/yr, however it would be good to have a weekly breakdown so that we can properly assess transportation logistics. At the present time we're assuming 70 to 80 uniforms per week. Is this a correct assumption?

A15: Specific quantity information will be identified at the task order level. As identified within the solicitation, FAR 52.212-1(m) Factor 2 – Price, the quantities identified in Exhibit A-E ELIN Price List are for TEP calculations only and are in no way representative of actual anticipated order quantities.