HDEC05-09-R-0004 Amendment 2.doc

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

PRINTED PAPER GROCERY BAG SOLICITATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1Q – Can we get quantities and distribution locations?

1A – See attachments 1 and 2 for estimated quantities for a 6 month period for the 70lb bags only.

2Q - Question on the quantities. For example, item 0001AA is 226,104. Does this mean you want 226,104 total bags or 226,104 bales of 400/bale = 90,441,600?

2A – The quantities listed are estimated bale usage totals only. Each bale must contain 400 bags. Therefore, your unit price would be multiplied by the estimated quantity.

3Q - Does the Buy American Act apply to this procurement?

3A – Yes. See FAR Clause 252.225-7000 that is listed in the solicitation.

4Q - Annually how many PO's for each region are expected to be issued, please confirm if it will be one PO per location in each region or more than that?

4A – This contract will not have separate Purchase Orders (PO). Bag orders will be placed via the contractor’s web ordering system by various commissary credit card holders, as stated in the solicitation per the addendum to FAR 52.212-4 and within the parameters of FAR 52.216-19.

5Q - What is the previous quantity & price bid items were purchased last?

BAG, PRINTED, PAPER, GROCERY, 70 LB

BAG, PAPER, GROCERY, SIZE NO. 12

BAG, PAPER, GROCERY, SIZE NO. 25

5A – See response to 1A above. The estimated quantities are very similar to the previous ordered quantities for all bag sizes. The contracting officer has determined that he will not collect similar data as that in the attachment for the 70lb bags. The No. 12 & 25 bags are ordered less frequently and the data has not been tracked collectively for these two sizes. The unit and contract prices for the previous contracts may not be released without requesting that data through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Requests to DeCA’s FOIA office may be sent by going to www.commissaries.com and clicking News & Info and then clicking FOIA.

6Q - Could you provide the picture of bid items so we can understand it better?

6A – These bags are standard industry grocery paper bags and the specifications in the solicitation should be adequate for submitting a proposal. The printed material is one sided and may change from time to time. The contracting officer does not feel it is necessary to provide a picture of these standard supplies.

7Q - What are the desired delivery timelines for each PO?

7A – See response to 4A above.

8Q - Can we submit two quotes for this bid (USA Made & Overseas)?

8A – Only one proposal is allowed. Pricing may be submitted for the East Region, the West Region, or both. Proposals must comply with all terms and conditions of the solicitation.

9Q - Our understanding by seeing the draft version of bid is that it needs to be submitted by 11/9/2009 12:00:00 PM and we can submit it by fax or email?

9A – Please see pages 22 – 23 of the solicitation for the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offers – Commercial items for the submission instructions.

10 Q - How many commissaries are in the western region broken down per state?

10A – Please visit www.commissaries.com for a complete listing of the commissaries in each Region to include addresses.

11Q - Will the order for the western region be split with more than one supplier?

11A – No. The government intends to award one contract for the East Region and one contract for the West Region. However, it may be possible that one contractor could be awarded both Regions under one contract.

12Q - Will the order for the Eastern Region be split with more than one supplier?

12 A – See response to 11A above.

13Q - If either of the regions are split with two suppliers or more, would it be 50/50 or what percentage per supplier?

13A – See response to 11A above.

14Q - Can the required recycled content be met and still meet the bursting strength required for the below item?

Item 0001 Bag, Printed, Paper, Grocery, 70LB

Minimum of 25% combined per and post consumer recovered material

50LB PSI Bursting Strength and 152 grams minimum tearing

14A – It is our understanding that this is possible. If offerors have empirical or other data that proves that the specifications provided are not possible then that data should be submitted before the deadline for questions ends.

15Q - Would DECA Contracting review placing the paper Bag Items on a DeCA Resale Ordering Agreement contract through DeCA Interactive Business System (DIBS)?

15A – These items are not for resale. The contracting officer could not award a resale ordering agreement for these items. It may be possible for orders to be placed through DIBS, but that possibility would have to be explored after contract award if the contract awardee proposed an ordering and payment process that is different from the web order and credit card process required by the solicitation. Suggested changes after contract award will be reviewed by DeCA and if acceptable then DeCA may negotiate a change with the awardee.

16Q – What is the preference of ink color if any (or a PMS # if available) for the printing on the bags?

16A – The preference color is Black.

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