HE125419R2003 Amd 0001 QA.pdf

Item

Question/Confirmation/Comment Answers/Responses

01 How many students will be transported? Enrollment changes annually; the amount of transportation services will be ordered through the task order.

02 What are the ages of the students being transported? PWS Pg. 17 - " Student - An individual who is officially eligible for attendance at Bedford High

School."

03 How many buses are needed? Please see attachment 2 pricing sheet for the maximun required runs.

04 What size buses? PWS 2.1.4 - "Each vehicle must meet passenger capacity (47 student-passenger ridership minimum)…"

05 How many activity buses? Please see attachment 2 pricing sheet for the maximun required runs.

What size activity bus?

PWS 2.1.4 - "Each vehicle must meet passenger capacity (47 student-passenger ridership minimum)…"

07 Is there an age requirement on buses? Federal and State standards, DoDEA 4500.01

(https://www.dodea.edu/Offices/PolicyAndLegislation/upload/DoDEA-AI-4500-01-Use-Non-

Tactical-Vehicles-Signed.pdf.)

08 How many aids are needed? PWS 2.2.2 - "The Contractor shall provide a Safety Aides for runs as ordered by the COR."

09 How many school destinations? PWS 1.3 - "The contractor shall provide all personnel including drivers, safety aides, supervision, services, supplies, and/or equipment necessary to perform student transportation services for eligible students traveling from Hanscom AFB in Lincoln, Massachusetts to Bedford High School."

10 What does the word unit equal, one full day? The unit of measure is runs, per the definition section of the PWS pg. 17.

11 Who is the incumbent? Bedford Charter Service, Inc.

12 Are you happy with the incumbent? We submit contract performance ratings in accordance with the contract requirements and federal acquisition law and regulation. DoDEA is not allowed to share those ratings except with the rated contractor.

13 Is this a set aside for women owned or small business? This is a small business set aside.

14 If I would like clarification on the answers to any questions may I ask?

The Government is not obligated to answer questions beyond the Q&A timeframe posted in the solicitation.

15 Where will the answers to questions be posted? Beta Sam

16 SF 1449 continuation, item 0003 - what is IAW? In accordance with?

In accordance with

17 SF 1449 continuation p.13 of 52 - It's not clear to me if I need to fill out this table with amounts, etc. I think not, but making sure.

No, this table shows the minimum and maximum quanities that would be ordered as referenced in

52.216-9 Order Limitations (October 1995).

18 SF 1449 continuation p.18 of 52: signed SF 30 - I don't see an SF 30, I am assuming this is only if an amendment is produced between now and June 1st?

There is now an SF-30, which is amendment 0001.

19 Attachment 6 says "Select if provided:" Enclosure 1 through 5 - and D&B Risk Assessment, etc. Are these items optional?

Please complete all enclosures for attachment 6 and check off on attachment 6 when you provide these enclosures completed.

20 Enclosure 2: 2nd last page (v)(1) "Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in" SAM "for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for 'covered telecommunications equipment or services'". I couldn't find anything in SAM. I might need help with this.

If an offeror represents that it does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in response to FAR 52.204-26, or in the new paragraph (v) added to FAR

52.212-3, then it is not required to complete the representations in FAR 52.204-24. If the offeror represents that it does provide covered telecommunications equipment or services, or has not made any representation in FAR 52.204-26 or FAR 52.212-3(v), it must still complete the representations required by FAR 52.204-24. The purpose of this is to only require those offerors that do provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government to complete FAR 52.204-

24.

If an offeror represents that it does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in response to FAR 52.204-26, or in the new paragraph (v) added to FAR

52.212-3, then it is not required to complete the representations in FAR 52.204-24.

21 I notice Safety Aides is a new item in the bid. Given that we have never had Safety Aides on Hanscom buses in the past, is it likely that they will be needed in the future? Is there a reason they have been added to the bid? Is it something to do with Covid-19 or just a coincidence in timing?

PWS 2.2.2 - "The Contractor shall provide a Safety Aides for runs as ordered by the COR."

HE125419R2003 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES SOLICITATION QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (Q&A)