Questions_and_Answers_to_Solicitation.pdf

Questions and Answers to Solicitation:

1. Question: “Has a contractor performed similar work to this for the government in the past?

If available, please provide the incumbent contract number.

If you are unable to provide a contract number, is it safe to assume this is a new requirement for the government?”

1. Answer: Yes, in the past similar services were performed under contract HEVAS6-10-C-0002, Contractor

Murray Guard, Inc.. Currently these services are being performed under HEVAS6-15-P-0059, Contractor

Murray Guard, Inc. The services have changed slightly from previous contract as they no longer have security requirements. In addition the attendants were previously called bus aides and safety aides. The

PWS will detail the differences between a Safety Attendant and a Safety Attendant for Special Needs

Students.

2. Question: “Can we get the Seniority list of the officers (without names or contact information) so that we may be able to calculate vacation time and such other portions.”

2. Answer: The Certified Seniority List will be provided to the company chosen for award (at least 10 days before Contract Start Date). However, below is a list from the current contractor showing number of employees and hire dates contact information from the current contractor is:

Number of Employees Hired Hire Date

13 8/13/2009

1 3/29/2010

1 9/16/2010

1 12/9/2011

1 7/11/2012

1 7/16/2012

1 7/19/2012

1 8/20/2012

1 3/11/2013

1 6/21/2013

1 7/3/2013

1 7/17/2013

6 8/9/2013

4 8/4/2014

1 8/11/2014

1 10/24/2014

1 01/29/2015

1 8/1/2015

1 8/5/2015

4 8/6/2015

1 8/10/2015

1 8/26/2015

3. Question: “The Wage Determination that we're seeing is a prior version, for what we could see. There's a more recent version (December 29, 2015) where Puerto Rico is split in two. Ft. Buchanan falls under WD

#2015-5707 Rev. 2 and Ramey Base falls under WD #2015-2461 Rev. 2, both from December 29, 2015.

Should we use these revisions for pricing?”

3. Answer: The wage determination has been updated under amendment 1 of the solicitation. The wage determination that will be used is Wage Determination No.: 2015-2461, Revision 2, Dated 12/29/2015.

4. Question: “We need the occupation code and title, to be able to locate them in the Wage Determination for the Safety Attendants and Safety Attendants SPED.”

4. Answer: On the Wage Determination please reference:

Note: Under Executive Order (EO) 13658, an hourly minimum wage of $10.15 for calendar year 2016 applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract

Act for which the solicitation was issued on or after January 1, 2015. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must pay all workers in any classification listed on this wage determination at least $10.15 per hour (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract in calendar year 2016. The EO minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

State: Puerto Rico

This contract is covered by Executive Order 13658; the minimum wage per hour is $10.15.

For Fringe Benefits Code: 31020 - Bus Aide

5. Question: “Will we have to offer employment to employees currently fulfilling this position?”

5. Answer: Yes, Please reference Clause 52.222-17 of solicitation.

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