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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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216) The District of Columbia recently enacted mandatory sick time for all hourly service employees.

Each hourly employee is to receive 7 days of paid leave and according to the regulation, the requirement supersedes CBAs and Federal regulations (how, I am not sure, but they claim it does).

Our question was trying to determine if FPS was going to inform all offerors of the requirement or incorporate it as a part of the solicitation.

ANSWER 216) CBA PREVAILS.

217) The Government has stated that the contractor “WILL PROVIDE ALL COMMUNICATION

EQUIPMENT FOR THE GUARD PERSONNEL”.

However, within Exhibit 2A, no facilities were identified for the placement of such “communication equipment”. Without a facility having been identified, then the conclusion would be that no specific communication equipment is required.

And if communication equipment is to be provided, is it the Government’s position that security personnel sanding post at the 500 C Street facility must have the capability to communication with security personnel standing post at the 6511 American Boulevard facility in additional to all of the other facilities included within the SOW?

ANSWER 217) COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT IS TO BE PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR

FOR USE AT EACH INDIVIDUAL SITE; ADJACENT BUILDINGS ARE ALLOWED TO SHARE

CHANNELS. THE AMERICAN BOULEVARD SITE REQUIRES ALL POSTS TO COMMUNICATE

WITH EACH OTHER AND THE ON SITE SUPERVISOR.

218) Refer to Amendment 4, Questions and Answers, number 93; the answer to this question indicated 300 D services will be covered by the same wage determination as the Greeter; this is incorrect and should be covered under the CBA wages or Guard II wages under the DOL WD 2005-2103, Occupation Code 27102. Please clarify.

ANSWER 218) THIS LOCATION IS COVERED BY THE DOL WD 2005-2103, GUARD II, CODE

27102.

219) Refer to the Post Exhibit issued under Amendment 4; the number of days in the exhibit for MD1821ZZ, posts 2 & 3 reflects 164; should this not be 251 days?

ANSWER 219) EXHIBIT CORRECTED. BECAUSE OF SAFETY MEASURES, PLEASE CONTACT

THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST FOR A COPY OF THE CORRECTED EXHIBIT.

220) Refer to the Post Exhibit issued under Amendment 4; the number of days in the exhibit for DC0068ZZ, posts 1 & 2 reflects 243; should this not be 365 days?

ANSWER 220) SEE ANSWER 219.

221) The RFP states at para III Proposal Content, (1) Volume I - Technical Proposal (a) - Only a single set of up to three most relevant references shall be submitted.........and *Subcontractors/Teaming Arrangements, The government may not attribute to the offeror, as an organization, the past performance of proposed subcontractors. However, the government will evaluate the subcontractors past performance separately

Considering the explanation of relevant (size,volume, magnitude,etc.) contracts, if the proposing teams most relevant contracts are being performed by the prime and are submitted as references

Question: How will the government evaluate the past performance of teaming partners/subcontractors if the prime sends all three references but the prime still plans to subcontract services? If you are doing a team, do you have to demonstrate previous work together? Will it be through CPARS and other data bases?

ANSWER 221) SOLICITATION IS CLEAR. (SEE FAR 52.212-2, AS TAILORED)

222) I’m confused as to how we are to handle 6511 American Boulevard. Within the RFP‘s CLIN 005 (plus options), this building is linked with the building at 395 E Street, SW. However, the union has expressly stated to me that it does not provide the services to this building. This being the case then, the wages listed in the CBA are most certainly not applicable, nor is the union’s seniority. Please confirm that notwithstanding this lack of CBA applicability, that for 6511 American Boulevard we are still to use the CBA.

ANSWER 222) BOTH LOCATIONS ARE CURRENTLY COVERED BY THE CBA. ONCE A NEW

CBA IS IN PLACE, ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AS NECESSARY.

223) Request that a list of changes from the original RFP to the one as amended in 000004 be provided.

ANSWER 223) CHANGES WERE MADE TO, AT LEAST, THE BELOW SECTIONS OF THE RFP,

IN ADDITION TO THOSE CORRECTED BY THE PREVIOUS AMENDMENT.

11.4 of the SOW -- Paragraphs I and J were added.

I. The contractor is responsible for providing the certification training specified by the manufacturers’ recommendations and/or any state or local requirements that may apply pertaining to the use or carriage of any lethal or less-than-lethal weapons (i.e. expandable or straight police baton, sprays or repellants, conducted energy weapons, stuns weapons, etc.), equipment, or devices.

J. All productive guards who are required to be armed in the performance of their duties will carry all required magazines (total of 3) or speed loaders (as appropriate) at full capacity and carry their weapon in a “Duty-Ready” manner (magazine in the weapon and a round in the chamber).

12.1 of the SOW -- Section D was added, regarding religious accommodations.

D. Contractors must grant reasonable accommodations to the religious practices of individual security guards, without regard to an individual’s religious preferences, provided that the accommodation does not affect the individual’s ability to perform required tasks identified in the contract or as otherwise determined by FPS. Requests for any exception or waiver of a contract standard or requirement must be submitted in writing to the FPS COTR.

1. Accommodations must be consistent with legal and constitutional standards and essential mission requirements, especially those affecting the safety of guards and members of the public.

An accommodated religious practice must not suggest government endorsement of any particular faith, must not reasonably appear to propagate the individual’s faith to members of the public, must not significantly undermine the public’s confidence in FPS, must not create a significant risk to the safety of the guard or the public, and must not conflict with mission-essential job task requirements.

2. FPS contract security guards may carry objects of religious significance that the individual’s faith requires the individual to carry on his person, provided the object is worn discreetly – under the uniform whenever possible – and does not interfere with the wearing of the uniform.

3. FPS security guards will be granted reasonable accommodations to grooming standards – such as haircut and shaving standards. A security guard receiving an accommodation must nonetheless maintain as neat and professional an appearance as religious requirements permit.

Whenever possible, hair in excess of regulation length will be worn under a uniform hat or appropriate religious headgear. Facial hair exceeding regulation length will be neatly combed.

4. Religious headgear will be consistent with the colors of the duty uniform, and should be no larger than required by an individual’s religious requirements, and may be required to bear the insignia and other distinctive markings of the uniform for ease of emergency identification.

12.2.A. of the SOW – “After award of the contract the Government will provide the Contractor with copies of any Standard Form (SF) 78’s that it has on file for incumbent employees, contingent upon the prior written consent of the individuals to whom the record pertains pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a.” is added to the end of the section.

15.2.2.C.4. of the SOW – “is specified in Exhibit 2E” is added to complete the first sentence.

15.2.2.C.5. of the SOW – “Productive guards shall carry two additional loaded magazines or speed loaders (as appropriate) in addition to the ammunition loaded in the weapon.” is added to the end of the paragraph.

17.1.C. of the SOW – “or as otherwise directed by the COTR” is added to the end of the section to allow flexibility for security guards carrying and displaying the Certification Card.

19.A.1 of the SOW – Deleted entirely.

19.A.2 of the SOW – Deleted entirely.

19.A.13 of the SOW – Changed “information” to “decision letters”.

19.A.16 of the SOW – Added “letters” after “clearance”.

Exhibit 2C is revised to require that contractor provided handcuffs meet the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) standard for metallic handcuffs, NIJ Standard 0307.01. This Exhibit also reflects the new FPS uniform standard of light blue shirt and dark blue/navy trousers.

Exhibit 2E is revised to include intermediate weapons in the specifications for contractor provided firearms and ammunition.

The pistol specifications for semi-autos have been amended to express three magazines will be provided for each pistol.

IMPORTANT NOTE: BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE CHANGES IN CLINS VIA VARIOUS

AMENDMENTS, OFFERORS ARE NOW ENCOURAGED TO USE THE PRICE LIST TAB

IN THE POST EXHIBIT SPREADSHEET TO SUBMIT THEIR EXTENDED PRICE

PROPOSAL. THE INTENT IS TO ELIMINATE ROUNDING ISSUES AND INCORRECT

USE OF HOURS REQUIRED AND AVOID INCORRECT EXTENDED HOURLY PRICE.

KEEP IN MIND THIS IS A LABOR HOUR CONTRACT AND THE MAXIMUM HOURS AS

STATED ON THE SF30 (NOT THE POST EXHIBITS) WILL BE USED FOR EVALUATION

SINCE THE REQUIREMENT AT THESE LOCATIONS IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS WILL NOT BE ANSWERED AFTER THIS AMENDMENT.