SOLICITATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 4.doc

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Q&A #4

02 DEC 08

SOLICITATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS #4

1. Page 6 of 14, FAR 52.215-20(b). This clause requests information on the prices at which same or similar services have been sold in the commercial market. What exactly is the Government looking for here given that these services are provided exclusively by us to Government clients?

Answer: As the service has already been determined to be commercial in nature, if required, information on pricing other government customers will be acceptable.

2. Page 14 of 29, Section 1.12.3, Miscellaneous Reports. What are the specific Hazardous Waste Training requirements referenced in this table?

Answer: Training referred to is specifically HAZCOM training required for personnel using Hazardous Material and Hazardous Waste Handling Training. The HAZCOM training is provided by the vendor. Hazardous Waste Handling training will be provided by the local Environmental Compliance Division.

3. Page 21 of 29, Section 3.0. This section mentions “subsequent appropriate software”. Are there current plans to upgrade to an alternate software system?

Answer: Currently there are no plans to change the software being utilized. However, there is always a possibility of future change.

4. The weighting of the criteria noted here is different than that noted on page 5 of the

Solicitation. Attachment 1 claims that Past Performance is weighted lower than Price whereas page 5 claims that, in descending order of importance, Past Performance is more important than Price. Please clarify.

Answer: A correction has been made to FAR Clause 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items. “3) Past Performance and 4) Price” have been replaced with “3) Price and 4) Past Performance”.