RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS.docx

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Question 1: Can offers be submitted electronically through email?

Answer 1: Proposals may be mailed, faxed, or sent electronically through email.

Mailing address: U.S. Coast Guard

Email: ronald.almond@uscg.mil and erin.t.dugan@uscg.mil Fax No. 410-762-6008

All Contractors are responsible for verifying receipt of their proposals.

Question 2: Must offers be submitted in hard copy with original signatures?

Answer 2: The SF-1449 must be completed (Blocks 17a) and signed/dated by the Offeror.

Question 3: Must offers be bound and in sealed envelopes?

Answer 3: Offers are not required to be bound and in sealed envelopes. This is not a sealed bid solicitation.

Question 4: Can offers for all five contracts be shipped in one box as long as each is in an individually sealed envelope?

Answer 4: Yes Question 5: Are the offers to be shipped to the address shown in Box 9 or Box 15 of SF 1449?

Answer 5: Proposals should be mailed to the following address:

U.S. Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center Contract & Procurement Division 3 Bldg. 58, 2nd Floor 2401 Hawkins Point Road Baltimore, MD 21226 Attn: Ron Almond/Erin Dugan Kropkowski Question6: Will the submittal of the company Quality Manual satisfy the Quality Control Plan (QCP) requirement?

Answer 6: The Quality Control Plan (QCP) submitted by the offeror must meet the solicitation requirements for a QCP. Ensure the QCP addresses the technical submission requirements in the Instructions to Offerors (FAR 52.212-1), Evaluation (FAR 52.212-2) (pages 26-30) and the applicable parts of the PWS. Be specific narrating how your QCP meets these requirements.