Amendment_A00001.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

A00001

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

8/12/2013

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE Office of Acquisition, TSA-25 Transportation Security Administration 601 South 12th Street Arlington, VA 20598-6025

Paul Bean, Contract Specialist (Office) (571) 227-4541 (E-Mail) Paul.Bean@tsa.dhs.gov

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION

NO.

HSTS01-13-Q-CKP212

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

7/30/2013

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, is not extended.

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment your desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO.

IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return 1 copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Acceptance of this amendment shall be included with the quote submission. An authorized official must complete blocks 15A, 15B and 15C and return one (1) copy to the issuing office. See Page 2 for amendment details.

This purpose of this amendment (A00001) to HSTS01-13-Q-CKP212 is to incorporate the Government’s answers to questions received. The attached Questions and Answers document is hereby incorporated into this solicitation.

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

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STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Questions and Answers Page 2 of 2

RFQ HSTS01-13-Q-CKP212, A00001

Responses to questions received in response to Request for Quotation (RFQ) HSTS01-13-Q-CKP212:

1) Question: Name of current contractor?

Answer: The name of the current Contractor is “REM Commercial”. This firm is located at 200 Market Avenue, North Suite LL75, Canton, Ohio 44702.

2) Question: Current annual contract amount?

Answer: The current annual price is $30,039.12.

3) Question: Did current contractor complete all "option" years renewals?

Answer: The incumbent Contractor completed all option periods that are currently on the contract.

4) Question: If no to #3, what were reason(s)?

Answer: All option periods currently on the contract were exercised. Some option periods were removed due to an increase in service space.

5) Question: How many times per day will cleaning services be required?

Response: See Performance Work Statement (PWS) Section 5.4 for the Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Annual required cleaning tasks. If the cleaning task is indicated as a Day task, it must be completed within the schedule listed in PWS section 5.2. If it is an evening task, it must be completed within the PWS schedule listed in PWS section 5.3. Some of the daily tasks are only required Monday through Friday, as indicated in the frequency column of the “Mandatory Schedule” tables listed in PWS sections 5.2 and 5.3.

6) Question: What is projected date of award?

Response: The projected award date is on or before September 10, 2013.

7) Question: Can you tell us who's the incumbent and what is the value of the current contract?

Response: See the answer to question 1 for the name of the incumbent Contractor. The current contract value is $150,336.27.

8) Question: How many years total [was the current contract]?

Response: The period of performance of the current contract is from 08/01/2010 to 09/13/2013.

9) Question: Will there be any info on who the current contract is and how much?

Response: See the answer to question 1 for name of the incumbent Contractor. See the answer to Question 7 for the current contract value.

10) Question: What [is] the current contract worth?

Response: See the answer to question 1 for name of the incumbent Contractor. See the answer to Question 7 for the current contract value.

11) Question: Have the solicitation specifications changed "significantly" from the current contract specifications? (i.e.

additional square footage, additional cleaning duties, additional areas to clean).

Response: See the answer to question 8. Also, the current contract’s statement of work did not have a minimum labor requirement, which this solicitation does have.

12) Question: In Attachment I, sections 5.2 and 5.3, Mandatory Schedule Day/Evening, are the times listed the actual times that contractor personnel must be present?

Response: No, the referenced Performance Work Statement sections outline the schedule that the Contractor is afforded to complete the required cleaning. However, the Contractor does have to meet the minimum labor standard requirement within this schedule.

13) Question: Attachment I, section 7.0 states the minimum number of hours for day and evening shifts at (7) hours per day. This number is less than the section 5.2 and 5.3 shift length. Which number should calculations be based upon for labor hour purposes?

Response: See the answer to question 12 above.

14) Question: Attachment I, section 7.0 states the minimum number of hours for day and evening shifts at (7) hours per day. This number is less than the section 5.2 and 5.3 shift length. Which number should calculations be based upon for labor hour purposes?

Response: See the answer to question 12 above.

15) Question: What are potential penalties should chosen contractor drop below Attachment I, section 7.0 minimum labor standards?

Response: The Contractor will not be paid for the percentage of the service space that is not maintained in accordance with the requirements identified in the Performance Work Statement.

16) Question: Are completed Past Performance Questionnaires to be returned directly to you and Ms. Hawley or submitted with our proposal(s)?

Response: The Past Performance Questionnaires are to be submitted with the submitted quote.

17) Question: Will there be any info on the current contractor and current contract price on this?

Response: See the answers to questions 1, 2, and 7 above.

18) Question/Comment: Provide the last accepted bid for this project.

Response: The last accepted offer for this requirement will not be made available as part of this solicitation.

However, under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a Quoter can submit a request to TSA to obtain a redacted copy of the current contract. Information regarding the FOIA process can be found at the following link: http://www.tsa.gov/research-center/submitting-foia-requests.

19) Question/Comment: Will there be a office to rent while we are in contract or will one [b]e provided?

Response: No office will be provided by the Government to the awardee during the period of performance of this requirement. The Government does not have office space available for rent at the Akron-Canton International Airport (CAK) for this requirement.

20) Question/Comment: Also would it be alright to add in the proposal the cleaner used (e.g. bio-degradable)?

Response: In accordance with FAR clause 52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Bio-based Products Under Service and Construction Contracts (JUL 2012), the resultant awardee is required to use bio-degradable materials during the performance of this requirement to the maximum extent possible. This solicitation’s reference to this clause can be found in solicitation subsection 1.0 of Section II, Contract Clauses and Special Contract Requirements.

http://www.tsa.gov/research-center/submitting-foia-requests