2018.12.17_Q&A_Master_Log.xlsx
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| Question # | Par. Ref | Quick Reference | Question | Date | Government Answer |
| 1 | PWS Page 3, Para 1.2 | GFE | Will all equipment be provided for unloading / offloading and transfer of cargo, pax and mail? Will airport equipment be allowed? | Refer to Performance Work Statement (PWS) Appendix C-2 for equipment the Government will provide; the Contractor is responsible for all other vehicles/equipment to meet the PWS requirements. | |
| 2 | PWS Page 3, Para 1.2 | Storage | Who will provide the storage facility? Is general airport storage acceptable? | The Contractor is responsible for providing storage, refer to PWS paragraphs Bogota 1.2.5. and CaSA 1.2.4. | |
| 3 | PWS Page 8, Para 2 | Passenger Processing | What facilities will be required and / or provided for passenger processing? Is passenger terminal desks and lounges in airport acceptable? | The Contractor is responsible for providing facilities/spaces to accomplish passenger and baggage processing/handling. | |
| 4 | PWS Page 8, Para 3.2 | GFE | Will Military provide equipment for offloading and transfer? | No, the Government only Furnishes equipment listed in PWS Appendix C-2 | |
| 5 | RFQ Page 3 | Familiarization Training | Price requested for familiarization training (up to 20 persons per day), and unit is 1 x lot. PWS page 9 para 3.3 states 1 person per station will require training for up to 10 days. Please clarify the way to calculate the unit of 1 x lot? Is it per person per day? Do travel and subsistence costs also have to be included? | This is a NTE rate. The Government has the familiarization training set at $14,878. The Contractor will invoice for the actual costs. An amendment will be completed to further clarify CLIN 0001. | |
| 6 | RFQ Page 3 | CLIN Structure | Please clarify what the Monthly Service Costs are to include? | The Basic Monthly Service costs should include associated costs in performing all PWS requirements. Additional costs for handling a specific type aircraft are reimbursable per aircraft. | |
| 7 | RFQ (quantities) | CLIN Structure | Are these the minimum quantities? What about any additional requirements? To clarify, some CLINs for example will show Quantity 12 and unit will be month so that is fine. But some for certain services or aircraft show a specific number like 49 as the quantity. So I wondered where that number came from, and if it is the minimum number or if the figure should read 1. And what would happen if the number was exceeded? | There is a basic monthly service CLIN and additional CLINs are estimated quantities for the year. The actual requirement could be less or more than what is anticipated. | |
| 8 | RFQ Page 9 | CLIN Structure | Please clarify what you mean by Mail and 1 lot? What do we put a price to? | Amendment 2 was amended to remove this CLIN, costs associated with meeting requirements to mail documents shall be included in the Basic Monthly Service costs. | |
| 9 | RFQ Page 10 | CLIN Structure | Please clarify what you mean by Forklift and 1 lot? Is this a purchase or rental, and what calculation? | Amendment 2 was amended to remove this CLIN, costs associated with the Contractor providing Materials Handling Equipment (Forklift) shall be included in the Basic Monthly Service costs. | |
| 10 | Page 12, Para 4.9 | Insurance | Please clarify level and type of insurance required? | Per PWS 4.9., the contractor shall procure and maintain a level of insurance coverage commensurate with the commercial standard and in accordance with the host nation's statutory limits. | |
| 11 | RFQ | Quote Submission | Specifically, #2 Quote Preparation Instructions (A) indicates the response will consist of 4 parts, yet lists only 3, and (B) indicates Parts I - IV, yet only three are then detailed. Would you please clarify the requirements? | This was addressed in Amendment 1. | |
| 12 | RFQ | RFQ questions | Please verify the RFQ question due date of 2 Jan 2019. | This was addressed in Amendment 1. | |
| 13 | PWS | Contract Requirements | Are there specific handling companies currently contracted to supply aircraft handling services at all the locations in the PWS? Please can you provide their details? Will they still be under contract when the new contract starts? | It is incumbent upon the contractor to develop these relationships. | |
| 14 | PWS | Station Manager Requirements | Regarding Caracas, as the statistics and future expected flights are low, could we allocate a ‘proxy’ station manager for Caracas, who would also be the station manager at one of the other airports, and combine the workload? This way they could travel to Caracas for the flights and return to their home base. Or would the US Military require a permanently based station manager at all bases? | Per PWS, para. 4.1.2., the Station Manager must be located on site. | |
| 15 | PWS | Security Requirements | Would the contractor get support or sponsorship from the US Military to get airport and airside passes? | Per PWS, 4.5. The Contractor shall ensure that sufficient personnel have the appropriate clearance to accomplish all services as specified in the PWS, to include but not limited to Airport Access, Military Ramp Access, and access to Host Nation Military Bases, as required. | |
| 16 | PWS | Points of Contact | Our research has said that the US Military has its own handling agents at these airports, please clarify and provide names? | Refer to PWS paragraphs 1.2.3., and 4.10. Upon contract award, the COR will provide the applicable email addresses, phone and facsimile numbers, etc. | |
| 17 | RFQ | Multiple Offers | Do we need to compete for all the locations or we can plan just for Tocumen IAP, Panama City, Panama? | The solicitation states: The government will not consider multiple offers presenting alternate terms and conditions for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. | |
| 18 | Pre-Proposal Conference Requirements | Pre-Proposal | Do we need to register on a specific website before the preproposal? | All pre-proposal attendees should have registered with USTRANSCOM via email prior to the date listed in the solicitation. | |
| 19 | PWS Para 1.2.4. | Storage | For estimating and accounting purposes, what is the capacity of the anticipated storage requirements? Are there any additional specifications for storage? | Refer to PWS paragraphs under 1.2. Aircraft Services relevant to cargo storage requirements and Appendix D, cargo tonnage handling estimates based on historical data. | |
| 20 | Solicitation Requirements | Part II Technical, subsection B | Will the government provide additional information regarding required documentation that would demonstrate an ability to access all airport locations? | The contractor may provide a letter, license, concession, etc. which indicates the capability of operating at a location. | |
| 21 | PWS Review @ Preposal Conference | Q&A #9 above | Would the government reconsider providing the Kingston, Jamaica 10K forklift as GFE due to the lack of availability of suitable forklifts at Norman Manley IAP and the extreme cost to acquire one? | The Government can no longer provide a forklift. | |
| 22 | Clauses | Clauses | Can you provide easy access to the links for the references for the publications mentioned in the RFQ? Can you also provide links for the FAR and DFARS clauses? | The publications should be easily accessible through a Google search. If for some reason you cannot find a certain publication, please contact TCAQ and a copy will be provided. For the FAR and DFARS websites, please see below. FAR: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmfara.htm or https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far |
DFARS: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmdfara.htm or https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/
| 23 | Question Extension | Q&As | Will the Government consider extending the question due date due to the National Day of Mourning? | Amendment 003 extended the question due date to 19 December. |
| 24 | CaSA PWS Para 1.7.9. | Arranged Services | Is the reference listed in CaSA PWS Para 1.7.9. correct? | No, para 1.7.9. should read: "The aircraft commander shall be required to pay for arranged services using the U.S. Government Aviation Into-plane Reimbursement Card (AIR Card) (except for 1.7.5.)." This will be updated in a later amendment. |
| 25 | Proposal Extension | Proposal Extension | Will the Government consider extending the solicitation due date? | Amendment 003 extended the solicitation due date to 3 Jan 19. |
| 26 | AMCI24-101, Volume 11, Section D | Pallet Build-up | Is all cargo expected to be built and transported on 463L pallets? | No, not all cargo is expected to be built and transported on 463L pallets. AMCI24-101, Volume 11, Section D covers Pallet Build-up. Common sense, airframe and size/amount of cargo will be determining factors. |
| 27 | Appendix D | Station Workload Data | Is there likely to be many instances where oversize cargo or cargo requiring special handling (eg Radioactive)? | The frequency of handling oversized and special handling cargo is not pre-determined nor captured in the PWS, Appendix D. |
| 28 | N/A | Aircraft Security | Is there a requirement for aircraft security? | Aircraft security is not a requirement of the contractor. |
| 29 | GFE | GFE | Would the Government consider selling any GFE forklifts? | No, the Government is unable to sell any GFE. |
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