RFQ__ID02190008__Q&As__v2__05.23.19.xlsx
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RFQ ID02190008 Q&As
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| ID02190008_AMENDMENT_04_OUTLINE_OF_REVISIONS_6.10.19.docx | DOCX document | |
| RFQ_ID02190008_AMENDMENT_004_dtd_6.10.19.docx | DOCX document | |
| AMENDMENT_003.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment_Q_â_Pricing_Schedule_AMEND002_06.04.2019.docx | DOCX document | |
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| ID02190008_RFQ_DMDC_CARDWAREHOUSING_SUPPORT__SERVICES_FINAL_5.10.19.docx | DOCX document | |
| RFQ_ID02190008_Attachments_A-R.zip | ZIP file | |
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| No | Page No. | RFQ # Section Number | Vendor's Question | Answers |
| 1 | 2 | 4.1.1 | Can the government please include the number of emergency shipments per month that the contractor is expected to handle? | The number of emergency shipments per month is accounted for in the historical data provided in Attachment B - CAC and Consumables Inventory and Shipping History. |
| 2 | 3 | 4.1.5 | The RFQ states that “there is no geographical restriction to warehouse location.” Does this mean that the warehouse can be located anywhere globally or is it the government’s intent that the warehouse be located within the continental United States (CONUS)? | The warehouse should be located within the continental United States (CONUS) See Amendment 001 - Section 4.1.5 |
| 3 | 3 | 4.1.6 | Does the government wish to keep FAX as an option for emergency shipment notification, given that there are more advanced technologies such SMS, email, and website notification services? | Yes, the Government wishes to keep fax as an option along with SMS, email, and website notification services. |
| 4 | 19 | 32 | Some of our DoD clients, as a practice, do not fill out past performance questionnaires, but rather refer those seeking information on contractor performance to the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) and the Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). For instances where a CPAR is available and falls within the last three years, will the government accept a CPAR instead of a past performance reference, if a government contact is provided along with the CPAR for that particular contract reference? | The Governmnet will accept CPARS with Projects. Please reference Section. 33 under Vol. II : Past Performance |
| 5 | 21 | Vol. I | Under the Under the Technical Capability Volume I, there is a reference made to the US Army. Can the government please clarify? | US Army will be amended and changed to the word "Government". See Amendment 001 - Section 33.0 Subheading Technical Capability (Volume I) |
| 5 | Pg. 22 | Can we submit CPARS in lieu of Past Performance Questionnaires for our contract references/citations? |
| (CPARS = Contractor Performance Assessment Reports). | The Governmnet will accept CPARS with Projects. Please reference Section. 33 under Vol. II : Past Performance | ||
| 6 | Please advise on number of fork lift trucks, electric powered pallet trucks, manual hand pallet trucks, pallet strappers, floor scales, stretch wrapping machines, ladders, racking/shelving and pushcarts used in performance of current contract and if provided by government or contractor | The Government will not provide what types or amounts of equipment that will be needed to complete the required tasks. The Government explains the tasks that need to be completed. It is then up to the contractor to propose and price how to they will complete the tasks. The proposal will then be evaluated by the government. See Amendment 001 PWS - Section 9.0 Government Furnished Property / Equipment/ Information | |
| 7 | Please advise on number of pallets shipped and received on a monthly basis | The Government will not provide a definitive number for pallets shipped. See Attachment B for historical data which may be used for the contractor's estimate. The Government will however, provide pallets as government furnished equipment, as needed for the returned cards. See Amendment 001 PWS - Section 4.2.1 and PWS - Section 9.0 Government Furnished Property / Equipment/ Information | |
| 8 | What is the anticipated date of award? | The estimated award date is either July or August 2019, however this date may change. | |
| 9 | We are having trouble pulling the embedded attachments out of the solicitation document for the subject opportunity. Could you please send me the attachments separately or post them separately to FBO? | The attachments have been posted as a zip file separate from the solicitiation on FBO. | |
| 10 | When an attempt is made to open these documents, and error message appears saying “This object is corrupt or is no longer available.” |
| Can you please re-attach the documents to the RFQ and re-send, or could you please just forward the actual source documents. | The attachments have been posted as a zip file separate from the solicitiation on FBO. | ||
| 11 | The solicitation is offered under NAISC Code 541614 (Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services; Size Standard: $15 million annual receipts) but there is not small business set aside indicated in FBO or the solicitation. Q: Is this a small business set aside or full and open? If full and open, does the $15 million NAICS cap apply? | This is not a small business set-aside | |
| 12 | Paragraph 4.1.2. states “ The government will provide the printer consumables and sleeves used in card production to the contractor. Examples of printer consumables could be color ribbon, front and back laminate, retransfer film, test cardstock and cleaning kits.” Q: What is the purpose for these items? Is the contractor expected to ship this material to RAPIDS sites? Or is this material to be used at the contractor’s site to perform some mission? | Consumables are the ancillary supplies such as color ribbon, front and back laminate used in support of the cardstock effort that is supplied by the government. The Contractor should ship consumables to the RAPIDS sites. The contractor will not use cardstock/consumables to perform any mission. The contractor will simply ship the consumables where they are needed. | |
| 13 | Under the Return Cardstock Task, paragraph 4.2.3.3 states “Using a government furnished reader, the contractor shall scan all returned cards (hand-entering when damage prevents scanning) to record the Card Unique Identifier/Card Identification Number (CUID/CIN) number and the error code from the sorted cardstock.” Q: does the government have an idea on the amount of time it takes to scan and process one returned card? | ||
| It is estimated it will take 5-10 seconds to scan and process one returned card. | |||
| 14 | 4. Under the Returned Cardstock Shipping Task, para 4.3.1 states “The Contractor shall ensure the first package includes a large envelope or box with a Privacy Act Data Cover Sheet, which identifies the cardstock as containing Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data. The second outer package shall be a box from a third-party courier or from your site that has the words “For Official Government Use Only” stated on it.” Q: Will the government provide the packaging materials to complete this task, or should the contractor include the cost of the packaging materials in the pricing for this solicitation? | The government will not supply packaging materials. Fedex Supplies will supply the contractor free basic shipping supplies. This includes mostly branded supplies like boxes, label pouches, customs forms and the like. See Amendment 001 PWS - Section 4.3.1 | |
| 15 | In the 33.0 Quotation Format and Submission Instructions area, Subfactor 3: Quality Control, the requirement states “Offerors shall submit a draft Quality Control Plan (QCP) addressing the performance standards listed in Request for Quotation. “ Q: Does the draft QCP count towards the overall page count of volume 1 or is it included as an attachment which does not count towards page count? | Draft QCP does count towards the overall page count of Volume 1. | |
| 16 | What option year is this contract currently on? | The Contract is on its last option period | |
| 17 | Do you know when the current incumbent contract will expire? | 6/30/2019 but the Govt has the option to extend services as per FAR 52.217-8 | |
| 18 | Will the total revenue be around same amount as the previous contract? | Unknown | |
| 19 | Do you know what GSA schedule will this be under? | This effort will not be under a GSA schedule |
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