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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

MACHINE RESCUE TRAINING COURSE

QUESTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS

PREFACE: Spec Rescue International – a Small Business Enterprise incorporated in 1994 – provides specialized technical rescue training, site and exercise design, planning and support to first responders – including DOD nationally and internationally. The company has extensive history and past performance with the Marine Corps, most recently assisting in a large-scale exercise with CBIRF command at Guardian Centers in Georgia. As with many FBO postings, some questions arise and warrant clarification to steer the company’s proposal in the most efficient and affordable way. This posting is no different, thus we submit the following:

QUESTIONS:

1. 3.4 Question “…provide evidence the course …has been presented at least twice at a major industry conference…” Can past performance history of presenting to clients be substituted for performance at conferences?

Answer: No. Evidence of presenting this course material must have been presented on a national or international level. Past performance presenting to clients is too vague.

1. Would elements of course presented at large conferences such as FDIC meet that clause – i.e. presentation of burning and cutting hot topic station at FDIC? Answer: Yes

1. 4.1 Clarification - Narrative is confusing, “…training to 60 fire and emergency personnel…shall be designed and conducted as thee eight-hour classes designed to accommodate twenty (20) students per class.” From other clauses, the assumption is that the contract is for 3 classes of 20 students each.

Answer: Yes contract is to train 60 total students over a period of 3 days. Designed this way to meet fire department work schedules.

1. 4.2 Clarification - Question – “…student to instructor ratio not to exceed 7:1…” Standard practice for Spec Rescue is that this ratio for 20 students would require 3 instructors. Will there be standard requirement of 3 instructors per 20 students identified as class size – be required of all competitors?

Answer: Yes. In order to conduct this class and the required hands on training the use of 3 instructors is imperative.

1. 4.4 Clarification – Question – “Hands on training shall include… with use of (various tools) …” 8.1 “The government shall provide…hand, power, air tools and PPE …” Does the government have and can provide a complete list of ALL tools required for the described training? Spec Rescue maintains a robust machinery tool cache and props, however, as a factor in pricing, the presence of all required tools would impact costs and potentially reduce the costs if the company did not have to transport and deliver those resources.

Answer: It depends on the list of equipment required for training. The FD does have the tools required to conduct the training requested.

1. Though objectives are described in the narrative, is there an existing curriculum or program the government can provide?

Answer: No. You should prepare your curriculum in accordance with the PWS.

1. Is this incumbent provided training and program? Answer: NO

1. FBO posting identifies Response Date of April 15, 1100. 3.5 of PWS requires all props etc to be on site 4 weeks prior to training which is noted as May 13-16, 2019. Site and logistical requirements of 4 weeks prior to start date of class would appear to be in place before solicitation is awarded. Assuming this clerical oversight, Spec Rescue would require no more than 2 weeks to set up and construct props, generally as little as one week or a few days before class kick off.

Answer: Training site set up can be coordinated with the government’s representative. Base access and clearance requires 3-4 weeks.

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SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 15-Apr-2019 11:00 AM to 25-Apr-2019 11:00 AM.

The following have been modified:

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Performance of Work Statement For Machinery Extrication Training Course

SECTION I

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

1. General: The contractor shall provide services in support of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Fire & Emergency Services (hereafter referred to as the government,) and shall include all items listed below. All work shall be performed on site (MCAS Beaufort, Beaufort, SC) by qualified and experienced fire service professionals. Proof of experience and qualifications to conduct training shall be provided to the government for review prior to contract award.

1. Pricing: pricing shall be all inclusive and based upon the number of students/course as stated by the government.

1. Services to be provided: The contractor will provide the services listed below:

2. All training provided shall be taught using industry proven tactics/techniques for machinery extrication and in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standard 1670 “Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents.

2. The contractor will provide evidence that the instructors are certified Fire Instructors and that they have real world experience providing machinery rescue instruction. The vender must submit copies of instructor certifications & resume of lead instructor. (Acceptable Fire Instructor certifications must contain an IFSAC or ProBoard seal or be from a US state sponsored Fire Academy. Evidence of experience in machinery rescue needs to be documented in the lead instructors resume and includes assignment as a firefighter or fire officer assigned to a heavy rescue or ladder company for at least 5 years in US fire department.

2. The contractor will provide sufficient evidence that instructors are considered industry subject matter experts in the field of machinery rescue. (evidence includes article publication in an industry trade journal on the topic of machinery rescue, and/or written letters of recommendation from a Fire Chief of a municipal fire department where the contractor provided services)

2. The contractor will provide evidence that the course being presented to the government has been presented at least twice at one of the major industry conferences (FDIC, Fire Rescue International, Art of Firemanship Days, Firehouse Expo, etc…).

2. Contractor will provide specifications and equipment/logistical needs for required training props and will assist with the construction of such required props upon arrival at the training site at least four weeks prior to the class start date.

1. Specialized Rescue Training:

3. The contractor will provide hands-on machinery rescue training to 60 fire and emergency services personnel. The course shall be designed and conducted as three eight (8) hour classes designed to accommodate twenty (20) students per class. The classes shall be in conducted at the MCAS Beaufort Fire Station or Fire Training Grounds. The training schedule shall be as follows: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday from 0900 – 1630.

3. There should be a student to instructor ratio that does not exceed: 1 instructor per every 7 students.

3. The class shall be a combination of lecture and hands on training with an emphasis (at least 80% of the course) on hands-on training evolutions involving machinery rescue.

3. Hands on training shall include: emergency disassembly, hydraulic & mechanical forcing of machine parts, training on the safe use of machinery rescue tools to include: hand tools, closed and split ring pliers, whizzer saws, air bags (conventional and non-conventional uses), hand held band saws, precision grinding/cutting tools (i.e. dremel tool), cutting torches, electric and die grinders.

3. At a minimum students shall participate in at least five hands-on training scenarios that cover the following topics: Ring Removal techniques, fence and rebar impalements, fence and playground seat entrapments, meat grinder/auger entrapments, use of cutting torches, and conventional/non-conventional vehicle lifting techniques.

3. Lecture training shall include: response to and scene size up of machine incidents, establishment of a machinery rescue kit and the use of its associated contents, lock-out/Tag-out issues and techniques, proper personal protection equipment for rescuer and victim involved in machinery incidents, identification of medical considerations, identify evasive and non-evasive limb and person removal techniques from commercial machinery including (presses, conveyer belts, saws, angle grinder, medal shaping equipment and aircraft parts, techniques to remove rings from swollen hands (both destructive and non-destructive) including the removal of medal and titanium rings; removal of person(s) from impalements using both power and air tools; removal of hands and fingers from commercial cooking equipment (i.e. meat grinders and blenders); provide an overview of the medical management of the trauma patient in the specialized rescue environment; explain the difference between rescue vs recovery operations related to specialized rescue incidents, explain the mechanics and physics associated with the how people become entrapped in machinery;

1. Documentation Requirements: At the conclusion of the course the contractor will provide a paper certificate of completion for each student who successfully completed the training. This shall be provided within 60 days of course completion.

1. Mob/Demob: All travel and mobilization expenses including air fare, excess baggage charges, car rental, transfers, visas, local transportation, travel day rate and mobilization charges as well as per diem charges shall be included in the initial contracting price.

1. Hold Harmless and Indemnification: The GOVERNMENT agrees to hold harmless and indemnify the contractor from any claims arising from and related to the use of the techniques taught in this course of instruction. By accepting the course certificates, the GOVERNMENT is accepting that all services were provided within the guidelines as set forth by GOVERNMENT The GOVERNMENT shall indemnify and hold harmless the contractor from any and all claims, actions and judgments, including all costs of defense and attorney’s fees incurred in defending against same.

1. Requirement of the Government:

7. The government shall provide: a classroom large enough to accommodate the required students, a non-networked projector and screen to display lectures, all consumable equipment required to conduct training (including: wood and construction materials for props, rebar, copper pipe, hand, power, air tools and PPE for participants.)

1. CONTRACTOR'S UNAUTHORIZED WORK PERFORMANCE. The contractor shall not perform work that deviates from contract requirements and specifications. If the contractor deviates from contract requirements and specifications without approval of the CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR/OFFICER, such deviation shall be at the risk of the contractor and any cost related thereto shall be borne by the contractor.

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