ANSWERS_TO_QUESTIONS.pdf

1. How often do pickups normally occur at USCG Sector Mobile and John Stennis Space Center? How much waste volume is generated at the AL and MS locations? Are they Small Quantity Generators?

Stennis has their own waste contract through NASA. The Performance Work Statement is revised to eliminate Stennis.

USCG at this time is shut down. We would pick up their maybe once every 3 years.

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Navy Technology Center in AL may generated 50 pounds a year. Depends on the research.

2. Is the hourly rate portal - portal? If not, can mobilization be charged for each person based on the location we are going to?

Hourly rate is Portal to Portal.

3. For Item Numbers 0003AA - 0003TW, can you confirm that we may modify the supply/service to fit our materials & pricing structure? If we do not supply a material/service can we just put a no bid for that Item Number? Can we just supply our published E/R rate sheets in lieu of completing Items 0003AA -

0003TW?

You can either strikeout a line item and add additional ones or refer to a published E/R rate sheet. The E/R rate sheet has to be in a form that will allow it to be cut and pasted into the subCLINs.

4. Approximately how much was spent yearly on the current contract? If this is a new contract, what is the estimated yearly value for the routine services?

The Max Est Qty of labor and Max Est Qty of other items is listed under CLIN 0001 as subCLINs. The Max quantity will be established based on the addition of the total amounts of the subCLINs. This will give you an estimate of the maximum yearly value for the routine services.

5. Can our response be submitted through email?

Yes.

6. Request a one week extension to the RFP due date in order to have sufficient time to prepare a comprehensive response.

Extension of closing of RFQ until 5/5/17 at 4:00PM Eastern.

7.Are materials (e.g. drums, packing materials, etc) for routine waste shipments to be included in the disposal pricing or is the pricing to be included in Section 0003 or another location?

For the routine waste shipments all materials are to be included in subCLINs to CLIN 0001. See Disposal and transportation starting on page 2 of Attachment 1 and on.

8.What is the average number of emergency response events/activities on an annual basis?

It all depends . If an emergency occurs they will be needed.

9.With regard to the definition of cylinder downloading, is this the transfer of a material from an NRL constructed non-DOT container to a DOT approved container/cylinder for shipment?

It can be. Some researchers have created their own cylinder type containers for research.