Amendment 0001 Response.docx

Amendment 0001- The following is the Government’s Response to a Requests for Information:

Question1. Please clarify whether the contractor is to complete ELINs for option years 3 and 4.

Answer: Yes. All ELINS are to be completed.

Question 2. It is our understanding that the incumbent provides two FTE at NMCSD to perform the contractor tasks as outlined in this RFQ, are two FTEs sufficient to meet the performance standards?

Answer 2: For information note, historically, two FTEs at NMCSD is more than adequate. However, it is the Contractor's responsibility to determine workload or staffing requirements for NMCSD and other installations on the contract.

Question 3. It is our understanding that the incumbent provides one FTE to label, replace, and transport medical and hazardous waste containers to interim storage lockers for all clinics, is one FTE sufficient to meet the performance standards?

Answer 3: Same as response #2 above.

Question 4: It is our understanding that the contractor is to provide a technician to service NBSD piers 1 through 14 twice a week and remain on-site from 0700 to 1400, is this correct?

Answer 4: Refer to Attachments J-1604000-06 and J-1604000-08 for frequencies of pickup. For Pier/Barge 14 pickups (4 times a year), coordination between government and contractor is needed to determine date and time. Same as response #2 above, it is the Contractor's responsibility to determine for workload or staffing requirements.

Question 5: Can you confirm that each contractor employee associated with this contract will need separate DBIDS for each base they access and that submitting DBIDs requests is the responsibility of the contractor.

Answer 5: Each contractor employee associated with this contract will need separate DBIDS for each base they access and that submitting DBIDs requests is the responsibility of the contractor. For Metro San Diego, an approved DBIDS application can access multiple within Metro San Diego locations/bases.

Question 6. Can you confirm if there is one Government point of contact for submitting all DBIDs request for all bases?

Answer 6: Yes. For sponsorship only.

Question 7. Can you confirm that a separate pier pass is needed for the servicing of NBSD piers 1 through 14?

Answer 7: No. Only one NBSD pier pass is needed for Piers 1 through 14 access.

Question 8. Can you confirm that separate badging is required for the FTEs servicing NMCSD?

Answer 8: Yes.

Question 9. If an employee with a valid/current DBIDS is not allowed on base due to circumstances out of the contractor’s control (e.g. heightened security), will the government provide escorts?

Answer 9: The government is not allowed to provide escorts any more.

Question 10. Can you confirm if monthly manifests for all locations are to be submitted by email to a single Government point of contact?

Answer 10: No. Three individuals for three locations. NMCSD to include outlaying clinics and Pier/Barge 14; NBSD Piers 1 through 13; and NHCP and outlaying clinics.

Question11. On page 20 of 23 of the Section J Attachment there is a requirement for the contractor to clean and disinfect biohazardous waste strainers from the Wet Vacuum System, can you confirm how many strainers there are?

Answer 11: Just one unit.