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FedBid Buy 919070 Vehicles and Equipment for Northern Border Q&A ***Questions are in black; answers in blue***

**All questions copied and pasted as submitted**

1) For item 2, INL requires a Yamaha Grizzly ATV or equal. The Yamaha ATV has an of Engine of 700 cc which produce 48 horsepower according with the manufacturer’s technical specifications document. Would it be acceptable to propose an equivalent ATV which exceeds most of the technical specifications listed in the SoW but has a slightly different Engine size, it has 650 cc but produces 63 horsepower?

Yes, that would be acceptable.

2) All the vehicles are going to be painted according with the specification at the SoW, Please confirm if besides the custom color of the vehicles the Policía Federal logos should be included?

No logos should be included, the end-user will provide logos. The metallic cobalt blue color is complemented with a white frame (white stripes) that starts on the hood and goes up to end in the roof in order to give the impression of a dynamic and bold style. The paint must include anti-corrosive and high-density coating. (See picture for white stripe).

3) Question in regard to F-150: Should the truck have a spray-in bed liner, drop-in bed liner or no bed liner?

Spray in bed liner

4) Questions on interim storage (on page 5 section 8.4 Equipment Delivery) :

4a) The interim storage may last up to 4 months. Does the government provide the interim secure storage facility?

No, vendor shall provide.

4b) Is the contractor supposed to pay for the storage fee?

Yes

4c) Should the contractor estimate and include the transportation cost to the storage facility in the bid?

5) Miscellaneous questions:

5a) Is advance payment be considered?

No

5b) How long is contractor expected to be paid after delivery?

Within 30 days upon receipt of goods and proper vendor invoice.

5c) Are all 44 unit of F-150 ordered at same time? Manufacturer will paint the units in a color if we have ordered enough units.

6) Is the color of the truck Navy Blue on page 31 line 30 or metallic cobalt blue which states on page 35 line 4?

Metallic Cobalt Blue

7) Is PTO paint code for the metallic navy blue or navy blue available? Can you give us a vin # of a vehicle with that type of paint?

No VIN is available.

8) Is the (metallic) navy blue covered the top part of both sides and the white color accent goes to the bottom of the rocker panels?

As you can see on the picture below, the white stripe starts on the roof, making its way to the front of the hood. There is no white color accent on the rocker panels.

9) Is the white accent a stripe?

Yes, 29.53 inches wide (see picture below with embedded caption).

10) Does the government plan to put letters on the body?

Yes

11) If yes, can the contractor do the letters? We are not sure how the paintwork should be done.

Any pictures?

The end-user will put the logos and letters. The vendor will only provide the metallic navy blue paint and white stripe.

12) Questions from Specifications Pick-up Trucks :

Is the truck a SuperCrew or SuperCab? A truck cannot not be a SuperCrew AND SuperCab at the same time? See page 31 under Specifications Pick-up Trucks bullet point # 2.

XL, SuperCrew, 5.0L V8, 4x4

13) See on page 31 bulletpoint #2, the spec states XL. However, on page 32 bullet point #6, spec states XLT - Trim Level. Is the truck XL or XLT?

XL, SuperCrew, 5.0L V8, 4x4

14) See page 31 bulletpoint #3, the spec states 5.0L V8 or 3.5L EcoBoost. However, on page 32 bullet point #11 under Engine Minimums, spec states 8/5.0L. EcoBoost is V6. So, is the minimum V6 or V8? We can offer both.

XL, SuperCrew, 5.0L V8, 4x4

15) Request to extend the delivery time of F-150 from 120 days to 150 days. It takes 90 to 120 days for the manufacturer to make the vehicles. And it will take at least 45 days to paint the truck and install the light fixtures by a body company. Please consider to extend the delivery time of F-150. Thank you.

The end-user will paint the vehicles, therefore the 120 day delivery time will remain.

16) Request to extend the due date from May 3 to May 10 due to the quantity and the complexity of the order.

The buy will be extended to May 9.