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This document contains the Answers to Vendors' Questions regarding Solicitation Number 36C78624Q50350 for total cemetery operations at the Port Hudson National Cemetery.
The key details are:
- The contractor will not be provided a waste container/dumpster on-site, but will be provided storage space for vehicles, equipment, and supplies.
- Headstone cleaning must be completed before Memorial Day, with one cleaning in April and another in October.
- The government requires one aeration per year, with dethatching only as necessary per the discretion of the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and District Agronomist.
- The contract includes specific requirements for fertilizer, pre-emergent, post-emergent, and fire ant control applications, with timing and amounts subject to COR approval.
- The contractor is not required to edge flat markers with plastic blades, but will be responsible for any damage.
- D2 is the approved cleaner for headstone cleaning.
- The contractor must provide sufficient staffing to complete the daily/weekly workload as stated in the Performance Work Statement.
- The contractor must pick up headstones delivered to the parent Louisiana National Cemetery and transport them to Port Hudson National Cemetery.
- The contractor is required to mow the field/lay down area along the driveway towards the private cemetery.
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| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| QSE 36C78624Q50350.pdf | ||
| SolicitationAmendment0001.pdf | ||
| Port Hudson NC PriceSched_FY24_08232024.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Contract Guaranteed Minimum and Maximum Value.docx | DOCX document | |
| DIGNITY CLAUSE.docx | DOCX document | |
| P07 SCA WD 2015-5177 rev25 07222024.pdf | ||
| PWS - PHNC Total Cem Ops 27Mar24_RCedits_08292024.docx | DOCX document | |
| Instructions to Offerors_Evaluations_EJR_CO_PA_CO2nd.docx | DOCX document | |
| P07 DBA LA20230035 07192024.pdf | ||
| Solicitation.pdf |
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36C78624Q50350 00001
Answers to vendors’ ques ons:
1. Will the cemetery provide a waste container/dumpster for contractors to use?
Answer: No
2. Will the cemetery provide storage space to keep vehicles, equipment, and supplies on site?
Answer: Yes
3.The headstone cleaning is required to perform and complete before Memorial Day. What month of the year do you recommend commencing and comple ng the headstone cleaning? OR can the contractor complete cleaning of all headstone throughout the 1 year contract period of the amounts listed in the solicita on?
Answer: There are two cleaning, so do one in April the month before Memorial Day and the other some me in October. Get with the COR to confirm each of the cleanings.
4. Does the Government want 1 aera on and 1 dethatching done per year?
Answer: One (1) aera on. De‐thatching: De‐thatching of turf areas will only occur when necessary. If mowing is performed with the correct equipment and all other proper turfgrass maintenance procedures followed, thatch will not build up to a problema c level. In addi on, de‐thatching performed incorrectly can damage turf stands, so extreme cau on must be used. The turf shall be dethatched at the discre on of the COR and/or the District Agronomist.
5. Does the Government want the following turf treatments included in CLIN 1 – 3 fer lizer, 3 post emergent, 2 pre‐emergent, and 3 ant poison applica ons?
Answer: Yes
4.4.2.a Fer lizer: The Contractor shall develop and submit a complete fer lizer program/schedule to the COR and the Con nental District Agronomist for wri en approval within sixty (30) days upon award and arrival on site. The submi ed plan/schedule shall include the name and analysis of the product to be applied, the me frame for applica on, and the amount of product. The fer lizer plan/schedule encompasses the growing season in its en rety (March through October) (approximately 3 to 5 mes per year as dictated by weather condi ons and chosen fer lizer products). The fer lizer program shall be approved by the COR and Con nental District Agronomist prior to applica ons.
4.4.2.b Fer lizer shall be applied in spring, summer, and fall unless otherwise approved in the fer lizer program by the COR and Con nental District Agronomist. Timing of the first applica on should occur when the turfgrass is ac vely growing and following 2‐3 mow cycles. Sequen al applica ons occur every
8‐10 weeks dependent upon fer lizer analysis. The last applica on should occur 4‐6 weeks prior to the historic frost dates. Drought‐stressed turf is not fer lized.
Pre‐Emergent Applica on #1
Late Winter/Early Spring –exact ming of applica on based on soil temperature and weather condi ons. Prior approval from COR required before applica on. If split applica on is required, the ming of the split shall follow COR approval and specific herbicide labels (es mated 4‐10 weeks following first pre‐emergent applica on).
Pre‐Emergent Applica on #2
Late Summer/Early Fall – exact ming based on soil temperature and weather condi ons. Prior approval from COR required before applica on. If split applica on is required, the ming of the split shall follow
COR approval and specific herbicide labels (es mated 4‐10 weeks following first pre‐emergent applica on).
Post‐Emergent Applica on #1
Early Spring/Mid Spring – exact ming based on weed development. Prior approval from COR required before applica on.
Post‐Emergent Applica on #2
Early Summer/Mid‐Summer – exact ming based on weed development and residual period of Post‐
Emergent Applica on #1. Prior approval from COR required before applica on.
Post‐Emergent Applica on #3
Late Summer/Fall – exact ming based on weed development and residual period of Post – Emergent
Applica on #2. Prior approval from COR required before applica on.
4.4.5a Specifically for fire ants, the Contractor shall make three (3) applica ons of a broadcast treatment for na ve and imported fire ant control per contract year. Each treatment shall cover all turf areas within the perimeter boundaries of the Na onal Cemetery site. One (1) broadcast applica on shall be performed in spring, and One (1) broadcast applica on shall be performed in Late Summer/Early Fall and One (1) applica on will be requested or on‐Call by the COR.
6. Will the contractor be required to edge flat markers with plas c edger blades?
Answer: No, but any damage to the flat markers will be on the contractor.
7. Is D2 the approved/required cleaner for cleaning the headstones?
Answer: Yes
8. Does the Government want a full‐ me staff of employees onsite each week?
Answer: Enough staff as the contractor deems sufficient to complete the daily/weekly workload as stated in the PWS.
9. Is the contractor required to pick the headstones up that were delivered to another loca on and bring back to Port Hudson NC?
Answer: Yes, the contractor will be required to pick up the headstones. The headstones are delivered to the parent cemetery, Louisiana Na onal Cemetery, about 2 miles from Port Hudson Na onal Cemetery.
10. Is the contractor required to mow the field/lay down area along the driveway towards the private cemetery?
Answer: Yes
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