RFTP Anniston 33-4031 Questions and Answers.pdf

Request for Technical Proposal (RFTP)_Anniston_IFB 33-4031 Questions and Answers

Question 1: “Can we get a copy of the contract currently in place, award notice, and pricing?”

Answer 1: See Attachment “Current Contract_Award_Pricing” for current contract, award notice, and pricing.

Question 2: “Is there a chart showing past pricing data that has been provided with other bids?

Similar to the chart attached.”

Answer 2: See attachment “CONUS M_DCOS Pricing” for current M/DCOS Contracts throughout the United States.

Question 3: “Please can you tell us the estimated cost of this scrap. Can you send us the pictures.

Looking forward to your reply.”

Answer 3: The estimated value of this scrap will be based on your company’s knowledge and business decision to formulate bid pricing.

Question 4: Please confirm that the prepayment for this bid is broken down properly below.

Purchasers bid per pound, or .X / lb multiplied by 8,000,000lbs for DS00E1LB PLUS Purchasers bid per pound, or .X / lb multiplied by 1,000,000lbs for DS000MUTB. Essentially confirming that the prepayment amount is using this provided format.

8,000,000lbs for DS00E1LB and 1,000,000lbs for DS000MUTB? Those numbers equate to 6.667% of the “Total QTY (LBS)” provided in the A.4 Table 1 IFB Item Number Details.

Answer 4: Prepayment as defined in RFTP and IFB. Additional description for clarity: Weight for prepayment is determined by “Total Qty” divided by three, which equals one year’s estimated annual generation, then multiplied by 20 percent (i.e. 120,000,000/3 X 20%= 8,000,000 lbs.)

Question 5: Is purchaser responsible for offloading inbound trucks at Anniston? Page 8, A.8 states that purchaser is responsible for loading materials to be shipped directly to purchasers processing facility, but making sure that inbound government trucks w/ items are to be unloaded by Government employee.

Answer 5: Government unloads inbound government conveyances as Anniston Army Depot. Purchaser is responsible for all other loading and unloading operations.

Question 6: During the Kind and Count, the Department is unloading the trucks bringing in / inbound items?

Answer 6: During Kind and Count, Government has already unloaded property, received property and gov. accountable record, and placed property in government storage locations. Kind and Count, if beginning of process of joint inventory and moving property to sorting location and/or purchaser loading on to purchaser conveyances for processing at purchaser facility.

Question 7: What type of trailers are being used to deliver material to purchasers processing facility?

Flatbeds only? Combination of Van Trailers and Flatbeds?

Answer 7: Not limited to the following: Primarily flatbed, lowboy, and RGN style conveyances. On limited bases there may be can trailers.

Question 8: How often are Boxes / Crates being returned to Anniston. Reference Page 11.

Answer 8: Dependent of property streams and purchaser use of government owned crates/boxes during sorting process.

Question 9: Are we allowed to group question 7 and question 8 on the Operation Plan format?

Answer 9: Answer each question individually and in full per RFTP.

Question 10: With such a big gap in the total qty and minimum guaranteed weights can DLA confirm that the contracted cost will be based on the actual weight collected by contractor?

Answer 10: Purchaser will be billed for actual weight of material processed and removed.

Question 11: Can DLA provide pictures for the scrap to be collected?

Answer 11: DLA will not be providing pictures as the items may change on a frequent basis over the term of the contract. Bidders are afforded the opportunity to inspect property until August 21, 2024.

Question 12: Can more information be provided on the mutilated scrap?

Answer 12: Bidders are afforded the opportunity to inspect property until August 21, 2024

Question 13: There is currently a separate area for the contractor to prepare removals at the Anniston Army Depot. Will that same area be used for this IFB? If not, will there be another area designated?

Answer 13: Yes, there will be a designated area for purchaser to prepare (sort/segregate) removals at Anniston Army Depot. The location may change due to construction at current location.