Questions_and_Answers.pdf

Janitorial Service, RFQ # SIZ250170007

Question and Answers

[Note: Questions are unedited.]

Q. We are Iraqi company; our quotation must be in IQD or USD?

A. Iraqi Dinar (see the fifth paragraph under I, Prices and Period of Performance)

Q. We are Iraqi company registered in ministry of Trading and planning in Baghdad and we have partnership with other company registered in arrange of Kurdistan, what you need from us to approved to you we are partnership?

A. You should have a joint venture document. The document should be notarized in Erbil.

Q. Working hours is 40 hours in week this means 5 days of week 8 hours each day. Please tell me if I wrong?

A. Yes, you are right (see 2.4 under 2.0, Management and Supervision.)

Q. Bidder would like to clarify what is contractor code and Facility code from SF form 1449

Block -17 (Commercial Item)?

A. You need to write Company name and address in 17a. Disregard the contractor code and

Facility code blocks.

Q. If bidder would like to submit Hard Copy and Soft copy in CD, kindly provide representative name that we need to address?

A. Please address your bid to GSO/Procurement Section to the address stated in block 9 of the

SF1449.

Q. Where we should get DBA insurance?

A. You should get DBA insurance question from one of the brokers for the United States

Department of Labor (DOL). See A.1 under Section 3, Solicitation Provisions.

Q. How can I get DUNS number and registration?

A. Please visit www.DNB.com to obtain the DUNS number; next, register the DUNS number at www.SAM.gov (see the fourth paragraph of the cover letter).

Q. Is DBA cost refundable?

A. Yes, it is embedded into the line item prices.

Q. Does USG provide office or store to the contractor?

A. Yes, the USG will provide one office for contractor staff plus a small storage area for janitorial supplies. See 6.0, Government Furnished Property/Equipment, and Attachment 1, Description/Specifications/Performance Work Statement Government Furnished Property.

Q. What are the documents I should submit with the bid?

A. In order for your bid to be technically acceptable, you should submit the following documents:

A copy of the RFQ with the prices (including the cover page SF-1449).

Company profile and license.

Technical proposal showing company ability to perform the service.

Demonstrate at least 3 years experiment in janitorial service.

Any other documents requested in the RFQ.

Also see Section 3, Solicitation Provisions, for complete information.

Q. Can I submit my bid by hand?

A. Yes, you can. Please submit the bid to US Consulate General Erbil, 413 Ashtar St. Ankawa

/Erbil, GSO - Procurement Section.

http://www.dnb.com/ http://www.sam.gov/