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Questions & Answers

Q1. Is this a follow on contract opportunity? If so, please provide previous solicitation AND contract numbers, base year award amount, total award amount, base year, plus all option years.

A1. Yes, there is an incumbent contractor. Solicitation #SP4510-10-Q-4031, Contract #SP4510-11-D-5000, $3,402,440.00 Total Award (inclusive of options).

Q2. On CLIN #0102, for 500,000 lbs of silver bearing film/papers (SCLDS000P04A/B (P04)), what has been the average Troy ounces of silver yield per hundred lb weight of film?

A2. This information is not available for this solicitation.

Q3. On what basis will the copper, and the ferrous & non-ferrous metals, as referenced in the PWS, under Section 2.0 "Scope of Work", 1st paragraph, last sentence........."...the value converted to a precious metal and deposited", be priced ?

A3. If converted it will be priced based on the current market value of silver.

Q4. On-line Reverse Auctioning referred to in the Synopsis..............At what point, and on what basis, does the Contracting Officer decide to use this as a means of conducting price discussions under this Solicitation?

A4. After initial evaluation of the quotes submitted.

Q5. Paragraph (b) references "..Offerors determined to be in competitive range..." The best pricing means nothing unless Offeror is qualified..a confirmed small business, technically capable of doing the work. How is eligibilty determined ? .

A5. Eligibility is determined by passing the technical acceptability test and conforming to all other requirements of the solicitation (Small business elgibility, etc.)

Q6. In the Bid Schedule, under clins 0401, 1401, 2401 & 3401, a reference is made to C.4.1...Of the PWS ? If so, there is no such section, reference, etc.

A6. See revised Bid Schedule and PWS.

Q7. In the PWS, Section 1.0 "Introduction", 1st paragragh, last sentence, references "two million pounds of PM bearing scrap per year for processing (see Attachment 2)." However, the total of the net weights listed on Attachment 2 (noted to represent a 2 year period - FY 2012 & FY 2013) is ~ 2.25 million, or 1.1 million pounds per year. Which number is more accurate ?

A7. 1.1 million lbs is more reflective of anticipated quantities under this contract. See revised PWS.

Q8. In the PWS, Section 6.1 "Receipt, Verification and Authorization..".the 1st paragraph indicates the Contractor will have 10 days, from rec'd date, to acknowledge receipt of shipment by emailing (or mailing) a copy of the signed 1348, and CBL, showing date of receipt, gross & net wgts as well as piece count rec'd, to the COR to distribute to shipment site. Confirm 10 days is the required acknowledgement of shipment?

A8. Yes, this is correct.

Q9. In the PWS, Section 6.1.1 "Shipment Discrepancies".- Discrepancies that should be noted, but, not reported.........Please explain the following: "Piece counts identified on the DD Form 1348-1/1a (or MRO) are less than or more than the quantity identified on the DD Form 1348-1/1a (or MRO), even though quantity is equal to that identifed on the delivery order".

A9. This section was removed. See revised PWS.

Q10. In the PWS, Section 6.3.3, "Slag and Baghouse Residue Settlement Sampling"...There is no reference in this section, or any other, regarding the basis on which the slag and baghouse residue settlement will be determined. No indication of "allowable limits", or de minimis levels, etc.

A10. Revised to add following paragraph to the end of Section 6.3.3: “If the Government determines that residues contain silver in amounts greater than 10 troy ounces per ton, gold or platinum (and other platinum family metals excluding palladium) in amounts greater than .30 troy ounces per ton, or palladium in amounts greater than .90 troy ounces per ton, then the contractor is responsible for reimbursing the Government for the overage, (i.e., any amount of precious metals which exceeds the allowable limits is returnable to the Government). “

Q11. In the PWS, Section 6.8 "Payment and Invoicing" - Indicates that, after deposit, contractor shall submit an invoice in accordance with DFARS 252.23-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment instructions...........This involves electronically submitting an invoice. However, Section 6.9 "Contract Deliverables, Documentation and Reports"...The Contractor must send original invoice to COR after deposit has been made. Does invoice get submitted electronically or by sending through the COR ?

A11. Electronically. See revised PWS attached.

Q12. In the Solicitation Synopsis, under Processing Plan/Technical Proposal (Technical Acceptability), 3rd paragraph, 1st sentence...."The processing plan will identify for each CLIN; the minimum quantities of precious metal bearing scrap that can be processed (in a single batch run) and the bid price per CLIN....." Does the Government really want the bid price details in the Processing Plan ?

A12. Requirement removed to have the bid price per CLIN in the processing plan. See amended solicitation.

Q13. What are the required components of a Quote package / Bid proposal for Solicitation SP4510-14-Q-1005 ? Please advise.

A13. See section "Quote Evaluation" of the solicitation.

Q14. In the past, amendments to Solicitations had to be acknowledged by returning a signed, & dated, copy of your Standard Form 30. How should amendments to this Solicitation be acknowledged?

A14. This solicitation is issued in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6 (Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items) and therefore amendments are simply posted online at FBO.gov (not via the SF30). By submitting any quote in response to the solicitation, the offeror is acknowledging any amendments posted online before the quote submission deadline.

Q15. The bid schedule indicates “unit price”. Is it acceptable to bid our refining charges for some of the CLINS, while biding outright unit prices on others?

A15. No, please submit prices as the bid schedule is structured.

Q16. Do we have to bid on all of the CLIN’s? The synopsis reads the government is seeking to award one IDIQ contract. The word seeking leads me to believe that there is a possibility the award could be given to multiple companies for multiple CLINS.

A16. In accordance with the solicitation, only one IDIQ contract award will be sought.

Q17. In the bid we identify our outsource partners as required, but then we decide to change to other outsource partners. Is that permitted?

A17. Yes, as long as changes are done before the quote submission deadline.

Q18. CLIN 0102 indicates 500,000 pounds of film/paper. Can we provide two different refining charges? Paper has to be incinerated, and the ash is refined, where film is chemically washed and the fees will be less.

A18. Yes, a separate CLIN for the paper and film has been created. See amended bid schedule.

Q19. Pertaining to Section 6.2.2, Will contractor be able to purchase the precious metals outright from the Government or will they have to compete for it on the sales contract?

A19. No, the precious metals are deposited in a repository managed by DLA Troop Support.

Q20. Pertaining to Section 4.1, Paragraph 4 - Authorized personnel, Who is referred to as authorized personnel or what is meant by this?

A20. Authorized personnel refers to personnel the contractor deems necessary to have access.

Q21. Pertaining to Section 4.3, This may be near impossible to accomplish, is this a firm requirement that must be supported?

A21. This is a firm requirement. Section 4.3 is necessary to maximize the Government’s recovery of precious metals.