Response_to_Questions_SPE600-16-R-0521_Amendment_0002.pdf

Response to questions received:

1. How close should the testing laboratory be to the DLA testing location?

Section C-1.0.1 & 1.2 of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) stipulates laboratory will be in CONUS and be able to meet turn-around times in section C-5.4.1.1.

2. Which locations will require tank sampling? Is there an annual volume of these requests per location that can be provided?

Any location in section C-1.0.1 or attachment 3 of the PWS could request tank sampling if required.

Vessel sampling it is not expected to be of regular frequency as it is an emergency capability. Locations and frequency per year that could require vessel sampling are:

Point Loma, CA (0) Selby, CA (1) New Haven, CT (1) Port Everglades, FL (0) Tampa, FL (1) Key West, FL (1) Baton Rouge, LA (1) Portland, ME (1)

Baltimore, MD (1) Jacksonville, NJ (0) NY Harbor Area (1) Charleston, SC (1) Houston, TX (1) Craney Island, VA (0) Norfolk/Yorktown, VA (0) Puget Sound, WA (0)

3. Which products do you need sampled?

Products are listed in Attachment 1of the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

4. When does the turnaround time start? When we pick up the sample at your location, when product is shipped or when product arrives at the testing laboratory?

Section C-5.4.1of the PWS states: “Time starts when Contractor is in receipt of the petroleum sample.”

5. Will we be responsible for gauging and sampling at any of the various locations or will samples be shipped to us?

The Contractor will not be responsible for gauging tanks in accordance with section C-

6.0 of the PWS, but act as a third party witness when requested. Sampling at locations will be by request only and contractor will transport product in accordance with section C-6.1 of the PWS.

6. Will tank calibration services be considered part of the scope of this RFP?

No.

7. Is the government seeking a sole contractor with multiple laboratories to manage the sampling/analysis/reporting of this solicitation, or are they seeking individual labs which have operations in any of the locations specified.

The Government is seeking individual labs.

8. With Regard to SPE600-16-R-0521, Instructions, we are unclear as to what is being asked for. The section states; note for copies only: Any copy containing pricing information MUST be redacted before submission. Does that mean pricing should be removed from the copy that is submitted with the original?

Pricing can be removed from the copy or redacted (blacked out).

9. With regard to section 52.212-03 (c5 on page 22 and h on page 27) we are unclear as to if this contract is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold?

The contract is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

10. Why are there 2 separate packages one that is 37 pages (Attachment 2-OSP) and one that is 112 pages (RFP-SPE600-16-R-0521)? Do we need to accommodate both or does one supersede the other?

Request for Proposal (RFP) SPE600-16-R-0521 contains all the applicable clauses and provisions. It is the complete solicitation and should not be submitted as part of the offeror package.

The Offeror Submission Package (Attachment 2) is the package that needs to be completed and submitted to our office. It includes only part of the clauses and provisions already contained in the RFP that need to be “filled-in” by the contractor and submitted to us.