Questions_from_Industry_SPE60519R0211_(Ver._1).pdf

SPE60519R0211 Questions from Industry

1. What is Complete Address of Origin Destination?

Kabul

2. What is Complete Address and provinces of Final Destinations?

Please see list below. Complete address not provided, only province and district).

SITE PROVINCE DISTRICT

AP Lightning Paktika Gardez

Bagram Parwan Bagram

Chapman Khost Khost

Dahlke Logar Barak

Eagle Kabul Cluster Kabul Cluster

Fenty Nangahar Jalalabad

Gamberi Nangahar 10 miles NW of Jalalabd

Grizzly Kunduz Kunduz

HKIA Ramp 6 Kabul Cluster Kabul Cluster

Camp McGill Paktika Gardez

New Kabul Compound Kabul Cluster Kabul Cluster

Pamir Kunduz Kunduz

3. In section B, it is all Fuel to be delivered or it is for a period of time?

The requirement is for a 3-year performance period. The fuel quantities in Section B are estimated quantity requirements for the entire 3-year period. Fuel deliveries from the

DFSP Kabul to other destination locations will be based on the fuel needs at each location. There is no guarantee that the estimated fuel quantities at each site will be reached by the end of the performance period.

4. We have found two locations named for Camp Eagle in our survey in

Afghanistan, 1 in Kabul in vicinity of Bagram Airfield and 1 in Zabul province of

Afghanistan, please confirm which one your intention is and also confirm that FOB

Pamir is in Kunduz northern province of Afghanistan?

Camp Eagle is located in Kabul (vicinity of Bagram).

FOB Pamir is confirmed to be in Kunduz.

5. What is the ITV tracking frequency required (every hour or every 30 minutes, etc)?

No ITV tracking frequency required; however, we require fuel to be delivered to the required destination by the required delivery date.

6. Past Performance Questionnaires are required as per the solicitation but there was no sample PPQ provided. Could you provide one?

Past Performance Questionnaires are now provide, see attachment 5.

7. The SoW says 3 days to deliver from the date of order. Does this include loading time at National DFSP? Is it 3 days from date of receiving the delivery order till we load or till delivery at the destination site?

No, it does not include loading time. All vendors will have 3 days from the time of receiving the fuel to deliver the fuel to its final destination.

8. The distance between Kabul and Camp Eagle in Zabul combined with the security situation on the way does not allow a delivery in just 3 days. The normal time is at least 1 week. Can you give additional time allowance for this site?

Camp Eagle is not in Zabul, it is located in Kabul.

9. Can you confirm FOB Pamir is in Delawar Kakar near Kandahar?

Negative, FOB Pamir is not near Kandahar it is in Kunduz.

10. Can you confirm Camp Eagle is in Zabul province?

Negative, Camp Eagle is not in Zabul (same answer as question 8).

11. Are truck models of 2004 and above allowed? Realistically speaking 2009 models are a rare sight and can create unnecessary attention as USG movements.

The U.S. government is not making a determination on what year the truck models should be, the fuel trucks are required be in good operational condition. Each fuel truck must also operate as design and be in a condition to be safely upload/download fuel by truck operators and/or government personnel.

12. What are the insurance limits required?

The U.S. Government does not have any insurance limits; however, all vendors should adhere to the required limits to operate in Afghanistan.

13. Under section 5.5 of the solicitation, it states the contractor is responsible for fuel loss at $15 per gallon. Can you confirm that if there is an accident or insurgent/terrorist activity the contractor is not responsible for the loss of the fuel as long as they provide police reports and documentation of the incident to DLA.

If an internal investigation results in a situation that was related to insurgent/terrorist activity the fuel loss cause may be covered under another clause in the contractor.

14. There are not bidders instructions for the technical capability section, ie formatting, page limit, font size. Can you confirm these details to ensure we are compliant with your technical capabilities instructions?

All offerors shall be limited to fifteen (15) single-spaced 8 ½ x 11 pages per question. No smaller than 12 point font may be used. There is no specific font required, Arial on Times

New Roman preferred. Submit all responses/proposals to the email addresses in Question

15.

15. Is this an electronic solicitation?

Yes, all offerors shall submit responses to the solicitation should be sent

Roger.Brown@dla.mil and Ketah.Watson@dla.mil on or before the date and time stated in the solicitation

16. Should we provide Quote for insurance as separate CLIN or Insurance cost should be included in existing CLINs?

All vendor costs shall be incorporated into their cost per gallon pricing

17. Estimated Quantity in solicitation from CLIN 0001-0010 are for one year or the whole period of contract?

The quantities in solicitation are the totals for the entire 3-year performance period of the contract mailto:Roger.Brown@dla.mil mailto:Ketah.Watson@dla.mil