QUESTIONS AND RESPONSED SOLICTIATION W15QKN-20-R-5014 2-21-20.pdf

QUESTIONS AND RESPONSED SOLICTIATION W15QKN-20-R-5014 21 February 2020

1. Could you please tell me if this is a new requirement, or if there is a current or previous contractor who has performed similar services? If available, can you please send along the incumbent contract or task order number?

RESPONSE: Previous Contract W15QKN-15-D-1044, Previous Contractor; Kunkle Electrical Services.

2. Is the awarded contractor permitted to store equipment and materials onsite?

RESPONSE: Yes the government will provide a location outside for the contractor to put a storage container

3. For clarification a 0-6” snow removal would include all snow plowing. Does this include an ice melt application as well, or is the ice melt application then billed as a separate application?

RESPONSE: Yes 0” – 6” snow removal includes snow removal for all. The only thing this doesn’t include is sidewalks. “clear sidewalks” includes snow removal for sidewalks

Ice melt – includes deicing of all areas, roads, parking lots, sidewalks, loading ramps etc.

4. Please confirm and or specify any and ALL of the “concrete surfaces” subject to the specific use of the

MEGATHERM material as the approved deicing product. Per site visit, the surfaces observed to be concrete were all of the sidewalks and building entrances surrounding both buildings, a driveway to a metal building on the USARC property, and the entire surface in the rear of the Commissary/PX building beginning from the gated entrance and including all loading dock areas and lot. Please specify any areas not addressed.

RESPONSE: It is specified as Magatherm or an approved equal. Correct ALL sidewalks, ALL building entrances/exits surrounding ALL buildings (identified as receiving services on the map) to include fire exists, Driveways to the Heated Storage building (steel Building), the ENTIRE surface including driveways, sidewalks, roof access landing, loading docks, dumpster areas behind the commissary and PX. ALL

CONCRETE SURFACES

5. Would calcium chloride be considered an approved equal to the specified MEGATHERM deicing product required to be used on any and ALL of the concrete surfaces?

RESPONSE: The only approved calcium chloride would be granule form, and contain no less than 94% of calcium chloride.