26-Q-A143 - Solicitation Q_A.xlsx
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- W15QKN-26-Q-A143
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This is a Questions and Answers document for federal contract solicitation W15QKN-26-Q-A143, issued by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Picatinny Arsenal on July 20, 2026, addressing industry inquiries regarding the Range Echo Berm Upgrade project at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. The Q&A clarifies that this is a new requirement (not a recompete) involving construction of firing berms at 16 firing points, with each berm extending 6 feet on either side of existing concrete at a slope not exceeding 17 degrees. Material specifications require dirt and gravel compacted to settle, topped with 3 inches of loam. The Government clarified that no design drawings or design criteria are required, and provided updates to the Performance Work Statement regarding barricade-holder posts, specifying 4 posts per shooting platform consisting of 2 posts at 54 inches height and 2 posts at 20 inches height.
The Q&A further addresses that Best Management Practices (BMPs) and a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) are required for the project. Regarding available documentation, the Government indicated that original Army Corps of Engineers range blueprints exist on-site but cannot be scanned due to document size limitations, and no GIS or map data is currently available for the range area. This solicitation is a 100% small business set-aside issued as a Request for Quotations under FAR Part 12 commercial procedures with applicable construction requirements under FAR Part 36 and DFARS Part 236, using lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) methodology for award of a firm-fixed-price purchase order.
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| Solicitation #: W15QKN-26-Q-A143 |
| Date: 20 July 2026 |
| Requirement Description: Range Echo Berm Upgrade - Fort Devens, MA |
The purpose of this document is to provide answers to questions submitted by industry during the solicitation phase.
Questions:
| Q1. Is there any incumbent/recompete or this is a brand-new project? |
| A1. This is a new requirement. |
| Q2. Total linear footage of the proposed firing berm construction. |
| A2. This is not a continuous berm. Each of the 16-firing point goes 6’ on each side of the existing concrete and angles at a slope not to exceed 17 degrees. |
| Q3. Required material specification and compaction requirements for the berm fill. |
| A3. Dirt and gravel should be compacted down to help settle and the last 3 inches should be loam. |
| Q4. Required design criteria, deliverables, and Government review requirements for the site survey and design analysis/report. |
| A4. We do not require any drawings or desing criteria. |
| Q5. Required exposed height of the six (6) composite 4x4 barricade-holder posts above finished grade. |
| A5. Only 4 per shooting platform are required. (2) 54" (2) 20". PWS has been updated to reflect the changes. |
| Q6. Best Management Practices (BMPs) applicable to this project and whether preparation of a SWPPP is required. |
| BPM and SWPPP elements would be required for this project. |
| Q7. Availability of existing utility records or as-built drawings within the proposed work limits. |
| A7. We have range plans on site. The plans are actual blueprints from the Army Core of Engineers, but due to document size the blueprints cannot be scanned. |
| Q8. Availability of construction drawings, site plans, grading information, cross-sections, or topographic data applicable to the proposed berm work area. |
| A8. There is no GIS/Map data for this range. |
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