Attachment 00003 - Industry question.pdf

This is a Questions and Answers document for federal contract opportunity W15QKN-26-Q-A174 regarding the procurement of Fusion Splicers and Cleavers (Amendment 0002). The document addresses two key inquiries from potential offerors regarding delivery timelines and pricing requirements.

The first question clarified the delivery requirement in the Statement of Work, paragraph 6.0. The original 30-day delivery requirement has been updated to reflect industry-standard lead times of 12-16 weeks for OEM equipment (specifically AFL/Fujikura 100S and CT60 models). The second question addressed pricing constraints, specifically whether open market pricing from small businesses without existing GSA Schedules or contract catalogs would be acceptable. The Government confirmed that the 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors addendum requiring contract catalog pricing has been removed from the Request for Quote, and open market pricing is now acceptable for all SAM-registered small business offerors. The contract is identified as a total small business set-aside and is posted to SAM.gov. Points of contact include Contract Specialist Giuliana Turriciano and Contracting Officer Eric Wagner.