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Questions and Answers (provide answers in bold and green)

1. Please provide pictures of the wash bay and equipment room? https://usaf-my.dps.mil/:f:/r/personal/ezekiel_nolan_us_af_mil/Documents/Desktop/Washrack%20Photos?csf=1&web=1&e=G1D10C

1. Is the contractor required to make all electrical and plumbing connections to the new wash equipment? Yes, unless the 113th CES can perform required tasks.

1. What is the voltage/phase/amps of the power available? Please provide pictures of the breaker panel. Breaker Photos

1. Is the contractor required to provide new plumbing connections between the pumping stations and the booms? Yes.

1. Please provide the min flow and pressure required for the spray wands? 3 to 5 gallons per minute (GPM)/Pressure 1,000 to 1,200 psi

1. Please confirm the pumping stations are to be capable of 4 modes, rinse, bug off, wax, high pressure soap.Yes.

1. Please confirm two rotary switch control boxes are required? Yes.

1. Is the contractor responsible for conduit and wiring between the rotary switch boxes and the pumping stations? Yes, unless the 113th CES can perform required tasks.

1. Are the 4 6’ booms to be wall mounted or ceiling mounted? Wall mounted.

1. Is the contractor responsible for the removal and disposal of existing wash bay equipment? No.

1. Is the contractor responsible for providing all forklifts/scissor lifts required to complete this work (offloading and installation) or will they be provided by the govt. 113 WG can assist with providing equipment.

1. Is there an existing functioning air compressor to be used with the foaming brushes? If so please provide pictures. The building does have an air compressor, but the old system did not have brushes.

1. Will there be site visit scheduled? There is no site visit scheduled. The Government will provide additional photos of the site upon request.

1. "Specification states, 2-Spray wands capable of high and low pressure are required. Is hot water going to be required? If yes, what is the fuel source provided at location?

1. Specification states, 4-Six foot booms. a. Will the booms be wall, floor or ceiling mounted? b. How much hose is required for the booms? Wall mounted.

1. Specification states, 2-High and low pressure pumps. a. What is the required flow and pressure? b. What are the power requirements?

1. Specification states, Control panel a. Is the control panel coin or credit card operated?" No money exchange for control panel, “Government Vehicles Only”

1) Do you have any pictures?

2) Are the current wash racks in 2 different bays? I see the bay walls are 12ft tall. There is only one washrack bay.

3) Do you need ceiling mount booms or side booms or both? Side mounted booms.

4) Is there a separate equipment room? What size is it? What is the width of the door/doors? How far away is the equipment room from the bays? No separate equipment room, hoping to be able to install equipment inside the bay.

5) Do you know the existing electrical requirements? Are they 3-phase or single phase? What voltage? Will we be using the same?

6) Will we just connect to the existing plumbing? Usually not a big deal, just making sure. Yes, we are asking the contractor to connect to existing plumbing.

7) Is there any ancillary equipment that needs to be connected? Such as Reverse Osmosis? A weep system to help with freezing? Building is heated, to my knowledge we have never had an issue with water freezing.

8) How do you want the new equipment to start? Push button? Keyed? Fleet card? Push button or switch selectors.

9) How do you want it to turn off? Push button or switch.

10) If you want the existing equipment matched exactly to the new equipment, do you know what you have? Is there a tag you can take a picture of? No existing equipment other than old booms still mounted to the wall.

11) Would you like any extra pressure guns, foam brushes or hoses in stock? They get beat up pretty easily and having extras is not expensive. Two extra pressure guns/brushes would be helpful if it falls within contractual costs.

12) Would you like the pressure guns to be able to work with a weep system? Not sure if a weep system is needed due to the bay being enclosed/heated.

13) To clarify, 1 each of the 4 chemicals listed and not 4 each - correct? Yes, 1 each.

14) How many functions would you like on the controls? 5? Off/Stop, Bug Off, Soap, High Pressure Soap and Wax? Would you like a rinse? That would make 6. Do you have spot-free/reverse osmosis? That would make 7. Standard is 8 on most equipment. Bug Off, Soap, High Pressure Soap, Wax, Spot-Free/Reverse Osmosis. If the standard on most is 8, the previous listed is a must and whatever functions to meet standard of 8.

15) Do you only want one soap function to be high pressure? High pressure and foaming brushes.

1. Specification states, 2-Spray wands capable of high and low pressure are required.

a. Is hot water going to be required? If yes, what is the fuel source provided at location? Yes.The bay currently has a hotwater line, not sure of fuel source. Tankless hotwater heater.

1. Specification states, 4-Six foot booms.

b. Will the booms be wall, floor or ceiling mounted? Wall mounted.

c. How much hose is required for the booms?

1. Specification states, 2-High and low pressure pumps

d. What is the required flow and pressure?

e. What are the power requirements?

1. Specification states, Control panel

f. Is the control panel coin or credit card operated? Neither the carwash is for Government Motor Vehicles only.

1. Since you indicated you want wall-mounted booms, are you expecting to wash one vehicle at a time or two?

0. If 2 vehicles, will you want foam brush on one side and the gun on the other? 2 vehicles and Yes.

1. Do you have a reverse osmosis/spot-free system or do you want us to include one? I don't see one. Offerors may include this in their offer but it is NOT a minimum requirement.

1. I don't see an air compressor. Is it in the bay? What capacity does it have? Compressor is not in the bay. It 80 gal, 200 psi.

1. Electric: As long you have available electric, we can include a new disconnect (if necessary) as long as we have permission to do so. Upon award, we will verify the need with our Civil Engineering squadron for electrical connections with the winning offeror. The Government does not anticipate the need for offerors to provide a new disconnect. However, Offerors may provide quotes that annotate the potential cost of requiring a new disconnect. This can be annotated as an option and not factor into the base quote amount. Please be sure to clearly state this in the offer.

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