W50S7T21Q0001_Questions and Answers dated14 May 2021 BBY.pdf

Contractor Questions through 26 April 2021 Office Furniture

Solicitation # W50S7T21Q0001

1. QUESTION: Is there a scope of work?

ANSWER: No.

2. QUESTION: What date and time would the site visit be?

ANSWER:This is listed within the solicitation. Please review closer.

3. QUESTION: Are you trying to match existing Group Lacasse furniture?

ANSWER: No. This is just a brand of furniture that has been installed on the base in the past successfully.

4. QUESTION: I know your solicitation said 3 buildings. Is it one office per building or is it 3 whole buildings that need furbished?

ANSWER: It is not 3 whole buildings. To our knowledge it is just one office for each area. The public affairs area is the only area that may have multiple offices located in that area known at this time. A price for the building as a total will be provided for each CLIN though.

5. QUESTION: If there is more than one office per building can we provide them as a CLIN for each office?

ANSWER: The solicitation is being amended to list each office that will be visited during the site visit.

6. QUESTION: Are there any drawings and or specification on this project in Peoria IL??

ANSWER: No. The company is required to come to the site visit to acquire their own specifications in order to develop their own drawings. The Government is not looking for a one size fits all. We want it to fit in the spaces provided.

7. QUESTION: Does the furniture have to be on GSA?

ANSWER: No. It would be beneficial if it were, as it would make the contracting process easier for the Government, but it is not required.

8. QUESTION: If furniture is on GSA will it be rated higher?

9. QUESTION: Does the furniture have to meet the Buy American Act and Trade Agreement Act requirements?

ANSWER: Yes.

10. QUESTION: Can you please provide information regarding the SITE Visit??

ANSWER: The site visit has already been held. While the site visit was not listed within the attachment, it was listed in section (xv) of the actual solicitation. It read:

(xv) A site visit is scheduled for 23 April 2021 at 2416 S. Falcon Blvd, Bldg 728 Room 18, Peoria, IL 61607 at 0800. Any contractor planning to attend must email MSgt Ben Yeutson at the email address below. Contractors shall provide the name, and if applicable the vehicle type, no later than 21 April 2021 at 4pm Central Standard Time

(CST).

There are no more site visits planned for this requirement.

11. QUESTION: Would you still consider a proposal from our company, after this blunder?

Or would you consider a proposal from a company that did not come to the site visit?

ANSWER: Yes. Your company could provide a proposal. However, please note that in order to meet the technical aspect of the source selection, it states: Can the vendor provide a product that meets the specifications required in part 4 through 5 in the statement of work? Part 5 of the statement of work states, “Contractor will be required to attend the site visit but no measurements will be provided to the contractors. Contractors will be responsible for acquiring their own measurements for furniture layouts. This will only be allowed during the scheduled site visit. There are no other planned site visits.”

The Government is not providing any measurements for furniture. This was the reason for the site visit.

12. QUESTION: In Building 628 Room 1A – Customer Service, will the new desk require overhead storage?

ANSWER: Yes. Currently the person has 4 doors that open as her overhead. The person would like something similar.

13. QUESTION: In Building 620 Room C Corner Office, is a hutch needed?

14. QUESTION: In Building 620 Room C Corner Office, what kind of storage is needed?

ANSWER: This person is not here this week. However, I believe from the walkthrough they had stated that they only needed the storage that was within the drawers under their desk.

15. QUESTION: In Building 620 Room C Corner Office, how many filing drawers?

ANSWER: 2 roll away drawers were under the current desk. He stated that he would just need this for the filing needs as most items are now electronic.

16. QUESTION: In Building 620 Room C Corner Office, how many 6” deep drawers?

ANSWER: 2 drawers that were noted in previous question.

17. QUESTION: In Building 620 “Garage”, what depth of shelving/ cabinet is required?

Standard depths would be 18”, 24”, or 30”.

ANSWER: 30” will work.

18. QUESTION: In Building 734 Commander’s Office, does this space require new guest seating?

ANSWER: This is for the B734 Superintendent’s Office. No fixed guest seating is required at this time. Desk/ Office chairs will be required for this area. These should be either mid-back or high back. Please quote one of each option.

19. QUESTION: In Building 628, In Rm. 1A Customer Service, do you have a preference between a rolling door or a swing door on the panel walls? Would you accept either as a solution?

ANSWER: Yes. Swing door only with a key lock.

20. QUESTION: In Building 728, In LRS, do you have a preference between a rolling door or a swing door on the panel walls? Would you accept either as a solution?

ANSWER: Yes. Swing door only with a key lock.

21. QUESTION: Is labor to be quoted as prevailing wage? Regular hours or overtime hours

ANSWER: As this is a supply purchase there is no requirement for prevailing wage. The only requirement is that you provide the federal or state minimum wage, whichever is higher. There is currently no overtime anticipated within this contract. Installers will only be allowed to be here during normal business hours of 0700 – 1530.

22. QUESTION: Is there parking for truck? Is there a dock available for installers to use?

ANSWER: Yes. Parking next to each building for the offloading of the equipment can be coordinated. There is only a dock available at building 728. All other buildings would require a truck with a lift gate or the awardee would need to bring a forklift in order to remove the items from their truck. No government assistance will be provided in this regard due to limited manning possibilities.

23. QUESTION: Will the contractor have to remove any current furniture?

24. QUESTION: Will shipping, installation, or any transportation or additional trucks need to be included in the quote?

25. QUESTION: Can electrical or comm wall locations be covered?

ANSWER: Electrical and communication connections on existing walls cannot be covered or moved. In order for a furniture wall to have electrical or communications the contractor will be required to include these items within the walls. Communications may be found acceptable to have a channel for the feeding of CAT-6 cable through the channel. It is preferred to have CAT-6 plates on each of the noted punch out areas.