Solicitation W50S9A24QA012 Questions and Answers Updated 30 Jul 24.docx

Solicitation W50S9A-24-Q-A012 Office Furniture – 169 IS Bldg. 302 Site Visit Questions and Answers

1. The SOW states in paragraph 13 that the “Contractor shall not provide the military organization name, location or identity to the manufacturer and shipper.” What information can be provided?

a. Contractors can state the requirement is for the Utah Air National Guard (UTANG) and provide installation address: 765 N 2200 W, Salt Lake City, UT, 84116.

2. The solicitation states “Delivery on or Before 30 Sep 2024” – is this accurate?

a. This is NOT a firm delivery date, and delivery date is not an evaluation factor for this award. The furniture is needed as soon as possible, so provide in your quotation an anticipated lead time and installation timeline. The SOW requires the contractor to provide a known start date and schedule no later than 30 days after contract award.

3. What are the security requirements during performance of the contract?

a. All contractors must be US citizens and have valid government-issued identification. Contractors will be escorted on site at all times during performance, and will not carry any electronic devices including phones, tablets, laptops, smart watches, etc.

4. Will furniture be removed prior to installation?

a. The government will be removing furniture prior to installation, though some existing desks will remain in the weapons floor area as stated in the SOW.

5. All of the L-shape height adjustable desks in 108E, 110D, 110C all have a minimum requirement of 24 L x 24 L x 24 W. Is the main length of the desk supposed to be listed longer then 24”?

a. The L-shape desk only needs to meet the Minimum Requirements for the design of the offices, the corner desk can adjust to size to meet the required amount of desks in offices. 108E for instance 2 L-shape (corner) desks and 4 desks (regular) to equal the amount of 6 functional desks/workspaces in the office. This goes for all offices called out in the SOW for quantity of the number of desks required in each offices.

b. 108D = 5 desks/workspaces

c. 108E = 6 desks/workspaces

d. 110D = 6 desks/workspaces

e. 110C = 11 desks/workspaces

f. 114 = 1 desk/workspace

6. Would a standard size CPU holder work for your stations. They do offer, smaller sizing if you have a smaller than normal CPU.

a. Standard size CPU holder is best.

7. When it comes to quantity of desks in each office, do you want us to go off the drawings provided or off the quantity listed in the requirements? For example, in office 110C requirements: you list to have 3 corner height adjustable desks and 11 60x24 height adjustable desks, but when looking at the drawing, those numbers do not match up. We want to ensure we get the right about of desks requested.

a. Answered above to the amount of desks/workspaces called out in the descriptions in the SOW.

8. Were you wanting to match the existing color of those height adjustable desks that are staying in the weapons room?

a. Yes, that is fine or best possible match.

9. Are the wall panels for modules A and B acceptable is there is a supporting panel in the middle? Max panel run should be around 12’, at least a support in the middle should make it sturdy enough to stand on its own or a panel turn.

a. The panels in the middle of the existing desks for areas module A and B support those desks. New panels are for the perimeter with doors to those areas.

10. What type of cable connectors are required as part of the plates requested. CAT 5 or CAT 6?

a. The face plates are only required to blank inserts, however a LC fiber connection is what will be ran in the data/IT cable raceways

11. How many cable connections per desk are required?

a. This will vary depending on the desk requirements a 4 – 6 port faceplate is acceptable

12. What are the dimensions of the CPUs to be hung under the desks?

a. Standard CPU size or considered thick clients.

13. Rm 108 E – Are the L-Shape desks connected to the desk on ‘around’ the corner or does the term ‘L-Shape only refer to the 24x24 corner piece shown. There are 6 chairs shown but if the two corner desks are comprised of the 3 pieces that would put 2 chairs at the large L-shape desks.

a. Only the minimum requirements are called out in the SOW, room 108-E requires a total of 6 desk/workspaces for that area. The contractor can make the best determination for the space for a functional product in areas.

14. Rm 108-D lists a sofa in the description but is not shown in the diagram and Rm 114 shows a sofa in the diagram but it is not listed in the description. Is this an error in the description or the diagrams?

a. Rm 108-D, The sofa is listed in the description with location southwest corner, make best determination based on functional design to include 5 workspaces and sofa. Rm 114, requires sofa as stated in the SOW description.

15. Rm 114 lists a 36 x 36 wardrobe. Industry standard wardrobes would be 36 wide x 24 deep. Would this be acceptable?

a. Yes that is acceptable based on industry standards

16. Rm 114 has differing dimensions in the diagram than in the written description. Which are correct? If the diagram is correct a wardrobe will not fit in this office.

a. Use the dimensions that are approximate off the diagram or what was measured during the on-site survey and the SOW description requirements.

17. Do the mesh chairs need to be just mesh back or mesh back and seat?

a. Chairs are to be mesh chairs as a whole

18. Is there a loading dock?

a. No

19. Are these offices all on the first floor?

a. Yes

20. Will there be any stairs to have to carry furniture up? How many?

a. 2-3 stairs depending on the location in building

21. If not the first floor is there an elevator?

a. All on first floor