Questions and Answers 2.docx

1. Are there any restrictions or guidelines regarding the cleaning products or chemicals that can be used?

NO, as long as it will not damage equipment (normal cleaning supplies will be fine)

1. Are there any environmental or sustainability considerations to be aware of?

NO

1. Are there aby security protocols or access restrictions that the cleaning staff should follow?

They will need the standard Base access, door has a cypher code for entry

1. Are there any sensitive or confidential areas in the building that require additional permissions during cleaning?

NO

1. Are there any specific safety procedures or products that the janitorial staff should be aware of?

NO

1. Are there any specific requirements for waste management? or disposal?

NO

1. Are there any specific concerns or challenges that the previous cleaning service faced in the building?

NO

1. Is there an onsite storage area that is available for my team to use?

YES

1. Are automatic sweepers allowed or are we required to use push brooms and dust mops?

Yes, if it is furnished by the company

1. Is the ice bath next to the sauna and the restrooms included in the cleaning service?

No, ice bath is maintained by medical staff, restrooms are not in this contract

1. I would like to know what is the square footage of the building that services is being performed on?

8000 Sq ft

1. Considering that the date for the site visit has passed, is there any opportunity to hold a second site visit or receive any documentation provided to companies that did participate in the original site visit?

There isn’t another opportunity available to hold a second site visit. The only documentation that was offered to participants were copies of the PWS from the solicitation.

1. Respective to the Q&A date 27 June 2023, was Contract No. W50S9B22P0006, the first contract under which, Custodial Services were provided for the OWHS program? If not, which company was the previous incumbent and what was their respective contract number?

Current contract is W50S9B22P0006 was awarded to C Clean Corp. Previous contract was W50S9B21P0009 to Eco-Friendly Cleaning Specialist, LLC.

1. Please confirm that any of the FAR and DFARS clauses that have fill-in requirements can be provided within the offeror's quote and will NOT be included as a part any of the page limitations stated in the PWS?

Fill-in provision and clauses can be submitted with quote and not count towards any page limitations. Offerors must ensure applicable provisions and clauses are completed within their SAM account prior to solicitation close date as their information are pulled/verified by the Government upon receipt of quotes and prior to award. Paragraph 1.2 of FAR 52.212-1 (Instruction to Offerors – Commercial Items) notes that submissions include the following:

0. Custodial Service plan that briefly explains how the Contractor intends to meet Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements. Limited to 10 single sided pages.

0. A listing of comparable projects completed during the past three years, both for government and private industry. The type of project, dollar value, contract number, location, proof of successful performance, and customer point of contact information.

0. Price Schedule (page 2 of this document or alternative pricing structure).

0. Signed Information Sheet (attachment 2).

1. Please confirm that the offeror's personnel will be compensated when completing the required, post-award training under the contract as per Section 1.4.5.3, 1.4.5.6, and 1.4.5.7.

It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure any required training is accomplished within the timelines specified under the PWS. No additional costs are incurred by the Government outside of terms set under the contract and contract line-item (CLIN) structure.

1. The PWS calls out both a QCP and QASP; however, the instructions to offerors don't cite a request to submit either of these documents. Please advise when either or both of these documents will be required from the successful offeror?

QCP is to be developed and by the awardee and QASP is a document the Government develops utilizing information found in “Performance Requirements Summary” to evaluate whether the contractor is meeting the performance standards/quality levels identified in the PWS. Documents are not submitted by offerors. IAW PWS Paragraph 1.4.3, “The Contractor shall develop and maintain an effective QC Plan (QCP) to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The Contractor’s QCP is the means by which it assures itself that its work complies with the requirements of the contract. As a minimum, the Contractor shall develop QC procedures that address the areas identified in Technical Exhibit 2, Performance Requirements Summary (PRS).”

17. Square footage is provided for all Area Types except Area Type I within the PWS. Is there an estimated square footage of Area Type I ?

2,000 sq feet covers the entry ways and offices which include the Massage Therapy offices and Sports Psych office, etc.

18. What is the height of the High dust area described in Area Type I?

Ceilings are 10 ft tall.

19. Can you please confirm if the daily services are for (5) business days or (7) days a week?

Daily services are for five (5) business days in accordance with Paragraph 1.1.1 of the PWS “The contractor shall begin and complete services between 6:00pm – 6:00am local time, Monday through Friday, except on recognized US holidays or when the Government facility/installation is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government-directed facility/installation closings.”