Questions and Answers Solicitation W911RZ-22-R-0003 24 Nov final.docx

Questions and Answers Fort Carson Solicitation #W911RZ22R0003 Post Refuse

1. Who is the current contractor?

A. Six Nations

1. What is the current contract number and total contract value for each year completed?

A. W911RZ-18-D-0001, awarded amount $5,988,200.00

1. How does the government rate the current level of performance?

A. Contractor Proprietary

1. In Proposal submission, Volume V – Past Performance: How can we submit sanitized copy? I have never seen a request for past performance in sanitized copy?

A. Past performance shall be submitted in accordance with the Addendum to 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors – Commercial Items, #5. Volume III – Past Performance.

1. In Proposal submission, Volume I – General Item 4: What is PSC License?

A. PSC License requirement removed. See update in amendment 01.

1. In Proposal submission, Volume III – Past Performance: Please confirm if two companies are joining efforts (either as JV partners or Prime/Sub) to submit an offer there is a total of 6-10 past performance required? The instructions says 3 to 5 per each company.

A. Past performance shall be submitted in accordance with Volume III Past Performance.

1. The PWS provided is dated 1 October 2020. Do you have a newer version? Just confirming if this is the latest copy A. PWS dated 1 October 202 is the latest version

1. Can you please provide historical tonnage data by each type of materials for last few years to show level of services pre and post COVID?

A. Historical data added as attachment 3.

1. PWS 3.1.1.4.1: This paragraph references outside vendors. Can you provide names and types of such vendors?

A. Currently it’s Colorado Industrial Recycling. It depends on the winning bids for material.

1. Can you please provide current level of staffing on this contract?

A. 1 PM, 3 laborers, 5 drivers, 1 part-time driver, 1 part-time laborer

1. PWS 3.1.1.6.7: Please provide historical liner usage?

A. Approximately 650 bags per month

1. Quality Control Plan is required to be submitted with the proposal. PWS 6.0 under Deliverables it states that Quality Control Plan is to be submitted within 10 days of contract award. Which is correct?

A. It is submitted with the proposal for evaluation; amendment 01 to the solicitation will address the change.

1. PWS 6.0 Deliverables: Recycle Material Weight Tickets – can this be submitted via email daily instead of hard copy?

A. No. Hard copies are required for auditing purposes.

1. PWS 7.4.6. Is internet access provided by the government?

A. No

1. PWS 7.4.5. Are computers currently provided by the government under the current contract?

A. No

1. How is contractor pricing the tipping fees? How this cost can be submitted to the government for price adjustment when the landfill rates increase?

A. Contractor propriety information. Price adjustment may be submitted as a request for equitable adjustment to the contract.

1. Is there an incumbent for this solicitation?

A. See #1

1. Does the government have an existing relationship with any particular waste service company in the area?

A. Incumbent, Six Nations and Waste Management

1. Is (was) an incumbent contractor performing these services, or if this is a brand new contract?

A. See #18

1. If there is an incumbent, could you please provide the current / previous contract number?

A. See #1 and #2

1. What actions take place in the warehouse area and what would the daily operations look like?

A. Deforming Brass, preparing electronics, toners, and other various materials ready for shipment

1. Is the contractor responsible to supply the mattress trailer and a vehicle to move it or can that be a hauled by a third-party vendor?

A. A third party is acceptable.

1. What is the timeframe for the phase-in process?

A. Two weeks

1. Does the Bio solids have to go Midway landfill or can it go to any vendor that can handle and process the product?

A. It can go to any vendor that will compost it or recycle it in some other way

1. What kind of maintenance is the contractor responsible for regarding the GFP?

A. None

1. Are organic trash bags required for bio-waste? If so, can you provide an annual estimate of trash bags?

A. They are required. They use about 650 per month

1. Can you add the scrap metal and electronics as a CLIN since the other recyclables are identified as line item?

A. No because they are part of the recycle CLIN

1. What is the anticipated award date?

A. 16 December 2021

1. What are the personnel/billet requirements?

A. None

1. What are the number of required contractor vehicles on site?

A. Whatever the contractor thinks can handle the workload

1. Can GFP trucks leave installation and are they operable?

A. They can leave the installations and are operable