Grounds Maintenance Questions and Answers Amendment 0002.pdf
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- FY24 Fort Bliss DPW Grounds Maintenance
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- W911RZ-24-R-0004
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This document is a set of Questions and Answers (Q&A) related to Amendment 0002 of the Fort Bliss Grounds Maintenance solicitation (Solicitation Number: W911RZ-24-R-0004).
The key details are:
- The period of past performance for this contract is 3 years, not 5 years as previously stated.
- The Mission Essential Contractor Services document is not required for this Request for Proposal (RFP).
- The incumbent contractor will be responsible for costs during the Phase-Out period after contract expiration.
- Proposal submissions are required no later than (NLT) the due date, rather than prior to the due date as originally stated.
- The government will not extend the current March 22, 2024 proposal due date.
- A "first line supervisor" is defined as a team lead that oversees a specific section of the grounds maintenance contract, such as grass cutting.
The overall solicitation is for non-personal grounds maintenance services for the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Bliss, Texas. The contract will be awarded by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Hood.
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Fort Bliss Grounds Maintenance Questions and Answers Amendment 0002 (W911RZ-24-R-0004)
Based on the answers provided on 15 March 2024:
1. Based on the Instructions to Offeror’s (Page 56 of 61) in the original solicitation, the period of performance was specified as 1 year within the last 3 years of the issuance of solicitation. In the Q&A response Question 1 & 2 the period of performance is stated as “will remain 5 years”.
Question - Can the government clarify which period of performance is correct – 3 years or 5 years?
Answer: For clarification on Question 1 & 2 of the original Fort Bliss Grounds Maintenance Questions and Answers, the period of past performance is 3 years.
2. Per Amendment 1 Q&A questions #8 the government states that the Mission Essential Contractor Services will be a standalone document. Per the Instructions to Offerors and Evaluation Criteria in the solicitation, there is no reference or instructions regarding this document.
Question - Is the government going to add this via amendment to change the instructions and evaluation criteria to where this document is to be located.
Answer: After further consideration, the Mission Essential Contractor Services document is not required for this request for proposal (RFP). Clause 252.237-7024 Notice of Continuation of Essential Contractor Services (OCT 2010) is deleted from Section L of the solicitation.
3. Phase-In/Phase-Out Question 44 – Your answer states that the Contractor will bear the cost of Phase-Out.
In accordance with FAR Clause 52.237-3 Continuity of Services, it states that Phase- Out Services for up to 90 days after the contract expires … Section 2(b) (2) negotiate in good faith a plan with a successor to determine the nature and extent of phase-in, phase-out services required.
Question - Please clarify which applies.
Answer: The incumbent contractor will be responsible for costs during Phase-Out.
4. Reiteration of Unanswered Question:
Item 6 – Instructions are as follows:
Fort Bliss Grounds Maintenance Questions and Answers Amendment 0002 (W911RZ-24-R-0004)
(a) The following items must be completed and shall be returned electronically (email) to CPT Kyle W. Hensley at kyle.w.hensley2.mil@army.mil, SFC China A. Mathews at china.a.mathews.mil@army.mil, Contract Specialist: SFC Anahi Garcia, anahi.garcia2.mil@army.mil, and Mary L. Hudson at mary.l.hudson.civ@army.mil PRIOR to the due date for receipt of proposals:
Question - Please clarify – how many days PRIOR to the due date is this submission required? And what files are to be submitted – is this first submission a partial submission or a complete submission and to whom do we direct this PRIOR submission?
Answer: Verbiage was changed on 52.212-1 6(a) from Prior to no later than (NLT).
5. Will the government extend the submission date beyond the currently specified 3/22/24 due to all of the updates and responses to Q&A via Amendment 0001 on 3/15 and the questions we are currently submitting as follow-ups for further clarification.
Answer: No.
6. Per the revised PWS released with Amendment 0001 – Page 18 section 3.0 Performance Requirements and Standards – Subsection 3.2 …
No lead person or first line supervisor shall be considered a Quality Control Inspector.
Question: Can you please clarify what is considered a first line supervisor?
Answer: First line supervisor is a team lead that is on ground that oversees a specific section of the grounds maintenance contract. i.e. Grass Cutting
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