Questions_2_for_DFAC.docx

Questions:

1. Building 6919 has not been removed from Clin so shouldn’t Tech exhibit be provided?

· Answer: See Revised Attachment A; Building 6919 is removed.

2. In building 2261 would you like staffing plan for all different schedules?

· Answer: All facilities should be addressed in one (1) staffing plan.

3. In answer provided in question 105 Government indicated that the information provided, “square footage is not identical”, however in 8 of 9 facilities sq footage as well as window sf is identical. Att. G Tech 2 interior/exterior. Can you explain?

· Answer: Revised Technical Exhibit is attached in Contract Documents (Attachments B – G).

4. Will the Government please confirm that all of the tests in the answer to Question #75 are required? We have received quotes for these tests and the prices range from $200.00 and up per employee.

· Answer: All tests are required.

5. The government stated in their response to this question [to question 40] that there is a height restriction, yet did not mention what that restriction is. Could we be given what that requirement is so we can properly price needed equipment?

· Answer: Height Restriction is four feet. Anytime a worker is at a height of four feet or more, the worker must be protected. Contractor is required to comply with OSHA regulations and standards; Special emphasis with regard to employees exposed to potential falls of four ft or more

6. PWS Paragraph C.5.1.4.26. Minor Maintenance and Repairs. Contractor shall perform minor building and food service equipment maintenance. This area still needs additional clarification. How can the contractor maintain equipment that they are not responsible for or use?

· Answer: Contractor will only perform user level maintenance on equipment used by the contractor

7. The Mission Essential Contractor Services Plan is required to be submitted with the proposal. However, the Addendum to 52.212-1 is silent, as is Addendum 52.212-2 on where this plan is to be organized in our proposal. Is this part of the Contingency Plan or a standalone volume? Is there a page limit to this Plan?

· Answer: Included in the Contingency Plan; see revised solicitation.

8. In response to prior question 63, you addressed Building 6919 and the fact that there was no workload data in Technical Exhibit 2 for Building 6919. Your response was that Building 6919 is removed from Technical Exhibit 2 and yet it was never included in TE 2. Did you actually mean that it was deleted from the Pricing Schedule? If so will you change the remaining CLIN Numbers or just put zero quantities for Building 6919 and leave the other CLIN numbers as they were?

· Answer: CLIN 0007 has been removed. See revised price schedule.

9. In response to prior question 47, you addressed the vehicles required to perform the DFA Services. You responded that there is no need for vehicles to perform this requirement. If there are no vehicles required, how will the cleaning supplies utilized by the contractor be transported to the individual dining facilities?

· Answer: Locked areas will be provided by the Government for storage of contractor’s cleaning supplies and equipment; however, contractor shall provide transportation for his cleaning supplies and equipment utilized in performance of this requirement.

10. In response to prior question 38 (b), you addressed the service level (headcount range) specified in the Task Order. If you order a level of service and the contractor provides the staffing for that level of service, will you pay for the level of services you ordered on the Task Order?

· Answer: See Ordering Procedures on Page 16 & 17. Payment will be made for the actual meal quantities served.

11. Fort Campbell has a Kentucky mailing address and yet part of the installation is located in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee. Will the revenue be subject to the Montgomery County Business Tax and the Clarksville Business Tax?

· Answer: This matter is to be resolved with the Tennessee Revenue Department.