RTI furniture Q A consolidated for reposting.pdf

NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU

UNITED STATES PROPERTY AND FISCAL OFFICE

FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

RURAL ROUTE 2, BOX 9200

KINGSHILL, VI 00850-9731

2 August 2012

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CONSOLIDATED FOR REPOSTING

RTI FURNITURE REQUIREMENT

1. Will there be any associated territorial taxes and or fees that will need to be included in this solicitation that the bidders need to be aware of?

a. As the vendor is responsible for the shipping and receiving the furniture for installation, local taxes and fees may be a factor.

2. What type of Warranties is required on the products this was not very clear in the furniture listing or documents received.

a. See uploaded Docs

3. After review of the Furniture listing there are no specifications or equivalent to requirements so how will the bidders be bidding apples to apples?

a. See uploaded Docs

4. After further review of the information distributed as far as the floor plans is there any way to get a document that is to scale and where the areas are noted it is difficult to read.

a. See the PDF drawings uploaded.

5. When will the furniture list reflect the items that are being purchased and installed by the contractor as far as the kitchen is concerned?

a. The requirement list has been revised. It is dated 1AUG 2012.

6. Are we not bidding on the cafeteria dining tables?

a. YES. The tables and chairs ARE included.

7. During the walk thru it was unidentified as to the electrical feeds in the areas listed; 1st floor admin the General Admin area appears to be systems furniture however after walking the site there is no indication of electrical feeds at the floor or at ceiling please clarify? This makes a considerable difference in pricing whether it is pole feed or penetrated at the floor.

a. There are no pole feeds. See drawings uploaded for electrical.

8. During the walk thru it was unidentified as to the electrical feeds in the areas listed; 1st floor admin the General Admin area appears to be systems furniture however after walking the site there is no indication of electrical feeds at the floor or at ceiling please clarify? This makes a considerable difference in pricing whether it is pole feed or penetrated at the floor.

a. After discussion with the A&E, it was learned that there are no pole feeds. See drawings uploaded for electrical.

9. Will the passenger elevator be installed at the time of furniture installation?

a. It is anticipated that the elevator will be installed and functioning.

10. What is the anticipated date that the construction will be completed?

a. This is still being determined.

11. The solicitation states Total Small Business and lists an NAICS code of 337211. Do you need for all vendors in the response to be Small Business or would it be acceptable to have the selling dealer (bill to) as the Small Business?

a. The vendor to whom we award the contract shall be small business.

12. Please confirm that the site visit is not mandatory and all questions posed during the visit will be addressed in a follow up posting on FBO.

a. The site visit is NOT mandatory.

13. Is an ACAD drawing available that can be made available to vendors?

a. I am in the process of obtaining a floor plan/drawing from the A&E for FBO posting.

14. Please confirm the due date of the solicitation and the anticipated install completion date.

a. The due date for proposals is 22 August 2012. The date was pushed due to the technical difficulties.