Solicitation_W9127S18Q0049_-_Amendment_1_Questions_and_Answers.pdf

SUBJECT: Armed Forces Recruiting Offices Janitorial Services in Arkansas

The cutoff date and time for questions submission: Friday, 31 August 2018 at 1:00 p.m.

Questions and Answers to Solicitation: W9127S18Q0049

Question 1: Is there an incumbent contractor currently performing these services

(or) Is this a new requirement?

Answer: Yes, there is a contractor currently performing the Armed Forces (AF) Recruiting Offices (RO) Janitorial services.

Question 2: What is the incumbent contract number?

Answer: The current contract number for the AF RO Janitorial Services is W9127S-16-P- 0132.

Question 3. What was the last award amount?

Answer: The total award amount for the current AF RO contract is $88,920 (Base + one (1)

12-month Option Period).

Question 4: What are the current contract costs per line item?

Answer: Contracting does not provide per line item cost information.

Question 5: The IICRC number listed for the carpet cleaning sections gives only some type of survey questions; what is the correct number?

Answer: For IICRC numbers/information, please vist: www.iicrc.org or call 1-844-464-4272

Question 6: Who was the incumbent contractor on the project?

Answer: The current AF RO Janitorial Services contract is owned by Ashira Services.

Question 7: On what page can I locate the frequency of the cleaning?

Answer: See Solicitation’s Specification Guide for Facilities followed by Schedule of

Janitorial Services for Facilities 3,000 square feet or less (and) 3,001 square feet or more.

Question 8: Has the Scope of Work, under the new solicitation remained the same, decreased or increased compared to the current contract?

Answer: There is a slight decrease in the number of locations serviced for this AF RO

Janitorial Services requirement.

Question 9: Can you supply the 2016 version of the SWL Form 487?

Answer: An “SWL Form 487” is not requested in the PWS/SOW or solicitation for this requirement.

Question 10: Can you provide the current monthly or annual price you are paying for this contract now?

Answer: Contracting does not provide breakdown of cost information on any contract.

However the total contract amount is listed in the answers provided above.

Question 11: Would incumbent employees have 1st right of refusal under this opportunity?

Answer: 1st right of refusal is not applicable to this Janitorial Service requirement.

Question 12: Are all filters and bulbs at each location the same size?

Answer: Filters and bulb sizes are likely to vary by site location and the soliciting agency does not maintain a size list by location for either.

Question 13: Explain or provide clarification on IICRC carpet cleaning certification.”

Answer: This requirement is under review. It is expected that further details for this clarification should be addressed in Amendment 2 by close of business on 5 September 2018.

Question 14: Is there a penalty for ‘No Shows’ and if there is, what is the penalty?

Answer: Paragraph 5 of the PWS (Payment Deduction) states:

"If the performance in any required service is unsatisfactory, and poor performance is clearly the fault of the Contractor, monthly payments to the Contractor may be reduced by the Real Estate POC as deemed appropriate per bid sheet. Deductions may also be taken by the Government for defective individual services not satisfactorily performed and/or not performed. Deductions will be made for no-shows for scheduled appointment times on the basis of daily bid items. In the event of continued unsatisfactory performance with documentation of three (3) incidents where correction and time to cure have been given, the entire cleaning contract may be terminated and Contractor barred from any further bidding of Government Contracts per FAR 9.406(a)(1)."

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NOTE: With the exception of #13 above, questions that have been presented but not answered in this amendment can either be found by search of the PWS or other sections of the solicitation

(or) Contracting does not provide the information that was requested. Also, duplication of questions were omitted.