Amendment 0002 - RFQ - W912JD25Q0001 - 10-29-2024.docx

W912JD25Q0001

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AMENDMENT 0002

The solicitation is amended, the hour and date specified for receipt of offer is not extended.

The due date remains unchanged: Monday, 04 November 2024 at 3pmEST.

Questions will not be extended.

The Request for Quote (RFQ) W912JD25Q0001 is hereby amended as follows:

The purpose of this amendment is to provide a response and clarify questions raised by various contractors.

Question 21: The Delivery Information (pg 35) groups several CLINs into two delivery dates, Jan 31 and May 30, 2025. Are these dates absolute deadlines for delivery for each grouped set of CLINs? Would you prefer the items to ship in only 2 bundles according to the above shipping dates Response: The vendor is allowed to make multiple shipments of varying quantities. Commercial packaging and shipment processes apply. The CLIN 0001 through CLIN 0192 are the base line items which the shipment of the entire series of promotional items must be delivered by 31 January 2025. CLIN 1001 through 1192 are optional line items that the Government may choose to exercise if funding becomes available. The second series of promotional items if the Government does exercise the CLINS would have to be delivered by 30 May 2025.

Question 22: It seems like the statement from Page 4 indicates that each CLINs should be shipped within 90 days after approval of the digital proof. While Page 5 contradicts this by stating items should be delivered within 90 days after the last sample has been approved. Can you please clarify the following statements as to when each CLINs should be delivered.

a.Page 4, “…and 30 days from government approval of the digital proof digital proof and thereafter 90 calendar days to produce and ship the product(s) to the Government.

b.Page 5 has a contradictory statement, “...All items shall be delivered to the Government within 90 calendar days after final physical sample is approved.”

Response: The Government intent is once a sample product per individual CLIN has been approved that that particular promotional items should be delivered within 90 calendar days.

Question 23: Which CLINs will you require a physical sample for proofing, or will a high-quality digital proof be sufficient for each?

Response: See below chart. A Digital proof is still required for technical evaluation.

X

X

X

Question 24: Is it permissible for us to source items from outside of the United States of America for this effort?

Response: All of the products shall be compliant with the Buy American Act (BBA), Trade Agreement Act (TAA) and Berry Amendment. See DFARS 252.225-7000 – Buy American – Balance of Payments Program Certificate (FEB 2024) page 73 of the RFQ. Ensure that your quote reflects the country of origin Question 25: Are all items to be ordered at once or as separate orders? If separate, can you please provide an estimate of how many orders?

Response: The CLIN 0001 through CLIN 0192 are the base line items which can be interpreted as “one order”. CLIN 1001 through 1192 are optional line items that the Government may choose to exercise if funding becomes available, the optional CLINs will likely be obligated in March 2026.

Question 26: Please verify if all items will be shipped to the following address, or will they need shipped to different locations? If other locations, please provide zip codes.

W90W MAINE REC & RET

BLDG 14 WINTHROP STREET

CAMP KEYES

AUGUSTA ME 04333-0032

Response: All Items will ship to one address.

W90W MAINE REC & RET

194 WINTHROP STREET

BLDG 14

CAMP KEYES

AUGUSTA ME 04333-0032

Question 27: Specific SKUs are not available in the Salient Characteristics document. Are there specific brands that will be required? Please provide any brand specific items and brands.

Response: No specific brands are requested.

Question 28: In the Salient Characteristics document, the breakdown in sizes for the Enlistment Tee Shirt - Black for CLIN 0020 adds up to 400, rather than 402. On the RFQ document, the CLIN shows 400 total. Please verify the correct total is 400.

Response: Corrected on salient characteristics (highlighted in green). The correct quantity is 400 for CLIN 0021.

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