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Q&A
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| RFP, Amend 1, p. 3, ITEM NO 0001 states this requirement will provide roughly 45,500 meals; the PWS, p. 1, Section 1.2 states the estimated number of meals is 16,000 each breakfasts, lunches, and dinners, which totals 48,000. | |
| Will the Government please clarify whether this is lot pricing or per meal pricing? | Price per meal. |
| PWS, p. 1, Section 1.2 states non SIK diners will pay for their own meals via cash or other means. |
| Will the Government please clarify whether the other means includes via credit card, and whether the Contractor will be required to have a credit card machine to process credit and/or debit cards? | Yes other means includes via credit card, and the Contractor will be required to have a credit card machine to process credit and/or debit cards. |
| PWS, p. 1, Section 1.3 states the Period of Performance is only 1 year. |
| Will the Government please confirm this contract is only for 1 year? | 1 year |
| PWS, p. 1, Section 1.2 states meals shall resemble the portion, variety and quality expected at established restaurants and TM 10-412. However, there is a distinct size difference between restaurant portions and those mandated by TM 10-412. |
| Will the Government please state which portion size this requirement should follow; that of a restaurant or that of TM 10-412. | Adhere to the standard in the TM 10-412. |
| PWS, p. 18, Section 5.12.2 states lunch requires short order, i.e. hamburger, and 5.12.2d requires two entrée meats. |
| Will the Government please confirm that for lunch, the contractor is required to provide short order menu items, which include hamburgers, grilled sandwiches, deli sandwiches, and other similar items, and two separate entree meat choices. | Yes for lunch, the contractor is required to provide short order menu items, which include hamburgers, grilled sandwiches, deli sandwiches, and other similar items, and two separate entree meat choices? |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 20 requires the contractor to provide controls, methods, and procedures to ensure accountability, maintenance, and necessary protection of government furnished property. It is our recommendation that all facilities and equipment provided are categorized as Government Property that is incidental to the place of performance as defined at FAR 45.000, and therefore exempt from the additional administrative burden of managing as GFP under FAR 52.245.1. |
1) Will the Government please replace this requirement with something similar to: a. Government supplied facilities and equipment . The offeror shall describe in detail the controls, methods, and procedures it will utilize to ensure accountability, maintenance, and necessary protection of government owned and supplied facilities or equipment?
| 2) Will the Government also amend the PWS to remove any reference to GFP? | No - FAR 45.107(a)(1)(ii) states Clause 52.245-1 will be used in Firm Fixed price contract |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 17, Section D Proposal Preparation Instructions, #1 states the proposal shall consist of 3 separate volumes, however # 2 states the proposal shall be organized into 2 volumes. |
| Will the Government please clarify whether the proposal should be 2 volumes, or 3 volumes? | correct 3 |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 19, Section E Proposal Content, Table 1, does not indicate how many hard copies of Volume II are required. |
| Will the Government please state how many hard copy Original and copies are required for Volume II? | 3 |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 23, Section 52.212-2 Evaluation, (b) Options indicates the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. |
| Will the Government please provide the option information so it can be properly priced, or remove this evaluation requirement? | remove option verbiage |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 5, Clauses Incorporated by Reference, Contains FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities APR 2015. |
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | Yes |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 5, Clauses Incorporated by Reference, Contains FAR 52.223-16 Alt I Acquisition of EPEAT - Registered Personal Computer Products - Alternate I |
JUN 2014
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | No |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 5, Clauses Incorporated by Reference, Contains FAR 52.225-20 Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in |
Sudan--Certification AUG 2009.
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | No |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 5, Clauses Incorporated by Reference, Contains FAR 52.227-2 Notice And Assistance Regarding Patent And Copyright |
Infringement DEC 2007
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | No |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 6, Clauses Incorporated by Reference, Contains DFAR 252.209-7004 Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled By |
The Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism OCT 2015
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | Yes |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 6, Clauses Incorporated by Reference, Contains DFAR 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources As Subcontractors DEC 2017 |
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | Yes |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 6, Clauses Incorporated by Reference, Contains DFAR 252.225-7031 Secondary Arab Boycott Of Israel JUN 2005 |
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | Yes |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 6, Clauses Incorporated by Reference, Contains DFAR 252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns SEP 2004 |
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | No |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 6, Clauses Incorporated by Reference, Contains DFAR 252.233-7001 Choice of Law (Overseas) JUN 1997 |
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | No |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 6, Clauses Incorporated by Reference, Contains DFAR 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea APR 2014 |
| Will the Government please clarify this FAR clause is applicable? | Yes |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 6, Clauses Incorporated by Reference, Contains DFAR 252.247-7024 Notification Of Transportation Of Supplies By Sea MAR 2000 |
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | Yes |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 6, Clauses Incorporated by Reference, Contains FAR 52.203-18 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL |
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS--REPRESENTATION (JAN 2017)
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | Yes |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 8, Clauses Incorporated by Reference, Contains FAR 52.204-23 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND SERVICES |
DEVELOPED OR PROVIDED BY KASPERSKY LAB AND OTHER COVERED ENTITIES (JUL 2018)
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | Yes |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 11, Clauses Incorporated by Reference, Contains FAR 52.209-13 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROL TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS--CERTIFICATION (JUN 2018) |
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | Yes |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 40, Representations and Certifications, |
(o) Prohibition on contracting with entities engaging in certain activities or transactions relating to Iran.
(1) The offeror shall email questions concerning sensitive technology to the Department of State at CISADA106@state.gov.
(2) Representation and Certification. Unless a waiver is granted or an exception applies as provided in paragraph (o)(3) of this provision, by submission of its offer, the offeror—
(i) Represents, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the offeror does not export any sensitive technology to the government of Iran or any entities or individuals owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf or at the direction of, the government of Iran;
(ii) Certifies that the offeror, or any person owned or controlled by the offeror, does not engage in any activities for which sanctions may be imposed under section 5 of the Iran Sanctions Act; and
(iii) Certifies that the offeror, and any person owned or controlled by the offeror, does not knowingly engage in any transaction that exceeds $3,500 with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps or any of its officials, agents, or affiliates, the property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50(U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (see OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List at https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/SDN-List/Pages/default.aspx).
Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract?
RFP, Amend 1, p. 64, FAR, 52.223-16 ACQUISITION OF EPEAT®-REGISTERED PERSONAL COMPUTER PRODUCTS (OCT 2015)
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | No |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 65, FAR, 52.225-25 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES ENGAGING IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OR TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO IRAN--REPRESENTATION AND CERTIFICATIONS. (AUG 2018) |
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | Yes |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 67, FAR, 52.232-39 UNENFORCEABILITY OF UNAUTHORIZED OBLIGATIONS (JUN 2013) |
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | Yes |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 70, DFARS, 252.204-7012 SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION AND CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING (OCT 2016) |
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | Yes |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 78, DFARS, 252.215-7014 EXCEPTION FROM CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES INDIRECT OFFSETS (JUN 2018) |
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | No |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 79, DFARS,252.225-7048 EXPORT-CONTROLLED ITEMS (JUNE 2013) |
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | Yes |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 79, DFARS,252.225-7050 DISCLOSURE OF OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL BY THE GOVERNMENT OF A COUNTRY THAT IS A STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM (JAN 2018) |
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | Yes |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 80, DFARS,252.225-7979 ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR RECORDS IN THE UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND THEATER OF OPERATIONS (DEVIATION 2018-O0008) (DEC 2017) |
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | No |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 81, DFARS,252.229-7999 TAXES – FOREIGN CONTRACTS IN AFGHANISTAN (DEVIATION 2013-O0016) (JULY 2013) |
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | No |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 83, DFARS,252.237-7010 PROHIBITION ON INTERROGATION OF DETAINEES BY CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (JUN 2013) |
| Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? | Yes |
| RFP, Amend 1, p. 84, DFARS,252.247-7022 REPRESENTATION OF EXTENT OF TRANSPORTATION BY SEA (AUG 1992) |
Will the Government please clarify whether this FAR clause is applicableto this contract? Yes
