Additional_Qustions_and_Answers.pdf

Q1. PWS Paragraph 1.19 Phase In/Phase Out Period: ...Contractor shall perform service for every fault time. Please clarify what this statement means.

A1. Phase In/Phase Out period has been removed, however the statement means tha the contract has to have adequate support to perform all inspections.

Q2. PWS Paragraph 5.2.1.3 -The assessment shall be documented in a Database, which is capable of generating a final overview report. Does the Government have a preferred and/or existing Database?

A2. Yes, the Government has an existing database.

Q3. PWS Paragraph 5.2.4.1 -Attendance at environmental technical and administrative meeting to include translations and production/distribution of meeting minutes. Please describe the number, frequency, and length of these meetings.

A3. Quarterly environmental quality control committee meeting at Tower Barracks is one

(1) – two (2) hours. Quarterly environment working group meeting is approximately one

(1) hour. Annual EMS management review meeting is one (1) – two (2) hours. Meeting minutes will be prepared by the Contractor.

Q4. PWS Paragraph 5.2.4.4 -...The Contractor shall be required to perform compliance inspections at USAG Bavaria Tower Barracks Grafenwoehr occasionally to support the Environmental Engineer. How often is "occasional" support expected?

A4. Occasional support is requested during the internal EPAAS (Annualy) and external EPAA, every three (3) years. Support will also be requested for major projects, estimated at four (4) – five (5) per year.

Q5. PWS Paragraphs 5.2.5, 5.2.6, and 5.2.7 Update and provide training. These paragraphs mention updating training slides. Please confirm that current sets of slides already exist and that new training material and presentations do not need to be created. Are the current slides in both English and German?

A5. Yes, the slide are in both English and German.

Q6. PWS Paragraph 5.3.3.3. The assessment shall be documented in a Database, which is capable of generating a final overview report. Does the Government have a preferred and/or existing Database?

A6. Yes, the Government has an existing database.

Q7. PWS Paragraph 5.3.8 Develop Operation Control (SOP) for two major pollution prevention issues. Who identifies the 2 major pollution prevention issues?

A7. The Contractor

Q8. PWS Paragraph 5.3.9 Update and conduct the Environmental Officer (EO) and Environmental Competency Training Are these training sessions to be conducted in both English and German? If so, how many sessions in each language? Are slides already prepared for these training courses that need updates rather than new development/creation of presentations? Do the slides exist in both English and German versions? Are these slide presentations/training content the same for Rose Barracks and Hohenfels (Paragraphs 5.2.5-5.2.7)?

A8. EO training is in both English and German, approximately one third is in German and the rest is in English. Slides are already created and need to be updated/revised and tailored to the mission of the various units. Training content will differ for Rose Barracks and Hehnfels.

Q9. PWS Paragraph 5.4 Meetings, Conferences, and Briefings. How many and how often are the meetings, conferences, and briefings expected? Which language will these meetings be conducted in?

A9. Briefings are in both English and German. Unit briefings approximately 40 are held a year. Bi-weekly staff meetings are held at the environmental division, language is dependent on the audience, however will be mostly in English with some exceptions.