W912SV27QA001 Q-A Document.docx

Q & A Document

W912SV27QA001

Updated: 03NOV2026

1. Are offerors expected to provide a unit price per individual alteration, per uniform, or a lump-sum price for each CLIN?

Offerors are expected to provide a unit price per individual alteration. For example, CLIN 0001 denotes “Male/Female Coat: Shorten/Lengthen Sleeves; Let Out/Take in Back/Side Seams; Reduce Shoulders Hem Rank, Patches, Braids, Stripes, and Bars to Sleeves.” You would provide a price to do this for one Soldier.

2. If pricing is per job, what quantity of uniforms or alterations should contractors use when calculating their prices?

Not priced per job. See Question 1

3. Will services be ordered and paid for individually as needed through BPA calls?

You can expect every CLIN to be utilized for each BPA call

4. Is there a minimum order quantity or guaranteed annual purchase volume?

No

5. For CLIN 0005, should travel expenses for sizing events be included in our quoted price, or will authorized travel be reimbursed separately?

Include Travel Expenses in your quote. Utilize same procedures as question 1. Provide price for a single individual employee to attend sizing event within your geographic area that was provided within PWS.

6. Statewide Coverage: Must every BPA holder independently provide services throughout all four Massachusetts regions, including island counties, or may individual BPA calls be assigned by geographic region?

Individual task orders will be assigned to a geographic region. If a vendor is unable to accommodate for any reason the Contracting Officer will have the option to go outside geographic region.

7. Wage Determinations: Given the statewide performance requirements, should additional geographic wage determinations be considered for tailoring facilities and fitting locations outside the area covered by the attached wage determination?

Yes, the proper wage determination for the area of the vendor will be provided upon any award of the BPA.

8. Performance Timing: Does the 30-day garment completion period begin at the initial sizing event even when Government verification of the itemized roster remains pending?

The 30 day completion period begins at the end/completion of the sizing event. Vendors will have a completed roster of work at time of delivery order prior to vendor signature.

9. Approval Conditions: Please clarify the item-specific "APPROVAL CONDITIONS" referenced in Section L and the required method of acknowledgement.

This statement was added in error. PLEASE OMIT sentence “Acknowledgement and acceptance of the "APPROVAL CONDITIONS" for each item, which include: Company name, address, and Unique Entity ID (UEI) from SAM.gov” from Section L, Paragraph 4 of the solicitation.

10. Does “delivery to the unit” in PWS 5.3.3 include a return trip to the event location?

This expense should be included in quote for CLIN 0005 and option years. We do know that this amount can fluctuate from event to event. We advise settling on a “average” price for this delivery task.

11. Block 27a lists FAR 52.212-3 and 52.212-5 as attached, but we couldn’t locate them in the package. Could you share them?

You can find all clauses/provisions at this link: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

12. Approximately how many uniforms are altered following a typical fitting event?

We cannot provide you with an accurate number for this question. We can provide that the typical Massachusetts National Guard unit contains 100+ Soldiers. In addition, more than one Unit may be assigned to a sizing event dependent on unit location.

13. Will uniforms be provided to the contractor at fitting events, shipped to the contractor by the Government, or is the contractor responsible for pickup, transportation, and return of uniforms?

Soldiers will have their assigned uniform with them at sizing event for measurement. The vendor will be responsible for transporting uniforms from sizing event to vendor work location, then returned to sizing event location.

14. Is there a required turnaround time for completed alterations?

Yes, 30 days from completion of sizing event.

15. PWS para 1.4.1 divides Massachusetts into four regions. Must the contractor have an established place of business in each region, or can one location serve all regions with on-site sizing events? Will this be a single-award or multiple-award BPA?

This will be a multiple award BPA. By default, the Contracting Officer will send out task orders to vendors within their geographic region. Vendors do have the option to be specific on whether they would like to be considered by region only, or they would like to be considered for work in all regions.

16. May tailor labor at on-site sizing events be included in the travel CLIN, or must it be included in the garment CLIN prices?

This must be included in garment CLIN as a total price for the specified garment. Also see question 1.

17. May the prime contractor perform the services entirely through subcontractors? If so, must subcontractors be identified in the quote, and are there any requirements or limitations on subcontracting? Is RFO FAR 52.219-14 included?

Yes, subcontracting is allowed. RFO FAR 52.219-14 does not apply to this acquisition since it is under the Simple Acquisition Threshold. That said, this acquisition is a small business set aside. If a subcontractor is utilized, it must also be a small business.

18. How much advance notice will the contractor receive for on-site sizing events, and are weekend sizing events ordered or compensated differently from weekday events?

Contractor will receive task orders at least 30 days prior to events. Orders are NOT differentiated between weekend or workday in terms of cost.