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W91QV1-16-B-0010

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, COMPOSTING AND RECYCLING

FORT BELVOIR

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1) The solicitation references Technical Exhibit RC-1, RC-2, RC-3, RC-4, RC-5, RC-6, RC-7 and RC-8, which are included in Appendix B and are to be attached separately in Fedbizopps. These documents do not appear to be attached or included in the document.

Answer: Exhibits will be provided, as a separate attachment, with this amendment.

2) Section 3.2.1.20.3 references Technical Exhibit RC-10. This document does not appear to be included with the solicitation, please advise where to access this information.

Answer: Exhibits will be provided, as a separate attachment, with this amendment.

3) Section 3.1.5.15 indicates that "The contractor shall be reimbursed for tipping fees according to submitted invoices." However, 3.1.5.14 indicates that [tipping fees] shall be included as part of the unit cost per ton of collecting and disposing of solid waste collected at Fort Bevoir" Please confirm that tipping fees will not be reimbursed beyond the firm fixed unit prices provided for waste collection.

Answer: Tipping fee will not be reimbursed, it is part of the part of the firm fixed price provided by waste collection per the PWS section 3.1.1.2

4) During the site visit, it was indicated by the government representative that the recycling facility is manned from Monday through Friday. Section 3.2.1.2 indicates that the facility operates Monday through Saturday. Please confirm the days and hours that the recycling facility must be manned.

Answer: The operation hours for the recycling center is Monday to Friday 7am to 4pm. This contract is a seven days a week service contract, all hours of operation have to be approved by the COR per the PWS sections 3.1.1.3 and 3.2.1.20.3

5) How many 96-gallon toters are required for the collection of food waste?

Answer: Estimated at 54 per the PWS section PWS 3.2.1.20.3 and technical exhibit RC-9.

6) Food waste is collected 6 days a week but the contract is a (5) day service is the contractor required to service on Saturday?

Answer: The contract is a seven days a week service contract. The contractor is encouraged to present a service schedule to the COR for approval, this schedule should consider four to seven days a week collection service per the PWS sections 3.1.1.3 and 3.2.1.20.3

7) Can food waste compost be composted at the Base compost yard?

Answer: NO per the PWS section 3.2.1.20.3

8) Is the contractor responsible for providing the bio degradable liners for food waste carts or will the Government provide?

Answer: YES per the PWS section 3.2.1.20.3.

9) The self-contained 35yd compactors, is the contractor providing or will the Government provide them?

Answer: The Contractor will provide all self-contained compactors per the PWS section 3.1.3.5

10) Recycling 6yd green dumpsters outside office building will the Government be providing them or contractor?

Answer: Government provide the dumpsters, the contractor has to repaint and configure them to be used for recycling per the PWS section 3.1.3.6

11) On the contractor supply list we did not see the linear Cut Industrial paper shredder is the contractor still required to provide?

Answer: Yes, shredding is still part of the contractor requirements per the PWS section 3.2.1.6

12) Front load trucks, is the contractor required to provide (2) front load trucks one for MSW and one for Recycling?

Answer: YES, per the contract. But this is per the COR discretion, The COR can/may approve one truck for both functions pending on the condition of the truck and commitment of the contractor to keep the recycled cardboard completely separated from trash per the PWS section 3.1.5.4

13) On the contractor supply list we did not see 20yd recycle A frame is the contractor required to provide?

Answer: NO. FT Belvoir operates one sealed 20 yard roll off container for Horse Manure; that dumpster is for the Garrison.

14) 3.1.1.2 states that Ft. Belvoir generates approximately 13 tons per day, 94 tons per week, and 4,900 tons per year of combined waste. Could the government please provide the breakdown of how much was C&D from Roll Offs, MSW from compactors, and MSW from Front Loader?

Answer: We estimate 60 tons from Roll offs, 120 tons MSW from compactors, 200 tons from front end loaders (monthly). This is in the PWS as a yearly estimate in section 3.1.1.2.

15) 3.1.3.5 states that contractor shall provide six, 40-cubic yard brown, trash/recycling compactors. Could the government please tell us how many are for trash and how many are for recycling? Could the government also please provide how many of the cans are 40yd compactor break away cans and how many are 30 yd. self-contained compactors?

Answer: 4 Trash and 2 Card Board per the PWS section 3.1.3.5

16) 3.1.3.6 states that the contractor shall repaint sixty brown six/nine cubic yard government owned dumpsters to a green color for cardboard collection. On the site visit there was some confusion on who owned these cans. Could the government please clarify if the government is providing these cans for cardboard collection or the contractor will be providing these cans?

Answer: Government provide the dumpsters, the contractor has to repaint and configure them to be used for recycling per the PWS section 3.1.3.6

17) 3.2. Recycling, could the government please provide historical data for the different recycling commodities? Cardboard, paper, aluminum, plastic, metal, etc.?

Answer: These are monthly average: 40 tons Cardboard, 12 tons of mixed paper, 8 tons of white paper, 2 tons of plastics, 60 tons of scrap metal, 0.5 tons of aluminum cans, 2 tons of toners.

18) Could the government please explain who will be responsible for the repair or replacement of the guide rails for the compactors before placement of the new ones?

Answer: If you break it you fix it per the PWS sections 3.1.5.11 and 3.1.5.12

19) Would the government please be able to provide the voltage and amperage of all the compactors?

Answer: Not at this time.

20) Could the government please be able to provide where the horse manure is disposed at?

Answer: Recycled One, Hyattsville, MD per the PWS section 3.5.5.3.5