Atch 5 Questions and Answers 23 MAR26.pdf

Questions and Answers Cooling Tower Maintenance

Solicitation: W91RUS26QA021 Amendment 2 Attachment 5

Question 1:

• Requesting on site visit to location annotated in the solicitation Exhibits. To review the test of the system water before submitting a quotation and pricing. For practical step understand the incoming water quality and determine the appropriate cycles of concentration for operation.

Response: Yes, a scheduled site visit approved for 31 March 2026, starting at 0900-hrs to 1330hrs, Mountain Standard Time. Instructions and locations will be provided in next addendum to the solicitation.

Question 2:

• Is there a time to come out and survey the equipment to get an accurate idea of what is needed?

Response: Has been addressed. No separate site visits allowed. Due to the competitive posting a site visit is being planned. Date is scheduled. See above and answer.

Question 3:

• Please confirm that any closed loops, cleaning and flushing of the closed loops is not included in this solicitation, as cannot be priced without open.

Response: That is correct, cleaning and flushing of the closed loops is not included in this solicitation.

Question 4:

• Please confirm that retreating the closed loops with corrosion inhibitor if the treatment is lost due to leaks or work performed on the systems is not in this solicitation.

Response: That is correct, retreating the closed loops with corrosion inhibitor if the treatment is lost due to leaks or work performed on the systems is not in this solictation.

The glycol closed loop system uses water to maintain the temperature of the glycol.

Question 5:

• Our company is interested in providing a quote for this solicitation. Our company has a technician question available for a site visit?

Response: Has been addressed. See above regarding information and scheduled site visit date. See revised Statement of Work to include Amendment 1 site visit information and procedures.

Question 6:

• This requirement and noticed that the contract includes the following clauses:

252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls. 2016-10 ; 252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements. 2023-11. Is this a solicitation requirement fall under CMMC Level 1 or Level 2 requirements, in order to provide proposed pricing and compliance approach to cybersecurity requirements of the solicitation.

• Response:

According to the new FAR Overhaul as for as this provision and any newly updated clauses for solicitation or award. The above DFAR clauses will be updated or removed.

This requirement is “Medium to Low” Level. The provision or FAR Overhaul requires self-assessment, while FAR Overhaul at website www: acquisition.gov as clauses and provisions is updating, replaced or deviations are made. This solicitation will include or remove FARS and DFARS accordingly and if applicable. Contractors shall review their own systems that are in place or applicable to this requirement and comply with DFARS clause 252.204-7012 to include any FAR and DFARs provisions and/ or clauses applicable on DoW or cybersecurity requirements of the solicitation. Base Year is under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), as well as the entire option periods 1 and 2.

The clauses posted in the solicitation and at contract award will still flow down to sub-contractors, shall those potential opportunities be available as teaming arrangement between the Prime Contractor and Subcontractors.

Question 7:

If so, what are the technician's instructions when he arrives at 1337 Arizona Street, Sierra Vista?

• Response: Amendment 1 provided information and process with Mission Partner as well as a revised Statement of Work. See paragraph 1.6; scope of work to

Installation Access (Attachment 4; Revised Statement of Work)

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