Bottled Water Germany-Italy

The purpose of this amendment is to answer additional questions received by the Contracting Office. The response date and time for this requirement remains unchanged.
Question 3: What is the quantity of bottles per pallet of water.
Answer 3: The following information can be used in conjunction with the Annual Estimated Quantity (AEQ) of pallets to help determine an AEQ for the number of bottles.

Nomenclature

Bottles per Pallet

Germany

Bottled Water,non-carbonated 0.5 Liter

1512

Bottled Water,non-carbonated 1.5 Liter

600

Bottled Water,carbonated 0.5 Liter

1512

Bottled Water,carbonated 1.5 Liter

504

Italy

Bottled Water,non-carbonated 0.5 Liter

1512

Bottled Water,non-carbonated 1.5 Liter

600

Offerors are reminded that that the AEQ does not obligate the government to order a specific quantity, but is provided for informational purposes only. Actual quantities to be ordered may be more or less than what is listed.
Question 4: Do you have a VAT clearing agent in Germany?
Answer 4: No. All items applicable to this requirement are to be delivered FOB Destination. All pricing should include any delivery costs. The Offeror is responsible for filing any VAT or customs paperwork for items to be delivered. Also, as a reminder, all pricing submitted by offerors should not include VAT.
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The purpose of this amendment is to:
Extend the closing date of the RFQ from: Friday, 21 September 2018, 4:00pm CET to: Monday, 24 September, 1:00pm CET. The closing date of the RFQ is also changed in the Addendum to 52.212-1 as stated above.
Add language to Section XIII of (Attachment 1). Attachment 1, dated 12 September 2018 is replaced with Attachment 1, dated 20 September 2018.
Please note that the changes to Attachment 1 and the Addendum to 52.212-1 are marked in each document with a line in the left-hand margin.
In addition to signing and submitting a copy of SPE303-18-Q-0025, please sign and return a copy of this amendment with your submitted proposal.
The applicable amendment documents are attached.

**NOTE: The NEW Closing of this solicitation is 24 September 2018 at 1:00 PM (Central European Time) or 7:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time)**

The following questions have been received by the contracting office and are answered as follows:
Question 1: Please confirm that only the listed production plants are accepted or if other plants meeting or exceeding the VETCOM standards will be considered. Referencing the requirement as stated in the Addendum to 52.212-1, page 3:

The Production Plant must be an approved source by the US Army Public Health Command and must be listed as such on the following website: https://phc.amedd.army.mil/topics/foodwater/ca/Pages/DoDApprovedFoodSources.aspx

Answer 1: Defense Logistics Agency Directive (DLAD) Part 52 mandates "All establishments and distributors furnishing subsistence items under DLA contracts are subject to sanitation approval and surveillance as deemed appropriate by the Military Medical Service." Public Health Command is the appropriate Military Medical Service. In accordance with AR 40-657, PHC, only recognizes six federal approved source directories, none of which are for bottled water. All bottled water facilities must be inspected by PHC to be considered approved. It is not acceptable to use any other certification in lieu of. Only those sources listed on the US Army Public Health Command website are authorized for this requirement.

Question 2: Can you please confirm if Russian nationals are allowed? This question was in reference to Section XIII (Designated Country Citizens on USAREUR Access -Controlled Installations).
Answer 2: There is a possibility that Russian drivers may be allowed at some installations, but they may be restricted at other installations. Since the contract resulting from this solicitation will have FOB Destination requirements, it will be the contract awardee's responsibility to coordinate delivery information, to include acceptability of driver nationality for each military installation. The following information has been added to Section XIII of Attachment 1:

"Note: The contractor is responsible for obtaining base access requirements for each delivery location listed in Attachment 2 (including acceptability of driver nationality) to ensure required delivery dates of each order are met."

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The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Europe & Africa is posting this notice to solicit quotes to establish an Indefinite Delivery Purchase Order (IDPO) for bottled water to be delivered to US forces within the boundaries Germany and Italy. Please see the attached documentation for further details.

**NOTE: Closing of this solicitation is 21 September 2018 at 4:00 PM (Central European Time) or 10:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time) **

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