MODIFICATION
99 -- Industry Rough PWS Q&A: Answers may not be reflective of the official solicitation and are the preliminary answers. The solicitation will be the controlling document. The estimated release of the solicitation is 22 June 2012.
- Notice Date
- 6/18/2012
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 561210
— Facilities Support Services
- Contracting Office
- ACC - Rock Island (ACC-RI), ATTN: AMSAS-AC, Rock Island, IL 61299-6500
- ZIP Code
- 61299-6500
- Solicitation Number
- W52P1J12R0093
- Response Due
- 6/19/2012
- Archive Date
- 8/18/2012
- Point of Contact
- Ben Geringer, 309-782-1784
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC - Rock Island (ACC-RI)
(benjamin.l.geringer.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 1I appreciate the detail of the statement of work. However I don't seem to be able to find the manpower requirements. They are not listed 2Will the acquisition strategy now allow small businesses with the required expertise to bid on this RFP? Yes 3Is the maintenance required to be done off-site (7.i.14) across Theatre at the 500 customer sites? Is travel provide by the government? Are toold provided by the government? One visit per quarter to Afghanistan or Kuwait for up to seven days; government will arrange travel via MILAIR; tools provided by the government 4Where is training done? If on-site in Qatar is classroom and training aids provided by government? If MTT-type training, will training aids need to be transported from Qatar or available at sites? On site at CAS. Training aids provided by government 5Does the government expect any special skill/certifications required for handling/managing controlled substances? No 6Is TEWLS, DMLSS, DCAM training available to contractor personnel enroute to Qatar? No 7What are the government requirements/costs involved in placing employees into the Embassy's Warden System? No cost. Contractor cordinates directly with the embassy. 8Can the required publications library be solely electronic or are hard copies required to be maintained on site? Electronic 12Does PPE only include safety equipment or is IBA/Kevlar required for personnel expected to travel to train, repair, etc? Please provide a complete listing of PPE which will be provided by the contractor; Any items not included in 7.d.2, 8, 8.a, 8.b or 8.c. PPE only includes safety equipment 13What is the R&R policy the government will adhere to?Will the contractor be required to have a replacement for each individual on R&R/vacation? Government will not set the R&R policy for contractors. Contractor will not be required to have a replacement for each individual on R&R/vacation. 14"The Contractor shall comply with all security procedures prior to the beginning of the period of performance at no cost to the government." -Will the government provide access paperwork prior to the start of the contract to Access Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar and other bases in accordance with current ASG-QA PMO badge procedures and installation access policies? Government can provide access paperwork prior to the start of the contract to Access Camp As Sayliyah in accordance with current ASG-QA PMO badge procedures and installation access policies. 15Will advisory personnel be located only in Qatar or does government expect forward/regionally positioned? Qatar only 16Is the government providing RF device training on site? Or can we obtain prior to travel to job site? Government does not provide RF device training on site. Contractor can obtain prior to travel to job site. 17What license/certifications does the government require for MHE? 18Is HAZWOPER training available/provided by the government? HAZWOPER training is available/provided by the government on CAS. 19Is systems and classroom space provided by the government to train users on Unix systems? systems provided by the government to train users on Unix systems 20"Reference Bio-Medical Equipment Repair. The Contractor shall service, repair, and maintain medical equipment. This may involve working on equipment that involves mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic, digital, optical, and radiological principals." Will the government provide the tools to complete this task? Yes 21Will the government identify a specific number of contractors required for this mission? No 22Will the government specify the number of contractors currently supporting this mission? No 23Will contractor personnel initially be stationed in locations other than Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar? No 24Does the government project a decrease in operations in the future? Yes 25Is the current level of workload expected to remain constant throughout the life of this contract? Yes 26What functions of USAMMC-SWA and the Medical Logistics Warehouse will be staffed strictly by military personnel? Optical Fabrication 27What functions of USAMMC-SWA and the Medical Logistics Warehouse will be strictly staffed by contracting personnel? All functions except Optical Fabrication 28What portion of the maintenance mission will be operated by contractors? 2 BMETS 29On average in a year, how many maintenance customer assistance visits and maintenance repair missions are conducted outside of Qatar but in the USAMMC-SWA AOR? 4 30Security Requirement: Please indicate which systems require secret clearance. 5.a. SIPR 31Security Requirement: Please indicate which positions require secret clearance. 5.a. Project Manager, IT personnel 32Will the use of a GPC be required? No 33Is the contractor be required to operate an Oxygen generating machine to fill O2 bottles? No 34Please identify the requirements to operate vehicles on the military installation other than MHE. Training/certification to drive on post provided by ASG-Qatar 35Which automation system will be used to support maintenance operations - SAMS-E, DMLSS, other? SAMS-E, DMLSS and TEWLS 36Will the government allow the use of other automation information systems (AIS) not listed in the Draft PWS? No 37Housing Requirements: What exactly are the ACO's security standards with regards to contractor-provided housing? 1.h Contractor provided housing can not be located in an area designated as "off limits" by ASG-Qatar 38Housing Requirements: How does the government intend to approve contractor-provided housing if the housing related costs must be submitted prior to award? 1.h Security standards stipulted by the ACO can be made available prior to leasing housing 39Period of Performance: The period of performance is stated to be a base year with 3 evaluated option years. However, the Period of Performance, as detailed in 4a, 4b, and 4c omits Option Year 3. Please clarify the Period of Performance. 5Page 2 Number, Period of Performance supports 1 base YR and 3 option years Base plus 2 evaluated option years 40Security Requirement: will there be a DD-254 issued with this contract? 5.a. yes 41Government Provided Fuel: is it the intent of the government to provide fuel for "domicile-to-duty" contractor-leased vehicles? 10.b No 42Government Provided Fuel: If it is the intent of the government to provide fuel for "domicile-to-duty" contractor-leased vehicles, will the fuel be provided on post or on an economy purchase / reimbursable basis? 10.b Fuel will not be provided for "domicile-to-duty" contractor-leased vehicles 43Do any of the BMETs need to be CT or MRI trained to maintain equipment in AFG and KUW? If so, what are the Manf/mdls of CT or MRI currently in the region? No 44Will the contractor be responsible of managing the ORF-M and TMDE calibration programs for units in area of support? yes 45Amount gear is shipped out each day 350-400 items (6-10 Pallets) 46amount gear is received each day 1,000-15,00 items (26-32 Pallets) 47What is square feet of warehouse. 65,000 sq ft 48KEY PERSONNEL-Retired and Former US Military Experience in Logistics/Supply Management, and Security can be used as relevant Past Performance? No 49Housing- Building or Wall facing street to have Blast Protection reinforcement? No 50Vehicles that enter and exit the Base on a regular schedule. Protection level required or not? Required 51Bullet resistant Windows & Kevlar doors? No 52ARMED OR UNARMED SECURITY GUARDS? Armed security is provided at this location 53Will government owned vehicles be provided as in 10c ? (Veterans can provide CDL-A U.S. DRIVERS With HAZMAT ENDORSEMENT) If not, will three SUV or PICKUPs with Warning/police style lights suffice? 10 man team or 7 man? Government owned vehicles be provided for military mission purposes only. 54Pandemic Response- Require laboratory Biologist or Research Specialist to assist with variant strain identification? No 55What is the staffing level or scope of work for the Bio-medical maintenance requirements on which to base Bio-medical staffing? Skill level 2-3 56March 28, 2012 Notice posted Q&A's submitted by industry. Government answer to Question 15 states "Contract doesn't include requirement to handle vault-type drugs (narcotics, etc.)" Draft PWS paragraph 1.e. states "The contractor shall store controlled substances and pilferable drugs (narcotics)." Please clarify requirement for storage, handling and shipment of controlled substances (narcotics). The contractor shall store controlled substances and pilferable drugs (narcotics) 57Paragraph 4.a. states normal hours of operation will be 0700-2100, 7 days per week. Is this period divided into multiple shifts? Two shifts 58Paragraph 5 states the contractor shall maximize opportunities to use U.S. expatriates personnel. Paragraph 1.g. states contractor shall be responsible for performing employment background checks on all employees, including Foreign Nationals. What is the government's desired split between U.S. Expatriate and non-Expatriate contractor personnel? No split/None 59 Paragraph 5 states resumes are required on "all" proposed contractor personnel. Does this requirement include "all" contractor personnel or just "key" personnel? Will resumes be required for Foreign National employees if proposed? All EXPAT contractor personnel; resumes will not be required for Foreign National employees 60Paragraph 7.a.(3) states over 500 potential customers. Is this number expected to diminish during the closure of multi-national bases in Afghanistan through 2014? If so, what is the anticipated number of customers at the end of the base year and each option year? this number expected to diminish, but not certain. 61What is the average volume of monthly receipts and issues? 1,439 line items 62Paragraph 7.a. states Contractor is responsible for accountability of the 5000 line-item inventory; and paragraph 9.c. and 9.d. state inventory accuracy and location accuracy goals of 95% and 98% respectively shall be adhered to. Will there be a 100% joint inventory conducted during contract 60-day transition period? No 63Is biomedical test equipment provided as GFE? Yes 64Which positions require government Secret security clearances? Project Manager, IT personnel 65Will the contractor be required to work overtime? If so, what is annual amount of overtime hours anticipated? No overtime 66Will the government host an Industry Day/Site Visit for this solicitation? No 67Paragraph 4. (Period of Performance) indicates there is one base and 3 evaluated option years, however the specific periods of performance listed in the subparagraphs a. through c. of paragraph 4. only list Base Year and Option Years I and II. Please clarify if there are 2 or 3 option years. The option years are based on the current contractor job performance. Two option years. 68In paragraph 6. (Basic Life Support) the Contactor is required to provide provisions for "sustenance". Will contractor employees be allowed to use Camp As Sayliyah Dining Facilities, PX and MWR facilities? Yes 69Paragraph 7.i (Bio-medical Equipment Repair) states Contractor shall service, repair and maintain medical equipment. What is the estimated number of pieces required to be serviced annually? What is the frequency of travel associated with this task? Is travel via commercial or MILAIR? 6,000 70Will this storage include storage of 'Blood and Blood products'? No 'Blood and Blood products 71The Government states that "The Contractor shall be fully qualified in the operation of the following medical logistics automation systems prior to the star to the contract period: Theater Enterprise Wide Logistics System (TEWLS ), Receiving, Storage, Quality Control, Shipping roles, and employ inventory management procedures within this and similar future systems applications. The government will provide required TEWLS, Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support (DMLSS)DMLSS Customer Assistance Module (DCAM), and future replacement legacy systems." Is it the expectation of the Government that the contractor must have inherent knowledge of the systems before award, or will the Government provide the appropriate training prior to contract start? the contractor must have inherent knowledge of the systems before award 72Will we be provided with a copy of Security standards. Yes, but not at this time 73Is the Embassy's warden system briefing semi-annually just for EXPATS? Or will TCNs also be integrated into the Warden system? EXPATS only 74Need to have full knowledge of the types of supplies being handled, to ensure the provision of correct PPE. PPE required: Safety/hard hats, steel toed shoes, eye protection 75Can we get a copy of the ASG-QA-PMO bagde procedures and installation access for reference Not at this moment however, I'll try at a later time 76Is it a requirement to be thoroughly knowledgeable with TEWLS...or with a similar current system...such as DSS? Must be thoroughly knowledgeable with TEWLS 77Do we need carpenters in reference to breaking-down storage material? No carpenters needed 78Do we need to hire mechanics for MHE maintenance? No 79What are te licensing and certification requirements to operate MHE? DOT MHE training locations for 7K, 5K, and stock selectors. Additional MHE training will take place her at the warehouse location 80How many employees must be HAZWOPER certified? 4 81Please verify whether OSHA standards are applicable OCONUS? Yes OSHA standards are applicable OCONUS 82Will the government provide the awardee, systems access agreements for all platforms not commercially available (i.e. TEWLS)? Systems access for TEWLS and NIPR will be provided. 83 Because this is a firm fixed contract can the government provide a table of product (to include shipments and receipts) by category, configuration, weight, geometry, and temperature requirement? No 84Based on the semiannual inventory requirements, will the facility have down time during the semi-annual 100% inventories Yes, 2 to 3 days 85What medical supplies are requisitioned? What are the volumes and types of material? All supplies used to save lives in this theater with a very high volume 86What is the volume of stored material, and what are the dimensions of the warehouse? a High volume and the warehouse is 65,000 sq ft 87What is the annual volume of medical supplies currently issued? 1,438-2,00 line items 88What volume and type of material is currently disposed of? Low volume disposed of through HAZMAT, DRMO, and equipment turn in processes 89How many contractor personnel need to have access to TEWLS? All contractor personnel except Bio Med need to have access to TEWLS. 90Are all personnel on the contract expected to be assigned to Doha? The FedBizOpps page mentions place of performance as Rock Island - will work also be performed there? All personnel on the contract are expected to be assigned to Doha 91Will the Government please provide a list of positions expected to be filled by US expatriate personnel? None specific 92Will the Government please clarify which resumes are to be submitted? All EXPAT contractor personnel; resumes will not be required for Foreign National employees 93Will the Government please provide a list of labor categories currently employed to meet the mission? No 94Does the beginning of the PoP mean the first day after the transition period? Yes 95Will the Government please provide unclassified estimates of volume levels, demand history, and resource breakdown for requisitioning, for the purpose of pricing this task? No 96Will the Government please provide volume estimates for Due In/Outs? 1,489-2,00 items a day 97For all of the below - Will the Government please provide a sufficient amount of demand history, shipment volumes, and stock levels to allow estimation of resource requirements for contract support? No 98Please confirm - is all MHE furnished by the Government? All MHE is furnished by the Government 99Will the Government please provide more depth on the makeup of the 5,000 lines of material? No 100Are any Contractor resources beyond personnel - such as vehicles, packing equipment, etc required to facilitate these shipments? Only personnel. 101Is TAMMIS still in use? Does the government anticipate the Contractor requiring proficiency in its use after it is fully replaced by TEWLS? The warehouse uses TEWLS, however some of our customers still use TAMMIS 102Will the Government please clarify? Does support include email and phone only? Are the 500 supported customers all external to the warehouse facility? E-Mail, phone calls, TELECONS, VTCs to all external customers 103Which equipment will be assigned? government equipment need to complete task and scope of work 104Will this responsibility require coding and development within TEWLS, or will all of those requirements be supported by the current TEWLS contractor? All requirements are supported by the current TEWLS system 1051) Which kind and count of medical equipment is to be maintained? 2) What level of maintenance is to be performed? 3) Are parts used in equipment maintenance furnished by the Government, or will the Contractor be required to maintain our own stock of repair parts? No equipment and level 2 skill set 1061) How many Customer Assistance Visits will be required? 2) Will the travel costs for these visits be reimbursable? One visit per quarter to Afghanistan or Kuwait for up to seven days; government will arrange travel via MILAIR 107In earlier reference, PPE is required to be provided by Contractor. Is eye protection the only exception? Yes 108Per 10) and 10.c) - will the Government provide all vehicles for Contract performance? Government provided vehicles will be used for Contract performance but not for domicile-to-duty purposes 109Does the government intend to conduct a pre-proposal conference at the work site? No 110Will current local SOPs be made available for review? No 111Earlier Q&A indicated that the contractor would not be required to store/handle controlled substances, but this paragraph indicates that this will be a requirement. Will it? this will be a requirement 112Are there certain positions that must be U.S. expatriate? If so, what are they? Project Manager, IT, Customer Support, Section Lead Positions 113How many visits to which locations? Will the government arrange travel or will that be a contractor responsibility? One visit per quarter to Afghanistan or Kuwait for up to seven days; government will arrange travel via MILAIR 114As part of Shipping Control, the government states that "the Contractor shall coordinate and work cooperatively with commercial and military transportation services and within the transportation systems to prepare, pack, and ship medical material." It is the government's intent for the Contractor to source commercial air transportation through USTRANSCOM when referencing "transportation systems"? the Contractor will not have to source commercial air transportation through USTRANSCOM. Commercial air transportation is coordinated through DHL, NAC, FEDEX 115Does the government intend for the Contractor to provide logistical support to include air transportation to final destinations within CENTCOM? If so, will that be included in the pricing matrix? Contractor will not be required to provide air transportation to final destinations within CENTCOM. 116The solicitation requires multiple functional areas of expertise (warehousing, IT, logistics, medical services). Is the government expecting a prime contractor to cover all of these or will they allow subcontractor agreements to combine resources to bid on this RFP? subcontractor agreements can be used to combine resources to bid on this RFP
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- Zip Code: 61299-6500
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