R -- WAREHOUSE FACILITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS ARE BEING PROVIDED AS SHOWN BELOW. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION. THIS SOLICITATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JANUARY 25, 2008, 2 PM EST. 1. If the contractor proposes to use GFE; particularly forklifts and computers, will the Government pay to replace items, if necessary, or repair them during the contract term or is that the contractor?s responsibility? Contractor?s responsibility 2. TASK 6.6 ? Will the contractor deliver and setup furniture, PC?s, at 500 C Street and/or pickup same for storage at the warehouse or is the contractor only loading and unloading trucks and removing/returning items to storage? Contractor is responsible to deliver furniture and supplies as needed to 500 C St and assist in unloading furniture and supplies 3. TASK 7 ? Is the 16,000 sq ft of space to be ?provided? for furniture included in the 56,128 sq ft for publications or is it in addition to? The 16,000 sq ft is in addition to the 56,128 sq ft requirement. 4. Will FEMA pay for packing supplies and, if so, will the contractor include these charges on the monthly invoice? This is a fixed price contract and the contractor needs to consider packing supplies in their price 5. Can FEMA provide an inventory list of publications and furniture items to include codes, descriptions, and average monthly on hand quantity? This list is dynamic and will be available upon award 6. Can the GFE phone system be relocated if a contractor proposes another warehouse facility? Yes 7. Task 10.a ? Does the reference to 5000 calls per hour mean that the contractor will be handling a surge in calls (since the call center function is performed at FEMA by FEMA users ? Task 12.b ? OR is this referring to the contractor having the capability to meet surges in fulfillment (pick/pack/ship) created by emergencies or special projects? The contractor is responsible to answer all phone calls and needs to be able to answer 5,000 calls per hour 8. Please explain/clarify in TASK 12.b ? 2nd bullet ? ?Controlled Items Notification and Authorization System.? I do not want to make an incorrect assumption about what this function is. Control items are those items that have a set limit per request established by the item?s control manager 9. TASK 12.b ? Bullet 10 ? Is there currently an online Automated Ordering System or does this refer to an AOS that can be accessed via the internet? I am unable to find online ordering capability for FEMA warehouse publications. No there currently is not an online AOS. The new requirement is to have an online system 10. Does FEMA provide 800 numbers for fax and telephone requests or is this to be included in the contractor?s pricing schedule? FEMA provides the phone system 11. Will mass mailings from mailing lists be mailed from the warehouse? The type of metering equipment to be furnished by the contractor is dependent upon the type of metering to be performed. Yes all mass mailings need to be performed by the contractor on site and it?s up to the contractor to find the appropriate solution for which meters to use 12. Has there been a change in the scope of work from the current contract to the new SOW? Yes the contractor needs to be responsible for the new WMS which should include an online capability and live reporting as well as all meters and meter supplies 13. What is the estimated level of effort? The contractor is responsible to find an appropriate solution 14. Who is the incumbent? J&W Services 15. Is the current system documented? Please refer to the Statement of Work 16. Are the requirements for future enhancements documented? No requirements have been documented as to future requirements. 17. Please advise that if an 8(a) is teaming with a subcontractor; will the relevant experience of the subcontract be considered in the evaluation. Experience should be submitted from all team members and will be considered. 18. Should the lease and/or purchase cost for equipment be included as a separate line item in the contract (ie: order pickers; lifts; etc.) This is a fixed price contract and the contractor needs to consider cost of equipment in their price 19. Will the Government and the contractor have concurrent/parallel telecom and data systems during the transition. No. 20. Does the Government have a contract in place for the transfer of telecom and data; or does the contractor need to address this and include cost under separate line item. No. 21. Will the Government provide permits for the voice and data systems? No. 22. Are all the MHE (forklifts and electric pallet jacks) under service agreements for routine scheduled preventive maintenance? Yes it?s part of the fixed price 23. Has the MHE been under preventive maintenance agreements during the term of the incumbent?s contract? Yes 24. The GFE listing shows 8 lifts, jacks, etc. which require chargers (if they are electric), yet I only see 3 chargers. Are all of the powered MHE electric and, if so, are appropriate chargers available for each of them? The three chargers are for the forklifts while the rest of the equipment have batteries that only require to be plugged in to be recharged 25.If the offer is to be performed by a team, a prime and a subcontractor, should Past Performance be included from both or only from the prime contractor?? Answer: Yes. -- Did the answer mean from the team? or from the prime? Experience should be submitted for all team members.