Question and Answer - 9RW Linen Services

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Q&A) dated 19 October 2026
9RW Linen Services

SOLICITATION NO. FA468627QS002

Notice to Offerors: This document provides official responses to vendor questions 35 through 60. Where responses in this document conflict with previous responses issued on 16 October 2026, the guidance in this 19 October 2026 document governs. Question 35: The conformed SF 1449 issued with Amendment 0001 states in Block 8 an offer due date of 26 October 2026 at 09:00 AM local time. Answer 2 of the Questions and Answers document states that the official due date is 27 October 2026 at 10:00 AM. These two documents conflict.
Answer 35: The Government acknowledges the discrepancy in the previous Q&A document. Because the Q&A document is not a binding part of the contract, SF 1449 governs. Therefore, the official due date for quote submission is 26 October 2026 at 09:00 AM Local Time (Pacific Time), as explicitly stated on the conformed SF 1449 (Block 8).. Question 36: Please confirm that quote submission by email to both the Contracting Officer and the Contract Specialist is the required and sufficient method of submission, whether any file size or format restrictions apply to email submissions, and whether the Government will acknowledge receipt by reply email.
Answer 36: Submission via email to either the Contracting Officer or the Contract Specialist is an acceptable and sufficient method of submission. Offerors shall ensure attachments do not exceed standard military network email limits (10MB per email). Multiple emails may be sent if the proposal exceeds this limit. The Government will acknowledge receipt of timely proposals via reply email.
Question 37: Answer 24 of the Q&A states that past performance submitted under Factor 2 must reflect the performance of the prime offeror only. The FAR 52.212-2 evaluation text in the solicitation states that the Government may also consider the past performance of subcontractors. Please confirm which statement governs.
Answer 37: The formal evaluation text within FAR 52.212-2 of the solicitation governs. The Government acknowledges that Answer 24 (and the referenced Answer 32) in the previously published Q&A document contained an administrative error by restricting past performance to the Prime Offeror only. This answer (Answer 37) hereby supersedes those previous responses. In accordance with FAR 52.212-2, the Government may consider the past performance of subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement. To be considered,