Questions and Anwsers Amendment 1

Questions and Anwsers
75D30127Q79329 Amendment 01

1.

Should cylinder removal be priced as an additional line item per location, at a per-cylinder unit price times the estimated count? Or should it be included in each location's line 0001-0004? Please include the removal price in the each location’s line 0001-0004.

2.

For the Pittsburgh cylinders with unidentified contents, may we price identification and disposal of an unknown-contents cylinder as its own per-cylinder rate? Yes you may.

3.

Should each of items 0001–0004 cover four quarterly pickups at the location named on that line, given that the descriptions refer to all NIOSH campuses? Yes, 4 quarterly pickups at each location.

4.

The SOW requires separate pricing for gas cylinder removal, but the amended schedule does not include a cylinder line. Should we submit a separate price breakdown by location alongside the completed schedule? Please include the removal price in the each location’s line 0001-0004.

5.

SOW Task 1.3 requires gas cylinder removal as a separate line item, but the price schedule lists only CLINs 0001 through 0004. Where should offerors price cylinder removal, and should it be priced per cylinder or per removal event? Please include the removal price in the each location’s line 0001-0004.

6.

CLINs 0001 through 0004 are each titled for a single campus, but each description still reads “for all NIOSH campuses.” Please confirm that each CLIN covers only its named campus. Yes it covers only the named campus.

7.

Amendment 0001 removed the 13,200-pound limit per job. Is there a maximum quantity or weight per quarterly pickup that offerors should assume? There will be no set limit by NIOSH. The contractor is to determine.

8.

For the Pittsburgh cylinders with unidentified contents, can NIOSH share any available inventory, tags, markings, or photographs to support characterization and pricing? Some pictures attached.

9.

The Hamilton Building is listed as 555 Ridge Ave., Cincinnati. CDC lists the Alice Hamilton Laboratory at 5555 Ridge Avenue. Which address should we price? 5555 Ridge Ave. 10. Pittsburgh is listed as 628 Cochran Mill Rd. Other official NIOSH records list the campus at 626 Cochran Mill Road. Is 628 a separate pickup point, or should this be 626? 626 Cochran Mill Rd. is the correct address.
11. Will the NIOSH locations provide a detailed inventory to the awarded contractor ahead of time to ensure that the contractor will arrive with the proper supplies? The sites can provide a list with a much detail as