Solicitation Questions and Answers

Solicitation Questions & Answers
Solicitation No. W15QKN-27-R-A011
Description: Snow and Ice Removal Services – Brockton, MA (MA006)

Q1. Is this a new contract? If not, is there an incumbent performing the services? What is the current / previous contract number?
A1. This is a follow-on requirement. The current contract number is W15QKN-22-D-5019 and the incumbent is Providence Engineering Services, LLC. The total contract value is $174,000.00.
Q2. Area measurements: Attachment 0002 (MA006 Snow Removal Map) shows the areas to be serviced but gives no dimensions. Please provide the approximate square footage of the parking lots and driveways, and the square or linear footage of the sidewalks, landings, and entrance ramps at the CPL Gordon M. Craig USARC, 915 W. Chestnut Street. A2. Measurements for areas to be serviced as highlighted on the map are shown in the legend in the top lefthand corner. The total area to be plowed as shown on the map is 96,669 sqft and the total area to be shoveled is 3,656 sqft. All areas to receive plowing and shoveling are highlighted accordingly on the map based on the legend located in the top righthand side.
Q3. Sidewalks vs. plow CLINs: PWS 5.1 and 5.1.8 make sidewalk clearing part of basic services at a 3-inch event, while CLIN 0007 (Clear Sidewalks, 27 each) prices sidewalks separately. Should the plowing CLINs 0001-0005 (by accumulation range) cover parking lots and driveways only, with every sidewalk clearing billed under CLIN 0007? Is CLIN 0006 (Ice Melt and Sand, 20 each) one full application to both lots and sidewalks? A3. Clearing sidewalks bills separately from clearing the blacktop, even though both services are usually completed during the same event. For ice melt and sand, one full application covers both lots and sidewalks.
Q4. Ice melt barrels and snow storage: CLIN 0008 (Ice Melt Barrel) is 1 each. How many barrels are required, where should they be placed, and how often must they be refilled under PWS 5.1.12? If on-site storage areas fill up (PWS 5.1.6 and 5.1.7), is snow relocation or off-site hauling expected, and how would it be paid? A4. 5.1.12 states what level the barrels are to be maintained at. One barrel will be placed at the entrance of the training building, and one barrel will be placed at the entrance of the

AMSA shop. 5.1.7 states that the contractor is responsible for relocation of excessive accumulation.
Q5. History: Please identify the number of call-outs by accumulation range for the past one