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Q&A 140FS126Q0120 1. Will the Government utilize a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) or inspection checklist to evaluate contractor performance? If so, will it be provided to the successful contractor after award? - Not, currently. 2. Could you clarify the required service days per week for each location? - Service days are negotiable. 3. What is the reason this requirement is being solicited at this time - New requirement 4. Can the Government provide any photos, floor plans, or room layouts for the Administrative Office, Community Nature Center, Maintenance Shop, and Steigerwald Lake Office? - We don’t have lay outs. 5. Can the Government provide the approximate number of restrooms, toilets/urinals, sinks, break rooms, kitchens, and public/common areas at each location? - This is in the SOW. 6. Are contractors responsible for providing all consumable supplies, including toilet paper, paper towels, trash liners, hand soap, sanitizer, and cleaning chemicals, or will any items be Government-furnished? - In the SOW. Details what is gov furnished and what is not. 7. Are contractors responsible for removing trash from the facilities to an onsite dumpster only, or must the contractor haul trash offsite? - Onsite 8. Are there any known high-soil areas, mud-heavy entry points, exhibit areas, field-staff work areas, or seasonal conditions that require extra cleaning time beyond the listed frequency? - In the SOW. All spaces are subject to these conditions. Cleaning frequency stays the same. Duration must be estimated and figured into costs by co tractor. 9. For the Community Nature Center, approximately how many visitors, school groups, or public events occur weekly or monthly? - Unknown as this is a new space. Visitation is expected to increase due to new facility. School groups can be up to 100 individuals a day 5 days a week in peak seasons. 10. Are there any floor surfaces requiring special care, such as polished concrete, tile, VCT, hardwood, carpet, or sensitive exhibit-area flooring? - Stained concrete, tile, laminate, carpet. Exhibit flooring changes unknown at the time but possible. 11. Are there any annual, semi-annual, or periodic deep-cleaning tasks not listed in the approximate schedule, such as carpet extraction, floor stripping/waxing, pressure washing, exterior windows, or high dusting? - Not as part of this contract. 12. Will the contractor have access to janitorial closets, mop sinks, water, electrical outlets, and secure onsite storage for supplies/equipment at each location? - Varies per site. Nature center and Admin have small storage areas and janitorial sinks. Shop has utility sink. Steigerwald office does not have either of these. All have electricity. Shop and Steigerwald office have no water access on upper floors. Some supplies can be stored onsite but not all. Item security/use only by contractor can not be guaranteed. Supply storage used by staff and volunteers. 13. What are the allowable cleaning hours for each faci…