PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT 4 World Trade Center 150 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10007
6/16/2021
ADDENDUM # 1
To prospective Bidder(s) on Bid # 6000000413 for Explosive Detection Canine Services at the World Trade Center (WTC) Vehicle Security Center (VSC)- 5 Year Contract.
Due back on 6/17/2021, no later than 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
I. CHANGES/MODIFICATIONS
The following changes/modifications are hereby made to the solicitation documents:
1. Part IV: Signature Sheet, Name and Residence of Principals and Pricing Sheet(s), Section 4. Contractor’s Pricing Sheet, delete in its entirety the following language under each Contractor Pricing Sheet in Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, and Year 5.
*All-inclusive unit price includes but is not limited to the handler and dog and all ancillary support equipment
And replace with: * Inclusive of all costs associated with the handler, dog, and all ancillary support equipment.
II. BIDDER'S QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The following information is available in response to questions submitted by prospective Bidders. The responses should not be deemed to answer all questions, which have been submitted by Bidders to the Port Authority. It addresses only those questions, which the Port Authority has deemed to require additional information and/or clarification. The fact that information has not been supplied with respect to any questions asked by a Bidders does not mean or imply, nor should it be deemed to mean or imply, any meaning, construction, or implication with respect to the terms.
The Port Authority makes no representations, warranties or guarantees that the information contained herein is accurate, complete or timely or that such information accurately represents the conditions that would be encountered during the performance of the
PS11All Page 1 of 3 Contract. The furnishing of such information by the Port Authority shall not create or be deemed to create any obligation or liability upon it for any reason whatsoever and each Bidder, by submitting its Bid, expressly agrees that it has not relied upon the foregoing information, and that it shall not hold the Port Authority liable or responsible therefor in any manner whatsoever. Accordingly, nothing contained herein and no representation, statement or promise, of the Port Authority, its Commissioners, officers, agents, representatives, or employees, oral or in writing, shall impair or limit the effect of the warranties of the Bidder required by this Bid or Contract and the Bidder agrees that it shall not hold the Port Authority liable or responsible therefor in any manner whatsoever. The Questions and Answers numbering sequence will be continued sequentially in any forthcoming Addenda that may be issued.
Question # 1 Part IV: Signature Sheet, Name and Residence of Principals and Pricing Sheet(s), Section 4. Contractor’s Pricing Sheet, Letter B, is the $35,820 SWAC allowance included for the full five (5) years of the contract? Answer # 1 Please refer to Part VI, Section 3. Pricing Sheet (s), subparagraph g.
Question # 2 What is the exact requirement needed for the past three (3) years of explosive K9 detection contract services? Or the alternative proof needed? Answer # 2 Please refer to Part II: Contract Specific Information for Bidders, Section 8. Prerequisites, subparagraph a. Question # 3 What explosive detection Certification is required? Answer # 3 Please refer to Part V: Specifications, Section 8. Training Requirements Question # 4 What or who needs to be Department of Homeland Security certified? What is the certification? Answer # 4 Please refer to Part II: Contract Specific Information for Bidders, Section 8. Prerequisites, subparagraph e.
*For informational purposes, this Addendum includes the presentation provided during the Pre-Bid Meeting on June 10, 2021.
This communication should be initialed by you and annexed to your Bid upon submission.
In case any Bidder fails to conform to these instructions, its Bid will nevertheless be construed as though this communication had been so physically annexed and initialed.
PS11All Page 2 of 3 THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NY & NJ
SELENE ORTEGA, MANAGER COMMODITIES AND SERVICES DIV. PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT
BIDDER'S FIRM NAME: ______
INITIALED: ______
DATE: ______
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS ADDENDUM MAY BE ADDRESSED TO NICOLE KURUSZKO, WHO CAN BE REACHED AT (212) 435-4602 or at [email protected].
PS11All Page 3 of 3 Explosive Detection Canine Services at The World Trade Center (WTC) Vehicle Security Center (VSC)- 5 Year Contract
Office of the Chief Security Officer World Trade Center Security
06.10.2021 The Port Authority of NY & NJ
• Airports: JFK, Newark, LaGuardia, Teterboro, Stewart • Hudson River Crossings: GWB, Holland, Lincoln, Staten Island Bridges (Bayonne, Goethals & Outerbridge) • Transportation: Port Authority Bus Terminal, GWB Bus Station, PATH • Ports: New Jersey Marine Terminals, Brooklyn Piers • World Trade Center
2 The World Trade Center
• One WTC
• Transportation Hub (Oculus and Retail)
• 9/11 Memorial & Museum
• 2, 3, and 4 WTC
• Vehicle Security Center
• Greek Orthodox Church
• Performing Arts Center
3 Screening
4 Screening
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