J--AMENDMENT 1

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ARISING FROM THE ORIGINAL RFQ 1. There is no reference to six year maintenance in the price schedule (B.2) . In addition to hydrostatic testing intervals, fire extinguishers require six year maintenance. Do you want a line item added for maintenance? Yes. 2. Pages 42-78 of the SOL repeat and/or contradict the items in the first 41 pages. Please correct and repost the correct information. Disregard pgs 42-78 3. Please provide a breakdown of the manufactures of the extinguishers currently in use Below is the breakdown American La France - most of the 374 5-lb or 6-lb ABC units Kidde Sentry Badger-Powhatan Badger Buckeye General - most of the CO2 units Amerex - the 10 water mist units K-Guard Ansul - the 4 wet chemicals units 4. Please provide a breakdown of the quantities of each type/size of fire extinguishers. Below is the breakdown 5 or 6 lb ABC374 5 lb CO2..52 15 lb CO2..32 1 gal mist de-ionized water10 6 L wet chem4 2.5 gal pressurized water6 10 lb ABC.9 TOTAL487 as of August 2008 count 5. Please clarify parts breakdown as there are great variances in price for parts depending on the size and type. May list with a discount be used instead of price or would you prefer to extend the due date to provide a clarification on parts. these detail information should be glean from data given above, such as make, type, and size. 6. Please clarify if recharging of units includes the agent. The agent need only be replaced in cases where the agent has been discharged or is contaminated, otherwise, the agent should be reclaimed and reused in the extinguisher and NOT charged each time that an extinguisher is recharged. recharging usually means the replacement or addition of the agent. How and what depends on the type of the agent and the standard applicable to the unit. 7. The SOL and FBO listing have conflicting dates for submission. Submission date 11/10/08 8. Please confirm that proposals may be emailed rather than hand delivered as not to cause undue hardship for submitters outside the Washington Metro area. Hand delivery is required.