36C10E19Q0086-0002000.docx

5. PROJECT NUMBER (if applicable)

CODE

7. ADMINISTERED BY

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER

CODE

6. ISSUED BY

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NUMBER

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED

PAGE OF PAGES

10A. MODIFICATION

OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED

BPA NO.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

FACILITY CODE

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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

E. IMPORTANT:

is extended,

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning __________ copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR

ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT

THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

(REV. 11/2016)

is required to sign this document and return ___________ copies to the issuing office is not, A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

15C. DATE SIGNED

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADM

INISTRATIVE CHANGES

SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and d ate specified.

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER

Contractor

16C. DATE SIGNED

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

STANDARD FORM 3

PREVIOUS EDITION NOT USABLE

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.243 (Type or print) (Type or print) (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

(Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (If other than Item 6) (Specify type of modification and authority) (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.)

(If required)

(SEE ITEM 11)

(SEE ITEM 13)

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CHECK

ONE

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO

MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

VA

03-21-2019 00101 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration Office of Acquisition 1800 G. Street N.W.

Washington DC 20006 00101 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration Office of Acquisition 1800 G. Street N.W.

Washington DC 20006 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C10E19Q0086 03-21-2019

X X X

The attached questions and answers are hereby incorporated into the above referenced solicitation.

Gregory Stevens Contracting Officer

CONTINUATION PAGE

Q1. Are there elevators for moving the bins to/from ground level?

A1. Yes.

Q2. Will all eight bins for paper materials be located in these staging areas at each service?

A2. Yes.

Q3. Please confirm that pricing and invoicing can contain a rental fee for those bins that aren’t serviced.

A3. The contractor shall only invoice for bins that are emptied. The contractor is responsible for building their overhead into their unit pricing.

Q4. Please confirm that media which must be destroyed off site (e.g. microfiche) may be removed for destruction.

A4. The government will notify the contractor in advance when it would like to schedule a pickup and onsite destruction that is solely for mixed media.

Q5. P. 11 requests “conformance with the NAID standard of 5/8-inch by ½-inch cross cuts of smaller.” The NAID standard for cross-cut is ¾-inch width (max) and 2.5-inch length (max) per the NAID website http://www.naidonline.org/forms/cert/25_cert-app-us.pdf page 11. Could this please be adjusted?

A5. The contractor shall utilize cross cut shredding that meets or exceeds the NAID standard for cross cut shredding.

Q6. P. 50, 5. Evidence of Successful Past Performance – since “offerors with no relevant past performance” will be considered, will the agency also consider awarding the contract to a company that is not in the business of secure document destruction? If so, how will the VA avoid performance issues and the abuse of ostensible contractor regulations?

A6. See the Quality Assurance Plan on page 15 of the solicitation as well as 852.219-74, 52.212-2 and the Instructions for Bid Submission for information on how the government will evaluate offers, avoid performance issues and the abuse of contractor regulations.

Q7. Is there a current contract for the work being solicited? If so, please provide that awarded task order number (NOT the incumbent GSA contractor number). Also please provide the name of the incumbent contractor and the contract amount.

A7. The current contract number is VA101V14F0198. You may find additional information on this contract by researching it at www.FPDS.gov Q8. Is the level of effort being performed under the current contract fundamentally the same as what will be required to fulfill # 36C10E19Q0086?

A8. Bidders should evaluate the requirements of the current solicitation independent of the previous award for shredding at the Detroit Regional Office.