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R616--Copy of IN328 Records Storage, Document Shredding and Support (VA-21-00050713)
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No.QuestionSolicitation ReferenceFinal Answer/Comments
1Will the Government consider extending due dates?N/AThe Government will not respond to requests to extend due dates unless there is a reasonable request that includes the circumstances surrounding the request.
2When will responses to questions be posted?N/AThe Government plans to post answers as soon as possible after the Q&A close date.
3Are there Service Contract Labor Standards applicable to this action?N/AIt is unlikely that it will be. However, the Contractor will be responsible for notifying the Contracting Officer of their intention to quote SCLS positions within their quote. Notifications should included the local area in which the employee(s) will provide services. The Contracting Officer will provide the wage determination(s) that will be used in the contract.
4Contractor is authorized to provide Records Management storage and services under GSA Federal Supply Schedule GS-03F-049GA. Will the VA accept GSA Schedule pricing? If so, please notify all Offerors so all may compete on the same basis.N/AThis is an open market purchase in accordance with FAR 13. This is not a GSA FSS order in accordance with FAR 8.4.
5The VA has identified that the solicitation is being conducted as a tiered evaluation, competed as a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside. The VA has further identified VAAR 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside as a pertinent clause under this solicitation. The aforementioned clause states "Offers are solicited only from service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns shall not be considered." Offeror is a Large business and not a veteran-owned small business concern. Will the VA allow for a Large business to bid under this solicitation? If so, Contractor asks that the reference to VAAR 852.219-10 be removed so that all Offerors can compete on the same basis.Combined Synopsis/Tiered EvaluationsThis is open to all business sizes under a tiered evaluation approach. Large can propose and if awarded, the contract will not include any set-aside clauses.
6Please provide all Offerors with Standard Form 1449N/AA 1449 is not used in a combined synopsis/solicitation.
7PWS lists 13 VA sites to be serviced for document destruction. Please identify by site location what is the estimated monthly or quarterly box quantity/size or storage bin quantity / size to be pick up for document destruction.The box location/size is not known and will vary throughout the period of performance. We do not have estimates for individual locations. However, a price schedule has been attached to this solicitation that provides estimates for the entire contract. Additionally, the contractor can add additional line items they feel necessary for the successful performance of the contract.
8Is document destruction authorized for both on-site and off-site execution?Destruction shall not be performed on VA property
9Does the VA require the bidder’s to provide shred storage bins, if yes what type or size is required?No
10Is the Contracting officer providing a pricing template for the contract base yr., and all option years?Yes, per question 7, estimates are now provided on the price schedule template.
11Is there underground parking or restrictions for large Trucks? (53ft, or 26ft box trucks) at any of the facilities?No, parking is on the street level.
12Can an onsite walk through be done at the facility where the boxes are being stored?Yes
13Relocation and storage of 5,282 records in Richmond. - How many boxes is this?There are 3,958 boxes currently stored with the incumbent vendor in Sterling VA. The total cubic footage of these boxes are 4,781.2 cubic feet. The PWS has been updated to reflect this change.
14How many CF is this currently taking up at the incumbent facilityAsked and answered
15Is VA reimbursing successfully bidder for relocation transportation cost?This is a firm fixed price level of effort contract. All quotes must included any costs the successful contractor expects to bill for.
16Are bidders to provide bid transportation quote for relocation of 5,282 recordsYes, if a vendor who is not in the incumbent wins the award, yes, they will need to retrieve the 3,958 boxes currently located with the incumbent.
17PWS lists 13 VA sites to be serviced for document storage pickup. Please identify by site location what is the estimated monthly or quarterly box quantity pick for boxes require 5,282 records to be relocated to the contractor storage facility.Asked and answered

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