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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

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(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.

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Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 1 Contracting Officer (90c) 830 Chalkstone Avenue Providence RI 02908 Mercedes Blanton, (401) 455-4904 or Mercedes.Blanton@va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 1 Contracting Officer (90c) 830 Chalkstone Avenue Providence RI 02908 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24118Q0167 02-13-2018

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, 05/25/2018 See CONTINUATION Page 405-3680162-4815-856700-2581 0100C10Z4 X The above referenced solicitation in block 9A for Solid Waste, Recyclables and Food Waste Services at the White River Junction VA Medical Center located in White River Junction, VT is hereby modified as follows:

1. This acquisition's set aside of Sma ll Business (SB) is withdrawn and now is unrestricted.

2. Performance Work Statement and Provision 52.212-2 have been revised.

3. Solicitation has been extended by 15 days now closing on May 25, 2018 no later than 10 am.

4. Last day for questions and answers is May 18, 2018 by 10 am.

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A.1 PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of Project: Disposal of Solid Waste, Recyclables and Food Waste at the White River Junction, VT Veteran Affairs Medical Center.

2. Scope of Work: Pick-up and disposal of all trash, recyclable materials and food waste generated at the White River Junction VT. VAMC these services are required at the Medical Center's main campus located in White River Junction, Vermont.

1. Rental of 10 yard front load dumpster for trash collection. Dumpster to be located at the edge of parking lot between Buildings 6 and 7 and will include one (1) pick-up a week.

2. Contractor will provide service to dispose of general waste from the 35 yard (government-owned) compactor to be located at the rear of B#31 and will include pick-up every 10-14 days (estimated 6-7 times per quarter) on a Tuesday.

3. Contractor will provide service to disposal of all zero sorts / single stream recyclables from the 35 yard compactor (Government owned) located at the rear of B#31 which will include one (1) pick-up every other week.

a. Contractor to provide service to pick-up cardboard, aluminum, tin containers, plastics #1 through -#7, magazines, glossy paper and glass containers for recycling. VA personnel will collect containers from throughout the facility and place in compactor.

4. When applicable credit will be given to White River Junction VT VAMC, for the resale of cardboard and recyclable items. Government will receive the going rate for recyclables at time of resale or a credit.

5. Credit will be given to White River Junction VT VAMC for the resale of recycled aluminum, tin, glossy paper and plastics. Government will receive the going rate for these recyclables at the time of resale.

6. Contractor will provide15 clean, 48 gallon totes for the removal of food waste at the WRJMC. The pickup area is behind building 1 in the brown shed. Diverted organics will be picked up once a week on Mondays. Totes collected will be replaced on the dock with clean (empty) totes. All totes collected are counted as full totes. Volume will be recorded.

3. Performance Period: June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019 with 4 option years.

4. Type of Contract: Fixed-Price Contract for Services.

5. Place of Performance: VA Medical Center 215 North Main St. White River Jct.Vt. 05009 and WRJ CBOC’s.

B. CONTRACT AWARD MEETING

The contractor shall not commence performance on the tasks in this SOW until the CO has conducted a kick off meeting or has advised the contractor that a kick off meeting is waived.

C. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1. For every task, the contractor shall identify in writing all necessary subtasks (if any), associated costs by task, and together with associated sub milestone dates. The contractor's subtask structure shall be reflected in the technical proposal and detailed project management plan (PMP).

2. All written deliverables will be phrased in layperson language. Statistical and other technical terminology will not be used without providing a glossary of terms.

3. Invoices provided monthly

D. QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP):

1. The ability to successfully provide the number and types of services required on a daily basis over an extended period of time requires a good Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. The required services shall be delivered within the normal working hours (8A-4:30P), while meeting the quality standards required. The Contractor shall identify the solid waste, recyclables and food waste. The Contractor shall focus on delivering the primary services of collections, consolidation, transportation, shipping and disposal in a manner the meets the requirements. The Contractor shall identify the key staff members who will carry out the requirements. (see attachment D.3)

E. ADMINISTRATION

1. Facility Orientation: An initial orientation of the facilities will be conducted by the COR at the start of the contract. The contractor shall be responsible for conducting orientation for new employees thereafter.

2. Accident Reporting: In the event an accident occurs on the Department of Veterans Affairs property or involving Government personnel or property, the contractor shall contact the VA Police immediately. A report shall be provided to the Contracting Officer and COR in writing that shall include the following: (1) the time and date of occurrence; (2) the place of occurrence; (3) a list of personnel directly involved; and (4) a narrative or description of the accident to include chronological order of the accident and circumstances; (5) corrective action to prevent future occurrences.

3. Locations: The government reserves the right to modify the contract as needed to add or delete VA Locations.

4. Federal Holidays:

New Year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day President’s Day Memorial Day Fourth of July Labor Day Columbus Day Veteran’s Day Thanksgiving Christmas

5. Invoice: Payment will be made upon receipt of a properly prepared, itemized invoice, validated by the COR, and submitted through the Tungstun System.

(1) A properly prepared invoice will contain:

a. Invoice Number and Date

b. Contractor’s Name and Address

c. Accurate Purchase Order Number

d. Itemization of pounds recycled and disposed

e. Price per pound

f. Dates service performed

g. Location of service performed

h. Total amount due

F. EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS

1. The Contractor shall provide supporting documents that they possess adequate resources, capability, experience, responsibility and integrity to meet the technical capabilities to comply with the requirements of the resulting contract. This shall include the following:

a. Adequate documentation and explanations to meet all the requirements spelled out in the Performance Work Statement above.

b. Provide an explanation of how the contractor will provide verifiable weights of solid waste, recyclables and food waste removed.

c. Submit current required permits and business licenses allowing (or that will allow) the contractor to perform the work as required in the state of Vermont (Attach behind the completed form).

d. Provide a plan for insuring that waste removal containers are maintained in an acceptable condition, such as, cleaning and sanitizing them on a regular basis, and what type of method will be used to do so.

e. Provide a written plan of the service the contractor will provide, including a sample of schedule of the solid waste, recyclable and food waste removal day.

f. Provide a written plan of the service the contractor will provide, including a sample of schedule of the sharps and regulated medical waste removal day.

g. Provide evidence of properly maintained vehicles and insurance.

A.2 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other non-cost/price related factors will be considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

· Price

· Technical Factor

· Veterans Preference

· Past Performance

1. PRICE (follow these instructions):

0. Standard Form 1449 (page 1), Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items, with blocks 12, 17, 30a, 30b, and 30c completed by the offeror.

0. Solicitation Section B.4, Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs, with offerors proposed contract line item prices inserted in appropriate spaces.

0. Solicitation Clauses "Offeror Representation and Certifications -Commercial Items", completed by offeror at (https://SAM.gov), or a Reps and Certs print out may be submitted.

0. 52.209-5 - CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (APR 2010) found in Section E.3 to be completed and returned with submittal package.

1. TECHNICAL FACTORS:

a. Veteran Preference - This factor will be evaluated on the bases on Utilization of Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business and Veteran Owned Small Business and rated as follows:

CREDIT FOR SDVOSB & VOSB Preference Outstanding = SDVOSB Good = VOSB Satisfactory = All others

1. PAST PERFORMANCE:

2. Provide (3) references (but no more than 8 references) of work similar in scope and size performed in the past 3 years with current contact information to include an active contact’s name, e-mail, phone number, address, and organization to include a brief description of the work completed, and a contract # (if applicable). References will be checked by the Contracting Officer to ensure your company is capable of performing the Performance Work Statement. References can also be sent and complete Attachment A in section D and may be sent a copy from the Contracting Officer to be completed. References can be attached to Standard Form 1449 as specified above in Instruction to Offerors above.

2. Past performance information may also be obtained from other sources available to the Government to include, but not limited to, PPIRS (past performance retrieval system) or other databases; interviews with Program Managers, and other Contracting Officers.

Technical and Past performance when combined, are approximately equal to price.

Quotes shall be emailed to Mercedes.Blanton@va.gov Any quote not including all evaluation criteria will not be considered.

The Government intends to award a contract(s) without discussion.

Utilization of Veteran Owned Small Business The VA will evaluate Offerors based on their service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned small business (VOSB) status, and their proposed use of eligible service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and veteran-owned small businesses as subcontractors. Eligible service-disabled veteran-owned offerors will receive full credit, and offerors qualifying as veteran-owned small businesses will receive partial credit for the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Status evaluation factor. To receive credit, an Offeror must be registered and certified in VetBiz.gov Vendor Information Pages (http://www.VetBiz.gov).

Non-Veteran Offers proposing the use of service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or veteran-owned small businesses as subcontractors in proportions which meet or exceed the VA subcontracting goals for these firms (regardless of business size) will receive some consideration under this evaluation factor. Offerors must state in their proposal the names of the SDVOSBs and VOSBs with whom they intend to subcontract and provide a brief description of the proposed subcontracts and the approximate dollar values of the proposed subcontracts. In addition, the proposed subcontractors must be registered in VetBiz.gov Vendor Information Pages (VIP) (http://www.vetbiz.gov.)

At the time of submission of offer, the offeror must represent to the contracting officer that it is a— SDVOSB concern or VOSB concern; Small business concern under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the acquisition; and Verified for eligibility in the VIP database.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

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