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Contract Opportunity Presolicitation Notice

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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Presolicitation Notice RFQ for Bedford VA Medical Center Road Salt Requesting Base + 4 Option Year quote 05009 36C24120Q0046 11-21-2019 N

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212393 Department of Veterans Affairs

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215 N. Main Street White River Junction, VT 05009-0001 John D. Harris john.harris405@va.gov (802)295-9363 x5175 Bedford VA Medical Center 200 Springs Road Bedford, MA 01730-1114 john.harris405@va.gov Contracting Officers E-mail Road Salt Provision to Bedford VA Medical Center Contractor shall supply and deliver road salt to the Bedford VA Medical Center, located at 200 Springs Rd, Bedford, MA 01730.

Product will be delivered upon request of the Grounds Supervisor, to maintain this facilities salt inventory for the snow/ice season.

All deliveries will be made during normal business hours (7am-4pm), M-F, unless requested otherwise by the Grounds Supervisor. Deliveries shall be made within 24 hours of the delivery request.

The Bedford VA Medical Facility has a salt storage building. Deliveries will be dropped inside the building as close as possible to salt pile, VA Grounds staff will be responsible for restacking the salt after delivery.

The product will be a straight road salt, and shall be delivered in 25 ton amounts (Tri-axle dump). This facility’s salt storage shed will not accommodate larger loads.

A Bill of Lading and a product delivery slip shall be provided for each delivery. All deliveries must be signed on site by the Grounds Supervisor or his/her designee at the time of delivery.

Based on the amount used from the 2019/2020 season, it is estimated that the facility could potentially use 350 tons per year.

There shall be no changes to this statement of work without prior approval of the Contracting Officer.

A.1 VAAR 852.233-70 PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (OCT 2018)

(a) Any protest filed by an interested party shall—

(1) Include the name, address, fax number, email and telephone number of the protester;

(2) Identify the solicitation and/or contract number;

(3) Include an original signed by the protester or the protester’s representative and at least one copy;

(4) Set forth a detailed statement of the legal and factual grounds of the protest, including a description of resulting prejudice to the protester, and provide copies of relevant documents;

(5) Specifically request a ruling of the individual upon whom the protest is served;

(6) State the form of relief requested; and

(7) Provide all information establishing the timeliness of the protest.

(b) Failure to comply with the above may result in dismissal of the protest without further consideration.

(c) Bidders/offerors and Contracting Officers are encouraged to use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures to resolve protests at any stage in the protest process. If ADR is used, the Department of Veterans Affairs will not furnish any documentation in an ADR proceeding beyond what is allowed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(End of Provision)

A.2 VAAR 852.233-71 ALTERNATE PROTEST PROCEDURE (OCT 2018)

(a) As an alternative to filing a protest with the Contracting Officer, an interested party may file a protest by mail or electronically with: Executive Director, Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Risk Management and Compliance Service (003A2C), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or Email: EDProtests@va.gov.

(b) The protest will not be considered if the interested party has a protest on the same or similar issue(s) pending with the Contracting Officer.

(End of Provision)