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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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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 402-24-3-4837-0203 None Department of Veterans Affairs VA Boston Healthcare System Contracting Officer (90C) 940 Belmont Street Brockton MA 02301 Department of Veterans Affairs VA Boston Healthcare System Contracting Officer (90C) 940 Belmont Street Brockton MA 02301 To all Offerors/Bidders

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Sterling Mathews Contracting Officer

VA-VHA-RPOE-2022-333915

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1. This purpose of this modification is to answer vendor questions as well as provide updated documentation. Answers to questions and updated Statement of Work is attached.

2. The Scope of Work has been updated to request a woodchipper be used to produce standard-sized landscape mulch pieces, averaging two-to-three-inch wood chunks. The chips will remain in piles at the tree chipping site.

Chip 4 large piles of trees, limbs, and branches up to two feet in diameter for usable landscape mulch. Mulch pieces should average size of two-to-three-inch wood chunks. The chips will remain in piles at the tree chipping site. The contractor shall use industry standard means to include the use of, but not limited to, heavy equipment (excavator, dozer, skid steer, trucks, etc.) and hand-held equipment (chain saws, woodchipper, handheld tools, etc.) to perform wood & brush chipping services. Contractor will furnish all equipment and personnel.

Togus Wood & Brush Chipping 36C24124Q0605

1. Will the solicitation for Togus Wood & Brush Chipping be given a set aside?

Answer: This is a Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran-owned Small Business (VOSB) set aside for Wood & Brush Chipping at the Togus, Maine Veterans Health Administration.

2. Will there be a site visit planned for this project?

Answer: Site visit for vendors took place on June 17, 2024 at 9:00am.

3. I would like to inquire about the possibility of scheduling another site visit. If that is not feasible, I would like to know if interested parties are permitted to conduct a self-survey of the site.

Answer: No additional site visits are available. However, a self-survey of the site is acceptable.

4. When are the bids due?

Answer: The solicitation will close July 5, 2024, 10:00 EST.

5. When is the completion date for this project?

Answer: Within 90 days of the award date.

6. Can the chipped piles be placed where they are, or do all the chips/grinding need to be put onto one central pile?

Answer: The mulch will remain where they grind all the wood piles. The mulch will be later distributed throughout the Togus VA Medical Center site to improve the appearance of the campus.

7. Could you please clarify whether the final product of chipped material should be removed from the location or if it should be retained on-site?

Answer: The material will not be moved from the chipping area.

8. Is there a bid form, or can we submit our proposal on company letterhead?

Answer: Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. (Please see Section E- Solicitation Provisions)

9. Could a horizontal grinder be used in lieu of a chipper? The size of the chip pieces would be approximately 6” minus grinding size.

Answer: A chipper is suggested as we request the wood chips be consistent to the size of standard landscape mulch, which is approximately 2 to 3 inch chunks of mulch, to be used to improve landscape.

Tree Chipping