36C24219B0054-0002001.pdf

2nd Response to Requests for Information – IFB No. 36C24219B0054 561-18-106 Upgrade of Sterile Processing Services (SPS) Dept.

Question 1: Can you please tell me the amount of the bid bond required for this project?

Page 10 of the solicitation item 2.5 (c) seems to have that information omitted.

Correction to Response 1: The bid bond amount should be for the 20% bid amount but shall not exceed $3 million.

Question 2b – Follow-up to Government’s Response to Question 2: The Finishes are specified in Division 9. ----- All the division 9 spec section states 'basis of design: See Finish Schedule' --- as mentioned finish schedule on drawing does not have any information of the basis of design, manufacturer or material and products. In order to obtain price from vendor/supplier contractor will need all this information. Please provide all the details for every material and product.

Response 2b: All manufacturers or brands listed below are provided for reference purposes only. The VA will consider equal substitutions provided the technical requirements of the specifications, drawings, and intent of this project is still met and no federal, state or VA standards are violated.

Welded Sheet Flooring (WSF) – Armstrong Medintech Vinyl Floor Tile (VCT) – Armstrong – Standard Excelon Imperial Textured Resilient Floor Base (VB) – Roppe 700 Series Resinous Flooring (RES) – Existing approved for original SPD flooring/wainscot:

- Key Resin Co, Key Urecon SLT Urethane Flooring System o Broadcast Quartz Floor Color – Sage o Solid Wainscot Color – Taupe o Key 520 Top Coat

Question 4: Can agency please provide contact information for the hospital’s fire alarm and security vendors? The drawings reference fire alarm and access control scope.

Response 4: The company information provided above is not a requirement of this contract or a recommendation by the VA. It is provided for informational purposes in response to this request for information.

Current vendor maintaining the facilities’ fire alarm system is Kinetix. The Point of Contact (POC) is Mr.

Fred Rodgers, Alt Project Manager, 610-627-1600 x101, frodgers@kinetixfire.com.

The facility has called on T&R Alarm Systems Inc. for access control services. The Point of Contact (POC) is Mr. Thomas Sansone, Jr., 800-486-5019, tomjr@tralarm.com.

mailto:frodgers@kinetixfire.com mailto:tomjr@tralarm.com