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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 36C24223Q0024 None Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 02 1304 Buckley Road Suite 101 Syracuse NY 13212 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 02 1304 Buckley Road Suite 101 Syracuse NY 13212 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24223Q0024 11-01-2022

X X X x The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to clarify and answer questiosn submitted durring the soliciation period for the Off-Site Snow Removal requirement for the Buffalo VAMC located at 3495 Bailey Avenue Buffalo, NY 14215.

The POP for the requiremnt shall still be 11/15/2022-10/31/2023 with the provision of (4) option years. The due date and time have not changed. Please see the below question and answer sheet in responce to the questions submitted regarding this solicitation.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Jason M. Rundle Contracting Officer

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Off-Site Snow Removal for the Buffalo VAMC Questions and Government Response

Q1) The description of the requirement reads at the top of the page "S218--BUFFALO SNOW REMOVAL OFFSITE (VA-23-00000909)", however the description lower on the page mentions "Calibration and Combustion Reset on Boilers and Steam Flow Meters." Please clarify if this is incorrect?

A) This was a systematic error. There was an error when the solicitation posited, the SAM system used a description of an old requirement when it was publishing the new solicitation. Please disregard any mention in the solicitation description about Boilers.

Q2) The Response date of the Solicitation reads Dec 07, 2022, however the Statement of Work reads that the Period of Performance commences on 11/01/2022 A) The Period of Performance (POP) was changed to 11/15/2022 however no snow is to be removed until the awarded contractor is contacted by the COR as there currently is not any snow needing to be removed at this time. Note that all quotes are due NLT: 11-04-2022 # 13:00EST.

Q3) Please clarify on the submission date/time of the proposals.

A) Please always reference Block 8 for any solicitation due dates and times, note that this block can change if the solicitation end date needs to be adjusted, but would be done so with Form SF30 Solicitation Amendment such as the one above and that would be published to SAM as well notifying of any changes the solicitation. There is no change currently to this solicitation, just these clarifications and all quotes are due NLT: 11-04-2022 by 13:00EST.

Q4) What are the Evaluation Factors?

A) The evaluation factors can be found on P.34 of the solicitation they are (Technical, Past Performance, and Price) the descriptions are outlined in the solicitation under 52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Q5) What is the Contract Type (FFP, Cost, T&M) This contract will be set-up as a Firm Fixed-Price IDIQ Contract. Given the inability to know just how many calls we will need to have in a given snow season.

Q6) how big is the area covering for the snow removal?

A) The snow is to be compiled into multiple piles located within the Buffalo VAMC grounds, locations may change based on availability but would allow for heavy lifting machinery (ie: loader) to access it to move it into a truck for hauling. The exact number and size or dimensions is not known as we cannot predict the amount of snow fall from any given storm or the frequency of storms. I would estimate betwwe3-6 working piles at any given time, it depends on the melting/evaporation rates was well.

6) Is this a prevailing wage job?

A) Wage Grade information can be found in the solicitation as well as any attachments to the solicitation.

7) How do we go about submitting our proposal for this job?

A) Using SAM.gov located the solicitation and follow the instructions for submittal, the 1449 front page as well as the Instructions to offerors can be helpful at locating this information. Be sure to submit NLT the date and time in Block 8 of the 1449.

Buffalo Off-Site Snow Removal