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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:

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RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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05-14-2024

36C244

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4

1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh PA 15215

36C244

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4

1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh PA 15215

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24424Q0665

05-14-2024

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The purpose of this Amendment is to provide answers to questions proposed by vendors in response solicitation 36C24424Q0665.

Please see pages 2 through 3 for vendor Q&A.

The due date for responses to this solicitation has been changed to 1:00PM, ET, Friday, May 24, 2024.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Shea Matthews Contracting Officer

I. The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to answer vendor questions for solicitation 36C24424Q0665.

II. Contractors submitted 31 questions. The government has included those questions verbatim and provided answers below:

Question 1: Do we clean and press the curtains?

Answer 1: Yes

Question 2: What is the actual size of the curtain?

Answer 2: Normal Exam room curtains: 96-inch-long x 72 inch wide; Physical Therapy Gym Curtains: 108-inch-long x 130 inch

Question 3: How are they attached and what is involved with their removal

Answer 3: They’re attached with metal clips (see picture). Staff just need to slide curtain off of metal clip.

Question 4: What is the time of day to take down the curtains?

Answer 4: During normal business hours, Monday - Friday 8:00AM – 5:00PM

Question 5: How high up are these hanging from the ground?

Answer 5: 10-12 inches (see picture)

Question 6: When would you like these to be removed and how much time do we have for their return?

Answer 6: We have 3 sets of curtains: one to be in use, a second to be laundered, and a third that have been laundered and are stored onsite, ready to be hung next

Question 7: What is the mode of payment? is it credit card?

Answer 7: Electronic

Question 8: Can you please provide the width and height of the curtains and the approximate number of each size

Answer 8: Normal Exam room curtains: 96-inch-long x 72 inch wide (count that are in use at same time: 260); Physical Therapy Gym Curtains: 108-inch-long x 130 inch (count that are in use at same time: 10).

Question 9: If you have any pictures of the curtains, that would be helpful also.

Answer 9: See attached. The picture with windows are the physical therapy/Gym curtains. Other pictures are the standard exam room.

Question 10: Is there an incumbent company? If yes, could you please provide contract number, award amount? Length of the contract and value of the contract with all options.

Answer 10: No

Question 11: Can you please clarify if 270 curtains will need to be removed at once and brought back/reinstalled within 90 days? Or will there be a schedule developed with the VA POC?

Answer 11: We have 3 sets of curtains: one to be in use, a second to be laundered, and a third that have been laundered and are stored onsite, ready to be hung next

Question 12: What is the total number of curtains the Govt has in inventory?

Answer 12: We have 3 sets of curtains: one to be in use, a second to be laundered, and a third that have been laundered and are stored onsite, ready to be hung next

Question 13: Are the curtains the vendor removes replaced with clean curtains from on site inventory or do the curtains taken down have to be washed and returned to be rehung? (is there more than one set of curtains for each cubicle?)

Answer 13: We have 3 sets of curtains: one to be in use, a second to be laundered, and a third that have been laundered and are stored onsite, ready to be hung next

Question 14: Does the vendor have to bring their own equipment to reach the 16-foot ceilings?

Answer 14: The Government does have ladders appropriate for accessing all ceiling heights in the building. The contractor may use these ladders that are already onsite, or bring their own.

Question 15: If on-call cleaning with the 2 day turnaround for out of cycle curtains exceeds 4 times per year will the govt accept a modification for service costs?

Answer 15: Yes

Question 16: Can you provide a description of how the curtains are connected in the cubicles.

Answer 16: They’re attached with metal clips (see picture). Staff just need to slide curtain off of the metal clips.

Question 17: I'm assuming that there are enough curtains in inventory to immediately replace it (if needed) while they're being cleaned, is that correct?

Answer 17: We have 3 sets of curtains: one to be in use, a second to be laundered, and a third that have been laundered and are stored onsite, ready to be hung next

Question 18: Are there requirements for how the cleaned curtains should be returned, like on hangers or pressed and shrink wrapped?

Answer 18: Yes, hangers

Question 19: Who is the current vender for this service?

Answer 19: There isn’t one

Question 20: What is the current contract number if there is a current vender?

Answer 20: There isn’t one

Question 21: How many cubical curtains are in the physical therapy area and what are the dimensions/sizes?

Answer 21: Physical Therapy Gym Curtains: 108-inch-long x 130 inch (count that are in use at same time: 10)

Question 22: Can a subcontractor's past performance and qualifications be used in my proposal, as the prime?

Answer 22: No.

Question 23: Is there a current or previous contract for this same service?

Answer 23: No

Question 24: Can you provide the value of the previous/current contract?

Answer 24: There isn’t one.

Question 25: Can you provide the name of the incumbent/awardee business and contract number, if there is one?

Answer 25: There isn’t one.

Question 26: I'm assuming that there are enough curtains in inventory to immediately replace it (if needed) while they're being cleaned, is that correct?

Answer 26: We have 3 sets of curtains: one to be in use, a second to be laundered, and a third that have been laundered and are stored onsite, ready to be hung next

Question 27: Are there requirements for how the cleaned curtains should be returned, like on hangers or pressed and shrink wrapped?

Answer 27: Yes, returned on hangers

Question 28: Is there a current contract in place and if so what is the annual amount of the contract OR what is the term and total cost of the last contract.

Answer 28: This is a new requirement.

Question 29: Is there an incumbent for this solicitation?

Answer 29: No

Question 30: Would it also be possible to to get the contract number as well as the contract price?

Question 30: There isn’t one.

Question 31: Could you please confirm if this solicitation is a recompete?

Answer 31: This is a new requirement.

III. The government has answered all timely vendor questions, and the question period has closed. The Government will not accept further questions relating to this solicitation.

The solicitation response time is hereby changed to 1:00PM, EST, Friday, May 24, 2024.

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