36C24424R0075 0001.docx

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2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER

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6. ISSUED BY

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NUMBER

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED

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10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

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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

E. IMPORTANT:

is extended,

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning __________ copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

(REV. 11/2016)

is required to sign this document and return ___________ copies to the issuing office.

is not, A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

15C. DATE SIGNED

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

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.

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER

Contractor

16C. DATE SIGNED

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

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Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.243 (Type or print) (Type or print) (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

(Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (If other than Item 6) (Specify type of modification and authority) (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.)

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13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 529-22-101 00244 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4 1010 Delafield Rd Pittsburgh

PA

15215 00244 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24424R0075

X X X

The purpose of this amendment to solicitation number 36C24424R0075 is as follows:

1.) Respond to industry requests for information 2.) Publish the Site visit sign-in (Attached)

1. Whether the submission of Standard Form 1442, Bid Guarantee, and completed Representations and Certifications alone constitutes a complete proposal, or if additional responses to the seven evaluation factors on Page 10 are required.

Proposals must include the documents listed in the solicitation, and the proposal price must be included on the Standard Form 1442.

These document alone do not constitute a complete proposal. Offerors must clearly demonstrate how they meet the technical acceptability criteria listed on page 10 and 11 of the solicitation. The technical portion will be evaluated on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis. Past performance is included in the criteria for technical acceptability.

2. Whether detailed instructions for the proposal’s format and content will be provided, or if there are specific guidelines we should follow that were not included in the solicitation

Proposals should clearly demonstrate how they meet the Technical Acceptability criteria on page 10 and 11 of the solicitation. Proposals will NOT be ranked, only given a rating of Acceptable or Unacceptable based on information provided in the proposal.

3. I have been reviewing the solicitation documents for the above-referenced project. I am having a hard time finding the proposal instructions on what should be submitted as part of our technical proposal. This is all I found:

· In order to be effectively and equitably evaluated, the proposals must include information sufficiently detailed to clearly describe the offeror's Technical Ability, Past Performance, and Price, to successfully complete the project. I do not see where it is identified as to what we are required to submit under technical ability and past performance.

· Award will be made to the lowest offeror deemed technically acceptable based on the factors below. This just looks like evaluation criteria.

The technical portion will be evaluated on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis. Offerors must clearly demonstrate how they meet the criteria listed on page 10 and 11 of the solicitation. Past performance is included in the criteria for technical acceptability. Proposals will NOT be ranked, only evaluated for acceptability based on information provided in the proposal. Be advised this solicitation is being evaluated as Lowest Price Technically Acceptable as opposed to a tradeoff.

4. Regarding: Solicitation Pages 9 - 11: Sections 2 (Submittal of Proposals), 3 (Proposal Evaluation Process), and 4 (?). The solicitation states: "...the proposals must include information sufficiently detailed to clearly describe the offeror's Technical Ability, Past Performance, and Price, to successfully complete the project." "Offerors must comply with the detailed instructions for the format and content of the proposal. Proposals that do not comply with the detailed instructions may be rejected."

· RFI: The solicitation appears to be missing the "detailed instructions for the format and content of the proposal". For example, there is no section for Past Performance, the Technical Ability section is currently assumed to be the Factor/Rating chart on Pages 10 and 11, and the Factor 3 - Price section starts at 4.3 (4.1 and 4.2 are missing, unless this is mis-numbered). Please provide the instructions or advise if the Offeror is simply to answer each of the Factor/Rating chart items in a question/answer format to be compliant.

The offeror is to address how they meet the technical acceptability criteria in their proposal. ‘Detailed Instructions’ is holdover language and will not be addressed beyond what is already provided in the solicitation. The price section is mis-numbered and should read 3.5.

5. Regarding: Solicitation Pages 9 - 10: Section 2.3. The solicitation states: "Per federal regulation, a digital submission will not be considered late if it is submitted by close of business day prior to the submission due date. Any submission that arrives after the due date and time will be considered late regardless of the circumstance if it is not submitted by close of business the day prior. Close of business is defined by the FAR at 4:30 pm based off the time zone of the contracting office is located."

· RFI: This appears to read that any proposal submitted on the actual due date of November 1, 2024, and before the due time of 3:00 PM ET will be considered late. Please advise if proposals submissions, in order to not be considered late, must be submitted by/before October 31, 2024, at 4:30 PM ET. We have never encountered this situation before. Normally, Offerors are permitted to submit up to the due date and time to be considered on-time.

Proposals won’t be deemed late unless they are submitted after 3:00 PM on 11/1/24.

· RFI: Please provide the FAR Clause that stipulates the "federal regulation" referenced above.

This is not a clause but is a part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation that we are held to. FAR 15.208(b)(1)(i) covers the submission guidelines referenced above. Proposals won’t be deemed late unless they are submitted after 3:00 PM on 11/1/24 for this procurement.

See attached document: Boiler plant site visit 9-26.

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