RLP 36C24425R0051 Amendment 0001 Pre-Proposal Meeting.pdf

Department of Veterans Affairs

AMENDMENT TO REQUEST FOR LEASE PROPOSAL (RLP)

1. RLP No. 2. Amendment No. 3. Effective Date 4. Page Of

5. ISSUED BY

6. Description of Amendment

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 1, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect

7. Name and Title of Signer (Type or Print) 8. Name and Title of Contracting Officer (Type or Print)

9. Offerer 10. Date Signed 11. United States of America 12. Date Signed

By (Signature of Person Authorized to Sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

36C24425R0051 0001 1 2

36C244 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4 Specialized Team 1010 Delafield Rd Pittsburgh PA 15215

The purpose of this RLP Amendment is to:

1) Notify offerors that questions regarding this solicitation will not be answered by telephone. Questions are to be submitted in writing, via email, to the POC listed in the RLP. All questions may be publicized with answers as an amendment to this RLP. Deadline for questions regarding this solicitation is 04/24/2025 at 3:00pm EST.

2) Publicize information for Pre-Proposal Meeting, see Attachment 1.

3) Provide answers to offeror questions:

Question 1: We would like to know if this is a brand new contract OR if there is (was) an incumbent performing these services? If not brand new, could you please provide the current/previous contract number?

Answer 1: The RLP/Solicitation is open to all offerors that can meet requirements as stated in the RLP.

Question 2: Will the VA consider a 10-year firm / 10-year soft contract?

Answer 2: A greater than 5-year term will not be considered at this time, it would be in the best interest of the of the offeror to respond to the requirements as they are at this time. If an offeror feels it would give them a better position, they are encouraged to submit an additional proposal with different terms.

Maricela Everitt Lease Contract Officer

Pre-Proposal Meeting Sussex County, DE

RLP No. 36C24425R0051

1. A pre-proposal meeting will be held by the Department of Veterans Affairs to explain requirements of this solicitation and to respond to general questions raised by prospective offerors. The pre-proposal meeting will be held virtually through Microsoft Teams (Tele- Conference). Attendance is not mandatory; however, offerors are highly encouraged to attend.

Date: April 8, 2025

Time: 1:00 PM EST

Registration: Required

Point of Contact (POC): Joel Garceau at joel.garceau@va.gov.

2. Offerors wishing to attend can respond to POC by April 7, 2025, 12:00 PM EST. Once registered, a Microsoft Teams invite will be sent via electronic mail.

3. Written summary of meeting will be provided to all prospective offerors via a written amendment to the Request for Lease Proposal (RLP) in SAM.GOV.

4. Offerors are requested to submit questions regarding this solicitation in writing on or before April 7, 2025, 12:00 PM EST to POC listed above. Interested offerors unable to attend the meeting are also invited to submit their written questions by the requested date. All questions that are submitted along with their respective answers will be publicized via RLP amendment in SAM.GOV. Those question received after the requested date may not be included in the written summary of the tele-conference.

5. Offerors are advised that any remarks or explanations provided at the preproposal conference shall not change the terms and conditions of the solicitation unless the terms of the solicitation are amended in writing by a VA Warranted Lease Contracting Officer.

mailto:joel.garceau@va.gov