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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

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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 590-20-903 36C246 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 1201 Broad Rock Blvd Richmond VA 23249 36C246 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 1201 Broad Rock Blvd Richmond VA 23249 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24624R0045 03-13-2024

X X X

NEW DUE DATE APRIL 22, 2024, 1:00 PM EST

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The purpose for this amendment to the solicitation is to provide remaining responses to RFIs received and to cancel the site visit initially Scheduled for Friday, March 15, 2024. SEE CONT

INUATION PAGE

*********** IMPORTANT OFFEROR INFORMATION*********

The Site Visit has been CANCELLED and will be rescheduled.

The Proposal due date has been e xtended to Monday, April 22, 2024 at 1:00 PM

EST

Madeline Lucena-Pulst Contracting Officer

AMEND 0001 CONTINUATION PAGE

In order to ensure the Richmond VA Medical Center receives bids from qualified contractors, capable of handling a $5-10M project with multiple trades, will you allow a business that is considered small under 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction or 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction bid this project? Those NAICS would be more applicable to this larger, multi-trade project.

2. Contractor must use “VA TRIGIA CPMS” per the specifications. This program does not seem to exist anymore, and we request this be changed to the Submittal Exchange which is widely used in NCO 6.

3. For the site visit, the solicitation states to fill the permit out 24 hours prior to the site visit. The actual permit readings need to be taken at the same time as the permit is being issued, this is not possible 24 hours prior. This would require the contractor to bring a full staff to enter, remain, and exit the tunnel to properly follow OSHA standards. They would also have to provide safety equipment and air monitoring equipment to access the tunnel for the site visit. This is going to create a logistical nightmare for each contractor attempting to gain access to the tunnel. We believe that since a majority of the work is in the tunnel, it is imperative to have a proper site investigation. Without being able to investigate the site, poor subcontractor bid participation is expected. For the government to receive the best value and price on this project, the contractors must have the opportunity to access the tunnel. As it currently stands, the procedure for going in the tunnel at the site visit is conflicting and confusing. OSHA defines that the “host” is responsible for coordination of entry and exit to the confined space. We have attached the OSHA regulations regarding hosting for your convenience. They are highlighted in yellow. We need times of the required safety training, how long it will take, and details for scheduling. We feel it would be reasonable to consider the possibility of briefing the entire crew at one time during the site visit. Will the COR accompany the contractor into the tunnel so that the contractor knows where the work is to be performed?

VA

VA

VA

1. Yes.

2. <Pending response from VA Engineering.>

3. Site Visit has been cancelled. Safety and Engineering will provide additional guidance prior to rescheduling the site visit.

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