36C24726Q0104 0002 Lawn and Ground Services.docx

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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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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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02-25-2026

509-26-3-5102-0006

Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 7 Network Contracting Office LaVista Business Park - Bldg A 2008 Weems Road Tucker GA 30084

Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 7 Network Contracting Office LaVista Business Park - Bldg A 2008 Weems Road Tucker GA 30084 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24726Q0104

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** HOUR & DATE for Receipt of Offers is EXTENDED to: 03-06-2026 11AM EST

Amend RFQ#36C24726Q0104, is as follows for questions and responses :

1) Question and answer responses attached.

2) Add FAR Clauses 52.223-2 Reporting of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts ((MAY 2024) and Clause 52.223-23 – Sustainable Products and Services (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025).

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thaws and turf enter the active growing period.)

Is this the pricing ($10.000.00) that we are to be putting in for CLIN 0002?

If the work required due to a storm exceeds $10,000.00 will the contractor be able to submit for an adjustment?

Is this a firm fixed price or to completed under a separate task order??

Please submit your Offeror in accordance with the Instructions to Offerors.

Clin 0002, is for Major Storm Damage Repair. The threshold is set amount for clin 0002. If costs exceed the approved threshold, it will be handled on a case-by-case basis or processed on a separate funding document.

See attached map. The parking lot areas circled need to be completed per SOW.

Could the government change the pricing to have a CLIN that would include this by pricing of each tree to be removed under this requirement?

Under what CLIN is this to be priced?

Provide a response to this RFQ as indicated in Instructions to Offerors.

supervision, and other items and services necessary to ensure that ground maintenance is performed to include Solar Panel area and all adjacent surrounding areas in a manner that will maintain healthy grass, trees, shrubs, and plants and present a clean, neat, and professional appearance.

Fence Line – Yes Solar Panel - No

Facilities.

Please provide your offer for the required services that are to be performed within the scope, deliverables, and timelines outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW).

Please provide your offer for the required services that are to be performed within the scope,1 deliverables, and timelines outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW).

Please provide your offer for the required services that are to be performed within the scope, deliverables, and timelines outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW).

Provide a response to the RFQ as indicated in the Instructions to Offerors for the required services that are to be performed within the scope, deliverables, and timelines outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW).

walk areas, and 4 feet from buildings.

Provide a response to the RFQ as indicated in Instructions to Offerors. A specific quantity will not be added as a part of this solicitation.

As stated in the contract all parking lots and parking structures will have a sweeper truck go thru them every 2 weeks.

islands, stumps to be ground down, work required to be done after normal business hours or on the weekends, parking lot can be section off during this time upon request.

If not brand new, could you please provide the current / previous contract number?

This is a brand-new contract. For any information regarding the incumbent Contractor and the previous contract number please submit a FOIA request.

• Approximate square footage of bed areas requiring mulch and weed barrier

•Number and size of parking lot islands where shrubbery/tree removal is required

•Site maps or ground layouts for the service area Maps are attached for areas of service. Minimum safety clearance is 14 feet over streets, 12 feet over driveways, 8 feet over walk areas, and 4 feet from buildings. Other trees shall be pruned on an as-required basis to provide safety, clearances and/or to prevent structural damage. Topping and de-horning shall not be permitted. Trimming/pruning of trees around utility poles/power lines is the responsibility of the contractor. Notify the COR when trimming/pruning around utility poles/power lines is needed. Shrubs, small trees, and other plants shall be maintained according to the American Society of Landscape Architect's standards. They shall be pruned as required to maintain their natural growth characteristics. Shrubs and small trees shall be trimmed and pruned to enhance the beauty and health of the plant. Hedges shall be maintained to their natural mature height and shape. Broadleaf evergreens and flowers beds shall be pruned annually or as required maintaining clearances of minimum of 3 inches from buildings, sidewalks, or other obstructions.

A site visit was conducted for measurements of bed areas requiring mulch and weed barriers and to quantify numbers and size of parking lot islands where shrubbery/tree removal is required.

A.1 52.223-2 REPORTING OF BIOBASED PRODUCTS UNDER SERVICE AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— BioBased product means a product determined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to be a commercial product or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials and forestry materials, or that is in an intermediate ingredient or feedstock. The term includes, with respect to forestry materials, forest products that meet biobased content requirements, notwithstanding the market share the product holds, the age of the product, or whether the market for the product is new or emerging. (7 U.S.C. 8101) (7 CFR 4270.2).

USDA-designated product category means a generic grouping of biobased products that are listed by USDA in a procurement guideline (7 CFR part 4270) and for which USDA has provided minimum biobased content standards (see https://www.biopreferred.gov/resources/categories.html).

(b) Requirement. The Contractor shall—

(1) Report to https://www.sam.gov, with a copy to the Contracting Officer, on the product types and dollar value of any biobased products in USDA designated product categories purchased by the Contractor during the previous Government fiscal year, between October 1 and September 30; and

(2) Submit this report no later than—

(i) October 31 of each year during contract performance; and

(ii) At the end of contract performance.

(End of Clause)

A.2 52.223-23 SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Sustainable products means—

(1) A product that contains recovered material designated by the EPA under the Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (42 U.S.C. 6962) (40 CFR part 247) (https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive-procurement-guideline-cpg-program#products).

(2) An energy-efficient product or low standby power device (42 U.S.C. 8259b) (10 CFR part 436, subpart C) (https://www.energy.gov/femp/search-energy-efficient-products, https://www.energystar.gov/products?s=mega, and https://www.energy.gov/femp/low-standby-power-product-list).

(3) A biobased product that meets the content requirements of the USDA under the BioPreferred® program (7 U.S.C. 8102) (7 CFR Part 4270) (https://www.biopreferred.gov/)

(4) A substance identified in the EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program as a safe alternative to an ozone-depleting substance (42 U.S.C. 7671l) (40 CFR part 82, subpart G) (https://www.epa.gov/snap/unacceptable-and-acceptable-substitutes-tables).

(b) Requirements. The Government has identified in the statement of work or elsewhere in the contract the sustainable products that are required during the performance of this contract. The Contractor shall ensure that it provides sustainable products as required by this contract, when the products are—

(1) Delivered to the Government;

(2)Furnished for use by the Government;

(3) Incorporated into the construction of a public building or public work; or

(c) Furnished for use in performing services under this contract, where the cost of the products is a direct cost to this contract.

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SOLICITATION NO.RFQ 36C24726Q0104

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FACILITY GROUNDS THE PARKING LOT AREAS ARE CIRCLE IN YELLOW