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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 10-15-2019 None Y Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8) 8875 Hidden River Pkwy Suite Tampa FL 33637 00248 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8) 8875 Hidden River Pkwy Tampa FL 33637 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24819Q1519 09-30-2019

X X X

X One (1) Tampa VA Medical Center Sensitive Documents/Pill Bottles Destruction/Shredding Contract Amendment.

1. The purpose of this amendment is to answer questions by possible contractors.

2. There are no other changes to this solicitation as a result of this amendment.

JOSE R. SIERRA-COLON

CONTRACTING OFFICER

NCO815L2-72925

A.1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Solicitation Num. 36C248-19-Q-1519 Questions & Answers Q: P. 4 Price Schedule – the POP is listed to begin 10/15, which is two business days after the solicitation closes, making it impossible to purchase, ship and deploy the containers by that date. When is it anticipated that service needs to begin?

A: The POP will change depending on when the award is finalized. Yes, the POP will start when the award is finalized but in pg. 17 tells that the delivery should occur within thirty (3) calendar days of contract award.

Q: P. 14, 2.2 and p. 16, 4. mention “any storage media” and “other storage media” respectively. Media is not mentioned elsewhere in the solicitation. Will media be included for destruction? If so, will it be separated from the paper, and can particular types of media be destroyed off-site in order to avoid contamination of the truckload of paper which would render it non-recyclable?

A: At this time there will be no CLINS added for media CDs/DVDs usually they are not to be put on the shredding containers and if, so you should address that with the COR since they usually take possession of the CDs/DVDs.

Q: P. 16, 4. mentions pill bottle destruction, but pill bottles are not mentioned elsewhere in the solicitation. Will pill bottles be presented for destruction? If so, will they be in separate containers and can they be shred off-site so as not to contaminate the truckload of paper?

A: No pill bottles are included on this solicitation.

Q: P.21, 9.3 – requirement to furnish list of contractor personnel to be on site per visit. Please confirm that providing a roster of employees who have passed the background check is sufficient to meet this requirement, providing it is kept updated.

A: Any personnel that provide services under this contract shall be provided to the COR via e-mail and in case that you shall alert the Government of any personnel changes prior as per directed on 9.3.

Q: P.35, C.5 (a) includes reference to HUBZone small business concerns. Since the solicitation is a 100% SDVOSB set-aside, there should be no reference to any other socio-economic group beyond qualified SDVOSBs. Could it please be removed so there is no doubt about the set-aside being 100% SDVOSB?

A: C.5 does not set aside this procurement, what set aside this procurement is the SF 1449 on Block #10. No changes are to be necessary.

P.40, (12) is checked to include a preference for HubZone small business concerns. Could this please be unchecked and then check (21) on page 41 for the SDVOSB set-aside notice?

A: See Block #10 which set aside this procurement 100% to SDVOSB.

Q: Will the Agency take into account the restrictions imposed by the Limitations on Subcontracting when evaluating offers? An SDVOSB bidding on a solicitation that will exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold cannot not pay more than 50% of the award to firms that are not similarly situated. This restriction greatly increases the bid the SDVOSB is able to offer under the regulation, and we would like to know that the Agency will take that into consideration when evaluating offers.

A: As long there is a fair and reasonable price and the price is in the benefit of the government.

Q: P.56, E.5 – will the Agency contemplate awarding the contract to a non-shredding company? If so, how can a non-shredding company have the expertise, experience and competency to decide true costs and appropriate pricing? What about the SBA regulations pertaining to size/status?

A: We are looking for someone that can perform and has the capabilities to provide the services required under the PWS and can give us a price fair and reasonable.

Q: Parking and elevators

· Is there sufficient parking for our truck at the main campus and each of the CBOC locations for the time it will take to retrieve containers, shred the contents and return the containers?

· Will any bins be located above/below the ground floor at the campus and/or the CBOC locations? If there will be, are freight elevators available to move the bins to/from ground level?

A: Yes, to both questions.

Q: Is there a current contract for the work being solicited?

0. If so, please provide that awarded contract number or task order number (NOT the incumbent GSA contractor number).

0. Please provide the name of the incumbent contractor

0. Please provide the annual contract amount.

0. Is the level of effort being performed under the current contract fundamentally the same as what will be required to fulfill # 36C24819Q1519?

A: Questions a, b, & c you can be requested through FOIA. (d) Yes, basically.

Q: Do you happen to have last years' total weight of paper collected for shredding?

A: We do not want our prices based on pounds but by containers. Around 800,000 Lbs.

Q: Do the government own the shredding bins or do the contractor have to replace all of the bins?

A: Bins belongs to the terminated contractor. New awardee has to provide all containers with locks.