Attachment D Questions and Answers.pdf

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R428--Professional Industrial Hygienist and Environmental Services
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36C24824Q1143
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This document is a set of Questions and Answers related to Solicitation 36C24824Q1143 for Professional Industrial Hygienist and Environmental Services. The solicitation is for a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract with a base year and four option years to provide industrial hygienist services for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 8.

The key details are: this is an existing contract currently held by Biosphere International, Inc. under contract 36C24819D0090; the solicitation has been extended to July 3, 2024; pricing details are provided in Attachment C; the contract has a guaranteed minimum of $1,000 per year and a $200,000 annual ceiling, with a total contract value not to exceed $1 million; and the service is set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses under NAICS code 541620. The services required include emergency and non-emergency response for disturbances of regulated materials like asbestos, lead, PCBs, and mercury, as well as indoor air quality assessments.

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Attachment C Price List.pdf PDF
36C24824Q1143 0001.docx DOCX document
RFQ 36C24824Q1143.pdf PDF
Attachment A Industrial Hygienist Services Statement of Work.pdf PDF
36C24824Q1143.docx DOCX document
Attachment B New Vendor Form VA10091.pdf PDF

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RFQ: 36C24824Q1143

Question and Answers:

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: This is not a new requirement. The current contract was awarded to Biosphere International, Inc.| 36C24819D0090 |No additional information will be provided.

2. Is there a price breakdown for this solicitation?

Answer: Price list has now been provided. Please see Attachment C.

3. Are you considering an extension to this solicitation for time to respond to RFIs? Please note, without responses to these RFIs, there is not enough information in the solicitation to respond accurately to the RFP.

Answer: Solicitation has been extended to 3 July 2024.

4. Can you please provide details of how the pricing should be built for each of the option years?

Answer: Please see Attachment C

5. Can you please clarify the need for a dedicated full-time CIH for the term of the contract?

Answer: Please see Attachment C for breakdown

6. Would the VA accept emergency response rates?

Answer: Please see Attachment C for urgent request services

7. Are lab fees to be included in the task order fees? Or will lab fees be itemized and priced separately?

Answer: Please see Attachment C for test and sampling line items.

8. Without unit rates in the CLINs, how will task orders be quoted/priced?

Answer: Please see Attachment C for items to be priced.

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