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Solicitation 36C24919R0156 RFI’s Project # 596-18-108 Repair Exterior Walls Lexington, VAMC “Frank R. Sousley”

Question #1: Dwg AB100 states there is an Asbestos and Lead Based Paint Survey Report available for each building (#1,3,4,29, and connector 2-3). Please provide this report to us.

Answer: Reports are attached to amendment P0001.

Question #2: Will you accept CPARS Evaluations to be submitted with our proposal in lieu of PPQs, if CPARS are available?

Answer: Since two of the RFI’s are similar in nature I will respond here and post our official response in an amendment after RFI closing.

Because these RFP’s are based on LPTA having a heavier weight on price, we will revert back to

2.1 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (JAN 2017) As stated in the solicitation:

3 Past Performance – The attached questionnaire shall be sent to every VA entity that is listed in the offeror’s proposal as Experience.

*Past Performance will be rated as Acceptable or Unacceptable.

To be rated Acceptable for Past Performance the offeror’s past performance questionnaires must have a rating of Acceptable on each question and an overall rating of Acceptable.

Note: In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Therefore, if no Past Performance is received then the offeror will be rated as Acceptable.

Therefore, with this we are not accepting CPARS Evaluations in lieu of PPQ’s. This allows us to stick to one type of required documentation verses multiple types of documents.

Please keep in mind the following:

NOTE: Experience and Past Performance factors when combined are approximately equal to Price.

Question #3: Can the superintendent be triple hat ( Super, QC, SSHO)?

Answer: The superintendent is typically all of these.

The QC is started by them, but the PM should be listed as another QC check from the GC.

That order has been pretty standard around here, right, wrong, or indifferent.

Question #4: Could you please provide the asbestos and lead based paint report?

Answer: See question 1 answer.

Question #5: Do we have to submit a PPQ of two completed projects with the VA in the last 3 years, or could we provide in our proposal, CPARS for those jobs, and avoiding having to send the PPQs to the VA entity? This time of the year, everybody is so busy that it is difficult for them to respond.

Answer: See question 2 answer.

Question #6: Can you verify if a Contractor Professional Industrial Hygienist and Industrial Hygiene Technicians. would be required for these two projects?

Answer: See section 02 82 11 of specifications under 1.6.1 Personnel accreditation requirements.

Question #7: The basis of award is indicated as lowest price reasonable/realistic received. With that said, will the Government provide quantities for the line items included in price/cost schedule in order to create a level bidding field for all proposals received or will the pricing be based entirely on “estimated” quantities developed by the bidders; with the award going to the lowest bidder? If the approach will be to accept the lowest bid based on bidder developed estimates; will contract modifications be provided for discrepancies between the estimated quantity and the actual amount of work required after award?

Answer: Correct the basis for the award is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) see 52.215-1 Instructions To Offerors (e). However, per the solicitation we are requesting that each offeror provide their unit cost per the specified unit of measure given in the solicitation “1 Each” (square foot, lineal foot, cornice/ gutter straight sections…). This allows us to price any unforeseen sight conditions that are discovered prior to start of work. At this specific time, we will not discuss contract modifications while in the process of solicitation/proposal phase. This information will be helpful to the VA in making determinations should any discoveries are made that is not visible.

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