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Contract Opportunity Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation

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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation Bulk Ice Melt and Rock Salt 49037 36C25021Q0119 K 11-18-2020

5:00 PM

EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA

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SBA

325998 Department of Veteran Affairs Network Contracting Office 10 5500 Armstrong Rd.

Battle Creek MI 49037 Contracting Officer Jeffrey P. Rozema jeffrey.rozema@va.gov 269-223-6450 Department of Veterans Affairs VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System 2215 Fuller Road Ann Arbor

MI

48105

USA

The purpose of this amendment is to publish the following vendor questions and Government responses:

Question:

Do you need straight potassium chloride then processed with liquid Mag?

Answer:

As long as the Ice Melt is a potassium chloride/magnesium chloride blend to use in structures and not sodium chloride it will be fine. The magnesium acts as a corrosion inhibitor allowing the ice to be melted and the potential damage to metal and concrete in the structure to be minimalized.

Question:

In the solicitation it states "potassium chloride prill that is coated with magnesium chloride liquid" - I'm being told by manufacturers and distributors that the Magnesium Chloride Liquid will essentially act as a glue once it is applied, leading to a solid state for the Ice melt.

Answer:

As long as the Ice Melt is a potassium chloride/magnesium chloride blend to use in structures and not sodium chloride it will be fine. The magnesium acts as a corrosion inhibitor allowing the ice to be melted and the potential damage to metal and concrete in the structure to be minimalized.

Question:

Will bulk totes be acceptable for delivering the ice melt? They do require a forklift.

Answer:

Bulk totes are not acceptable. Only bulk material delivered by a dump truck will be acceptable.