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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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(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning __________ copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE

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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) None 36C250 Department of Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System Network Contracting Office 10 2215 Fuller Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 36C250 Department of Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System Network Contracting Office 10 2215 Fuller Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25021Q0200 07-09-2021

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1. The purpose of this amendment is to:

a. Update the Contract Specialist taking over this requirement,

b. Update the requirement period of performance;

c. Remind offerors that the question-asking period of time for all vendor questions has already expired, and

d. Answer industry questions. (Please see answers attached.)

2. Contract Spec ialist Jeanne Ortiz at jeanne.ortiz@va.gov is to receive all offers to the RFQ by the due date and time.

3. The period of performance is updated to a base year with an estimated term of 10-01-2021 to 09-30-2022, and four available option years, at Gov ernment discretion. CLINs 2001, 3001 and 4001 are added -price schedule attached

4. The question-asking period expired on 06/07/2021 at 10:00 AM. No additional vendor questions will be answered.

5. No other changes to the solicitation are made as a result of this amendment.

Jennifer A. Johnson Contracting Officer

Questions & Answers – RFQ 36C25021Q0200

1. Question: Is the 34-yard General Waste Compactor (#1 of section 4.1.2) – located in the Sanitary Dock off Hancock St. currently using RTCMS set at 70% capacity to determine when it should be hauled? If not, what are the current parameters used to determine when to service the container?

Answer: Yes

2. Question: How many times was this [34-yard General Waste] compactor hauled each full year of 2019 and 2020?

Answer: 68 times in 2019 and 52 times in 2020

3. Question: How many tons did this [34-yard General Waste] compactor produce each full year of 2019 and 2020?

Answer: 454.82 tons in 2019 and 355.93 tons in 2020

4. Question: Is the 34-yard Cardboard Compactor (#2 of section 4.1.2) currently using RTCMS set at 70% capacity to determine when it should be hauled? If not, what are the current parameters used to determine when to service the container?

Answer: Yes

5. Question: How many times was this [34-yard Cardboard] compactor hauled each full year of 2019 and 2020?

Answer: 53 times in 2019 and 42 times in 2020

6. Question: How many tons did this [34-yard Cardboard] compactor produce each full year of 2019 and 2020?

Answer: 92.1 tons in 2019 and 71.16 tons in 2020

7. Question: Is the 35-yard Construction/Bulk Waste open top (#3 of section 4.1.2 currently using some sort of fullness detection at the 70% expectation currently required? RTCMS uses pressure in the compactor to determine fullness that is not able to be captured in an open top container. If technology is currently being used for this, what is it and how does it work? Otherwise, what method/technology is currently being used to indicate when it is time to service?

Answer: No, this is not required

8. Question: How many times was this [35-yard Construction/Bulk Waste] open top hauled each full year of 2019 and 2020?

Answer: 64 times in 2019 and 64 times in 2020

9. Question: How many tons did this [35-yard Construction/Bulk Waste] open top produce each full year of 2019 and 2020?

Answer: 124.04 tons in 2019 and 110.02 tons in 2020

10. Question: Is the 20-yard Scrap Metal open top (#4 of section 4.1.2) currently using some sort of fullness detection at the 70% expectation currently required? RTCMS uses pressure in the compactor to determine fullness that is not able to be captured in an open top container. If technology is currently being used for this, what is it and how does it work? Otherwise, what method/technology is currently being used to indicate when it is time to service?

Answer: No, this is not required

11. Question: How many times was this [20-yard Scrap Metal] open top hauled each full year of 2019 and 2020?

Answer: 17 times in 2019 and 17 times in 2020

12. Question: How many tons did this [20-yard Scrap Metal] open top produce each full year of 2019 and 2020?

Answer: 50.78 tons in 2019 and 38.93 tons in 2020

13. Question: Is the 8-yard Yard Waste dumpster (#5 of section 4.1.2) currently using some sort of fullness detection at the 70% expectation currently required? RTCMS uses pressure in the compactor to determine fullness that is not able to be captured in a front-load dumpster container. If technology is currently being used for this, what is it and how does it work? Otherwise, what method/technology is currently being used to indicate when it is time to service?

Answer: No, this is not required

14. Question: How many times was this [8-yard Yard Waste] dumpster serviced per week or month for 2019 and 2020?

Answer: Ten times per year in 2019 and six times per year in 2020

15. Question: How many tons did this [8-yard Yard Waste] open top produce each full year of 2019 and 2020?

Answer: 4.85 tons in 2019 and 2.91 tons in 2020

16. Question: For the 40-yard dumpster described in section 4.1.2 as container #6, how many times was this container delivered to the site for each full year of 2019 and 2020?

Answer: 68 times in 2019 and 52 times in 2020

17. Question: Section 4.3.3 – Blue Wrap – Construction and Demolition Debris – what container, specified in section 4.1.2 will this material be collected in?

Answer: Demolition and construction debris will be captured in open tops.

18. Question: Please provide monthly estimates to use for bidding purposes.

a. General Waste Removal Services, quantity 12, unit-month – how many hauls and tons are estimated to be produced each month?

Answer: This will be determined by the monitoring system. However, we estimate between 2- 6.

b. Cardboard Compacting Services, quantity 12, unit-month – how many hauls and tons are estimated to be produced each month?

Answer: That depends on the compaction ratio of the equipment. Better compaction means less hauls and more tons per haul.

c. Construction Bulk Waste Services, quantity 12, unit-month – how many hauls and tons are estimated to be produced each month?

Answer: 64 hauls/124.04 tons in 2019 and 64 hauls/110.02 tons in 2020

d. Scrap Metal Services, quantity 12, unit-month – how many hauls and tons are estimated to be produced each month?

Answer: 17 hauls/50.78 tons in 2019 and 17 hauls/38.93 tons in 2020

e. Yard Waste Services, quantity 12, unit-month – how many hauls and tons are estimated to be produced each month?

Answer: Yard waste for 2019 had 10 hauls and 4.85 tons total, and for 2020 it was 6 hauls and 2.91 tons total.

f. On-call, 40-yard walk-in, steel roll-off container, quantity 12, unit-month – how many deliveries/hauls are estimated, and what are the estimated tons per service?

Answer: These tonnages are within the 30-yard bulk waste tonnage. They were not separated. Tonnages per service were 4.85 tons in 2019 and 2.91 tons in 2020.

g. Emergency Pick-up Services, quantity 12, unit-month – how many times per month are estimated for this service?

Answer: It is difficult to gauge how many emergencies may or may not come in a month.

h. Consultation, waste auditing and assistance to establish a recycling program to reduce overall solid waste, Base period: Quantity 1, Unit of Measure EA. Option Year 1-Option Year 4, Quantity 2, Unit of Measure EA – please describe in detail what is required for this line item and define the expected deliverables.

Answer: There are many different ways to conduct a waste audit and the VA will not prescribe the way to complete the audit but we will approve or disapprove plans presented based on the data that will be generated from the audit. A waste audit is a method for analyzing an organization’s waste stream. The goal is to discover what types and quantities of waste (paper, plastic, food, etc.) we produce within a given timeframe – usually a week. Auditing also measures how much waste is recycled versus thrown out and determines which are the best items that can be recycled that are currently going into the waste stream being audited.

19. Question: Section B.3 Price/Cost Schedule outlines a POP to begin 07/01/2021 through 6/30/2022 with a 6-month extension following. Is this only a base year (plus extension) contract?

Answer: This is a base contract with four available option years at Government discretion to exercise.

20. Question: Can the following photos be provided to understand service, placement, and procurement?

a. Pictures of each container and dock areas where applicable?

Answer: No, it is our facility policy to take pictures of sensitive areas and distribute them.

b. Photos of any monitoring system being utilized for each applicable container?

Answer: No, it is our facility policy to take pictures of sensitive areas and distribute them.

A.1 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

The contract shall provide the following services IAW the performance work statement: General Waste Removal, Cardboard Compacting Removal, Construction Bulk Waste Removal, Yard Waste Removal, Scrap Metal Recycling, and On-Call 40-yard walk in steel roll-off container.

Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 10-01-2021 POP End: 09-30-2022

The contract shall provide the following services IAW the performance work statement: General Waste Removal, Cardboard Compacting Removal, Construction Bulk Waste Removal, Yard Waste Removal, Scrap Metal Recycling, and On-Call 40-yard walk in steel roll-off container.

Contract Period: Option 1 POP Begin: 10-01-2022 POP End: 09-30-2023

The contract shall provide the following services IAW the performance work statement: General Waste Removal, Cardboard Compacting Removal, Construction Bulk Waste Removal, Yard Waste Removal, Scrap Metal Recycling, and On-Call 40-yard walk in steel roll-off container.

Contract Period: Option 2 POP Begin: 10-01-2023 POP End: 09-30-2024

The contract shall provide the following services IAW the performance work statement: General Waste Removal, Cardboard Compacting Removal, Construction Bulk Waste Removal, Yard Waste Removal, Scrap Metal Recycling, and On-Call 40-yard walk in steel roll-off container.

Contract Period: Option 3 POP Begin: 10-01-2024 POP End: 09-30-2025

The contract shall provide the following services IAW the performance work statement: General Waste Removal, Cardboard Compacting Removal, Construction Bulk Waste Removal, Yard Waste Removal, Scrap Metal Recycling, and On-Call 40-yard walk in steel roll-off container.

Contract Period: Option 4 POP Begin: 10-01-2025 POP End: 09-30-2026