S05_Ver1 RFI Pre-Bid IFB Sol 36C25226B0027 A-0002 CON 556-23-104 _06232026.xlsx
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This is a Request for Information (RFI) response document that clarifies the scope and requirements for IFB Solicitation 36C25226B0027, Project 556-23-104, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 for the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, Illinois. The solicitation concerns the installation of chilled water piping from Building 188 to Buildings 1, 3, and 48, with Building 5 valved taps included for future use. The RFI responses, posted on June 23, 2026 via Amendment 0002, address eight key clarifications: bidders shall submit only a single lump sum price for the base bid with no deduct alternates required; all previous RFI questions and responses will be incorporated via Amendment 0003 by June 30, 2026; the project does not include liquidated damages; bid submission is due at 9:00 AM CDT on July 14, 2026 with virtual public bid opening at 10:00 AM CDT the same day per Amendment 0001; construction fencing specifications are referenced in section 010000, paragraph 1.6.L; and pipe construction from Building 3 to Building 48 is excluded from construction documents, with only a GPR study for the proposed future pipe route included in the base bid. The scope includes installation of chilled water piping infrastructure connecting the identified buildings at the federal health care facility.
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RFI Response 06232026
| IFB SOL 36C25226B0027 CON 556-23-104 Chilled Water Piping from Bldg.188 to Bldgs. 1, 3 and 48 for Pre -Bid Solicitation Questions - RECEIVED 05/26/2026 |
| Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) Solicitation for Bidders |
| This IFB Pre-Bid response is intended to clarify the scope, not conflict with it. |
| If a response appears to conflict with the scope, please contact the VA COR. |
| NO. | RFI FROM | QUESTION OR COMMENT | VA / CONTRACTING RESPONSE 06/23/2026 | RESPONSE POSTED IN AMENDMENT NO. | |||
| 1 | Price Proposal Worksheet and Section 1.3 & Drawing GI001 | The current Price Proposal Worksheet only reflects a single Lump Sum Base Bid. In Paragraph 1.3, and on Drawing GI0001, Statement & Schedule of Bid Items lists four (4) separate Bid Items, the Base Bid and three (3) Alternates. Please reissue a revised Price Proposal Worksheet representing all of the pricing that needs to be submitted for the Bid. | The solicitation documents issued for IFB 36C25226B0027 include a single Lump Sum Base Bid on the current Price Proposal Worksheet. The Government confirms that no deduct alternates are to be submitted for this solicitation. This direction is consistent with the station’s clarification in response to RFI question No. 6. The Government WILL NOT reissue the Price Proposal Worksheet to include the three deduct alternates. | ||||
| Offerors shall submit only a SINGLE LUMP SUM price for the Base Bid, as reflected in the current bid form. | 0002 | ||||||
| 2 | We have been informed that this Project has previously been bid. Have all of the previous PPI Questions and Responses been incorporated into the current Bid Documents? If not, please distribute them for review to quote this Project. | [AE Response: VA-Contracting to respond to questions regarding Solicication. VA will issue the conformed documents to Bidders on 30 June 2026 (VA email to AE dated 12 June 2026).] | 0002 | ||||
| All previous RFI questions and responses will be incorporated via Amendment 0003 on or shortly thereafter June 30, 2026. | |||||||
| 3 | Instructions…. | ||||||
| Bidders/Offerors | In reviewing this Section, we could not determine whether or not there are Liquidated Damages associated with this Project. Please advise as to what the daily amount is, if they are included in this Project. | A complete search of the solicitation document—covering the General Conditions (FAR 52.236 series), Supplemental Conditions, Special Instructions to Bidders, and all referenced provisions—shows no clause such as FAR 52.211‑12, Liquidated Damages—Construction, nor any project‑specific LD language establishing a daily rate. | 0002 | ||||
| Therefore, this project does not include Liquidated Damages, and no daily LD amount applies. | |||||||
| 4 | SF 1442 line 13 states bid is due at 10:00a CT. Solicitation page 6 of 60 states bid is due at 9:00a CT. Please confirm which time is correct. | Contracting set the Virtual Bid opening for 10:00 PM (CDT) Bids are due one (1) hour prior to bid opening to avoid any transmission issues. So as stated on Page 6 of the solicitation: | |||||
| 0002 | |||||||
| BIDS DUE: Vendor bids are due via email as shown above at 9:00 AM (CDT) on Friday, June 12, 2026. | |||||||
| The virtual public bid opening will be held at 10:00 AM (CDT) on Friday, June 12, 2026, at the link and/or the phone number provided above. | |||||||
| AMENDMENT 0001 Published to SAM.gov on June 02, 2026 changes the Bid due date and bid opening. To avoid any risk of a late submission under FAR 52.214‑7 Late Submissions, the enforceable bid due time is 9:00 AM CDT on July 14, 2026, as stated in Solicitation Amendment 0001: | |||||||
| BIDS DUE: Vendor bids are due via email to the CS and CO as noted |
above NO LATER THAN 9:00 AM (CDT) on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
The virtual public bid opening will be held at 10:00 AM (CDT) on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at the link and/or the phone number provided above.
| NO. | RFI FROM | QUESTION OR COMMENT | VA RESPONSE 06/11/2026 | RESPONSE POSTED IN AMENDMENT NO. |
| 5 | Drawing C101 | Keynote 2 references construction fencing but no specifications are included. Please provide. | AE Response: See spec section 010000 par. 1.6.L. | 0002 |
| 6 | General Requirements Para 1.3A Statement of Bid Item(s) | States: Deductive Alternate No. 3: Base Bid, Minus DEDUCTIVE ALTERNATE NO. 2 MINUS ADDITIONAL Items as described by this Paragraph. Question: Is the value and the scope of work associated with Deductive Alternate No. 1 also to be deducted with the acceptanceof this Alternate No. 3 or as specifically stated in this Paragraph? | FHCC Lovell COR Response: NO ALTERNATE BID DEDUCTS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED. | 0002 |
| 7 | Solicitation | Please confirm that Building 5 is included in this scope. Title of project doesn't mention Building 5. | FHCC Lovell COR Response: Building 5 valved taps for future use are is in scope. | 0002 |
| 8 | 01 00 00 Page 1 & Drawing MS001 | This Specifications Page and Drawing references Building 48, however there are no Plans such as MP103 (Last Enlarged Plan) or Specifications mentioning any Chilled Water piping to be installed from Building 3 to Building 48. Please advise. | AE Response: The base bid includes a GPR study for the proposed, future pipe route drawn on F5/MS001 (General Sheet Note D and Keynote 8 on sheet MS001). Pipe construction from Building 3 to Building 48 is excluded from construction documents. | 0002 |
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