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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR

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10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

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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

E. IMPORTANT:

is extended,

(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 OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

(REV. 11/2016)

is required to sign this document and return ___________ copies to the issuing office.

is not, A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

15C. DATE SIGNED

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER

Contractor

16C. DATE SIGNED

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

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Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.243 (Type or print) (Type or print) (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

(Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (If other than Item 6) (Specify type of modification and authority) (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.)

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13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

520-21-1-590-0004 none

Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Network Contracting Office 16 400 Veterans Avenue Biloxi MS 39531

Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Network Contracting Office 16 400 Veterans Avenue Biloxi MS 39531 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25620Q0603 06-01-2020

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A. The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to the questions submitted on and prior to May 22, 2020.

See page 2 for questions and responses.

B. The Price/Cost Schedule Section B.2 has been updated from 17 line items to 19 line items for the base and each option period. Separate Line Items were added for Emptying of the VA Owned containers and for Cleaning of the VA Owned containers.

C. Line Item 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001, and 4001 were updated and the language for services related to the VA Owned containers were removed from these line items.

D. A revised soliitation reflecting these changes are attached to this amendment.

E. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Beth A. Cook Contracting Officer

AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION 36C25620Q0603

RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS RECEIVED

REVISED SOLICITATION DOCUMENT

1. Please advise on if the compactors are VA owned, or would the vendor need to provide?

Response: Contractor will need to provide all compactors/containers

2. PG 8 of 69, Sections 2.2 & 2.3, Confirm that the requirement for a local Contract Manager (or Alternate) is for a Prime Contractor Employee and not a Subcontractor employee. Yes, the Contract Manager shall be for the Prime Contractor.

Response: Yes, the Contract Manager shall be for the Prime Contractor.

3. What is the rationale requiring roll off services within 6 hours of request (Per PG 6 of 69, 1.1.4)? PG 8 of 69, Section 2.1, Hours of Operation states “All work is to be performed between the hours of 5:00 AM and 12 NOON.” In this case, each service request would have to be made by a VA employee NLT 6AM in order to meet this requirement. Additionally, same day service is highly non-standard as driver routes are established the day prior. Requirements for same day service will result in radically higher costs as vendors will have to redirect drivers from established truck routes to service VA containers. Standard practice is service requests made for next day pickup.

Response: No rationale and all requests are submitted for next day service.

4. Can CLIN 0001 be broken up into SUB CLINs to account for each separate service requirement considering certain services are “as needed” (i.e., PG 6 of 69, 1.1.5, VA Owned Portable Containers, required to cleaned on an as needed basis)? Yes, a CLIN will be added for the emptying of the receptacles on an as needed basis and a CLIN will be added for cleaning the receptacles on an as needed basis.

Response: Yes, CLINS have been updated to reflect the emptying and cleaning on an as needed basis for the VA Owned containers.

Please note: As a result of the line item updates, the contract table of contents/pages have also been impacted.

5. Does the VA currently have any construction/renovation projects in-progress or scheduled at any of the referenced facilities that may hamper contractor performance? (see Section 1.1.1. on PG 5 of 69) Response: All container locations are accessible.

6. There is a need for clarity to be provided regarding your solicitation timeline for the GCVHS Solid Waste Service Contract. One part has the solicitation due May 22nd. The other has the solicitation due June 12th. The questions are listed as being due June 12th as well. There is obviously some crossed communication that has occurred.

Could you please provide clarity as to when the questions are due for this solicitation as well as what the due date is for response to this solicitation.

Response: The response due date is listed in Block 8 and Block 20, on page one of the solicitation. The date listed in section E.4 ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS on page 47 is a typo error. Friday, May 22, 2020 has already passed for the questions. The Solicitation responses are due June 12, 2020, no later than 10:59PM Central Standard Time (CST).

Note: Question received on Friday, May 29, 2020 requesting clarification on dates.

See attached document: 36C25620Q0603 Rev 5-26-20.

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