36C25624Q1483_RFQ_A1.pdf

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36C256

Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 16

Galleria Financial Center

5075 Westheimer Road, Suite 750

Houston TX 77056-5643

Shasta Britt, Contract Specialist

Shasta.Britt@va.gov

36C256

Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 16

Galleria Financial Center

5075 Westheimer Road, Suite 750

Houston TX 77056-5643

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25624Q1483

09-11-2024

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X One (1)

The purpose of the amendment 0001 (A1) is to provide all potential vendors with questions and answers.

See below for details…

Steven Berkeley

Contracting Officer

VA-VHA-RPOC-2022-170886

mailto:Shasta.Britt@va.gov

AMENDMENT 0001 (A1):

The purpose of the amendment 0001 (A1) is to provide all potential vendors with questions and answers.

1. Question: Is this a brand-new contract OR if there is (was) an incumbent performing these services.

Answer: Follow-on to contract 36C25620F0200 to expire 09/30/2024.

2. Question: Is there an incumbent for this job? If so, what is their name? What is their contract value? What is their contract number?

Answer: Green Efficient, Inc. with a current value of $975,605.57 for a Base+4yrs under contract number 36C25620F0200 for both window surfaces to be cleaned.

3. Question: Are both window surfaces to be cleaned?

Answer: Exterior Only - Scope change from contract 36C25620F0200; refer to RFQ Contract Line-Item Numbers (CLINs) 1000-4001 at Section B.3.

4. Question: What is the maximum building height?

Answer: Six stories, refer to RFQ Statement of Work (SOW) at Section B.2.b.7.

5. Question: Do taller building (six stories) have anchors to support window cleaning equipment?

Answer: Davit System (Roof Rappelling Points) is not operational. VA Safety currently requires contractors to use an alternate method approved by their (The Vendor’s) Safety Engineers.

6. Question: Are there roof anchors on Building 100 that have been certified to hold 5,000 pounds in any direction within the last 12 months? If so, will those certificates be provided prior to commencing work if awarded?

Answer: Please refer to answer at number 5.

7. Question: How many skylights require cleaning? What is their height above a stable work surface?

Answer: None - Zero (0).

8. What proportion of the windows have screens that must be removed / cleaned? Could Appendix A be annotated?

Answer: None - Zero (0).

9. Question: Approximately how many windows are there around the entire building with the front entrance included as well?

Answer: Please refer to RFQ Statement of Work (SOW) at Section B.2.i. Appendix A.

10. Question: Why is this not a SDVOSB rather than a VOSB set-aside?

Answer: This is the second (2nd) published solicitation for this request, first RFQ 36C25624Q0765 was published 08/19/2024 as a Service-Disable Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) on GSA eBuy in accordance with (IAW) FAR8 / VA Rule of Two and closed 09/04/2024 with no responses. Consequently, this re-solicitation 36C25624Q1483 is being conducted in accordance with FAR 13 (open market) with a focus higher on the socio-economic small business tier as a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) set-aside.

11. Question: What time periods will be best to get the windows done if awarded the contract?

Answer: Please refer to RFQ Statement of Work (SOW) at Section B.2.c.

(End of Amendment 0001)