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05/18/2026

36C257

Department Of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 17

5441 Babcock Road Ste. 302 San Antonio, TX 78240

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25726Q0463

04-28-2026

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Shawn R. Reinhart Contracting Officer

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Questions - 36C25726Q0463 Soil Remediation Service

1. Attachment 1 - Safety Data Shet CHEM-AQUA 51709: was not attached to the Statement of Work (SOW). Please either confirm if this is the appropriate SDS (msdsview.aspx) or provide the SDS so that the applicable TCEQ remedial standards and receiving facility acceptance criteria can be determined for the release.

Safety Data Shet CHEM-AQUA 51709 will be attached in amendment.

2. SOW Section B.4 / Schedule of Work: Please confirm the estimated square footage of the impacted area shown in the page 8 figure. Is the affected area approximately 1,900 SF, or should bidders use a different area for pricing?

The figure provided with the SOW showing the approximate area is where we believe the released substance contacted the soil. It is expected that the selected vendor will conduct a site assessment to determine the extent of the contamination. The figure provided with the SOW showing the approximate area is approximately 1,900 SF.

3. SOW Section B.4 / Disposal: Can the VA provide additional information on the scenario of the release, as potential receiving facilities have inquired:

A. Was the released substance unused or was it used in a process (i.e. boilers, cooling towers, and HVAC systems The substance was in use in our facilities chilled water loop. It was released from a frozen/burst chilled water line that was supplying a rooftop unit on B53.

B. Is this a recent or historical release event.

This release event occurred on Jan. 28th 2026.

4. SOW Section B.4 / Affected Area Figure: The SOW includes text that states that “Work shall be completed within forty-five (30) days of start date.” Please confirm if the intention is for work to be completed within 45 or 30 days of the start date.

The intention is for the work to be completed within 45 days of the start date.

5. SOW Section B.4 / Excavation Depth: Can VA confirm the anticipated excavation depth? Will the contractor be required to excavate to a predetermined depth, or will excavation limits be driven by field screening and confirmation sampling?

The excavation limit will be driven by the site assessment and sampling performed by the awarded contractor.

6. SOW Section B.4 / Remediation Method: Will the VA accept excavation, direct load-out, transportation, and off-site disposal as the remediation approach, or is the contractor required to evaluate and/or perform on-site treatment such as stabilization or soil washing?

Either direct load out or on-site treatment is acceptable if the treatment or disposal activities comply with TCEQ regulations. Please note that the scope includes back filling and site restoration requirements.

7. SOW Section B.4 / Utilities: Please provide available utility drawings for the Building 53 work area and identify any known underground utilities, irrigation/sprinkler lines, communications, electrical, gas, steam, water, sanitary, or storm lines in or near the excavation area.

Please reference attached file “Utility Drawing.pdf”. Note this utility drawing is for reference only and approximates the know underground utilities on campus. The awarded contractor will be responsible for performing utility location where necessary.

8. SOW Section B.4 / Utility Locates: is there an internal VA department responsible for utility locates inside the VA campus, and will VA staff mark VA-owned/private utilities before excavation?

The awarded contractor will be responsible for performing utility location where necessary.

9. SOW Section B.4 / Backfill Material: Please specify required clean backfill material, topsoil requirements, gradation, source approval, and whether imported material must be certified clean.

Please reference specification document 31 20 00 that will be attached.

10. SOW Section B.4 / Compaction: What compaction standard is required for backfilled areas, including lift thickness, moisture conditioning, density testing, and testing frequency?

Please reference specification document 31 20 00 that will be attached.

11. SOW Section B.4 / Surface Restoration: Please confirm the required final restoration by area:

turf/seed/sod, landscaping, irrigation, concrete sidewalk, curb/gutter, asphalt, base course, striping, or other surface repairs.

All disturbed grounds shall be restored to existing conditions. This includes topsoil, sod, irrigation repair, pavement, sidewalk, grading, drainage, and landscaping as applicable.

12. SOW Section B.4 / Hardscape Removal: Does the red-outlined area include any concrete, asphalt, curb, sidewalk, or pavement removal/replacement? If yes, please provide limits, thicknesses, reinforcement requirements, and finish requirements.

The figure provided with the SOW showing the approximate area is where we believe the released substance contacted the soil. The excavation limit will be driven by the site assessment and sampling performed by the awarded contractor. Specification document 03 30 00 will be attached for reference.

13. Can you provide the MSDS for the product contaminant?

Safety Data Shet CHEM-AQUA 51709 will be attached in amendment.

14. What is the estimated release volume, duration, and date of incident?

We estimate that approximate 1000 gallons of our chilled water was released. The chemical SDS that was provided is diluted into our chilled water system. This release happened over a few hours on Jan. 28th 2026.

15. Has any interim cleanup, flushing, excavation, neutralization, or soil removal already occurred?

No.

16. Are the SDS, incident reports, maintenance records, photos, or prior field notes available for review?

Safety Data Shet CHEM-AQUA 51709 will be attached in amendment. Images “IMG_0033.jpeg” and “IMG_0032.jpeg” are attached for reference.

17. Where is the suspected release point relative to Building 53, pavement, landscaped areas, utilities, storm drains, roof drains, sidewalks, and traffic/pedestrian routes?

The subject release point was from a roof top HVAC unit. The green dot on the figure below shows the approximate location that this roof drains to a concrete sidewalk.

18. Are there known underground utilities, irrigation lines, stormwater lines, or utility corridors that could have acted as preferential migration pathways?

Please reference attached file “Utility Drawing.pdf”. There are underground utilities and irrigation lines in the area.

19. Has impacted liquid or runoff entered any storm drain, sanitary sewer, trench drain, utility vault, or landscaped drainage feature?

To our knowledge nothing entered the storm drains. They were blocked off during the spill.

20. What is the approximate depth to groundwater in this area, and has groundwater ever been encountered during nearby excavation or utility work?

Approximate depth of ground water in this area is not known.

21. Are there access restrictions due to hospital operations, patient routes, emergency access, parking, noise, dust, vibration, or work hours?

Impacts will have to be coordinated with the COR before beginning work. The courtyard between B29 and B53 is currently closed to patient and staff access for other construction activities. The main entrance to B53, which houses the hospital’s rehab and prosthetics service, is near the anticipated impacted area.

22. Are previous soil, water, or waste analytical results available, including pH, conductivity/TDS, sodium, chloride, sulfate, metals, or RCRA characterization?

No.

23. Has TCEQ been notified, and if so, is there a spill number, incident number, regional contact, or written direction already issued?

TCEQ was notified on Jan. 28th 2026. Lindell Kottke is the regional contact at the Amarillo office for TCEQ. (lindell.kottke@tceq.texas.gov)

24. Is the VA expecting cleanup to background/pre-release conditions, or has the project already been placed under TRRP cleanup procedures?

Cleanup to background/pre-release conditions is expected.

25. Are there known background soil data for pH, conductivity, sodium, chloride, sulfate, or other naturally occurring salts in this area?

No.

26. Will confirmation sampling be required from excavation bottoms and sidewalls, and does the VA have a preferred confirmation sampling frequency?

Confirmation sampling frequency and location should be based on TCEQ requirements.

27. Is there adequate onsite space for temporary soil staging, roll-offs, lined stockpiles, soil mixing, equipment access, and decontamination?

The station does have some on site construction laydown areas that can be assigned. The awarded contractor will need to coordinate expected size of the area needed with the COR.

28. Will the VA allow ex-situ onsite treatment/stabilization of impacted soil if bench testing shows it can neutralize pH and reduce disposal classification?

Onsite treatment is acceptable if the treatment or disposal activities comply with TCEQ regulations.

29. Are there restrictions on generating, containerizing, treating, storing, or transporting decontamination water or treatment residuals onsite?

The contractor is responsible for having a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3) and disposal of decontamination water.

30. Are there preferred or pre-approved disposal facilities for non-hazardous industrial waste, Class 1 waste, or hazardous waste if corrosivity applies?

No.

31. Does the VA require all impacted soil to be disposed offsite, or may treated/confirmed soil potentially be reused onsite if acceptable under regulatory criteria?

Either direct load out or on-site treatment is acceptable if the treatment or disposal activities comply with TCEQ regulations.

32. What surface restoration is required after remediation — topsoil, sod, irrigation repair, pavement, sidewalk, grading, drainage, or landscaping?

All disturbed grounds shall be restored to existing conditions. This includes topsoil, sod, irrigation repair, pavement, sidewalk, grading, drainage, and landscaping as applicable.

33. For backfill, should we assume engineered select fill compacted in lifts with field density testing, or is restoration limited to matching existing grade and surface condition?

Please reference specification document 31 20 00 that will be attached.

34. Are there VA-specific requirements for compaction testing, imported fill certification, topsoil quality, seed/sod type, irrigation repair, or pavement section replacement?

Please reference specification document 31 20 00 that will be attached. All disturbed grounds shall be restored to existing conditions. This includes topsoil, sod, irrigation repair, pavement, sidewalk, grading, drainage, and landscaping as applicable.

35. What daily documentation does the COR expect — daily reports, photos, air monitoring logs, waste tickets, disposal receipts, sampling logs, and progress quantities?

The COR expects daily reports including photos. Air monitoring logs, waste tickets, disposal receipts, sampling logs, TCEQ reporting, and testing results will also be required before final invoicing.

36. Are there any VA infection control, safety, escort, badging, parking, or equipment staging requirements that need to be built into the remediation plan?

Infection Control - Per our infection prevention staff confirmed that no ICRA was needed since this work will be performed outdoors.

Safety - The work area will need to be fenced off to prevent accidental patient access. OSHA safety standards should be followed for excavations.

Escort - Will not be required unless the contractors need into secure access areas, which they should not for this contract.

Badging - The contractors will be required to check in each morning with the campus police service to receive day badges for the work.

Parking - The contractors will be asked to park either within the construction laydown yard that will be assigned or park within general parking on campus. We do not allow contractors to park on grass/landscape areas or within patient parking.

Equipment Staging - Once we discuss the contractor’s space needs, the campus will evaluate space to provide to the contractor as a construction laydown area.

37. Can you provide the dimensions of the outlined area in question?

The figure provided with the SOW showing the approximate area is approximately 1,900 SF.

38. Most postings on SAM.Gov list an anticipated contract dollar value. What is the value range anticipated for this work by the VA?

IGCE or value range is not shared with vendors.

39. What Is the overall SQFT of the area?

The figure provided with the SOW showing the approximate area is approximately 1,900 SF.

40. How deep are you anticipating we will need to dig?

The excavation limit will be driven by the site assessment and sampling performed by the awarded contractor.

41. Source and Cause of Contamination: Can the Government provide information on the source of the contamination near Building 53 and how the release occurred?

The substance was in use in our facilities chilled water loop. It was released from a frozen/burst chilled water line that was supplying a rooftop unit on B53. This release event occurred on Jan. 28th, 2026. The subject release point was from a roof top HVAC unit. The green dot on the figure below shows the approximate location that this roof drains to a concrete sidewalk.

42. TCEQ Reporting: Was the release reported to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality at the time of the incident? If so, what incident number was assigned, and can copies of the associated TCEQ reporting forms be provided to offerors as part of this solicitation?

TCEQ was notified on Jan. 28th, 2026. Lindell Kottke is the regional contact at the Amarillo office for TCEQ. (lindell.kottke@tceq.texas.gov)

43. Product Confirmation – CHEM-AQUA 51709: Can the Government confirm that CHEM-AQUA 51709 is the product that was released and is the primary contaminant requiring remediation at this site?

Yes, Safety Data Shet CHEM-AQUA 51709 will be attached in amendment.

44. Safety Data Sheet (SDS) – Attachment 1: The Statement of Work references "Attachment 1 - Safety Data Sheet CHEM-AQUA 51709," however this document does not appear to have been posted with the solicitation. Please provide the SDS as a formal solicitation amendment so offerors can properly assess handling, transportation, and disposal requirements when developing their proposals.

Safety Data Shet CHEM-AQUA 51709 will be attached in amendment.

45. Existing Site Data: Does the Government have any existing delineation maps, soil analysis data, or depth/volume estimates from a prior site assessment?

No.

46. Depending upon the spread of ‘alkali salts’ and what they are, they may be able to be treated in place.

On-site treatment is acceptable if the treatment or disposal activities comply with TCEQ regulations.

47. Need more information, including photographs and what specific chemical contaminate is of concern and how much of that chemical was spilled.

Safety Data Shet CHEM-AQUA 51709 will be attached in amendment. We estimate that approximate 1000 gallons of our chilled water was released. The chemical SDS that is provided is diluted into our chilled water system.

48. What kind of contaminants were in the soil, if known, or if there is an SDS on the chemicals.

Safety Data Shet CHEM-AQUA 51709 will be attached in amendment.

See attached document: Safety Data Sheet.

See attached document: 312000-2023-08.

See attached document: Utility Drawing.

See attached document: 033000-2021-01.

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