36C25919Q0243-0001000.docx

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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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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 ADM

INISTRATIVE 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 d ate specified.

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

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Contractor

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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.

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

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 04-16-2019 660-19-1-5030-0004

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36C259 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111 36C259 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25919Q0243

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X The purpose of this amendment is to answer vendor questions and to replace page 62, Provision E.5 ADDENDUM to FAR

52.212-2 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS

in entirety.

The proposal submission due date remains unchanged at 05/01/2019, 4:00 PM EST.

See Continuation Pages.

Timothy J. Myers Contracting Officer

CONTINUATION PAGE 0001

A. The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to (1) answer Offeror questions and (2) to replace Page 62, Provision E.5 ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-2 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS, in its entirety.

B. The following questions and answers are for Solicitation Number 36C25919Q0243.

1. Is there an incumbent contractor? What is the incumbent contract#?

1A. No, there is not currently an incumbent. The previous contractors were Alarm Control Systems, Inc for the alarm system 36C25918P4311.

2. I have questions about the opportunities posted under the following solicitation numbers:

36C25919Q0243 Combined Synopsis/Solicitation - on FBO (Life Safety).

2A. 36C25918P4311 (Fire Extinguishers, Eye Washes, and Emergency Showers) If these requirements are being performed by a contractor currently or have been performed in the past, could you please provide the associated incumbent contract or task order numbers?

Answer: Please see the associated contract number above.

If not, could you please tell me whether these are new requirements?

Answer: (1) The Life Safety requirement has added AEDs which were not previously covered. This is a new requirement.

3. Are we just providing a SF1449 and a detailed price breakout? Is any past performance information required?

3A. No. Offerors will provide a proposal that provides the 1449; completed Price/Cost Schedule Pricing; addresses Technical Capability; and Past Performance, which was added as a factor, per paragraphs A above and C below.

4. Please clarify what your requiring for the As-Built drawings?

4A. As builts were requested for Solicitation Number 36C25919Q0243.

5. Please clarify contractors repair and deficiency amounts? SOW states were required to cover all repairs on deficiency's. Please clarify amounts to be done so that everybody is bidding apples to apples.

5A. There is no requirement for this contract for repairing deficiencies. This is a government responsibility.

C. Page 62, E.5 ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-2 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS, is replaced in its entirety with the following.

LPTA EVALUATIONFACTORS FOR AWARD

a. BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD

(1) Award will be made to a single Offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements, and whose proposal, judged by an overall assessment of the evaluation criteria and other considerations specified in this solicitation, represents the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable offer. Evaluation Factors under the LPTA process are judged on a pass-fail basis only. No other rating or qualitative value will be assigned. To be determined technically acceptable, all factors must be acceptable to obtain a pass rating for the technical proposal. Award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable, responsible Offeror.

(2) Trade-offs between cost/price and non-cost/price factors is not permitted. The VA will evaluate proposed prices for reasonableness using price analysis techniques. The Government may reject any proposal that is evaluated to be unrealistic in terms of program commitments, including contract terms and conditions, unreasonably high/unrealistically low, unbalanced, inaccurate or incomplete price proposals, such that the proposal is deemed to reflect an inherent lack of competence or failure to comprehend the complexity and risks of the program.

b. AWARD FOR ALL OF THE WORK The VA intends to award 1contract as a result of this solicitation. Offers received for less than the stated number of items listed in the Quote Schedule will be considered ineligible for award. The Offeror’s initial proposal should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The VA reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

c. EVALUATION CRITERIA

(1) Evaluation criteria may consist of factors and sub-factors. The proposals will be evaluated under the evaluation factors listed below:

Evaluation Factor 1: Technical Acceptability Evaluation Factor 2: Price Evaluation Factor 3: Past Performance

Factor 1 - Technical Acceptability: The Technical Acceptability evaluation provides an assessment of the Offeror’s capability to satisfy the VA’s minimum requirements as specified in section B Schedule/CLIN Structure and in the SOW. Quotes will be evaluated on the extent to which the offeror provides a sound approach to performing, accomplishing, and managing all aspects of the requirement. Failure to meet any of the minimum requirements shall result in the offer being considered unacceptable and thus be excluded from consideration.

Factor 2 – Price: Price will not be scored or rated. Evaluation of price will be performed using one or more of the price analysis techniques. Through these techniques the VA will determine whether prices are reasonable, complete and balanced.

The Technical Factors will receive one of the ratings defined below. Each sub-factor (if applicable) rating will be used to determine an overall rating for the factor:

Rating Description Pass - Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Fail - Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Evaluation Factor 3: Past Performance: Past Performance will be rated on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory/Unknown rating. No award will be made to a contractor who receives an unsatisfactory rating.

Satisfactory– Based on the offeror’s performance record, the government has an expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown-Neutral – No performance record is identifiable or the offeror’s performance record is so limited that no confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

Unsatisfactory – Based on the offeror’s performance record, the government has no expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort. Evidence past performance by listing the relevant and current (within past three years), similar jobs performed by the offeror (Client, POC, Phone Number, Contract Number, Title, Short Description).

d. OPTIONS (If Applicable) The VA will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The VA may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the VA to exercise the option(s).

(b) Unbalanced Pricing may be evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.404-1(g), as applicable, to assess potential performance risk which could result in unreasonably high prices

e. DEFINITIONS Reasonableness: A price is reasonable if, in its nature and amount, it does not exceed that which would be incurred by a prudent person in the conduct of competitive business.

Completeness/Accuracy: The Offeror’s proposal is in compliance with the Price Volume instructions in the solicitation.”

D. End of Amendment