S06 36C26025Q0343 0002 Amendment.pdf

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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.

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0002 04-10-2025

663-25-2-581-0715

36C260

NCO 20 Network Contracting Office

ATTN: V4CONT

1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd Bldg.17, Suite B428 Vancouver WA 98661

36C260

NCO 20 Network Contracting Office

ATTN: V4CONT

1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd Bldg.17, Suite B428 Vancouver WA 98661

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C26025Q0343

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CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

1. The purpose of this amendment is to extend the RFQ response deadline, provide additional questions and answers received in response to the solicitation, provide updates to Statement of Work (SOW) and available site map for Seattle VAMC, and provide rescinded and incorporated FAR/VAAR clauses, provisions and notice.

2. RFQ response deadline is extended to 4-16-2025 at 5:00pm PT.

3. Questions and Answers (Q&A) 3-24 are provided below. (Note: Q&A 1-2 are previously provided on Amendment 0001)

4. Any updates to the SOW are provided in updated SF1449 document “S02 RFQ 36C26025Q0343 Seattle and AMLK Storm Drain Clean Out Rev 4-9-25.” Changes are in red text and/or strike through.

5. Updated Seattle Site Map is incorporated. See attachment “7. SEATTLE CAMPUS STORM DRAIN hydrant 10 and sewer man hole storm filter catch basin locations.”

Attachment 4. is outdated.

6. See rescinded and updated clause, provision and notice incorporated below. Document “S02 RFQ 36C26025Q0343 Seattle and AMLK Storm Drain Clean Out Rev 4-9-25” is incorporated with these changes in red text and/or strike through.

7. There are no other changes. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Q&A Q3. Listed in the specific task for Seattle VA, it identifies 2 oil-water separators. However, during the site visit, there were no oil-water separators located, and they are also not listed on the site map. Please identify the Size and locations of the OWS.

A3. Oil separators our currently empty and have not been used in over 25 years.

Cleaning of the oil separators has been removed from the SOW. This work is no longer required.

Q4. Listed in the specific task for Seattle VA, it identifies one storm filter catch basin with three ZPG filters. However, Unable to locate the filter basin onsite, and nothing was printed on the site map.

A4. See updated map. (See ‘blue boxes’ indicated)

Q5.Listed in the specific task for Seattle VA, it identifies 1 filter vault with 5 ZPG filters. Unable to locate the filter vault onsite, and nothing was printed on the site map.

A5. See updated map. (See ‘blue boxes’ indicated)

Q6. There are a few catch basins that are not accessible with a vacuum truck, or the basin is too far away from an access point, which will require manual removal of debris. Will pumping the water into an existing downstream structure be accepted?

A6. Contractor shall anticipate deposing water off-site for this area, if impacted. SPS trailer is anticipated to be removed once renovation is complete. The SPS trailer is anticipated to be removed May 2025 but no guarantee of this.

Q7. Listed as other: work to be performed 0700-3:00 pm during weekday business hours, will there be an exception to the worktime to start earlier to access the catch basins that are in the parking lots?

A7. The Contractor shall submit the Government POC a schedule and traffic control plan. The Government POC will review these plans to ensure minimal disruption to the VA facility. The Government POC will approve exceptions to work times on a case by case basis in order to ensure minimal disruption to VA patients and operations. See updated SOW.

Q8. Listed as other: Decant onsite and access fresh water onsite for Vactor equipment refills.

Where will we be decanting the water? Please mark the structure on the site map. Where will the water fill be? What size line will be used for the freshwater fill?

A8.

Access Fresh Water: Contractor may use onsite VA hydrant facilities at both Seattle and American Lake VA. At Seattle VA, Hydrant 10 is the preferred access point. At American Lake VA, the hydrant location is in front of building 85.

Decanting Water: Contractor may decant the water to the sewage next to Seattle VA Hydrant 10 or wherever deemed suitable by the Government POC. American Lake has a specified decant site onsite near the golf course.

Q9. The map provided is outdated. Can you provide an updated as-built drawing for the stormwater facility system?

A9. Please find updated site map.

Q10. Will there be an option to submit a change order for this bid request once awarded, as there are many unknowns regarding pipe conditions, since the system has not been maintained in several years?

A10. Contractor shall adhere to the current SOW. If unforeseen conditions are discovered, a mutually agreed modification may be considered by the Contracting Officer.

Q11. (Seattle VA Location) Where is the Decant location?

A11. See A6 response.

Q12. (Seattle VA Location) Where is the Water fill location?

A12. See A6 response.

Q13. (Seattle VA Location) Please provide the location of the 2 OWS?

A13. See A1 response.

Q14. (Seattle VA Location) Please provide the location of the storm filter catch basin and the storm filter vault?

A14. See updated map. (See ‘blue boxes’ indicated)

Q15. (Seattle VA Location) The map provided at the site walk was out of date, can an updated map of drain locations be provided?

A15. Yes, see updated map.

Q16. American Lake was recently scoped during their latest clean out. Will Seattle need to be scoped as part of this contract?

A16. An initial scoping is required at Seattle. See updated SOW.

Q17. Will the additional verbiage about 2x a year cleaning be removed from the SOW? (4i)

A17. It has been removed from the SOW via red strike through as stated on previous Amendment 0001. It may be possible that this feature does not show up on some versions of Adobe pdf. The VA confirms cleaning is only required once per year (1x) for both American Lake and Seattle VA.

Q18. (For both locations) Location of fresh water fill?

A18. See A6. response.

Q19. (For both locations) Location to decant liquids from trucks?

A19. See A6. response.

Q20. (For both locations) Location of Contech Filter vaults?

A20. At American Lake VA, it is located near building 200. At Seattle VA, the exact location is not known.

Q21. (For both locations) Location of trench drains?

A21. The exact location is not known.

Q22. (For both locations) Location of the (2x) Oil Water Separators? (We believe we found one of them between building 28 and engineering but it looks like it has not been in use for some time and is completely dry)

A22. See A1. response.

Q23. (For both locations) Is there an up to date site map? The one provided is very inaccurate.

A23. The most updated maps have been provided for both locations. See updated Seattle map.

Q24. Would you be able to provide us with any names of contractors that attended the job walks or registered for this project?

A24. The VA does not have an available list.

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CLAUSES & PROVISIONS RESCINDED:

The following clauses and provisions are rescinded in their entirety:

• FAR 52.212-5 (JAN 2025)

• FAR 52.212-3 (MAY 2024)

• FAR 52.222-21 (APR 2015)

• FAR 52.222-26 (SEP 2016)

• FAR 52.223-23 (MAY 2024)

The following clauses and provisions deviations are incorporated:

• FAR 52.212-5 (JAN 2025) (DEVIATION FEB 2025)

• FAR 52.212-3 (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025)

• FAR 52.223-23 (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025)

• VAAR 852.222-71 DEVIATION (APR 2025)

The following notice is incorporated into the solicitation:

Notice: System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.