36C26026R0051 0003.pdf

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0003 04-21-2026

663-26-001

36C260

NCO 20 Network Contracting Office

ATTN: V4CONT

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

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C26026R0051

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The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Correct the CLIN numbering in section A.3. Price Schedule.

2. Provide answers to the questions received against the solicitation.

Sandra Snediker Contracting Officer

36C26026R0051 0003

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NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT

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PRICE AMOUNT

0001 Clean and restripe all parking lots, roads, crosswalks, parking garages, speed bumps, hash marks, bus stops, and other painted road markings for the Seatle campus.

Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 06-01-2026 POP End: 05-31-2027

1.00 JB _______ ________

1001 Clean and restripe all parking lots, roads, crosswalks, parking garages, speed bumps, hash marks, bus stops, and other painted road markings for the Seatle campus.

Contract Period: Option 1 POP Begin: 06-01-2027 POP End: 05-31-2028

1.00 JB _______ ________

2001 Clean and restripe all parking lots, roads, crosswalks, parking garages, speed bumps, hash marks, bus stops, and other painted road markings for the Seatle campus.

Contract Period: Option 2 POP Begin: 06-01-2028 POP End: 05-31-2029

1.00 JB _______ ________

3001 Clean and restripe all parking lots, roads, crosswalks, parking garages, speed bumps, hash marks, bus stops, and other painted road markings for the Seatle campus.

Contract Period: Option 3 POP Begin: 06-01-2029 POP End: 05-31-2030

1.00 JB _______ ________

4001 Clean and restripe all parking lots, roads, crosswalks, parking garages, speed bumps, hash marks, bus stops, and other painted road markings for the Seatle campus.

Contract Period: Option 4 POP Begin: 06-01-2030 POP End: 05-31-2031

1.00 JB _______ ________

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RFP 36C26026R0051 SEA Parking Lot Striping

Amendment No. 0003

Questions and Answers.

RFP Issue Date: March 30, 2026

Proposal Due Date: April 30, 2026

Q.1. How do you want the proposal delivered to you? Hard copies only via – FedEx? Email?

Secure portal? Hand deliver?

A. Proposals shall be submitted via email to Saulat Rehan at saulat.rehan@va.gov and Meredith Valentine at meredith.valentine@va.gov , no later than 12:00pm Pacific on April 30, 2026.

Q.2. This proposal requires a Bid Bond. Do you need the original wet signature bid bond sent to you after the bid or will the electronic version of the Bid Bond contained in the proposal be sufficient?

A. The electronic signature in the proposal is sufficient for Bid Bond.

Q.3. SOW Page 5 of 8 and 8 of 8 state: Striping shall occur in the months of June and July, weekends and nights, when temperature of the surface to be painted and the atmosphere shall be above 100°C and less than 320°C. Please confirm this is correct as it is outside the normal air temperature in Seattle. 320 degrees Celsus is equal to 608 degrees Fahrenheit.

A. A mistake was made in the SOW. Please refer to the UNIFIED FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS, Section 1.6.1.1 Weather Limitations for Application for clarification.

Q.4. "663A4-26-001 AMLK Parking Lot…". AMLK is the abbreviation for 'American Lake'. The place of performance for this RFP is Seattle VA Medical Center. Should "AMLK" be dropped from the name?

A. Project name is 663-26-001 SEA Parking Lot Striping

Q.5. The RFP does not mention Liquidated Damages. Are there liquidated damages and if so how much per day?

A. Liquidated damages do not apply to this contract.

Q.6. Page 54 of 58 RFP 3. Factor 3 Volume II - Price Proposal Submission Requirements - d.

Provisions or clauses incorporated by full text in this solicitation requiring completion by the offeror, must be completed and submitted with the offer. Could the Government please provide a detail list of the required provision or clause documents they want included in the proposal?

This will assure accurate compliance.

mailto:saulat.rehan@va.gov mailto:meredith.valentine@va.gov

A. The required clauses and provisions are mentioned in the solicitation.

Q.7. Can a functionally equivalent, low VOC alternative to the specified water-based paint be submitted for approval, provided it meets or exceeds all performance, durability, and applicable VOC regulatory requirements?

A. Paint and coating application must adhere to specified codes and industry standards, please refer to the UNIFIED FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS.

Q.8. Does the VA Hospital have a list of any non-standard stencils or a collection of any stencils used during previous striping jobs that would be available for use?

A. No non-standard stencils are specified.

Q.9. Parking Lot G has some dumpsters covering markings that are partially showing. It's a minor amount and will not impact the estimate but the required pavement markings will need to be indicated prior to work being started.

A. VA will coordinate with contractor prior to work for Parking Lot G.

Q.10. Are all the curbs to be repainted?

A. All curbs are to be repainted, please refer to the SOW.

Q.11. There is inconsistencies in the ADA stencils half are white only and the half are white on a blue background (garage only). Are all the ADA stencils to be white and blue to be consistent?

A. All curbs are to be repainted, please refer to the SOW.

Q.12. Are all the markings to include bead? Or just the roadway markings to include bead?

Currently, the stalls and curbs are not beaded and bead is only included within the roadway and crosswalks.

A. All markings are to include bead as specified in the SOW.

Q.13. Are there limitations to noise at night?

A. Certain areas within the hospital has limitations to noise at night. Please coordinate with COR prior to work.

Q.14. We have industrial blowers, a rotary hydraulic power brush and backpack blowers that will need to be utilized to clean the parking lot. Will these be allowed? Or limited to weekends only.

A. Industrial blowers are limited to weekends, please refer to the UNIFIED FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS and SOW.

Q.15. Will the VA be supplying any cleaning via vacuum scrubber trucks to come in prior to striping?

A. VA will not be supplying any cleaning prior to striping.

Q.16. Will all the markings currently blacked out be refreshed? Currently not faded or showing through.

A. All blacked out markings will be refreshed as identified in the SOW.

Q.17. In the garage B3 lowest level there is equipment stored and is currently a no parking area, will this be clear to paint.

A. VA will coordinate with contractors prior to work on Garage B3.

Q.18. Recommended low VOC alkyd (oil based paint) as dry times will be 10-15 minutes (warrantied 40+ degrees) instead of waterborne low VOC as dry times are 45 minutes to an 1.5 hours and cannot be warrantied under 55 degrees. Will be allowed to use oils based paint?

Currently it appears there is only a small portion of the entire site that has used waterborne paint and the majority was sprayed with alkyd.

A. Paint and coating application must adhere to specified codes and industry standards, please refer to the UNIFIED FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS.

Q.19. Is it allowed to use past performance from the contractors performing the work or does the Past performance need to be directly from the Prime or both?

A. Prime and sub contractors need to provide the Past Performance Questionnaire.

Q.20. Can you provide the incumbent contract number?

A. There is no incumbent contractor for these services.

Q.21. For the parking garage, are there regulations on how long and how much of an area we can have closures for the striping?

A. Please coordinate with COR and refer to the UNIFIED FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS for closures related to striping.

Q.22. This is a high traffic area. How big of an area can we close off and for how long?

A. Please coordinate with COR and refer to the UNIFIED FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS for closures related to striping.

Q.23. Do we know if there is a difference in weekend work or night work, as the flow of traffic when we visited appeared to be close to full capacity? Is the VA setting up its own closures, and will the VA ensure that traffic and foot traffic will be closed off to areas being worked on, or are closures and traffic control our responsibility?

A. Contractor are responsible for closures and traffic control in coordination with COR.

Q.24. Is there any striping that can be done during the weekdays that would not impede on traffic, or is it strictly night work during the weekdays?

A. All work is to be done at night and weekend, please refer to the SOW and UNIFIED

FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS.

Q.25. What are the spec requirements for paint, and is there any thermoplastic involvement?

A. Please refer to the SOW and UNIFIED FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS for paint and thermoplastic involvement.

Q.26. The SOW requires adding speed limits on the parking garage floor and marking corner slots as "Compact Cars." How many levels does the parking garage have? What is the current speed limit to be stenciled? Are there existing speed limit markings to restripe, or is this new work? What are the height clearance limitations for equipment access in the garage?

A. Speed limits, corner slots marking and height clearance limitations must comply with current codes and industry standards, please refer to the UNIFIED FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS and SOW. Speed limit markings may be missing and need new work.

Q. 27. Given that the SOW requires waterborne paint per Federal Specification TT-P-1952D, are there additional ventilation or VOC restrictions specific to the enclosed parking garage environment that the contractor must comply with beyond standard OSHA requirements?

A. All work must meet requirements identified by UNIFIED FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS, not limited to OSHA requirements.

Q.28. The SOW invoicing section references parking lots B, C, D, E, F, and G plus the parking tower. The site plan labels lots differently. Can the Government provide a lot identification map that matches the lot designations used in Attachment A for the Seattle campus?

A. The site plan label matches the lot designations used in Attachment A for the Seattle campus. Parking towers and parking lot are used interchangeably. SOW invoicing section references parking tower to mean parking lots B, C, D, E, F, and G.

Q.29. Does the Government require a dedicated Site Superintendent, Quality Control Manager (CQM), and/or Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) for the duration of on-site services? If so, can any of these roles be dual-hatted? Must any of these individuals be employees of the prime contractor versus the subcontractor?

A. Some roles mentioned above may be dual hatted in strict compliance with UNIFIED

FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS.

Q.30. SOW Section 3.G states the contractor will be notified if new roadways are constructed during the period of performance and require restriping services. Will restriping of newly constructed roadways be compensated through a contract modification, or is this included in the firm-fixed price? If included, how does the Government intend to handle the cost for unknown future scope?

A. The Government will request a cost proposal for any future Scope of Work.

Q.31. SOW Section 3.G/H references converting regular stalls to ADA-compliant stalls "as necessary" to comply with future ADA requirements. How many ADA conversions, if any, are anticipated per year? Is the conversion of regular stalls to ADA stalls included in the firm-fixed price, or will ADA conversions be handled through a separate modification or change order? If included in the firm-fixed price, what is the maximum number of stall conversions the Government anticipates annually?

A. Conversion of regular stalls to ADA stalls is included in the firm-fixed price. Currently, there are no ADA conversions planned for the year, please coordinate with COR prior to start of work.

Q.32. The SOW references compliance with VA Section 01 74 19 Construction Waste Management (Attachment C), which requires a Waste Management Plan with a Designated Manager. For a striping project of this nature, what level of waste management documentation does the Government expect? Is a full LEED-compliant waste diversion plan required, or is a simplified plan acceptable given the limited waste generated by pavement marking operations?

A. Waste Management Plan must be strictly compliant with current code and regulation as identified in UNIFIED FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS

Q.33. The SOW requires surface cleaning prior to painting, including rinsing with water. Will the Government provide access to a water source on campus, or must the contractor furnish all water via water trucks? If accessible, where are the water tie-in points located?

A. Government will not provide access to a water source on campus.

Q.34. Since the SOW mandates night and weekend work, and the UFGS spec Section 1.6.6 requires the contractor to provide all necessary lighting for night operations, will the Government provide access to any electrical power sources for contractor lighting equipment, or must all power be contractor-furnished (i.e., generators)?

A. Government will not provide access to any electrical power sources for contractor lighting equipment.

Q.35. The solicitation references VAAR 852.204-70 (Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) and the SOW states the contractor will be monitored by VHA POC and escorted as needed. Does the Government require PIV cards or contractor badges for all personnel, and what is the lead time for badge issuance? Given that work occurs during nights and weekends, will an escort or VHA POC be available during all contractor work hours, or will the contractor need to coordinate with VHA Police independently?

A. VHA POC will monitor all contractor work as determined by the COR and help with escorts as needed. Government does not require PIV cards or contractor badges for this project.

Q.36. The UFGS 32 17 23 spec requires multiple submittals including paint certifications, bead certifications, equipment lists, personnel qualifications, VOC certificates, and Safety Data Sheets. What is the Government's expected review and approval timeline for submittals? Must all submittals be approved before any on-site work commences?

A. All submittals must be approved prior to any on-site work. The expected review and approval timeline for submittals is 7 days.

Q.37. The SOW requires a detailed invoice breakdown upon completion of all on-site services.

Is the contractor expected to invoice once annually upon completion of all campus striping, or are progress payments acceptable as individual lots or areas are completed and accepted by the COR?

A. Contractor are expected to invoice on progress payments on areas completed and accepted by the COR.

Q.38. The SOW states striping must occur between June and July and must be completed within 60 days once commenced. If weather conditions (rain, temperature below minimums per SOW Section 4.5) prevent work during the June through July window, how will the Government handle schedule extensions? Will the 60-day completion clock be tolled for documented weather days?

A. If weather prevents work from being performed during the specified window, the Government will handle potential schedule extension required at that time.

Q.39. Will the Government provide or designate a lay-down or staging area for contractor equipment and materials at each campus? If so, where will the designated area be? The SOW states materials for only one day of work may be brought to the site. Does this restriction apply to equipment (striping machines, sweepers, etc.) as well, or only to consumable materials (paint, beads)?

A. Please coordinate with COR for lay-down or staging area prior to work. Restriction applies to equipment and consumable materials.

Q.40. SOW Section 3.F states that Attachment A estimates are estimates only and the contractor must provide services at the firm-fixed price regardless of inaccuracies. Has the Government verified the current total stall counts, linear footage of roadway striping, and curb painting for this campus? Can the Government provide an updated count or confirm the magnitude of any known discrepancies between Attachment A and actual site conditions?

A. There are no discrepancies between Attachment A and actual site conditions. All works performed are described in the SOW.

Q.41. During the site walk the ADA curb ramp paintings were inconsistent. Should all the ADA curb ramps be painted? Can the government provide ADA compliance specs for all ADA parking spots and ramps?

A. All ADA curb ramps are to be painted, uniform and compliant with current code and regulations as identified in the SOW.

Q.42. Will the government have the sidewalks prepped and cleaned prior to painting? Will the weeds be removed from the curbs and will street cleaning be performed for the curbs with the landscaping debris? If the contractor is to remove the debris, are blowers allowed in the evening time?

A. Contractors are to prep, clean, and weed as necessary to complete the work as specified in the SOW. Evening blower usage must be coordinated with the COR.

Q.43. Please highlight the areas on the site map that is to be painted.

A. All areas to be painted on the site map are explicitly identified in the SOW.

Q.44. Please confirm if the portions of the parking lot that had areas blacked out need to be touched up and blacked out again. (identification of vanpool parking or old handicap stalls were blacked out)

A. Some portions of the parking lot may need to be touched up and blacked out as identified in the SOW.

Q.45. What is the standard size of lettering for the Buses Only lane? The two in front of the main hospital were different sizes.

A. Standardize of lettering must be uniform and compliant with current code and regulation as identified in UNIFIED FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS.

Q.46. What is the procedure for removing vehicles that are obstructing the work area?

A. Please contact COR to remove vehicles that are obstructing the work area.

Q.47. Will the government consider changing the NAICS code for this opportunity?

A. The NAICS will remain same as in the solicitation.

End of Amendment 0003