S06 36C26226Q0396 0003 - Amendment.pdf

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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

E. IMPORTANT:

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 ADMINISTRATIVE 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 date specified.

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

D. OTHER

Contractor

16C. DATE SIGNED

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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.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

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Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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(Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

(Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code)

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(such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.)

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13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

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

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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0003 06-04-2026

36C262

Department of Veterans Affairs

NCO 22 - Network Contracting

3601 S. 6th Avenue

Tucson AZ 85723

36C262

Department of Veterans Affairs

NCO 22 - Network Contracting

3601 S. 6th Avenue

Tucson AZ 85723

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C26226Q0396

04-22-2026

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X X

** HOUR & DATE for Receipt of Offers is EXTENDED to: 06-17-2026 15:00 MDT

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See Continuation Page.

Mayte Diaz

Contracting Officer

CONTINUATION PAGE

The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Rescind and replace E.1 Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors and E.3

52.212-2 Evaluation in its entirety.

a. For ease of reference, new language is denoted in highlight below. Please note, it is the sole responsibility of the offerors to review the updated language and submit in accordance with the updated instructions.

2. Establish the due date for revised quotations as 15:00 MST on June 17, 2026.

There are no other changes to the terms and conditions of this solicitation as a result of this amendment and all other terms and conditions remain in full force and effect.

E.1 ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS:

Offerors should review this entire solicitation before submitting an offer to ensure that their offers meet all requirements.

Prospective Offerors are notified that vendors require to be registered with the VAs financial system. Offerors will need to do so using the 10091 webform located in the Customer Engagement Portal (CEP) located at: https://www.cep.fsc.va.gov as the paper/pdf version of the form will no longer be accepted. This registration is required to be completed at the time of submitting an offer. Failure to include a confirmation of this registration may preclude the offeror from consideration for award or considerably delay award.

Prospective Offerors are notified 852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction, paragraph (d) requires certification to be completed, signed, and returned with the offeror’s submission. Failure to include this completed information will preclude the offeror from consideration for award.

System for Award Management: IAW FAR 52.212-4 (t) Contractors submitting offers are required to be registered in the SAM database to be considered for award of a contract.

Amendments to this Solicitation: Contractors are encouraged to monitor the Contract Opportunities website at SAM.gov | Contract Opportunities with respect to this solicitation because any amendments to this Solicitation will be posted on that website.

Submittal Instructions: The offer must be labeled with the Contractor’s name and business address of firm, the solicitation number, and point of contact to include name, telephone and email address. The Government is not responsible for identifying inconsistencies between the two and may rely on either version at its discretion.

https://www.cep.fsc.va.gov/

The Contractor is advised that all submissions and related materials become the property of the U.S. Government and will not be returned. A Contractor’s offer, if accepted by the Government, will form binding parts of the contract that results from this solicitation.

Therefore, care must be taken to properly address the requirements set forth in this RFQ.

Each Offeror shall submit only one offer which addresses all Government requirements outlined in this solicitation. Offerors shall submit their offers with a cover letter, by date and time noted on the first page of the SF1449 in block 8. The contractor shall submit their offer electronically to Mirna.GastelumRomero@va.gov.

• No Zip Files will be accepted

• Facsimile offers will not be accepted

Questions:

All questions must be submitted in writing and emailed to. Questions must be received no later than, 02:00pm PST Time 3 calendar days prior to the closing of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to not answer questions not meeting this timeline. All responses to questions will be incorporated into a written amendment.

Offer Due Date:

The Offeror shall submit completed offer electronically to Mirna.GastelumRomero@va.gov by the time and date specified on Block 8 of the SF-1449.

Contractors are responsible for ensuring that the Contract Specialist has received the offer before the response deadline. The Government will not be responsible for delays or failures of either the Contractor’s e-mail system or the Government’s e-mail system.

Contractors may be asked to clarify certain aspects of their offer. Communication conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors will not be constituted as discussions. Although the Government intends to make award without discussions with respective vendors, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest.

Each Offeror shall submit only one offer which addresses all Government requirements outlined in this solicitation. Offerors shall submit their offers with a cover letter, by date and time noted on the first page of the SF1449 in block 8. The contractor shall submit their offer electronically to Mirna.GastelumRomero@va.gov.

Content Organization:

Each offer submitted shall include two separate files with the content as described below for File 1 & 2 n in-order to be considered for award. Deviating from this requirement may exclude your offer from award.

File #1: General Information and Price/Cost Schedule:

The offeror shall submit their pricing within the schedule, Section B, of the SF 1449. The offeror shall properly complete the solicitation document (SF 1449) along with any amendments (SF 30), if any are issued. Complete Blocks 12, 17a (please include SAM UEI number), 30a, 30b, and 30c of the Standard Form 1449. A preliminary review of offers will be conducted if all factors are not addressed the offer will not be forwarded for evaluation this will preclude the offer from any further consideration for award.

File #2: Special Standards of Responsibility:

To assist the contracting officer in determining if the special standards of responsibility applicable to this procurement are met, offerors are asked to provide the following information mailto:Mirna.GastelumRomero@va.gov mailto:Mirna.GastelumRomero@va.gov mailto:Mirna.GastelumRomero@va.gov with their offers. Failure to include this information could result in a contracting officer’s determination that an otherwise successful offeror is not eligible for contract award.

SP1: Specialized Experience: Offeror shall provide a narrative that describes its specialized experience providing Cooling Tower/Boiler Water Treatment Services. The narrative must demonstrate at least Ten (10) years of experience providing Cooling Tower/Boiler Water Treatment Services.

SP2: Special Licensure/Certifications: Offeror must employ a Water Treatment Specialist with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or physical sciences.

SP3: Special Licensure/Certifications: Offeror shall provide evidence that personnel performing work under the contract hold an OSHA – 30 Hour Construction certification.

SP4: Special Licensure: Offeror shall provide an active Business License.

SP5: Subcontractor Compliance: If Offeror intends to satisfy this requirement through use of a proposed subcontractor(s), Offeror must provide this information for each proposed subcontractor and Offeror must identify what work will be performed by each proposed subcontractor and what work will be performed by Offeror.

Provisions that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available.

The following provisions are incorporated into 52.212-1 as an addendum to this solicitation:

E.3 52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Price

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

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the

Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of Provision)

Basis For Award

This procurement is being conducted pursuant to FAR Part 13 procedures. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, offers the lowest price, whose offered price does not exceed the amount of funding available for the procurement, and whose offered price is found to be reasonable. Price alone is the sole evaluation factor. In addition to the general standards of responsibility found at FAR 9.104-1, in accordance with FAR 9.104-2, the special standards of responsibility described below apply to this procurement. Offerors who fail to meet any special standard of responsibility will not be eligible to receive contract award.

Special Standards of Responsibility -The following special standards of responsibility apply to this procurement:

SP1: Specialized Experience: Offeror shall provide a narrative that describes its specialized experience providing Cooling Tower/Boiler Water Treatment Services. The narrative must demonstrate at least Ten (10) years of experience providing Cooling Tower/Boiler Water Treatment Services.

SP2: Special Licensure/Certifications: Offeror must employ a Water Treatment Specialist with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or physical sciences.

SP3: Special Licensure/Certifications: Offeror shall provide evidence that personnel performing work under the contract hold an OSHA – 30 Hour Construction certification.

SP4: Special Licensure: Offeror shall provide an active Business License.

SP5: Subcontractor Compliance: If Offeror intends to satisfy this requirement through use of a proposed subcontractor(s), Offeror must provide this information for each proposed subcontractor and Offeror must identify what work will be performed by each proposed subcontractor and what work will be performed by Offeror.

Cost/Price - The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes on the total cost to determine that cost is fair and reasonableness. The Government anticipates adequate price competition and intends to award without discussions with respective offerors. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest.

Evaluation Process - Offers will be evaluated in the following manner. The lowest-priced offer will be identified. The lowest-priced offer will be evaluated to determine if the offered price exceeds the amount of funding available for the procurement. If the offered price does not exceed the amount of funding available for the procurement, the offered price will be evaluated to determine if it is reasonable. If the offered price is found to be reasonable, the offeror who submitted this offer will be identified as the “successful offeror.” The contracting officer will then determine if the successful offeror is responsible using the general standards of responsibility and the special standards of responsibility applicable to this procurement. If contract award cannot be made to the successful offeror, the contracting officer will evaluate the next lowest-priced offer following the procedures described above. This process will continue until a contract award can be made, or the contracting officer determines that no contract award can be made.

The contracting officer may find all offers not acceptable and cancel the solicitation if the lowest-priced offer exceeds the amount of funding available for the procurement. The contracting officer may likewise find an offer under evaluation, as well as all remaining offers not acceptable and cancel the solicitation if the offer currently under evaluation exceeds the amount of funding available for the procurement. A preliminary review of offers will be conducted if all factors are not addressed the offer will not be forwarded for evaluation this will preclude the offer from any further consideration for award.

In addition to submitting their pricing, offerors must also establish their qualifications and demonstrate their ability to perform all services pertaining to this solicitation.

The Government anticipates adequate price competition and intends to award without discussions with respective offerors. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest.

A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of Addendum 52.212-2)