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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 01-24-2019 Provided on task orders issued against BPA None Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

2501 W. 22nd St.

Sioux Falls SD 57105 Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

2501 W. 22nd St.

Sioux Falls SD 57105 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C26319Q0202 01-02-2019

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01-31-2019, 10:00AM CST

Provided on task orders issued against BPA.

Solicitation is hereby amended to incorporate Government responses to potential offeror technical questions; please see attached pages for detail.

The Government is no longer accepting technical questions for this solicitation.

Doug Reed Contracting Officer

VA-VHA-SAOC-2016-AC23EC83

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Government Responses to Technical Questions Solicitation: 36C26319Q0202 Description: Asbestos Air Quality Monitoring and Sampling – VA Central Iowa Health Care System

requirements similar to a existing contract or will this be a new requirement?

This is a new requirement.

"Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) to perform the duties of the VA Professional Industrial Hygienist (VPIH)".

We currently hold a similar IDIQ project at Hines VA Hospital and have held multiple other IDIQ projects of the same scope and magnitude, none of which requires a CIH to perform these duties.

Our question is - Can an individual with multiple years of performing the VPIH duties on past and/or current VA Hospital projects be utilized in lieu of a CIH?

Please note that it is of our opinion that the utilization of a CIH to perform VPIH duties will increase your cost for these services substantially.

Thanking you in advance for response to our question.

Specs State (see Solicitation Attachment 2):

It states that it needs to be a Professional IH (PIH)and “may be” a CIH. It doesn’t have to be a CIH on site.

VA Professional Industrial Hygienist (VPIH/CIH) – The Department of Veterans Affairs Professional Industrial Hygienist must meet the qualifications of a PIH, and may be a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).

Here are the qualifications of a PIH:

Professional IH - An IH who meets the definition requirements of AIHA;

meets the definition requirements of OSHA as a "Competent Person" at 29 CFR 1926.1101 (b);

has completed two specialized EPA approved courses on management and supervision of asbestos abatement projects; has formal training in respiratory protection and waste disposal; and has a minimum of four projects of similar complexity with this project of which at least three projects serving as the supervisory IH. The PIH may be either the VA’s PIH (VPIH) or Contractor’s PIH (CPIH/CIH).