S06_36C26324Q0715_QandAs.pdf

Solicitation 36C26324Q0715 Question & Answers

Question 1: Is this a new requirement?

Answer 1: No, there is a prior contract that is expiring.

Question 2: If this is not a new requirement, who is the incumbent, what is the contract number, and what is the contract value?

Answer 2: The incumbent contractor is HGS Engineering, Inc.; the total for the current contract, base plus four (4) option years is $299,275.25, this cost includes four (4) separate locations, Sioux Falls, SD, Omaha, NE, Grand Island, NE and Lincoln, NE; the current solicitation ONLY includes Sioux Falls, SD and not the other three (3) locations.

Question 3: Solicitation Page 34 of 76 Submission of Solicitation Package states “Send offers by email to Jeffrey.Brown8@va.gov.” Page 2 of 76 States “Quotes are required to be emailed to calvin.courtney@va.gov.” Can the government clarify who should receive the quotes/offers?

Answer 3: Jeffrey.Brown8@va.gov was included by error, calvin.courtney@va.gov is the correct email address to send the quotes, the reference on Page 34 of 76 has been corrected as part of Amendment 0001.

Question 4: Clause 52.222-43 – Is this contract subject to the clause? If so, can the government provide an amendment showing this box checked?

Answer 4: I have re-reviewed the prescription for FAR Clause 52.222-43 in FAR Part 22.1006(c)(1) and have determined this clause is not applicable for this requirement at this time.

Question 5: Solicitation Price/Cost Schedule CLINS combine routine samples and non-routine samples for Dental Water Lines (e.g. 0001AC), will the Government provide an update CLINS table with a separate CLIN for the non-routine samples? If 0001AD is meant for retests, can the government update the CLIN table to reflect the correct quantities for 0001AC = 160 and

0001AD = 16?

Answer 5: The quantity for the retesting is included in the line item, non-routine sampling is covered in line item 0001AD, non-routine language has been removed from line item 0001AC and all subsequential line items.

Question 6: Solicitation Price/Cost Schedule CLINs 0001AG, 1001AG, 2001AG, 3001AG, 4001AG, and 0001AH etc. (Ice Packs) these costs are usually built into the overall price for the specific samples (e.g. Legionella or Dental or SPS) and are part of the descriptions in other CLINS, is it acceptable to put a $0 or Not Priced Separately (NPS) on these CLINS or will the government remove these CLINS and include description in appropriate CLINs?

Answer 6: CLINs 0001AH, 1001AH, 2001AH, 3001AH & 4001AH have been DELETED from the price schedule and the ice pack requirement verbiage added to CLINs 0001AG, 1001AG, 2001AG, 3001AG & 4001AG.

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Question 7: Performance Work Statement Page 1 and Solicitation Price/Cost Schedule Page 4 of 79 – The PWS calls for collection of 240 routine Legionella samples per year but the Price/Cost Schedule shows 160 in the CLINS for routine Legionella water sampling. Can the government clarify the routine Legionella samples required and update the Price/Cost Schedule or PWS as needed?

Answer 7: In line items 0001AA, 1001AA, 2001AA, 3001AA & 4001AA, the requirement for 20 samples for Building 54 per quarter was added.

Question 8: Performance Work Statement Page 1 calls for Cooling Tower Legionella testing but there is no CLIN for cooling towers in the Price/Cost Schedule. Will the government provide a CLIN for Cooling Towers?

Answer 8: The Cooling Towers testing requirement, a total of 12 per year, has also been added to line items 0001AA, 1001AA, 2001AA, 3001AA & 4001AA. The new total quantity per year for these line items has been increased to 252.

Question 9: Solicitation Price/Cost Schedule CLINS: Can the government confirm what specifically is to be tested for in CLIN lines 0001AE, 0001AF, and 0001AH? There is a discrepancy somewhere between the sample numbers in the CLIN table and in the PWS Pages 8-10. There seem to only be 2 sources for SPS testing (Bldg 5 EO2 and E08-5).

Answer 9: Specifics for testing in line items 0001AE and 0001AF, and subsequent line items, are outlined under the SPS requirements, in section 3.a., of the PWS. Line item 0001 AH has been removed and the requirements for this line item has been moved to line item 0001AG and subsequent line items. The total required quantity for line item 0001AE, 1001AE, 2001AE, 3001AE and 4001AE has been increased to 204 and the frequency has been increased in the SPS section 3.a. of the PWS to 24 per year for each required test.

Question 10: What is the historical retesting rate for Legionella (per quarter)?

Answer 10: Historically there have been zero (0) retesting requirements for Legionella per quarter, but the possibility always remains and the requirement included if the need should arise.

Question 11: What is the historical retesting rate for HPC in dental water lines (per quarter)?

Answer 11: ~10 per quarter

Question 12: Performance work statement section 2.j VA Certification Verifier – Can the government clarify if this should say “Verified”? If it is VA Certification Verifier, can the government clarify what this verifier certification is and what is needed for the certification verifier?

1. Answer 12: VA Verifier is the VA employee responsible for completing the requested information below in the Government Water Safety website.