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656-25-3-896-0009

36C776

Department of Veterans Affairs

Program Contracting Activity Central

6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 490

Independence OH 44131

Lejane Baker, Contract Specialist

Lejane.Baker@va.gov

36C776

Department of Veterans Affairs

Program Contracting Activity Central

6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 490

Independence OH 44131

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C77625Q0137

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656-3650152-896-841300-2514-2514 SPY009167

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The above referenced solicitation in block 9A for the required services of the Brainerd Multi-Specialty Clinic for St.

Cloud Veterans Healthcare System Brainerd, MN is hereby amended as follows:

1. Vendor questions are in Black and Government answers are in Red; see below.

2. Attachment A - Performance Work Statement (PWS) Section 16.2.9 has been revised; see attached.

3. Please note Technical Questions are no longer being excepted.

Mercedes Blanton

Contracting Officer

VA-VHA-RPOE-2022-221832

mailto:Lejane.Baker@va.gov

1. Question: The project describes a new 41,000 sf clinic expanding the existing footprint by 15,000sf. Is this a stand-alone new facility and will not connect with any other existing facility?

a. Answer: Correct, this is a new build-to-suit lease replacement facility.

2. Question: What is the current design schedule so we know when DD1, DD2, is to occur so we can determine our schedule to support the requirements in the PWS that our comments?

a. Answer: A CFM IMS schedule will be provided post award to awarded IOTA vendor. This will include all design milestone dates.

3. Question: Who has the responsibility to ensure SCM and BIOMED participate in user group meetings?

a. Answer: The contract COR/ACOR.

4. Question: Can the 3D mockups be done digitally if everything can show via technology including ceiling mounted items, wall mounted, utilities etc.?

a. Answer: 3-D mockups should utilize BIM capability, 3-D modeling via a rending platform like AutoDesk (Revit/AutoCAD). There is no requirement for physical mock-ups in this PWS.

5. Question: If the answer is no where are these mockups to be built?

a. Answer: There is no requirement for physical mock-ups in this PWS.

6. Question: This is not a CLC it’s a clinic we are confused by the language about patient rooms in the CLC? (see below)

a. Answer: Attachment A - Performance Work Statement (PWS) Section 16.2.9 has been revised.

7. Question: The projects must meet certain timelines to any approvals for equipment or changes must be completed quickly what is the SLA with BIOMED, supply chain and the

CFM RE to approve or deny requests?

a. Answer: Please see PWS Section 16.1.5 Change Management Plan and Log for details regarding changes to equipment lists developed by IOTA/VAMC.

8. Question: Design Submittal 1 – what is the current estimated date for DD1? How much time prior to DD1 does our information have to be completed – same question for DD2?

a. Answer: A CFM IMS schedule will be provided post award to awarded IOTA vendor. This will include all design milestone dates.

9. Question: What is the requirement from the AE to provide us the latest version of the

Revit model showing any changes made as a result of user group meetings DD1, DD2?

We will need this information timely to adhere to the contract requirements.

a. Answer: Per CFM contract, Lessor must provide Revit model at DID2

Submission Approval – prior to CD1 drawing submission.

10. Question: Will we have to complete any TAC packages?

a. Answer: No.

11. Question: 16.2 When will we receive the Revit model?

a. Answer: Per CFM contract, Lessor must provide Revit model at DID2

Submission Approval – prior to CD1 drawing submission.

12. Question: Will we receive all utilities layers In Revit? pdf? AutoCAD?

a. Answer: All layers will be provided in each iteration of design submittal via pdf, once Revit model is available, IOTA shall work with COR to identify layers required for file transfer.

13. Question: Will the AE drawings also indicate where wall blocking is to be installed?

a. Answer: Yes.

14. Question: It has been our experience there is always requests for changes that will impact MEP, given the new approval process timelines. What is the remedy if the approval process takes so long that it impacts the construction schedule thus a delay?

a. Answer: IOTA contractor to work with COR on change management plan to address if MEP impacted change is prioritized as high importance with VAMC leadership to submit through the CFM user requested change management process.

15. Question: Master Key Plan—is there a local VA locksmith that will assist?

a. Answer: Yes, they will be available to consult on key scheduling development.

16. Question: 17.2 Warehousing - Why only 5 miles from the Brainard clinic site? What if there are no adequate solutions within 5 miles? WE do not have an address to even consider this. Will it be the IOTA contractor’s responsibility to conduct safety contractors all equipment, barcode everything and input into the Maximo system in the warehouse?

Will we get access and training to use Maximo?

a. Answer: VA requires the warehouse to be located in close proximity to the

Brainerd Lease site, government reserves the right to distinguish what is geographically acceptable at time of awardee’s warehouse submittal if availability is located greater than the required 5-mile radius. VA Logistics will provide the

Contractor with barcode labels to attach to incoming warehoused equipment after

Contractor provides receiving report. Contractor will be required to adhere to equipment once they deploy it to site and original packaging is removed. VA

Logistics captures product data to satisfy internal and government inventory management requirements. VA logistics team will be responsible for inputting into the VA asset management system. VA Logistics shall provide the contractor with the barcoding inventory, for site verification as equipment is deployed and for ease of updating acquisition information required for maintaining in the VHA

Activation Project SharePoint page.

17. Question: How much space will IT to store the equipment?

a. Answer: IOTA contractor to develop storage plan based on non-imaged OIT end user equipment planning during UGM process.

18. Question: 17.3 Activation Services – is there any specific reuse equipment planned other that the general phrase in the PWS?

a. Answer: VAMC is requiring IOTA contractor to develop a Re-Use plan during acquisition planning efforts of this contract. This is TBD, however….

19. Question: Is it the IOTA contractor scope to have a certified BMET onsite during the installation to support the VA BioMed?

a. Answer: Yes, please see PWS Section 17.4.

20. Question: So that we can estimate the potential reuse please provide an existing inventory of the current equipment.

a. Answer: VAMC is requiring IOTA contractor to develop a Re-Use plan during acquisition planning efforts of this contract. An existing Brainerd Clinic

Equipment Inventory List will be provided to awarded vendor post-award.

21. Question: IF we have already installed barcodes as part of the warehousing requirements, why would we add more barcodes in this section from logistics?

a. Answer: VA Logistics will provide the Contractor with barcode labels to attach to incoming warehoused equipment after Contractor provides receiving report.

Contractor will be required to adhere to equipment once they deploy it to site and original packaging is removed. VA Logistics captures product data to satisfy internal and government inventory management requirements. VA logistics team will be responsible for inputting into the VA asset management system. VA

Logistics shall provide the contractor with the barcoding inventory, for site verification as equipment is deployed and for ease of updating acquisition information required for maintaining in the VHA Activation Project SharePoint page.

ATTACHMENT A - Brainerd IOTA PWS revised.

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