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Solicitation 36C78618B0374 – Amendment 00001 for Louisiana National Cemetery The following information is hereby incorporated within amendment 00001 for Louisiana National Cemetery. The Solicitation, Offer, and Award form has been revised and included as a part of this amendment.

Question: Is there a particular form you would like bids to be shown on besides the lump sum amount in block 17 of the SF1442?

Answer: Place all line items on the Continuation Sheet included within the solicitation.

Question: Would the Government consider receiving proposals via the VA Vendor Portal?

Answer: Offers will not be accepted via Vendor Portal.

Question: What time of day is 36C78618B0374 Build Administration Bldg/Columbarium/Committal Shelter at Louisiana National Cemetery due on Aug. 15?

Answer: At 3:45 p.m. see the attached revised Standard Form 1442.

Question: Would the VA be agreeable to utilizing Submittal Exchange or similar web based project management software for this project?

Answer: This would be acceptable after contract award.

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

3. DATE ISSUED

PAGE OF PAGES

4. CONTRACT NUMBER

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER

6. PROJECT NUMBER

7. ISSUED BY

CODE

8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

a. NAME

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS (Title, identifying number, date) 12a. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

(If "YES," indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12B.)

12b. CALENDAR DAYS

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014)

STANDARD FORM 1442

Prescribed by GSA-FAR (48 CFR) 52.236-1(d)

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

SOLICITATION

SOLICITATION

IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

9. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance within ____________ calendar days and complete it within calendar days after receiving award, notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory negotiable. (See _____________________________).

YES

NO

a.

Sealed offers in original and ___________________copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by _3:45 pm EST (hour) local time _____________________ (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time. Sealed envelopes containing offers shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, the date and time offers are due.

b.

An offer guarantee is, is not required.

c.

All offers are subject to the (1) work requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

d.

Offers providing less than _______________________ calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

36C78618B0374 X

07-16-2018

870CM3028

43C2 Department of Veterans Affairs

425 I Street NW Washington, DC 20001

SAME AS BLOCK #7

Ms. Lenora Stephens 202-632-5599 This construction project will take place at Louisiana National Cemetery, 303 W. Mount Plesant Road in Zachary, LA 70791 located within East Baton Rouge County.

The offeror shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, and administration necessary for the construction and performance for all work in accordance with the solicitation plans, specifications, drawings, Statement of Work, required permits, terms and conditions.

CLIN 01: The contractor shall construct the Administration/Public Information Center Building, Committal Shelter(s),l Columbaria, Flag Assembly Area, Irrigation System (including booster pump replacement) along with associated roadways, walkways, utilities, restoration, planting, irrigation and other improvements as depicted in

Option 01: Contractor shall construct memorial walls along with adjacent sidewalks, utility and associated improvements.

The area is depicted on Plan X-3 with improvement details shown on additional plan sheets.

Option 02: Contractor construction memorial walk along with adjacent utilities and associated improvements. The area is depicted on Plan X-3 with improvement details shown on additional plan sheets.

Option 03: Contractor shall construct improvements to Salvant Road, including minor grading, gravel placement and bituminous paving and restoration as depicted on Plan Sheets L-404 and L-405.

All enquires regarding the solicitation, specifications, and Statement of Work shall be sent to the Contracting Office via email at lenora.stephens@va.gov entitled, "36C78618B0374 Louisiana National Cemetery - Questions" prior to the cut-off for questions on 8/1/18 at 11:00 a.m. EST. Bids shall be sent via express courier e.g., UPS, Federal Express, etc.

The winning offeror must be registered in SAM, Vetbiz (and certified as a SDVOSB) and Vets 4212 at the following URLs prior to award: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/, https://www.vetbiz.gov and https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov.

The estimated cost range is $5,000,000 - $10,000,000. Bid guarantee, payment and performance bonds are required. The NAICS code is 237990 with a size standard of $35.6 Million.

The offeor shall include all Federal, state, and local taxes in their bid. The Government shall not issue any tax exemption certificate. This solicitation is a 100% set-aside for a Service Disabled Veterans Owned Small Business under 38 U.S.C. 8127(b) (Section 502 of Public Law (P.L.) 10-461).

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52.211-10 X

08-15-2018 X