36C78620Q0256_2.docx

Contract Opportunity Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE

SUBJECT

CONTRACTING OFFICE'S

ZIP-CODE

SOLICITATION NUMBER

BASE NOTICE TYPE

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE

ARCHIVE

DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS

SET-ASIDE

NAICS CODE

CONTRACTING OFFICE

ADDRESS

POINT OF CONTACT

(POC Information Automatically Filled from User Profile Unless Entered)

DESCRIPTION

See Attachment

AGENCY'S URL

URL DESCRIPTION

AGENCY CONTACT'S EMAIL

ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

ADDRESS

POSTAL CODE

COUNTRY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation Grounds Maintenance/Cemetery equipment for North Atlantic and South East District.

22172 36C78620Q0256 K 10-19-2020 12:00

EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA

N

SDVOSBC

333112 Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration Contracting Services 18434 Joplin Road Triangle VA 22172 Joselito Roman Joselito.Roman@va.gov 703-630-9358 Multiple

1. There is one roll up CLIN 00001 for a five (5) year BPA. Should we roll up all the cost for five years into this one CLIN or will you add 4 more CLINs to break out the five-year options (exercise options)?

Provide the associated cost of the equipment. Do not roll up the cost for five years into one CLIN. It is understood that prices will fluctuate per each year and that each additional year prices might require further negotiations. Should the Government or the awardee not come to terms with pricing for each additional year, either party can terminate this agreement with a 30-day written notice by either party.

2. What is the basis for award and how many will be awarded on the BPA? If its base on price, how will each contractors price be compare when the locations are not refine? A bobcat can be delivered to several locations with different delivery cost. If it’s a FFP will the government add the lump sum cost for that line when a call order is issued or extract the cost from the lumpsum?

The Government is awarding 4 BPA contracts. Because it is difficult to ascertain delivery locations, please provide an averaged estimated price. The Government is aware of the potential price fluctuation due to the various locations. The Government will look at the equipment requested, and tabulate associated cost such as destination cost, accessories if requested in the description column, any other additional add on, and extended warranty if applicable in order to derive at the overall cost.

3. “Add On” Each equipment has several “add on” with various prices. If it’s a FFP contract will the government extract the cost for each “add on” or the lumpsum will be used on the call order? This range is enormously wide, and prices will be all over the X and Y axis. Can this be refined to encourage competitive proposals?

Only provide accessories or addons if the equipment in the description column request accessories or addons.

4. Column “E” has “Equipment Price” to include Destination Cost and Colum “I” has “Price”. Is this “price” the total for the row or the equipment price?

The Column titled Price is the overall cost of the equipment. For example, if the description calls for a Bobcat E50 compact excavator, the equipment price with an averaged destination cost should be provided, if no accessories or addons have been requested in the description column then accessories, and addons should be zero. If an extended warranty is being provided, then the total cost of the equipment should reflect the equipment’s price with destination cost and extended warranty only.

5. Delivery Requirements "All delivery orders shall be made via Freight on Board (FOB) destination to any Veteran Affairs National Cemetery facility location within the Northern Atlantic and South East District to include the island of Puerto Rico" . Container freight going overseas to Puerto Rico adds significant cost of equipment price vs. shipments domestically. Will there be exceptions to this delivery FOB requirement in instances of container costs overseas to Puerto Rico?

Yes

6. Amendment Question # 2 Please Elaborate further "Accessories column E: are we to include all available configuration/accessories available on the base machine listed in Column A-D or are we to add accessory line item’s under the main machine?

Accessories if required will be provided under the description column.

When utilizing the spread sheet titled equipment, only include the cost of the accessories if it has been requested in the Description column. Do not add additional columns to the spreadsheet."

Correct

7. Some of the base units on the equipment list (Column A-D) are not completely specified.

Base units in the description column may have 2 or 3 option models available that are not considered accessories. Are offerors to price all available models?

Offerors should price the base model only if no additional accessories is requested under the description column.

8. Questions associated with Kubota models:

Line 18 Kubota Utility Vehicle - What kind specifically, do you have a model or any specs for this? He says there are many to choose from.

Please provide the basic model

Line 19 Kubota RTV 110 Utility Vehicle - Can the blade be Boss or must it be Kubota?

Blade must meet brand name or equal to. If it’s a Kubota or any other brand the expectation is that the blade is of that brand

Line 20 Kubota U-55 Mini Excavator Cab - He asked whether this would need a straight blade or an angled blade? Single port or dual port?

Straight Blade

Line 22 Kubota F3990 Riding Mower - Do you need grass collection? What size deck?

Grass collection with the base model size deck.

End of Document