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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

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(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning __________ copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY is not extended.

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RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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36C786 Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration Contracting Services 18434 Joplin Road Triangle

VA

22172 36C786 Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration Contracting Services 18434 Joplin Road Triangle

VA

22172 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C78623B0001 03-13-2023

X X X ** HOUR & DATE for Receipt of Offers is EXTENDED to:

May 12, 2023 / 3PM CST X Gravesite Expansion Ft McPherson National Cemetery Amendment 0003 is issued to: Response to RFI inquiry questions.

See Continuation page for clarification responses.

The Bid Opening Time/Date is changed from 05/04/2023 - 3PM CST to May 12, 2023 - 3PM CST to allow time to respond to additional RFI questions.

No other changes are made at this time.

All other solicitation Terms and Conditions remain unchanged.

Claude Humphrey Contracting Officer

VA-NCA-2023-0006

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AMENDMENT 0003

Solicitation Number: 36C78623B0001 Project Description: Gravesite Expansion, Ft McPherson National Cemetery

The following changes are hereby incorporated into the referenced solicitation requirement:

1. Change the Bid Opening/Due date from May 4, 2023, to May 12, 2023, the IFB bid submission / due time remains unchanged at 3:00 p.m., CST.

2. Due to interested bidders’ inquiry and statement that they cannot gain access to the Government’s Vendor Portal, Note and be advised that All bids shall be submitted electronically via email to the attention of the Contracting Officer at his/her respective Government’s email address.

The following Request for Information (RFI) questions have been submitted to the Contracting Officer regarding this solicitation. The following questions and responses are provided for bidder’s information and use.

RFI 2. Please verify the Vendor Portal access information.

Response: The Microsoft Teams call-in information is as follows:

Join on your computer or mobile app Call in (audio only) +1 872-701-0185, Phone Conference ID: 153 995 408# or Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 281 625 574 862 / Passcode: 9Le78q Download Teams | Join on the web RFI 3. The criteria that is provided in the specifications appears to be a loessial silt and/or sandy material, that may not stand up well during excavation and does not seem to make sense given the application.

A. Fills: Materials approved from onsite and off-site sources.

Response: The NCA has No objections to an ‘Alternate fill criteria’ conditional upon bidder's and awarded Contractor’s testing laboratory service provides certification that the material is suitable for the intended purpose except for compaction standards. Recommend compaction to minimum 95% of maximum density per ASTM D698 as required in specification 31 20 11 Paragraph 3.3.D.

RFI 4. Dry Density: 1760 kg/m3 (110 pcf) minimum. – 2. Plasticity Index: 6 maximum. Liquid Limit: 30 maximum. Based on the off-site samples retrieved and the onsite boring logs, below would be the fill specification found more fitting for this project.

Response: See RFI Response #1.

Add additional lines, pages, sheets etc., as necessary…

Please advise whether or not the above recommendation would be approved in place of what is currently in the specifications.

Response: See RFI Response #1.

RFI 6. There are two (2) Buy American Act clauses included in specifications, which one is to be used?

Response: The reference Buy American Act found in Section 32 84 00 (1.4.3).

RFI 7. There are no Asphalt Plants within a reasonable proximity to Fort McPherson National Cemetery; there are a couple of Ready-mix Concrete Plants nearby.

Will the Government consider it to be acceptable to replace the proposed asphalt paving with concrete?

If so, please provide Detail for the concrete paving.

Response: See attached Concrete Pavement Detail, drawing DT501R.

Response: For Asphaltic Material Application Rates:

0. The rate of application for bituminous tack coat shall be adequate to bond the new bituminous layer to the existing surface. This shall be from 0.05 to 0.10 Gal/SY when applied to the freshly laid asphaltic concrete. (Per NDOT Spec 504)

0. The rate of application for bituminous prime coat shall be a uniform rate of 0.30 Gal/SY. (Per NDOT Spec 517)

Response: PG 58V-34 (per AASHTO M332) is the binder grade indicated in the Nebraska DOT Design Manual for use in hot mix asphalt throughout the state. Locally available binder with closest performance standard to PG58V-34 shall be provided for review and approval during the project submittal process for use in project asphalt mix.

END OF AMENDMENT 0003

See attached document: Concrete Pavement Detail.

See attached document: 36C78623B0001 0003.

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