AMENDMENT RFIS.pdf

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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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is required to sign this document and return ___________ copies to the issuing office. is not, A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

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

36C78624R0036

06-13-2024

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Amendment 1 to solicitation 36C78624R0036 NCA CONTINENTAL District MATOC Pool Solicitation

This amendment adresses the RFIs submitted by interested parties. please review.

No change to proposal due date.

END OF AMENDMENT

MICHAEL GIAQUINTO

End of Document

QUESTIONS ANSWERS

Would it be possible to revise the due date for questions to a date AFTER the pre-proposal conference? The Government does not intend to change the RFI due date.

In regards to the above solicitation, the preproposal conference is to be conducted in person Will it also be available via phone/video or only in person?

No, the Preproposal Conference will only be available in person.

Page 11 of the solicitation, under section 3.5.3 Site

Superintendent, you all are calling for a Superintendent that is a graduate of a four-year accredited college program in construction field. Additionally, you want them to have at least three years of experience. Would it be possible for the NCA to wave the degree requirement in lieu of 4 to 5 years of experience?

Section C of the solicitation defines key personnel requirements. The Government does not intend to change these.

In Section C, Paragraph 3.5.3, the solicitation states that the Site Superintendent must be a graduate of a four-year accredited college program in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field, or a graduate from a technical trade school in a construction-related field, with at least three years of experience as a Site Superintendent in the construction industry. Based on our experience, it is highly unusual for a Site Superintendent to have a four-year college degree, and many have not attended a formal trade school. We strongly encourage you to remove the requirement for a four-year degree or technical trade school graduation and instead allow us to submit a Site

Superintendent with relevant experience.

The Government does not intend to change this requirement.

Can any of the required key personnel in Section C, Paragraph 3.5 be dual-hatted?

Pontential for key personnel to serve in more than one position will be determined at the task order level. General construction specification sections 01 35 26 and 01 45 00 will be tailored to each specific project and define the key personnel requirements.

Will an amendment be posted to include A Key personnel pricing form/Schedule?

A Key Personnel Price Schedule Sheet is included as an attachment to the solicitation and available on sam.gov.

CPARS for past performance. CPARS are typically issued for projects over 400K. The relevance of the project is not related to size but rather performance and contractual performance. The size of the project should not matter. Is this correct?

Relevance for past performance is defined under evaluation factor 3 of the solicitation - Section M.2.

Will the MATOC require separate SSHO's and QCM"s on all projects?

Pontential for key personnel to serve in more than one position will be determined at the task order level. General construction specification sections 01 35 26 and 01 45 00 will be tailored to each specific project and define the key personnel requirements.

There are three separate CLIN's. We wish to price all three CLINS's with base and option years. Does the pricing get inserted on the price cost schedule?

No. Pricing for Key Personnel gets submitted on the Key Personnel Price Schedule Sheet included as an attachment to the solicitation. The Key Personnel hourly prices will apply to all CLINs awarded.

What is the anticipated award date?

The Government intends to have all awards complete no later than 9/30/2024.

Can the Superintendent also act as the Safety Officer?

Pontential for key personnel to serve in more than one position will be determined at the task order level. General construction specification sections 01 35 26 and 01 45 00 will be tailored to each specific project and define the key personnel requirements.

Can the VA consider a lookback period of 5 years, since the COVID pandemic did reduce project activity during the last 3 years.

The Government does not intend to make changes to the evaluation factors or evaluation criteria.

To alleviate additional work for our clients, can we submit previously completed federal PPQ forms?

Offerors should use the PPQ provided as an attachment to the solicitation.

Is there a project dollar value range that is preferred for the project examples?

Projects submitted for Evaluation Factors 1 should be recent and relevant as defined in Section M of the solicitation.