Vendor Questions and Answers.docx
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- H946--Water System Chemical Treatment Services for the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System UT
- Solicitation number
- 36C25925Q0768
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This document is a Vendor Questions and Answers file for a VA procurement opportunity for Water System Chemical Treatment Services at the Salt Lake City Health Care System. The solicitation is a total set-aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), with the current incumbent being Water & Energy Systems Technology, Inc. (W.E.S.T., Inc.). The procurement is a firm fixed-price contract with a base year and four option years, requiring chemical engineers or chemists with specific Bachelor of Science degrees and technicians with specialized qualifications.
Key details include the VA's requirement that only SBA-certified SDVOSBs can submit offers, and vendors must comply with subcontracting limitations under VAAR 819.7004. The VA has not disclosed the specific budget, instructing vendors to submit their most competitive offer. The solicitation emphasizes special standards of responsibility, particularly regarding personnel qualifications, and warns that failure to provide required documentation could disqualify an otherwise successful offeror from contract award.
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| 36C25925Q0768 0003.docx | DOCX document | |
| Updated Vendor Questions and Answers.pdf | ||
| Contract Opportunities Amendment 36C25925Q0768 0002.docx | DOCX document | |
| RFQ Amendment 36C25925Q0768 0002.docx | DOCX document | |
| Solicitation Site Visit Information.pdf | ||
| RFQ Amendment 36C25925Q0768 0001.docx | DOCX document | |
| 36C25925Q0768 0001.docx | DOCX document | |
| RFQ 36C25925Q0768.docx | DOCX document | |
| 36C25925Q0768.docx | DOCX document | |
| DOL WD 2015-5489 Rev 27 SLC County.pdf | ||
| VAAR 852.219-75.pdf |
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Vendor Questions & Answers
1) Is this solicitation only for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) total set-aside? Or can anybody bid on it?
Answer: Yes, the solicitation is only for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) to submit their offers. Unfortunately, if a vendor that is not SBA certified as a SDVOSB submits their offer, the non SBA certified SDVOSB offer would not be evaluated.
2) Who is the incumbent?
Answer: The incumbent is Water & Energy Systems Technology, Inc. (W.E.S.T., Inc.).
3) What was the previous/current contract# for this requirement?
Answer: In order to ensure this solicitation’s requirements are met, the previous service contract is not relevant since this is a new requirement with details listed in the RFQ, SOW, and Price/Cost Schedule.
4) What is the budget/value for this requirement?
Answer: The VA does not disclose the funding/budgeted amount for the requirement since this is a commercial acquisition under FAR 12.6. Therefore, we highly recommend for vendors to provide their best offer that they believe is competitive.
5) Why and how are you going to enforce the Limitations of Sub-Contracting? Answer: Under VAAR 819.7004 the CO required to enforce the limitations of sub-contracting for any set-aside contracts. Therefore, any offerors who do not agree and sign the VAAR 852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting – Certificate of Compliance For Services, the offerors will not be eligible for evaluation.
Also, for both pre-award & post-award actions, the CO will use any other pertinent VAAR, VHA Policies, and FAR to ensure that Limitations of Sub-Contracting are enforced.
6) What was the cost of the final full option year of the previous contract?
Answer: In order to ensure this solicitation’s requirements are met, the previous service contract is not relevant since this is a new requirement with details listed in the RFQ, SOW, and Price/Cost Schedule.
7) Please confirm whether Degrees, certifications, licenses or industry experience can be utilized via subcontractor(s) for this requirement?
Answer: Please review SP1, SP2, SP3, and SP4 of the Special Standards of Responsibility from the RFQ document.
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