Janitorial Services VOC Honolulu HI

Questions and Answers (a/o August 15, 2011) for Solicitation VA-261-11-RP-0708-Janitorial Services @VOC Honolulu, HI









Question #1: The Instruction to Offerors indicates the electronic submission should be formatted by Microsoft Word. Is a PDF file acceptable?



Answer #1: Yes, PDF is also acceptable.



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Questions and Answers for Solicitation VA-261-11-RP-0708-Janitorial Services

@VOC Honolulu, HI









Question #1: Will there be a scheduled site visit? Individual site visit? Who do we contact?



Answer #1: The POCs are William Hanley or Stephen Molnar. They can be reached at 1-808-973-8387 for an individual site visit.



Question #2: There are no references to square footage of the facilities. Can the Government provide square footage details for each room, or at a minimum, square footage for the building(s)?



Answer #2: The entire Vet Center is approximately 3226 GSF. There is approximately 2100 GSF of facility space that requires cleaning.



Question #3: PWS Paragraph A.5: Does the room provided by the Government have LAN connectivity for setting up computers? Is office furniture (desk and chairs) provided? How large is the room?



Answer #3: Contractor will have no access to internet/LAN connectivity and no need for desk/chair space.



Question #4: PWS Paragraph A.5: Is there storage space available for miscellaneous supplies, etc.?



Answer #4: There is shelving for additional contractor supplies.



Question #5: Are there any floor plans available for offerors to use?



Answer #5: Yes see following page.





Additional information provided by customer.



The customer states that historically the average labor hours per week is six (6) hours for two individuals and occasionally less in a week with a Federal Holiday. Quarterly requirements (4-6 hours) and annual requirements (6-8 hours) are not included in that average.



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This pre-solicitation notice is for the purpose of informing industry that this solicitation will be posted to Fedbizopps o/a 5 August 2011 for Janitorial Services, Dept of Veteran's Affairs VISN 21, Veterans Outreach Center (VOC), Honolulu, Hawaii IAW the Statement of Work (which will be available in the solicitation).



Contractor shall furnish all necessary management, supervision, labor, tools, equipment, material, supplies and consumables to provide janitorial services for the Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Outreach Center (VOC) at 1680 Kapiolani Blvd. Suite F-3, Honolulu, HI 96814.



The anticipated start date is 1 October 2011. The award will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The proposed performance period is a base year of 12 months beginning 01 October 2011 thru 30 September 2012 with four (4) one (1) year option periods. Anticipated award date is 1 October, 2011. This acquisition is initially a 100% Total Small Disadvantaged Veteran Owned Set-Aside, with a primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) of 561720 and a related small business size standard of $16.5Million.



This notice is not a request for proposals and proposals received as a result of this pre-solicitation notice will not be accepted or evaluated. All questions must be submitted by email to heidi.black@va.gov. No telephone questions will be accepted.



Contracting Office Address:

VISN 21 Network Contracting Activity (90NCA)

3230 Peacekeeper Way, Bldg 209

McClellan CA 95652

Point of Contact(s):

Heidi I Black, Contract Specialist