S208--grounds maintenance - long island national cemetery, NY.

Question and Answers II

Interested Offeror: Question #7: Were there any changes, deletions, or additions to this solicitation in comparison to the current one?

Answer: No.

Concern: In my comparison the 2016 CLINs to the stated 2022 CLINs, there are differences .

CLIN 001 Mowing increased 35-acres; CLIN 2 Trimming had none in the 2016 Base Year; and CLIN 3 increased from 33 seasonal to 52 weekly jobs .

Response: Please treat 2022 RFP as a unique solicitation and requirement for Grounds Maintenance services. You are being asked to provide a quote based on the SOW, which reflects the need of the cemetery. The CLIN and quantity differences from the 2016 and the 2022 RFPs should not be a reason for concern, as the National Cemetery has the right to adjust up or down the services, they need to perform the duties and keep the cemetery up to par.

Questions and Answers

Line Item 1 on cost schedule: Mow 310 acres of turf on a seven-day cycle. In another words, do all 310 acres need to be covered within 7 days, then repeat? Is there a minimum number of crew who must be mowing/trimming on a given day?

Each week the cemetery must be mowed and trimmed, this is a seven-day cycle, however work is not permitted on weekend so this mowing and trimming must be done Monday through Friday of each week. We do not determine the crew size, that is up to the contractor to determine to get the work completed in the allotted time frame.

How were the quantities for the following line items determined?

How was quantity 33 determined for Line Item 1 and 2?

How was 300 hours determined for Line Item 6?

How was quantity 12 determined for Line Item 8?

Based on Cemetery Need

We noticed that there are some construction activities by Minhas Construction Corp on site. Are there any other planned construction activities within the next 5 years? If so, are these activities expected to have any impact on the scope of this contract?

No, the current construction will have no impact on the SOW. Future contracts should have no impact on this SOW.

I couldn t find this contract on the VA vendor portal? How do I submit the proposal?

If an Offeror is still having difficulties in submitting a proposal via the Vendor Portal the contracting officer/specialist may accept an Offeror s Proposal via email under the following circumstances:

1. Offeror must provide evidence that an email discussions or verbal discussion with the VAAS

helpdesk could not resolve registration issues.

2. Offerors must meet the time constraints as set forth in the solicitation.

Submitted Proposals via email without set requirements may be considered nonresponsive.

What is the name of the incumbent? Â This is public information in beta.SAM

Greenleaf Services, Inc was awarded Grounds Maintenance Services contract. Contract number: VA786-17-C-0013 in the amount of $5,477,276.00.

What was the initial awarded price and was any bridge contract issued? If so, what was the overall awarded price?

Please see previous answer.Â

Were there any changes, deletions, or additions to this solicitation in comparison to the current one?Â

No.

Were there any small purchases issued for services currently covered under this contract? Â this is proprietary information not to be provided.Â

Please see answer to question 5.

Were all quantities/occurrences accomplished for each line item under the awarded contract for each year?

This is proprietary information not to be provided.

Close Date for Solicitation

March 2, 2022 at 10AM EST.

What is the Period of Performance for this contract?

Base plus four (4) Option Years

The price schedule does not contain this information, please advise?

Please ensure your proposal includes prices for base and each option years

**PLEASE ADVISE ME via Email if I addressed ALL of your Questions.

Close Date for RFP Solicitation 36C78622R0006 is 2 MAR 2022 at 10:00AM EST.

Questions and Answers Amendment

The purpose of this Amendment is to address the correct deadline for Question submission:

Deadline for submitting questions is on 3 February 2022, Close of Business (COB).

The Site Visit Date and Time has been established for Solicitation: 36C78622R0006.

Solicitation for Grounds Maintenance Services at the Long Island National Cemetery.