Fuel Tank Cleaning and Testing

5. PROJECT NUMBER (if applicable) CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY 2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER CODE 6. ISSUED BY 8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER 9B. DATED PAGE OF PAGES 10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER 10B. DATED BPA NO. 1. CONTRACT ID CODE FACILITY CODE CODE 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 E. IMPORTANT: is extended, (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. 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AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14. 11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT (Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 1 2 0001 5-25-2021 691-21-3-5091-0083 00262 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 22 4811 Airport Plaza Drive Suite 600 Long Beach CA 90815 00262 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 22 4811 Airport Plaza Drive Suite 600 Long Beach CA 90815 To all Offerors/Bidders 36C26221Q0731 X X X 1 This amendment is issued to post RFIs and VA responses. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. Page 3 of 3 RFIs Solicitation 36C26221Q0731 VA GLA Fuel Testing, Filtering, and Polishing 1. Can the requirement to possess a current State of California Contractor License be met by a subcontractor? VA Response - Yes 2. Can the minimum of 5 years experience be met, or partially met, by a subcontractor? VA Response - Yes 3. If price is the sole evaluation factor, how will past experience be evaluated/weighted? VA Response Past performance will be considered only to the extent that it supports required experience and that there is nothing derogatory that may affect a contractor s responsibility determination. 4. The Period of Performance is listed as starting 6/1/21 on the Price Schedule. Will that be adjusted since we are only a few days away from that date? VA Response If required, we will adjust the start date. 5. Invoices references each semi-annual or annual inspection , and 2.B.1. calls for testing and filtering at least annually . Please clarify if in the Price Schedule one testing and filtering service is what should be entered in the Amount column. VA Response The intent of semi-annual or annual inspection statement is to provide the station and contractor flexibility in scheduling inspections. Inspections are required to be done annually, but it may be advantageous to do a portion in one part of the year and the remainder later in the year. This provides the small business the ability to invoice twice during the year if services are split. The requirement remains Contractor shall complete the testing and filtering of fuel at least annually. 6. If additional services are required during the course of the year, will those be handled via contract modification? VA Response Additional services will be handled either by modification or by another purchase order. 7. Is there a current contract for the work being solicited? VA Response the station had a similar purchase order with IO Environmental and Infrastructure which was awarded in May 2020 and has since expired. The current solicitation includes more systems and has additional requirements.