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The purpose of this amendment is to correct the answer to contractor questions #7 and #11, and attach an updated version of the price/cost schedule pertaining to Solicitation 36C24224Q0851. 1. Are bot... The purpose of this amendment is to correct the answer to contractor questions #7 and #11, and attach an updated version of the price/cost schedule pertaining to Solicitation 36C24224Q0851. 1. Are both window surfaces to be cleaned? No, only the exterior surface of the window shall be cleaned. 2. How many windows have screens? Storm Windows? None of the windows being cleaned have screens. 3. What is the maximum building height? The maximum height needed to complete this service is 40 in height or four (4) floors. 4. How many skylights require cleaning? What is their height above a stable work surface? There are no skylights that require cleaning. 5. Are structural anchors available to allow high-rise window cleaning? No, they are not needed. The highest windows being cleaned are on the fourth floor. 6. Who is the incumbent? Industry Standard USA, LLC. 7. What is the annual value of the current contract? The original annual value of the current contract was $4,790.25 with a 3% yearly increase. The contract was then modified to include window cleaning services for additional buildings, which increased the annual value of line items 2001, 3001, and 4001. See the table below for the annual values. Original Price New Price 0001 $4,790.25 $4,790.25 1001 $4,850.53 $5,625.23 2001 $4,996.04 $16,852.00 3001 $5,145.92 $22,852.00 4001 $5,300.30 $23,186.26 8. What is implied by Service fee for onsite support ? Service fee for onsite support implies the estimated cost of labor and travel for on-site support services. 9. How many floors are there? There are nine (9) floors in the building, but the requirement is only servicing four (4) floors: ground through fourth. 10. Can there be a site visit? A site visit will not be conducted at this time. The contracting officer s representative (COR) conducted a site visit during market research. 11. How are the windows above the 4th level to be cleaned? Is there a separate contract? When will that contract be announced? Does the VA plan to leave them dirty? Any windows above the fourth-floor level are not to be cleaned and have not been in previous contracts. There is not a separate contract, and none will be announced. Yes, the VA plans to leave them dirty as they aren t noticeably dirty. 12. It mentions in Amendment 0001 that floors 1-4 are the windows to be cleaned, but the SOW request for the cleaning of 1300 windows. Do the 1300 windows cover floor 1-4 only or the entire facility and floors 1-4 is a lesser number which need to be counted? The scope of work (SOW) has been revised to reflect approximately 860 windows throughout floors one (1) through four (4), instead of 1,300. 13. Does the government have an actual count for floors 1-4? Floors one (1) through four (4) comprise approximately 860 windows. 14. Will the government offer a site visit or is this something we can view on our leisure? A site visit will not be conducted at this time. The contracting officer s representative (COR) conducted a site visit during market research. 15. The price sheet has several tabs which doesn t appear to require pricing, does the Government only require our combined all-inclusive price for each year? The only required values on the price/cost schedule are your annual price for the service and a service fee for on-site support.

Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO 2), Cheektowaga, New York intends to solicit quotes from contractors capable of providing Annual Ext... The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO 2), Cheektowaga, New York intends to solicit quotes from contractors capable of providing Annual Exterior Window Cleaning Services for the Networking Contracting Office 02 (Syracuse VA Medical Center). The VA shall issue an RFQ for this requirement following this notice, on or about August 5th, 2024, to be posted to www.Sam.gov. This procurement will be solicited in accordance with FAR Part 12 Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures with the intent of awarding a fixed-price contract. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation (and any subsequent amendments) from that website, and no hard copies will be made available. The solicitation will provide instructions to contractors about the quote submission process. Perspective offerors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of submission of quotes. Contractors may obtain SAM information at https://www.sam.gov. NAICS Code is 561720 Janitorial Services with a Small Business Size Standard of $22.0 M. The classification code is S201 Housekeeping Custodial Janitorial. The solicitation will be issued as unrestricted open market. Only responsible, VetCert verified Small Businesses under the identified NAICS may submit quotes to be considered by the Agency. Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to the Contract Specialist using the email link provided. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted. Please email requests or questions to Taylor Richter at the following e-mail address: Taylor.Richter@va.gov and ensure that the subject line includes: RFQ # 36C24224Q0851. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO2), 2875 Union Road, Suite 3500, Cheektowaga, NY 14227.