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

The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to provide answers to questions. To clarify Section3 & 4 - the government is providing everything for these services in the SOW to be accomplished- equipm... The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to provide answers to questions. To clarify Section3 & 4 - the government is providing everything for these services in the SOW to be accomplished- equipment, supplies, chemicals, paper consumables, etc.? Yes Please provide a list of the equipment that will be available for use during the during the contractors shift. Scrubbers, Burnishers, Extractors, Shop Vacs, mops, brooms, HKA Carts and vacuum cleaners. Please clarify that the contractor has priority use of the equipment during the shift. Patient Care has priority use of equipment, however vendor will have access to equipment. What is the course of action if equipment is not available for the contractor to use? Notify the COR Is bi-monthly twice a month, or every two weeks? Twice a month What is the square footage that requires carpet maintenance? Building Function Carpet Square Footage 115 Administrative 14,500 118 Chapel 5,350 126 Administrative 10,098 127 Administrative (Police) 6,375 128 Administrative 9,200 135 Administrative 1,875 143 Warehouse 0 302 Outpatient Clinical 44,200 305 Administrative 2,200 401 Administrative 20,425 408 Administrative 28,785 409 Administrative 33,880 411 Administrative/Kitchen 30,000 Total: ------------------------------ 206,888 What is the square footage that requires stripping and waxing? Building Function Hard Surface Square Footage 115 Administrative 500 118 Chapel 50 126 Administrative 100 127 Administrative (Police) 2,000 128 Administrative 0 135 Administrative 0 143 Warehouse 0 302 Outpatient Clinical 0 305 Administrative 38,080 401 Administrative 1,075 408 Administrative 9,875 409 Administrative 14,520 411 Administrative/Kitchen 10,000 Total: ------------------------------ 76,200 What times are preferred for the 2x a day restroom sanitation cleaning? Beginning of Shift and End of Shift We were informed that the chapel needs service only 2x week; if correct, please edit the SOW to reflect the change and what days should the service be provided/ Chapel will need to be cleaned every Monday and every Friday. Please adjust the square footage of the areas to be cleaned; the SOW has total building square footage, but was clarified during the site visit that the areas of responsibility square footage is considerably less. Building Function Effort Square Footage 115 Administrative 15,000 118 Chapel 5,400 126 Administrative 10,200 127 Administrative (Police) 8,500 128 Administrative 18,400 135 Administrative 7,500 143 Warehouse 27,000 302 Outpatient Clinical 52,000 305 Administrative 44,000 401 Administrative 21,500 408 Administrative 30,300 409 Administrative 48,400 411 Administrative/Kitchen 50,000 Total: ------------------------------ 338,200 The buildings are far apart from each other, will golf carts be considered equipment and provided by the VA? No, golfcarts will not be provided by VA for vendor use. Being that the VA will be providing the equipment, how will the VA provide equipment in the buildings that don t have equipment currently assigned to it? Notify the COR to have equipment relocated to point of use. Please clarify the second bullet point in the instruction section: Please omit any PII for any person(s). Page 35, staffing plan and scheduling flexibility. Re. PII, we request that the staffing plan should not include any information that can be used to identify an individual personally. This includes, but is not limited to: Last Names Social Security Numbers Phone Numbers Email Addresses Home Addresses Dates of Birth Any other personal identifiers The purpose of this request is to ensure the privacy and security of individuals' personal information. Instead of providing specific personal details, please list the roles and the number of personnel required for each role. For example: 1 Manager 6 Janitors [Other roles as applicable] Who is the incumbent? There is no current incumbent. What is the current annual contract value? There is no active current contract. Can you confirm whether there are any anticipated follow-on contracting opportunities for these services after the base period, and if there is potential for extension or transition into a longer-term contract? Currently there are no plans for services after the initial BASE period of 6 months. If a longer duration contract is needed a separate solicitation will be released and awarded. Can you confirm whether there is a preferred or required number of personnel expected on site during the listed shift? No Are there any minimum staffing requirements per building?  No