Page 3 of 3 The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to provide answers to questions submitted by industry prior to the established Q&A deadline. These questions were inadvertently labeled as SPA... Page 3 of 3 The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to provide answers to questions submitted by industry prior to the established Q&A deadline. These questions were inadvertently labeled as SPAM and were not noticed prior to the publishing of amendment 2. The Q&A period has now passed, and no further questions will be accepted.

Page 2 of 2 The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to provide answers to questions submitted by industry prior to the established Q&A deadline. The Q&A period has now passed, and no further que... Page 2 of 2 The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to provide answers to questions submitted by industry prior to the established Q&A deadline. The Q&A period has now passed, and no further questions will be accepted.

This amendment corrects an administrative error in the solicitation’s item description/title, updates the Performance Work Statement, and corrects the Price/Cost Schedule for Ordering Period 3 (Option Period 2). It also provides responses to industry questions submitted during the Q&A period. The Q&A deadline is 1:30 PM EST on 10/2/2026. Quote packages must be emailed to Joshua.Kovar@VA.gov.

The Northeast Ohio VA Healthcare System is requesting Scrap Metal Recycling Services under a commercial-item RFQ set aside for small businesses. The applicable NAICS code is 562119 (Other Waste Collection), with a small business size standard of $47.0 million, and the FSC/PSC is P100 (Salvage—Preparation and Disposal of Excess/Surplus Property). Interested vendors must provide all requested information in the Quote Preparation Instructions. A question-and-answer period for this requirement ends at 1:30 PM EST on 10/2/2026. Services are for the Northeast Ohio VA Healthcare System.