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RFI #1 660-22-116 Underground Fuel Storage Tank Removal, Disposal of and Remediation Q1. It is stated that all the work must be completed within 30 days. That is not possible given the requested work... RFI #1 660-22-116 Underground Fuel Storage Tank Removal, Disposal of and Remediation Q1. It is stated that all the work must be completed within 30 days. That is not possible given the requested work to be performed. Is that a typo? R1. Based on the deliverable schedule provided below the project has a 9-month period of performance. Corrective Action Plan Draft Corrective Action Plan Complete within 60 days of award of contract Final Corrective Action Plan Complete within 10 days of receipt of draft comments from VA UST Permanent Closure Plan Complete within 60 days of award of contract Pre-Removal Meeting Complete within 30 days of CAP approval by Utah DERR Remove and Replace Site Structures Removal Complete within 30 days of Pre-Removal Meeting Replacement Complete within 30 days of completion of Site Restoration UST Excavation, Demolition, and Removal Begin within 60 days of CAP approval by DERR Excavation of Contaminated Soils - Begin within 60 days of CAP approval by DERR Site Closure Sampling - Begin within 60 days of CAP approval by DERR Site Restoration Complete within 30 days of completion of Site Closure Sampling Permanent Tank Closure Notice Complete within 60 days of completion of Site Closure Sampling Corrective Action Report Draft Corrective Action Report Complete within 60 days of completion of Site Closure Sampling Final Corrective Action Report - Complete within 15 days of receipt of draft comments from VA Tank Materials and Soil Final Disposition Documentation - Complete within 60 days of completion of Site Closure Sampling Q2. It states that a Corrective Act Plan (CAP) be completed, typically a CAP is not submitted until the impacts have been fully defined per the Utah LUST program requirements. The impacts at this site have not been defined vertically, the Utah LUST group may request more investigation? R2. The VA received a Corrective Action Plan Requirements Letter from the Utah DERR, dated August 30, 2021. This letter states that a Correction Action Plan (CAP) must be provided to the DERR for approval. The CAP must follow the guidance and format provided in DERR s GAP Guide, and any abatement or cleanup activities at the site must be performed by a Utah-certified UST Consultant.  Based on this correspondence with the State, VA does not believe that additional investigation will be required from Utah DEQ. Q3. How heavy is the closed-in-place UST?                R3. The current weight of the tank is unknown. A.3 SOW Section 3 Tank Descriptions and Status describes the closed in-place tank as a 3,000-gal fiberglass tank filled with a cement slurry. Q4. It is not clear in the SOW if the dispenser islands needs to be removed, do the dispenser islands and fuel lines need to be removed? R4. A.3 SOW Section 4e UST Excavation, Demolition and Removal includes the following statement: Contractor will complete all work and documentation necessary to remove Tank 12(38D) and Tank 13(38G) from the site and dispose of (or recycle) material off-site. Removal of tanks will include fuel piping and dispenser island excavation and removal. Q5. The UST basin is currently concrete surrounded by asphalt. After the UST removal would this area need to be replaced with concrete, or would we want to restore with asphalt to match the surrounding ground surface? R5. A.3 SOW Section 4h UST Site Restoration includes the following statement: Site Restoration: Contractor will restore the site to existing conditions including backfilling, compacting and asphalt resurfacing. Q6. If removing the dispenser islands, will we need to replace the light present and would we be required to remove the concrete bases below the dispensers. Additionally, if we remove the dispensers, will we be required to remove the concrete ground surface around the dispenser. If so, can we replace with asphalt to match the existing ground surface around this area. R6. A.3 SOW Section 4e states, Removal of tanks will include fuel piping and dispenser island excavation and removal. Dispenser island includes the concrete bases and the light. The light doesn t need to be replaced and any concrete removed associated with dispenser islands may be replaced with asphalt. Q7. Please provide the working hours and days of the week that the contractor will be allowed to work onsite at the UST removal location. R7. The contractor will be allowed to work Monday through Friday 0700 1700. Q8. Please confirm the type and percentage of the bond that is required and when it is due. The RFP, Section I.5B Quote requirements (pg 13/52) states that a 20% bid bond is required. However, our notes from the site visit indicate that the meeting facilitator said a bid bond would not be required, but a payment bond would be required. R8. If the quote is under $150,000 bid bond is not required, only payment bond. If quote exceeds $150,000 then payment and bid bonds are both required. Refer to FAR 28.102-2 for additional information on bonding requirements. Q9. Will the government consider extending the period of performance to beyond 30 days? While 30 days is achievable under nearly ideal conditions, it is questionable given the unknowns about this site and the extent of subsurface contamination. There are already at least two deliverable submittal events that require draft and final iterations with a review/comment/revise interval in between. In a worst-case scenario, where contaminated soil removal requires the removal and replacement of carports, reinforced concrete, fencing and a gate, or other elements, a limit of 30 days could easily be missed. Given the degree of unknowns at this site, this scenario should be accounted for. R9. See response to question 1. Q10. Will the government consider providing a different pricing approach for the site structures removal/replacement? RFP Section A.3 4d and 4h (pgs 6 &7 of 52) include the requirements of removing and replacing site structures, including carport, gate, pavement, fencing, and others as needed. However, the footprint and depth of soil contamination is unknown so it is impossible to accurately evaluate the risk of having to remove/replace these structures. The usage of as needed in this context is not appropriate for a lump sum job where offerors are required to address the risk of needing to replace the site structures but insufficient information is made available. The one soil boring where contamination has been identified had contamination above the screening levels at its deepest sample (so contamination extent is open at depth) and there has been insufficient sampling along the fuel lines leading to the dispensary island, especially in the areas directly south of the USTs and on the upstream side of the dispenser island. The previous consultant recommended additional sampling be done to evaluate the extent of impact. R10. No, bid on the base project. If additional work is identified in other areas, a change order can be considered. Q11. What is the thickness of the Asphalt where the Fuel tanks need to be removed. R11. The asphalt thickness is unknown; standard industry practices should be referenced to form a basis for the estimated thickness. The VA has a specification on asphalt that might give some indication as to a thickness but the thickness cannot be guaranteed. See attachment Asphalt Paving Specifications. Q12. Does the electrical and any other utility need to be disconnected or removed for the removal. R12. Electrical and/or utility outages will be determined after utility locations have been confirmed. See attached document: Asphalt Paving Specifications.

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

THIS IS A PRESOLICITATION NOTICE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WILL BE POSTED ON OR ABOUT August 22, 2022. Underground Gasoline/Diesel Storage Tank Removal and Remediation - Salt Lake City, UT 36C25922Q0662 ... THIS IS A PRESOLICITATION NOTICE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WILL BE POSTED ON OR ABOUT August 22, 2022. Underground Gasoline/Diesel Storage Tank Removal and Remediation - Salt Lake City, UT 36C25922Q0662 The Contractor/Vendor is to safely remove, dispose of and remediate underground storage fuel tanks (2) while minimizing environmental impacts and complying with all Federal, State and local governing regulations, as well as VA policies. Also required to prepare a Corrective Action Plan and Tank Removal documentation for a permanently closed leaking underground gasoline tank release and a temporarily closed underground diesel tank located at Salt Lake City VAMC. The NAICS code for this procurement is 238990 with a small business size standard of $16.5 M. The magnitude of this project is between $100,000 and $250,000. This project will be 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, as stated below. The POC for this project is Denver Robb. He can be contacted at 303-712-5731 or email at Denver.Robb@va.gov. Important Notice: Apparent successful offerors must apply for and receive verification from the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) in accordance with 38 CFR Part 74 and VAAR 819.70 by submission of documentation of Veteran status, ownership and control enough to establish appropriate status. Offerors must be both VISIBLE and VERIFIED by the Department of Veteran Affairs CVE at the time of offer submission. Failure to be both VERIFIED by CVE and VISIBLE on VetBiz at the time of offer submission and contract award will result in the offeror s proposal being deemed non-compliant. All offerors are urged to contact the CVE and submit the required documents to obtain CVE verification of their SDVOSB status if they have not already done so. 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. As prescribed in 819.7009, insert the following clause: VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (NOV 2020) (DEVIATION) (a) Definition. For the Department of Veterans Affairs, Service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concern or SDVOSB: (1) Means a small business concern (i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled Veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled Veterans or eligible surviving spouses (see VAAR 802.201, Surviving Spouse definition); (ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled Veterans (or eligible surviving spouses) or, in the case of a service-disabled Veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such Veteran; (iii) The business meets Federal small business size standards for the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code identified in the solicitation document; (iv) The business has been verified for ownership and control pursuant to 38 CFR part 74 and is listed in VA s Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database; and (v) The business will comply with VAAR subpart 819.70 and Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations regarding small business size and government contracting programs at 13 CFR part 121 and 125, provided that any reference therein to a service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concern (SDVO SBC), is to be construed to apply to a VA verified and VIP-listed SDVOSB unless otherwise stated in this clause. (2) Service-disabled Veteran means a Veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16). (3) The term small business concern has the meaning given that term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). (4) The term small business concern owned and controlled by Veterans with service-connected disabilities has the meaning given the term small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled Veterans under section 3(q)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)(2)), except that for a VA contract the firm must be listed in the VIP database (see paragraph (a)(1)(iv) above). (b) General. (1) Offers are solicited only from VIP-listed SDVOSBs. Offers received from entities that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs at the time of offer shall not be considered. (2) Any award resulting from this solicitation shall be made to a VIP-listed SDVOSB who is eligible at the time of submission of offer(s) and at the time of award. (3) The requirements in this clause apply to any contract, order or subcontract where the firm receives a benefit or preference from its designation as an SDVOSB, including set-asides, sole source awards, and evaluation preferences. (c) Representation. Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127(e), only VIP-listed SDVOSBs are considered eligible to receive award of a resulting contract. By submitting an offer, the prospective contractor represents that it is an eligible SDVOSB as defined in this clause, 38 CFR part 74, and VAAR subpart 819.70. (d) Agreement. When awarded a contract action, including orders under multiple-award contracts, an SDVOSB agrees that in the performance of the contract, the SDVOSB shall comply with requirements in VAAR subpart 819.70 and SBA regulations on small business size and government contracting programs at 13 CFR part 121 and part 125, including the non-manufacturer rule and limitations on subcontracting requirements in 13 CFR 121.406(b) and 125.6. Unless otherwise stated in this clause, a requirement in 13 CFR part 121 and 125 that applies to an SDVO SBC, is to be construed to also apply to a VIP-listed SDVOSB. For the purpose of limitations on subcontracting, only VIP-listed SDVOSBs (including independent contractors) shall be considered eligible and/or similarly situated (i.e., a firm that has the same small business program status as the prime contractor). An otherwise eligible firm further agrees to the following: (1) Services. In the case of a contract for services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP- listed SDVOSBs. (2) Supplies or products. (i) In the case of a contract for supplies or products (other than from a non- manufacturer of such supplies), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs. (ii) In the case of a contract for supplies from a non-manufacturer, it will supply the product of a domestic small business manufacturer or processor, unless a waiver as described in 13 CFR 121.406(b)(5) has been granted. (3) General construction. In the case of a contract for general construction, it will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs. (4) Special trade construction contractors. In the case of a contract for special trade contractors, no more than 75% of the amount paid by the government to the prime may be paid to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs. (5) Subcontracting. An SDVOSB must meet the NAICS size standard assigned by the prime contractor and be listed in VIP to count as similarly situated. Any work that a first tier VIP-listed SDVOSB subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the percent of subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. For contracts referenced in (d)(2), (3), and (4) the cost of materials is excluded and are not considered to be subcontracted. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract. Other direct costs may be excluded to the extent they are not the principal purpose of the acquisition and small businesses do not provide them. For additional information and more specific requirements on the limitations on subcontracting, refer to 13 CFR 125.6. (e) Required limitations on subcontracting compliance measurement period. An SDVOSB shall comply with the limitations on subcontracting as follows: [Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] _____By the end of the base term of the contract or order, and then by the end of each subsequent option period; or __X___By the end of the performance period for each order issued under the contract. (f) Joint ventures. A joint venture may be considered eligible as an SDVOSB if the joint venture is listed in VIP and complies with the requirements in 13 CFR 125.18(b), provided that any requirement therein that applies to an SDVO SBC is to be construed to apply to a VIP-listed SDVOSB. A joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph (d) of this clause will be performed by the aggregate of the joint venture participants. (g) Precedence. Any inconsistencies between the requirements of the SBA Program for SDVO SBCs, and the VA Veterans First Contracting Program, as defined in VAAR subpart 819.70 and this clause, the VA Veterans First Contracting Program takes precedence. (h) Misrepresentation. Pursuant to 38 USC 8127(g), any business concern, including all its principals, that is determined by VA to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented a company s SDVOSB status is subject to debarment from contracting with the Department for a period of not less than five years (see VAAR 809.406, Debarment). (End of clause)