GOVERMENT RESPONSE TO RFIS

PRE-PROPOSAL QUESTIONS / REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION

Create Observation Unit, JC — VA St. Louis Health Care System, John Cochran Division Solicitation: 36C25526R0162
Project: 657-26-602JC, Create Observation Unit, JC
Location: John Cochran Division, 915 North Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63106 — Building 1, Floor 01

1. The attachment titled "COMBINED SPECIFICATION AND DRAWINGS 657-26-602" contains thirteen (13) drawing sheets and no specification sections. Will the Government issue the project specifications by amendment? Multiple solicitation requirements depend on specifications that do not appear in the bid set, including: the Statement of Work, which states the project "has a set of drawings and specifications" that "indicate the work to be performed" and which take precedence over the SOW; the Special Notice for Guarantee Period Services, which states those services are "listed in specification SECTION 28 05 00"; and Appendix 1, which requires a price breakdown "by specification division."
Reference: SOW, p.7–8; Special Notice Guarantee Period Services ¶A, p.6; Appendix 1, p.19; VAAR 852.236-71(e), p.68 A. THE GOVERNMENT WILL ISSUE A SPECIFICATION.

2. If specifications are issued by amendment, will the Government extend the proposal due date to allow offerors and subcontractors adequate time to price the specified work? An extension is also requested to accommodate the pre-bid hazardous material survey addressed in Section B below. Reference: PROPOSAL DUE DATE, p.10
A. THE GOVERNMENT WILL EXTEND THE DUE DATE.

3. Will the Government provide an additional question and answer period after its responses to these questions and after issuance of the specifications and any revised drawing package? Offerors will necessarily have follow-on questions on documents that have not yet been made available, and a second question period would allow those matters to be resolved before the proposal due date rather than after award. Reference: Questions due 08/12/2026, p.10
A. YES.

4. Sheet 01-AE-211 is titled "Interior Elevations, Schedules, and Details" but contains two interior elevations and general notes only. Will the Government provide the room finish schedule, door schedule, door hardware schedule, and equipment schedule referenced by that title? Reference: Dwg 01-AE-211
A. YES. SEE REVISED DRAWINGS.

5. General Note 6 on Sheets 01-AE-111 and 01-AE-211 directs the contractor to "use VASTLHCS standard finishes and