Phase One Request for Information Q-A Response

RFI Questions & Answers for Solicitation No. 36C26126R0055 Install Parking Lot Shades & Parking Lot Reconfiguration VA Medical Center Las Vegas — Project 593-26-306

RFI #1:
Solicitation section 2.1 Definitions Size - Can the Government please allow design build projects with a total construction value of $2,500,00 or more? RFI #1 VA Answer:
The Government has reviewed the request and determined that the criteria will remain as written. These thresholds were established to ensure offerors demonstrate experience that is genuinely comparable to the scope and complexity of this project. Adjusting them at this stage could reduce the effectiveness of the evaluation criteria and compromise fair and consistent treatment of all offerors.
For these reasons, the Government will not revise the project size or recency requirements. Offerors are encouraged to submit their most relevant projects that align as closely as possible with the stated criteria. All submissions will be evaluated in accordance with the solicitation.
Offerors are reminded that any changes to the solicitation, if deemed necessary, would be issued formally through an amendment. At this time, the Government has determined that the project size and recency requirements remain appropriate and will not be revised.

RFI #2:
Solicitation section 2.1 Definitions Recency – Can the Government please allow projects completed in the previous six (6) calendar years from the issue date of this RFP? RFI #2 VA Answer:
See RFI #1 VA Answer.

RFI #3:
Solicitation section 2.4 Phase-One Factor 2 Experience/Specialized Experience Please confirm if the projects submitted in sections 1-2 meet the qualifications for sections 3-4, then a total of four (4) projects for Factor 2 is acceptable. RFI #3 VA Answer:
The project submission requirements for Factor 2, including the maximum number of projects allowed in Sections 1–4 and the conditions under which projects may be reused, are fully described in the amended Instruction to Offerors. The Government is not modifying these requirements through this RFI.
Offerors should rely on the amended Instruction to Offerors to determine whether a project meets the criteria for submission in a particular section and whether it may be reused. Each section of Factor 2 contains distinct qualification criteria and submission limits, and project reuse is permitted only where expressly allowed and only when all stated conditions are satisfied.
The total number of projects included in an Offeror’s Factor 2 submission may vary