Janitorial Services for NH CBOCs

  The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, intends to solicit proposals from contractors to provide Janitorial Services for NH CBOCs. NAICS Code is 561720 Janitorial Services, with a Small Business Size Standard of $22 Million.  The product/service code is S201 Housekeeping Custodial Janitorial. Proposals will be accepted for a two-week period commencing with the issuance date of the solicitation. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation (and any subsequent amendments) from that website, and no hard copies will be made available. The solicitation will provide instructions to contractors about the proposal submission process.  Prospective Offerors are encouraged to register their interest in the solicitation on the Contracting Opportunities website (beta.sam.gov) so that they are notified of the issuance of the solicitation and any amendments.  Also, to qualify for a VA contract, vendor must be vendorized by completing Form 10091 at URL https://www.cep.fsc.va.gov/ .  This is a Solicitation Amendment notice synopsizing an upcoming RFQ solicitation to satisfy the requirements of RFO FAR 5.2 and RFO FAR 5.3. All interested parties should register via SAM.gov interested vendors list. It is the responsibility of the offeror to monitor and download amendments from SAM.gov Contract Opportunities, which may be issued to this solicitation. In accordance with RFO FAR 52.204-7, RFO FAR 2.101, and VAAR 802.101, prospective firms must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov), and in SBA VetCert (Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov)) databases prior to award. ((Note: In accordance with Public Law 109-461, 38 USC 8127, and NDAA 2021, all vendors claiming Small Business status in accordance with the Veteran's First Contracting Program must be VERIFIED by the Small Business Administration (SBA)). Also, to qualify for a VA contract, vendors must be vendorized by completing Form 10091 at URL https://www.cep.fsc.va.gov/ .   AMENDMENT NOTICE The purpose of the amendment is to: Corrects the Tilton CBOC ZIP code from 13276 to 03276. Incorporates the applicable Service Contract Labor Standards wage determinations identified in Answer 14. Provides the Government responses to vendor questions received regarding Solicitation No. 36C24127Q0022. Removes the erroneous reference to a Past Performance Sheet in Section D and corrects the pricing-page reference. Include Full text VAAR 852.219-75 for signature. Interested persons may contact the Contract Specialist via email at Philip.Silva1@va.gov regarding this procurement.  The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.Â