J045--SOLID WASTE REMOVAL

Question and Answer Responses Question: Start date. The base period starts now TBD, but the base year still ends 9/30/2027 with full-year quantities. Answer   What is the expected start date? The period of performance will begin upon award. Although the exact award date is still TBD, the base year will still end on 09/30/2027, and the requirement includes full year quantities regardless of the actual award date.   Will base-year quantities and monthly rentals be prorated for a partial year? Based pricing will be prorated for the period from the date of award through 09/30/2027. Option Years will begin 10/1 of each respective year and will use full year quantities. Question Answers will come after the 10/15 site visit and close to the 10/19 due date. Will the VA extend the 10/19/2026 so quoters can use the answers? Answer: Yes, the solicitation has been extended. Question: When does the current contractor's service end? Answer: Current contact ended 9/19/2026 Will the current contractor remove its containers and compactor before the new contract starts? Answer: All containers have been moved. Question: Which price list should we fill in: B.2, the Section D spreadsheet, or both? Answer: Please fill out price Schelde in the solicitation. Question to line items in section D is removed. Question: Reference: VAAR 852.219-75, page 49 VAAR 852.219-75 says "the contractor will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs." Please confirm that money the contractor pays to a company that is not a certified SDVOSB, for picking up and hauling waste under this contract, counts toward that 50% limit. Answer: each named subcontractor should be explicitly confirmed as certified and listed in the SBA s SDVOSB database (formerly VIP), ensuring they meet VAAR 852.219 73 requirements 3. Which schedule governs? The B.2 price schedule and the Places of Performance table do not match (see the table at the end of this letter):