SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- PreSort Mail Services (New) - PGH Questions and Answers New date for RFQ submission
- Notice Date
- 4/26/2021 10:25:59 AM
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 561499
— All Other Business Support Services
- Contracting Office
- 244-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 4 (36C244) PITTSBURGH PA 15215 USA
- ZIP Code
- 15215
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24421Q0605
- Response Due
- 5/3/2021 10:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 05/06/2021
- Point of Contact
- Jeffrey.Pruett@va.gov, Jeffrey Pruett, Phone: (412) 822-3738
- E-Mail Address
-
jeffrey.pruett@va.gov
(jeffrey.pruett@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- Questions from solicitation 36C244-21-Q-0605 Please share the peak days during the Year and month? Which days in the month or Month? This is fluid and follows no pattern. The monthly total is 30k in comingled mail Mon-Fri (excluding federal holidays) Please provide Historical Daily/Monthly Quantities? The mail room operates 5 days a week. Peaks are unpredictable. The drivers for peaks tend to be one-off campaigns such as an effort to announce Covid vaccinations. We don't know when these events will happen. How many people provided these services and how many hours per day/week did they do this? See answer in question 1, this has been performed by one person in the past. Could you please tell me if this is a new requirement, or if there is a current or previous contractor who has performed similar services? If available, can you please send along the incumbent contract or task order number? This is a new requirement which would start on 7/1. The current contractor is Castle Business Solutions under contract VA1244-16-C-0248 Is this a new or follow-on requirement? If a follow-on requirement, please provide the name of the contractor and contract number. Please see question 4 answer. Is there any historical data on previous mail sorting requirements? Please see question 4 answer. Please provide a Schedule B and the required CLIN? Should we submit our quote in attachment 2? Which columns do we use? Please use attachment 2 Excel spread sheet for quotes, please fill in data in column O Can you please extend the quote due date by 2 weeks? Quote will be extended till the May 3rd only. Responses received after this date will not be considered. Can we submit our quotes in 2 different volumes (technical and Cost?) Please submit quotes as one. However please include technical capabilities and past performance. Will the contractor be doing all metering of mail? No some mail swill be metered already when picked up. Attached is information related to cost for metering. Note postage will be paid by the VA through the Contractor. Contractor will invoice as needed. C80357 C90301 C00271 Pieces Postage Pieces Postage Pieces Postage July 25,324 35,000 33,596 35,000 14,753 Aug 28,362 34,687 45,000 18,060 Sept 59,552 93,530 70,940 Oct 47,071 93,042 20,862 35,000 Nov 24,857 35,000 27,142 10,000 14,901 Dec 19,010 15,521 15,944 Jan 29,222 30,010 18,240 Feb 38,752 28,509 22,141 Mar 35,912 28,145 19,274 Apr 29,447 9,551 12,500 TBD May 38,814 5,000 11,872 TBD Jun 35,154 4,068 9,895 TBD 411,477 79,068 415,500 102,500 215,115 35,000
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/0ef9052648804ee79af4b4ac41380db2/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: VA Pittsburgh healthcare System University Drive C, Pittsburgh 15240
- Zip Code: 15240
- Zip Code: 15240
- Record
- SN05982681-F 20210428/210426230108 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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