1. PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE COMMUNITY LIVING CENTER CULTURE AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS VA-261-12-R-0961 PROJECT: 654-CA-317 MAGNITUDE: $5 - $10 Mil 8/27/2012

2. INTRODUCTIONS VA and AE REPRESENTATIVES: Contracting Officer: Joseph Mulstay Contract Specialist: Rusty Stevenson COR: Michael Grayson A/E: RBB Architects Your point of contact for all correspondence: Rusty.Stevenson@va.gov 8/27/2012

3. SIGN IN SHEETS Fill out individual sign in sheet, one per contractor- please write legibly Sign in sheets will be uploaded to the fbo website 8/27/2012

4. PURPOSE AND AGENDA PURPOSE: Provide additional information about the solicitation and project site AGENDA: Review portions of the solicitation and offer requirements Review of project scope – VA Engineering and AE Site Visit 8/27/2012

5. NO TECHINCAL QUESTIONS Proposal questions – Shall address basic questions regarding the solicitation requirements, not technical questions regarding drawings/specifications. Words of Caution- Base your offers on the solicitation and amendments to the solicitation as issued. Nothing said at this conference can be interpreted as an amendment to this solicitation unless issued as a formal amendment 8/27/2012

6. SOLICITATION QUESTIONS Submit all Questions in writing in the form of an RFI to Rusty.Stevenson@va.gov Submit in a Word Document or in the body of email Cutoff date for questions- Close of Business September 10, 2012. Responses will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation. Attempts will be made to respond to questions received after the cutoff date, but due to time constraints, responses may not be provided 8/27/2012

7. SOLICITATION REVIEW – 1442 100% Set Aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses- Applies to firm submitting offer. www.fbo.gov -only authorized website for solicitation info. All offerors shall be registered in both CCR www.ccr.gov & VetBiz http://vip.vetbiz.gov 7/17/2012

8. SDVOSB Verification At the time of submission of offer, firms must be listed in VetBiz as either verified or currently in the re-verification process at the Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE). Verified: Re-Verification: 8/27/2012

9. SDVOSB AWARD At the time of submission of offer, previously verified SDVOSB firms identified by the Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) as in the re-verification process are eligible for Fast Track. Award shall not be made to the offeror-firm until verification is complete. Fast Track applications will be processed within 21 business days when practicable. 8/27/2012

10. PRICING PAGE Pricing Page is included as an attachment to the solicitation Offerors shall provide a price for all Bid Items in order to be considered for award. Failure to provide a price for all Bid Items will result in a rejection of offer. 8/27/2012

11. RFP: TWO PROPOSALS Submission of Price Proposals – See Page 28 – 33 for proposal instructions, basis for award and evaluation factors for award. Submit one (1) electronic copy of Price Proposalto Rusty Stevenson at Rusty.Stevenson@va.gov. Submission of Technical proposals - See Page 29 of Solicitation. Submit one (1) electronic copy of technical proposal to Rusty.Stevenson@va.gov with three (3) sealed hard copies to follow within 2 business days. 8/27/2012

12. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Bid Guarantees are required at time of submission of offer. Bid Guarantee shall be in original form, in the name of offeror. Electronic copy is sufficient for the initial offer followed by a hard, wet copy within 2 business days. Pricing Proposals will be reviewed by the CO and Contract Specialist. Technical Proposals will be reviewed by a Technical Evaluation Board. 8/27/2012

13. AWARD Award will be made using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable method. Price will be the determining factor for all proposals determined technically acceptable. Firm Fixed Price Contract 8/27/2012

14. BONDS Solicitation requires both Payment and Performance Bonds Bond forms can be found at www.gsa.gov 8/27/2012

15. DRAWINGS/SPECS Instructions for downloading drawings and specifications from ftp site can be found on the SF 1442 and on Pg. 6 of the solicitation. Username and password also found on Pg. 6. 8/27/2012

16. OFFER DUE DATE Current offer due date is September 18, 2012, 1:00PM, PST Date and time can only be changed by amendment All amendments will be posted to the www.fbo.gov website. 8/27/2012

17. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE Project to be completed within 450 Calendar Days Work hours- Listed in General Requirements 8/27/2012

18. COMMUNITY LIVING CENTER SCOPE REVIEW Review of project scope will be conducted by Michael Grayson, Philip Feiler, and RBB Architects. 8/27/2012

19. SITE VISIT Michael Grayson, Contracting Officer Representative Philip Feiler, Chief of Projects 8/27/2012

20. LAST WORDS 8/27/2012 Please read the solicitation. Please follow the proposal instructions Please submit any/all questions in writing to Rusty.Stevenson@va.gov