R430--Fire Guard Services for SAVAHCS POP: 09/01/2026 - 08/31/2029view on SAM.gov

******* The purpose of this amendment is to respond to questions asked regarding this solicitation. Q. Post Relief: Coverage is 24/7/365 with one (1) guard required (Table 1). A. Yes, only one guard per shift is required to cover all 3 floors in building 2 Q. Please confirm that one guard on post covers all three floors of Building 2, and clarify how meal periods and breaks are handled must the contractor provide a relief guard, or do VA Police cover the post? A. One guard covers all three floors of building 2, guard is required to check each floor every hour- for example if the guard completes the check in 15-30 minutes the remaining of the time can take lunch or break schedule. No relief guard is required nor request for VA police to cover. Q. Arizona DPS Licensing: Please clarify whether the required proof is the company's DPS Guard Agency license plus individual guard registration cards, and whether individual guards must be licensed at quote submission or only by the 09/01/2026 start date (personnel are typically hired after award). Please also confirm all guards are unarmed. A. Company DPS Guard Agency License and individual guard registration card. Company is due when the contract is awarded. individuals guard registration card due 09/01/2026. And all guards are unarmed. Q. Arizona DPS Licensing at Submission The Required Submittals section requires proof that the contractor and all personnel performing under the contract possess the required Arizona Department of Public Safety license and states that failure to include the certifications will disqualify the offeror. Is the Government requiring offerors to identify all proposed Fire Guard personnel and submit a copy of each individual's current AZ DPS guard card with the quotation, or will proof of the contractor's AZ DPS agency license together with certification that all assigned personnel will possess the required individual AZ DPS credentials prior to assignment satisfy this requirement? A. Company DPS Guard Agency License and individual guard registration card. Company is due when the contract is awarded. individuals guard registration card due 09/01/2026. Q. Relief and Substitute Personnel Licensing Because the requirement calls for continuous 24-hour-per-day, 7-day-per-week coverage, must every individual who may provide regular, relief, vacation, sick-leave, emergency, or substitute coverage be identified in the quotation and have his or her AZ DPS licensing documentation submitted with the quotation? A. the contractor will provide relief/coverage for any vacation, sick leave, emergency ( no coverage is required for lunch or breaks) and yes, all guards must have AZ DPS licensing documentation. Q. Fire Guard Experience Requirement Section 3(a) references two years of experience and also references successful experience in field supervision, while Section 4 separately establishes a two-year field-supervision requirement for the On-Call Supervisor. Please clarify whether each Fire Gua…