S201--Building Drone Cleaning

The purpose of this amendment 0002 is to extend the response due date, add previously excluded buildings, and provide the Questions and Answers. PLEASE NOTE THAT BUILDINGS ERRONEOUSLY EXCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL SOLICITATION ARE NOW INCLUDED - Buildings 2, 20, 29, 30, 31, 32 and S45 parking garage Submission of your final response shall be received electronically not later than 2:30 PST on 08/21/2026 at Stephanie.Naron@va.gov. Subject line should include “RESPONSE TO RFQ 36C26226Q1150.” QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Several areas of the buildings have permanent exterior balconies or protected walking surfaces with guardrails. Although certain windows may be more than 20 feet above ground level, they are readily accessible from these permanent walking surfaces, with the glass approximately 9 feet above the technician’s standing surface. Can the VA please confirm whether the 20-foot threshold is measured from the technician’s accessible working surface or strictly from ground level? Both Where windows are safely accessible from permanent protected balconies or walkways, may those windows be cleaned by hand using traditional window-cleaning methods rather than by drone? The drone shall be used on the Stucco. The windows shall be cleaned by hand; the main building has a catwalk available for use for window cleaning. Based on our site visit, we believe traditional hand cleaning from these protected walking surfaces would provide the best finished result for those particular windows while maintaining safe access and minimizing disruption. Can the VA confirm that this approach is acceptable where the windows are safely reachable from those protected surfaces? Yes. The Licensing Requirements section of the SOW lists "General Building license (Class B)" as a required offeror qualification. Under California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) classifications: Class B (General Building Contractor) is designated for structural construction requiring at least two unrelated building trades. It is not the applicable license for exterior building cleaning services. C-61 / D-38 (Sand and Water Blasting) is the CSLB specialty classification actually applicable to commercial pressure washing services in California, and only applies to contracts valued at $500 or more. The Statement of Work describes exterior building cleaning (drone-based soft-wash, hard-surface pressure washing, interior/exterior glass cleaning) with no structural construction or modification component. Would you please clarify: (a) Is the reference to "General Building license (Class B)" a drafting error, and did the VA intend to specify the C-61/D-38 Sand and Water Blasting specialty classification, or another CSLB classification? The reference to General Building license (Class B) is an error. The VA intended to specify C-61/D-38 Sand and Water Blasting specialty classification. (b) Does the VA consider this requirement satisfied through subcontracting arrangements with a CSLB-licensed teaming partner (consistent with the 50% prime performance requirement under VAAR 852.219-75), or must the prime contractor hold the license directly? The prime contractor must hold the C?61/D?38 license directly if the contract includes pressure washing and exceeds $500. A subcontracting arrangement with a licensed firm does not satisfy this requirement—holding the license remains with the entity contracting directly with the VA. Under California Business and Professions Code §§?7026, 7028, and 7048, any person or entity that offers to contract for, bids on, or performs construction?related services—including exterior cleaning and pressure washing—must hold the appropriate CSLB license when the total value of labor and materials meets or exceeds $500. The statutory definition of “contractor” (§?7026) applies to entities performing work “by or through others,” meaning licensing responsibility cannot be delegated to a subcontractor. Contracting without the required license is a misdemeanor under §?7028...