Historical public reconstruction
Amendment 0001 changed the deadline, pricing file, and acknowledgement requirement.
This demonstrates the structure of an Amendment Sentinel brief using facts documented in GAO decision B-423208. It is not a customer result and does not use the complete solicitation package.
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Solicitation
- RFQ 36C78624Q50310
- Work
- Grounds maintenance
- Amendment posted
- Sep 26, 2024 · 11:39 p.m. ET
- Verification
- Confirmed against public GAO decision
- Source
- GAO B-423208 →
Executive alert
Immediate action required
Amendment 0001 changed the pricing schedule, extended the quotation deadline, and required bidders to submit a signed copy of the amendment. Missing the acknowledgement made the quotation ineligible.
Material changes
What changed and who should act
Quotation deadline
Bid lead- Before
September 27, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. ET- After
- September 30, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. ET
- Proposal impact
- Submission calendar and final-review sequence
- Required action
- Move the deadline and stop the previously scheduled submission.
Pricing schedule
Estimator- Before
Original pricing schedule- After
- Revised pricing schedule
- Proposal impact
- Price volume and total-price validation
- Required action
- Replace the pricing attachment and revalidate totals.
Amendment acknowledgement
Proposal lead- Before
No Amendment 0001 existed- After
- Signed Amendment 0001 required
- Proposal impact
- Volume A and final submission checklist
- Required action
- Sign and include Amendment 0001 before submission.
$3,599,017
eventual award value
The protester submitted before the original deadline but did not provide the signed amendment by the extended deadline. The VA found the quotation ineligible, and GAO dismissed the protest.
Your pursuit