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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 FBO #2487
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Z -- ELECTRICAL WIRING & RECEPTACLES AT THE SSA FACILITY IN QUEENS, NY - AGENCY SPECIFIC CLAUSE

Notice Date

9/15/2008
 

Notice Type

AGENCY SPECIFIC CLAUSE
 

NAICS

238210 — Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
 

Contracting Office

Social Security Administration, Office of Budget, Finance, and Management, SSA Region 2, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 4010, New York, New York, 10278
 

ZIP Code

10278
 

Solicitation Number

SSA-RFQ-02-08-1005
 

Point of Contact

Andrew Argiro, Phone: 212-264-2766
 

E-Mail Address

andrew.argiro@ssa.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total HUB-Zone
 

Description

This acquisition is a TOTAL HUBZONE SET-ASIDE. The NAICS Code is 238210 and size standard is $14 million. The Social Security Administration (SSA), Region II, requires a contractor to install electrical wiring and receptacles and de-install and remove old wiring and receptacles at the Joseph P. Addabbo Federal Building that is located at 155-10 Jamaica Avenue Jamaica New York 11432. The wiring is necessary to power up new equipment to new power source. SPECIFC REQUIREMENTS – ELECTRICAL WIRING & RECEPTACLES FOR MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES A.REQUIREMENTS The installation shall meet the requirements of the latest edition of the National Electric Code and the local codes. Each output data processing (DP) power distribution cable assembly shall be fabricated and listed by the manufacturer as an information technology equipment part under UL 1950, Standard for Information Technology Equipment, including Electrical Business Equipment Second Edition dated February 26, 1993. The data processing (DP) power distribution cable assembly shall consist of an insulated flexible and interlocking wound steel armored outer shield. On cables smaller than 1-1/12" diameter, the outer shield shall include an integral, spiral wound copper grounding foil throughout its length. The outer shield shall be finished with a “green” color throughout its length as to render the cable identifiable as an AC power interconnecting cable. The material used for the outer shield shall conform to and be listed to the requirements of U.L. Standard for Safety No. 360 (Conduit, Electrical, Liquid-Tight Flexible Steel). All wiring shall be copper and shall be installed in conduit. All branch circuiting for the receptacles shall be installed under the computer room raised floor, a minimum of four inches (4”) away from the data and signal cables. Where indicated, install two ground conductors in each of the branch circuits. One of the ground conductors shall be: used as the equipment ground conductor, provided with green colored insulation, connected to the receptacle device box and connected to the equipment ground bus in the electric panel board. The other conductor shall be: used as the isolated ground conductor, provided with green colored insulation with a yellow tracer, connected to the isolated ground terminal on the isolated ground receptacle and connected to the isolated ground bus in the electric panel board. Provide identification on each receptacle and connector under the raised floor by circuit breaker number, the electric panel board number and the equipment number for which it is intended to be used. Labels must be machine generated, hand written labels are unacceptable. Provide updated panel board directories for all the panels modified. Mark up any changes in the proposed panel schedules and install a copy of the corrected schedules to the inside of the respective panel boards. Install Data Processing (DP) cable assembly with liquid tight flexible metallic conduit and provide a minimum of 5 feet of slack in the conduit run. The process of cutting metal conduit and any other similar type of work resulting in metallic dust shall be performed outside of the computer room. It is important to keep the computer room clean with absolutely no metallic dust, which is detrimental to the magnetic heads of the tape and disc drives. Remove all waste material and surplus material including unused conduits and wires from under the raised floor prior to installing the floor tiles and close out of the job. Check in with the Computer Operations System office and Node manager prior to start of any work in the computer room. All work must be coordinated with the Chief of Facilities Management Section. Notify Computer Operations System Office upon completion of the work. The installation will be inspected, certified and accepted by SSA's electrical engineer. Provide schedule of completion of work to the Chief of Facilities Management Section for coordinating electrical engineer's visit. B. (a)SCOPE OF WORK (FOR PROJECT 114 DRAWINGS): 1.Furnish and install UL/CSA listed data processing (DP) power distribution cable assemblies and circuit breakers as indicated on panel schedules and drawing E2. a.Provide four (4) NEMA L6-30R, 30A, 2P, twist lock, isolated ground receptacles as part of Project #114. Each receptacle to be provided with #10 AWG for phase conductors and grounds. Provide 15mm (1/2”) liquid-tight flexible conduit with 2#10, 1#10G and 1#10EG from indicated PDU to computer equipment location. b. The NEMA L6-30R receptacles shall be manufactured by “Hubbell” catalog number IG2620 or be equal in all salient characteristics including exact NEMA configuration in an isolated ground type. SSA will make final decision on acceptability of equal products. c. Provide four (4) 2P-30A circuit breakers as part of project #114. These new circuit breakers shall match existing type circuit breakers and AIC rating. Refer to panel schedules PDU-3A and PDU-6A. d. Remove the two existing under floor 3 Pole, 60A receptacles and associated branch circuit wiring and conduit serving EMC 3930- 36, which will be removed by SSA. Disconnect circuits from Panel “UPS1”- 31,33,35 and “UPS5”- 27,29,31. Do not abandon any branch circuit wiring in place. e. Remove 80 under-floor single pole, 20 amp receptacles (to be identified at a later date) along with all associated wire and conduit to the wall panel boards to which they are connected. Leave circuit breakers in “off” position. Contractor shall verify that no equipment is connected to receptacles and wiring being removed. 2.Provide raised floor tile cutouts as indicated on drawing E3. B.(b) SCOPE OF WORK (FOR PROJECT 115/118 DRAWINGS): 1. Furnish and install UL/CSA listed data processing (DP) power distribution cable assemblies and circuit breakers as indicated on panel schedules and drawing E1. a. Provide sixteen (16) NEMA 5-20R, 20A, 2P, isolated ground receptacles for project #115. Also, provide sixteen (16) NEMA 5-20R, 20A, 2P, isolated ground receptacles for project #118. Each receptacle to be provided with #12 AWG for phase conductors and grounds. Provide 15mm (1/2”) liquid-tight flexible conduit with 2#12, 1#12G and 1#12EG from indicated PDU to computer equipment location. b. The NEMA 5-20R receptacles shall be manufactured by “Hubbell” catalog number IG5362. or be equal in all salient characteristics including exact NEMA configuration in an isolated ground type. SSA will make final decision on acceptability of equal products. IG receptacles shall be orange. c. Connect new sixteen (16) branch circuit homeruns to existing spare 1P-20A circuit breakers for project #115. Also, connect new sixteen (16) branch circuit homeruns to existing spare1P-20A circuit breakers for project #118. Refer to panel schedule PDU-2B, PDU-3B and PDU-6B. 2. Provide raised floor tile cutouts as indicated on drawing E2. C.SCHEDULE OF WORK All the installation work (EXCEPT FOR work described in B. (a) 1. d. and e. above) shall be performed during non-business hours. Work will be limited to after 6:00pm and before 6:00am Monday through Thursday, and Friday after 6:00pm until 6:00am Monday morning. ALL WORK described in B. (a) 1.d. and e. above shall be performed during the weekend of October 11-12th. D.ATTACHMENTS FOR PROJECT : Requests for drawings shall be forwarded to Celia Bellinger at telephone number 718-557-5100 or by e-mail at celia.bellinger@ssa.gov. End Statement of Work GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - 1.Security Requirements All contract employees (including sub-contractor employees) must obtain a SSA government security clearance which includes finger prints screening and personal history review. The procedures are contained elsewhere in this contract and necessary forms and documents will be provided by the government. All contactors and their employees must sign in daily at the front lobby. Before beginning any work at the site, proper I.D is necessary. 2.Contractor Responsibilities: The contractor must seal off work areas each day to ensure that the general public will not enter the work area. The contractor must maintain clean work areas; all work areas must be free of debris. The contractor must submit all MSDS sheets of any agents, paints, or solvents, which is intended to be used in the building. 3.The performance period shall be date of award through 60 days. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number SSA-RFQ-02-08-1005 and the solicitation are issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-26. This acquisition is a TOTAL HUBZONE SET-ASIDE. The NAICS Code is 238210 and size standard is $13 million. In accordance with FAR 12.302, Tailoring of Provisions and Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items, and 12.303, Contract Format, FAR clause 52.212-4 is tailored as follows: (g)You may submit your invoice, electronically via email, by regular mail, or by hand carrying it to the Office of Finance at the addresses below. Your invoice must include all of the elements of a proper invoice as defined in the invoice or payment clause used in this award as well as any other information required below or in the contract. SENDING THE INVOICE ELECTRONICALLY: Submit your invoice either as an attachment to an email message, or within the message itself, to: OFPO.OF.DAP.INVOICES@ssa.gov. FOR INVOICES NOT SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY: Submit an original and three (3) copies of the invoice to: If sent by mail: Social Security Administration Office of Finance Post Office Box 47 Baltimore, Maryland 21235-0047 If Hand Carried: Social Security Administration Office of Finance Customer Service Help Desk 2-B-4 East Low Rise Building 6401 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21235-0047 The telephone number of the customer service help desk is (410) 965-0607. TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (TIN) AND DUN&BRADSTREET NUMBER (DUNS): In order to assist the government in making timely payments, please include your TIN, your DUNS#, and the Order Number on each invoice. SUBMISSION OF ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER (EFT) INFORMATION AND REMITTANCE INFORMATION: The Government shall make payment to the Contractor using the EFT information contained in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. In the event that the EFT information changes, the Contractor shall be responsible for providing the updated information to the CCR database. Remittance information associated with EFT payments is now available via the Payment Advice Internet Delivery (PAID) System on the Department of Treasury's Internet site at http://fms.treas.gov/paid/index.asp. This site provides an explanation of the system, how it works, security and access information, a user demonstration, and registration information. There is no charge to use the PAID system. You may also direct payment inquiries to SSA's Office of Finance by using its Financial Interactive Voice Response System (FIVR). FIVR is an automated self-service telephone system available 24 hours a day that allows direct electronic access to administrative payment information using the telephone keypad. You can access FIVR by calling (410) 965-0607. The services available through FIVR will be available through a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) Line at 410-597-1395. Customer Service Representatives will be available to answer vendor payment inquiries Monday - Friday, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. You may also address any payment inquiries to SSA's Office of Finance by sending an email to payment.inquiries@ssa.gov, or visiting its internet site at http://www.ssa.gov/vendor/contact.htm. You can also access the PAID system through a link on this site. (u) Superintendence by the Contractor. At all times during performance of this contract and until the work is completed and accepted, the Contractor shall directly superintend the work or assign and have on the worksite a competent superintendent who is satisfactory to the Contracting Officer and has authority to act for the Contractor. (v) Permits and Responsibilities. The Contractor shall, without additional expense to the Government, be responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses and permits, and for complying with any Federal, State, and municipal laws, codes, and regulations applicable to the performance of the work. The Contractor shall also be responsible for all damages to persons or property that occur as a result of the Contractor’s fault or negligence. The Contractor shall also be responsible for all materials delivered and work performed until completion and acceptance of the entire work, except for any completed unit of work which may have been accepted under the contract. (w)Other Contracts. The Government may undertake or award other contracts for additional work at or near the site of the work under this contract. The Contractor shall fully cooperate with the other contractors and with Government employees and shall carefully adapt scheduling and performing the work under this contract to accommodate the additional work, heeding any direction that may be provided by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall not commit or permit any act that will interfere with the performance of work by any other contractor or by Government employees. (x)Protection of Existing Vegetation, Structures, Equipment, Utilities, and Improvements. The Contractor shall preserve and protect all structures, equipment, and vegetation (such as trees, shrubs, and grass) on or adjacent to the work site, which are not to be removed and which do not unreasonably interfere with the work required under this contract. The Contractor shall only remove trees when specifically authorized to do so, and shall avoid damaging vegetation that will remain in place. If any limbs or branches of trees are broken during contract performance, or by the careless operation of equipment, or by workmen, the Contractor shall trim those limbs or branches with a clean cut and paint the cut with a tree-pruning compound as directed by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall protect from damage all existing improvements and utilities at or near the work site, and on adjacent property of a third party, the locations of which are made known to or should be known by the Contractor. The Contractor shall repair any damage to those facilities, including those that are the property of a third party, resulting from failure to comply with the requirements of this contract or failure to exercise reasonable care in performing the work. If the Contractor fails or refuses to repair the damage promptly, the Contracting Officer may have the necessary work performed and charge the cost to the Contractor. (y)Operations and Storage Areas. The Contractor shall confine all operations (including storage of materials) on Government premises to areas authorized or approved by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall hold and save the Government, its officers and agents, free and harmless from liability of any nature occasioned by the Contractor’s performance. Temporary buildings (e.g., storage sheds, shops, offices) and utilities may be erected by the Contractor only with the approval of the Contracting Officer and shall be built with labor and materials furnished by the Contractor without expense to the Government. The temporary buildings and utilities shall remain the property of the Contractor and shall be removed by the Contractor at its expense upon completion of the work. When materials are transported in prosecuting the work, vehicles shall not be loaded beyond the loading capacity recommended by the manufacturer of the vehicle or prescribed by any Federal, State, or local law or regulation. When it is necessary to cross curbs or sidewalks, the Contractor shall protect them from damage. The Contractor shall repair or pay for the repair of any damaged curbs, sidewalks, or roads. (z)Cleaning Up. The Contractor shall at all times keep the work area, including storage areas, free from accumulations of waste materials. Before completing the work, the Contractor shall remove from the work and premises any rubbish, tools, scaffolding, equipment, and materials that are not the property of the Government. Upon completing the work, the Contractor shall leave the work area in a clean, neat, and orderly condition satisfactory to the Contracting Officer. (aa)Accident Prevention. The Contractor shall provide and maintain work environments and procedures which will safeguard the public and Government personnel, property, materials, supplies, and equipment exposed to Contractor operations and activities; and avoid interruptions of Government operations and delays in project completion dates. For these purposes on contracts for construction or dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements, the Contractor shall – (1)Provide appropriate safety barricades, signs, and signal lights; (2)Comply with the standards issued by the Secretary of Labor at 29 CFR Part 1926 and 29 CFR Part 1910; and (3)Ensure that any additional measures the Contracting Officer determines to be reasonably necessary for the purposes are taken. Whenever the Contracting Officer becomes aware of any noncompliance with these requirements or any condition which poses a serious or imminent danger to the health or safety of the public or Government personnel, the Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor orally, with written confirmation, and request immediate initiation of corrective action. This notice, when delivered to the Contractor or the Contractor’s representative at the work site, shall be deemed sufficient notice of the noncompliance and that corrective action is required. After receiving the notice, the Contractor shall immediately take corrective action. If the Contractor fails or refuses to promptly take corrective action, the Contracting Officer may issue an order stopping all or part of the work until satisfactory corrective action has been taken. The Contractor shall not be entitled to any equitable adjustment of the contract price or extension of the performance schedule on any stop work order issued under this clause. The Contractor shall insert this clause, including this paragraph (e), with appropriate changes in the designation of the parties, in subcontracts. (ab) Insurance. (i)Workers’ compensation and employer’s liability. Contractors are required to comply with applicable Federal and State workers’ compensation and occupational disease statutes. If occupational diseases are not compensable under those statutes, they shall be covered under the employer’s liability section of the insurance policy, except when contract operations are so commingled with a contractor’s commercial operations that it would not be practical to require this coverage. Employer’s liability coverage of at least $100,000 shall be required, except in States with exclusive or monopolistic funds that do not permit workers’ compensation to be written by private carriers. (ii)General liability. Bodily injury liability insurance coverage written on the comprehensive form of policy of at least $500,000 per occurrence is required. (iii)Automobile liability. Automobile liability insurance written on the comprehensive form of policy is required. The policy shall provide for bodily injury and property damage liability covering the operation of all automobiles used in connection with performing the contract. Policies covering automobiles operated in the United States shall provide coverage of at least $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and $20,000 per occurrence for property damage. The amount of liability coverage on other policies shall be commensurate with any legal requirements of the locality and sufficient to meet normal and customary claims. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and the follow additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition: (b) (2), (b)(16), (b)(18), (b)(19), (b)(20), (b)(21), (b)(22), (b)(23), (b)(24), (b)(25), (b)(36), (c)(1) and (c)(2). INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS: The following provisions at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items, (tailored) apply to this acquisition: (b) (1), (3), (4), (6), (7), (8), (10), (11), (c), (f), (g), and (l). All quotations must be clearly marked with SSA-RFQ-02-08-1005 and shall contain the following: 1)Price quotation, separate from technical submissions, including a detailed breakout of : labor (firm-fixed price)-labor categories, descriptions, number of hours for each category and labor rates, overhead rates, profit and other direct costs (materials). 2) References for experience and past performance: provide information for 3 past or current projects completed within the past 3 years that are similar in size, scope and complexity to the work required. Each reference shall include: A) Name, Address of the Client Organization; B) Contract Number, if applicable; C) Name, Title, Telephone and Fax Numbers and email address of a currently available client point of contact/reference; D) Description of the work performed; E) Performance period, and F) Dollar value. 2)EVALUATION: The provisions at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – The provisions at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items (tailored) apply to this acquisition. Paragraph (a) is tailored as follows: the Government will award an order resulting from this request for quotation to the offeror whose quote represents the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations: price, experience and past performance. U.S. Department of Labor Wage Determination No. 2005-2375 Revision No. 5, Dated 05/29/2008 applies to this solicitation, and may be downloaded from www.wdol.gov. 3)REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS: Quoters must include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR Part 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items with their quote. Interested parties can acquire this document from http://www.arnet.gov/far/current/html/52_212_213.html#wp1179194. Alternatively, quoters may complete the annual Representations and Certifications electronically via the ORCA website located at http://orca.bpn.gov. After the quoter reviews their ORCA database information, the quoter verifies by submission of this quotation that the Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items form has been entered or updated within the last 12 months. The quoter thereby certifies that the submitted information is accurate, current, complete, and applicable to this solicitation to the best of their knowledge and belief. 4)Responses must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, September 24, 2008, addressed to the Social Security Administration. FMT-Room 4040, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278 or emailed to Andrew Argiro at Andrew.argiro@ssa.gov, or faxed to Andrew Argiro at fax # 212-264-2964. All responsible certified HUBZone Small Businesses may submit a quotation that shall be considered by the Agency. 5)A site visit will be held at 10:00 AM EASTERN TIME on September 19, 2008 at the work location, 155-10 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432. Interested parties should contact Celia Bellinger at 718-557-5100 if interested in attending the site visit. The purpose of this site visit is to allow potential offerors the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the worksite and satisfy themselves regarding the general and local conditions that may affect the cost of the requirement, to the extent that information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. Questions regarding areas of uncertainty, which may require clarification or correction, must be requested during or immediately following the inspection tour. All questions and respective answers will be summarized in the form of a solicitation amendment and provided to all parties requesting copies of the solicitation.
 

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Place of Performance

Address: 155-10 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, New York, 11432, United States

Zip Code: 11432
 

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