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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 16, 2016 FBO #5472
DOCUMENT

Q -- Exterior Cleaning, Buildings 100, 100A and 103 Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbua SC. SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT - Attachment

Notice Date

11/14/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

561790 — Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;W.J.B. Dorn VA Medical Center;6439 Garners Ferry Road;Columbia SC 29209-1639
 

ZIP Code

29209-1639
 

Solicitation Number

VA24717R0038
 

Response Due

11/18/2016
 

Archive Date

11/19/2016
 

Point of Contact

JOSEPH LOCKE
 

E-Mail Address

A
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
 

Description

This is a sources sought announcement only. All responses will be used for market analysis in determining the availability of potential qualified small businesses that may be used to determine appropriate acquisition strategy. No solicitation is being issued at this time, but will be issued at a later date. The Dorn VA Medical Center, 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209 is seeking commercial sources to safely and successfully clean the exterior surfaces (except roofs) of buildings 100, 100A and 103. Building surfaces have become unsightly from daily weather exposure. It is anticipated that the contract performance period will weather permitting; the task to successfully clean the exterior of all 3 buildings will be completed within 60 calendar days of commencement of the work The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code proposed for the requirement is 561790, Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings. The size standard for NAICS 561790 is $7.5M. The Government is interested in all small businesses including Small Business, 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, and Woman Owned Small Businesses that are interested in performing this requirement. The Government requests interested parties submit a response which includes a brief description of their company's business size (i.e. annual revenues and employee size), business status (i.e., Small Business, SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOB, etc.), anticipated teaming arrangements (i.e. prime contractor/subcontractor, joint venture, mentor protege relationship, etc.), and a description of same/similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. The Government will use this information in determining its small business set-aside decision. Interested firms are requested to provide their aforementioned information, along with interest and capability statements, utilizing the attached Experience Questionnaire no later than 28 March 2013. No pricing input is being requested. This Sources Sought Notice is issued for the purpose of market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 10. Additional information regarding this requirement will be posted for viewing on FedBizOpps at https://www.fbo.gov/ as it becomes available. All potential offerors are reminded that lack of registration in the System for Award Management (https://www.sam.gov) will make an offeror ineligible for contract award. NOTE: It is the responsibility of all potential offeror's to monitor the FedBizOpps web site for release of any future synopses or release of the solicitation and any associated amendments. Submissions to this notice may be emailed to Joseph Locke, Contract Specialist, Network Contracting Office 7 at joseph.locke@va.gov. When emailing your response, please note that due to increased firewall protections some emails may be blocked; therefore, follow-up via telephone (if an acknowledgement is not received back via email) is strongly recommended to ensure receipt of your submission by the Government. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned. No entitlements to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges to the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses, or the Government's use of such information. Statement of Work Clean all exterior surfaces of buildings 100, 100A and 103 1. REQUIREMENT: Vendor will safely and successfully clean the exterior surfaces (except roofs) of buildings 100, 100A and 103. 2. BACKGROUND: Building surfaces have become unsightly from daily weather exposure. 3. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Weather permitting; the task to successfully clean the exterior of all 3 buildings will be completed within 60 calendar days of commencement of the work. 4. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: VA Medical Center, 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209. Exterior surfaces (except roofing) of buildings 100, 100A and 103 including covered entryways, retaining walls and courtyards. 5. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS: Vendor will successfully clean the surfaces of the buildings indicated following OSHA requirements and guidelines, starting at the top of each building and progressing downward. Water hose connections (garden hose style) are available in various locations. The jobsite supervisor must have a 30 hour OSHA card and that supervisor must be present when any work is being conducted. A copy of the 30 hour OSHA card card along with a State issued picture ID of the card holder will be required before the project begins. The jobsite supervisor must sign in each day at ECC (Engineering Control Center) located in the basement floor of building 100 and sign back out when departing each day. High pedestrian traffic areas may need to be accomplished after hours or on the weekend. Pedestrians must be protected from spray and drainage. Water hoses cannot cross an entry or exit pathway and must be suspended a minimum of 7 feet above the travel path. Water hoses suspended over a travel path must be leak-free. Many areas are inaccessible from the ground and will have to be approached from the roof. All building joints and window perimeter sealant will be inspected and fully sealed by the vendor utilizing a matching rubber caulk. All exterior window glass will be cleaned. Care will be exercised when cleaning around windows and grills to prevent water intrusion. Any chemicals or compounds utilized must first be approved for use by our Safety Department. Vendor will submit MSDS for all chemicals and compounds 30 days before work begins for review by our Safety Department. 6. INVOICES: a. Payment will be made upon receipt of a properly prepared detailed invoice, prepared by the Contractor and submitted through Tungsten Network (formerly known as OB10) http://www.tungsten-network.com/us/en/. A properly prepared invoice shall contain: Invoice Number and Date Contractor s Name and Address Accurate Purchase Order Number Supply or Service provided Period Supply or Service Provided Total Amount Due b. Please begin submitting your electronic invoices through the Tungsten Network for payment processing, free of charge. c. If you have questions about the e-invoicing program or Tungsten Network, contact information is as follows:               Tungsten e-Invoice Setup Information: 1-877-489-6135 Tungsten e-Invoice email: VA.Registration@Tungsten-Network.com FSC e-Invoice Contact Information: 1-877-353-9791 FSC e-invoice email: vafsccshd@va.gov Web Address: HTTP://WWW.FSC.VA.GOV/EINVOICE.ASP 9. TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE: In accordance with FAR 52.212-4 (l) The Government reserves the right to terminate this contract, or any part hereof, for its sole convenience. 10. RECORDS MANAGEMENT LANGUAGE FOR CONTRACTS: The following standard items relate to records generated in executing the contract and should be included in a typical Electronic Information Systems (EIS) procurement contract: Citations to pertinent laws, codes and regulations such as 44 U.S.C chapters 21, 29, 31 and 33; Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552); Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a); 36 CFR Part 1222 and Part 1228. Contractor shall treat all deliverables under the contract as the property of the U.S. Government for which the Government Agency shall have unlimited rights to use, dispose of, or disclose such data contained therein as it determines to be in the public interest. Contractor shall not create or maintain any records that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract using Government IT equipment and/or Government records. Contractor shall not retain, use, sell, or disseminate copies of any deliverable that contains information covered by the Privacy Act of 1974 or that which is generally protected by the Freedom of Information Act. Contractor shall not create or maintain any records containing any Government Agency records that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract. The Government Agency owns the rights to all data/records produced as part of this contract. The Government Agency owns the rights to all electronic information (electronic data, electronic information systems, electronic databases, etc.) and all supporting documentation created as part of this contract. Contractor must deliver sufficient technical documentation with all data deliverables to permit the agency to use the data. Contractor agrees to comply with Federal and Agency records management policies, including those policies associated with the safeguarding of records covered by the Privacy Act of 1974. These policies include the preservation of all records created or received regardless of format [paper, electronic, etc.] or mode of transmission [e-mail, fax, etc.] or state of completion [draft, final, etc.]. No disposition of documents will be allowed without the prior written consent of the Contracting Officer. The Agency and its contractors are responsible for preventing the alienation or unauthorized destruction of records, including all forms of mutilation. Willful and unlawful destruction, damage or alienation of Federal records is subject to the fines and penalties imposed by 18 U.S.C. 2701. Records may not be removed from the legal custody of the Agency or destroyed without regard to the provisions of the agency records schedules.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/CSCVAMC/WJBDDVAMC/VA24717R0038/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA247-17-R-0038 VA247-17-R-0038_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3105406&FileName=VA247-17-R-0038-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3105406&FileName=VA247-17-R-0038-000.docx

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Place of Performance

Address: DORN VA MEDICAL CENTER;6439 GARNERS FERRY ROAD;COLUMBIA, SC 29209

Zip Code: 29209
 

Record

SN04327417-W 20161116/161114234702-bff3dedca6ec6862534fbba6365f20bf (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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