SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- Waco Co-Gen
- Notice Date
- 4/16/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 238220
— Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;VISN17 Network Contracting Activity;7400 Merton Minter Blvd. (10N17/90C);San Antonio TX 78229
- ZIP Code
- 78229
- Solicitation Number
- 36C25719Q0604
- Response Due
- 4/19/2019
- Archive Date
- 5/19/2019
- Point of Contact
- michael.simington@va.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is intended strictly for Market Research. This is a Request for Information only. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Dallas VA Medical Center in Dallas, Texas intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price contract for the purchase of Stents. (See attached for a description of items). The Government is conducting a market survey to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, small businesses, HUBZone small businesses and/or other large businesses capable of serving the needs identified below. This notice of intent is for open market as well as Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) items. If you have these items or similar items on FSS, please respond with your FSS Number. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification/socioeconomic status (service-disabled veteran owned small business, veteran owned small business, women owned small business, HUB Zone, 8(a), small business or large business, relative to NAICS 238220. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced on Federal Business opportunities website http://www.fbo.gov or GSA E-Buy at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. ***Brand-name or equal accepted. *** Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. Please advise if you carry the products for this requirement. Please submit all information to Delphia Schoenfeld at michael.simington@va.gov no later than November 19, 2019, 1200 Noon CST. ITEM INFORMATION ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 1.00 JB __________________ __________________ SOW: The contractor shall provide all resources necessary to accomplish the deliverables described in this statement of work (SOW), except as may otherwise be specified by the Contracting Officer. Startup each major component of the Co-Gen (Fuel Gas Compressor, Turbine Generator, HRSG, and Controls) and provide training on how to startup and run the Co-Gen plant at the Central Texas Veteran Health Care Systems CTVHCS, building 225 Waco Texas 76711. GRAND TOTAL __________________ STATEMENT OF WORK GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Title of Project: Waco -CoGen Startup and Training -Greenland 2. Scope of Work: The contractor shall provide all resources necessary to accomplish the deliverables described in this statement of work (SOW), except as may otherwise be specified by the Contracting Officer. Startup each major component of the Co-Gen (Fuel Gas Compressor, Turbine Generator, HRSG, and Controls) and provide training on how to startup and run the Co-Gen plant at the Central Texas Veteran Health Care Systems CTVHCS, 4800 Veterans Memorial Drive, Building 225 Waco, Texas 76711. 3. Background: The CoGen plant has been operating intermittently or nonoperational at all for about two years. Some identified faulty parts like the natural gas compressor, air compressor and the heat diverter have been fixed but the Co-Gen system still failed to start. In-house personnel have no comprehensive knowledge of the operation and maintenance of the complex CoGen system. The government runs the risk of losing its investment in the CoGen if it continues to stay nonoperational. 4. Work Required: The contractor shall trouble shoot the Co-generation system to determine why the CoGen system would not start automatically while set in auto start position after a shutdown. The contractor shall trouble shoot all major components of the CoGen system, like the turbine generator, natural gas compressor, air compressor, heat regeneration steam generator (HRSG) unit, controls, meters, heat diverter mechanism to determine any faulty part. The contractor shall fix any part or reprogram any controls to ensure the CoGen starts up when set to auto start and run. The contractor shall provide 8hrs of training on how to trouble shoot, start up and run each major component of the CoGen system. The major components on which trouble shoot, startup and run training shall be conducted are: Turbine generator -8hrs Natural gas compressor (fuel gas compressor) -8hrs Air compressor -8hrs HRSG -8hrs Controls -8hrs 5. Performance Period: The contractor shall complete the work required under this SOW in _30__ calendar days or less from date of award, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer (CO). If the contractor proposes an earlier completion date, and the Government accepts the contractor s proposal, the contractor s proposed completion date shall prevail. Work at the Government site shall not take place on Federal holidays or weekends unless directed by the CO. 6. Type of Contract: Firm-Fixed-Price B. CONTRACT AWARD MEETING The contractor shall not commence performance on the tasks in this SOW until the CO has conducted a kick off meeting, or has advised the contractor that a kick off meeting is waived. C. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 1. For every task, the contractor shall identify in writing all necessary subtasks (if any), associated costs by task, along with associated sub-milestone dates. The contractor's subtask structure shall be reflected in the technical proposal and detailed work plan. 2. All written deliverables shall be phrased in layperson language. Statistical and other technical terminology shall not be used without providing a glossary of terms. 3. Where a written milestone deliverable is required in a draft form, the VA will complete their review of the draft deliverable within __7_ calendar days from the date of receipt. The contractor shall have __7_ calendar days to deliver the final deliverable from date of receipt of the Government s comments. D. SPECIFIC MANDATORY TASKS AND ASSOCIATED DELIVERABLES Description of Tasks and Associated Deliverables: The contractor shall provide the specific deliverables described below within the performance period stated in Section A.4 of this SOW. The contractor shall trouble shoot all major components of the CoGen system, like the turbine generator, natural gas compressor, air compressor, heat regeneration steam generator (HRSG) unit, controls, meters, heat diverter mechanism to determine any faulty part. The contractor shall all faulty part or reprogram any controls to ensure the CoGen starts up when set to auto start and run. The contractor shall provide 8hrs of training on how to trouble shoot, start up and run each major component of the CoGen system. The major components on which trouble shoot, startup and run training shall be conducted are: Turbine generator -8hrs Natural gas compressor (fuel gas compressor) -8hrs Air compressor -8hrs HRSG -8hrs Controls -8hrs In the event the Cogen system could not be started and run after trouble shooting due to unforeseen issue with the Cogen and the repair of any faulty part would require more than a day, the training would be suspended and credit given to the government for the cost of the training. There shall be no training conducted without the Cogen running. Task One: The contractor shall provide a detailed work plan and briefing for the VA project team, which presents the contractor's plan for completing the task order. The contractor's plan shall be responsive with this SOW and describe, in further detail, the approach to be used for each aspect of the task order as defined in the technical proposal. SCHEDULE FOR DELIVERABLES 1. The contractor shall complete the Delivery Date column in Attachment A for each deliverable specified. 2. Unless otherwise specified, the number of draft copies and the number of final copies shall be the same. 3. If for any reason any deliverable cannot be delivered within the scheduled time frame, the contractor is required to explain why in writing to the CO, including a firm commitment of when the work shall be completed. This notice to the CO shall cite the reasons for the delay, and the impact on the overall project. The CO will then review the facts and issue a response, in accordance with applicable regulations. F. CHANGES TO STATEMENT OF WORK Any changes to this SOW shall be authorized and approved only through written correspondence from the CO. A copy of each change will be kept in a project folder along with all other products of the project. Costs incurred by the contractor through the actions of parties other than the CO shall be borne by the contractor. The contractor must inform the VHA COR, and Project Manager/Task Manager when personnel are removed from the contract for any reason. If a key person becomes unavailable to complete the SR, proposed Substitutions of key personnel shall be made only if approved by the COR and Project Manager. The contractor shall submit a resume of qualifications to the COR for all direct employees proposed for the project. All Contractor employees will be approved by the COR prior to bringing on duty. G. CONFIDENTIALITY AND NONDISCLOSURE It is agreed that: 1. The preliminary and final deliverables, and all associated working papers, application source code, and other material deemed relevant by VA which have been generated by the contractor in the performance of this task order, are the exclusive property of the U.S. Government and shall be submitted to the CO at the conclusion of the task order. 2. The CO will be the sole authorized official to release, verbally or in writing, any data, draft deliverables, final deliverables, or any other written or printed materials pertaining to this task order. No information shall be released by the contractor. Any request for information relating to this task order, presented to the contractor, shall be submitted to the CO for response. 3. Press releases, marketing material, or any other printed or electronic documentation related to this project, shall not be publicized without the written approval of the CO. CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS This language is still in draft form. The OI Service Center is reviewing alternative sources for background investigations. All contractor employees who require access to the Department of Veterans Affairs computer systems shall be the subject of a background investigation and must receive a favorable adjudication from the VA Office of Security and Law Enforcement prior to contract performance. This requirement is applicable to subcontractor personnel requiring the same access. Position Sensitivity The position sensitivity has been designated as Low Risk.) Background Investigation The level of background investigation commensurate with the required level of access is Minimum Background Investigation or National Agency Check with Written Inquiries. Contractor Responsibilities The contractor shall prescreen all personnel requiring access to the computer systems to ensure they maintain a U.S. citizenship, and are able to read, write, speak and understand the English language. The contractor shall submit or have their employees submit the required forms (SF 86 or SF 85P, SF 85P-S, FD 258, Contractor Fingerprint Chart, VA Form 0710, Authority for Release of Information Form, and Optional Forms 306 and 612) to the VA Office of Security and Law Enforcement within 30 days of receipt. The contractor, when notified of an unfavorable determination by the Government, shall withdraw the affected employee from working under the contract. Failure to comply with contractor personnel security requirements may result in termination of the contract for default. 4. Government Responsibilities The VA Office of Security and Law Enforcement will provide the necessary forms to the contractor, or to the contractor s employees, after receiving a list of names and addresses. Upon receipt, the VA Office of Security and Law Enforcement will review completed forms for accuracy, and forward the forms to the office of Personnel Management (OPM) to conduct background investigations. The VA Office of Security and Law Enforcement will notify the CO, and contractor, of adjudication results received from OMB. Upon being notified about a favorable determination, the CO may issue a notice to proceed to the contractor. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (16-APR-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 4800 Veterans Memorial Drive;Building# 225;Waco, TX
- Zip Code: 76711
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 76711
- Record
- SN05283038-F 20190418/190416230028 (fbodaily.com)
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