SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Service/544-21-2-5089-0085/Replacement Vent Piping 5th Floor Bldg. 100/ (VA-21-00013545)
- Notice Date
- 1/26/2021 6:29:21 PM
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 561210
— Facilities Support Services
- Contracting Office
- 247-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 7 (36C247) AUGUSTA GA 30904 USA
- ZIP Code
- 30904
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24721Q0311
- Response Due
- 1/29/2021 9:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 03/30/2021
- Point of Contact
- CEDRIC BELMONT, Contract Specialist, Phone: 803-776-4000
- E-Mail Address
-
cedric.belmont@va.gov
(cedric.belmont@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SDVOSBC Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS General Information: Document Type: Combined Solicitation/Synopsis Solicitation Number: 36C24721Q0311 Posted Date: 27 JAN 2021 Original Response Date: 29 JAN 2021 Current Response Date: 12:00PM EST Product or Service Code: J047 Set Aside (SDVOSB/VOSB): SDVOSB NAICS Code: 561210 Contracting Office Address: WJB Dorn VA Medical Center 6439 Garners Ferry Road Columbia, SC 29209 Description: This is a 100% Set-Aside SDVOSB/VOSB combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Quotations are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued. This solicitation is a request for quotations (RFQ). The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 561210, with a small business size standard of $38.5 million. The WJB Dorn VA Medical Center, located at 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209 is seeking to purchase Hemodialysis Vent Pipe Replacement. Prior to submitting a quote: SD/VOSB Vendors shall be Verified in https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/ and All Vendors shall be Registered as Active in https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ Point of Contact: POC for this acquisition is Cedric Belmont, 803-776-4000, Ext: 1836; cedric.belmont@va.gov Performance Work Statement Title: Vent Pipe Replacement Contracting Officer Representative: John Hanna REQUIREMENT: The Contractor shall provide supervision, labor, material, equipment, tools, supplies, travel, and related services, in accordance with the PWS, VA plans, and specifications as necessary to comply with and complete the intent, end-result, and other performance requirements described herein. BACKGROUND: Department of Veterans Affairs, Columbia VA Health Care System (VAHCS) Medical Center is a 216-bed facility, encompassing acute medical, surgical, psychiatric, and long-term care. The hospital is in Columbia, South Carolina and provides primary, secondary, and some tertiary care. Satellite outpatient clinics located in Anderson, Florence; Greenville; Orangeburg; Rock Hill; Sumter, and Spartanburg, South Carolina. The 5th floor of Building 100 houses the hemodialysis unit. Reports of odors have been reported by the unit s service providers and is suspected to be sewer line fumes. Inspections of the area have been performed and discovered cracks in cast iron sewer vent pipes. Other observations include potential odors passing through floor drain seals, which appear to be beyond the useful life expectancy. The observed cracks in the vent pipes are located above an existing drop ceiling and inside exiting stud walls. Destructive investigation was not performed. The cast iron vent pipes route both vertically (main vent lines) and horizontally (branch lines). The main vent lines support all floors and penetrate the floor/ceiling concrete structure and roof. A mechanical room is located directly above the hemodialysis area and contains penetrations, pipe joints, and seals. The Columbia VAHCS is operating under COVID-19 precautions and protective measures. This includes wearing proper personal protective equipment, limited entrances for personnel and equipment, and following standard screening procedures. Hired prime contractors performing work onsite will be required follow and enforce the hospital s operating procedures and convey the method of monitoring staff, employees, and subcontractors underneath their responsibility. The prime contractor will be required to report any and all positive and negative COVID-19 test performed, individuals who have been quarantined, and/or any who fails the screening procedures. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Period of Performance: 45 days This service shall be performed during normal working hours of 7:00 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. from Monday through Friday. Overtime, weekends and holidays will be authorized during emergencies and natural disasters upon approval from the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer Representative (COR). INTENT: The intent of this requirement is to eliminate the sources of odors from the 5th floor area. The area will not be shut down to allow full access to all work areas simultaneously; therefore, the work shall be phased section by section. The government will prepare the area in advance of the repairs by exposing the known pipe locations and other areas the contractor requires to be accessible and provide all infection control barriers and negative air machines to comply with the Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA). END RESULT: The end-result shall be all sources of odor seepage repaired. All damaged or defective materials shall be removed and replaced with like-kind materials and installed per all applicable code requirements. All new work shall be properly fastened and secured. All materials used shall be in full compliance with current VHACMS and Department of Veterans Affairs material specifications. Government Work Responsibilities The Government will be responsible for the demolition required to expose the repair areas to included walls and ceilings. The Government will provide access to all rooms and provide door access as required. The Government will be responsible for installing all infection control barriers and negative air scrubber connections with proper advance notice. The Government will remove the barriers and coordinate final cleaning. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Columbia VA Health Care System, 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29209 Fifth Floor A Wing Hemodialysis Area. Known work locations indicated on drawing 001, but other work areas may be identified during the course of this service. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS: Contractor shall be responsible for verifying all locations and work areas. Contractor shall be responsible for the following: Verification of all sizes and quantities for all materials. Submission of staging plan based on ascertained work areas Submission of work schedule based on ascertained work areas. Removal and Disposition of existing damaged above ceiling and in wall cast iron pipe Preparation and installation of properly sized cast iron vent pipe replacement. Compliance with the infection control requirements as provided. This requirement shall be coordinated with the Contracting Officers representative (COR), Engineering General Support shop, ECC, and facility EMS. The contractor shall provide three business days advance notice to the COR via email when relocating between work phases to allow time for the government to expose the pipes and install the infection control barriers. The contractor shall maintain a clean work area The contractor shall contain materials within the infection control barriers. Material selection must be reviewed by COR prior to purchase. The contractor shall be responsible for the disposition of demolished materials in accordance with applicable patient safety, and infection control requirements. Material disposition shall be staged in such a way as to minimize foot traffic through the hospital. The contractor shall, if necessary, establish temporary partition system capable of minimizing the transmission of particulate matter, excessive sounds, smells into active patient and staff areas. The contractor shall take all the necessary precautions to prevent or limit patient and staff disturbance. The contractor shall be responsible for adherence to the Columbia VA Covid-19 preventative measures to include, but not limited to, masking and entrance policies. Any work involving the production of a possible ignition source, will require the completion and approval of a hot work permit to be coordinated through requirement COR Any work done shall be performed in such a way as to prevent damage to VA property. All on site material storage must be approved by COR prior to delivery to approved location. No material shall be stored in areas accessible to patient and staff. Proper disposal of requirement related debris is the sole responsibility of the awarded contractor. Material/construction debris disposition shall be done promptly, and in accordance with all Federal, State, and local regulations, and ordinance. The contractor shall be responsible for furnishing all labor, tools, equipment personnel, supervision, materials, supplies and transportation necessary to fulfill requirement. The contractor shall be responsible for coordination and payment of any fees required to fully execute contract. The contractor shall abide by all VA Medical Center directives and policies The contractor shall warranty newly installed vent pipe and related accessories for one-year post government acceptance. The contractor shall repair any issues not a result of standard wear and tear. INVOICES: 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 Please begin submitting your electronic invoices through the Tungsten Network for payment processing, free of charge. 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 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 enough 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.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: DORN VAMC 5TH FLOOR BLDG. 100 6439 GARNERS FERRY RD, COLUMBIA, SC 29209, USA
- Zip Code: 29209
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 29209
- Record
- SN05899940-F 20210128/210126230105 (samdaily.us)
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