Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center West Los Angeles, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Building 218, Room 311, (90), Los Angeles, CA 90073

Q -- INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE SERVICES SOL IFB691-10-98 DUE 020998 POC Jewel Jackson, Contract Specialist (310) 268-3755 This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commerical items prepared in accordance with the format FAR subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; invitation for bids (IFB) are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation document and incorporated provisionsand clauses are those in effect through FAC 97-02. This solicitation shall be 100% small business set aside. The SIC Code is 8999 and the small business size is $5M. Contractor shall provide all items and services in this solicitation, no partial bids will be accepted. Contractor shall provide industrial Hygiene Services to VA Medical Center which includes two (2) certified industrial hygienist and a licensed asbestos site surveillance technician (SST) to provide air monitoring and quality assurance during asbestos abatement projects involving renovation or demolition; air samples shall be taken according to facility protocol; SST shall complete written check-list, narratives, data sheets, and chain of custody for receiving laboratory (Analysis of air and bulk samples for asbestos shall be done by an independent laboratory). Contractor's SST shall report to the facility Industrial Hygienist (IH) on the progress each work day. Contractor shall provide the following: An AHERA certified asbestos building Inspection/Management Planner for the asbestos building surveys to determine the condition, friability and extend of asbestos-containing materials, such as pipe insulation and floor tiles, and preparation of reports; make recommendations as to the appropriate abatement method and abatement priority rating according to facility standards; evaluate and review abatement plans and surveys of proposed abatement areas; update the facility asbestos Building Survey Report and Asbestos Priortized List on excel data base; contractor's certified industrial hygienist shall have a degree in Industrial Hygiene or related field with at least one year experience as an IH for contract employees that are sent to the facility to perform industrial hygiene surveys of workplace, such as clinics, operating plant, research and clinic laboratories for compliance to facility policies/federal standards and applicable regulations concerning chemical and physical hazards and biological hazards; to conduct emergency response to spills/leaks, and personal protective equipment; prepare a written report of survey findings and recommendations to correct deficiencies; conduct employee workplace air monitoring of over 60 sites annually for potentially toxic dusts, vapors, and gases and prepare a written report for each workplace monitored including an evaluation of the laboratory results to regulatory standards for exposures; review Hot Work Permits and Confined Space Entry Permits; visits sites with direct reading gas monitoring; provide Industrial Hygiene related training to small groups of employees on hazardous communication, chemical hygiene, chemical storage, PPE spill/leak emergency response plan, and hot work permits. Contractor shall respond within 4 hours after receipt of phone call from VA Medical Center WLA Industrial Hygiene Department. The following provisions will apply to this acquisition; 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commerical Items; 52-212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commerical Items; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commerical Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions to implement Status or Executive Orders-Commerical items. 52.204-6 Contractor Identification Number-Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number; 52.223-13 Certification of Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services; 52.217-9 Optin to Extend the Terms of the Contract; 852.203-70 Ethics in Government. Period of acceptance is 30 calendar days. Bidders responding to this announcement shall submit an hourly price and a total contract price for 3,500 hours for a performance period of one year from date of award to Jewel Jackson, ContractingOfficer, (90C) VA Medical Center West Los Angeles, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Bldg 218, Room 311, Los Angeles, CA 90073 on or before February 9, 1998 by 1:00 PM, local time. SIC Code 8999. (0009)

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