Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Business Center, 5901 East Seventh Street, Bldg 149, Long Beach, CA 90822

Y -- PROVIDE ALL LABOR,MATERIALS SUPERVISION, EQUIPMENT TO PERFORM CONSTRUCTION RELATED HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REMOVAL SERVICES TO BUILDINGS AND REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VISN 22 WITHIN S. CALIFORNIA AND CLARK COUNTY NV SOL RFP-600-090-99 POC Wayne Keen (562) 961-8154 Provide all labor, material, supervision, equipment and tools necessary to perform construction related hazardous material removal services to building and real property owned or leased by Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 22, within the California counties of Los Angeles, Riverside Orange, San Diego, and Clark County, Neveda. This solicitation will result in a Firm Fixed Price, Multiple Award, Open-End Hazardous Material removal contract. This procurement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside utilizing the SIC Code 8744 and 4953. The offeror shall be physically located within a radius of 120 miles of the Network Business Center in Long Beach, California and be able to perform construction services in all counties listed above. The Government intends to award approximately two (2) contracts resulting from this solicitation. Offerors will be required to submit a Technical Proposal separate from a Price Proposal as indicated in the solicitation. Proposals will be evaluated using the source selection procedures in accordance with FAR Part 15.3 using the evaluation criteria outlined in the solicitation. Individual task orders will be issued under the awarded contracts either Sole Source RFP or Competitive RFP whichever deemed to be in the best interest of the Government. The offeror shall have the ability to perform hazardous material construction services for construction projects ranging in dollar value from $2000. to $500,000. The basic contract period for all contracts will be one (1) year and four (4) option years for a maximum duration of five (5) years or until a maximum accumulated task order value of $5,000,000. is expended whichever occurs first. The scope of work includes hazardous material removal associated with renovation, alteration, improvement, repairs, and minor construction in healthcare facilities. Hazardous material removal as it relates to this RFP includes the work related primarily to the mitigation of asbestos containing materials, lead-based materials, and other construction related materials of a hazardous nature. Hazardous material removal shall be coordinated with all the trades, and be performed in strict compliance with VA, EPA, City, State, and other applicable codes and regulations. Evaluation for award will be based on the following technical factors listed in descending order of importance.: Factor 1: Past Performance, Subfactor1.1: Contractor Past Performance; Factor 2 Project Management, Subfactor 2.1: Project Experience, 2.1.1: Experience with multiple projects, 2.1.2: Technical Healthcare Experience, Subfactor 2.2: Capacity to Accomplish the Work, 2.2.1: Bonding Capacity, 2.2.2:: Organizational Capacity, 2.2.3: Quality Control Capacity; Factor 3: Technical Approach, Subfactor 3.1: Hazardous Material Construction Project Work Plan/Schedule; Factor 4: Price. Technical evaluation criteria will rate higher than price factors for purposes of award. A pre-proposal conference will be held, date and time to be determined. The tentative date of issue of this solicitation is on or about March 19, 1999. The tentative date for receipt of proposals is April 19, 1999. All requests for the solicitation must be in writing on company letterhead to Wayne Keen, Contracting Officer, at the above address or fax to (562) 494-5828 prior to issue date. See NOTE #1. Posted 03/03/99 (W-SN304171). (0062)

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