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COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

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DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

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608-20-4-4826-0033 36C24120R0104 09-16-2020 Cory Dionne

(774) 826-4806 09-23-2020

04:30 PM

Department of Veterans Affairs Providence VAMC Contracting Officer (90C) 830 Chalkstone Avenue Providence RI 02908-4734 X 812332 $41.5 Million N/A X Department of Veterans Affairs

VISN 1 NEW ENGLAND

MEDICAL CENTERS

Department of Veterans Affairs VA Boston Healthcare System Contracting Officer (90C) 940 Belmont Street Brockton MA 02301

Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp PO Box 149971 Austin TX 78714-9971 See CONTINUATION Page This solicitation is a request for proposal (RFP) for Heathcare Garment Inventory Management System. The government intends to award a firm fixed price IDIQ contract with one base year plus 4 option years possible. Contractor shall provide all necessary personnel, supervision, labor, equipment, materials and disposal to provide the requirement in support of the VISN 1 Medical Centers at multiple locations throughout New England pursuant to the Performance Work Statement described herein. Ceiling to be $500,000.00.

Offerors should carefully follow instructions included in 52.212-1 and for evaluation criteria specified in section E.

Pricing should be identified using the SCHEDULE attached.

Wage Determinations Applied to this solicitation:

2015 - 4010,4019,4047,4054,4084,4095,4128 and 4139.

And can be found at beta.sam.gov All proposals shall be emailed to cory.dionne@va.gov Any proposal not compliant with RFP requirements will not be considered. Questions will not be answered after 09 /21.

See CONTINUATION Page X X Mercedes Blanton

VA-VHA-SAOE-2016-70627244

Table of Contents

SECTION B - CONTINUATION OF SF 1449 BLOCKS

B.1 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

1. Contract Administration: All contract administration matters will be handled by the following individuals:

a. CONTRACTOR:

b. GOVERNMENT: Contracting Officer 36C241 Mercedes Blanton

Providence VAMC Contracting Officer (90C) 830 Chalkstone Avenue Providence RI 02908-4734

2. CONTRACTOR REMITTANCE ADDRESS: All payments by the Government to the contractor will be made in accordance with:

3. INVOICES: Invoices shall be submitted in arrears:

4. GOVERNMENT INVOICE ADDRESS: All Invoices from the contractor shall be submitted electronically in accordance with VAAR Clause 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests.

Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp PO Box 149971 Austin TX 78714-9971 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS: The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the Solicitation numbered and dated as follows:

B.2 PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Healthcare Garment Program Management Service -New England Healthcare System

A-1 GENERAL INTENTION:

The New England Healthcare System herein referred as VA is one of 21 Veteran Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Services provided through primary care supported by eight Joint Commission accredited medical centers in six New England States. The VA is seeking an all-inclusive Healthcare Garment Management Program (HGP). The program will support the Medical Center to ensure that Healthcare Garments Management Program can support varying needs throughout the VISNs. The requirements will all be within scope of the requirement. The contractor shall provide all-inclusive services including but not limited to (hospital scrub vending Machines, software to support inventory control to include software upgrades and maintenance, alerts system for inventories that will prompt the vendor to re-stock specific sizes and styles of garments to ensure availability on demand, provide garments of varying sizes, colors and styles, garment services will include laundering, inspection of all garments to ensure a professional appearance free of damage, holes and fading, and garments shall be bagged to ensure infection control and prevention, the contractor shall provide reports that can track the distribution of garments, returns of garments and provide the facility with a loss prevention report that identifies the employee with an assigned unique identifier, to ensure compliance with quality control standards suitable for medical garments) The Health Care Garment Program may or may not be required at all facility, however having availability to support the each facility and their needs is required. The garments supported by this program will be used in highly specialized environments and clean rooms, where the highest level of infection prevention is imperative to ensure the health and safety of our patients.

The procedures are evaluated for quality standards that meet national and international hygienically clean standards for processing of health care garments, track and monitor inventories, distribution and returns of all healthcare garments. These garments are to be used in highly specialize areas of the medical facilities that require infection prevention of all pollutants that could result of in health risks to patients.

A-2 GENERAL REQUIREMENT:

The Healthcare Garment Program shall be all inclusive with the ability to tailor the program for each of the eight joint commissioned accredited medical centers throughout the six New England states- Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The programs shall ensure proper segregation between soiled and clean products, provide inventory management control of all medical grade garments, monitor inventory, replenish inventory to ensure product availability for all sizes and styles on demand, provide reports that document garment distribution by employee, provide reports that document garment returns by employee.

The VA anticipates awarding a multiple award IDIQ contract for a period of 5 years. The needs vary by Medical Center to Medical Center in terms of Equipment and Operational needs. The quantities of garments, equipment requirements, and pick-up schedules will vary from facility to facility and are not known.

A-3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

Veteran Integrated Service Network 1, New England

Boston Healthcare System

West Roxbury Campus 1400 VFW Parkway West Roxbury, MA 02132

Connecticut Healthcare System

A-4 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES:

A4.1 HEALTHCARE GARMENT PROGRAM

The contractor shall maintain a Healthcare Garment Management Program (HGMP) that ensures the highest quality control processes and standards for the safe handling and management of healthcare garments to be used in cleanroom setting to include but not limited to operating rooms, pharmacy compounding rooms, and other controlled environments. The program shall ensure a supply and delivery system that meets the needs of the VA in terms of quantity of supply by size, type and demand. The healthcare garments must meet or exceed national and international hygienic standards for the processing of healthcare garments.

A-4.2 CONTRACTOR REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

The VA will require the contractor to provide monthly reports and documentation that will improve our infection control standardization processes for Healthcare Garments. The contractor shall ensure the HGMP includes a tracking program that captures usage and inventory to ensure proper monitoring and validation of the healthcare garments for removal and return to ensure employee program compliance.

A-4.3 HEALTHCARE FREE STANDING UNIT

The units requested to be provided shall be free standing and work with existing hospital identification cards, document with digital pictures, barcode systems or other validation system when healthcare garments are returned to ensure compliance. The unit fee shall include stocking clean and removing soiled scrubs, delivery, installation and set-up of new machines, preventative maintenance, software upgrades and normal service -parts and labor.

The unit to be provided will be free standing to fit in specified areas to be determined by facility. The vendor will need to evaluate scrub vending machines owned by the VA at specific medical facilities to determine if they can be modified to install the vendors software to ensure the same level of quality and inventory standards of leased equipment. If the vendor is not able to modify the equipment the VA would like to inquire the about the availability of a credit to replace the equipment with a leased unit to include all required services. The contractor shall guarantee 24-hour response time for evaluation of equipment repair. The equipment shall have emergency manual override incase of system wide failure in order to support the VA Medical Center.

A-4.3 HEALTHCARE GARMENT DESCRIPTION

The Contractor shall have multiple sizes to accommodate a diverse workforce to include multiple color unisex healthcare garments to include healthcare tops, bottoms and jackets in multiple sizes of standard unisex sized healthcare garments ranging from XS to 5XL.

Colors, Sizes and Stock will be determined upon assessment and needs of the medical center.

A-4.4 EMPLOYEE TRAINING ON HEALTHCARE GARMENTS

Provide for proper training and instructional guides, including training material for first time users.

A.4.5 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES

The program shall provide inventory management, proper stocking and replenishment of clean individually poly bagged healthcare garment separates in multiple sizes, proper segregation system for soiled healthcare garments, removal of soiled healthcare garments, inspect all garments to ensure every garment is professional in presentation to ensure there are no statins or tears in the healthcare garments, maintain and replace healthcare garments due to normal wear and tear as necessary at no cost to the VA. Ensure systems are in place for proper inventory control of healthcare garments, Inventory sizes and quantiles meet the needs of the VA and it’s diverse employee population to include multiples size availability. In addition to the availability of healthcare garments in multiple sizes and styles, the contractor shall ensure that the process for the delivery of healthcare garments follows a quality control process for ensuring healthcare garments maintain national and international hygienic standards, healthcare garments can be traced through use of a bar coding or other accountability system, the system will only allow for dispensing and returning of healthcare garments by employees with specific ID recognition system.

A-5 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES:

The vendor shall restock clean healthcare garments weekly with individually poly bagged garments, and pickup soiled and separated healthcare garments. If notifications and indicators alert the vendor and the Contracting Officer Representative that inventories are reaching a critical level, then other scheduled services trips may be required to meet the demand of the VA and its employees.

3. PAYMENT

Payment will be invoiced monthly in arrears and will be set by the negotiated pricing schedule. A separate line item will be provided for unscheduled deliveries and will be monitored by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) as qualities at this time are unknown as this is a new service with estimated quantities. The COR will contact the Contracting Officer and request a modification for additional deliveries on an as needed basis for deliveries exceeding the standard weekly delivery.

A-6 QUALITY REQUIREMENTS:

The Government shall appoint a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for coordinating the day-to-day activities of this contract. The COR will also be responsible for inspection and acceptance of the work performed under this contract. When deficiencies are reported to the Contractor, the Contractor shall take immediate steps to correct them. If the Contractor does not take immediate steps to correct deficiencies, the COR shall report the facts of the event to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to take any appropriate action authorized by law to resolve the issue or to terminate the contract for default. Only the Contracting Officer has the authority to make changes to the specifications, price, terms and conditions of the contract. No service should be performed or action taken by the Contractor, which is outside of the contract unless, directed solely by the Contracting Officer and/or a written modification to the contract. Quality requirements are outlined in the QASP, section A-8.

A-7 CONTRACTOR’S FACILITY ACCESS

Access Limitation: Only authorized Contractor employees are allowed inside the Manchester VA Medical Center. Contractor employees are not to be accompanied in the work area by acquaintances, family members, assistants or any other person unless said person is an authorized Contractor employee.

Suspicious Event: In case of any suspicious or emergency event occurring at the Medical Center the Contractor shall immediately release the employee records to the appropriate law enforcement authority.

A-8 CONTRACT PERFORMANCE AND MONITORING

Performance will be the responsibility of both the contractor and the Government. The VA suggest the use of a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) that will be developed to evaluate Contractor performance of this contract. The QASP is designed to provide an effective surveillance method of monitoring of a Contractor’s performance for each listed objective in the contract.

The QASP provides a systematic method to evaluate the services the Contractor is has agree to perform by responding to the solicitation for services and award through a contracted.

A QASP is a living document that is out side of the contract and is agreed upon by both parties as a way to ensure communication of performance standards performance standards need to measurable and the methods used to measure performance must also be agree upon by both parties.

The Contractor, and the Government, are responsible ensuring effective communication in terms of the management and of the contract.

Together with the Contractor the government will develop a comprehensive program of inspections and monitoring actions to ensure performance satisfaction and delivery meet the needs and expectations of the Government. However, to ensure all performance standards and delivery expectations are properly communicated and are fair to both parties the methods, used to evaluate, monitored and report the expectations needs to agree to and be flexible to build long lasting contractor relationships that are mutually beneficial.

Once the quality control program is approved, careful application of the process and standards presented in the remainder of this document will ensure a robust quality assurance program.

The VA is looking to improve the Healthcare Garment Process and Procedures by:

· Monitoring and Validating Employee usage and return

· Monitoring Inventory Control Process and Procedures

· Monitoring and Validating Inventory Supplies are Adequate to meet employee demand

· Healthcare Garments meet or exceed VA, national and International Standards for the Hygienic Healthcare Garments

· Quality and Process Improvement of Healthcare Garments

· Reduction in risk of Cross Contamination from environment exposure

· Improvement of Reporting of Healthcare Garment Process Procedures

· Reduction in loss of Healthcare Garments

· Improve Employee Satisfaction Scores of Healthcare Garments

A-9 THE GOVERNMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR:

The VA Medical Centers will be responsible for providing the following:

Power and Data The VA will be responsible for providing Electricity at the site of the Healthcare Garment unit Electricity Specifications:

Specifications: Single phase 115VAC/16A, 60 Hz non-GFCI grounded outlet -per unit Data -Network Connections The VA will provide all ports with hard-set to 10 Mbps/Half Duplex Data Specifications:

Unit 1-(C) Specifications-D-10,D-16,D-20 (1) RJ45 Socket, (1) Static IP address.

Unit 1-(R) -R110, RX in wall (2) RJ45 Socket, (2) Static IP addresses.

Software Support The VA will support (software of the vendor) that will be installed on a server. The software controls the machines, host the user data base, handles reporting, sends email alerts via SMTP, and maintains station inventories.

(note Software installation, licensing, updates, and maintenance will be provided by the vendor) Hardware &OS:

Physical or Virtual Server The VA will provide dedicated Virtual or Physical Server, Server Specifications will need to be confirmed with the Vendor to ensure support of Windows 10 and for larger endpoints.

Network:

Server Network Configuration The Healthcare Garment Server and all unit(s) will have dedicated static IP addresses.

Dedicated VLAN will be provided when possible SMTP email alerts to external email addresses will be allowed through the firewall, or VA will ensure the use of a relay server provided by the VA host network.

· The following are examples of ports that will be dedicated and open to all inbound and outbound communication:

· TCP+UDP Range of port between 1024 to 5000

· TCP+UDP Port 81 for web application GUI access on network devices

· TCP Port 21(Cameras send picture of items returned to server via FTP)

· TCP Port 23 for communication with the system controller

· UDP Port 30301,30302,30303 for remote diagnostic programming and support S/W

B.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

Togus, ME - Healthcare Garment Program Management Service annual contract.

Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 09-28-2020 POP End: 09-27-2021

White River Junction, VT - Healthcare Garment Program Management Service annual contract.

Contract Period: Base

Bedford, MA - Healthcare Garment Program

Contract Period: Base

Brockton, MA - Healthcare Garment Program

Contract Period: Base

Jamaica Plain, MA - Healthcare Garment Program

Contract Period: Base

West Roxbury, MA - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Base

Manchester, NH - Healthcare Garment Program

Contract Period: Base

Northampton, MA - Healthcare Garment Program

Contract Period: Base

Providence, RI - Healthcare Garment Program

Contract Period: Base

West Haven, CT - Healthcare Garment Program

Contract Period: Base

Newington, CT - Healthcare Garment Program

Contract Period: Base

Togus, ME - Healthcare Garment Program

Contract Period: Option 1 POP Begin: 09-28-2021 POP End: 09-27-2022

White River Junction, VT - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 1

Bedford, MA - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 1

Brockton, MA - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 1

Jamaica Plain, MA - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 1

West Roxbury, MA - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 1

Manchester, NH - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 1

Northampton, MA - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 1

Providence, RI - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 1

West Haven, CT - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 1

Newington, CT - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 1

Togus, ME - Healthcare Garment Program

Contract Period: Option 2 POP Begin: 09-28-2022 POP End: 09-27-2023

White River Junction, VT - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 2

Bedford, MA - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 2

Brockton, MA - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 2

Jamaica Plain, MA - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 2

West Roxbury, MA - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 2

Manchester, NH - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 2

Northampton, MA - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 2

Providence, RI - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 2

West Haven, CT - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 2

Newington, CT - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 2

Togus, ME - Healthcare Garment Program

Contract Period: Option 3 POP Begin: 09-28-2023 POP End: 09-27-2024

White River Junction, VT - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 3

Bedford, MA - Healthcare Garment Program

Contract Period: Option 3

Brockton, MA - Healthcare Garment Program

Contract Period: Option 3

Jamaica Plain, MA - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 3

West Roxbury, MA - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 3

Manchester, NH - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 3

Northampton, MA - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 3

Providence, RI - Healthcare Garment Program

Contract Period: Option 3

West Haven, CT - Healthcare Garment Program

Contract Period: Option 3

Newington, CT - Healthcare Garment Program

Contract Period: Option 3

Togus, ME - Healthcare Garment Program

Contract Period: Option 4 POP Begin: 09-28-2024 POP End: 09-27-2025

White River Junction, VT - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 4

Bedford, MA - Healthcare Garment Program

Contract Period: Option 4

Brockton, MA - Healthcare Garment Program

Contract Period: Option 4

Jamaica Plain, MA - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 4

West Roxbury, MA - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 4

Manchester, NH - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 4

Northampton, MA - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 4

Providence, RI - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 4

West Haven, CT - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 4

Newington, CT - Healthcare Garment

Contract Period: Option 4

GRAND TOTAL

B.4 DELIVERY SCHEDULE

Togus VAMC 1 VA Center Augusta, ME 04330 6796

USA

12.00

White River Junction VAMC 215 North Main Street White River Junction, VT 05001 3833

12.00

Bedford VAMC 200 Springs Road Bedford, MA 01730 1114

12.00

Brockton VAMC 940 Belmont Street Brockton, MA 02301 5596

12.00

Jamaica Plain VAMC 150 South Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02130 4817

12.00

West Roxbury VAMC 1400 VFW Parkway West Roxbury, MA 02132 4927

12.00

Manchester VAMC 718 Smyth Road Manchester, NH 03104 7007

12.00

Northampton VAMC 421 North Main Street Leeds, MA 01053 9764

12.00

Providence VAMC 830 Chalkstone Avenue Providence, RI 02908 4734

12.00

West Haven VAMC 950 Campbell Avenue West Haven, CT 06516 2770

12.00

Newington VAMC 555 Willard Avenue Newington, CT 06111 2631

12.00

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SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES

ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS Clauses that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available.

The following clauses are incorporated into 52.212-4 as an addendum to this contract:

C.1 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

(End of Clause)

C.2 52.216-18 ORDERING (OCT 1995)

(a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from the effective date of the contract through the end of the period of performance.

(b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control.

(c) If mailed, a delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when the Government deposits the order in the mail. Orders may be issued orally, by facsimile, or by electronic commerce methods only if authorized in the Schedule.

(End of Clause)

C.3 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995)

(a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than $10,000.00, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.

(b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor—

(1) Any order for a single item in excess of $500,000.00;

(2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of $500,000.00; or

(3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 15 days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section.

(c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 10 days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

(End of Clause)

C.4 52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY (OCT 1995)

(a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract.

(b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the "maximum." The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the "minimum."

(c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

(d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after the last day in the period of performance.

(End of Clause)

C.5 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 10 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 15 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed five (5) years.

(End of Clause)

C.6 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

In accordance with FAR 28.307-2 and FAR 52.228-5, the following minimum coverage shall apply to this contract:

(a) Workers' compensation and employers liability: Contractors are required to comply with applicable Federal and State workers' compensation and occupational disease statutes. If occupational diseases are not compensable under those statutes, they shall be covered under the employer's liability section of the insurance policy, except when contract operations are so commingled with a Contractor's commercial operations that it would not be practical to require this coverage. Employer's liability coverage of at least $100,000 is required, except in States with exclusive or monopolistic funds that do not permit workers' compensation to be written by private carriers.

(b) General Liability: $500,000.00 per occurrences.

(c) Automobile liability: $200,000.00 per person; $500,000.00 per occurrence and $20,000.00 property damage.

(d) The successful bidder must present to the Contracting Officer, prior to award, evidence of general liability insurance without any exclusionary clauses for asbestos that would void the general liability coverage.

(End of Clause) C.7 VAAR 852.212-70 PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES APPLICABLE TO VA ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS (APR 2020)

(a) The Contractor agrees to comply with any provision or clause that is incorporated herein by reference to implement agency policy applicable to acquisition of commercial items or components. The following provisions and clauses that have been checked by the Contracting Officer are incorporated by reference.

[X] 852.203–70, Commercial Advertising.

[] 852.209–70, Organizational Conflicts of Interest.

[] 852.211–70, Equipment Operation and Maintenance Manuals.

[] 852.214–71, Restrictions on Alternate Item(s).

[] 852.214–72, Alternate Item(s). [Note: this is a fillable clause.] [] 852.214–73, Alternate Packaging and Packing.

[] 852.214–74, Marking of Bid Samples.

[X] 852.215–70, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors.

[X] 852.215–71, Evaluation Factor Commitments.

[] 852.216–71, Economic Price Adjustment of Contract Price(s) Based on a Price Index.

[] 852.216–72, Proportional Economic Price Adjustment of Contract Price(s) Based on a Price Index.

[] 852.216–73, Economic Price Adjustment—State Nursing Home Care for Veterans.

[] 852.216–74, Economic Price Adjustment—Medicaid Labor Rates.

[] 852.216–75, Economic Price Adjustment—Fuel Surcharge.

[] 852.219–9, VA Small Business Subcontracting Plan Minimum Requirements.

[] 852.219–10, VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside.

[] 852.219–11, VA Notice of Total Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside.

[] 852.222–70, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Nursing Home Care for Veterans.

[] 852.228–70, Bond Premium Adjustment.

[] 852.228–71, Indemnification and Insurance.

[] 852.228–72, Assisting Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses in Obtaining Bonds.

[X] 852.232–72, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests.

[X] 852.233–70, Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution.

[X] 852.233–71, Alternate Protest Procedure.

[] 852.237–70, Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance.

[] 852.246–71, Rejected Goods.

[] 852.246–72, Frozen Processed Foods.

[] 852.246–73, Noncompliance with Packaging, Packing, and/or Marking Requirements.

[X] 852.270–1, Representatives of Contracting Officers.

[] 852.271–72, Time Spent by Counselee in Counseling Process.

[] 852.271–73, Use and Publication of Counseling Results.

[] 852.271–74, Inspection.

[] 852.271–75, Extension of Contract Period.

[] 852.273–70, Late Offers.

[] 852.273–71, Alternative Negotiation Techniques.

[] 852.273–72, Alternative Evaluation.

[] 852.273–73, Evaluation—Health-Care Resources.

[] 852.273–74, Award without Exchanges.

(b) All requests for quotations, solicitations, and contracts for commercial item services to be provided to beneficiaries must include the following clause:

[] 852.237–74, Nondiscrimination in Service Delivery.

(End of Clause) C.8 VAAR 852.219-75 SUBCONTRACTING COMMITMENTS MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE (JUL 2018)

(a) This solicitation includes the clause: 852.215-70 Service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small business evaluation factors. Accordingly, any contract resulting from this solicitation will include the clause 852.215-71 Evaluation factor commitments.

(b) The Contractor is advised that in performing contract administration functions, the Contracting Officer may use the services of a support contractor(s) to assist in assessing Contractor compliance with the subcontracting commitments incorporated into the contract. To that end, the support contractor(s) may require access to the Contractor's business records or other proprietary data to review such business records regarding contract compliance with this requirement.

(c) All support contractors conducting this review on behalf of VA will be required to sign an “Information Protection and Non-Disclosure and Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest Agreement” to ensure the Contractor's business records or other proprietary data reviewed or obtained in the course of assisting the Contracting Officer in assessing the Contractor for compliance are protected to ensure information or data is not improperly disclosed or other impropriety occurs.

(d) Furthermore, if VA determines any services the support contractor(s) will perform in assessing compliance are advisory and assistance services as defined in FAR 2.101, Definitions, the support contractor(s) must also enter into an agreement with the Contractor to protect proprietary information as required by FAR 9.505-4, Obtaining access to proprietary information, paragraph (b). The Contractor is required to cooperate fully and make available any records as may be required to enable the Contracting Officer to assess the Contractor compliance with the subcontracting commitments.

(End of Clause) (End of Addendum to 52.212-4)

C.9 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2020)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204–23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115–91).

(3) 52.204–25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (AUG 2019) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115–232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015).

(5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

[X] (1) 52.203–6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020), with Alternate I (OCT 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

[] (2) 52.203–13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (JUN 2020) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

[] (3) 52.203–15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (JUN 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

[X] (4) 52.204–10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) (Pub. L. 109–282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

[] (5) [Reserved] [] (6) 52.204–14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (OCT 2016) (Pub. L. 111–117, section 743 of Div. C).

[X] (7) 52.204–15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (OCT 2016) (Pub. L. 111–117, section 743 of Div. C).

[X] (8) 52.209–6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (JUN 2020) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

[X] (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

[] (10) [Reserved] [] (11)(i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

[] (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-3.

[X] (12)(i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (MAR 2020) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

[] (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-4.

[] (13) [Reserved] [] (14)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

[] (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020).

[] (15)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

[] (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-7.

[X] (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

[] (17)(i) 52.219–9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (JUN 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

[] (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2016) of 52.219-9.

[] (iii) Alternate II (NOV 2016) of 52.219-9.

[] (iv) Alternate III (JUN 2020) of 52.219–9.

[] (v) Alternate IV (JUN 2020) of 52.219–9.

[] (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

[] (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

[] (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

[] (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

[X] (22)(i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C 632(a)(2)).

[] (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-28.

[] (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Concerns (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

[] (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

[] (25) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

[] (26) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)) [X] (27) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

[] (28) 52.222–19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2020) (E.O. 13126).

[X] (29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).

[X] (30)(i) 52.222–26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O. 11246).

[] (ii) Alternate I (FEB 1999) of 52.222-26.

[X] (31)(i) 52.222–35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

[] (ii) Alternate I (JULY 2014) of 52.222-35.

[X] (32)(i) 52.222–36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

[] (ii) Alternate I (JULY 2014) of 52.222-36.

[X] (33) 52.222–37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

[X] (34) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (E.O. 13496).

[X] (35)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (JAN 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

[] (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

[X] (36) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (OCT 2015). (E. O. 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

[] (37)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C.6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

[] (ii) Alternate I (MAY 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

[] (38) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

[] (39) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

[] (40)(i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (JUN 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

[] (ii) Alternate I (OCT 2015) of 52.223-13.

[] (41)(i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (JUN 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

[] (ii) Alternate I (JUN 2014) of 52.223-14.

[] (42) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (DEC 2007)(42 U.S.C. 8259b).

[] (43)(i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (OCT 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

[] (ii) Alternate I (JUN 2014) of 52.223-16.

[X] (44) 52.223–18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020) (E.O. 13513).

[] (45) 52.223-20, Aerosols (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

[] (46) 52.223-21, Foams (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

[] (47) (i) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

[] (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2017) of 52.224-3.

[] (48) 52.225-1, Buy American—Supplies (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

[] (49)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

[] (ii) Alternate I (MAY 2014) of 52.225-3.

[] (iii) Alternate II (MAY 2014) of 52.225-3.

[] (iv) Alternate III (MAY 2014) of 52.225-3.

[] (50) 52.225–5, Trade Agreements (OCT 2019) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

[X] (51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

[] (52) 52.225–26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (OCT 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of…