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Contract Opportunity Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation

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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation J061 Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing of the Electrical Power Distribution System 10468-3904 36C24221Q0258 12-23-2020 10:00am

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238210 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 2 James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx NY 10468-3904 Contract Specialist Charnell Cunningham Charnell.Cunningham@va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx

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10468 Charnell.Cunningham@va.gov

AMENDMENT TO COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

12/16/2020 - This amendment to provide answers to questions that were submitted, revised the SOW, revised the price cost schedule and changed the due date from December 21, 2020 at 11:00am EST to December 23, 2020 at 10:00am EST.

MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION AND TESTING OF THE ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AT THE NEW YORK HARBOR HEALTHCARE CENTER, MANHATTAN CAMPUS

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items” and FAR part 13 - “Simplified Acquisition Procedures”, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) The solicitation number 36C24221Q0258 is issued as a request for quote (RFQ) and will be submitted on through https://beta.sam.gov/.

(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-88-1.

(iv) This procurement is being issued as 100% Small Business Set Aside Open Market Competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 238210 (Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors) with a small business size standard of $16.5 million.

(v) The Contractor shall provide pricing for Maintenance, Inspection and Testing of the Electrical Power Distribution System. See table below.

Price Cost Schedule

Total $

NOTE: This pricing list corresponds to the equipment listed in Attachment #1.

(vi) Description of requirement

SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK, ATTACHMENT 1 AND 2.

(viii) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (MAR 2020), applies to this acquisition. All offers must reference:

1. Solicitation number for this requirement as 36C24221Q0258

2. Point of Contact, Company name, address, telephone and email address

3. Technical description of services to be performed in accordance with the Statement of Work

4. Price

5. Acknowledgement of any solicitation amendments

6. Past performance information

7. A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation.

Offeror that fails to furnish required representation or information or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation will be excluded from consideration.

The following provisions are included as addenda to FAR 52.212-1:

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) 52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018) 852.252-70 Solicitation Provisions or Clauses Incorporated by References (JAN 2008)

(ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation- Commercial Items (OCT 2014) applied to this acquisition.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

1. Technical: The offeror shall describe it technical solution in how the offeror plan to meet or exceed the requirements in the statement of work. The offeror shall provide details of specific methods, techniques, and solutions for completing the requirement, including areas such as technical approach, technical expertise (including experience and qualifications), and overall benefit to the Government.

· The offeror shall be experienced Electrical Contractors, having properly trained and licensed permanent staff required to perform the proposed work. Provide license or certificate.

· The offeror shall be certified by the InterNational Electrical Testing Association (NETA) or equivalent certifying organization as Certified Technicians with each having completed the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) approved 10-hour construction safety training. (Refer to Section 2 – Qualification in the SOW)

· The offeror shall provide a sample checklist of inspections and tests to be performed

· The offeror shall provide a proposed schedule with quote. The schedule shall be in the form of a progress chart of suitable scale to indicate the work scheduled for completion by any given date during the work period.

2. Past Performance: The offeror shall provide detail on no more than 3 projects of similar size, scope, and complexity as required by this SOW, including technical points of contact for each project. Past performance projects can be for previous or ongoing task orders, work assignments, or contracts. The Government may contact sources of past performance and may obtain past performance from other sources such as Government databases.

3. Price: Will be determined as fair and reasonable per FAR part 13.106-3.

(x) The provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. * All firms or individuals submitting a quote shall include a completed copy of this provision OR have current Representations and Certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM - https://www.sam.gov/SAM/). Representations, Certifications, and SAM must be current at award.

(xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (OCT 2018), applies to this acquisition. The following clauses are included as addenda to FAR 52.212-4:

52.228-5 Insurance-Work on a Government Installation (JAN 1997) 52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes (FEB 2013) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (DEC 2013) 852.212-72 Gray Market and Counterfeit Items (MAR 2020) (DEVIATION) 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside 852.237-75 Key Personnel (OCT 2019)

(xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Order- Commercial items, applies to this acquisition. The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable:

52.204–14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (OCT 2016) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (OCT 2015) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (MAR 2020) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (MAR 2020) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) 52.222–35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014) 52.222–37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act

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52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (JAN 2019) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (OCT 2015).

52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (DEC 2015).

52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) 52.229–12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (JUN 2020).

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

(xiii) The Service Contract Act of 1965 does apply to this procurement.

(xiv) N/A

(xv) This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside open-market combined synopsis/solicitation for Maintenance, Inspection and Testing of the Electrical Power Distribution System at the New York Harbor Healthcare Center, Manhattan campus. The government intends to award a firm fixed price contract as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. To facilitate the award process, all quotes must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition."

OR

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:"

The Quoter shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)

Submission shall be received not later than 10:00 AM EST, Wednesday, December 23, 2020. The government shall only accept electronic submissions via email, please send all quotations to Charnell.Cunningham@va.gov. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f).

NOTE: The offeror is required to provide (1) unredacted copy and (1) redacted copy without the names (i.e., company, key personnel, etc.)

(xvi) Direct your questions to Charnell Cunningham, Contracting Specialist, Charnell.Cunningham@va.gov.

List of Attachments:

See attached document: Questions and Answers.