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36C24619Q0988

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DATED ________________________________. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

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

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31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER) 30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (TYPE OR PRINT) 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (TYPE OR PRINT) 31c. DATE SIGNED

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OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

590-20-1-565-0003 36C24619Q0988 08-27-2019 Terry Brooks 315-2910 09-09-2019

1000 AM

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667 X X 562112 $38.5 Million N/A X Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667

Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center

PO BOX 149971

Austin TX 78714-9971 X See CONTINUATION Page Perform Medical Waste Removal Generated from the following :

Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Virginia Beach Community Based Outpatient Clinic Chesapeake Community Based Outpatient Clinic Albermarle Primary Outpatient Clinic This requirement is set-aside 100% for Service Disabaled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). To be eligble for award, the company must be verified as an SDVOSB in VetBiz.gov.

See CONTINUATION Page X X X

LEAH TROSSEN

CONTRACTING OFFICER

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 36C246 LEAH TROSSEN Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667

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

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 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

The contractor shall provide all services, labor and materials necessary to package, transport and dispose of the regulated medical waste materials with existing Federal, State and local regulations at the Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), Virginia Beach CBOC, Chesapeake CBOC and Elizabeth City (APOC).

This is a Firm Fixed-Price Requirements type contract. The below quantities on the price cost schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract. The maximum contract quantity being pickup, transported and disposal including the base year and any option years exercised shall not exceed 1,500,000 pounds.

Base Year - October 1, 2019 – 30 September 2020

Base Total Price

Option Year 1 - October 1, 2020 – September 30, 2021

Option Year 1 Price

Option Year 2 - October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022

Option Year 2 Price

Option Year 3 October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023

Option Year 3 Price

Option Year 4 October 1, 2023 – September 30, 2024

Option Year 4 Price

Total Price Base + 4 Years

B.3 STATEMENT OF WORK

1.0 DESCRIPTION

1.1 SERVICE PROGRAM: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary for the storage, pickup, transportation, and disposal of regulated medical waste (RMW) generated from the following locations:

Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton, Virginia 23667 (HVAMC)

Virginia Beach Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) 244 Clearfield Blvd.

Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462 (CBOC) Chesapeake Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) 1987 S. Military Hwy.

Chesapeake, Virginia 23320 (CBOC) Albemarle Primary Outpatient Clinic 1845 West City Drive Elizabeth City NC 27909 (APOC) The contractor shall perform these services in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and regulations. The contractor shall be a state registered/ permitted medical waste transporter. The method of disposal shall be any approved method (i.e., incineration, autoclave/pulverize, hyper chlorate/pulverize, etc.) recognized by federal, state, and local authorities, in which the medical waste is treated and disposed. The contractor shall provide the Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) with copies of disposal permits from all treatment facilities, transporter licenses, and list of landfills where “treated waste” is subsequently transported. These documents shall be provided within 30 days after beginning services, or whenever renewed during the contract period.

1.2 COLLECTION/STORAGE AND SUPPLIES: The contractor shall provide a semi-tractor trailer at the Hampton location for the collection and temporary storage of medical waste along with lockable bins for collection and transport of medical waste from units to storage trailer. The tractor trailer for collection and transport shall be lockable, leak-proof, weather resistant, vandal resistant, insect/rodent resistant, and properly placarded with the international biological hazard symbol. The contractor shall place the tractor trailer in the location approved by Environmental Management. Environmental Management shall provide appropriate locks and keys for the portable storage trailer. The Chesapeake and Virginia Beach CBOC’s and Elizabeth City APOC waste will be placed in a box by the staff for pickup by the vendor on a weekly basis.

a. Contractor is to supply all bags, tags, waste carts and associated material for packaging and transport of all medical waste. The items must meet all federal, state, EPA, OSHA and DOT standards for collection, storage and transport of medical waste. Each 96-gallon container must have wheels and be in good repair at all times; they must also be clean, sanitized and free of waste upon arrival to HVAMC. The contractor can expect between 25 to 30 containers a week but may be as many as 50 containers a week. Container must be labeled as medical waste carts and there must be a locking mechanism on each 96-gallon container. Contractor will take all excess containers remaining on the loading dock each pickup.

b. Trace Chemotherapy and cytotoxic waste shall be disposed of as hazardous waste in accordance with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Code of Federal Regulations 40 CFR Parts 260265, Virginia Administrative Code 9 VAC 20-120-310 and Veterans Health Administration Information Letter IL 10-2004-019.

c. The contractor will provide a DOT approved medical waste trailer (non-refrigerated) that will remain on site and be exchanged with a new trailer each week after the weekly pickup service has been performed.

d. The contractor will also provide, at no additional charge, corrugated cardboard boxes (various sizes available) to accommodate the disposal of Chemo, non-controlled pharmaceuticals and Cytotoxic waste which will be sent for incineration. It will be noted on all shipping papers that Chemo, non-controlled pharmaceuticals and Cytotoxic waste is being shipped.

1.3 OUTER PACKAGING: The contractor shall provide a sufficient quantity of clean, reusable, plastic lockable containers (with liners/red bags) for the packaging of generated medical waste. The plastic containers shall be rigid, leak-resistant, and puncture-resistant. Reusable containers shall be constructed of smooth, easily cleanable materials and shall be decontaminated after each use.

1.4 SPILL CLEANUP: The contractor shall be responsible for cleaning and decontaminating the area of any medical waste spill that occurs during pickup operations at the expense of the contractor.

1.5 ROUTINE PICKUP SCHEDULE: The contractor shall pickup all properly packaged plastic tubs/containers of medical waste to include Chemo, non-controlled pharmaceuticals and Cytotoxic one (1) time a week or more frequently, if required. The contractor shall remove and exchange the containers between the hours of 0800 - 1600, Monday - Friday, excluding all Federal holidays. Deviations from this schedule shall be approved by the CO and coordinated through the COR. At no time shall a trailer be left on station more than seven (7) days without being exchanged.

2.0 EMERGENCY/CONTINGENCY COLLECTIONS: Contractor shall provide out-of-cycle emergency collection services, as required, to meet unforeseen medical contingencies or other medical emergencies. Expected frequency for this service is undetermined. This shall include contingencies for natural disasters and inclement weather.

3.0 TRANSPORT:

3.1 Vehicles

3.1.1 Vehicles shall be equipped with fully enclosed leak-resistant cargo body, maintained in a sanitary condition and secured when left unattended.

3.1.2 Vehicles shall bear the transporter's name, State permit and the words "Medical Waste" or "Regulated Medical Waste" on the sides of the body.

3.1.3 Waste shall not be subject to mechanical stress.

3.1.4 Regulated medical waste shall not be combined with other waste.

3.1.5 Must met all DOT requirements.

3.2 Marking requirements:

3.2.1 Transporter shall provide waste-resistant labeling on all containers of regulated waste with the following information:

Name of Transporter or immediate handler.

State permit or identification number of the transporter.

3.3 Intermediate Handlers:

3.3.1 No intermediate handlers, subcontracting or transportation shall be allowed.

3.4 Manifest Requirements:

3.4.1 Contractor shall NOT sign the Generator signature portion of the manifest.

3.4.2 Transporter shall sign, date and furnish a copy of the manifest prior to leaving any Medical regulated waste site.

3.4.3 Transporter shall certify that the manifest data matches the load to be removed.

3.4.4 Transporter shall deliver the waste to an authorized facility and sign the manifest to verify that "Medical Waste has been delivered.”

3.4.5 Transporter shall maintain a copy of the manifest for their records.

3.4.6 Transporter shall return all remaining copies of the manifest to the generator, assuring final disposal.

3.4.7 Contractor shall provide proof of a State of Virginia processing permit, Transportation Licenses, all City Permits, and proof of a permit annually thereafter. Contractor shall provide proof of a minimum of $1,000,000 Environmental Restoration Insurance and proof annually from that day on.

3.4.8 Contractor is to provide a documented back up plan in the event circumstances disrupt his ability to provide pick up services. Services will be provided within 24 hours of a failure to meet scheduled pick-up times.

3.4.9 The estimated annual poundage of medical waste produced by the medical center is between 180,000 -190,000 pounds. This is subject to unexpected changes (plus or minus 10 -15 %) due to changes in the medical centers scope of work.

4.0 LICENSES AND PERMITS: Contractor shall ensure that the handling, licensing and final disposal of Regulated Medical Waste is in compliance with the Department of Transportation (DOT), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Virginia Department of Health and Environmental Control, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and applicable Federal, State and Municipal governmental regulations and codes.

5.0 TRANSPORT MANIFEST RECEIPT: The contractor shall provide the COR with a receipt for each shipment of medical waste picked up and transported off-site from the medical center, CBOCs and APOC. The receipt shall include the contractor’s registered permit number, date of pickup, generator’s name & address, account number and number of tubs/containers picked up. The contractor’s representative and generator, a member of the Environmental Management staff, shall sign the transport manifest receipt.

6.0 DISPOSAL DOCUMENTATION: The contractor shall provide the COR with a disposal invoice for each shipment of medical waste transported off-site, treated and disposed. The invoice shall include the total pounds, listing of containers by barcodes and individual weights for each shipment, the applicable transport receipt number, the generator’s name, address and account number.

6.1 A Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest must be signed by, and a copy provided to, an authorized representative of the HVAMC prior to any shipment of hazardous waste to verify the waste was shipped for disposal.

6.2 Final disposition paperwork shall be returned to the Generator within 45 days of shipment date.

7.0 OTHER DOCUMENTATION: The contractor shall provide with the disposal invoice, a weight ticket that includes container ID (barcode), weight of each tub/container, date of pickup, customer number and manifest number. This weight ticket will be furnished monthly. Contractor shall provide a certification that scales used to weigh the collected tubs/containers are state certified, and a certification on how often the scales are calibrated and how the tare weight for each shipment is established. These certifications shall be provided within 30 days after beginning services and updated after each calibration or, at least annually. A government representative has the right to visit the disposal site at any given time to verify the proper weighing procedures. The contractor shall provide monthly invoicing and indicate the service month of charges.

8.0 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES: Shall present a neat appearance and be easily recognized as a contract employee. This may be accomplished by wearing distinctive clothing bearing the name of the company or by wearing appropriate badges which contain the company name and employee name. The contractor shall provide all training necessary to perform the work as defined in this statement of work (SOW). Training shall not hamper the quality or timeliness of work requirements. The contractor shall verify that all employees understand the risk involved with medical waste and are trained in specific procedures to handle spills occurring in route to pick up, at pickup site and while performing duties at the HVAMC, CBOCs and APOC. The contractor, their personnel and their subcontractors shall be subject to the Federal laws, regulations, standards, and VA Directives and Handbooks regarding information and information system security as delineated in this contract.

9.0 SAFETY: The contractor and contractor representatives shall comply with VHA safety standards at all times while on government property. Federal Occupational, Health and Safety agency (OSHA) standards, safe-working practices shall be followed. These include, but are not limited to:

9.1 Wearing of seatbelts/shoulder harnesses at all times.

9.2 Observe maximum speed limits, 20 MPH unless otherwise posted.

9.3 Comply with the no smoking policy.

9.4 Report any problems with building utilities such as blown circuit breakers and defective/broken electrical receptacles or any damage to the storage shed to Environmental Management staff member.

10.0 ENVIRNOMENTAL: The contractor shall conduct research and incorporate methods to provide the most viable method to reduce treated medical waste from entering the landfills. Any waste treatment/reduction methods shall be approved through the COR prior to implementation.

11.0 Quality Control: The contractor shall have a Quality Control Program to ensure the requirements of this contract are provided as specified. The program shall include, but will not be limited to, the following:

11.1 An inspection system covering the services listed in the Statement of Work. It must specify areas of work to be inspected on a scheduled basis.

11.2 A method of identifying deficiencies in the quality of services performed before the level of performance becomes unacceptable.

11.3 A record of all inspections conducted by the contractor and any corrective action taken. The documented Quality Control Program and records of inspections shall be made available to the Government upon request.

12.0 All the contractor’s personnel assigned to the performance of this contract are to wear a uniform that is clearly distinguishable from all VA uniforms and a name badge to clearly identify company name and employee name, including a photograph of the employee.

13.0 Contractor’s personnel must also obtain a VA’s contractor badge from the HVAMC Police and is required to be worn when on the facility.

14.0 All the contractor’s personnel assigned to the performance of this contract are required to complete the annual VA Privacy Training. This training can be provided by the COR.

15.0 In addition, the contractor shall provide evidence of qualification to perform the requested services through documentation provided when the initial quotation is submitted to the Government for consideration. All site visits, inspections and testing shall be coordinated with the COR. Contractor shall be prepared to submit evidence of OSHA 30-hour training, Hepatitis shots, Tuberculosis (TB) testing, Bloodborne Pathogen training, and Department of Transportation training prior to conducting work in the facility. Contractor will be required to comply with station smoking policy and sign a smoking policy form prior to initiating work.

16.0 DEFINITIONS OF MEDICAL WASTE: Medical waste to be destroyed shall include the following categories:

a. Cultures and stocks. Cultures and stocks of infectious agents and associated biological waste from the production of biological, discarded live and attenuated vaccines and culture dishes and devices used to transfer, inoculate, and mix cultures.

b. Pathological wastes. Human pathological wastes including tissues, organs, body parts, and body fluids that are removed during surgery, autopsy or other medical procedures.

c. Human blood and blood products. Discarded waste human blood or blood components (e.g., serum and plasma) and materials containing free-flowing blood and blood components.

d. Isolation wastes. This category covers biological waste and discarded materials contaminated with blood, excretions, exudates or secretions from humans who are isolated to protect others from certain highly virulent organisms or isolated animals known to be infected with highly virulent diseases. Highly virulent diseases are those derived from class IV etiologic agents as defined by the Center for Disease Control.

e. Other. Non-hazardous chemotherapy wastes generated during the preparation and administration of chemotherapy drugs.

f. Outdated Drugs. Non-hazardous outdated drugs that must be incinerated due to federal and state regulations.

g. Sharps. Sharps that have been used in animal or human patient care and treatment or in medical and research laboratories, including hypodermic needles, syringes (with or without attached needle), Pasteur pipettes, scalpel blades, blood vials, test tubes, needles with attached tubing and culture dishes (regardless of presence of infectious agents). Also included are other types of broken or unbroken glassware such as slides and cover slips. Sharps are handled by the HVAMC however the potential/risk of these in medical waste can occur. If this occurs contractor will dispose of Sharps in accordance with federal, state and local regulations.

B.4 SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

1. CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL BADGES AND PARKING

a. Per VHA Directive 1085 Dated 3/15/19 All VA Health Care Facilities shall be smoke free. This directive applies to all patients, visitors, contractors, volunteers, and vendors.

b. An access badge will be given to the contractor’s employee upon entrance into VA buildings. The contractor employee must safeguard the access badge and immediately report any lost, stolen, or destroyed badges to the COR. All contract personnel must properly display their access badges. Access badges must be worn at or above the waist (facing forward.). The contractor’s employees must return the access badge(s) to the COR or designee at the end of each pick up process.

1. The contractor shall be required to comply with all security policies/requirements of (your facility). All security policies/requirements must be met and employees cleared prior to the contractor performing work under this contract. Employees that cannot meet the security and clearance requirements shall not be allowed to perform work under this contract.

2. Other Station Rules and Guidelines. The contractor will adhere to the following station rules.

2.1 All work will be accomplished to industry standards and compliant with the most recent and all its referenced codes and regulations and adopted Dept. of Veteran Affairs, Federal, Commonwealth of Virginia laws, regulations and codes will be complied with.

2.2. This is a hospital environment. The contractor and his personnel are expected to be appropriately dressed (preferably uniformed) and to conduct themselves professionally.

2.3. This is a federal facility as well as a medical center. As such, there is NO tobacco usage allowed inside any federal building or on the grounds except in designated areas. The COR will brief the contractor as to designated smoking areas prior to commencement of the contract. Failure to follow these regulations can result in removal of the worker or contractor from the facility and/or a US Magistrate’s ticket and fine.

2.4 The contractor will responsible for ensuring that all the employees and other personnel visiting the work site have and are using the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that addresses the hazards found at the site. The contractor will be responsible for the upkeep, issue, and training for the PPE used and maintaining all required documentation.

3. INTERFERENCE TO NORMAL FUNCTION

Contractor may be required to interrupt their work at any-time so as not to interfere with the normal functioning of the facility, including utility services, fire protection systems, and passage of facility patients, personnel, equipment and carts.

1. In the event of an emergency, contractor services may be stopped and rescheduled at no additional cost to the government.

1. Contractor personnel shall inform the COR or the designee of the need to gain access to secured areas. If access is required to secure areas, prearranged scheduling will be made with COR or designee.

4. Hours of Operation The contractor is responsible for conducting business, between the hours of 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings.

The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this POW when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

The ten (10) holidays observed by the Federal Government are as follows:

New Year’s Day Martin Luther King Day President’s Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veteran’s Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas

1. BILLING AND PAYMENT

The contractor shall submit payment requests in electronic form via VA’s Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System. (See Web site at http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp.)

Invoices shall be submitted in the arrears. The following information must be included on all submitted invoices. Invoices submitted without the following information may be rejected for payment. Invoices shall include at a minimum.

Contract Number Invoice Number Date of Services Obligation / Purchase Order Number CLIN (Contract Line Item Number)

All contractors shall be registered as a vendor with the VA e-Invoicing System at time of award at http://www.tungsten-network.com/us/en/

1. CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM

(c) Please furnish the Contracting Officer with the name, position title, phone number, and email address for each person designated to have access to your firm’s past performance evaluation(s) for the contract no later than 30 days after award. Each person granted access will have the ability to provide comments in the Contractor portion of the report and state whether or not the Contractor agrees with the evaluation, before returning the report to the Assessing Official. The report information must be protected as source selection sensitive information not releasable to the public.

(d) When your Contractor Representative(s) (Past Performance Points of Contact) are registered in CPARS, they will receive an automatically-generated email with detailed login instructions. Further details, system requirements, and training information for CPARS are available at www.cpars.gov. The CPARS User Manual, registration for online training for Contractor Representatives may be found at this site.

(e) Within 60 days after the end of a performance period, the Contracting Officer will complete an interim or final past performance evaluation and the report will be accessible at www.cpars.gov Contractor Representatives may then provide comments in response to the evaluation, or return the evaluation without comment. Comments are limited to the space provided in Block 22. Your comments should focus on objective facts in the Assessing Official’s narrative and should provide your views on the causes and ramifications of the assessed performance. In addition to the ratings and supporting narratives, blocks 1-17 should be reviewed for accuracy, as these include key fields that will be used by the Government to identify your firm in future source selection evaluations. If you elect not to provide comments, please acknowledge receipt of the evaluation by indicating, “No Comment” in Block 22, and then signing and dating Block 23 of the form. Without a statement in Block 22, you will be unable to sign and submit the evaluation back to the Government. If you do not sign and submit the CPAR within 30 days, it will automatically be returned to the Government and will be annotated: “The report was delivered/received by the contractor on (date). The contractor neither signed nor offered comment in response to this assessment.” Your response is due within 30 calendar days after receipt of the CPAR.

(f) The following guidelines apply concerning your use of the past performance evaluation:

(g) If you wish to discuss a past performance evaluation, you should request a meeting in writing to the Contracting Officer no later than seven days following your receipt of the evaluation. The meeting will be held in person or via telephone or other means during your 30-day review period.

(h) A copy of the completed past performance evaluation will be available in CPARS for your viewing and for Government use supporting source selection actions after it has been completed.

1. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

Notwithstanding the Contractor's responsibility for total management during the performance of this contract, the administration of the contract will require maximum coordination between the Government and the Contractor.

The Contracting Officer (CO) is the only person authorized to approve changes or modify any of the requirements of this contract. The Contractor shall communicate with the Contracting Officer on all matters pertaining to contract administration. Only the Contracting Officer is authorized to make commitments or issue changes that shall affect price, quantity, or quality of performance of this contract.

The COR shall be responsible for the overall technical administration of this contract as outlined in the COR Delegation of Authority.

In the event the Contractor effects any such change at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer without authority, no adjustment shall be made in the contract price to cover an increase in costs incurred as a result thereof.

POINTS OF CONTACT

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): TBD 36C24619Q0988

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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 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: $1,000,000.00 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.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 October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2024.

(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 $100, 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 $400,000.00;

(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 3 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 3 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 52.216-21 REQUIREMENTS (OCT 1995) ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)

(a) This is a requirements contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies or services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract. Except as this contract may otherwise provide, if the Government's requirements do not result in orders in the quantities described as "estimated" or "maximum" in the Schedule, that fact shall not constitute the basis for an equitable price adjustment.

(b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. Subject to any limitations in the Order Limitations clause or elsewhere in this contract, the Contractor shall furnish to the Government all supplies or services specified in the Schedule and called for by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

(c) The estimated quantities are not the total requirements of the Government activity specified in the Schedule, but are estimates of requirements in excess of the quantities that the activity may itself furnish within its own capabilities. Except as this contract otherwise provides, the Government shall order from the Contractor all of that activity's requirements for supplies and services specified in the Schedule that exceed the quantities that the activity may itself furnish within its own capabilities.

(d) The Government is not required to purchase from the Contractor requirements in excess of any limit on total orders under this contract.

(e) If the Government urgently requires delivery of any quantity of an item before the earliest date that delivery may be specified under this contract, and if the Contractor will not accept an order providing for the accelerated delivery, the Government may acquire the urgently required goods or services from another source.

(f) 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 March 31, 2025.

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C.5 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days.

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C.6 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 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 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.

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C.7 52.232-19 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR (APR 1984)

Funds are not presently available for performance under this contract beyond . The Government's obligation for performance of this contract beyond that date is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise for performance under this contract beyond , until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for performance and until the Contractor receives notice of availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

(End of Clause) C.8 VAAR 852.219-10 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (JUL 2016)(DEVIATION)

(a) Definition. For the Department of Veterans Affairs, “Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern or SDVSOB”:

(1) Means a small business concern:

(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or eligible surviving spouses (see VAAR 802.201 Surviving Spouse definition);

(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans (or eligible surviving spouses) or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran;

(iii) The business meets Federal small business size standards for the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code identified in the solicitation document;

(iv) The business has been verified for ownership and control pursuant to 38 CFR 74 and is so listed in the Vendor Information Pages database, (https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov); and

(v) The business will comply with subcontracting limitations in 13 CFR 125.6, as applicable

(2) “Service-disabled veteran” means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16).

(b) General.

(1) Offers are solicited only from verified service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not verified service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns shall not be considered.

(2) Any award resulting from this solicitation shall be made to a verified service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

(c) Agreement. A service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern agrees that in the performance of the contract, the concern will comply with the limitation on subcontracting requirements in 13 CFR §125.6.

(d) A joint venture may be considered a service-disabled veteran owned small business concern if the joint venture complies with the requirements in 13 CFR 125.15, provided that any reference therein to SDVO SBC is to be construed to apply to a VA verified SDVOSB as appropriate.

(e) Any service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern (non-manufacturer) must meet the requirements in FAR 19.102(f) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to receive a benefit under this program.

(End of Clause) C.9 VAAR 852.219-74 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE (JUL 2018)

(a) This solicitation includes VAAR 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside.

(b) Accordingly, any contract resulting from this solicitation is subject to the limitation on subcontracting requirements in 13 CFR 125.6, or the limitations on subcontracting requirements in the FAR clause, as applicable. The Contractor is advised that in performing contract administration functions, the Contracting Officer may use the services of a support contractor(s) retained by VA to assist in assessing the Contractor's compliance with the limitations on subcontracting or percentage of work performance requirements specified in the clause. To that end, the support contractor(s) may require access to Contractor's offices where the Contractor's business records or other proprietary data are retained and to review such business records regarding the Contractor's 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…