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Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Northern Indiana Healthcare System

Fort Wayne-Campus

2121 Lake Avenue

Fort Wayne Indiana

CONTACT INFORMATION

Network Contracting Office 10 8888 Keystone Crossing Suite 1100 Indianapolis IN 46240

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Eric Sweatt eric.sweatt@va.gov 317-988-1511

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

Install Lab Water Supply Project Number: 610A4-23-508

I. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES:

GENERAL:

Contractor shall provide all needed labor, materials, parts (to Include system components), Supervision, Project Management, Equipment, Quality and Safety Assurance, and all other necessary resources required to run a redundancy water line to the labs analyzers to prevent an interruption of utilities during outages at VA Northern Indiana Health Care System –Fort Wayne Campus located at 2121 Lake Avenue, Fort Wayne, IN 46805.

SCOPE:

To include:

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6.

D. Retainage.

(1) The Contracting Officer may retain funds—

(i) Where performance under the contract has been determined to be deficient or the Contractor has performed in an unsatisfactory manner in the past; or

(ii) As the contract nears completion, to ensure that deficiencies will be corrected and that completion is timely.

(2) Examples of deficient performance justifying a retention of funds include, but are not restricted to, the following—

(i) Unsatisfactory progress as determined by the Contracting Officer;

(ii) Failure to meet schedule in Schedule of Work Progress;

(iii) Failure to present submittals in a timely manner; or

(iv) Failure to comply in good faith with approved subcontracting plans, certifications, or contract requirements.

(3) Any level of retention shall not exceed 10 percent either where there is determined to be unsatisfactory performance, or when the retainage is to ensure satisfactory completion.

Retained amounts shall be paid promptly upon completion of all contract requirements, but nothing contained in this paragraph (a)(3) shall be construed as limiting the Contracting Officer’s right to withhold funds under other provisions of the contract or in accordance with the general law and regulations regarding the administration of Government contracts.

Formal review of project requirements shall include but is not limited to:

Designation of COR, Task Order and Site-Specific Information, Infection Control, Interim Life Safety Measures, Safety, Badging and Identification requirements, parking access to premises and building; space for material and equipment storage; delivery of materials and use of approaches; and use of corridors, stairways, elevators, eating spaces, and restrooms for Contractor personnel.

The CO will issue the Notice to Proceed before any work or mobilization is authorized to begin.

Contractors shall clearly include the solicitation number (prior to award) or the contract number (as appropriate) on all documents submitted to the VA.

TO Identification: After successful award of each task order the contractor shall clearly include the contract number, task order number, obligation number and project number on all correspondence submitted to the VA.

The solicitation number, contract number, task order number, obligation and project numbers are displayed and be easily found on all official government documents issued by the VA.

"No Government personnel, other than the Contracting Officer, have the authority to change or alter these requirements. The COR shall clarify technical points or supply relevant technical information, but no requirements in this scope of work may be altered as a sole result of such verbal clarification."

II. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES:

Payment is to be made in arrears by certified invoice. Failure to provide purchase order number on the invoice may result in the return of the invoice.

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