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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

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4/12/022 556-22-2-6977-0017 556-22-2-6977-0019 556-22-500 36C252 Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) 115 S 84th Street, Suite 101

Milwaukee WI 53214-1476

36C252 Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) 115 S 84th Street, Suite 101

Milwaukee WI 53214-1476 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25222B0026 04-05-2022

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The ATTACHMENT 1 IDIQ Statement Of Work is hereby replaced by pages 2 through 13 of this Amendment.

Date of Bid Opening, Tuesday, May 5, 2022 remains unchanged.

Anne Vossler Contracting Officer

STATEMENT OF WORK

LOCATION:

Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center 3001 Green Bay Road North Chicago, IL 60064

SUMMARY:

Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center has a requirement for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for construction services.

The work to be performed will consist of a wide range of individual construction activities to include, but not limited to: Any of the MasterFormat® divisions of work, including but not limited to safety and security, demolition, excavation, site utilities, asphalt and concrete paving, masonry, steel, carpentry, interior renovation, carpet, window and door installation, painting and stucco, roofing, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, telecom, special construction, and asbestos abatement.

This contract shall not include medical facilities engineering support services such as utility plant operation, custodial, grounds maintenance, and or similar work.

No Task Order will be issued for Architect/Engineering services, however, coordination, installation, shop, and as-built drawings, when required, shall be provided by the contractor, who may need to engage design professionals to support their planning and quality assurance, as appropriate. In these instances, the contractor is expected to engage a SDVOSB design firm.

The successful offeror will be required to furnish all materials, labor, equipment, and competent supervision necessary to manage and accomplish individual projects. Individual task orders will be between $2,000 and $1,000,000. The Government anticipates the award of one Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The IDIQ will be a three (3) year base contract with zero (0) option periods. The guaranteed minimum award amount for the life of the contract is $5,000.00. The maximum value is $5,000,000.00.

During the contract period, the Facility Management Department, Engineering Division will identify projects best completed under task orders (TOs) issued by the Contracting Officer. These requirements are typically smaller efforts, require contractor input to fully define, and are needed quickly.

The contractor shall maintain an office within the Chicagoland area which must be operational at contract award and throughout the duration of the contract, and shall be open for business from 7:00am to 4:00pm, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays.

The Government has the right to cancel a proposed Task Order (TO) before award by the Government.

The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 236220; size standard $39.5 Million applies.

UNIT PRICE DATA

The most recent version of RSMeans cost estimating data will serve as the source for Unit Price Data for this contract. The Unit Price Data is generally updated annually during the month of January. The contractor’s proposals for the work described in each task order will be based on the Unit Price Data, not assembly or square foot costs.

If the government specifies an item which meets a RSMeans line item description, the contractor is obligated to furnish that item as described, regardless of actual cost incurred in relation to the listed RSMeans cost. See Specifications below.

Contractor shall use the RSMeans Data Online located at www.rsmeans.com. This software contains pricing information for the work to be accomplished using units of measure shown in the RSMeans Data report. Do not use assembly costs, or square foot model costs.

Proposals must indicate which data set was used, including publication date.

A. The contractor must furnish pricing (proposals) for each individual Task Order on a unit cost (line item) basis per current RSMeans Data Online (www.rsmeans.com) at the time the task order proposal is submitted to the Contracting Officer. That price shall remain fixed throughout the life of the Task Order.

B. Costs shall be computed using the settings Facilities Construction, Union Labor, and the zip code shown in the work location address at the top of this document.

Note: “Union labor” is indicated not to infer it is required for this contract, but because the rates align with those of the (DOL prevailing) Wage Determination issued by the Contracting Officer.

RSMeans Facilities Construction Costs Data includes over 48,000 maintenance, construction/renovation line items commonly used in commercial, industrial, municipal, and institutional projects, and is far more comprehensive than the Building Construction Costs, benefiting those using it, therefore is required to be used.

C. General Conditions unit costs (Division 01) can be found in RSMeans, therefore the proposal shall not include a multiplying factor to all costs when calculating the final total, or as a general conditions cost line item in the schedule of costs/values.

Note: General costs associated with bond premiums, insurance, and compliance with environmental and safety laws/regulations, are included in the Coefficient (as described below). Compliance with environmental and safety regulations in this context does not include work activities specifically listed in the Scope of Work. For example, if the scope included removal and disposal of an underground storage tank, this “environmental” work would be compliantly listed as a line item or items. Compliance with environmental laws, however, is required of everyone and therefore expectably included in the cost of conducting business.

Do not include costs associated with non-work administrative activities inherent in the line-item listed work items. Examples include mobilization, preparation of submittals, development of schedules and progress reports, general and activity-specific safety compliance, attendance of meetings, and similar administrative activities which would not occur without the line-item listed work items. 52.246-12 Inspection of Construction defines Work as “…materials, workmanship, and manufacture and fabrication of components”. Inherent in these are planning, communicating, procuring, and quality assurance and quality control, among other inputs. The Government cannot pay for what it has not inspected and accepted as compliant. Front-loading proposals with all manner of non-work items puts the Contractor, the Government, and the Bonding Company at otherwise avoidable risk associated with paying out more than the value of work in place should the work stop prior to completion. Administrative and managerial activities associated with each Work line item are included in each line item already, or calculated into the Coefficient.

D. Do not enter overhead and or profit markup in your RSMeans default settings or the line item values shown will differ from the baseline values from which you multiply by your Coefficient. Government verification of costs submitted will use the same method.

E. Any and all labor adjustment factors shall be considered to be included in the coefficient.

F. Contractor shall provide to the Contracting Officer the complete and unedited line item data used to develop their proposal as an unlocked Excel spreadsheet. Do not change MasterFormat-based nomenclature, line item name/description, units of measure, or baseline costs.

G. Line item descriptors selected by the contractor shall match those specified. Where specification of items requires clarity, provide to the Contracting Officer a list of all alternative products as listed in RSMeans well in advance of proposal due date, including numbers, descriptors, names, costs, and explanatory notes associated with each item, along with any recommendations the general contractor and SME subcontractors may offer.

H. Work required, but not listed in RSMeans Data, shall be developed and presented separately from the above RSMeans Data as Non-Prepriced Items (described below).

COEFFICIENT/WAGE DETERMINATION:

The purpose of applying the coefficient(s) to direct costs (bare costs as obtained from the Unit Price Book) is to compensate the contractor for all indirect costs and profit for performance. In short, as Work in the field is completed, it is field verified, and then paid for.

After the first year of the IDIQ contract and each year after, the contracting officer will incorporate a new wage determination into the contract, and also the most current update of RSMeans pricing*. The contractor will use the updated RSMeans Cost Estimating System (unit price book) multiplied by the coefficient in the basic contract to price individual task orders. The coefficient(s) will remain unchanged throughout the life of the contract and no other contract adjustments will be made as a result of the incorporation of the new or revised wage determination.

*Note: Since award(s) are expected to be made throughout the year, the RSMeans pricing from that published January 1 of the year of award will be used. Annual updates will occur on a yearly basis thereafter, IAW with RSMeans updates, not from the anniversary date of the awarded contract.

The contractor’s coefficients (in number format, no more than 3 decimal places) shall contain any/all applicable profit and burden costs such as, but not limited to, bond premiums; insurance; compliance with environmental and safety laws/regulations, taxes, overhead, labor adjustments, general and administrative expense and any/all other associated indirect costs required to perform the work. IDIQ unit prices are for materials in place (FOB Destination) and, unless otherwise specified, include materials, labor and equipment.

The government expects reasonable coefficients to accomplish the resulting task orders.

Submitted coefficient(s) less than one (1.00) requires an acknowledgement from the bonding company that work will be bid and may potentially be accomplished at less than cost. (Reference Attachment – Contractor Surety Acknowledgement of Coefficient).

Task Order prices will be based on the following formula using the City Cost Index (weighted average percentage) category for North Chicago, Illinois 60064 - “North Suburban”.

Task Order Proposal Formula

(NPI x % OH)

(NPI w/OH x % Profit)

Final Task Order Price

*Premium Time – if applicable The categories of pricing coefficient(s) in this contract are based on a combination of standard and non-standard work hours and size of project. If a task order includes work that has more than one pricing coefficient category, individual tasks shall be multiplied by the applicable coefficient (i.e. standard time or premium time coefficient) in order to sum the tasks for final task order price.

LINE ITEM UNIT PRICES

Unit prices include consideration of direct material, labor, and equipment costs, but do not include indirect costs and profit. Indirect costs and profit are in the coefficients.

NON-PREPRICED ITEMS

Items of work not covered by RSMeans Software, but within the project scope, may be negotiated by the Contracting Officer and added to the task order price items of work and incorporated into and made a part of the task order, and shall be performed at the negotiated unit price. Non-pre-priced work shall be so noted on each task order. Non-prepriced item proposals, or proposal content, shall be supported with verifiable documentation showing a minimum of two competitive quotes. Non-prepriced items shall be proposed in bare costs only, presenting material, equipment, and labor values, multiplied by the quantity plus the total negotiated overhead and profit of all tiers.

Labor costs in this category shall be those of the Wage Determination, plus required employer taxes and workmen’s compensation – without mark-up.

Never include transportation costs for any material or labor. Do not list company vehicles used to transport material or labor to and from the job site as “Equipment” or rental items. All costs associated with material, labor, and equipment are to be included within the listed item – except general and overhead costs which are listed as percentage markups on the total of material, labor, and equipment.

Non-prepriced item proposals, or proposal content, must be supported with verifiable documentation, including complete unedited and unredacted quotes from at least three unrelated sources.

For specified/required commercially available items, as part of the Government review of proposed costs, should the item be found available in the market at a lower cost, Contractor will be informed of the findings and required to furnish the item(s) at that cost.

CONTRACTOR STAFF AND EMPLOYEES

Prior to the issuance of the first Task Order, the contractor shall provide the Contracting Officer with a telephone number at which the contractor or his or her designated and authorized representative may be contacted at any time during regular working hours, and an emergency number at which the contractor may be contacted in situations requiring immediate attention. The above-mentioned representative must have full power and authority to act upon the behalf of the contractor – including committing resources.

SUBCONTRACTOR PROPOSALS

If a subcontractor provides a proposal which includes RSMeans items and items not included in RSMeans (non-prepriced items), the RSMeans items will be included in the section of the contractor proposal including RSMeans work and only the items that are not included in RSMeans will be negotiated as non-prepriced items. Because this is a firm-fixed-price contract, there will be no additional markup by the contractor on any non-prepriced work that may be performed by the subcontractor.

PROGRESS MEETINGS

A monthly meeting (or more frequent, if deemed necessary by VA) shall be held between the contractor, Contracting Officer Representative (COR), and Contracting Officer or his or her authorized representative, as well as invited stakeholder participants such as Safety, Infection Prevention and Control, Maintenance, clinical or administrative members of the user group, etc. as necessary, to discuss work progress, problems, and potential modifications. During the site visit on each task order, the contractor shall confer with the COR, and agree on a sequence of procedures and means of access to premises and buildings; space for storage of materials and equipment; delivery of materials and use of approaches; use of corridors; stairways and similar means of passage; and the location of partitions, eating spaces and restrooms for the contractor’s employees.

ORDERING PROCEDURES PRIOR TO AWARD OF TASK ORDER

Each task order shall be issued in accordance with the following procedures:

A. Request for Proposal The Contracting Officer will furnish the contractor with a written request for proposal. The request may include the following:

1. A general scope of work,

2. The site location,

3. The anticipated performance period and critical milestones,

4. Any government-furnished property, material to be made available for performance of the task order,

5. Drawings, as applicable,

6. Any specifications and/or limitations,

7. Submittal requirements,

8. Cost magnitude of the construction project, and

9. Due date and any other pertinent information.

B. Scope Validation Meeting Upon receipt of a task order request for proposal (RFP), the contractor shall respond to the CO within three (3) working days of receiving the RFP to arrange a site visit with the COR and contracting officer for the purposes of conducting a scope validation site visit to discuss the following topics:

1. Definition and refinement of requirements,

2. Site access,

3. Methods and alternatives for accomplishing work,

4. Detailed scope of work, and

5. Assumptions, information required, etc.

C. Proposal Submission, Review and Negotiation:

1. Upon completion of the site visit, the contractor shall prepare and submit a detailed cost proposal using the current RSMeans Data for accomplishment of the work to the Contracting Officer within ten (10) business days, unless extended by the Contracting Officer. Any revised cost proposal which responds to government comments shall be submitted within two (2) business days after receipt of government comments or as otherwise agreed to by the Contracting Officer and the contractor.

2. The RSMeans Data shall serve as the basis for establishing the value of the work to be performed on a unit price basis. It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure the proposal includes all costs associated with meeting the requirements of federal, state, and local laws, as well as the requirements of the technical specifications. The contractor shall ensure that all the requirements of the statement of work have been included in the proposal.

3. Task Order Proposal Composition and Submission: The contractor shall email all proposal documents to the Contracting Officer. The contractor’s initial task order proposal shall include, but not be limited to:

a. Confirmed or alternatively proposed Statement of Work changes identifying the task requirements (alternatives),

b. Confirmed or alternatively proposed construction performance period required to complete the work to include critical path construction schedule for time sensitive tasks or complex tasks as determined by the contracting officer,

c. Schedule for Material Submittals, listing the submittal items the contractor has determined appropriate for the task order. The government may add or delete submittal items at its discretion and return to the contractor. The final negotiated Schedule for Material Submittals will be attached to and incorporated into the task order,

d. A detailed cost proposal identifying tasks and defining the quantity of required items using the RSMeans data. The current North Chicago, Illinois 60064 - “North Suburban” Cost Index adjustment will be applied to the RSMeans bare cost for each item along with the applicable contractor coefficient(s). If the contracting officer directs a work schedule to occur during non-standard hours, the non-standard coefficient will be applied for those items of work, which will be performed during non-standard hours.

4. Proposal Review and Negotiation: Upon receipt of the contractor's proposal, the government will review the proposal for completeness. If negotiations are conducted, all items and quantities for all pre-priced and non-priced items will be discussed. The Government may also negotiate performance durations. Upon completion of negotiations and achieving agreement on all project requirements, the contractor shall provide a final proposal package which includes:

a. The final SOW representing any negotiations,

b. Drawings/sketches conceptually delineating the negotiated project requirements,

c. Final negotiated cost proposal and RSMeans pricing,

d. Negotiated construction performance period,

e. Final Schedule for Material Submittals, listing the submittal items the contractor and the Government have determined appropriate for the task order.

When a required construction item within the scope of the contract is not already incorporated in the Unit Price Book (UPB), the order price for that item will be negotiated into the contract.

TASK ORDER AWARD

After receipt of the final proposal package, the government will review its contents for compliance with final negotiated agreements. Once compliance is confirmed, a unilateral task order may be issued by the contracting officer. Each task order will include the following information, at a minimum:

A. Date of the task order award, B. Contract number and task order number, C. The final and accepted statement of work, D. The final accepted Schedule for Material Submittals, E. Any applicable drawings, F. Task order price, inclusive of RSMeans priced items and non-priced items, G. Delivery or performance data, H. Accounting and appropriation data, and I. The names, addresses, and any other pertinent information.

The contractor shall commence all necessary and required preliminary work, including but not limited to, all required permits and/or bonds, if applicable, upon receipt of a duly executed task order signed by the contracting officer. The government reserves the right to convene a pre-construction conference, which may include a visit to the applicable site and the contractor shall attend. The contractor is encouraged to bring its subcontractors to the pre-construction conference, but is not required to do so. The contractor may visit the site to perform any necessary and required efforts prior to actual mobilization and start-up at the site. The contractor shall not commence actual remedial construction work at the site until receipt of a written Notice-to-Proceed (NTP) signed by the contracting officer and a baseline schedule and necessary submittals have been approved by the COR and/or CO. The contractor shall not deliver any materials or equipment to the site prior to receipt of a NTP or written authorization signed by the contracting officer. The contractor shall not have delivered to the site any materials that require approval prior to receipt of said written approval.

The government reserves the right to obtain a price proposal and negotiate firm prices for task orders IN ANTICIPATION OF FUNDING. Any costs associated with such proposals and /or negotiations are considered indirect and should be included in the contractor’s coefficient(s). The government shall not be liable for any costs incurred in estimating and/or negotiating task orders that are not funded. The contractor shall be capable of handling a heavy surge of proposal preparation and negotiations during the four (4) months of May, June, August, and September of each year.

BONDS

Performance and Payment Bonds. The contractor shall be required to provide performance and payment bonds for all individual task orders. The performance and payment bonds shall be delivered to the Contracting Officer no later than ten (10) calendar days after receipt of notice of task order.

Penal Sums. The penal sums of the performance and payment bonds shall be as prescribed at FAR Clause 52.228-15: Performance and Payment Bonds – Construction. The contractor shall not begin work until bonds, properly executed, have been furnished to the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer has issued the contractor a Notice to Proceed.

The furnishing of bonds is a part of contract performance and failure to provide within the timeframes specified herein shall be grounds for default.

SPECIFICATIONS

Work shall be accomplished consistent with standards criteria, products, and execution methods set forth in Code, applicable industry standards, VA Technical Information Library content (http://www.cfm.va.gov/til/) associated with the type of work being planned and performed, as generally listed within 01 41 00 Regulatory Requirements issued by the facility engineer/COR through the Contracting Officer.

Other specifications issued by this facility are:

A. 01 35 26 Safety Requirements B. 01 35 33 Infection Control Requirements C. 01 40 00 Quality Requirements D. 01 42 16 Definitions and Abbreviations

CONFERENCES

Initial conference: When determined appropriate by the Contracting Officer, before the issuance of the first task order under the contract, a pre-construction conference may be conducted to acquaint the contractor with Government policies and procedures that are to be observed during the prosecution of the work, and to develop mutual understanding relative to the administration of the contract. It is strongly suggested that the contractor’s Project Manager, Quality Control Manager, Superintendent, and other appropriate employees attend this meeting.

Individual task order conference: At the discretion of the Contracting Officer, or his/her authorized representative (COR), a pre-construction conference may be conducted prior to the commencement of work on individual task orders.

Preconstruction Safety Meetings: Representatives of the contractor shall meet with the Contracting Officer or COR prior to the start of repair, alteration, or construction activities for the purpose of reviewing the contractor’s safety and health programs, and discussing implementation of all safety and health provisions pertinent to the work to be performed under the contract. The Contractor shall be prepared to discuss, in detail, the measures he/she intends to take in order to control any unsafe or unhealthy conditions associated with the work to be performed under the contract. This meeting may be held in conjunction with the Preconstruction Conference, if so directed by the Contracting Officer or his/her designated representative. The conduct of this meeting is not contingent upon a general Preconstruction meeting. The level of detail for the safety meeting is dependent upon the nature of the work and the potential inherent hazards. The contractor’s principal representative(s), the general superintendent and his/her safety representative(s) shall attend this meeting.

CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY

The Contractor shall assume full responsibility and liability for compliance with all applicable regulations pertaining to the health and safety of personnel during the execution of work and shall hold the Government harmless for any action on his part or that of his employees or subcontractors, which results in illness, injury, death, or property damage. Contractors are required to immediately report any accidents, injuries, or work-related illnesses to the Contracting Officer.

SCHEDULING OF WORK

Before commencement of work under an individual task order, the contractor shall confer with the COR, as well as the building occupant, and agree on: Schedule, a sequence of procedures, means of access to premises and building, space for storage of materials and equipment, delivery of materials and use of approaches, use of corridors, stairways, elevators, and similar means of communications, location of partitions, eating spaces, and restrooms for contractor employees, and the like.

Delivery of materials and equipment shall be made with minimal of interference to Government operations and personnel. Government personnel will not be responsible for accepting, receiving, storing, or delivery of contractor or subcontractor material or equipment.

The work shall, so far as practicable, be done in definite sections or divisions, and confined to limited areas which shall be completed before work in other sections or divisions is begun. The contractor shall take all precautions to ensure that no damage to private or public property as a result of contractor activities. All damages shall be repaired or replaced by the contractor at no cost to the Government.

The contractor shall be responsible for providing all work site protective barriers and site control devices. This includes but is not limited to: Project infection control measures, interim life safety measures, protective fences, protective tapes, and safety signage. The contractor shall be responsible for providing all necessary traffic control, such as street blockages, traffic cones, flaggers, etc., as required for each specific task order, at no additional cost to the Government. Proposed traffic control methods shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer’s Representative for final approval. No street shall be completely closed to traffic without prior approval from the Contracting Officer’s Representative.

At the beginning of each working day, the contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer’s Representative of the location(s) of work to be accomplished that day. All temporary outages of any utility services required for the performance of work shall be scheduled with the Contracting Officer’s Representative no less than fourteen (14) working days in advance of such outages.

TOILET FACILITIES

The contractor’s personnel will be permitted to use toilet facilities on the premises subject to regulation and control of the Contracting Officer’s Representative. In the event none are available, the contractor shall, at his own expense, provide portable facilities, as required. In addition, toilet facilities desired at the contractor’s management office shall be provided at the expense of the contractor.

CONTRACTOR STAFF

In addition to the requirements of FAR 52.236-6 Superintendence by the Contractor, the contractor shall be required to maintain a project manager. The individual designated as the project manager shall have full authority to act for the contractor. The contractor shall be able to provide experienced and knowledgeable personnel in civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, and electrical disciplines.

Contractor Personnel: The contractor shall be responsible for selecting personnel who are well qualified to perform the required work, for supervising techniques used in their work, and for keeping them informed of all improvements, changes, and methods of operation. In addition:

A. The contractor shall take appropriate personnel action, as required, in the event employee(s) become involved with law enforcement authorities as a result of misconduct.

B. The Government will not exercise any supervision or control over contractor employees performing work under the contract unless there is a serious safety violation. Such employees shall be accountable solely to the contractor, not the Government. The contractor, in turn, shall be accountable to the Government for contractor employees.

C. Should the Contractor elect to submit the Superintendent to be the Site Safety and Health Officer required of 01 35 26 Safety Requirements, the COR may approve or revoke such approval at his or her discretion based on current or experienced behavior and or performance of the superintendent. By submitting the superintendent to also fulfill the SSHO role, the contractor risks having to vacate the site should the superintendent be absent, ill, injured, or removed from the site by the COR, VA Safety, or VA Police. Work cannot continue on site absent a Contractor-employed, and VA-approved superintendent.

TASK ORDER STATUS REPORTS

No less than once per month, the contractor shall prepare and transmit a report on all open task orders to the Contracting Officer. The format and content of the report will be approved by the Contracting Officer. Information contained in the status report shall include the task order number, title of task order, issue date, award date, start date, dollar amount, required completion date, actual completion date, schedule of progress, actual progress percentage, and comments.

CONTRACTOR ACCESS

Most work will be performed in occupied areas. The contractor shall have access to that portion of the area within which work is to be performed. The movement of contractor personnel, its equipment, materials, and tools shall be confined to the project site so as not to interfere with ongoing hospital operations. The contractor’s access to any area shall be in coordination with a fully functioning medical facility. The contractor shall coordinate the activities with the COR.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Prior to final acceptance and payment of each task order, the contractor shall submit one (1) complete equipment listing, to include all name-plate data, and three (3) copies of all operation and maintenance manuals to the COR as required in the technical specifications. The contractor shall conduct a training session to brief Government personnel on the operation and maintenance procedures of the installed systems. The contractor is required to provide three (3) complete teardown/overhaul/repair manuals for any chillers provided, as applicable. The contractor is required to provide two (2) complete service literature catalogs for the chiller manufacturer’s engineering machinery products.

COMMENCEMENT OF WORK

The contractor shall not commence any physical mobilization and/or phase-in activities unless a baseline schedule and any necessary submittals to begin work have been approved. The contractor shall refer to the task order terms and conditions pertaining to schedule and submittal timelines and requirements.

WORK HOURS

Normal work hours are from 7:30A.M. to 4:30P.M., Monday through Friday. Contractors will not be permitted to work on Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holidays unless otherwise authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer.

If a federal holiday falls on Saturday, the day will be observed on the preceding Friday. If it falls on Sunday, the day will be observed the following Monday.

Where Federal holidays fall on a Tuesday or Thursday, the adjacent Monday or Friday may be considered restricted. Discuss this with the COR during early planning of the work.

Where certain activities impactful to normal operations, such as utility shutdown’s, road closures, or crane lifts are expected, they are expected to be planned for non-work hours other than aforementioned holiday exclusions.

The exclusion of work on Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays must be considered in preparing the schedule of each task order.

For current Federal holiday information in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 6103, access https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/ and select the year in question (tabs shown for each year of the decade). The number of Federal holidays, and quantity of them which may impact the schedule, are variable, and change over time.

WORK BY THE GOVERNMENT

The Government reserves the right to undertake performance by Government forces or other contractors, for the same type or similar work as contracted for herein, as the Government deems necessary or desirable, and to do so will not breach or otherwise violate this contract.

Sole Source Procurement, The contractor shall provide fully functional complete systems, including the following sole source procurements for the following special systems:

1. Fire Alarm: Components, programming and start up within the West Campus is by Johnson Controls/Simplex.

1. Building Automation: Components, programming and start up: Automated Logic Company of Chicago.

1. Proximity card reader and door lock release entry system: Components, programming and start up: eNorman Work required to be performed by designated Sole Sources shall be treated as described above in Subcontractor Proposals.

Warranty:

For the work of each Task Order, the contractor shall provide a comprehensive written warranty for construction covering all labor, materials, and other costs associated with correcting warranty issues for a period of one calendar year from the date of VA Acceptance of the completed project – not just the field work. An exception exists with regard to roofing work, which includes a warranty written by the roofing material manufacturer directly to Department of Veterans Affairs, typically for a term of twenty years.

End Statement of Work

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