Attachment 1 SOW 402-26-C05 Address Patient Safety Findings.docx

VA Maine Healthcare System (Togus VAMC) 1 VA Center Augusta, ME 04330 Scope of Work Presque Isle Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) Address Patient Safety Findings 402-26-C05

1. General Intent The following is a Scope of Work (SOW) for a construction contract at VA Maine’s Presque Isle CBOC at 732 Main Street in Presque Isle, ME 04769. This is a leased facility serving Veterans in the Northern Aroostook County region. Work under this SOW addresses identified patient safety findings at the clinic. Work shall be consistent with the requirements of current building codes, industry standards, and VA standards.

Please reference the map at the end of this SOW as needed.

Period of Performance: Work shall be completed within 90 calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

2. Statement of Work The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision required to:

A. Install remote door operators in each of the patient bathrooms (Rooms 109 and 105)

a. Doors shall open with the push of a handicap button both inside and outside each bathroom.

b. Please see circled doors in orange on the reference map at the end of the SOW.

B. Install ADA compliant handrails in corridors 113 and 139

a. If one continuous handrail is not possible, the contractor shall terminate a handrail run and start a new run

b. Please see location of each handrail, depicted in blue, on the reference map at the end of the SOW

c. Corridor 113 Handrail, shall begin along the exterior wall just after the hinged side of door 113 and end just before door 124 in the open position

d. Corridor 139 Handrail, shall begin just after door 103 and end at the opening at door 139 C. Install a VA-provided oxygen sensor in Room 137

a. The sensor shall be installed facing the Pact Team Work Area, so the digital readout with the oxygen concentration can be read before someone enters.

b. Please see the green arrow on the reference map.

c. The oxygen sensor will be provided by the Clinic Manager on site.

D. Contractor shall adhere to Attachment 1 – Specifications E. The installation shall be done by a certified installer only; certification must be from all regulatory agencies as well as the manufacturer. All work under this contract is to be completed following all federal regulations and VA requirements for construction projects. This is to include site superintendent 30HR OSHA certifications, 10HR certification for all sub-contractors and the adherence to all local and federal building codes.

F. The work is to be done during normal business hours of 7:00 am – 4:00 pm Monday thru Friday. Requests to work outside of these hours must be approved by the VA contracting officer ahead of time.

The contractor must also adhere to the following:

1. Citations to pertinent laws, codes and regulations such as 44 U.S.C chapters 21, 29, 31 and 33; Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552); Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a); 36 CFR Part 1222 and Part 1228.

1. Contractor shall treat all deliverables under the contract as the property of the U.S. Government for which the Government Agency shall have unlimited rights to use, dispose of, or disclose such data contained therein as it determines to be in the public interest.

1. Contractor shall not create or maintain any records that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract using Government IT equipment and/or Government records.

1. Contractor shall not retain, use, sell, or disseminate copies of any deliverable that contains information covered by the Privacy Act of 1974 or that which is generally protected by the Freedom of Information Act.

1. Contractor shall not create or maintain any records containing any Government Agency records that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract.

1. The Government Agency owns the rights to all data/records produced as part of this contract.

1. The Government Agency owns the rights to all electronic information (electronic data, electronic information systems, electronic databases, etc.) and all supporting documentation created as part of this contract. Contractor must deliver sufficient technical documentation with all data deliverables to permit the agency to use the data.

1. Contractor agrees to comply with Federal and Agency records management policies, including those policies associated with the safeguarding of records covered by the Privacy Act of 1974. These policies include the preservation of all records created or received regardless of format [paper, electronic, etc.] or mode of transmission [e-mail, fax, etc.] or state of completion [draft, final, etc.].

1. No disposition of documents will be allowed without the prior written consent of the Contracting Officer. The Agency and its contractors are responsible for preventing the alienation or unauthorized destruction of records, including all forms of mutilation. Willful and unlawful destruction, damage or alienation of Federal records is subject to the fines and penalties imposed by 18 U.S.C. 2701. Records may not be removed from the legal custody of the Agency or destroyed without regard to the provisions of the agency records schedules.

1. Contractor is required to obtain the Contracting Officer's approval prior to engaging in any contractual relationship (sub-contractor) in support of this contract requiring the disclosure of information, documentary material and/or records generated under, or relating to, this contract. The Contractor (and any sub-contractor) is required to abide by Government and Agency guidance for protecting sensitive and proprietary information.

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