New Bulk Salt Contract SOW.doc

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This is a Statement of Work (SOW) for bulk rock salt delivery to the VA NJ Healthcare System's East Orange Campus. The VA is seeking a contractor to provide Solar White Crystal Course salt for their water softening system, critical for equipment like sterilizers, instrument washers, hemodialysis equipment, and humidifiers. The contract includes one base year with four potential option years, requiring an initial delivery of 50 tons of salt (25 tons per basin) and subsequent 25-ton deliveries as needed, approximately every 3-4 weeks.

Specific delivery requirements include mandatory check-in with VA Police, coordination with a Utilities Operator, and precise delivery protocols. The salt storage basins are located on the northeast side of the main building, requiring a 40-foot hose for delivery. The solicitation (36C24225Q0556) is for a brand name or equal bulk salt, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration. Contractors must follow strict delivery procedures, including advance notification to VA Police, driver identification verification, and obtaining signature from the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) upon successful delivery.

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4/14/2025

STATEMENT OF WORK

ROCK SALT DELIVERY

EAST ORANGE CAMPUS – VANJHCS

Background: The VA NJ Healthcare System is currently seeking solicitation of a vendor to provide bulk Solar White Crystal Course salt to be delivered and the filling of the salt basins with the same.

This salt is utilized with the facilities softening system to provide soft water to our facility. It is crucial to have softened water to supply our sterilizers, instrument washers, dishwashers, Hemodialysis equip., humidifiers, and other miscellaneous equip.

Scope of Work:

The Contractor shall provide all labor, personnel, equipment, and transportation to deliver bulk rock salt to the rock salt storage basins as defined in this Statement of Work (SOW) section for the VANJ Health Care System (East Orange Campus). This scope of work will be for a time period of One (1) base year and the possibility of Four (4) Option Years.

A.

Tasks.

1) The contractor shall make an initial delivery of Fifty (50) tons of salt, where Twenty-five (25) tons will be deposited into each basin. The delivery driver must stop at front gate to check in with VA Police, and will need to show State Driver’s License as Identification.

2) Future deliveries will be for twenty-five (25) tons of salt per call for delivery by the COR to fill the empty basin.

3) When called, the contractor shall provide a planned delivery date. The COR will notify the VA Police at least 3 days prior to the delivery of the salt truck for proper coordination of truck/driver access unto the East Orange, NJ VA property.

4) The truck driver upon arrival will call the Utilities Operator at 908- 413-1479 or the operator on duty at 908-413-1479. The truck driver must wait for the arrival of Utility Operator prior to breaking the seals and setting up. The driver will be directed as to which basin to connect the hose. The contractor must pump the salt into the directed basin.

5) The attending COR or POC will sign and date the delivery ticket, which will be returned to the contractor for submission into the invoice payment system.

Note: Calls for salt delivery will be based on water usage, averaging three to four weeks between deliveries. Water usage in the cooling season months will increase, so coordinating salt deliveries will also increase as well.

B. Period of Performance The estimated Period of Performance will be date of award for a period of one year. The awarded BPA will have the provision of four option years.

C. Place of performance VA NJ Healthcare System East Orange Campus 385 Tremont Ave. East Orange, NJ 07018

The salt storage basins are on the northeast side of the main building located at the corner of Meagher Road and Oresko Street. Contractor will need a total of forty (40) feet of hose to reach the basins.

D. Inspection The Contracting Officer or his/her designee will notify the contractor of any noncompliance with the foregoing provisions and the action to be taken. The Contractor shall, after receipt of such notice, immediately correct the conditions to which attention has been directed. Such notice, when served on the Contractor or his/her representative at the site of the work, shall be deemed sufficient for the purpose aforesaid. If the Contractor fails or refuses to comply promptly, the Contracting Officer may issue an order stopping all and any part of the work and hold the Contractor in default.

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