P09 - FINAL SOW - Air Testing.docx

STATEMENT OF WORK

CONTRACT TITLE: Critical and Non-Critical Area Air Testing & Certification

PLACE OF PERFORMANCES: VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, CA 92161

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Annual – Base Year plus up to Four (4) Option Years. One (1) year from date of award; this will be the base year. In addition, the Government (VA) shall retain the right to exercise option(s) to extend the contract period for up to four (4) one (1) year option renewals.

CONTRACT TYPE: Firm Fixed Price

BACKGROUND: Associated Air Balance Council (AABC) Certified Testing contract is needed for semi-annual testing and certification of the Critical Area Compliance (CAC) of an occupied building; and testing of non-critical area air testing.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

The contractor shall:

Provide one (1) asbestos certified technician.

VASDHS has 1406 non-critical rooms at 257,279 square feet. A quarter of VASDHS non-critical areas will be tested and certified one (1) time annually.

All critical area rooms shall be tested and certified two (2) times annually. CAC testing and AABC certified report include drawings, measured room volume, supply, return, exhaust air flow, pressure gradients and calculated air change rate per VATILEI. Minor adjustments are included in preliminary testing for the following rooms:

5067 Operating Rm 1 5066 Operating Rm 2 5065 Operating Rm 3 5052 Operating Rm 4 5051 Operating Rm 5 5050 Operating Rm 6 5035 Operating Rm 7 5073A-1 Soil/Decontamination 5073D-1 Clean/Prep Rm 4032 EP Lab 4354 Cath Lab #2 4359 Cath Lab #1 5109 Airborne IIR 5135 Airborne IIR 5247 Airborne IIR 5249 Airborne IIR 3140 Airborne IIR 3148A Soil/Decontamination 3149 HLD (Decon) Scopes 3340 Airborne IIR 3342 Airborne IIR 1193B Airborne IIR 1193A Airborne IIR 1B121 Ante Rm 1B121A Airborne IIR 1B121B Restroom B171B Sterilizer Equip Access B171G Sterile Hanel SR B172C Clean/Prep Rm B175B SPS Supply Rm B191K Soil/Decontamination B102A SPS Scope Rm B104 SPS Storage 2B147 Soiled Utility Rm 2B157 RME Storage Critical RME 2B146 RME Storage Clean Utility 2B149 Laser Room 2A134 Oral Surgery 2A135 Oral Surgery 2A130 Soil / Decon 2A123 Clean Instrument RM 5139 RME Storage 5130 RME Soiled 5114 RME Soiled 5104 RME Storage 5026 RME Storage 5073 C RME Storage 5070 RME Storage 4027A Soil Decon 4041 Soil Decon 3136 Dirty Utilty 3150 RME Storage 3148B Scope Storage 3144 Dilator Storage 1811 RME Storage 1801A Soil /Decon 1841 RME Storage 1210 RME Storage 1208 Soil /Decon 1154 RME Storage 1171 RME Storage 1071 RME Soiled Utility 1439 RME Storage B174 B Women RR B174 C Men RR B172 E Men RR B172 D Women RR B171 E Prep Janitor B174 E Decon Janitor B102 Hallway 1C-134 RME Srorage 1K-117 Soiled /Dirty 2N -204 Soiled /Dirty 2N-210 RME Srorage 2P-202 Soiled /Dirty SV-141 RME Srorage SV-161 Soiled /Dirty CV-1617 RME Srorage CV-1619 Soiled /Dirty KM-1906 RME Srorage KM-1907 Soiled /Dirty KM-2128 RME Srorage KM-2127 Soiled /Dirty 3W-3107 Storage 3W-3087B Soil Utility 3W-3029 Soil Utility Resp TX-5017 RME Storage ICU-5105A Emergency Med Cart ED-118A-1 Clean Utility Specialty Care 1422 Exam Rm 1324-1 IR Construction

Provide a controls technician to operate any automated controls and furnish the software and onsite instruction on how to operate the system.

Test and certify air-handling systems within the design limitations of the equipment being tested.

Additional material and labor cost associated with the installation or replacement of drives, belts, motors, dampers, etc. required to make equipment(s) and device(s) meet specifications are outside the scope of this requirement.

Installation of clean filters in the air handler’s equipment are not included.

The cleaning of pipe strainers is not included.

Field verify field conditions prior to quote submission, lifts included.

All work will be provided and/or supervised by independent third-party AABC certified technicians with current AABC certification credentials.

Provide COR six (6) copies of certified TAB report within five (5) working days of completion.

CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS & OTHER RESPONSIBLITES: Contractor shall obtain all necessary licenses required to perform this work. Contractor shall take all precautions necessary to protect persons and property from injury or damage during the performance of this contract. Contractor shall be responsible for any injury to himself/herself, his/her employees, or others, as well as for any damage to personal or public property that occurs during the performance of this contract that is caused by him/her or his/her employees’ fault or negligence. Contractors shall maintain personal liability and property damage insurance prescribed by the laws of the Federal Government.

The Government reserves the right to accept or reject Contractor’s employees for the rendering of services. Complaints concerning Contract Personnel’s performance or conduct will be dealt with by the Contractor and COR with the final decision being made by the Contracting Officer.

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: All personnel employed by the Contractor in the performance of this contract, or any representative of the Contractor entering on VASDHS shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and VA safety and fire regulations and codes which are in effect during the performance period of the contract.

Contractor shall perform work in strict accordance with existing relevant, accredited standards and codes to minimize the possibility of injury to personnel, or damage to Government equipment. Every effort shall be made to safeguard human life and property.

Contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local requirements regarding workers’ health and safety. The requirements include, but are not limited to, those found in Federal and State Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) statutes and regulations, such as applicable provisions of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Parts 1910 and 1926, NFPA 70E, Article 130.7 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(iii), 29CFR1910.137

Contractors shall provide all necessary tools, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to perform the work safely, effectively, and timely.

The VAMC San Diego building 1, main building, contains asbestos. Any worker entering these asbestos containing areas must have an asbestos certification of no less than 16 hours and a valid fit test certification. Certifications must be presented to the VA project manager before any work in an asbestos area may begin.

CHANGES: The awarded Contractor is advised that only the Contracting Officer, acting within the scope of the contract has the authority to make changes which affect the contract in terms of quality, quantity, price or delivery.

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

NORMAL WORKING HOURS: Normal hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm Pacific time. All work is expected to be performed generally during normal hours of coverage unless requested or approved by the COR or his/her designee. Before commencement of work, the Contractor shall confer with the VA COR and Contracting Office to agree on a sequence of procedures; means of access to premises and building. All work performed, to include delivery of materials and equipment, shall be made with minimal interference with Government operations and personnel. Work performed outside the normal hours of coverage must be approved by the COR or his/her designee.

OVERTIME AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS: Any overtime or holiday pay that may be entitled to the Contractor’s employees shall be the sole responsibility of the Contractor and shall not be billed, nor reimbursed by the Government. The Contractor is not required to provide service on the following U.S. Government holidays, nor shall the Contractor be paid for these days:

INVOICES and PAYMENTS: Contractor shall submit monthly invoices in the arrears electronically via the Tungsten-Network System at the end of each month, for payment of the storage containers in that billing period. Contractor shall submit original invoice electronically to:

Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center http://www.tungsten-network.com (Toll-free telephone number: (877) 489-6135)

Payment shall be made monthly in the arrears upon receipt of properly prepared invoice.

The invoice MUST be itemized to include the following information. Any information listed below that is not provided on an invoice will be incomplete and the invoice will be returned for immediate correction.

· Dates of service.

· Description of services.

· Invoice number, date.

· Contract number.

· Obligation number

Failure to comply with the above shall delay payment to the Contractor.

D.2 – WAGE DETERMINATION

Service Contract Act WD #: 2015-5635 Rev. 30, Pub. Date: 05/12/2026