RFI Description.docx

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) – SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION.

Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research only to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of Small Business Capability, including Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB/VOSB) interested and capable of performing the work.

The NAICS for this requirement is NACIS 562910 – Remediation Services

Interested and capable Contractors should respond to this notice not later than 11:00 AM (PDT) on 10/26/2020 by providing the following via email only to David Odne, Contract Specialist, at David.Odne@va.gov.

Please provide the information below:

Company Name:

DUNS Number:

Address:

Point of Contact Name:

Phone No:

Email:

Business size information

Select all that applies:

· Small Business

· Emerging Small Business

· Small Disadvantaged Business

· Certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act

· HubZone

· Woman Owned

· Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (registered in VetBiz.gov)

· Veteran Owned Small Business (registered in VetBiz.gov)

FSS/ GSA Contract Number

Effective Date / Expiration Date

(a) A capability statement that addresses the organization’s qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor specifically for the work described in paragraph 5 below. Respondents are also encouraged to provide specific examples (e.g. contract number, point of contact information) of the Contractor’s experience providing the same or similar supplies/services to that described in paragraph 5 below.

(b)

(c) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with NASA SEWP or any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract number.

(d) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or NASA SEWP contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the items/services you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract?

(e) Please provide general pricing of your products/services for market research purposes.

(f) Please provide if you will provide the services requested completely by yourself as the Prime or if you will partner with a Subcontractor.

SDVOSB/VOSB respondents.

(g) If respondent is VOSB or SDVOSB, respondent is encouraged to provide proof of www.vetbiz.gov certification. In addition, SDVOSB/VOSB Contractors are asked to acknowledge that they understand the limitations on sub-contracting pursuant to FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Sub- Contracting, which will be included in the impending solicitation. Further SDVOSB/VOSB contractors are asked to respond that they are capable of providing the requested services keeping within the parameters of this clause.

(h) Small businesses, including SDVOSB/VOSBS are also advised that per 13 CFR, § 125.6 the prime contractor's limitations on subcontracting are as follows:

(1) General. In order to be awarded a full or partial small business set-aside contract with a value greater than $150,000, an 8(a) contract, an SDVO SBC contract, a HUBZone contract, a WOSB or EDWOSB contract pursuant to part 127 of this chapter, a small business concern must agree that:

(2) In the case of a contract for services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not similarly situated. Any work that a similarly situated subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 50% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

Below are the highlights of this requirement.

Remediation services for Legionella Mitigation for VA Loma Linda Healthcare System (11201 Benton St Loma Linda, CA 92357-1000).

I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

In accordance with VHA Directive 1061, whenever there is a positive legionella water sample in multiple areas or a repeat finding the water loop servicing the area must be mitigated until there is no legionella present.

II. OBJECTIVES:

The purpose of this contract is to have a Contractor to furnish all labor, materials, supplies, tools, equipment to mitigate legionella in identified water loop for up to 12 times per year. Services performed shall conform to industry standards and this statement of work (SOW). Additional scope as per the below:

· VA/contractor personnel to post all appropriate signage.

· VA to provide water loop drawings as needed.

· Contractor to use a metering pump to inject chlorine in the cold and hot water loop at 200 ppm for 4-6 hours during normal duty hours, but to include after hour mitigations, pending clinician needs.

· Contractor to perform a continuous flush on all faucets and or showers.

· Contractor to observe all locations during mitigation.

· Upon completion of the 4-6 hours contractor to reduce chlorine levels to less than 4 ppm by continuous flushing until safe limits of chlorine are reached.

· VA to have Pipe Shop personnel onsite to support contractor operations as needed.

· VA to disconnect ice machines prior to disinfection and to reconnect after disinfection.

· VA to test for legionella through a lab service contract upon the conclusion of the mitigation.

· Note: Contractor to provide retreatment of disinfection at no additional cost if retest validation results find a positive result on original positive test location. The VA agrees to conduct validation testing within 24 hours of disinfection service completion to minimize the probability of contamination from upstream systems and minimize stagnation of restricted use fixtures.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

1 Year

III. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

VA Loma Linda 11201 Benton St Loma Linda, CA 92357

IV. LICENSING REQUIREMENTS:

a. Offeror must possess a 30-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety card.

V. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

a. Schedule with Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or Designee five (5) business days in advance prior to start of work.

b. Prior to start of job, all personnel shall have a valid Loma Linda PIV badge

c. Prior to working, ALL energy sources (electrical, water, etc.) shall be locked and tagged out, and upon completion of work, will be re-energized and verified.

d. Prior to work each day, workers or a designated lead or supervisor are/is to check in with the Graphics Control in the plant.

e. Contractor shall conform to the following standards, policies, regulations, governing agency, and any other local, state, or Federal guidelines that are not listed here

i. OSHA Regulations, www.osha.gov

ii. NFPA, www.nfpa.org

The intended IDIQ contract period will be for a base year and four (4) one-year option periods.

Please note that if VA’s pending market research establishes that two or more VOSB or SDVOSB, who are certified in VA’s Vendor Information Pages (VIP) site https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/, can perform the services, VA will set aside the underlying solicitation per 38 U.S.C. §8127.

2.

All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database found at https://www.sam.gov. Registration must include Representations and Certifications.