SOW.pdf

SOW

1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and other items and services necessary to perform floor covering removal, installation, lifting of modular furniture and repair in accordance with this Statement of Work (SOW), except as specified herein. Flooring installers must be fully qualified to install all types of floor coverings. Helpers may work only under the direct supervision of a qualified installer.

2. CARPET SPECIFICATIONS. The contractor must provide all DOE Headquarters orders with the same or similar color, pattern and texture of the preexisting standards for a minimum of five years after the award. Contractor must provide a written certification signed by the manufacturer's President or CEO or provide industry documentation or manufacturer literature showing that the material specifications listed below are met, in addition to providing carpet tile and cove base samples that meet the following specifications needed for actual carpet to be used in the DOE:

CARPET

(a) Carpet fiber must be nylon and must contain a minimum recycled content of 33% by weight.

(b) Carpet backing must contain a minimum recycled content of 39% by weight.

(c) Carpet must contain a minimum total recycled content of 40% by total.

(d) Carpet and installation materials must be CRI Green Label Certified.

(e) Carpet Weight: Total carpet tile weight must be within the range of 24 to 32 ounces per square yard or have a face pile density of 6,250 or above.

COVE BASE

(a) Cove base must be black

(b) Cove base must made of rubber material

(c) Cove base height must be 4 inches, which is the standard size used at DOE facilities.

2.1 Recycle Carpet. The contractor must provide a recycling service to include pick-up of all discarded DOE carpet (regardless of carpet type or manufacturer) from the Department of Energy Headquarters (DOE) locations.

All carpet is to be in compliance with EPA standards set forth in “Recycled Materials Advisory Notice for Polyester Carpet” found here:

http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/tools/cpg/pdf/rmanal3.pdf

(a) The offeror will state that 100% of materials sold to DOE are recycled into carpet or another consumer use products and thus will not be trashed, burned or placed in a landfill.

(b) When recycling discarded carpet materials originating from another Manufacturer, recycled percentages are to be a minimum of 25% of face fiber and http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/tools/cpg/pdf/rmanal3.pdf

39% of backing into carpet or another consumer use product.

(c) Contractor must provide a certification signed by the manufacturer's

President or CEO that the 100% recycled percentages for discarded carpet will be met and documented in a monthly report to the Contracting Officer's Representative. (COR).

(d) Contractor must provide “on call" freight pick-up service for the discarded carpet products when requested by the Contracting Officer's Representative.

3. BASIC SERVICES. The contractor shall provide various floor coverings as well as removal/installation of various floor coverings. Trim and moldings (thresholds/transition strips) shall be included as needed to provide smooth transitions from flooring to adjacent surfaces. The contractor’s lead installer shall conduct a site visit to identify job requirements.

3.1. All floor covering projects shall be inspected by the contractor. The contractor shall provide the COR) with a verbal report of any conditions found that prevent the satisfactory installation of flooring materials. The contractor shall remove all existing flooring materials as required by the COR. The contractor shall remove all foreign matter from the surface to be covered, to include loose particles and grease. The surface to be covered shall be completely dry prior to the installation of carpet.

3.1.1. The contractor shall ensure that concrete is clean, dry, and free of curing or parting agents that interfere with the bonding of the adhesives. Whenever a powdery or porous surface is encountered, a primer compatible with the adhesives shall be used to provide a suitable surface for the installation. Patching of cracks and depressions shall be made with a compatible latex patching compound. The contractor shall not exceed manufacturer’s recommendations for patching thickness.

3.1.2. Carpet should be glued down directly over existing vinyl asbestos tile (VAT) or vinyl composition tile (VCT). Carpet shall NEVER be installed over existing carpet.

3.1.3. Cove base shall be installed with all new carpet installations according to manufacturer’s recommendations unless otherwise directed by the COR. The contractor shall carefully remove existing cove base from the wall. The contractor shall scrape away old adhesive from walls.

Damaged areas shall be repaired by the contractor. Upon the satisfactory repair of damaged areas, the contractor shall install new cove base in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations.

3.1.4. Carpet tile shall be installed in accordance with industry standard practice, and the same commercial warranties for such shall be the same.

4. GENERAL INFORMATION.

4.1. QUALITY CONTROL. The contractor shall develop and maintain a quality control program to ensure that carpet/floor covering installation/removal services are performed.

4.2. QUALITY ASSURANCE. The government COR will evaluate the contractor’s performance through periodic on-site inspections (per QASP Attachment) of contractor’s performance or receipt of complaints from customers.

4.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed at Department of Energy (DOE) Headquarters Locations:

James Forrestal Building Germantown Building 1000 Independence Ave, SW 19901 Germantown Road Washington DC 20585-5001 Germantown, MD 20874-1290

4.4 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS. Identification Badges. Contractor personnel performing work under this contract must have a background check, low risk level at time of the proposal submission, and must maintain the level of security required for the life of the contract. The contractor must submit the required forms for the contractor personnel as soon as possible after award.