F108--Remove Asbestos in Building 1

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. This pre-solicitation notice is for Solicitation Number 36C24225R0097 Remove asbestos Building 1 at the VA New Jersey Healthcare Systems (NJHCS) East Orange Campus at 385 Tremont Ave, East Orange, N.J. 07018.

This requirement shall be a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set-Aside (SDVOSB). As a result, all responsible SDVOSB's may submit a proposal, which will be considered by the agency. This project is classified under NAICS Code 562910 and has a size standard of $22.0 Million. The cost estimate range for this project is between $250,000 and $500,000.

Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition, removal and disposal of ACMs and restoration of affected areas.

Work shall be completed in multiple phases around clinical schedule as necessary in order to allow the service to continue to function at normal hours with little to no interruptions of patient service and access during project.

4. Specific Tasks.

The contractor shall perform a walkthrough of the specified locations to verify existing conditions.

The contractor shall provide a complete construction service, including but not limited to, all labor, material, equipment, supervision, inspections, submittals and as built drawings to perform all work as shown in the drawings and specifications.

Contractor shall submit a work schedule including phasing, location and time period, and coordination for work locations will take place between contractor, COR, and the affected service.

The Contractor is responsible for the actions and work product of the workforce under his control, and for compliance with applicable Federal, State, and VA-specific rules, specifications, and regulations identified either by reference or incorporated herein.

The Contractor is responsible for the correction of all non-conforming work, or delays resulting from failure to comply with stated requirements and scope.

Other specifications and requirements not specifically identified in this section may be found elsewhere within this document, or in documents incorporated by reference.

Contractor shall prepare the waste disposal manifest with appropriate qualified signature to include DOT training for the waste hauler driver and EPA training for waste generator. Please contact VANJHCS Safety Office for our VA EPA number.

Contractor shall submit a copy of the fully executed waste manifest to VANJHCS Safety office prior the waste is removed from the VA facility. The completed waste manifest with signature for waste site facility will be mailed to VANJHCS Safety Office.

Company must be license with NJ DOLWD.

MUST provide the license demonstrating the vendor is licensed to do any asbestos abatement work in the State of New Jersey.

Supervisors and workers must have an asbestos permit.

The State of New Jersey issued permits. MUST provide the evidence of permits demonstrating that the Supervisor(s) has a current Supervisor permit that will NOT expire in the middle of the abatement. The same holds true for the workers; they need a current worker permit.Â

Submit 10-day notification to all required agencies (3-day notice for emergencies removal)

No abatement work can start without providing the paperwork that they submitted the notification. Please send draft notification()s to ensure it was filled correctly before sending it off to the required agencies. Notifications must be send to at least EPA and NJDOL.Â

Take the DOT Training to sign disposal manifest.

Asbestos waste is not classified as RCRA hazardous waste. However, the triennial DOT training is required for any USDOT regulated material. Friable asbestos is USDOT-regulated hazardous material. Therefore, a person who signs shipping paper, packages it, etc. is required to do the USDOT training.

Please note non-friable asbestos is not subject to the regulations of the USDOT when transported. However, the manifest must state the asbestos is non-friable.

Submit paperwork of the waste manifests

Submit the original signed paperwork of when the vendor signed the manifest. MUST ensure that the initial manifest is followed up within 35 days that of the signed final manifest from the disposal treatment facility to ensure that there is not any discrepancies.

Need the manifest when it was first shipped, which is considered the initial (or first manifest).

Need the final (or second) manifest when the facility received the asbestos. This is to ensure the first and final manifests matched.

If asbestos is friable, the manifest should have only the signature of the personnel who took the DOT Training.

This personnel person should be the supervisor for the project.

The Contractor shall perform all tasks required to deliver a satisfactory finished product, which includes the abatement of asbestos or suspected ACM. The contractor shall be properly licensed by the State of New Jersey to perform such abatement activities. All abatement activities shall comply with applicable law, including applicable VA-specific guidelines found in the VA Technical Information Library (https://www.cfm.va.gov/til/), and including OSHA Asbestos General Industry Standard (29CFR 1910.1001), Construction standard (29CFR 1926.1101) and EPA standards as applicable.

The Contractor shall clean abatement equipment staging areas, and for the removal of all related equipment at the completion of the project.

The Contractor s supervisor/foreperson/competent person shall remain on site at all times during all activities, regulated/controlled construction and staging areas shall be accessible at all times to designated VA personnel when necessary to protect the safety and health of VA patients, employees, visitors and Contractor s employees, and for compliance inspections required at the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer and COR.

Period of Performance.

Contractor to start immediately after receiving the NTP, estimate completion time is 90 calendar days, including 30 days for submittals.

All other details and information shall be contained in the solicitation which shall be posted. The solicitation will be released on or about August 7, 2025 . The response submittal address, date and time will be included in the solicitation. This project requires bonding, and all responses/submissions should be electronic; faxed or hand delivered bids will not be accepted. All prospective offerors must be currently registered in sam.gov and be registered and verified as a SDVOSB in www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov at the time of offer submission and before award of this procurement.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL