F108--Restoration & Remediation Emergency Flood Response Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 1 seeks emergency flood response and restoration services for VA facilities across Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, with proposals due August 19. This is a Blanket Purchase Agreement under solicitation 36C24126Q0724, Amendment #1, with no set-aside used; the correction clarifies the period of performance as five years with exact start and end dates to be determined closer to award.

Place of performance spans eight medical facilities across the six-state New England healthcare system. The contractor must possess a minimum of three years' professional experience in emergency flood response at VA or comparable government or private hospitals and hold IICRC certification as a Water Damage Restoration firm. All on-site personnel must hold current professional accreditations from either IICRC (Applied Structural Drying Technician, Commercial Drying Specialist, or Water Damage Restoration Technician) or ACAC (Council-certified credentials in structural drying, indoor environmental remediation, or environmental infection control). Personnel must maintain current OSHA General Industry training across multiple safety disciplines, respiratory protection certifications with medical clearance and fit testing within 12 months, and the contractor must maintain sufficient resources to mobilize personnel and equipment to respond to floods impacting up to 200,000 square feet.

Response requirements are rigorous: initial on-site assessment must commence within four hours of emergency notification, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, with a verbal report to the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer's Representative within one hour including scope, mitigation recommendations, and cost estimates. Upon approval, mitigation activities must begin within four hours. The contractor provides all consumable supplies, equipment, transportation, personnel, permits, notifications, and waste disposal. Pricing is submitted as a unit price per square footage plus prices for specified activities, specialized equipment, and consumable materials. The NAICS code is 562910, Remediation Services; PSC code is F108, Environmental Systems Protection–Environmental Remediation. Service Contract Act wage determinations apply to Connecticut (2015-4127), Massachusetts (2015-4047, 2015-4053, 2015-4083), New Hampshire (2015-4019), Maine (2015-4009), and Vermont (2015-4139) counties. Offerors must acknowledge Amendment #1 prior to the deadline specified in the solicitation and certify subcontracting compliance under 13 C.F.R. 125.6 if applicable. Past performance documentation is required.