This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in New Orleans, Louisiana. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

VAAR Clause 852.219-77 (included herein) is required to be completed and returned with each proposal. Proposals without a completed VAAR Clause 852.219-77 will be considered ineligible for evaluation and award. This procurement is a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside under Public Law 109-461. Offerors must be registered and verified as a SDVOSB in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) at https://www.vetbiz.va.gov. Proposals received from contractors who are not verified as a SDVOSB in VetBiz shall not be considered for award. This includes Joint Ventures. Joint Venture Agreements must be submitted with proposal to be considered. Contract award shall not be delayed due to loss of SDVOSB verification. Verification showing seal shall be included with proposal. SOLICITATION REMAIN UNCHANGED UNLESS THE SOLICITATION IS AMENDED IN WRITING. CONTRACTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS IN WRITING, USING EXHIBIT F, (EMAIL IS ACCEPTABLE) TO THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST SHOWN ABOVE NO LATER THAN NOON CT 14 CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE/TIME SET FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS. SEE BLOCK 13A FOR SOLICITATION CLOSING DATE. PER FAR 36.204 THE ESTIMATED MAGNITUDE OF THIS PROJECT IS BETWEEN $500,000 AND $1,000,000 IN NEGOTIATED SOLICITATIONS "BID" AND "BIDDER" MEAN "OFFER" AND "OFFEROR" NAICS CODE: 236220 SIZE STANDARD: $39.5M GEOGRAPHICAL AREA WHERE WORK IS TO BE PERFORMED: New Orleans, Orleans Parish (70119), Louisiana This project is not tax exempt. Contractor shall provide all management, tools, equipment, supplies, and labor necessary to ensure that semi-annual maintenance/inspections and corrective maintenance services are performed on Lightning Protection and Grounding System at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, New Orleans, Louisiana. The contractor shall accomplish all preventative maintenance (PM) to meet the requirements of this Performance Work Statement (PWS). OFFERORS WHO FAIL TO SUBMIT EXHIBIT D AND EXHIBIT E (AND THE ASSOCIATED ADDITIONAL REQUIRED INFORMATION) AS A PART OF THEIR PROPOSAL PACKAGE WILL BE RATED LOWER THAN AN OFFEROR THAT DOES PROVIDE. 6. Site Visit: Not Applicable 7. Requests for Information (RFIs): RFI's are due, utilizing Exhibit F, no later than (NLT) 12:00 PM CT 14 calendar days prior to the date set for receipt of proposals or as amended and will not be accepted after this date. RFI's should be submitted by email to the Contracting Officer, Lonest Bonton lonest.bonton@va.gov. Responses will be provided by amendment to the solicitation in a question and answer format. Example: Subject Line of the RFI e-mail should be as follows: Company Name, RFI #1, 36C25622R0112. 8. Proposal Due Date: Proposals are due NLT the date/time shown in Block 13a of Standard Form (SF) 1442. All proposals will be submitted by E-Mail (all volumes); However, a hard copy of the Bid Bond must be submitted by mail (USPS, UPS, FEDEX, etc.) or hand carried to the below address and received NLT date/time shown in Block 13A: o Department of Veterans Affairs o Network Contracting Office 16 (NCO 16) o ATTN: Lonest Bonton (BLDG 5, Room 212) o 2495 Shreveport HWY, 71N o Pineville, LA 71360