Renovation of a mixed-use development in Manchester, New Hampshire. Completed plans call for the renovation of a medical facility.

Combined Synopsis Solicitation Manchester VAMC - Electrical & Data Installation Services- Temp Office Containers (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is 36C24123Q1015 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). (iii) A statement that the solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-04. (iv) This requirement is being issued as an open market, service-disabled veteran owned small business set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installaion Constracts and small business size standard is $19 million. (v) The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price award for temporary electrical and data service installation for leased office containers at Manchester VAMC. Please see the attached Work Statement for full requirement details. Please complete the Price Schedule below and submit with the quote submission. (vi) The Contractor shall provide all resources necessary to provide temporary electrical and data service installation IAW the attached Statement of Work (SOW). Please see the attached SOW for full requirement details. (vii) The Place of is Manchester VAMC as described per the SOW. (viii) Provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition in addition to the following addenda s to the provision: 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (MAR 2023); 52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018); 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020); 852.252-70 Solicitation Provisions or Clauses Incorporated by Reference (JAN 2008) (ix) Provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this requirement. : The VA will be hosting a on Friday, September 15th, 2023 at 1000AM If you plan on attending, please RSVP NLT Thursday, 14 September 2023 at 5:00PM. Failure to RSVP may result in missing the . RSVP must be provided to the following: Paul Hamilton (paul.hamilton5@va.gov) James Blevins (james.blevins3@va.gov) Joshua (joshua.5@va.gov) Submission of Quotes: (1) Quotes shall be received on or before the date and time specified in Section (xv) of this solicitation. Note: Offers received after the due date and time shall not be considered. (2) Offerors shall submit their quotes electronically via email to joshua.5@va.gov (3) Questions: Questions shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer in writing via e-mail. Oral questions are not acceptable due to the possibility of misunderstanding or misinterpretation. The cut-off date and time for receipt of questions is Monday, 18 September 2023 at 5:00 PM EST. Questions received after this date and time may not be answered. Questions shall be answered in a formal amendment to the solicitation so all interested parties can see the answers. (4) Quote Format: The submission should be clearly indexed and logically assembled in order of the evaluation criteria below. All pages of the quote shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and solicitation number in the header and/or footer. Evaluation Process: Award shall be made to the best value, as determined to be the most beneficial to the Government. Please read each section below carefully for the submittals and information required as part of the evaluation. Failure to provide the requested information below shall be considered non-compliant and your quote could be removed from the evaluation process. Offeror quotes shall be evaluated under FAR Part 13.106-2(b) -- Evaluation of Quotations or Offers. Therefore, the Government is not obligated to determine a competitive range, conduct discussions with all contractors, solicit final revised quotes, and use other techniques associated with FAR Part 15. The Government shall award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation shall be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:A Price (Follow these instructions): Offeror shall complete Attachment 1 - Price Schedule, with offerors proposed contract line item prices inserted in appropriate spaces.A Past : Offeror should utilize Attachment 2 Past Worksheet to provide at least one (1) but no more than (3) references of work, similar in and size with the requirement detailed in the SOW. References may be checked by the Contracting Officer to ensure your company is capable of performing the Statement of Work.A The Government also reserves the right to obtain information for use in the evaluation of past from any and all sources. Technical: The offeror s quote shall be evaluated to determine if the organization has the experience and capabilities to provide the requested services IAW the SOW in a timely efficient manner.A Contractor shall demonstrate their corporate experience and approach to meet all requirements stated in the SOW. Contractor shall demonstrate that their technicians meet the qualification standards stated in the SOW. If you are planning to sub-contract some or all of this work, please provide the name and address(s) of all subcontractor(s) (if applicable) and a description of their planned subcontracting effort. SAM: Interested parties shall be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.232-33. SAM information can be obtained by accessing the internet at www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220. Interested parties not registered in SAM in sufficient time to meet the VA s requirement will be ineligible to receive a government contract. This will be at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. VISTA: The VA utilizes VISTA to issue a purchase order and liquidate invoices. Failure to register in VISTA may result in exclusion from the issuance of a VA contract. This will be at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Interested parties with no prior VA contracts can request a Form 10091 at any time. (x) Please include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with your offer via the SAM.gov website or a written copy. (xi) Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (OCT 2018), applies to this acquisition in addition to the following addenda s to the clause: 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (JUL 2016); 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (DEC 2013); 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (MAY 2008); 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2018) Subcontracting Commitments - Monitoring and Compliance This solicitation includes VAAR 852.215-70, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors, and VAAR 852.215-71, Evaluation Factor Commitments. Accordingly, any contract resulting from this solicitation will include these clauses. The contractor is advised in performing contract administration functions, the CO may use the services of a support contractor(s) to assist in assessing contractor compliance with the subcontracting commitments incorporated into the Information Protection and Non-Disclosure and Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest Agreement to ensure the contractor's business records or other proprietary data reviewed or obtained in the course of assisting the CO in assessing the contractor for compliance are protected to ensure information or data is not improperly disclosed or other impropriety occurs. Furthermore, if VA determines any services the support contractor(s) will perform in assessing compliance are advisory and assistance services as defined in FAR 2.101, Definitions, the support contractor(s) must also enter into an agreement with the contractor to protect proprietary information as required by FAR 9.505-4, Obtaining access to proprietary information, paragraph (b). The contractor is required to cooperate fully and make available any records as may be required to enable the CO to assess the contractor compliance with the subcontracting commitments. (xii) Clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and in addition to the following FAR clauses cited, which are also applicable to the acquisition: 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.219-6, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.222-50, 52.223-18, 52.232-33, 52.222-41, 52.222-43 ( Applicable (Manchester NH Hillsborough County WD 2015-4019 (Rev 24) posted on SAM.GOV) (xiii) All contract requirement(s) and/or terms and conditions are stated above. (xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating are not applicable to this requirement. (xv) RFQ responses are due 20 September 2023 by 5:00 PM EST. RFQ responses must be submitted via email to: joshua.5@va.gov. Hand deliveries shall not be accepted. (xvi) The POC of this solicitation is Joshua (joshua.5@va.gov) ATTACHMENT 1 PRICE SCHEDULE ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 Temporary Electrical and Data Service Installation Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 22-Sep-23 POP End: 21-Nov-23 1.00 JB __________________ __________________ GRAND TOTAL __________________ ATTACHMENT 2 PAST WORKSHEET 1. Name of Contracting Activity, Government Agency, Commercial Firm or other Organization: 2. Contracting Activity Address: 3. Contract Number: 4. Date of Contract Award: 5. Beginning Date of Contract: 6. Completion Date of Contract: 7. Contract Value: 8. Type of Contract: 9a. Technical Point of Contact: 9b. Contracting Point of Contact: Name: Name: Title: Title: Address: Address: Telephone: Telephone: Email: Email: 10. Place of : 11. Description of Work (Use a continuation sheet if necessary): ATTACHMENT 3 Statement of Work VAMC Manchester NH Campus Temporary Electrical & Data Service installation For Leased Office Containers INTRODUCTION The Medical Center needs temporary but suitable office resources to replace office space under construction due to a flood on Floors 2, 3 & 4 of Building 1. Leased office containers represent the best and most expedient solution, requiring only electrical, HVAC and data utilities to activate space for VA Employees. These office containers will require temporary but durable electrical and data supply utilities for use by VA Personnel existing services will be located by (VA) reviewing available capacity in buildings adjacent to where the containers will be placed. These utilities will need to be exterior/commercial grade, code-compliant, water-tight, and capable of handling wind and weather conditions. The aggregate costs for these temporary utilities will include all charges associated with materials, sourcing, delivery, installation, configuration and testing by the Vendor. Project Tasks DESCRIPTION OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED The Vendor will source and procure, on the new or used market (as appropriate), as expeditiously as possible, all materials necessary to provide electrical and data utilities to each office container. This will include but is not limited to; distribution panels/equipment, disconnects, cable/wire terminations, insulators, conduit, electrical and data transmission wiring/cable, mounting hardware for attachment to poles and office containers, and durable suspension devices (poles, stanchions, braces etc ). The overhead wiring/cabling will be installed in compliance with all utility, industry, VA and electrical code standards. The Vendor will install these utilities to the approval of the VA assigned COR (Contracting Officer s Representative) and other VA Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), such as Electricians and Engineers. The COR will have final approval of the installation before it is considered complete and satisfactory. Additional Requirements: Provide a minimum of two complete sets of any available Operations and Maintenance manuals (or a valid digital/file link in PDF format, via email) for the new electrical supply controls and equipment. DELIVERABLES - The Contractor will submit to the COR for approval: Cut sheets and other available manufacturers information regarding the equipment proposed for installation. Any other technical/documentary information available. Statements of condition and suitability for any used materials procured for this work. Available SDS s, as appropriate. Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA) for the project. Provide for review and approval: A Safety Plan that is task-specific (lock out/ tag out if appropriate, lowering, lifting, or positioning equipment etc ); available training records (OSHA, etc ) for workers performing tasks on ; OSHA training records for the Vendor s on- managers. Provide Operations and Maintenance (O&M) information for all equipment provided under this contract. The O&M shall include any available manuals for maintenance, installation, and repair of the equipment; cut sheets for all materials used on the project. Equipment certification(s), and recycling/disposal documentation must be provided to the Contracting Officer Representative for review, acceptance, and retention by the VA GEMS Coordinator. Provide utilities for the specified number of office containers (three {3}) to the following ; The rear elevation of Building 1, at the alley between Buildings 1 and 18. Specific locations are depicted in the PDF plan furnished with this document. Other Considerations All applicable NFPA, OSHA, EPA, and VA codes, Federal, State, and local regulations shall be followed throughout the course of this project. Applicable VA publications and design manuals are available to the successful bidder on line. Allow VA two weeks for the review of submittals when planning schedules. VA personnel familiar with the facility's physical plant and structures will be available during the field investigations. It is expected that the Contractor will view the and verify all information necessary for the development of the work plan. All waste, scrap and debris, used or generated by the Vendor in this undertaking, shall be transported from the work in covered containers. Such material shall be recycled or disposed of at a suitable, off- , at the Vendor s expense. Any work potentially impacting life safety shall be scheduled a minimum of two weeks in advance. This includes, but is not limited to, any work involving lifting (crane) operations, and any work that will be close to a building or building exit. VA shall provide timely review, correction and approval of Safety Plans submitted by the Vendor. Construction activities are not to interfere with patient care or the operation of this facility. Hot Work Permits (for welding, brazing, soldering, torch cutting, grinding etc ) are to be applied for, in advance of the work, through the COR. Penetration permits for any wall or slab penetrations shall also be required. If the work plan includes requirements for respirators, fall prevention, hazardous materials, lockout / tagout, or confined space entry, then the Contractor s written programs must be included in the documentation. All hazardous materials must be submitted for review and approval by the Medical Center before they can be brought on . Wherever possible, it is anticipated that the least hazardous materials available will be used. These will be reviewed by the COR & appropriate VA Personnel. Contractor vehicles, including those of their employees, not actively engaged in delivery and installation of the utilities, are to be parked in areas designated by the COR instructions will be provided, in advance, as necessary. Smoking is not permitted anywhere on Campus. Work shall occur during normal administrative hours (7:00 AM to 4:30 PM, M-F, Holidays excluded). Off hours activity must be review and approved in advance through the COR. All travel cost associated with this contract are to be included in the contract cost. Additional cost will not be given to the Contractor for what they deem out of . COR must be immediately notified of any condition discovered through this contract that could result in extended of disrupted service. Additional approval by the COR and finally the CO before additional services may be provided. All vendor technicians performing work on must report to Facility Service in Building 6 to the contractor badge check in/out room to sign in on the contractor log and get a Contractor badge. Badges must be returned, and log signed out prior to departing the premises. Vendor shall then coordinate with the COR prior to performing their work. REFERENCES: Attached Documents: 2020 Facility Map