J045--36C24226Q0504 - Extend Responses Due Date | Questions Answered

The contract amendment extends the response due date for solicitation 36C24226Q0504, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside for boiler cleaning and maintenance services at VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System facilities in Montrose and Castle Point, New York. The work involves comprehensive inspection, cleaning, and reassembly of boilers, deaeration tanks, and condensate tanks, with performance required annually in July over a 12-month base period and up to four one-year option periods plus a possible six-month extension, totaling a potential five-and-a-half-year contract duration. The solicitation is a combined synopsis and request for quotation under FAR 12.202, indicating a commercial acquisition, and is evaluated on a trade-off basis rather than LPTA, weighing technical capability, past performance, price, and compliance with subcontracting limitations. Offerors must demonstrate technical understanding, key personnel qualifications, a robust quality assurance program, and documented past performance on similar work, with lack of relevant experience classified as a high-risk factor. Proposals must be submitted in four volumes: Technical Capability, Past Performance, Price, and Limitations on Subcontracting (LOS), with strict adherence to formatting and content requirements including a signed VAAR 852.219-75 certificate confirming that no more than 50% of the contract value will be paid to non-certified SDVOSB/VOSB subcontractors. All key personnel must be qualified and fully documented, and mandatory training in VA privacy, records management, and safety protocols is required for all employees. Financial reporting must be submitted via the VA’s EIPP system through Tungsten Network, with no traditional FOB terms applicable due to the service nature. Contract clauses include deviations from standard FAR language, especially regarding SAM registration and maintenance, subcontracting limitations, whistleblower rights, and prohibitions on confidentiality agreements. All deliverables are the exclusive property of the U.S. Government with unlimited rights, and failure to comply with representations or subcontracting rules may lead to debarment or penal action. The contract is administered by the VA Network Contracting Office 2 in the Bronx, with Tiffany Vazquez-Simon serving as the primary point of contact, and inspections conducted on-site in compliance with OSHA, VAHVHCS policies, and ASTM and ANSI standards for confined space entry.