S--Snow Removal West Haven VAMC

VA241-17-Q-0054 Page 1 of Page 2 of 3 Page 1 of Corrected Snow/Ice Removal Synopsis SDVOSB SET ASIDE, VETBIZ Registration is required, SDVOSB Status will be checked for Prime or sub-Contractors Contractor shall provide all necessary supervision, labor, equipment and materials for the following work. The general limit of the specified work area will be located at the West Haven VAMC, 195 Campbell Avenue, West Haven CT, 06516. The work will only entail snow removal, no snow plowing, and no ice control for sidewalks and building entrances, Perform Snow/Ice Removal. 1.1 Snow Removal. The contractor will remove snow that has been plowed already. The West Haven VAMC does their own plowing; they just require snow removal, in the event the plowed snow that is piled up becomes a factor in limiting employee or patient parking. Snow Removal will occur within a response time of less than 5 Hours from the time of the notification. This may require multiple snow/ice removals each day. Equipment: Vendor will use their own Equipment deemed necessary to plow the West Haven VAMC parking lots. Load any snow and remove snow from the West Haven VAMC premises. Snow has to be hauled off site to permissible dumping location without cost to the VA, after working hours 5:00 PM until Monday-Friday and/or weekends. 1.2 Personnel Management. Contractor shall provide one supervisor for full and proper utilization of contractor staff and coordination with VA Snow Team. Contractor is responsible to ensure time billed to the Government adequately and properly accounts for work effort required for each snow/ice event. 1.3. Service Delivery Summary. The contractor service requirements are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to mission essential items. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement. These thresholds are critical to mission success. Performance Objective SOW Paragraph Performance Standard Acceptable Quality Level Snow Removal 1.1 Snow is removed per section 1.1. Areas covered are safe for all traffic. Customer complaints do not exceed 3 per snow event. 1.4 Response Time & Hours of Operation The contractor will be required to provide 24/7 response to snow/ice events. A response time of less than 5 Hours from the time of the notification. Emergency and Special Events Services. Not in the scope of work. Contract Duration This service contract will be for a Base Year, with four (4) one (1) year option renewals at the discretion of the VA. The Period of Performance for the contract to include the Base Year with Four (4) One (1) Year Option Renewals beginning in 2016. Sign-In/Out & Badging All Contractor employees shall be responsible to sign in at building Transportation/Grounds office or after normal working hours at building Grounds garage. Contractor Employees shall sign-out at the end of the work day. A temporary VA badge will be issued to each person at this sign-in. Parking Parking is rigidly controlled at the facility. Contractor parking instructions shall be provided by the COR. Parking in designated patient parking areas is strictly prohibited. Parking on grass is also prohibited. Depending on the severity of the snow storm, the contractor may be limited to the number of vehicles they can park on the VAMC site. Accommodations will always be made for the contractor work vehicle(s) transporting personnel, equipment and snow melt. Parking passes will be issued to the contractor for the season for work vehicles by the VA Police Office. Changes to Statement of Work Any changes to this original statement of work as part of the establishment for the contract shall be authorized and approved only through written correspondence from the Contracting Officer. 7. Invoicing Acceptance The Contractor shall submit Task Order invoices related to this effort through Tungsten Network, formerly known as OB10 with a copy sent by email to the COR. These invoices shall contain the following information: Contract Number: Purchase Order/Task Order Number: Contractor Name: Invoicing Period/Date of Service: 8. Contract/Task Order Termination VA has the right to terminate (in whole or in part) the contract and/or task order(s) issued against it at any time. The Contractor will be paid only for the services rendered up to the point of receiving the termination notice, and then only to the extent that those services meet the requirements of this SOW. The Contracting Officer for this contract may cancel with 30 days written notice to the Contractor. 9. Contractor Personnel Security Requirements All contractor personnel shall obtain a short term identification badge issued by the COR. Such badge shall be worn by the individual and prominently displayed at all times while on VA Property. No employee of the contractor shall enter the medical center and outer buildings without a valid identification badge issued by the VA. In order to obtain a short-term identification badge, contractor personnel shall present to the COR a valid (non-expired) photo identification issued by a US federal, state or local government agency. The C&A requirements do not apply and a Security Accreditation Package is not required. Use West Haven Campus Map posted with RFQ