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Questions and Answers for Replace 4th Floor Flooring project The plan shows a starc wall requirement with doors. Is this provided by the VA? In lieu of the starc wall system, can contractor build a te... Questions and Answers for Replace 4th Floor Flooring project The plan shows a starc wall requirement with doors. Is this provided by the VA? In lieu of the starc wall system, can contractor build a temp plastic framed wall with door? The VA will provide STARK walls with door for entrance to construction area. Plastic may be used to reinforce infection control barriers. The plan shows doors to remain closed during construction (rooms along the hallway). Are these occupied? Are we required to seal/tape these doors during construction to make sure dust and fumes don t penetrate these rooms? Doors to the rooms along the hallway will remain open to be occupied during construction. Plastic with zipper will be required to seal rooms from construction site. Barricades, ICRA containment provisions shall be arranged to allow patients and staff unimpeded access (including wheelchairs and patient beds where applicable) to services and resources within the facility. IF the rooms along the hallway are occupied during construction, will the VA allow doing these in phases where personnel can be relocated for a certain period during construction of identified phase? The VA will allow phases to minimize conflict with services, but personnel will not be relocated during construction. With the exception of room 4021 and 4022. Flooring materials has a Leadtime of 4 weeks at the minimum according to our suppliers. Will the VA consider increasing the period of performance to 90 days to cover for submittal and long lead items? Or an administrative NTP of at least 45 days? The VA will consider an admin notice to proceed. All material must be on site so construction progress without gaps. Final method of period of performance with be determined by CO. Please confirm if asbestos is not present underneath the existing flooring. Is there an asbestos report that the bidders can verify? Yes, ACM report identifies asbestos in rooms 4021 and 4022 and tile that was under carpet in the hallway wasn t tested. ACM report will be provided for bidder s verification. Is there any noise restriction during demolition/grinding of flooring? Is the VA looking into weekend work for demolition/grinding? Noise restrictions for grinding will restrict schedule for grinding between the hours of 4:30PM to 8PM M-F and Saturday/Sunday work between 8am and 8pm. Â Â Please confirm that rooms 4021 and 4022 will be empty ready for flooring demo and installation of new flooring. Hauling, relocation and reinstall of existing furniture, movable or fixed furniture is excluded from this scope of work. Yes Rooms 4021 and 4022 will be empty and ready for flooring demo and installation. VA will relocate existing furniture. During removal of existing rubber base, there is tendency to damage the existing wall paint. Please confirm incidental repairs of this nature is included in the scope of work for damaged portions only for repairs. Preconstruction inspection will be documented with photos to record existing conditions of space. All other damage afterward with be the responsibility of the contractor. If upon removal of existing flooring, the contractor found out that existing floor require repair/leveling of considerable amount, please confirm that this may be evaluated as a change order. No, see spec section 09 65 16 part 3.1, E. actual conditions will be discussed when discovered. Please advise orientation or layout of new LVT flooring in the hallways and the 2 rooms. LVT flooring shall have wood grain running parallel with hallway, and in the 2 rooms. Spec section 09 56 16 Part 2 2.1.

Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

Page 4 of 4 THIS IS A PRESOLICIATION NOTICE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL POSTED ON OR ABOUT February 10, 2022. Replace 4th Floor Flooring Grand Junction, CO, Denver, Depart. of Veteran Affairs Medical Cente... Page 4 of 4 THIS IS A PRESOLICIATION NOTICE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL POSTED ON OR ABOUT February 10, 2022. Replace 4th Floor Flooring Grand Junction, CO, Denver, Depart. of Veteran Affairs Medical Center. 36C25922Q0165 Furnish all necessary services, equipment, labor, materials, supervision, and tools to perform construction services to remove existing carpet and replace with Luxury Vinyl Tile in corridor spaces on the 4th floor, 2121 North Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501. The NAICS code for this procurement is 236220 with a small business size standard of $39.5 M. The magnitude of this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. This project will be 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, as stated below. The POC for this project will be Daniel Payne. He can be contacted at 303-712-5827 or email at daniel.payne@va.gov. Important Notice: Apparent successful offerors must apply for and receive verification from the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) in accordance with 38 CFR Part 74 and VAAR 819.70 by submission of documentation of Veteran status, ownership and control enough to establish appropriate status. Offerors must be both VISIBLE and VERIFIED by the Department of Veteran Affairs CVE at the time of offer submission. Failure to be both VERIFIED by CVE and VISIBLE on VetBiz at the time of offer submission and contract award will result in the offeror s proposal being deemed non-compliant. All offerors are urged to contact the CVE and submit the required documents to obtain CVE verification of their SDVOSB status if they have not already done so. 852.219-10 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. As prescribed in 819.7009, insert the following clause: VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (JUL 2019) (DEVIATION) (a) Definition. For the Department of Veterans Affairs, Service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concern or SDVSOB: (1) Means a small business concern (i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled Veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled Veterans or eligible surviving spouses (see VAAR 802.201, Surviving Spouse definition); (ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled Veterans (or eligible surviving spouses) or, in the case of a service-disabled Veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such Veteran; (iii) The business meets Federal small business size standards for the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code identified in the solicitation document; (iv) The business has been verified for ownership and control pursuant to 38 CFR 74 and is so listed in the Vendor Information Pages database, (https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov); and (v) The business will comply with VAAR subpart 819.70 and Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations regarding small business size and government contracting programs at 13 CFR part 121 and 125, including the nonmanufacturer rule and limitations on subcontracting requirements in 13 CFR 121.406 and 125.6, provided that any reference therein to a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern (SDVO SBC), is to be construed to apply to a VA verified and VIP-listed SDVOSB. The nonmanufacturer rule and the limitations on subcontracting apply to all SDVOSB and VOSB set asides and sole source contracts. (2) Service-disabled Veteran means a Veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16). (b) General. (1) Offers are solicited only from eligible service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concerns. Only VIP-listed service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concerns (SDVOSBs) may submit offers in response to this solicitation. Offers received from concerns that are not VIP-listed service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concerns shall not be considered. (2) Any award resulting from this solicitation shall be made to a VIP-listed service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concern that meets the size standard for the applicable NAICS code. (c) Representation. By submitting an offer, the prospective contractor represents that it is an eligible SDVOSB as defined in this clause, 38 CFR part 74, and VAAR subpart 819.70. Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127(e), only VIP-listed SDVOSBs are considered eligible. Therefore, any reference in 13 CFR part 121 and 125 to a service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concern (SDVO SBC), is to be construed to apply to a VA verified and VIP-listed SDVOSB and only such concern(s) qualify as similarly situated. The offeror must also be eligible at the time of award. (d) Agreement. When awarded a contract (see FAR 2.101, Definitions), including orders under multiple-award contracts, or a subcontract, an SDVOSB agrees that in the performance of the contract, the SDVOSB shall comply with requirements in VAAR subpart 819.70 and SBA regulations on small business size and government contracting programs at 13 CFR part 121 and 125, including the nonmanufacturer rule and limitations on subcontracting requirements in 13 CFR part 121.406 and 125.6, provided that for purposes of the limitations on subcontracting, only VIP-listed SDVOSBs shall be considered eligible and/or similarly situated (i.e., a firm that has the same small business program status as the prime contractor). An independent contractor shall be considered a subcontractor. An otherwise eligible firm further agrees to the following: (1) Services. In the case of a contract for services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs. (2) Supplies or products. (i) In the case of a contract for supplies or products (other than from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs. (ii) In the case of a contract for supplies from a nonmanufacturer, it will supply the product of a domestic small business manufacturer or processor, unless a waiver is described in 13 CFR 121.406(b)(5) is granted. (3) General construction. In the case of a contract for general construction, it will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs. (4) Special trade contractors. In the case of a contract for special trade contractors, it will not pay more than 75% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs. (5) Subcontracting. Any work that a VIP-listed SDVOSB subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the percent of subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. For supply or construction contracts, cost of materials is excluded and not considered to be subcontracted. For mixed contracts and additional limitations, refer to 13 CFR 125.6. (e) Joint ventures. A joint venture may be considered an SDVOSB if the joint venture is listed in VIP and complies with the requirements in 13 CFR 125.18(b), provided that any reference therein to service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concern or SDVO SBC, is to be construed to mean a VIP-listed SDVOSB. A joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph (d) of this clause will be performed by the aggregate of the joint venture participants. (f) Precedence. For any inconsistencies between the requirements of the SBA program for service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concerns and the VA Veterans First Contract Program, as defined in VAAR subpart 819.70 and this clause, the VA Veterans First Contracting Program requirements have precedence. (End of clause)