DOCUMENT
H -- 3RD PARTY ASBESTOS ABATEMENT - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 2/15/2012
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 541620
— Environmental Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office - 8;Tres Rios Bldg;27 Gonzalez Giusti Ave, Suite 600;Guaynabo PR 00968
- ZIP Code
- 00968
- Solicitation Number
- VA24812I0896
- Response Due
- 2/24/2012
- Archive Date
- 2/27/2012
- Point of Contact
- JOSE R. SIERRA-COLON
- E-Mail Address
-
jose.sierra-colon@va.gov
(Jose.Sierra-Colon@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Caribbean Healthcare System, San Juan, Puerto Rico intends to negotiate a commercial (FAR Part 12) Small Business Sole Source contract with Environmental Health & Safety SVC PMB 400 Calaf Street Suite 142 San Juan, PR 00918 in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 Only one Responsible Source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Government anticipates that the program requirement will be fulfilled via a Firm Fixed Price contract in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 16.202. The VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS) will employ an independent professional industrial hygienist (VPIH) consultant to perform various services during asbestos abatement projects on behalf of the VA. The VPIH will perform the necessary monitoring, inspection, testing and other support services to ensure that VA patients, employees, and visitors will not be adversely affected by the abatement work, and that the abatement work proceeds in accordance with asbestos abatement specifications. The VPIH must meet the definition requirements of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Professional IH and the definition requirements of OSHA as a "Competent Person" under 29 CFR 1926.58(b); has completed two specialized EPA approved courses on management and supervision of asbestos abatement projects; has completed formal training in respiratory protection and waste disposal; has performed as IH in a minimum of four (4) asbestos abatement projects of which in at least three (3) has served as the supervisory IH; and has all required state and local licenses and permits. The Industrial Hygiene Technician (IHT) shall be trained and have specialized field experience in air sampling and analysis. She/he must have completed a NIOSH 582 course or equivalent and show proof and must participate in the AIHA Asbestos Analysts Registry (AAR) for fiber counting quality control assurance and show proof of company registration as well as all employees registered with copy of the training certificates and licenses'. The IHT must also be an accredited EPA/State Supervisor and Building Inspector. He She must have performed duties of principal assistant to a Professional IH in at least five (5) asbestos abatement projects. The VPIH will oversee the project to assure quality, resolve problems, prevent the spread of contamination beyond the regulated area and assure clearance at the end of the project. She/he will perform the final inspection and testing to determine whether the regulated area or building has been adequately decontaminated. All air monitoring are to be done utilizing Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM)/Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). **Contractor must be locally established in Puerto Rico in order to perform the requirements due to the nature of this procurement. ** Do not send any information unless if qualify or meet the requirement stated above. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This notice does not constitute an invitation for bids or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is not a commitment by the U.S. Government to procure subject services. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this notification. No solicitation package is available. Interested persons may identify their capability to respond to these requirements by Thursday 23 Feb 2012 in or before 1600/4:00PM local Puerto Rico Time/Atlantic time. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based on response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government in accordance with FAR Part 6. The Government will use the information received to determine whether other sources are available and capable of satisfying this requirement. Inquiries will only be accepted in writing by e-mail at jose.sierra-colon@va.gov. The NAICS code is 541620.
- Web Link
-
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- Document(s)
- Attachment
- File Name: VA248-12-I-0896 VA248-12-I-0896.doc (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=297428&FileName=VA248-12-I-0896-000.doc)
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