608-24-901 Asbestos Survey

The Manchester VA Medical Center located at 718 Smyth Road, Manchester, NH has a requirement for a Firm Fixed Price service contract to conduct campus-wide Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) survey and will serve to identify existing conditions of several buildings on campus, which will enable current and future construction projects to have an understanding of ACM risks existing in project areas as accurately, completely, and precisely as possible.

The survey shall include accessible areas of all site buildings (including but not limited to behind/through access hatches, inside accessible drop-ceiling spaces and crawlspaces, etc.) and, if present, suspect materials on the exterior of buildings.

Inaccessible suspect materials (e.g., behind walls or pipe chases) shall be noted in the database as presumed ACM, and Contractor will capture and provide all available information (e.g. location/quantity estimates based on visible conditions above walls, etc.) regarding presumed ACM.

SCOPE: The scope of this project is for a complete and accurate campus-wide Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) survey for Manchester VAMC. For the purpose of this project, ACM is defined as any material containing more than 1% asbestos and is synonymous with Asbestos Containing Building Materials (ACBM). It is intended to refer to all materials that would fall under either the EPA Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) regulations or the OSHA Asbestos Standards.

It shall be the Contractor s responsibility to identify the applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Directives and apply the procedures and protocols, as required. The project includes, but is not limited to, providing materials, tools, testing, and qualified and competent personnel for conducting an asbestos survey of all buildings at the facility.

Qualified and competent personnel shall meet the requirements of and be certified by the State of New Hampshire.

Buildings to be inspected: Building Number Building Name Approximate Sq Foot 1E CSB 16,895 1 Main Medical Center 189,400 6 Facility Services 3,478 7 Boiler Plant/O&M 13,050 11 Smyth Tower (Historic) 650 15 Nursing Home Care Unit 71,729 18 Primary Care 11,965 20 Electrical Distribution Vault 2,582 The period of performance is 120 calendar days, beginning with the issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP) by the Contracting Officer.

The VA will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this announcement. This is a Sources Sought Notice: This notice is not a solicitation and is intended only for market research purposes and to determine interest in the project by qualified SDVOSBs that have the experience directed at the requirements of the Statement of work. The NAICS code is 541620 Environmental Consulting Services and the small business size standard is $19 million per year. Firms must have valid registration in the System for Award Management (SAM).

Visit: SAM.gov to register in this database. SDVOSB firms must be verified in VetCert and SBA DSBS under NAICS 541620. Visit: https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ and MySBA Certifications for further information.

RESPONSE: Interested SDVOSB firms must provide their qualifications to the Contracting Specialist no later than 11:00am on 4/22/2025 via email to Sary.Nhet@va.gov A positive statement of your intention to submit a proposal in response to a solicitation for this project and include your firm s UEI Number, Firms address and Contact information. Evidence of your experience in project similar to this one at a Medical facility (please provide contract descriptions, contract dollar amounts and telephone numbers for points of contact no photographs).