Performance Work Statement Providence Two Month Bridge

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Snow and Ice Removal and Grounds Maintenance Services
Providence VA Medical Center and Associated Facilities

1. General Requirements

1.1 Purpose

The Contractor shall provide all management, supervision, labor, equipment, tools, materials, supplies, transportation, and other resources necessary to perform grounds maintenance, snow removal, snow relocation, off-site snow hauling, and ice-control services in accordance with this Performance Work Statement (PWS).
The Contractor shall perform all work safely, promptly, professionally, and in a workmanlike manner while minimizing disruption to VA operations, patients, visitors, employees, emergency services, facility access, and surrounding property.

1.2 Place of Performance

Services shall be performed at the following locations: 1. VA Medical Center (VAMC) Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island. 2. VA Facility, 500 Valley Street, Providence, Rhode Island. 3. Harwood Center, 385 Niagara Street, Providence, Rhode Island. The applicable service areas and site-specific requirements are identified in Appendices A through E.

1.3 Period of Performance

The period of performance is a single, firm two (2) month base period beginning on the date of contract award. There are no option years or separately priced option periods. FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, may be included in the resulting contract; any extension requires timely written exercise by the Contracting Officer in accordance with that clause and applicable acquisition requirements. The Contractor shall not presume an extension. All quantities and allowances stated in this PWS apply only to the two-month base period and do not reset during that period. The contract pricing schedule controls the funded quantities. CLIN 0003 provides up to one hundred (100) cubic yards of authorized snow relocation and hauling; CLIN 0004 provides five (5) pedestrian ice-control jobs; CLIN 0005 provides up to eighteen (18) inches of billable snowfall; and CLIN 0007 provides four (4) ice-only control jobs. Additional quantities require advance written Contracting Officer authorization through an appropriate contractual action.

Immediate readiness and performance upon award: The Contractor shall be fully mobilized and capable of performing all required services effective on the date of contract award, including 24hour, seven-day snow and ice response and the one-hour on-site response standard in Sections 6.10 and 8.5. The Contractor shall have qualified personnel, supervisors, equipment, approved