9999--West Haven Ground Maintenance

The purpose of this amendment is as follows: Update to Attachment 1 Price Schedule All bidders are required to submit/resubmit quotes in accordance with the Line-Item Structure in Attachment 1 to meet the requirement Update Attachment 3 Statement of Work to reflect Price Schedule Update the close date from 08/14/2026 to 08/11/2026 @ 10am. Attachment 3/Statement of Work STATEMENT OF WORK WEST HAVEN GROUNDS MAINTENANCE VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (VACHS) VA MEDICAL CENTER WEST HAVEN 950 Campbell Avenue West Haven, CT 06516 BACKGROUND VA Connecticut Healthcare System requires annual services for grounds maintenance, snow and ice removal, hauling, and treatment services at the West Haven VA Medical Center. JUSTIFICATION Services are required to support active Medical Center access and operations 24-hour access 7 days a week for veterans and staff. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE The place of performance for this contract is VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven VA Medical Center located at 950 Campbell Avenue; West Haven, CT 06516 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The contract shall include a Base contract period and will also contain provision for four (4) annual option years. Dates to be determined at time of award. QUALIFICATIONS To be considered eligible for consideration, potential bidders shall have a field service representative located within 200 miles of, and a minimum response time of 2 hours to, the West Haven Campus of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System and have proper equipment, materials, and support to provide services. Bidders shall provide upon request, documentation of certification/training on the specific equipment under the terms of this contract. The Contracting Officer (CO) and/or Contracting Officer s Representative (COR) specifically reserve the right to reject any of the Service Provider s personnel and refuse them permission to work on the equipment outlined herein, based upon credentials provided. Mandatory Pre-Bid Site Visit Interested bidders shall participate in a mandatory pre-bid site visit and walk through at the VA Medical Center West Haven located at 950 Campbell Avenue; West Haven, CT 06516 at 9:00 a.m. at the time and date specified by the contracting officer. Bidders shall meet at Building 15 in the Facilities Management Service conference room to complete a sign-in sheet that will be submitted to the VA Contracting Officer. A temporary badge will be required upon arrival to Building 15. A valid Driver s License (any state) is required to obtain a temporary badge. VA Connecticut Healthcare System Facilities Management Maintenance Staff will escort an on campus walk through of all parking lot areas, drives, bays, salt shed storage, snow piling location(s) and any adjacent and/or ancillary spaces. Specific questions shall be directed to the VA Contracting Officer for a response. Description of Services 1. Perform Snow/Ice Removal 1.1 Snow Removal. The Contractor will remove snow from all sidewalks, steps, stairs, stair and ramp Landings, entrance ramps as shown in Appendix A, Snow Removal Map and as indicated within the contract. The contractor will remove snow from all roadways, roads, parking lots, parking garages/structures, etc as shown in Appendix D and as indicated within the contract. The Contractor shall clear the roads, roadways, parking lots, parking garages/structures, sidewalks, steps, stairs, stair and ramp landings and entrance ramps to their full widths of any/all snow accumulation, piles, or drifts. The Contractor will remove snow and ice from around fire hydrants and Post Indicator Valve (PIV) pipes as indicated on (Appendix B) and ensure PIVs are accessible from the nearest sidewalk or roadway. The Contractor will not use paved areas such as roads and parking lots shown in (Appendix D) for the piling and storage of removed snow. The facility has minimum snow dump area(s) available. The service provider shall pile and stack snow in a safe and efficient manner. Piles shall be stacked to maintain safety and maximum usable parking area. All snow removal zones (Appendix A, Appendix B, & Appendix D) covered by this contract are considered as high priority and are expected to be worked on simultaneously. Snow will begin to be removed when accumulation onsite meets one (1) inch and/or within one (1) hour after the snow stops, whichever event occurs first. Snow removal is expected to occur continuously after beginning until such time as accumulating snowfall/precipitation has ended and all surfaces under this contract have had all accumulated snow removed (note both events must occur). This may require multiple snow/ice removal efforts in succession. This contract is considered to be all-inclusive of snow removal efforts required to meet the contract requirements, and no additional charges will be provided. When snowfall/precipitation is forecasted to occur in any quantity/amount, contractor shall pretreat all snow removal zones (roads, roadways, parking lots, parking garage