F--Golden Gate National Millennium Project Grounds Restoration Phase I

Please note: That this is not a request for quotes or proposals; this is a pre-solicitation notice to inform all interested parties that the VA National Cemetery Administration as directed by the VA Golden Gate National Cemetery will solicit a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside proposal. The Request for Proposal (RFP) shall be under No: VA786-13-R-0139. The place of performance shall be: Department of Veteran Affairs VA National Cemetery Administration Golden Gate National Cemetery 1300 Sneath Lane, San Bruno, CA 94066 A RFP solicitation is currently not available. The intent of an awarded contract shall be to Raise, Lower, Realign, clean, Reset & Backfill Standard Upright Marble Headstones onto a new marker grid support system - Cemetery Sections Phase I: 2B, 2E approximately 11,292 headstones. The Contractor will complete all work within 365 calendar days after receipt of contract award. Subject to all terms, conditions, provisions, and schedules of the contract; contractor shall furnish all equipment, parts, materials, supplies, labor, and supervision necessary and incidental to the work required. The evaluation factors are as follows Technical, Past Performance, and Price. Technical and Past-Performance when combined are significantly more important than cost/Price. This acquisition is 100% set aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The NAICS Code is 812220 Cemetery and Crematories. Size standard is $19.0 Million. Electronic solicitations will be available for download from http://www.fbo.gov on or about February 22, 2013. Any amendments to the solicitation will also be available at www.fbo.gov. Offerors are advised they are responsible for obtaining any amendments. BACKGROUND: The VA National Cemeteries are a resting place for our nation's heroes and as such, the standards for management, maintenance and appearance of these cemeteries have been established by the VA National Cemetery Administration (NCA) to reflect this nation's concern and respect for those interred there. NCA mission is to honor veterans with a final resting place and lasting memorials that commemorate their service to our nation. National Cemeteries are National Shrines. The standards of maintenance and appearance at these cemeteries shall reflect this nation's concern for those interred. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS a. The Contractor gaining award shall provide all personnel, management, supplies, transportation, equipment and supervision necessary to perform and complete all work to construct a Marker Grid Support System that includes, but not limited to: clearing and grubbing vegetation, excavation and backfill, marker identification tagging, existing concrete demolition and disposal, marker handling, concrete foundation, concrete pre-cast marker support block, marker re-installation with leveling sand, marker cleaning, turf and restoration work. The awarded contractor shall cover a period from date of award through 365 days from date of award. Performance shall be in accordance with the requirements, conditions, terms and representations contained in this solicitation. b. One of the most important considerations in erecting or emplacing a headstone or marker is that of precision in alignment. Much of the beauty that exists or should exist in a national cemetery is the direct result of perfectly aligned headstones and markers. It only takes one headstone or marker out of alignment to spoil the appearance of an entire row, and thereby, the appearance of the entire section. The appearance of the finished work shall be gravesite section(s) that shall be contoured grass landscape, with headstones set in a concrete footing system and the headstones aligned with each other in the vertical, horizontal, lateral and diagonal directions within the tolerances specified herein. It is critical that existing conditions are surveyed and contours adjusted as necessary and approved by the COR to produce such an appearance. Failure to achieve this finished work will be basis for accepting or not accepting the finished work. c. All work to complete a single gravesite and the immediate surrounding turf in accordance with the drawings and specifications. Immediate surrounding turf is that turf that begins at the gravesite and runs up to the adjoining gravesites, section boundaries, fences, curbs, sidewalks, garden or tree lines and as further defined on the drawings. Awards will be made based on entire "Row or "Rows" of gravesites and may contain Government Upright Headstones and Private Headstones or Flat Markers as defined herein. A single "Row" of gravesites is defined as an array of continuous gravesites that begins and ends at the limits of a single section. The number of actual gravesites in each row may and does vary. SCHEDULE ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION EST. QTY UNIT 001 R&R Upright Headstones: Raise, Lower, Realign, Reset & Backfill Standard Upright Marble Headstones onto a new marker grid support system - Cemetery Sections: 2B, 2E 11,292 EA R&R Flat Markers: Raise, Lower, Realign, Reset & Backfill Standard Flat Marble Markers onto marker grid support system - Cemetery Sections: 2B, 2E 5 EA 003 Clean Upright Headstones: Clean Standard Upright Marble Headstones - Cemetery Sections: 2B, 2E 11,292 EA 004 Clean Flat Markers: Clean Standard Flat Marble Markers - Cemetery Sections: 2B, 2E 5 EA 005 Turf Renovation: Renovate & Replace Existing Cemetery Turf With New Sod - Cemetery Sections: all Sections on Burial Data Chart 564,600 SF 006 Tree Removal: Remove Diseased and Damaged Trees, Grind Stumps to Depth not less than 18" below grade 10 EA Note (1): The estimated quantity is based on the approximate size of upright gravesites and may not include additional area due to existing slopes, reductions due to the area