Y--Eagle Point NC Cemetery Expansion

The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) number VA786A-16-B-0001. BID ITEM 1, GENERAL CONSTRUCTION: Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools and equipment for installation of all work shown on the plans and described in the specifications. Work includes but is not limited to: demolition and removal of existing structures, alterations, grading, building construction, landscape walls, memorial walls, roads, curbs, installation of pre-placed double depth concrete crypts, columbarium, installation of niche covers and memorial wall markers, utilities, storm drainage, fencing, pedestrian paving, landscape planting and turf, site furnishings, electrical, mechanical, irrigation, and certain other items. BID ITEM 2: The Contractor shall submit as a separate bid item, the fabrication, transportation, receipt, and off-loading of 1,540 pre-cast double depth concrete crypts, that are to be installed under BID ITEM 1. DEDUCT ALTERNATE ITEMS: DEDUCT ALTERNATE NO. 1: Show as a separate bid item and include all costs associated with the following: i. Delete vehicle guardrail from three (3) locations indicated on the plans. DEDUCT ALTERNATE NO. 2: Show as a separate bid item and include all costs associated with the following: i. Delete all improvements to the cemetery entrance east of Riley Road including gate, paving, fencing, entrance monument piers/structures planting and irrigation. ii. Delete three (3) stone monument signs from project and replace with concrete post and metal sign matching existing signage within the cemetery. iii. Delete concrete sidewalk, adjacent rock drainage strip, and drain tile north of the Columbaria Court (north of gridline E) to the road near the main entrance. Replace sidewalk and rock drainage strip with Sod. iv. Delete four (4) stone benches located on Grid Line 3 from columbaria court. (Similar benches on gridline 2.5 near ossuary to remain.) DEDUCT ALTERNATE NO. 3: Show as a separate bid item and include all costs associated with the following: i. Delete all ornamental fencing and mow strip along Riley Road. Replace with chain link fencing without mow strip. Option includes replacement of ornamental swing gate near water reservoir with chain link swing gate. A Single award will be made on Bid Item 1 AND Bid Item 2, but in the event the offer exceeds the funds available, Deduct Alternate No. 1 will be deducted from the award. If offer still exceeds the funds available, Deduct Alternate No. 2 will be deducted from the award. If offer still exceeds the funds available, Deduct Alternate No. 3 will be deducted from the award. The solicitation will be issued approximately November 2, 2015. Unless additional notice is given or this notice is modified or cancelled, the full solicitation, specifications, and drawings will be posted on Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov). This solicitation is 100% set aside for Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB). Only verified VOSB and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business SDVOSB firms are eligible to submit an offer or receive an award of a VA contract that is set aside for VOSB in accordance with VAAR Part 819. A non-verified vendor that submits a bid or proposal will be rejected as non-responsive. To be eligible for award, the VOSB or SDVOSB must be considered small under the relevant NAICS Code and must be registered and verified at www.vetbiz.gov. Companies must have the Certified Veteran Enterprise (CVE) seal on their registration to be considered for an award; the VIP database will be checked both upon receipt of an offer and prior to award. Firms must be registered in the System for Award Management database at www.sam.gov and have completed online certifications and representations prior to award; www.vets100.vets.dol.gov. There will be a site investigation; all prospective offerors are encouraged to attend. Details of the site investigation will be included in the solicitation package. NAICS Code: 237990 Standard Size: $36.5 Million Project Magnitude: Between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00 Period of Performance: 480 Calendar Days after issuance of Notice to Proceed. No Heavy Earthwork shall commence on-site prior to May 2, 2016. The Contract Specialist will not be able to answer any questions to this notice until an IFB is issued. Once the IFB is issued, interested parties must submit questions in accordance with the instructions listed in the IFB. Questions will be answered through an amendment to the solicitation. All interested parties should register via Federal Business Opportunities Interested Vendors List. It is the responsibility of the offeror to obtain solicitation and amendment information from Federal Business Opportunities. All amendments to this solicitation must be acknowledged.