Y--GRAVESITE EXPANSION AND MAINTENANCE BUILDINGCONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT FORT GIBSON NATIONALCEMETERY IN FORT GIBSON, OKLAHOMA

DATE: MAY 1, 2008 TO: SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES SUBJ: POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITY - CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT THE FORT GIBSON NATIONAL CEMETERY, FORT GIBSON, OKLAHOMA In an effort to enhance opportunities for SDVOSBs and increase the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) accomplishments in this important socioeconomic category, VA's National Cemetery Administration is performing preliminary market research to gauge the level of interest and capabilities of SDVOSBs with regards to an upcoming acquisition for Construction Services at the Fort Gibson National Cemetery in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. The findings of the preliminary market research will be used in considering a 100% set aside for SDVOSBs, pursuant to the set-aside authority contained in Public Law 108-183, the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003, as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 19.14. ALL POTENTIAL OFFERORS SHOULD REGISTER WITHIN VETBIZ.GOV. NO FUTURE AWARDS CAN BE MADE TO VOSBS, WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED AND THEIR VETERANS STATUS VERIFIED. THE ADDRESS IS THE FOLLOWING: HTTP://VIP.VETBIZ.GOV NAICS code for this acquisition is 237990. The Size Standard is $31.0 Million. The magnitude of this project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. Project is subject to the availability of funds. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT: The contractor shall provide labor, materials, equipment and supervision for typical land development to prepare land for cemetery use. Development will include earth work excavation, road building and paving including curb and gutter, manufacture and installation of 3,000 concrete lawn crypts, a 1,500 niche concrete columbarium, landscaping including turf establishment, automatic irrigation system, ornamental fencing and security fencing, construction of a new 3,000 square feet maintenance building and related maintenance yard, demolition of the existing maintenance garage and other construction items incidental for Construction Services at the Fort Gibson National Cemetery in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. Period of performance is estimated to be approximately 20 months. All work shall be accomplished per drawings and specifications prepared by government-retained Architect/Engineer. REQUIRED RESPONSES: Your review of this information and response to the following questions will be very helpful in determining if this acquisition may be set-aside exclusively for competition among SDVOSBs. Please review the specifications and technical requirements carefully before responding to this e-mail. If the question is not applicable, please indicate "N/R" in your reply to that question. (1) Has your firm, as a prime contractor, whether individually or through a formal joint venture or teaming agreement, or under subcontract to a Federal prime contractor, provided construction services for projects of similar size and scope as described in the brief description of project above? Reply (1): Yes_________ No____________ (2) If your response to question (1), above, is yes, please provide the following information on your three most recent projects: (a) Contracting agency address and contracting officer's name and telephone number. (b) Contract Number, date, amount of award and date of completion. (c) Was your company the prime or a subcontractor? If you were a subcontractor, provide the company name, telephone number, and a point of contract of the prime contactor. (d) Description of items/services provided under the contract. (e) If any bonding was provided, what was the amount of the bonding? (f) State whether or not there were any performance issues under the contract, which resulted in the issuance of a Cure Notice or Show Cause Notice by the contracting officer. Reply (2): (3) Please list all current contracts and amount of bonding provided for each contract. Reply (3): (4) If your responses to (1), (2) or (3) above is in the affirmative, please provide the prices paid to your firm by the Federal Government or the Federal Government's prime contractor for construction services. If services were performed by your company for a commercial contractor, please indicate prices paid to your firm by the company. Reply (4): (5) If your firm has never contracted with the Federal Government as a prime contractor, or as a subcontractor to a prime Federal, have you provided construction services to commercial sources? If so, please provide the specifics in terms of the largest customers of these services. If any bonding was provided, what was the amount of bonding? Please include any information relevant to any potential difficulties you note with complying fully with the Statement of Work and specifications. Reply (5): (6) In order to determine if an acquisition can be set-aside for SDVOSBs, the contracting officer must determine that there are a sufficient number of SDVOSBs capable of performing the contract requirement and that award can be made at a reasonable, fair market price. To that end, please provide your firms individual and aggregate contract bonding capacity. Reply (6): Individual Bonding Capacity: ___________________ Aggregate Bonding Capacity: ___________________ (7) Has your firm ever been terminated for cause or default from a contractual arrangement, whether Federal or private sector, as a result of failure to perform, poor quality and workmanship provided, etc.? If so, please provide the specifics. Reply (7): (8) Has your firm, or any firm that you would potentially joint venture or team with for a large acquisition of construction services or for any acquisition ever bid on a Federal acquisition and been determined non-responsible by the contracting officer and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) failed to issue a Certificate of Competency (COC) to your firm or teaming partners when the matter was referred to SBA for review and consideration? Reply (8): Please e-mail your responses and any relevant information regarding specific performance or other qualifications regarding the construction services requested, no later than May 13, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time to Bryan Ramso at contact@example.gov, Ph. +1 (555) 000-0000, Fax Ph. +1 (555) 000-0000. THE EMAIL SHOULD BE ENTITLED, "FORT GIBSON NATIONAL CEMETERY BURIAL EXPANSION PROJECT - SOURCES SOUGHT." Do not send hard copy advertising or promotional materials. Please ensure that all responses are comprehensive and provide a name and point-of-contact for your firm for follow-up by this office or the procuring contracting officer. If you have responded to any previous e-mail messages or had other communications with our office regarding preliminary market research for this construction project, please be advised that it will be necessary for you to respond to this e-mail and the questions contained therein. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS SUCH. All information is to be provided on a voluntary basis at no charge to the Government. There is no entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs related to or arising out of responding to this request for information. All information provided becomes property of the Government. There is no guarantee, expressed or implicit, that the market research for this acquisition will result in a SDVOSB set-aside or SDVOSB sole source award, or any other guarantee of award or acquisition strategy.