Y--WESTERN NEW YORK NATIONAL CEMETERY PHASE 1A

WESTERN NEW YORK NATIONAL CEMETERY PHASE I DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT No. 932CM2002 PRE-SOLICITATION STATEMENT OF WORK This procurement is a SDVOSB/VOSB Set-Aside Project Description: The purpose of this project is to establish a new national cemetery to provide burial services for eligible veterans in the western New York area not being served by an open national or state Veterans cemetery within a reasonable distance from their residence. This proposed cemetery will expand VA s national cemetery system beyond the existing 134 locations. It will provide burial facilities for eligible Veterans in the Rochester-Buffalo, New York area living within a 75-mile radius of this proposed national cemetery. The remainder of the site will be developed in future phased projects in accordance with the cemetery master plan. Those facilities necessary to maintain, operate, and provide burials for approximately ten years will comprise the Phase I construction. Approximately 65 acres of land will be consumed. To ensure the earliest possible delivery of an operational national cemetery for eligible veterans, Phase 1 will be solicited in two construction awards, Phase 1A and Phase 1B. Phase 1A will consist of 4,000 gravesites for casket interments and in-ground cremains plots as well as temporary and permanent structures and associated services essential for the administration, operation and maintenance of the cemetery. Phase 1A of the project will also include access roads, an entrance area, an administration building/public information center with electronic gravesite locator and public restrooms, roadway system and parking, utilities, signage, grading and drainage, site furnishings, fencing, irrigation system as needed consistent with water-wise landscaping principles, utility distribution system, environmental (including historical and cultural resources) preservation and mitigation, renewable energy initiatives, and a geographic information system. The estimated project duration will be approximately 900 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. The estimated magnitude for this project is between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) of 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) with the size standard of $36.5 Million, and The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) of 236220 (Commercial building construction) CFM intends to conduct this acquisition in accordance with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. There is no solicitation at this time. This is for informational purposes and does not constitute a request for proposals. Submission of any information in response to this notice is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. Point of Contact: Mary E. Case, VA Contract Specialist +1 (555) 000-0000 Thank you.