F--Asbestos Abatement Bldg. 200, Rm. C129 578-16-041

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE Project No. 578-16-041: Asbestos Abatement Bldg. 200, Rm. C129 at Edward Hines, Jr VA Medical Center, Hines, IL. In accordance with Public Law 109-461, the Veterans Benefits, Healthcare and Information Technology Act of 2006, Pursuant to 38 USC 8127(d), competition is restricted to VOSB construction firms. This construction project is set-aside for Veteran-Owned-Small-Business (VOSBs). Work is to be completed within 73 calendar days of receipt of a Notice to Proceed. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC/NCO12) requires Contractor(s) to provide all resources, labor, personnel, equipment, tools, materials, vehicles, transportation, and supervision necessary and required to perform the work associated with project 578-16-041: Asbestos Abatement Bldg. 200, Rm. C129. All services related to the Statement of Work (SOW) shall meet local, state, federal, VA, ADA, NFPA, life safety codes and directives. The contractor MUST be licensed in the State of Illinois for Asbestos Abatement/Removal. The contractor MUST be registered with the Illinois Department of Public Health. The contractor MUST show proof of OSHA/EPA Supervisor and Employee training for all personnel. The contractor shall obtain all necessary licenses and/or permits required to perform this work and provide them to the Contracting Officer prior to award. Failure to submit the requested documentation maybe grounds for cancellation/or termination. Statement of work includes: Obtain all permits and licenses necessary for the removal and disposal of ACM. Abate ACM floor tile and mastic. Remove VCT and mastic down to a clean and smooth substrate. Package and dispose of ACM debris in accordance with applicable standards and regulations. Demo ACM drywall down to studs (leave studs in place). Discard lay-in acoustical ceiling tile and grid in all rooms in the process of performing the drywall abatement work. Abate asbestos containing insulation on 12 diameter inch pipe in ceiling in. Contractor shall reinsulate pipe after abatement with non-ACM materials. After abatement encapsulate any ends of the pipe that have exposed asbestos that has not been abated. Abate floor tile and mastic just outside of the double door. Demo door jamb and doors and abate any floor tile and mastic that may be under the door jamb. Abate HVAC duct joint ACM insulation. Duct is located in the ceiling. Reinsulate duct after abatement with non-ACM sealant. All construction debris, hazardous materials and garbage shall be removed in accordance with the terms and provisions of a Class III Infection Control Risk Assessment. Contractor shall be responsible for its own hazardous material, garbage and construction debris removal from the campus. All materials shall be disposed of in accordance with Federal, State and local environmental regulations. The solicitation will be issued on/about February 24, 2017 with the bid opening on/about March 24, 2017. The bidder is responsible to monitor and download any amendments from FedBizOpps.gov which may be issued to this solicitation. There will be pre-construction conference held for this project and all prospective bidders are encouraged to attend. Details of the pre-construction conference will be included in the solicitation package. The construction magnitude range is between $25,000 and $100,000. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 562910 (Remediation Services). The Small Business Administration (SBA) size determination for the procurement is $20.5 million. In accordance with VAAR 819.7003 (b), VOSB firms must be verified in the VIP database (www.vip.vetbiz.gov) or hold a Re-verification symbol listed next to the firm s name (this symbol indicates that the firm is undergoing the re-verification process at CVE), prior to award of contract. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for submission of offers. No other information regarding Scope, Dates, etc. will be provided until issuance of the solicitation on http://www.fbo.gov. Any future amendments and other documents will be available electronically for download at the following URL: http://www.fbo.gov. No paper copies of the solicitation will be available, and no telephone requests for paper copies of the solicitation will be accepted. Interested offerors are advised to continuously check the fedbizopps.gov website for any changes to the solicitation. Interested bidders should complete electronic annual representations and certifications and shall be registered in the System for Award Management(SAM) database at http://www.sam.gov and shall be verified in the VETBIZ Registry Information Pages at http://www.vetbiz.gov/ prior to submitting an offer, and shall have completed the VETS100A report at http://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/vets-100.html (if applicable).