Z1DA--SPS/OR Vertical Transport Sources Sought 652-17-103

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 Sources Sought 36C24621Q0567 In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10.0002 (b)(2) this Request for Information is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP), an offer to negotiate or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Responses are strictly voluntary. Respondents will not be compensated, and all information becomes property of the Government upon submission. Additionally, the Government reserves the right to revise and refine contract requirements, including Specifications and Drawings, before the release of any associated solicitation. As prescribed in FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Other information provided in this notice is subject to change prior to the solicitation. OVERVIEW Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 6 is conducting market research to identify potential sources for construction services to complete the below scope of work. The work site is main building 500 located in the Hunter Holmes VA Medical Center at 1201 Broad Rock Blvd. Richmond, VA 23249. A formal RFP will be issued on https://beta.sam.gov/ website on Contract Opportunities on or about July 1st, 2021 for construction Project No. 652-17-103 titled "SPS/OR Vertical Transport". PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Contractor shall furnish all labor, material, equipment, supervision, As-Built Documentation, and all other related information. Construction includes a complete system of Vertical Transports including demolition, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection/detection to: Modify existing structure to accommodate new dumbwaiters Modify existing and/or install new structure, electric power, lighting, controls and HVAC needed to have operational dumbwaiters traveling between the basement and the 3rd floors. Period of Performance: 365 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Work will likely commence late Fall to early winter of 2021. The Statement of Work, drawings and specifications are attached, and a revised document format of the drawings can be requested to improve clarity. The architect-engineering firm that designed the project shall not be contacted directly regarding this notice. Forward all questions to the point of contact identified below. SMALL BUSINESS/ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS For market research purposes, all responses to this notice will be reviewed, regardless of small business/socioeconomic category, including those firms that are identified as large businesses. Review of responses to this notice will support later determination of set-aside requirements, if a solicitation becomes available, where the rule of two is met regarding a set-aside, including set-asides under 38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128 for SDVOSB and/or VOSB firms registered in the VIP database, in accordance with priorities set by regulation. In accordance with VAAR 836.204 (f), disclosure of the magnitude of this construction project is between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000. NAICS CODE: The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is NAICS 238290 - Other Building Equipment Contractors and size standard $16.5 million applies. PRODUCT OR SERVICE CODE (PSC): Z1DA, Repair or Alteration of Hospitals and Infirmaries INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESPONDING Interested companies can respond, via email, to contact@example.gov, with the following information: Please provide a positive statement of interest in submitting a quote based on the general scope of work description. Company Point of Contact, including name, title, phone number and email address. Company name, DUNS number and address of the applicable office. Please identify your firm s small business category. If your firm is either SDVOSB or VOSB, please state whether you are currently certified by the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) based upon the applicable NAICS. Please provide the following information for your three most relative, recent projects: Agency, Contract number, date, amount of award, and date of completion. Was your company the prime or a subcontractor? Describe items/services provided under the contract. Please provide a capability statement. Describe your firm s in-house capability to accomplish the summarized project scope/goal; how your firm intends to meet the 15% self-performance requirement per PL109-461; and confirmation that your firm can obtain performance and payment bonds up to $2M for this project. Relevant General Contractor license number(s) for the applicable State. Include the following as the subject line of your email: Sources Sought for SPS/OR Vertical Transport Richmond VAMC Project # 652-17-103, (Insert your Company Name). Additional information may be requested by the Contracting Officer at a later time. POINT OF CONTACT: Madeline Lucena-Pulst Administrative Contracting Officer Construction Team 2 Network Contracting Office 6 (NCO 6) 1201 Broad Rock Blvd. Richmond, VA 23249 +1 (555) 000-0000 contact@example.gov DUE DATE FOR RESPONSES: This notice will close on Friday, May 14th, 2021 at 2:00PM EST. This notice is for market research purposes and is not a request for submission of official offers. As authorized by FAR 5.102, solicitation dissemination is limited to electronic medium at CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES https://beta.SAM.gov and the VA will provide no hard copies. Further details of all dates and events, including site visit and opening date, will be available in the official solicitation. CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES is the only website where official documents will be made available. All interested offerors (prime contractors & subcontractors) should register at Contract Opportunities so that others will know of your interest in participating in this procurement. Contractors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining all solicitation documents and acknowledging any amendments and should re-visit the CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES website periodically to check for any changes to this announcement or pending solicitation. NOTE: No fax or telephone inquiries will be answered. No other information regarding scope, dates, etc. is available until issuance of the RFP solicitation. CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY A potential source, for the purposes of this notice, is considered to be any firm meeting the following requirements. Some of the below requirements may be modified prior to release of any solicitation. 1. Anticipated prime contractor is a licensed General Contractor, and holds other required licenses, according to State regulation where the potential source is headquartered and performs work under the applicable NAICS code. 2. The prime source is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov, as whichever entity/office that would receive award in the event of a solicitation. 3. The prime source is registered in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database at http://www.va.gov/osdbu, if applicable. (This is only applicable to firms meeting Small Business Administration (SBA) and VA requirements for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) programs.) 4. The prime source has completed submission of the current cycle, for calendar year 2017, VETS-4212 Report at http://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/fcp/main.htm (for federal contracts in the amount of $150,000.00 or more, performed during the current cycle). ***** End Word Document - ' FBO-DESCRIPTION: CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITY' *****