Inactive

Amendment to IFB 36C24524B0007 Project # 688-24-101 Emergency Rewire or Circuits at the Washington DC VAMC Block 14 Continued: This modification is to provide RFI responses and include an 11-page PDF ... Amendment to IFB 36C24524B0007 Project # 688-24-101 Emergency Rewire or Circuits at the Washington DC VAMC Block 14 Continued: This modification is to provide RFI responses and include an 11-page PDF attachment to the questions submitted in a timely manner. Please note that there will be no further site visits scheduled, and no further RFI questions received. All bids must be received electronically by the CO at Liana.Holland@va.gov by 2:00PM Eastern Standard Time on Thursday 02/29/2024. Please ensure a copy of the bid guarantee is included with your electronic bid. A hard copy of the bid guarantee MUST be received at the following address by the bid due date and time of 2:00pm EST on 02/29/2024 to be considered compliant: Martinsburg VA Medical Center C/O Shawn Shafer 510 Butler Ave, Building 306A-11 Martinsburg, WV 25405 Bid opening will occur at 2:00pm EST on 02/29/2024 on Microsoft Teams, Meeting ID: 218 132 466 178, Passcode: yMuWKY - Click here to join the meeting. This is a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business Set-Aside. All other terms and conditions set forth in the posted solicitation remain the same. 1. Can the VA provide the table of contents for the specifications to assure all is being captured? See attached Table of Contents 2. Drawing E101 GENERAL NOTES: (THIS SHEET) CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE ALL EFFORTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENFORCED INFECTION CONTROL RISK ASSESSMENT (ICRA) REQUIREMENTS. GENERAL NOTES: 1. CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE ALL EFFORTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENFORCED INFECTION CONTROL RISK ASSESSMENT (ICRA) REQUIREMENTS. Spec Section 01 00 00 par. 1.8 Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) Team. Question: Could the VA kindly provide the VAMC s Infection Control Risk Assessment Guidelines for this project? An ICRA Permit will be required and will be provided by the ICRA Nurse once the contractor has mobilized. Sample Permit is attached. At a minimum, ICRA Permit will require poly plastic zip door at entrance, Anteroom inside the OR with negative air inside Anteroom, poly plastic to seal/cover all doors, cabinets, booms, and lights. Seal air diffusers. Install temporary filters on return air vents. Additional negative air in main OR construction area. 3. Spec Section 01 00 00 1.1 GENERAL INTENTION. Question: Can the Prime Contractor s Superintendent also serve as the Prime Contractor s SSHO? Yes. 4. Spec Section 01 00 00 1.6 OPERATIONS AND STORAGE AREAS. J. Utilities Services: Maintain existing utility services for Medical Center at all times. Provide temporary facilities, labor, materials, uninterrupted services. Question: Could the VA kindly provide if any which temporary services the GC will be responsible for during shutdowns? GC would provide own labor and materials for any specialty power/equipment needed for construction. VA would identify power source. 5. Spec Section 01 00 00. Question: Can the PM perform dual role as the QCM as well? Yes 6. Confirming all work will take place at night, and what the working hours will be. Work can take place during the day, with exception to outages. Outages will need to be afterhours and can begin at 6:00pm generally, barring any unforeseen OR emergency cases. 7. During the site walk OR #5 was being worked on. The space was protected plastic and a plastic zipper door. The Spec section calls out for plywood or gypsum board partitions. What level ICRA Plans will this job be required to follow. See #2 response. 8. Will a negative air machine with gauge be required for the duration of project? Yes. Gauge required to be digital type for Anteroom and OR (construction area).

Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

Information Only, Pre-Solicitation Notice Pre-Solicitation Notice for Solicitation No. 36C24524B0007: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) DC VA Medical Center located in Washington, DC intends to ... Information Only, Pre-Solicitation Notice Pre-Solicitation Notice for Solicitation No. 36C24524B0007: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) DC VA Medical Center located in Washington, DC intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) to award a single, firm fixed price contract for Construction Services. This project consists of the contractor providing all supervision, labor, materials, and equipment to bring to code the electrical system for Operating Rooms at the Veteran s Affairs Medical Center in Washington DC (VAMCDC) located at 50 Irving Street, N.W. Washington D.C. 20422. Competition for this procurement will be restricted to Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). SDVOSB firms that submit bids on SDVOSB set asides that are not verified will be deemed nonresponsive. The magnitude of construction is between $250,000 and $500,000. The firm must be a general construction firm approved under NAICS: 236220, size standard: $45 million. The offeror shall obtain all necessary licenses or permits required to perform this work in Washington DC. Prospective contractors must be registered and current in the following websites: https://veterans.certify.sba.gov, and https://www.sam.gov to be eligible for award. A Joint Venture Agreement (JV Agreement) must be completed at the time of the bid opening and conform to JV requirements. JV Agreements shall be submitted with the bid. Bids will be accepted from only responsible and responsive contractors. There will be a pre-bid site visit for this project which will be held at the Veteran s Affairs Medical Center in Washington DC (VAMCDC), Washington D.C. 20422. All interested parties are encouraged to attend the site visit. The date of the site visit will be confirmed in the solicitation. All questions generated from the site visit shall be submitted in writing to the contracting officer, who is Liana J Holland, email address: Liana.Holland@va.gov. Prospective contractors may acquire solicitation documents, which are only available in .pdf electronic format by registering and downloading plans and specifications from the Contractor Opportunities website. Solicitation documents will be available on or about January 9th, 2024. Approximate bid opening date is 02/09/2023. Firm site visit and bid opening dates will be provided on the solicitation once issued. The bid opening can be held virtually. Bidders are advised that award will be made to the responsive/responsible bidder with the lowest price. The procurement is subject to availability of funds.