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Notice ID:36C24823R0141
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will...
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for costs incurred in developing information provided to the Government. The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8) is seeking capability statements specifically from Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), as well as any other small business construction contractors for the purpose of determining if adequate competition exists to set aside a requirement to Remove and Replace Public Address System at West Palm Beach VA Medical Center, West Palm Beach, FL. The Government reserves the right to consider a SDVOSB, VOSB, or any other small business set aside based on the responses hereto. Project Overview: The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 8, West Palm Beach VA Medical Center has a requirement for construction services to Remove and Replace Public Address System. This will be a complete removal of the existing public address system and installation of a new system. The basis of design for the new public address system is Biamp Vocia Paging System or equal. The magnitude of construction is between $2,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. This requirement may be fulfilled by awarding a stand-alone contract for the construction of this project. It will use the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors with a size standard of $19M. The applicable Limitations on Subcontracting is Special trade construction contractors. In the case of a contract for special trade contractors, the contractor will not pay more than 75% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs as set forth in 852.219-73 or VOSBs as set forth in 852.219-74. Any work that a similarly situated subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 75% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Cost of materials are excluded and not considered to be subcontracted. As part of its market research, The Network Contracting Office (NCO8) is issuing this Sources Sought to determine if there exists an adequate number of qualified and interested Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), or any other small business construction contractors capable of performing the above work. Please submit, via email to anthony.caruvana@va.gov, a capability statement and past performance information that demonstrates that your firm can perform the above scope of work. Title your email Sources Sought for 36C24823R0141, Remove and Replace Public Address System . The following information is requested and is limited to 10 pages: Company Name, address, point of contract, phone number, and email address. Company s SAM UEI, DUNS, and Cage Code. Small business size standard; i.e. SDVOSB, VOSM, etc., for the applicable NAICS Code. If your company is a certified SDVOSB or VOSB, provide a copy of your certification from https://veterans.certify.sba.gov. Examples of similar Public Address System projects performed within or above the estimated construction cost. Include the project name, project scope, project size (Example: square footage), building use (Example: Medical Facility, Office Building, etc.), project dollar value, start and completion dates. Describe specific technical skills and key personnel your company possess to perform the requirements described above. Ability to perform in the state of Florida. Experience with public address systems/telecommunications. Experience with performing in an operational environment with 24/7 operations. Bonding capacity. The Government will use the responses to this Sources Sought to determine the appropriate set aside; i.e. SDVOSB Set Aside, VOSB Set Aside, etc, for this requirement and will be posted on SAM.Gov for 15 calendar days beginning 04/24/2023 and ending on 05/09/2023 at 2:00PM. The anticipated solicitation release date is late May/early June 2023. This Sources Sought is only for the purpose of identifying potential sources. No Request for Proposal (RFP) exists at this time. Therefore, please do not request a copy of the RFP. DISCLAIMER This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought.
