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Project title: BB - REPLACE AIR HANDLING UNITS 22 AND 23. Project Number: 673-21-152. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THIS SOLICITATION: The purpose of this amendment... Project title: BB - REPLACE AIR HANDLING UNITS 22 AND 23. Project Number: 673-21-152. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THIS SOLICITATION: The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to RFIs.

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

THIS IS A PRESOLICITATION NOTICE OF A SET-ASIDE FOR SDVOSB BB - REPLACE AHUS 22 AND 23.This procurement is set-aside based on an order of priority as established in 38 U.S.C. 8127. SET ASIDE FOR SERVI... THIS IS A PRESOLICITATION NOTICE OF A SET-ASIDE FOR SDVOSB BB - REPLACE AHUS 22 AND 23.This procurement is set-aside based on an order of priority as established in 38 U.S.C. 8127. SET ASIDE FOR SERVICE DISABLE VETERANS OWNED SMALL BUSINESS(SDVOSB): This solicitation is being issued as a Set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business. The NAICS code for this procurement is 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors with a size standard of $19M. The VAAR 836.204 magnitude of this project is between $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00. This project will be Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business set-aside, as stated above. This is a pre-solicitation notice only. No contract shall be awarded from this pre-solicitation notice. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 08 (NCO 08) project # 673-21-152 BB - REPLACE AHUS 22 AND 23 at the James A Haley Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at 13000 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612, RFP #. 36C24824R0010. Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures, and furnish labor and materials and perform work for REPLACE AHUS 22 AND 23, as required by drawings and specifications in the hospital area identified in the project documents at the James A. Haley VA Hospital, located at 13000 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, Tampa, Florida. (See Attached SOW and documents) This project will be 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, The Contracting Officer for this project will be Kenneth Caryer. The Contract Specialist is David Hernandez and he can be contacted at (813) 893-3904 or email at david.hernandez1@va.gov Important Notice: Apparent successful offerors that claim SDVOSB or VOSB status must apply for and receive certification from the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification Program (also referred to informally by the SBA as VetCert ), 13 CFR 121, 125, and 128, and VAAR subpart 819.70 by submission of documentation of Veteran status, ownership, and control enough to establish appropriate status, the prospective contractor represents that it is an eligible and certified SDVOSB or VOSB. Failure VERIFIED by the Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) database at the time of offer submission and contract, award will result in the offerors proposal being deemed non-compliant. As prescribed in 819.7009, insert the following clause: 852.219-73 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SET-ASIDE FOR CERTIFIED SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (NOV 2022) (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION) (a) Definition. For the Department of Veterans Affairs, Service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concern or SDVSOB: (1) Means a small business concern: (i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled Veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled Veterans or eligible surviving spouses (see VAAR 802.201, Surviving Spouse definition); (ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled Veterans (or eligible surviving spouses) or, in the case of a service-disabled Veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such Veteran; (iii) The business meets Federal small business size standards for the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code identified in the solicitation document; (iv) The business has been certified for ownership and control pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127, 13 CFR 128, and is listed as certified in the SBA certification database at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/; and (v) The business agrees to comply with VAAR subpart 819.70 and Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations regarding small business size, government contracting, and the Veterans Small Business Certification Program at 13 CFR part 121,125, and 128. Including the nonmanufacturer rule and limitations on subcontracting (LOS) requirements in 13 CFR 121.406 and 125.6, provided that any reference therein to a service-disabled veteran owned small business concern (SDVO SBC), is to be construed to apply to a VetCert - certify SDVOSB. The nonmanufacturer rule and the limitations on subcontracting apply to all SDVOSB and VOSB set asides and sole source contracts. (2) Service-disabled Veteran means a Veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16). (b) General. (1) Offers are solicited only from eligible service disabled Veteran-owned small business concerns. Only VetCert-listed service-disabled Veteran owned small business concerns (SDVOSBs) may submit offers in response to this solicitation. Offers received from concerns that are not either VetCert-listed service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concerns, (2) Any award resulting from this solicitation shall be made to a VetCert-listed service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concern, that meets the size standard for the applicable NAICS code. (c) Representation. By submitting an offer, the prospective contractor represents that it is an eligible SDVOSB as defined in this clause, 38 CFR part 74, and VAAR subpart 819.70. Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127(e), only VetCert -listed SDVOSBs are considered eligible. Therefore, any reference in 13 CFR part 121 and 125 to a service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concern (SDVO SBC), is to be construed to apply to a VetCert -listed SDVOSB s and VOSB s and only such concern(s) qualify as similarly situated. The offeror must also be eligible at the time of award. (d) Agreement. When awarded a contract (see FAR 2.101, Definitions), including orders under multiple-award contracts, or a subcontract, an SDVOSB agrees that in the performance of the contract, the SDVOSB shall comply with requirements in VAAR subpart 819.70 and SBA regulations on small business size and government contracting programs at 13 CFR part 121 and 125, including the nonmanufacturer rule and limitations on subcontracting requirements in 13 CFR part 121.406 and 125.6, provided that for purposes of the limitations on subcontracting, only VetCert -listed SDVOSBs shall be considered eligible and/or similarly situated (i.e., a firm that has the same small business program status as the prime contractor). An independent contractor shall be considered a subcontractor. An otherwise eligible firm further agrees to the following: (1) Services. In the case of a contract for services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs, listed in the SBA certification database. (2) Supplies or products. (i) In the case of a contract for supplies or products (other than from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs, listed in the SBA certification database. (ii) In the case of a contract for supplies from a nonmanufacturer, it will supply the product of a domestic small business manufacturer or processor unless a waiver is described in 13 CFR 121.406(b)(5) is granted. d. Refer to 13 CFR125.6(a)(2)(ii) for guidance pertaining to multiple item procurements. (3) General construction. In the case of a contract for general construction, it will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs, listed in the SBA certification database. (4) Special trade contractors. In the case of a contract for special trade contractors, it will not pay more than 75% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs, listed in the SBA certification database. (5) Subcontracting. An SDVOSB subcontractor must meet the NAICS size standard assigned by the prime contractor and be certified and listed in the SBA certification database to count as similarly situated. Any work that a first tier SDVOSB subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the percent of subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. For supply or construction contracts, the cost of materials is excluded and not considered to be subcontracted. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the portion of the contract with the preponderance of the expenditure upon which the assigned NAICS is based. For information and more specific requirements, refer to 13 CFR 125.6. (e) Joint ventures. A joint venture may be considered an SDVOSB if the joint venture complies with the requirements in 13 CFR 128.402 and the managing joint venture partner makes the representations under paragraph (c) of this clause. A joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph (d) of this clause will be performed by the aggregate of the joint venture participants. (f) Precedence. The VA Veterans First Contracting Program, as defined in VAAR 802.101, subpart 819.70, and this clause, takes precedence over any inconsistencies between the requirements of the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification Program and the VA Veterans First Contracting Program. (End of clause). The anticipated posting date of the solicitation on SAM.gov | Home will be on or about November 30 2023. Contractors must be registered in the SAM.gov | Home portal prior to contract award, during contract period of performance and must continue to remain registered through the final invoice payment. SDVOSB and VOSB concerns must be registered in the SBA veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) prior to contract award, during contract period of performance and must continue to remain registered through the final invoice payment. SDVOSBs are encouraged to respond to communicate interest in competing for this requirement to support requirement set-aside. To confirm sufficient eligible SDVOSB, please contact Contract Specialists David Hernandez at David.hernandez1@va.gov RFP and further details will be published with after closing of the synopsis.

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JAMES A HALEY VAMC BB - REPLACE AHUS 22 AND 23. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to thi... JAMES A HALEY VAMC BB - REPLACE AHUS 22 AND 23. 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 the following requirement REPLACE AHUS 22 AND 23, at the James A Haley Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at 13000 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612. Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures, and furnish labor and materials and perform work for REPLACE AHUS 22 AND 23, as required by drawings and specifications in the hospital area identified in the project documents. The Government reserves the right to consider a SDVOSB, VOSB, or any other small business set aside based on the responses hereto. The James A. Haley has requested for construction services, the REPLACE AHUS 22 AND 23 at the James A. Haley VA hospital, located at 13000 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, Tampa, Florida. The VAAR 836.204 magnitude of construction for this project is between $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00. 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 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning 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, no more than 75% of the amount paid by the government to the prime for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, may be paid to firms that are not VET-CERT 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 david.hernandez1@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 36C24824R0010, Replace AHUs 22 and 23 . 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. Warranty. Experience: The prime contractor shall have at least 5 years experience in projects that required work similar as this project. Interested business shall submit capability statements. Type of business (SB, SDVOSB, VOSB, etc.), provide a copy of your certification from https://veterans.certify.sba.gov. Ability to perform in the State of Florida Will your business use subcontractors to accomplish most of the contract or is does your firm have the capability to execute more than simple oversight and program management? Does your business have prior experience in leading a construction project for the demolition and removal of existing structures and furnish labor and materials and perform work for Replace Air Handling Unit for a large Hospital. Please provide evidence. Interested parties must show both socio-economic status and  adequate bonding capacity in their capability statement. 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 10 calendar days beginning 10/18/2023 and ending on 10/27/2023 at 2:00PM. The anticipated solicitation release date is late November 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. Prepared and Issued By: David Hernandez NCO8 Contracting Specialist.