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

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE FOR: Renovate Infrastructure (Bldg. 116) FOR NATIONAL HISTORICAL ARCHIVES THIS PROJECT IS SET ASIDE FOR SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (SDVOSB) ONLY The Departm... PRESOLICITATION NOTICE FOR: Renovate Infrastructure (Bldg. 116) FOR NATIONAL HISTORICAL ARCHIVES THIS PROJECT IS SET ASIDE FOR SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (SDVOSB) ONLY The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 has a requirement to Renovate Infrastructure (Bldg. 116) for project 552-18-103, at the Dayton VA Medical Center, 4100 W. Third Street, Dayton, OH 45428-9000. The Contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, materials and equipment to professionally renovate the infrastructure of Building 116. This project will renovate infrastructure of Building 116 to prepare it for reutilization as the National VA Archives. The HVAC, electrical, and structural components of the building will be completely renovated, repaired, and rebuilt. This project will help maintain the integrity of the building and is a prerequisite to any interior renovations that will be required to accommodate the National VA Archives. Work shall be performed at the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at 4100 West Third Street, Dayton, OH 45428. All work shall be conducted in complete accordance with the project statement of work (SOW), specifications, and drawings. All work to be closely coordinated with the VA Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer s Representative (COR). DURATION OF PROJECT: All work to be completed within 270 calendar days from the contractor s receipt of Notice to Proceed (NTP). SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS: The solicitation documents will be posted at www.fbo.gov on or about May 28, 2019, with proposals due approximately 30 days later. Dissemination of the solicitation, specifications and drawings is limited to electronic medium. All interested Offerors (primes & subcontractors) should register at www.fbo.gov so that others will know of your interest in participating in this procurement and for automatic receipt of updates or amendments. An Offeror's mailing list WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer, as it is the Offerors responsibility to register at the www.fbo.gov website. SET-ASIDE INFORMATION: This solicitation will be issued pursuant to the authority under Public Law 109-461 (38 U.S.C. 8127) and is a 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The SDVOSB must be a small business under the relevant North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) code and MUST be registered and verified in the following websites: http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov, http://www.sams.gov, Dun & Bradstreet, to name a few, to be eligible for award. Offerors MUST ensure registration in these websites are accurate, complete and have not expired prior to proposal due date. Project magnitude is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. The North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) code assigned to this construction project is 236220, with a small business size standard of $36.5 million. In accordance with Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 852.219-10(c) (4), the SDVOSB Contractor or SDVOSB Sub-Contractor is required to perform a minimum of 15% of the construction work on the project. BONDS: Bid, Payment and Performance will be required. SITE VISIT: A one-time only site visit will be scheduled for this project. This information will be in the solicitation package. SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS: Amendments to the solicitation will be posted at www.fbo.gov. Paper copies of the amendment will NOT be individually mailed. By registering to "Watch This Opportunity", you will be notified by e-mail of any new amendments that have been issued and posted. No other notification of amendment(s) will be provided. Offerors are reminded that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging all amendments to this solicitation prior to the time for receipt of offers as prescribed by FAR 52.215-1 [Instruction to Offerors Competitive Acquisition], Paragraph (b) [Amendments to solicitations]. Offerors should re-visit the website periodically to look for updates. Questions shall be emailed to Robert.Ivey@Va.Gov. The Contracting Officer cannot guarantee that a response to e-mailed questions will be received. In the subject line of any email sent, identify: 552-18-103 Renovate Infrastructure (Bldg. 116) . This is not an Invitation for Bids (IFB). This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice only. A Solicitation is not available currently.

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

The Veterans Health Administration is contemplating a construction requirement at the Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) in Dayton, Ohio. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. This announcemen... The Veterans Health Administration is contemplating a construction requirement at the Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) in Dayton, Ohio. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. This announcement seeks information from the industry, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. It is a market research effort. There is no solicitation, specification or set of drawings available for this announcement. This announcement does not constitute a procurement commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise. No contract shall be awarded from this sources sought announcement. Response is strictly voluntary. No reimbursement shall be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any improperly identified information. It is the policy of the Government to maximize practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small businesses. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is to gain additional knowledge of interested, capable and qualified large and small businesses concerns of all types. Said types of small businesses include small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small, disadvantaged business and women owned small business concerns. For reference, general definitions of each small business concern type can be found in FAR 52.219-8 - Utilization of Small Business Concerns. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 236220. The applicable Size Standard is $36.5 million. A size standard, which is usually stated in number of employees or average annual receipts, represents the largest size that a business (including its subsidiaries and affiliates) may be to remain classified as a small business for SBA and federal contracting programs. The scope of the project includes complete construction services, including all necessary tools, equipment and personnel to replace and/or install new electrical, plumbing, steam, HVAC, and data in Building 116 on the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at 4100 West Third Street, Dayton, OH 45428. The complex installations, when complete, must be permanent and is a part of an overall plan to restore and preserve the building. In addition to the previously specified work, replacement windows and doors shall be designed and installed to eliminate moisture infiltration due to weather events. The purpose of this design is an effort to prevent further deterioration of this structure, allowing for subsequent conservation and restoration. Building 116 was constructed in 1871 and is considered an important historical structure, that is architecturally significant, and hence this project shall consider and abide by all applicable federal, state and local historical regulatory agency statutes. In view of this, no permanent exterior alterations may be incorporated into the planning, design, and execution of the project without approvals from appropriate agencies. The contractor shall consult with and/or retain a qualified historic preservation specialist. In support of this project, a detailed report of existing conditions has been prepared. For planning purposes, this report shall be used as a source document. If your firm believes that it can meet all of the requirements for this contemplated acquisition, please respond to this sources sought announcement. Your response should be submitted via email to the attention of Ms. Jenessa Regan (Jenessa.regan@va.gov). Emailed responses must be received no later than 5:00 P.M., Eastern Daylight Time on May 12, 2022. This market research is for informational and planning purposes only to determine if there are adequate qualified SDVOSB, VOSB, or SB to warrant a 100% set-aside. Hard copy submissions are not acceptable. The Government will not pay any costs for responses submitted. All inquiries regarding this Sources Sought Notice should be directed to the same email address. The following information is requested as part of your response: 1. System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity Identifier. This information can be obtained from your System for Award Management (SAM) registration at www.sam.gov. 2. Name of firm with address, phone, fax, email and current point of contact as appropriate. 3. Identify the type of business concern, large or small using the applicable NAICS Code size standard noted above. For small businesses, also include what type of small business as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration, such as Veteran-owned, Service-disabled veteran-owned, etc. 4. Demonstrate ability to obtain a bid bond up to 20% of the maximum order of magnitude and performance and payment bonding to 100% of the maximum order of magnitude. The maximum order of magnitude is $5,000,000-$10,000,000 for a single contract. This can be satisfied by obtaining your firm's bonding capability in the form of a letter from a Surety which demonstrates aggregate and per contract bonding upper limits. 5. Required experience to be considered a viable source for the contemplated acquisition includes government contracts awarded to your firm as the general contractor for projects which involve managing a project of similar scope, working in historically significant, occupied buildings, dealing with sensitive customers, and coordinating work involving numerous construction disciplines. Projects of such a nature must be valued in the provided order of magnitude ($5,000,000 - $10,000,000.00) and have been completed in the past five (5) years. Your response should address experience with building out space to fit client specifications. Work experience in the Dayton, Ohio market and its surrounding vicinity should also be demonstrated by the response. Document how the experience meets these requirements, including specific information: contract number, location, agency, dollar value (inclusive of all changes), a description of the work, and a client point of contact for each award. Work performed as a subcontractor shall not be considered as evidence of capability to succeed as a prime contractor. Please limit your provided experience to no more than five (5) completed awards which meet the above criteria. 6. Indicate whether your firm intends to submit a bid in response to an IFB consistent with these requirements should a solicitation be issued. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE OTHER THAN WHAT IS NOTED HEREIN. CONCERNS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO CALL THE INDIVIDUAL VAMC, REQUESTING MORE INFORMATION.