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

This document serves as notification of the upcoming solicitation for the Veterans Administration minor construction project #610A4-21-202 Add Card Readers, located at: VA- Northern Indiana Health Car... This document serves as notification of the upcoming solicitation for the Veterans Administration minor construction project #610A4-21-202 Add Card Readers, located at: VA- Northern Indiana Health Care System Fort Wayne Campus, 2121 Lake Avenue, Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Contractor will provide all labor, equipment, materials and supervision necessary to add HID card readers which will require the modification/upgrade of doors and hardware in Buildings 1, 2, 5, and 17 as listed in the specifications and drawings. The primary monitoring shall occur in the VA Police room 101 in Building 1 at the Fort Wayne Campus and the VA Police Dispatch at the Marion Campus. The system shall have a push button to secure/unsecure all exterior doors that can only be accessed by the VA police. The system shall be installed and fully tested in compliance with VA Handbook 0730/4, Appendix B dated 29Mar13, the VA Physical Security, Resilience Design Manual dated 01Oct2020, as well as the specifications and drawings for this project. This project will be conducted in phases to mitigate interruptions in patient care and facility accessibility in accordance with VA provided drawings and specifications. All equipment installed shall be compatible with and able to tie into the VA s current Lenel system. All equipment shall have the ability to be programmed and maintained by Stanley Security who provides programming and maintenance services for the VA s security system. The contractor must be in Compliance with all VA security policies before access to security system will be granted. All work shall be performed in strict accordance with the terms, conditions, specifications, and drawings of the solicitation (when available) and all applicable laws, codes, and regulations. This project will be 100% set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) used for this requirement is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction - addition, alteration, and renovation, with a standard size of $39.5M. The magnitude of this construction project will be between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The VA will issue an RFP or IFB on or about October 12, 2021, via https://beta.sam.gov/. A site visit shall be posted in the solicitation in the date, time, and location. The point of contact for this project is Eric Sweatt, Contract Specialist. The POC may be reached via e-mail at eric.sweatt@va.gov or via telephone at (317) 988-1511.