Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation Page 1 of Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation Page 3 of 5 Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation *= Required Field Amendment to a Previou... Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation Page 1 of Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation Page 3 of 5 Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation *= Required Field Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation Page 1 of 5 SUBJECT* VISN-12 Fire/Safety IDIQ Response to Pre-Bid RFIs GENERAL INFORMATION CONTRACTING OFFICE S ZIP CODE* 53214-1476 SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C25223Q0342 RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 05-22-2023 16:00 CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA ARCHIVE 90 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N SET-ASIDE SBA PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* C1DA NAICS CODE* 541330 CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) 115 S 84th Street, Suite 101 Milwaukee WI 53214-1476 POINT OF CONTACT* Contract Specialist Ricky Bond ricky.bond@va.gov 414-477-7575 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE ADDRESS VISN-12 VAMCs 11301 W. Cermak Road Suite 810 Westchester IL POSTAL CODE 60154 COUNTRY USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AGENCY S URL URL DESCRIPTION AGENCY CONTACT S EMAIL ADDRESS EMAIL DESCRIPTION Page 1 of Page 4 of 5 Page 1 of 5. PROJECT NUMBER (if applicable) CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY 2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER CODE 6. ISSUED BY 8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER 9B. DATED PAGE OF PAGES 10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER 10B. DATED BPA NO. 1. CONTRACT ID CODE FACILITY CODE CODE Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods: The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers E. IMPORTANT: is extended, (a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning __________ copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY is not extended. 12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (REV. 11/2016) is required to sign this document and return ___________ copies to the issuing office. is not, A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A. 15C. DATE SIGNED B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b). RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified. C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF: D. OTHER Contractor 16C. DATE SIGNED 14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect. 15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR STANDARD FORM 30 PREVIOUS EDITION NOT USABLE Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.243 (Type or print) (Type or print) (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.) (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (If other than Item 6) (Specify type of modification and authority) (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) (If required) (SEE ITEM 11) (SEE ITEM 13) (X) CHECK ONE 13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS, IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14. 11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT (Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 1 2 0001 489-23-2-6113-0042 IDIQ Base Contract 36C252 Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) 115 S 84th Street, Suite 101 Milwaukee WI 53214-1476 36C252 Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) 115 S 84th Street, Suite 101 Milwaukee WI 53214-1476 To all Offerors/Bidders 36C25223Q0342 04-20-2023 X X X 1 X 1 See Page 2 Kristi Kluck Contracting Officer Page 5 of 5 Response to Pre-Bid RFIs VISN 12 Fire Protection A/E IDIQ 36C25223Q0342 NAICS 541330 Question: Section 6 of the SOL states in part: "Submit separate example projects (10 each) that demonstrate the firms experience in Life Safety Assessment/SOC, fire alarm design, fire sprinkler design and code consulting projects in the last 10 years." Please clarify if the intent of the SOL is that we submit 10 projects on each of the 4 areas, resulting in 40 projects to be included, or if the intent is that we submit 10 total projects addressing the 4 areas. Answer: The intent of Evaluation Factor # 6 is for vendor respondents to submit 10 total projects addressing the 4 areas. End.

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

VISN 12 INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING (FPE) SERVICES 36C25223Q0342 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY Sources Sought Notice: This Sources Sought No... VISN 12 INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING (FPE) SERVICES 36C25223Q0342 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY Sources Sought Notice: This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information on CVE VetBiz VERIFIED Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), [listed in Vendor Information Pages (VIP)] and other Small Business (SB) interests, capabilities, and qualifications to determine if a set-aside is appropriate. Responses to this sources-sought announcement will be used by the Government to make an appropriate set aside decision. Proposals are NOT being requested or accepted at this time. To be eligible, interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) data base at https://www.sam.gov. For firms claiming either SDVOSB or VOSB classification status, they must also be registered and certified through the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization data base, located at https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov. Fire Protection Engineering (FPE) will be rendered at each of the eight (8) Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMC) within Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12. The eight (8) VISN 12 VAMCs are: Edwards Hines Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, Illinois, 60141 VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, Illinois, 61832 Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, Michigan, 49801 Capt. James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, Illinois, 60064 Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, 60612 William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, 53705 Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53295 VA Medical Center in Tomah, Wisconsin, 54660 Services may also be required at the Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) affiliated with the medical centers. The contract will be used by Facilities Management Services at VISN 12 facilities for Third Party FPE Professional Services for various projects under NAICS code 541330 - Engineering Services with size standard $22.5 million. The services shall include an overall five (5) year ordering period based on the five (5) year forecast for FPE professional services. The minimum individual task order for this Contract shall be $2,500, and the minimum guaranteed amount for this Contract shall be $2,500. The total of individual TOs placed against this Contract shall not exceed $3,000,000. The FPE will furnish all necessary qualified personnel, material and services to conduct/perform approved TO in accordance with this Statement of Work (SOW), and those SOWs prepared specifically for each TO. These Professional Fire Protection Design Engineering Services may include but are not limited to items such as Fire Alarm System design, Fire Suppression System design, Fire Dampers/Barriers assessments, Life Safety Assessments, Statements of Condition (SOC) drawing preparation, and site-specific Fire/Life Safety concern consultation services. Interested parties responding to this Sources Sought Notice shall submit as much of the following information as possible: Company name, address, point of contact, phone number, Unique Entity ID number, and business status. Indicate the primary nature of your business, any teaming agreements or arrangements, self- performance and intentions of subcontracting program, including Set-Asides Documentation relating to capability of performance. How many Fire Protection Engineers work for the organization? Performance Standard: The FPE firm shall provide Staff specialized in the field of fire protection engineering. The FPE firm must employ a minimum 3 fire protection engineers with a BS in Fire Protection Engineering (or a related technical\engineering field) and a professional engineering registration in field of fire protection. Project manager has how many years of experience conducting fire protection engineering? Project manager has how many years of experience with health care occupancies.? Performance Standard: The project manager and lead site survey personnel shall have at least 10 years of fire protection engineering work experience with demonstrated experience with health care occupancies. The same individual or equally competent professional must remain on the firm s project staff for the entire contract and must be involved in the supervision and/or review of the aforementioned potential TOs. A fire protection engineer shall conduct the actual on-site surveys and supervise any other onsite survey personnel. Specialized Experience of Team Specialized experience with providing Fire Protection engineering services for health care facilities and specifically Veterans Administration Medical Centers. Submit separate example projects (10 each) that demonstrate the firms experience in Life Safety Assessment/SOC, fire alarm design, fire sprinkler design and code consulting projects within the last 10 years. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested and eligible firms should submit their current SF330 as follows: Electronic pdf copy via email to ricky.bond@va.gov a. See acceptable electron information below; b. Size limitation is 10MB per email; Responses are due on February 17, 2023 at 4:00 PM (Local time). Acceptable electronic formats (software) for submissions: (a) Files readable using the current Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF); (b) Files in Adobe PDF Files: When scanning documents scanner resolution should be set to 200 dots per inch, or greater; (c) Submissions shall be provided on standard letter size 8-1/2 by 11-inch paper, limited to a maximum of fifty (50), single-sided, single-spaced, and numbered pages. If more than fifty (50) single-sided pages are submitted, all pages after fifty (50) pages may not be evaluated. The font for text shall be Times New Roman 12-point or larger; (d) Please note that we can no longer accept .zip files due to increasing security concerns. No Fax Responses will be accepted: personal visits for discussing this announcement will not be entertained or scheduled. Questions may be directed only by e-mail to ricky.bond@va.gov and Anne.Vossler@va.gov. VA Primary Point of Contact: Ricky Bond, NCO 12 Contracting Specialist, ricky.bond@va.gov. NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING INFORMATION FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THE GOVERNMENT MAY OR MAY NOT ISSUE SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS (REQUEST for SF 330s). TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE RETURNED. ..