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

INSTALL NEW BOILERS, PROJECT 589A7-18-302 This is a Sources Sought Notice to determine the availability of service disabled veteran owned small business (SDVOSB) firms for a possible small business ca... INSTALL NEW BOILERS, PROJECT 589A7-18-302 This is a Sources Sought Notice to determine the availability of service disabled veteran owned small business (SDVOSB) firms for a possible small business category type set-aside for Construction Services project: This is a Sources Sought Notice that is issued for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the government, implied or otherwise to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. An award will not be made on information received in response to this notice. This notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP); it is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of sources prior to issuing a Best Value type RFP. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE The project will consist of, but is not limited to, the following improvements: The Wichita VAMC boiler plant is to be completely renovated and upgraded, including the steam generation systems and auxiliaries at the boiler plant. The project will include site work, a new building addition, replacement of the existing boilers, and updating of the controls and auxiliary systems with new equipment and systems sized to provide the future steam generation needs of VAMC Wichita. The boiler plant equipment and associated components will be installed in phases, in the new building addition, to minimize the disruption of the steam to the hospital campus. The new boiler plant will be constructed, commissioned, and put into service prior to renovation of the existing boiler plant. The plant will be constructed to meet the blast resistant requirements for Mission Critical facilities per the VA Physical Security and Resiliency Design Manual (PSRDM). The project site work consists of modifications to the site utilities, site grading, and site hardscape. This includes relocation of site utilities which fall under the footprint of the new Building 13 addition including water, storm sewer, communication, electric feeds, and steam lines. The concrete drive lane north of Building 13 will be shifted to maintain current vehicular circulation patterns around the project site. PSRDM features will be added to the site, including a security fence, anti-ram features, and access controls. The existing boiler plant building will be renovated to include a new Staff Suite layout with Boiler Water Treatment Equipment room, Staff Break room, Toilet rooms, Locker room, storage, and shop spaces. A mezzanine will be constructed within the existing building for additional space. The existing building will include new finishes that comply with PSRDM requirements. The existing plant floor will be outfitted with a concrete deck to meet the elevation of the new addition. The new one-story addition that will include a new layout for a Basement Pump room, Control room, Office, Equipment room, Generator room, Transformer room, Electrical room, Security room, I.T. room, and HAC. New egress features, including new stairs and a ramp, will be added to the building. The building will be provided throughout with a new fire alarm system and an automatic sprinkler system. Major mechanical project elements include new boilers, deaerator, condensate receiver, SCADA system, stack economizers, blowdown heat recovery, fuel oil pump system, boiler feedwater pumps, and condensate pumps. The new boiler plant will include three 500-horsepower, 4-pass, wet back, firetube boilers, and associated auxiliary equipment. Each boiler will have an exhaust stack economizer. The system will include a 1,400-gallon deaerator, and a 1,400-gallon surge tank. A new duplex fuel oil pump package shall be provided for the boiler fuel oil system (natural gas as primary and #2 fuel oil as backup). Existing fuel storage capacity on site is adequate, however a 100-gallon double-wall steel day tank will be added. A new 80,000-gallon water storage tank will also be provided as part of the project and located above grade. The project will include the upgrade and replacement of the current 480V electrical distribution system to include motor controls, breakers, generator, and automatic transfer switch as well as the installation of a main electrical disconnect on the feeders coming from the outdoor transformer. The existing 125KW generator, ATS #1, and ATS #2 will be relocated, and a new 400kVA/500kW, 480V diesel standby generator with a new ATS and UPS will be provided to serve the boiler plant equipment loads. The Contractor shall obtain all required permits for the project. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the estimated magnitude of the resulting construction price range is estimated to be between $10,000,000.00 and $20,000,000.00. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220, General Construction, small business size standard of $36.5 Million in average annual receipts for the preceding three years. Interested firms must be registered in https:www.SAM.gov with this NAICS code and qualified as a service disabled veteran owned small business under this NAICS code. Qualified service-disabled veteran owned small businesses are encouraged to respond and required to be registered in the VetBiz registry https://www.vetbiz.va.gov/ on or before the response date. The intent of this notice is to identify potential Small Business firms capable of performing these services. The Government will use the information obtained from this sources sought announcement to make a set-aside determination including further restriction under a socio-economic status, firms must identify their socio-economic status for NAICS code 236220, General Construction. The appropriate North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 236220 with the applicable business size of $36.5 million. If interested in this opportunity, please provide via email a Capability Statement: The Capability Statement is designed to inform the Department of Veteran Affairs, of any prospective construction contractors' project execution capabilities. The submission is limited to 10 single sided pages which shall include the following information: 1) Offeror's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and EIN number; 2) Offeror's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued; 3) Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity and comparable work performed within the past 5 years - brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) - provide at least 3 examples; 4) Offeror's CVE certification as a Veteran owned business; 5) Please provide Socio-economic status for NAICS code 236220, General Construction and provide percentage of self-performed labor your company can perform for this type of project; 6) Offeror's Joint Venture information if applicable - existing and potential; 7) Offeror's Bonding Capability in the form of a letter from Surety providing bonding level per contract and aggregate. The Response Due Date for this Sources Sought Notice is April 19, 2022 at 2:00 pm Central Time. Respondents will not be notified of the results of analysis. Submit your responses to sean.jackson@va.gov or jonathan.lutmer@va.gov . PLEASE REFERENCE "SOURCES SOUGHT: Project 589A7-18-302 Install New Boilers " IN THE SUBJECT LINE and first page of the response. The point of contact for submission of Capabilities Statement and questions is: Sean Jackson, Contracting Officer Email: sean.jackson@va.gov NCO 15 Contracting Office Leavenworth, Kansas 66048 Jonathan (Jon) Lutmer, Contracting Specialist Email: jonathan.lutmer@va.gov NCO 15 Contracting Office Leavenworth, Kansas 66048 No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this sources sought or Government use of any information provided. The Government will not pay for information or comments provided and will not recognize any costs associated with submission of comments. There is no guarantee, expressed or implicit, that market research for this acquisition will result in a particular set-aside, or any other guarantee of award or acquisition strategy. Respondents will not be contacted regarding their submission or information gathered as a result of this Sources Sought notice. Interested firms shall be required to respond to additional announcements separately from this announcement without further notice from the Government when posted to the Contract Opportunities website at https://beta.sam.gov/. The Contract Opportunities website is the only official site to obtain these documents.