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Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
Notice ID:36C25522R0022
Pre-Solicitation Notice 36C25522R0022 Project: ERHM Infrastructure Upgrades Project Number: 589A7-21-700 This project at the Robert J. Dole (VA Medical Center) in Wichita Kansas will prepare the VA ca...
Pre-Solicitation Notice 36C25522R0022 Project: ERHM Infrastructure Upgrades Project Number: 589A7-21-700 This project at the Robert J. Dole (VA Medical Center) in Wichita Kansas will prepare the VA campus for EHRM Upgrades, main campus of Robert J. Dole VA Medical Campus will require a near-complete re-cabling of the main hospital and associated buildings. This project will include all materials and labor to replace all telecommunications cable, outlets, and associated equipment for buildings in this project at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Campus. Multiple buildings on campus include Buildings B1, B1A, B1B, B1C, B2, B3, B4, B5, B5B, B6, B7, B11, B12, B13, B16, B19, B20, B21, B26, B29, B34, B59, B60, B61, and B62. The scope also includes replacement of all fiber optic cabling, conduit and providing new conduit, fiber and manholes serving the buildings' Telecommunications Rooms (TR) in accordance with the drawings and specifications. Project includes replacing the existing multi-mode fiber service to each building with new OM4-10GB fiber,. New fiber shall be separate homeruns to Building Demarcation room from each building and existing daisy chains will be removed. For all new conduit routes under this contract, a redundant, spare conduit shall be installed parallel with each new route. All OM4-10GB fiber from exterior buildings will run to fiber demarcation room in Building 34 before bridging up to corresponding fiber cans in the B19 server room. OM4 fiber will be split between cores. Campus Area Network (CAN) fiber connections will be unbroken (non- bridged/spliced) homeruns back to the main fiber distribution panel (FDP). Fiber connections at building should not be run through additional buildings unless pass-through or mesh; no daisy chaining of fiber will be allowed and all fiber optic cable will terminate in LC connectors. For the Internet Service Provider (ISP) fiber WAN connection, contractor shall install new conduit and manholes as shown to route redundant ISP WAN fiber to the new demarcation room in B34. ISP shall pull fiber for this WAN connection, contractor shall provide the infrastructure (conduit and pull boxes/manholes). Contractor shall coordinate with ISP for conduit requirements and access requirements. New site fiber pedestal to occur a minimum of 20 -0 from existing provider entrance to meet redundant route requirements and shall maintain minimum 20 -0 separation on the route to new location. A minimum of two (2) 4 conduit will be required for this entire route. Specific conduit to be as required by service provider. Un-terminated "future capacity" cables are not permitted. All installed cables shall be terminated at each end and documentation, labeling, and (where applicable) test results provided. This applies to all permanently installed cable types. Building fiber will be smoke-rated OM4-10GB. In addition to replacing all of the communications cabling and additional 15% capacity shall be provided as shown on the drawings and specifications. All Copper replacement will be CAT 6A. Any conduit used will be marked appropriately with low-voltage/data at regular intervals to be visible in interstitial spaces with minimal effort. Existing conduit drops in-wall shall be retained and reused; contractor shall not exceed conduit fill percentage code requirements with the new cable drops. CAT6A cabling installed for end user devices (terminated at wall plates) will follow the red/blue/yellow standards as outlined in Specification 27 15 00. The facility has a required 1 Gbe connectivity to desktops, and other EUD, and this will include the replacement of wall jacks at EUDs to become CAT6A compliant. All in-building copper cabling will be terminated and labeled in accordance with the drawings and specifications and will be terminated to CAT6A modular jacks capable of accepting and functioning with other modular (i.e.: RJ11) plugs without damage to the jack. CAT 6A color coding shall be provided for all patch cables and all primary cable to each EUD, as follows: For every TR in the SOW, Contractor shall provide and install new patch panels conforming to EIA/ECA 310-3 dimensions and suitable for mounting in standard equipment racks, with (48) RJ45 jacks aligned in two horizontal rows per patch panel and labeled in accordance with the drawings and specifications. Contractor shall also supply and label all new CAT6A patch cables for every device in the telecom room, at the end user device, and at regular 4 intervals along the entire cable length in accordance with 27 15 00. Each TR shall also be provided with new two-post racks with minimum 40% spare capacity for future expansion. All racks and patch panels will be labeled in accordance with the Drawings and Specification 27 15 00. Contractor shall provide and install and utilize a series of welded cabling support structures ( ladder racks ) around the perimeter of the telecom room to support the weight of the cable. No wireless access points will be replaced and will be protected-in-place, only the cabling will be replaced. All cabling for wireless access points will be labeled in accordance with the specifications and shall be purple in color. This replacement process will require a temporarily located rack adjacent to the existing rack. Contractor shall replace existing circuits one-for-one and locate on new patch panels on the new rack and provide interim longer- length patch cables to existing devices/switches. Existing equipment to remain will then be relocated to the new rack and the new rack shall be mounted in its final permanent location. All existing analog phone cable devices and terminations etc. Shall Remain operational at all times and shall be retained and reused. Protect in place in existing location. The project scope also includes addition of new Computer Room Air-Conditioning split systems with temperature and humidity monitoring station for all locations, as well as the addition of new dedicated electrical panels, transformers, and circuits. Project scope also includes providing new PACS devices, card readers, control panels, power supplies and associated electrical and low voltage service. All construction is to be performed in one phase during normal working hours as much as feasible. Off-hours premium time is included for noise abatement and utility shutdowns only. Shutdowns shall be limited to 8 hours maximum and scheduled for minimal interference with hospital operations. Any item(s) to be salvaged by the owner are to be removed by the owner from the site before construction begins. Contractor to provide dumpsters for disposal of construction debris and materials. The construction contractor will be required to submit construction waste debris reports to include weight of construction waste, weight of any recycled materials and the cost for removing construction waste. The construction contractor shall comply with VA and Medical Center guidance to ensure infection controls during the construction. Normal Working Hours are 0700 to 1600, Monday to Friday. For working outside these hours requires prior written approval from the COR. Due to the work site location, it is anticipated that some off-hours work will be required to perform this project work to manage noise and vibration impacts to Veterans Patients and Medical Staff performing care. Pursuant to 38 USC 8127(d) and in accordance with Public Law 109-461, the Veterans Benefits, Health Care and Information Technology Act of 2006, this construction project is a competitive total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). The project costs range is between $2,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 236220 with a small business size standard $39.5 million. The duration of the project is estimated to be 425 calendar days after receipt of notice to proceed. This completion period includes submittals, final inspection, closeout documents, clean-up, and as-built-drawings. Award will be made utilizing the Best Value Tradeoff Source Selection Process in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 15. The successful prime contractor must perform no less than 15 percent of the General Construction labor for NAICS Code 236220. Proposal submission instructions will be included in the solicitation package. The government plans to award without discussions but reserves the right to hold discussions if necessary. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, registration in SAM is required and in accordance with FAR 2.101, Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 802.101, VetBiz Registration, prospective contractors must be registered in SAM (System of Award Management) and in the VetBiz databases under the applicable NAICS. Firms may obtain SAM information at http://www.sam.gov and VetBiz information at http://vetbiz.gov. The solicitation, including specifications and drawings, will be posted to beta Sam (https://beta.sam.gov/content/home) on or about December 3, 2021. The offeror is responsible to monitor and download any amendments from the beta Sam website, which may be issued to this solicitation. Only one organized site visit will be scheduled, and attendance is encouraged for any responsible sources to submit an offer which shall be considered by Department of Veterans Affairs. The date, time, and place of the site visit will be posted in the solicitation documents. No hard copies of the solicitation or drawings will be provided; and telephone requests or questions will NOT be accepted. Please email requests or questions to Sean.Jackson@va.gov and ensure that the subject line reads "589A7-21-700 ERHM Infrastructure Upgrades
