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

Request for information (RFI) 36C25520Q0671, Project 589-701 Construct and Renovate Med/Surg Beds for Patient Privacy, B1 and B1C VAMC Wichita, 5500 E Kellogg Wichita, KS 67218 This is a SOURCES SOUGH... Request for information (RFI) 36C25520Q0671, Project 589-701 Construct and Renovate Med/Surg Beds for Patient Privacy, B1 and B1C VAMC Wichita, 5500 E Kellogg Wichita, KS 67218 This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals nor will any award be made to any parties responding to the sources sought announcement. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is to conduct market research to locate interested, experienced and potential qualified constructions firms capable of completing this project. Firm must identify their socio-economic status for NAICS Code 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The appropriate North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 236220 with the applicable business size of $39.5 million. The project cost range is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. The Government is not obligated, nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this source sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the VA to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. If interested in this opportunity, please provide a Capability Statement via email. The Capability Statement is designed to inform the Department of Veteran Affairs of any prospective construction contractors' project execution capabilities. Please limit your Capability Statement to 10 pages which shall include the following information: 1) Offeror's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and DUNS 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 2, but no more than 3 examples; 4) Offeror's CVE certification if a Veteran owned business; 5) Please provide the 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. 8) Letter from Insurance Company identifying Contractors Insurance Experience Modification Rate (EMR). Notice to Potential Offerors: All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM located on the web at www.sam.gov). It is desirable that any Offeror have completed their business Online Representations and Certifications Application in the System of Award Management (SAM). Additionally, all Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered and verified with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov. Submittal Information: Responses shall indicate the RFI # 36C25520Q0671, Project 589-701 Construct and Renovate Med/Surg Beds for Patient Privacy, B1 and B1C Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All responses are due by 2:00 PM Central Time, August 19, 2020 Responses will be submitted via E-mail to Sean.Jackson@va.gov and Jennifer.Sotomayor@va.gov. No questions will be accepted for this RFI, no site visits are authorized, and there is no additional technical information available. GENERAL SCOPE: The General Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, supervision and perform all work to vertically expand building 1C two stories and renovate the east wing of the Med/Surg Unit on the third floor of building 1. The two additional floors are being built to provide off unit program and administrative space and the east wing is to be renovated to provide private patient rooms with restroom. The period of performance will be 730 calendar days after the issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). The exterior of the new two- story addition shall be brick with cast stone banding and insulated low- e glazed windows. The elements shall match the existing adjacent facades. The roof material shall be white TPO. The work within the expansion and renovation of the 3rd floor Building 1 east wing shall be with all new materials. The existing Med/Surg Unit shall be demolished to structural members and MEP shall be removed up to the main piping, duct trunks and electrical feeds. Wall construction shall consist of typical metal stud and gypsum board. Finishes shall include acrylic latex wall paint Low VOC, acoustic panel ceilings, carpet tile in offices, LVT in staff administrative support areas, resilient sheet vinyl in nursing support areas, and porcelain ceramic tile in toilet and shower rooms. Handrail and wall protection shall be provided throughout patient accessed areas. Corner guards shall be provided as well as new signage/way finding. Casework shall be provided at the nurse stations, patient rooms and administrative rooms as shown in the drawings and specifications. Construction shall include but is not limited to general construction, demolition, removal and disposal: wall alterations; required fire protection & detection to include the replacement of valves; nurse call stations; new air handling unit, a temporary air handler while the old is being demolished and new one installed, heating and ventilation/air conditioning (HVAC), plumbing (supply and waste), electrical service, interior/ exterior lighting, and monitoring connection to the existing Direct Digital Control ( DDC) building automation/ alarm systems, wiring for security cameras and badge access systems as well as data lines and public address systems, new interior finishes to ceiling, walls and flooring, medical gas demolition, new installation and certification, casework, installation of government furnished equipment and other items as required by the drawings and specifications. The contractor shall locate all existing utilities within site location and determine the connections/locations that meet the needs for the proposed project; this shall include size, configuration and locations of proposed utilities in relation to existing utilities to eliminate conflicts and relocations to the greatest extent possible. The construction of this project will take place in a very busy occupied building. The addition is being constructed over PET/CT and ultrasound department and the renovation is in the- patient care area. The construction is to be completed to allow medical care functions to be maintained and uninterrupted throughout construction necessitating carefully phased construction and coordination with the VA COR/users. END OF SCOPE OF WORK DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.