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PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE OUTLINE PROJECT 36C25524R0127, 589A5-24-105 Replace Bldg 40 Blowdown, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Topeka 17 September 2024 Introduction Good morning, thank you for ... PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE OUTLINE PROJECT 36C25524R0127, 589A5-24-105 Replace Bldg 40 Blowdown, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Topeka 17 September 2024 Introduction Good morning, thank you for taking the time to attend this pre-bid conference. Today we will first discuss contractual issues, then we will discuss technical issues, entertain questions, and finally conduct a walk through of the areas. Before we cover the issues, let me first introduce myself and the Government staff. CO Tim Parison COR Rex Fleming Alternate COR: Thomas Dow I. Contractual Issues 1. General: Project Title: PROJECT 589A5-24-105 Replace Bldg 40 Blowdown,VAMC, Topeka (b) Magnitude of Project: Less Than $25,000 (c) Period of Performance: 30-days after receipt of notice to proceed. Site Visit Questions are due in writing to the Contracting Officer by 10:am central time on Thursday, 20 September 2024. The email address is listed in the solicitation and/or an amendment. Proposals are due, Tuesday 24 September 2024 at 2:00 PM at the NCO 15 office at 3450 S. 4th Street, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048-5014. If the proposal does not reach our office in time, it cannot be accepted for any reason. If the proposal is deliverd to the Leavenworth VA Medical Center, it cannot be accepted. Fax or electronically sent proposals are NOT acceptable. The project is 100% set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business. The successful prime contractor will be required to perform no less than 15 percent of the construction labor. Award will be made using the LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE (LPTA) Source selection process outlined in FAR Part 15. Please pay attention to the proposal submittal instructions of the solicitation package. The Government plans to award without discussions. Offerors must provide a breakdown of labor and material costs by division for each bid item in the solicitation. Failure to provide a breakdown of labor and materials with the proposal will render the proposal technically unacceptable. Failure to acknowledge any, and all amendments issued to this solicitation shall be cause for rejection of the offer. Failure to provide information is the most common reason for a proposal to fail technically. Offerors are encouraged to read the Factors for technical acceptability carefully. For example: Under Factor 4, with regards to the Safety Officer, the minimum standard for a Safety Officer includes: Life Safety, Scaffold Safety, OSHA 30, Fall Protection Training, Crane/Rigging Safety and the individual must have a minimum of 5 years of experience as a Safety Officer. If Offerors fail to mention one of these standards (OSHA 30 as an example), the proposal will fail technically. Offerors are responsible for providing the information requested in the solicitation for both price and technical factors. Failure to provide an adequate Contractor Safety Plan which addresses the minimum standards for compliance under Factor 4 can be a technical failure. The calculation of Self-Performed and/or Subcontracted Work must be provided with the Contractor proposal (bid). Failure to provide this will be a technical failure. The pre-award Contractor Safety and Environmental Record Evaluation Form must be provided with the proposal (bid). Failure to provide this information will be a technical failure. 2. Disclaimer Statements: (a) Remarks and explanations at the conference shall not qualify the terms of the solicitation. Terms of the solicitation and specifications remain unchanged unless the solicitation is amended in writing. 3. Bonds: (a) A bid Bond in the amount of 20% must accompany your proposal. (b) After award of the contract a Payment Bond and a Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the contract value are due prior to a Notice to Proceed Letter being issued. 4. Buy American Act: The solicitation is subject to the Buy American Act, and it generally requires the use of American made products. Please keep this in mind when you are providing product submittal data. 5. Davis-Bacon Act/ Service Contract Act: All labor performed under this contract is subject to the Davis-Bacon Act and related labor laws, to include the payment of at least the amounts shown in the wage determination in the solicitation. 6. Other Contracting Topics: (a) The purchase of material for this project is exempt from state sales tax. A Missouri Tax exempt certificate will be issues after contract award. (b) The contractor is expected to maintain insurance coverage during the contract period as directed in the specifications. (c) Progress payments will be made no later than 14 days after receipt of an acceptable invoice. (d) There are 2 important submittals that we need at contract start-up. They are the Schedule of Values, and a Construction Schedule. 6. Questions: Are there any questions involving the general provisions of the solicitation pages? II. Technical Issues The Project Engineer will provide an overview of the project. After this, a walk through of the site will be held.

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Sources Sought Notice Page 3 of 4 Pre-Solicitation Notice Page 1 of 4 DESCRIPTION Pre-Solicitation Notice Page 4 of 4 Sources Sought Notice Page 1 of 4 Page 1 of Title of Project: 657-25-301JC Repair ... Sources Sought Notice Page 3 of 4 Pre-Solicitation Notice Page 1 of 4 DESCRIPTION Pre-Solicitation Notice Page 4 of 4 Sources Sought Notice Page 1 of 4 Page 1 of Title of Project: 657-25-301JC Repair Energy Plant Cooling Tower This project will repair cooling tower on the energy plant. General Scope of Work: The contractor shall Replace the hot water distribution basins, complete with new metering nozzles and covers. Install a fluid applied catalyst cured urethane liner in the cold-water collection basin.Remove and replace the fill media with Marly OEM MX78 or Equivalent, complete with new support tubes, tube supports, and deflectors. . Period of Performance is 90-Days after NTP. The facility location: VISN 15/ STL VAMC, 915 Grand Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri 63106. Pursuant to 38 USC 8127(d) and in accordance with Public Law 109-461, the Veterans Benefits, Healthcare and Information Technology Act of 2006, this procurement is set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). The estimated cost magnitude is between $250,000,000 and $500,000,00. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 238220 with a small business size standard $19.0 million. The duration of the project is estimated to be 90 - calendar days after receipt of notice to proceed. This completion period includes final inspection and clean-up. Award will be made utilizing the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable 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 238220. 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. The offeror is responsible to monitor and download any amendments from the Beta SAM Business Opportunities (https://beta.sam.gov/) website, which may be issued to this pre-solicitation. In accordance with VAAR 852.219-75(a)(1)(ii), in the case of a contract for general construction, the contractor will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs listed in the SBA certification database as set forth in VAAR 852.219-73 or certified VOSBs listed in the SBA certification database as set forth in VAAR 852.219-74. Any work that a similarly situated certified SDBOSB/VOSB subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 85% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Cost of materials are excluded and not considered to be subcontracted. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, registration in SAM is required and in accordance with FAR 2.101, prospective contractors must be registered in SAM (System of Award Management) under the applicable NAICS. Additionally, in accordance with the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 802.101, VIP Registration prospective (SDVOSB) and (VOSB) contractors must be registered in the VIP database which is now the Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) under the applicable NAICS. Firms may obtain SAM- information at http://www.SAM.gov and VIP information at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov). The solicitation package and drawings should be available for download on or after December 23, 2024, and the proposal due date will be on January 23, 2025. An organized site visit will be scheduled, and the information will be made available at time of solicitation issuance. Only one site visit will be scheduled and interested offerors are highly encouraged to attend. 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 timothy.fitzgerald@va.gov and ensure that the subject line reads, Project 657-25-301JC Repair Energy Plant Cooling Tower STL VAMC. END of NOTICE