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

Released pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10: Market Research, this is a Request for Information. Purpose: Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS)| Chiller Plant Upgra... Released pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10: Market Research, this is a Request for Information. Purpose: Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS)| Chiller Plant Upgrade at JLM | Project# 598-21-113. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT, seeking responses from SDVOSBs small business types. This announcement seeks information from the industry, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this posting. THIS IS NOT A SOLIICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS POSTING. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this synopsis. In an effort to enhance opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) as required by Public Law 109-461, specifically the Veterans First Contracting Program, NCO16 is performing preliminary market research to identify interested, qualified, capable, SDVOSB and VOSB firms possessing the capacity necessary to compete for a CAVHS procurement opportunity. In case no SDVOSBs or Veterans Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs) possess the capacity, all Small Businesses possessing the necessary capacity are encouraged to provide a response. Results of the preliminary market research will be used to determine the potential future solicitation s set-aside requirement. The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) JLM is seeking concerns capable of constructing a chiller plant and chiller tower and removal of an existing chiller plant. Specifically, the CAVHS is attempting to learn if: There is interest in the marketplace for this complex procurement to justify a small business set-aside. There is a competitive environment amount small businesses to justify a set-aside and ensure fair and reasonable pricing. There are enough small businesses in the marketplace with the ability and willingness to compete for a project that would be technically complex. There are enough small businesses in the marketplace with sufficient financial and bonding capacity to successfully execute a contract of this type of procurement in accordance with FAR 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee. This source sought notice is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes. It does not constitute an Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Proposal, or a promise to issue a subsequent RFQ/IFB/RFP. Currently, no solicitation document exists. Issuance of this notice does not establish any obligation on the part of the Government and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. In addition, respondents are advised that the United States Government is under no obligation to pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this notice. At this time, proprietary information is not being requested. Respondents shall refrain from including proprietary information in responses to this notice. The Department of Veterans Affairs anticipates awarding a one-time, Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Contract. Project Scope Summary: The Contractor must furnish all management, supervision, labor, material, equipment, tools, supplies, consumables, parts, and related services, in accordance with the SOW (Statement of Work), drawings, and specifications to upgrade the main Chiller plant mechanical infrastructure by replacing the aged Trane chillers with newer more energy efficient chillers with newer control cabinets and replacing the age cooling towers with newer more energy efficient cooling towers. Electronic (.pdf) copies of drawings and specifications to this work will be furnished by VA upon Contractor s written request to the Contracting Officer (CO). Hard copies of SOW, drawings, and specifications must be the Contractor s responsibility and expense. Contractor is responsible to verify existing and new dimensions, locations, and quantities to complete this project located on JLM (John Michael L. McClellan(JLM), VAMC at the Veterans Hospital, 4300 West 7th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205. In order to be eligible, interested parties must be registered in the System for Award (SAM) data base at https://sam.gov. For firms claiming SDVOSB or VOSB classification status, they must be also registered and certified through the U. S. Small Business Administration Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) database located at: https://veterans.certify.sba.gov. VAAR 836.204| Disclosure of the magnitude of construction projects. Between $ 10,000,000 and $20,000,000. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this potential acquisition is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, which currently has a small business standard of $45.0 million. Interested parties responding to this Sources Sought Notice shall submit as much of the following information as possible: 1. Please provide a positive statement of interest in submitting a quote based on the general scope of work description. 2. Please provide a capability statement. Describe your firm s in-house capability to accomplish the summarized project scope/goal. 3. Please state your firm's name, address, DUNS and CAGE number, and primary point of contact, including telephone number(s) and email address. 4. Please provide the following information for your three most relative, recent projects: Contracting agency address and contracting officer s name, email address, and telephone number. (b) Contract number, date, amount of award, and date of completion. (c) Was your company the prime or a subcontractor? If performance was as a subcontractor, please provide the prime company s business name, address, email address, and telephone number, as well as the name, email address and telephone number of a specific contact person. (d) Describe items/services provided under the contract. (e) Please state if there were any performance issues under the contract resulting in the issuance of a Cure Notice or Show Cause Notice by the Contracting Officer. (f) Proof of registration in the SAM and VA VetCert websites or intention of registration prior to submission of offers to a potential solicitation. Response Submission: The response date for this source sought is 02 June 2023 at 14:00 pm CT. This market research is for informational and planning purposes only to determine if there are adequate, qualified small business concerns, of any type to warrant a set-aside. Hard copy submissions are not acceptable. Please submit your information via email to Madeline Allison, Contracting Specialist, at madeline.allison@va.gov, by the closing date and time listed on this announcement. Please limit your responses to three (3) pages and include the following as the subject line of your email: Sources Sought for Chiller Plant Upgrade at JLM | Project# 598-21-113; Your Firm s Name. Please do not include advertising or promotional materials. 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. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE OTHER THAN WHAT IS NOTED HEREIN. CONCERNS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO CALL THE INDIVIDUAL CAVHS, REQUESTING MORE INFORMATION.