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INTRODUCTION: In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes This Sources Sought Notice is for information and planning... INTRODUCTION: In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes This Sources Sought Notice is for information and planning purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) is conducting a market survey and is seeking potential sources for the EHRM INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES at Iowa City VAMC, 601 Highway 6 W, Iowa City, IA 52246. This is a design bid build - construction project. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The scope of this project includes but not limited to the following infrastructure improvements: Electrical (electrical panel upgrade, power (normal, emergency)), Bonding, UPS Building Management System interfaces, assess for new and upgrades to existing HVAC, reconfiguration, expansion and renovation of existing space (demo, new construction, finishes), communication infrastructure (new Data outlets, patch panels, upgrade to Cat 6A cable) in buildings as necessary, new space construction (utilities, foundation, shell space, walls, doors, finishes), fire suppression system, physical security upgrades, assess and upgrade fiber infrastructure backbone campus wide within buildings and between buildings, hazardous material abatement. Project Building locations include: Buildings 1, 2, 7, 16, 20, 40, 41, 42, 49, 50, 51 and site. The estimated period of performance for this project will be 365 calendar days from notice to proceed. This work includes, but is not limited to: Demolition: Demo walls, rooms, and utilities to make space for required IT closet expansions and relocations. b. Contractor shall remove from the VA site and dispose of all equipment and materials not scheduled to be reused. c. New construction consists of, but is not limited to: Construction of multiple new IT closets and relocation of existing ones. Pulling CAT6A cable from new closets to data drops in user rooms. Running fiber from new Data Center to all IT closets. - Construction of new Data Center on the warehouse roof and associated MEP systems. d. Phasing, Off-Hours Work, or Major Shutdowns: This project requires special attention to phasing/scheduling, off-hours work, maintaining construction barriers including Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) requirements, coordinating work with VA occupied and unoccupied spaces, and protecting existing conditions. Contractor to expect to complete work using two shifts for construction. VISN meetings has indicated that 2 shifts may need to be run to complete the project on time. The contractor is required to plan their means and methods and their scheduled work according to the contract documents. Contractor shall include off hours time based on impact to healthcare operations. Unless specifically indicated on the construction documents, all utilities shall remain operational during VA business. Contractor shall plan accordingly. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION: The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed-price contract for construction utilizing the design-bid-build approach. The anticipated solicitation will be issued as a Request For Proposal (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15. However, the results and analysis of the market research will finalize the determination of the procurement method. The type of socio-economic set-aside, if any, will depend upon the responses to this notice and any other information gathered during the market research process. This project is planned for advertising in April 2018. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236220 (size standard 36.5 million) applies to this procurement. The duration of the project is currently estimated at 365 calendar days from the issuance of a Notice to Proceed. The services for this project will include providing all construction related services including: providing labor, materials and equipment required to complete the project as per contract documents prepared by an independent Architect-Engineer firm. CAPABILITY STATEMENT: Respondents shall provide a general capabilities statement in the following format: Section 1: Provide company name, DUNS number, company address, Point-of-Contact name, phone number and email. Section 2: Provide company business size based on NAICS code 236220. Also, provide business type (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Hub Zone Small Business, etc.), the number of years in business, affiliate information, parent company, joint venture partners and potential teaming partners. Section 3: Provide a Statement of Interest in the project. Section 4: Provide the type of work your company has performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement. Please provide the following in your response: No more than three (3) contracts that your company has performed within the last five (5) years that are of comparable size, complexity, and scope to this requirement. Include the project name, project owner and contact information as this person may be contacted for further information, project scope, project size (Example: square footage), building use (Example: Medical Facility, Office Building, etc.), project dollar value, start and completion dates. Describe your Self-Performed** effort (as either a Prime or Subcontractor). Describe Self-Performed work in terms of dollar value and description. ______________________________________________________________________ It is requested that interested contractors submit a response (electronic submission) of no more than 6 single sided pages, single-spaced, 12 point font minimum that addresses the above information. This response must be submitted as a single application-generated (not scanned) PDF document that is less than or equal to 4MB in size. Please note that hard copies will not be accepted. Please also include a cover page, which includes, at a minimum: the company s name, address, Dun & Bradstreet number, socio-economic status, point-of-contact name, phone number, and e-mail address. Responses must include the Sources Sought number and project title in the subject line of their e-mail response. Submissions (responses) shall be submitted via email to the primary point of contact listed below no later than February 18th at 4:30 PM ET. No phone calls will be accepted. The Capabilities Statement submitted in response to this Sources Sought shall not be considered to be a bid or proposal. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. No evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. After completing its analyses, the Government will determine whether to limit competition among the small business categories listed above or proceed with full and open competition as other than small business. At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, please DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps at https://www.fbo.gov. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Contracting Office Address: VA Program Contracting Activity Central (VHA-PCAC) 6150 Oak Tree Blvd. Suite 300 Independence, OH 44131 Primary Point of Contact E-Mail: William.henkel@va.gov