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

28JUL2023 - Amendment 0008 incorporates Prospective Bidder's questions Q66 and Q67 and the Government's response to them, which are A66 and A67. Two revised specifications, Section 27 10 00 Control an... 28JUL2023 - Amendment 0008 incorporates Prospective Bidder's questions Q66 and Q67 and the Government's response to them, which are A66 and A67. Two revised specifications, Section 27 10 00 Control and Signal Wiring (10 pages) and Section 01 33 00 Submittal Procedures (8 pages), are attachments to Amendment 0008. 26JUL2023 - Amendment 0007 incorporates Government response A65 which is attachment for Specification Section 09 65 19 Resilient Tile Flooring in response to Bidder's question Q65 inquiring about LVT flooring. Bid Due Date is changed to August 4, 2023 at 2:00 PM ET. Bid Opening is now at 3:00 PM on August 4, 2023. Bid Opening Call-In Phone # is (205) 235-3524; Phone Conference ID # is now 104553801#. 26JUL2023 - Attendance Sheet for the second Site Visit held on 21JUL2023 is attached herein. 25JUL2023 - Amendment 0006 changes Bid Opening Call-In Phone Conference ID # from 877950131# to 119124886#. 24JUL2023 - Amendment 0005 incorporates Q&A Q64 and A64. Bid Due Date is extended to August 1, 2023 at 2:00 PM ET. Bid Opening is at 3:00 PM ET on August 1, 2023. Bid Opening Call-In Phone # is (205) 235-3524; Phone Conference ID is 877950131#. This Bid Opening event is audio only. 20JUL2023 - Amendment 0004 incorporates Q&A Q63 and A63. 19JUL2023 - Amendment 0003 incorporates Q&As Q56 through Q62 and A56 through A62. The Bid Opening will be held via a Microsoft Teams meeting on 28 July 2023 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Specific information on this Teams meeting will be provided herein by 25 July 2023. 11JUL2023 - Amendment 0002 incorporates Q&As Q5 through Q55 and A5 through A55. A second Site Visit will be held in response to a request via Question No. Q41. The Site Visit will be on 21 July 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. 30JUN2023 - Amendment 0001 extends bid due date to 28 July 2023 & incorporates Q&As Q1 through Q4 and A1 through A4. 26JUN2023 - Q&As Q3: We have to connect to the existing systems, and the drawings and specifications do not name the existing fire alarm system manufacturer and existing security system manufacturer. Can the Government provide the name of the existing fire alarm system manufacturer and also the existing security system manufacturer? A3: Existing Fire Alarm manufacturer is Edwards, but with the New Fire Alarm system, Siemens will replace Edwards; this is in construction currently. The Security system manufacturer is Lenel. Q2: Are there any specified manufacturers of the data center hardware, or are you looking for recommendations from qualified contractors? A2: There are no proprietary products specified for the data center hardware. Examples of the products that meet the performance specifications include: Server Cabinets – CPI Zetaframe (Server rows) Network cabinets – Great Lakes ES series with sidecars or equivalent (MDA/HDA locations) 22JUN2023 - Attached is the Site Visit Attendance Sheet from 21 June 2023. 19JUN2023 - The following Bidder's Question and the Government's Response to the question is provided: Q1: For Bonding purposes, does this job have Liquidated Damages? If yes, in what amount? I could not find it in the solicitation document. A1: Liquidated Damages (LDs) are not applicable to this procurement and its resultant contract. Be advised that all bidders' written questions and the Government's written response to the questions, are incorporated into this solicitation via an amendment. 12JUN2023 - Site Visit Information Date: 10 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) on 21 June 2023 Location: Meet at the Main Building of the Birmingham VAMC, Bldg # 3915, Engineering Conference Room. Parking: There may not be available parking spaces near Bldg 3915, so you may have to park at a parking lot farther away and then take the shuttle bus to this building. Please email the following attendee information to mary.harding@va.gov no later than COB on 19 June 2023: (1) Name of company who will be attending (2) # of attendees (3) Whether attendee is representing a proposed Prime Contractor, Subcontractor or Supplier Project Requirement: The Contractor shall furnish all labor, material, supervision, quality control, project management and services necessary to complete Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) Infrastructure Upgrades to the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Birmingham, Alabama. 09JUN2023 - IFB Solicitation Number 36C77623B0026 is issued and posted herein.

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

Page 1 of 1 INTRODUCTION: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) intends to solicit bids and subsequently award a si... Page 1 of 1 INTRODUCTION: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) intends to solicit bids and subsequently award a single Firm-Fixed-Price contract for the EHRM Birmingham Infrastructure Upgrades construction project located at the VA Medical Center (VAMC) Birmingham, 700 South 19th Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35233-1927. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Birmingham VAMC is seeking a general contractor to furnish all labor, tools, material, equipment, quality control, supervision and project management to provide a variety of infrastructure improvements, to include, but not be limited to, performing architectural demolition, expansion and renovation of existing spaces, electrical upgrades; construction of new finished spaces, doors and flooring systems; structural alteration of existing structural components; installation and programming of Building Automation System (BAS) equipment and interfaces; upgrades to existing HVAC and installation of new HVAC and new plumbing; upgrades to data communication infrastructure; re-cabling of all existing data cabling within the entire campus to CAT 6A; upgrading of the fiber infrastructure backbone; physical security upgrades; and, abatement of asbestos and lead-based paint. ADMINISTRATIVE: The solicitation will be issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB) conducted in accordance with FAR Part 14 and offeror responses will be evaluated in accordance with sealed bidding procedures as indicated in the solicitation. The solicitation will be advertised as a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside. Offers received from other than SDVOSB concerns will not be considered. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220 with a size standard of $45 million. The solicitation is anticipated to be issued in mid to late April 2023. The period of performance duration term is 434 calendar days from the date of issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). 100% design plans and specifications will be included in the solicitation package. In accordance with the disclosure requirement of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations (VAAR) 836.204, the estimated price range magnitude of this construction project is between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000. This notice is not a request for competitive offers. All questions must be submitted in writing to the cognizant procurement office via email to: mary.harding@va.gov. Telephone calls will not be accepted. -END-