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Notice ID:36C77623Q0143
INTRODUCTION: In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 10.002(b)(2), this Sources Sought Notice is for market research and information purposes only at this time and shall not be constr...
INTRODUCTION: In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 10.002(b)(2), this Sources Sought Notice is for market research and information 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 Minor Construction- Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) intends to perform construction at the Tucson CMOP, located at 3675 E. Britannia Dr., Tucson, Arizona, 85706. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The scope of this project is to provide a new surface parking lot, fencing, cameras, bollards, gates, lighting, mechanical controls, and telecommunications. Work shall include (but not limited to) the following items; materials, equipment, labor and services. Existing Site Conditions The parking lot will be constructed on a vacant parcel located across the street from the Tucson CMOP. Contractor shall be responsible for verification of existing conditions ensuring to ascertain the site conditions that may affect required equipment clearances, electrical, plumbing, medical gas and mechanical requirements. Contractor shall be responsible for complying with all the construction documents and applicable Department of Veterans Affairs Master Specifications. Contractor must also comply with all applicable city, county, state, and federal regulations / codes and OSHA standards that may impact this project. Construction shall also comply with construction safety requirements as noted in the construction documents. Staging areas, on and/or off site, are the contractor s reasonability. All costs of any and all offsite space is the contractor s responsibility. There will be NO contractor parking allowed on the current VA CMOP parking lots. All contractors parking will be offsite and will be the contractor s responsibility. All costs of any and all offsite parking is the contractor s responsibility. Physical Security Contractor shall provide fencing, lighting, intercoms, cameras, access control, etc. in accordance with the construction documents. Controls Contractor shall provide building automation controls for mechanical and electrical systems in accordance with the construction documents. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION: The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed-price contract utilizing the design-bid-build approach (Final Specifications and Drawings will be provided). The anticipated solicitation will be issued as a Request For Proposal (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15, considering Technical and Price Factors. 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 late-February 2023. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000.00. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236220 (size standard $39.5 million) applies to this procurement. The duration of the project is currently estimated at 245 calendar days from the issuance of a Notice to Proceed. The services for this project will include providing all construction related services such as: 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 to include the following information: Section 1: Provide company name, UEI (Unique Entity Identifier) 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.). Section 3: Provide a Statement of Interest in the project. Section 4: Provide the prime contractor s available bonding capacity in the form of a letter of intent from your bonding company with this submission. *Please ensure that the individual bonding capacity is in line with the VAAR Magnitude of Construction listed above. Section 5: Provide the type of work your company has performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement. This section is IMPORTANT as it will help to determine the type of socio-economic set-aside, if any. Please provide the following in your response: No more than three (3) contracts that your company has performed within the last seven (7) 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 specific technical skills and key personnel your company possess to perform the requirements described under description of work. Describe your Self-Performed** effort (as either a Prime or Subcontractor). Describe Self-Performed work in terms of dollar value and description. **Self-Performed means work performed by the offeror themselves, NOT work performed by another company for them for any of the project examples provided. It is requested that interested contractors submit a response (electronic submission) of no more than eight (8) 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 by January 19, 2023 at 2:00 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 Contract Opportunities at https://sam.gov/. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Contracting Office Address: VHA Program Contracting Activity Central (VHA-PCAC) 6100 Oak Tree Blvd. Suite 490 Independence, OH 44131 Primary Point of Contact: Brett Meister Contract Specialist Brett.Meister@va.gov
