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

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 Construction for the project 521-330 Expand Specialty Care Clinical Space and Welcome Center Construction project at the Birmingham, AL VAMC located at 700 19th St S Birmingham, AL 35233. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Contractor is to furnish all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision to construct Expand Specialty Care Clinical Space and Welcome Center as per the contract drawings and specifications dated August 16, 2019 from Barry Davis Architects. The project is needed to provide expanded patient care space, provided a more welcoming entrance, and provide enhanced patient experience at the Birmingham, Alabama Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (BVAHCS) facility. It will include other engineering discipline work as well as indicated in the Contract drawings and specifications. This Project will require work after normal working hours, as it relates to utility shutdowns, tie-ins, and any other work that is deemed, by the VA, to be disruptive to our continued ability to deliver patient care, and contractor must include that cost in their Proposal. 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 or FAR Part 14 (decided on a later date), 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 early June 2024. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000.00. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236220 (size standard $45 million) applies to this procurement. The duration of the project is currently estimated at 600 calendar days from the issuance of a Notice to Proceed. The services for this project will include providing all construction-related services such as 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, MUST 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. Indicate if your firm would be interesting in submitting a bid based on price only, a proposal based on price and non-price factors, or both. Section 4: Provide the prime contractor s available bonding capacity (Single & Aggregate) 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 source 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 April 24, 2024, at 1:00 PM ET. No phone calls will be accepted. Please include the subject of your submission 36C77624Q0184 (Contractor) Sources Sought Response - Birmingham, AL. 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: Shardae Webb Contract Specialist Shardae.webb@va.gov Secondary Point of Contact: William Henkel William.henkel@va.gov Contracting Officer