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

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT MEMPHIS NATIONAL CEMETERY | LOCATED IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE WITHIN SHELBY COUNTY. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Admin... PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT MEMPHIS NATIONAL CEMETERY | LOCATED IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE WITHIN SHELBY COUNTY. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Administration (NC), is Soliciting Bids under Solicitation Number 36C78619B0007 for the following: The Contractor shall provide labor, material, tools, equipment, and professional service and supervision required for the construction and performance of all work In Accordance With (IAW) the Solicitation Plans, Specifications, Drawings, required permits, terms and conditions at Memphis National Cemetery, TN. DESCRIPTION: Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures, roads and other site features as noted on the plans, and furnish all labor, equipment and supervision to reconstruct roads, irrigation system repairs, utilities and other site features as required by drawings, specifications and terms and conditions herein including: Roadway, storm drainage, landscape, and other site improvements Repair of the existing irrigation system along the previously installed portions of Memphis Drive (portions north of Morgan Drive). Design and installation of irrigation system zones in area surrounding new PIC/Admin building. A complete set of the contract documents (Drawings and Specifications) are being provided as reference documents for the work described above. COST MAGNITUDE: Between $1,000,000 to $2,000,000. THE AWARD OF THIS FUTURE CONTRACT IS SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FY-19 FUNDS. Electronic solicitations will be available for download from Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) at http://www.FedBizOpps.gov , On or Before 18 March 2019. No paper copies will be issued. Offerors are advised that they are also responsible for obtaining and signing/dating ALL Amendments to the solicitation which will be available at FedBizOpps. (Solicitation posting, to FBO, date is subject to change as necessary and an Amendment to this Pre-solicitation will be posted if the date changes). IFB projected Due Date is 22 April 2019 at 2:00 P.M., EST. CONTRACT DURATION: Performance period is 180 Calendar Days from the date of receipt of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). NAICS CODE: 237990 SIZE STANDARDS: $36.5 Million METHOD OF AWARD: THE GOVERNMENT CONTEMPLATES AWARD OF A FIRM FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT UNDER SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) SET ASIDE. Award will be made on a competitive basis under Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) 14 to a responsible Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) responding to this solicitation. Only verified SDVOSB firms are eligible to submit an offer or receive an award of a VA contract that is Set-Aside for SDVOSB in accordance with VAAR Part 819. A non-verified vendor that submits a bid or proposal will be rejected as non-responsive. REGISTRATION: To be eligible for award the SDVOSB must be considered small under the relevant NAICS code and must be registered and verified in the following websites: Those desiring to receive an award from this solicitation must be registered at www.vetbiz.gov. Companies must have the Certified Veteran Enterprise (CVE) seal on their registration to be considered for an award; firms must be currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov and have completed online Representations and Certifications prior to contract award. All bidders must also be registered in the Vets-100/100A database which is mandatory prior to award of any federal government contract greater than $100,000. The URL address for Vets 100/100A is the following: http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets-100.html OBTAINING SOLICITATION MATERIALS: Solicitation material consisting of the details and specifications may be accessed ONLY via FedBizOpps at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. No telephone or email requests will be accepted. SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS: Amendments to the solicitation will be up loaded to FedBizOpps. All bidders are reminded that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging all amendments to this solicitation prior to the time for receipt of offers. Paper copies of the amendments will NOT be individually mailed. BIDDER S MAILING LIST: Interested parties should register for the Bidder s Mailing List at http://www.fedbizopps.gov Interested Vendor List . Individual copies of the Bidder s Mailing List WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer. Submission of IFB through E-mail will NOT be accepted. IFB transmission/uploads shall be completed by the date/time specified in the SOLICITATION. Late or incomplete IFB will not be considered. NO telephone requests/questions will be accepted. Any questions for this Pre-Solicitation should be sent via E-mail to Sheryl.palacio-davis@va.gov.