RECOVERY Y--Implement Energy Conservation Measures, VA Montana Project 436-10-106
-- VA-259-10-RA-0053 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 19
4/6/10, 12:56 PM RECOVERY Y--Implement Energy Conservation Measures, VA Montana Project 436-10-106
Added: Sep 22, 2010 2:28 pm DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VISN 19 Rocky Mountain Network Consolidated Contracting Center 4100 E. Mississippi Avenue, Suite 610 Glendale, CO 80246 JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL (J&A) TO PROCURE USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION (SDVOSB SET-ASIDE) Upon the basis of the following justification, the use of other than full and open competition in the awarding of a firm fixed price contract for improvements at the VA Montana Health Care System, Fort Harrison, Montana and established pursuant to this competitive solicitation action is hereby approved pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(5), 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(5), 38 U.S.C. § 8127(d), Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Acquisition and Material Management (OA&MM) Information Letter IL-109-7-08, and FAR 6.302- 5 / Authorized or required by statute. JUSTIFICATION 1. Identification of Agency and Contracting Activity. The VA Montana Healthcare System (MHCS), Fort Harrison, Montana and the VISN 19 Rocky Mountain Network Consolidated Contracting Center, Glendale, Colorado. 2. Nature / Description of Action / Services. The VA MHCS has a requirement for non-recurring maintenance construction projects. These projects require a contractor to provide all necessary labor, materials, tools, equipment and services to perform all work involved with the project. The work site is located at the VA Montana Healthcare System (VA MTHCS) Medical Center, 3687 Veterans Drive, Fort Harrison, MT 59636. The company selected will be a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business. 3. Identification of Statutory Authority. 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(5), 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(5), 38 U.S.C. § 8127(d), Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Acquisition and Material Management (OA&MM) Information Letter IL-109-7-08, and FAR 6.302- 5 / Authorized or required by statute. Far 6-302-5 "Authorized or Required by Statute" (a) Authority. (1) Citations: 10 U.S.C 2034(c)(5) (2) Full and Open Competition need not be provided for when - (i) A statute expressly authorizes Statute: P.L 109-461 Sec. 502 as codified in 38 U.S.C. § 8127(d) (d) Use of Restricted Competition. - Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), for purposes of meeting the goals under subsection (a), and in accordance with this section, a contracting officer of the Department shall award contracts on the basis of competition restricted to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans if the contracting officer has a reasonable expectation that two or more small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans will submit offers and that the award can be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the United States. 4. Demonstration of Contractor's Unique Qualifications. Pursuant to statutory authority, it is recommended that a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) award be made. The SDVOSB contractor selected will be verified as responsible after receipt of bids/offers for the solicitation action. The contracting officer will validate that the contractor is registered and certified in the VA VetBiz.gov data base and qualifies as "small" in accordance with federal small business size standards for the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the procurement. 5. FedBizOpps Synopsis and Solicitation Posting. A pre-solicitation notice will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website for 15 days. It will be followed by an Invitation For Bid (IFB) or Request For Proposal (RFP) solicitation posting for 30 days. 6. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost. The Contracting Officer estimates that the contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price and offers the best value to the United States based upon: (check all that apply) ( ) Marketing Survey ( ) Comparison of Commercial Prices ( ) Validation of contractor GSA FSS or GWAC contract. (X) The results of negotiations based on A&E developed estimate as well as competitive quotes received from subcontractors and the evaluation of the technical representatives. 7. Description of Market Survey. A brief market survey concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the contracting officer would receive at least two bids from SDVOSB contractors. 8. The estimated contract price is less than $5,000,000 and within the limits for the small business set-aside award authority. 9. The contracting officer certifies that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of the contracting officer's knowledge and belief. APPROVAL _________________________________ ___________ Terry Hannigan Date Contracting Officer VA25910RA0053 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 19
9/22/10, 2:28 PM RECOVERY Y--Implement Energy Conservation Measures, VA Montana Project 436-10-106
Added: Dec 18, 2009 5:17 pm THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. Recovery - Request for Proposal VA-259-10-RA-0053. The VA Montana Healthcare System (MHCS) Medical Center, located at 1892 Williams Street, Fort Harrison, Montana is soliciting offers from experienced and qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Concerns capable of furnishing all equipment, materials and labor necessary to install DDC controls and to provide testing and balancing of HVAC systems. The project number for this acquisition is 436-10-106, Energy Conservation Project Phase 1. Project scope includes the installation of DDC HVAC controls in all or portions of buildings 141, 150, 154 and 154A, and balancing HVAC air and hydronic systems as delineated in the specifications and drawings. The estimated construction range is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. Any resultant contract from this announcement will be funded with appropriated funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (RA) of 2009. Proposals will be evaluated IAW FAR Part 15 whereby technical capabilities and past performance are approximately equal in importance as to cost or price. In accordance with P.L. 109-461, this acquisition is restricted to Small Businesses Controlled by Service Disabled Veterans (SDVOSB) concerns. NAICS Code 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air conditioning Contractor, is applicable to this acquisition with a Business Size Standard of $14.0 million. Solicitation documents will be available electronically on or about December 28, 2009 at the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov. NO HARD COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED. Site visits will be by appointment only with the project engineer. Prospective offerors are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the project, project site and conditions which may affect your proposal. Upon review of the solicitation documents, prospective offerors are encouraged to provide questions and comments, in writing to the Contracting Officer. Solicitation number VA-259-10-RA-0053 has been assigned and shall be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement and solicitation. Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR Part 4.11, prospective contractors are required to have an active registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and FAR Part 4.12, prospective contractors must complete electronic on line annual representations and certifications (ORCA) databases prior to award of a contract. Both can be accessed at the Business Partner Network (BPN) website at http://www.bpn.gov/. All SDVOSB submitting an offer must be registered and will be verified by the Contracting Officer in the VetBiz Information pages located at http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/. The Contracting Officer for this acquisition is Mr. Terry Hannigan. Mr. Hannigan can be contacted via email at terance.hannigan@va.gov. All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to this announcement which may be considered by this agency. VA-259-10-RA-0053 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 19
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