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Sources Sought Notice

SYNOPSIS

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 Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 2 is conducting a market survey and is seeking potential sources for construction services to be performed at the Stratton VA Medical Center, 113 Holland Ave, Albany, NY 12208.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

A. Work Required:

9D Relocate existing storefront sidelight system from 10D and add door to system.

Contractor will provide all materials, labor, and travel to relocate existing storefront door system from 10D to 9C.

Contractor will provide all materials, labor, and travel to return the 10D walls and flooring to original upon removal of storefront system.

Contractor will provide all materials, labor, and travel to install new 44” glass door @ 72” high. Wide stile anodized bronze aluminum.

1. Door will be centered in opening between two existing equal sidelights.

2. Door will have 10” bottom rail and 8” horizontal rail @ 40” from floor.

3. Include aluminum bronze anodized 4.5” X 4.5” header to provide 6” operator clearance.

4. At side walls provide two vertical fillers to except door frame which should be plywood wrapped with bronze anodized aluminum fastened to wall at ends.

5. All glazing should be ¼” clear safety tempered glass with 1.75” x 4.5” framing.

6. New door hardware to include:

a. Four heavy duty ball bearing butt hinges.

b. Push side Von Duprin 99 rim exit device with quiet latch retraction (QEL) or equal to.

i. Quiet operation in both mechanical and electronic states

ii. Auto adjust latch retraction – automatically adjusts latch throw and pull

iii. Push bar is pulled in electronically for quieter operation when dogged

c. Push side request to exit with jamb mounted strike.

d. Push side Nabco GT 710 low energy operator bronze finish.

i. Low-energy operation

ii. Push and go

iii. Obstacle detection in opening and closing cycles

iv. On, off, hold-open

e. RFID corridor door lock compatible with Von Duprin 99 rim exit device and, DormaKaba Ilco 790 RFID Series Door Lock & Front Desk Unit G4 systems.

i. Complies with 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design – Art. 309.4 (Operable Parts).

ii. Certified to be compliant with Grade One performance tests for ANSI/BHMA A156.13 Standard for Mortise Locks and Latches,” and “ANSI/BHMA A156.25 Standard for Electrified Locking Devices.”

iii. Electronics FCC Part 15 Class A and Complies with CE Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU

iv. Keycards read and encoded: Low or high coercivity, track 1, 2 or 3 magnetic stripe cards and Mifare credentials

v. As well as key override compatible with Stanley/Best 7 pin interchangeable core.

f. Secure side DormaKaba Ilco 790 compatible hotel style RFID wall mounted access pad to activate lock and door openers.

i. Complies with 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design – Art. 309.4 (Operable Parts).

ii. Certified to be compliant with Grade One performance tests for ANSI/BHMA A156.13 Standard for Mortise Locks and Latches,” and “ANSI/BHMA A156.25 Standard for Electrified Locking Devices.”

iii. Electronics FCC Part 15 Class A and Complies with CE Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU

iv. Keycards read and encoded: Low or high coercivity, track 1, 2 or 3 magnetic stripe cards and Mifare credentials

10C Contractor will provide all materials, labor and travel to reverse swing on existing storefront door from Right Hand Reverse(RHR) to Left Hand Reverse (LHR).

Contractor will provide all materials, labor and travel to reconfigure existing hardware and door to LHR swing door.

1. Existing door hardware includes:

a. Four heavy duty ball bearing butt hinges.

b. Push side Von Duprin 99 rim exit device with quiet latch retraction (QEL) or equal to.

c. Push side request to exit with jamb mounted strike.

d. Push side Nabco GT 710 low energy operator bronze finish.

e. Pull side bronze finish thought bolted wire pull handle with cylinder hole.

Contractor will provide all materials, labor and travel required to adapt existing access control system to a LHR swing door system.

Contractor will provide all materials, labor and travel required to install new window film as indicated in attached photos.

8C Contractor will provide all materials, labor and travel to fabricate GWB wall with swinging wood double doors with vison lights.

1. Wall to be standard commercial wall structure with metal studs & 5/8” wall board.

a. Wall to be finished both sides to include paint and all necessary trim work.

2. Doors will be standard 3’0” x 7’6” solid opposing swing wood doors with vision lights.

3. Door hardware will include:

f. Four heavy duty ball bearing butt hinges.

g. Lenel 1320 series 3 Dual Reader Interface Module - This Module must connect to the Lenel 3300 Intelligent System Controller at the 8D Wing Closet.

h. HID Signo 40K Reader (high and low frequency enabled for HID Clamshell Cards and PIV Cards) or equal.

i. Dimensions--80 mm x 121.5 mm x 21.5 mm (3.16 in x 4.79 in x 0.85 in)

ii. 13.56 MHz contactless smart cards supported--Seos®, iCLASS® SE™, iCLASS®, MIFARE DESFire® EV1/EV2/EV3 and MIFARE® Classic.

iii. 125 kHz contactless cards supported--HID Prox®, Indala® Prox, Dorado® Prox, and EM Prox legacy contactless credentials

iv. Protocol--Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) Wiegand

i. Magnetic Locks (2)

j. Pull Station Switch (2) – Double Pole Double Throw (DPDT contacts (one for cutting power to maglocks, one for alarm system input)

k. Access Control Cabinet:

i. NDAA Compliant

ii. Dimensions--14.5"W x 18"H x 4.62"D

iii. Material—Steel

iv. Mount Type--Wall Mount

l. Power Supply Cabinet:

i. Power Supply Type : Intelligent Switching

ii. Voltage : 12/24

iii. Output Voltage : 12.5 or 25 VDC

iv. Efficiency Rating : Up to 91% efficiency

v. Input Voltage : 120

vi. Amps : 4

vii. Class 2 Power Limited

viii. Battery Backup

ix. Dimensions: 14”H x 12”W x 4.5”D

m. Magnetic Door Position Sensors – Contact Sensors (each door) – prefer recessed installation instead of surface mount

n. IR Request to Exit sensor

o. All hardware will be tied into existing alarm monitoring and access control systems utilizing Lenel S2 OnGuard Software. And the Honeywell Notifier ONYX Works fire alarm system as required by NFPA.

p. Access control system will be configured for operation as follows

i. Install access control via a wall-mounted PIV card reader for a double swing door.

ii. The door will be secured with magnetic locks.

iii. A valid card presentation will de-energize the magnetic locks and trigger the door operator to open the doors.

iv. Two wall-mounted pull plate switches (one on each side of the door) will cut power to magnetic locks and trigger an alarm event at the police monitoring station.

v. Doors will have door position sensors to trigger a door-forced or door-held open alarm at the Police monitoring station. Recessed-mounted sensors are preferred.

vi. A Request to Exit IR sensor will monitor the secure side of the doors, de-energize the magnetic locks, and operate the doors when exiting.

vii. A Lenel-certified technician must install and program all equipment.

Vendor will be required to confirm all measurements on-site.

PROCUREMENT INFORMATION:

The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed-price contract. The anticipated solicitation will be issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB) in accordance with FAR Part 14, considering price only. 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 mid to late-June 2025. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $25,000 and $100,000. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236220 (size standard $45.0 million) applies to this procurement. The duration of the project is currently estimated at 30 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 the SOW and VA specifications.

CAPABILITY STATEMENT:

Respondents shall provide a general capabilities statement to include the following information:

Section 1: Provide company name, DUNS number and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), 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 five (5) 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.

· Provide specific examples that relate aspects of previous projects to the proposed project. 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, Unique Entity Identifier (if available), 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 contracting officer listed below by June 3, 2025, at 1:00 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.

Tony Clemente Contracting Officer Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 2 Tony.Clemente@va.gov Sources Sought – Install and Replace Doors image1.jpeg