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Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard

Altoona PA

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Network Contracting Office 4

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Contract Specialist Amy Demarest Amy.Demarest@va.gov

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DESCRIPTION

The Veterans Integrated Service Network #04 (VISN 04) Contracting Office / Altoona Veteran Administration Medical Center anticipates soliciting a Request for Proposal (RFP) and subsequently awarding a single, Firm-Fixed-Price contract that will be the “Best Value” to the Government based on evaluation factors and price. The prime contractor is to contract/partner with an Architect Engineering firm to provide design-build services necessary for completion of designs and the construction of the Enclose Pharmacy AHU Project (This is a Design-Build project). All design and construction must be in compliance with applicable codes, VA Design Guides, VA policy/standards, and the terms of this contract. The contractor shall provide all tools, travel, trades, labor, materials, permits, licenses, and supervision for construction of the Replace Steam Traps construction project as specified in the Scope of Work.

Note: This notice is NOT a request for proposal at this time.

Project Scope Summary The Design-Build team shall provide all, labor, materials, tools and equipment, and design-build services necessary for design and construction of a project described here along with other specified tasks as further defined in a request for proposal (RFP) for Enclose Pharmacy AHU Project No. 503-24-104. The project shall be designed and completed in accordance with current VA guidelines, EPA requirements, VA Specifications and developed specifically to meet local requirements for the Altoona VA Medical Center in Altoona PA. The resultant contract of this procurement is to provide required design completion of the referenced project and perform construction of completed design work.

Selection/Administration:

This project is a “Best Value” design-build solicitation. The Request for Proposal shall set forth the requirements for responding to the solicitation as well as all evaluation factors.

The solicitation and scope of work will be available at Contracting Opportunities http://SAM.gov. Amendments to the solicitation will also be posted on this website. All parties must obtain solicitation documents and amendments to the solicitation through the website. Hard copies will not be mailed. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to frequently check the website for all notices, amendments, etc., regarding this solicitation. The Government will not be responsible for any notification not sent or received by the Contractor regarding the solicitation. The contract will be awarded in accordance with the procedures specified in the solicitation.

This contract is being procured in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 36.3 Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures. This contract is set-aside 100% for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business’s (SDVOSB) capable of completing work under the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 236220 Commercial & Industrial Building & Construction with a size standard of $45.0 million in annual receipts for the past three years. The contract will be awarded as a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract.

The period of performance is 405 calendar days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed.

The Magnitude of Construction cost is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The solicitation issue date will be on or about August 26, 2025.

All questions pertaining to this solicitation must be received in writing via e-mail to Amy.Demarest@va.gov and Christopher.McDevitt@va.gov. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED. All questions and Government responses will be posted to the SAM.gov website.

All respondents must be registered in the System Award Management System (SAM) database at time submittal. Offerors must be verified in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) at http://www.vetbiz.gov/ at time of submittal in accordance with Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Subpart 819.7003(b). Any offeror not CVE or SAM verified at time of proposal submittal will be disqualified and proposal will be rejected.

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