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GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Elaine Belber Elaine.Belber@va.gov No telephone inquiries will be accepted.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

2300 Ramsey Street

Fayetteville North Carolina

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. We are seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government will not pay for any information solicited.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 6 is conducting market research to identify potential sources for Architect-Engineer services to complete the below scope of work.

The place of performance will be the hospital campus of the Fayetteville VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Forward all questions to the point of contact identified below. This is not a pre-solicitation notice. The magnitude of construction for this project is currently between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 but is subject to revision prior to release of a solicitation.

The proposed NAICS 541330 Engineering Services is applicable to this acquisition with a size standard of $25.5 Million.

The proposed PSC code is C1DA Architect and Engineering – Construction: Hospitals and Infirmaries.

The anticipated Period of Performance is 720 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed.

Scope of Work:

Provide professional engineering services to perform planning, investigations, surveys, reports, consultations, site visits, design work, preparation of contract drawings and specifications, preparation of construction cost estimates, construction schedule and provision of construction period services as necessary for all demolition, modification, construction, inspection, testing and certification for all construction components for project 565-25-152, Replace Fire Pump at Fayetteville VA Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC.

The intent of this project is to work under review authority of the VAMC Staff to design and prepare a set of complete construction documents for all architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, life safety and other applicable components of this project.

This project will replace the existing main building fire pump to meet current capacity and code requirements. The fire pump is currently in Mechanical Room no. B78, located in Building No. 1, Basement Floor, A-Wing. The new fire pump and the ancillary equipment is to be located in Building no.56, which is in the vicinity of Room no. B78 and would be more accessible for VA maintenance staff.

Total calendar days from Notice to Proceed to 100% Final Design Submission: 175 days.

Procurement timeframe: 180 days from the time Engineering submits package to contracting. During this timeframe, designer shall answer pre-bid RFIs and provide updated construction documents to capture any changes made through the procurement process.

Construction period services: 365 calendar days from construction award date

Total contract period: 720 calendar days

Small Business Requirements For market research purposes, all responses to this notice will be reviewed, regardless of small business/socioeconomic category, including those firms that are identified as large businesses. Review of responses to this notice will support later determination of set-aside requirements, if a solicitation becomes available, where the rule of two is met regarding a set-aside, including set-asides under 38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128 for SDVOSB and/or VOSB firms registered in the SBA VetCert database, in accordance with priorities set by regulation.

All interested parties should respond, in writing via email to the contract specialist, Elaine Belber, elaine.belber@va.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Your response is requested by Friday, January 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM EST. In your response, please include the following:

· Company name

· Address

· Point of contact with email and phone number

· SAM Unique Entry ID number and evidence of current SAM registration (see https://www.sam.gov for more information)

· Company Socio-Economic SIZE (example…large, small, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB etc.)

· Proposed NAICS code (if different from above)

· Proposed PSC code (if different from above)

· Capabilities statement, to include experience with contracts of similar scope and magnitude.

· Is the anticipated period of performance appropriate for this project?

· Is there anything that would deter you from responding to this requirement?

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