36C24822R0107_1.docx

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8)

8875 Hidden River Pkwy Suite 525 Tampa FL 33637

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Calixte Saintil Calixte.Saintil@va.gov 813-940-0323

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Gainesville Florida

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

(PROJ: 573A4-21-816) DB - Replace Cooling Towers

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for costs incurred in developing information provided to the Government.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, North Florida / South Georgia Veterans Health System is searching for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned SB (SDVOSB) firms who have demonstrated design and construction experience under a Design-Build Contract, with the ability to replace deteriorated domestic water shutoff valves. The VA is searching for firms who can complete the design and perform the construction.

Project Overview: : The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 8, Lake City VAMC has a requirement to provide design and construction services to replace the existing aged cooling towers No. 1-3, condenser water pump #1, and all condenser water piping from the chillers up to the cooling towers. Additionally, this project will include electrical and mechanical connections to be able to connect temporary chillers in the event of an emergency. The design and construction for this project include a topographic survey, wayfinding and signage, temporary and permanent utilities design and connections (e.g., power, potable water, wastewater, stormwater, and IT), backup generator, water storage tanks (potable and fire sprinkler), and any other associated work required in coordination with the Lake City VAMC, for the duration of the project.

a. This requirement will be fulfilled by awarding a stand-alone contract for the design and construction of this project. It will use the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 236220, as that type of service is the project's primary purpose.

The General Contractor (GC) will retain a State of Florida Registered Professional Architect or Engineer (A/E) firm to evaluate the existing conditions of the work areas listed herein, and subsequently provide a design for renovation to be constructed by the GC. These parties are hereinafter referred to as the Design/Build Team or D/B Team. The D/B Team is to provide design and construction services including, but not limited to, labor, materials, tools, equipment, supervision, transportation necessary to construct the project described below, and other specific tasks as further defined by the SOW.

As part of its market research, The Network Contracting Office (NCO8) is issuing this Sources Sought to determine if there exists an adequate number of qualified interested Service-Disabled Veteran Owned SB (SDVOSB) contractors capable of performing the above work.

Please submit, via email to Calixte.Saintil@va.gov an interest and past performance that demonstrates the one can perform the above scope of work.

The Government may use the responses to this Sources Sought for information and planning purposes and will be posted on BETA SAM for 30 calendar days beginning 4/26/2022 and ending on 5/26/2022

This Sources Sought is only for the purpose of identifying potential sources.

No Request for Proposal (RFP) exists at this time but will in the near future; therefore, please do not request a copy of the RFP.

Prepared and Issued By:

Calixte Saintil NCO8 Contracting Officer

See attached document: Statement of work.

Sources Sought Notice