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Presolicitation Notice

Presolicitation Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

Tennessee Valley Healthcare System

Alvin C. York VA Medical Center

3400 Lebanon Rd

Murfreesboro Tennessee

CONTACT INFORMATION

Network Contracting Office 9 (90C) Robert Pritchard, Contracting Officer 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 400 Murfreesboro TN 37129

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Vance Rosebush vance.rosebush@va.gov 615-225-5975

DESCRIPTION

THIS IS A PRESOLICITATION NOTICE – The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 9 Central Region, 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 400, Murfreesboro, TN, 37129, will be issuing a solicitation Request for Proposals (RFP) on or about 08/24/2022 to request proposals for construction services for the following project:

Construction services for Project # 626A4-21-101, Renovate and Expand Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Services (PMRS) located at the Alvin C. York VA Medical Center, 3400 Lebanon Rd, Murfreesboro, TN 37129.

SET-ASIDE: 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

CONSTRUCTION BUDGET DESIGN LIMITATIONS/PROJECT MAGNITUDE:

The Magnitude of Construction is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000.

NAICS: 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: $39.5 million

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project is to renovate and expand (PMRS). Work includes, but is not limited to, all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision to perform the required construction work on this project including architectural, structural, fire protection, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and industrial hygiene as described in the project documents. This is a new requirement and there is no existing or historical procurement information relative to this requirement.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Apparent successful offerors must apply for and receive verification from the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) of their SDVOSB status in accordance with 38 CFR part 74 and VAAR 819.70 by submission of documentation of veteran status, ownership, and control sufficient to establish appropriate status, offerors must be both visible and verified by the Department of Veteran Affairs CVE at the time of submission of proposal. Failure to be both verified by CVE and visible on https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov at the time of proposal submission will result in the offeror’s proposal being deemed non-responsive. All offerors are urged to contact the CVE and submit the required documents to obtain CVE verification of their SDVOSB status if they have not already done so.

VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (JUL 2016) (DEVIATION)

(a) Definition. For the Department of Veterans Affairs, “Service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concern or SDVSOB:”

(1) Means a small business concern:

(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled Veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled Veterans or eligible surviving spouses (see VAAR 802.201 Surviving Spouse definition);

(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled Veterans (or eligible surviving spouses) or, in the case of a service-disabled Veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such Veteran.

(iii) The business meets Federal small business size standards for the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code identified in the solicitation document;

(iv) The business has been verified for ownership and control pursuant to 38 CFR 74 and is so listed in the Vendor Information Pages database, (https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov); and

(v) The business will comply with subcontracting limitations in 13 CFR 125.6, as applicable.

(2) “Service-disabled Veteran” means a Veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16).

(b) General.

(1) Offers are solicited only from verified service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not verified service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concerns shall not be considered.

(2) Any award resulting from this solicitation shall be made to a verified service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concern.

(c) Agreement. A service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concern agrees that in the performance of the contract, the concern will comply with the limitation on subcontracting requirements in 13 CFR § 125.6.

(d) A joint venture may be considered a service-disabled Veteran owned small business concern if the joint venture complies with the requirements in 13 CFR 125.15, provided that any reference therein to SDVO SBC is to be construed to apply to a VA verified SDVOSB as appropriate.

(e) Any service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concern (non-manufacturer) must meet the requirements in FAR 19.102(f) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to receive a benefit under this program.

(End of Clause)

[Deviation per Class Deviation—Veterans First Contracting Program (VFCP 2016), dated July 25, 2016, revises provisions and clauses at VAAR 852.215-70, 852.219-10 and 852.219-11, to update the web address for the VIP database and to adjust the limitations on subcontracting to comply with Small Business regulations. This deviation is effective until incorporated into the VAAR or the VAAM or is otherwise rescinded.]

STATEMENT OF WORK

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of Project: Project# 626A4-21-101 “Renovate and Expand PMRS”

2. Scope of Work: The contractor shall furnish all labor, material, equipment, and supervision necessary to completely prepare site for building operations including demolition and removal of existing structures and furnish labor and materials and perform work for subject project as required by the drawings and specifications at the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, VA Medical Center, 3400 Lebanon Road, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 in accordance with the specifications and drawings.

3. Statement of bid item(s)

Base Bid includes all work described in SOW, Drawings and Specifications.

Bid Alternate 1: Same as Base Bid except eliminate… No finishes in room G18. Install new door into room and paint the existing frame. Also add new signage.

Bid Alternate 2: Same as Bid Alternate NO. 1 except eliminate. No work in corridor. Work to stop at intersection between G-30 and G-31.

Bid Alternate 3: Same as Bid Alternate NO. 2 except eliminate replacement of windows. Update sealant and caulking around the windows and touch up paint on the frames and replace sills.

3. Period of Performance: 360 calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

B. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1. All work including materials will be warranted for a period of one year unless otherwise indicate in specifications.

2. Normal working hours are Monday thru Friday from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

3. Contractor will be required to work some nights and or weekends to perform this work and maintain functionality of affected areas, and to minimize disruptions to the Medical Centers operations. Weekend and evening work shall be identified on the project schedule submitted by the contractor and approved by the VA before work begins.

4. Contractor is required to submit a phasing plan in writing prior to construction.

5. See specifications for additional requirements.

Presolicitation Notice