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Remodel Lobby Restrooms, Building 138 610-20-508 46240 36C25020B0035 05-19-2020 N

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236220 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 10 8888 Keystone Crossing Suite 1100 Indianapolis IN 46240 julie.stout@va.gov Contracting Officer The Northern Indiana HealthCare System, VA Medical Center, 1700 E. 38th Street, Mario, IN 46953, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10, intends to release an Invitation for Bid (IFB) 36C25020B0035 for “Remodel Lobby Restrooms,” Project 610-20-508 on or about April 6, 2020. Unless additional notice is given or this notice is modified, the full solicitation, specifications and drawings will be posted on Contract Opportunities (www.beta.sam.gov).

All employees of general contractor and subcontractors shall comply with VA security management program and obtain permission of the VA police, be identified by project and employer, and restricted from unauthorized access.

SET-ASIDE INFORMATION: This solicitation will be issued pursuant to the authority under Public Law 109-461 (38 U.S.C. 8127) and is a 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The SDVOSB must be small under the relevant North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) code and MUST be registered and verified in the following websites: http://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov and www.sam.gov, to be eligible for award. Offerors MUST ensure registration in these websites are accurate, complete and have not expired prior to award date. The VIP database will be checked both upon receipt of an offer and prior to award.

An offeror’s mailing list will not be maintained, interested offerors should register in the interested vendors section of this notice. Offeror must be able to provide Safety or Environmental Violations and Experience Modification Rate prior to award of a Construction Contract, must have at a minimum certification of not more than three (3) serious, or one (1) repeat or one (1) willful OSHA or EPA violation(s) in the past three years, and a current Experience Modification Rate (EMR) equal to or less than 1.0. Details on obtaining and submitting this information will be in the solicitation package.

Project magnitude is between $100,000 and $250,000. The NAICS code is 236220 and the business size standard is $39.5 million. In accordance with Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 852.219-10(c) (4), the SDVOSB is required to perform a minimum of 15% of the construction work on the project.

Duration of the project shall not exceed 90 calendar days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

BOND in form of Payment and Irrevocable Letter of Credit will be required.

SITE VISIT: a one-time only site visit will be scheduled and that information will be in the solicitation package. The solicitation documents will be posted at www.beta.sam.gov on or about April 6, 2020, with proposal due date approximately 30 days later. Dissemination of the solicitation, specifications and drawings is limited to electronic medium. An Offeror's mailing list WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer.

The Contracting Officer (CO) will not be able to answer any questions pertaining to this notice. Questions will only be answered that are received by Request for Information (RFI) after the solicitation and drawings have been posted to FBO. Do not contact the CO or COR for General Contractor Information. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to monitor and download amendments from FBO which may be issued to the solicitation.

Do not contact the CO or COR to schedule a site investigation.

Accepted final project shall be in accordance with final contract documents, applicable plans and specifications.