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SUBJECT*

Upgrade Building Management System Controls for B210 and B211 [538-21-205]

GENERAL INFORMATION

17273 State Rte 104

Chillicothe OH

CONTACT INFORMATION

VHA Regional Procurement Office Central Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 3140 Governor’s Place Blvd. Suite 210 Kettering OH 45409-1337

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Jenessa Regan jenessa.regan@va.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE FOR:

Upgrade Building Management System (BMS) Controls for Buildings 210 and 211

THIS PROJECT IS SET ASIDE FOR SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (SDVOSB) ONLY

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Chillicothe VA Medical Center has a construction requirement project number “Upgrade Building Management System (BMS) Controls for Buildings 210 and 211”, located at 17273 State Rte. 104, Chillicothe, OH 45601.

The Contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, materials and equipment to professionally Upgrade Building Management System (BMS) Controls for Buildings 210 and 211. This project is to create a single, integrated building management system (BMS) for HVAC controls using open source, non-proprietary control system. The BMS in 210 and 211 will be open protocol type communicating to the central monitoring station utilizing components that communicate with the BACNet over Ethernet protocol on the existing facility-wide BMS. The BMS will communicate with the Air Handling Units (AHUs) as well as other controllers serving specific pieces of equipment via BACNet MS/TP communication protocol, located at 17273 State Rte. 104, Chillicothe, OH 45601.

All work shall be conducted in complete accordance with the project statement of work (SOW), specifications, and drawings.

All work to be closely coordinated with the VA Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

DURATION OF PROJECT: All work to be completed within 270 calendar days from the contractor’s receipt of Notice to Proceed (NTP).

SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS: The solicitation documents will be posted at www.sam.gov on or about April 15, 2024, with proposals due approximately 45 days later. Dissemination of the solicitation, specifications and drawings is limited to electronic medium. All interested Offerors (primes & subcontractors) should register at www.sam.gov so that others will know of your interest in participating in this procurement and for automatic receipt of updates or amendments. An Offeror's mailing list WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer.

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 a small business under the relevant North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) code and MUST be registered and verified in the following websites: Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov), http://www.sam.gov, Dun & Bradstreet, etc to be eligible for award. Offerors MUST ensure registration in these websites are accurate, complete and have not expired prior to proposal due date. Project magnitude is between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00. The North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) code assigned to this construction project is 236220, with a small business size standard of $45.0 million. In accordance with Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 852.219-10(c) (4), the SDVOSB Contractor or SDVOSB Sub-Contractor is required to perform a minimum of 15% of the construction work on the project.

BONDS: Bid, Payment, and Performance will be required.

SITE VISIT: A one-time only site visit will be scheduled for this project. This information will be in the solicitation package.

SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS: Amendments to the solicitation will be posted at www.sam.gov. Paper copies of the amendment will NOT be individually mailed. By registering to "Watch This Opportunity", you will be notified by e-mail of any new amendments that have been issued and posted. No other notification of amendment(s) will be provided. Offerors are reminded that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging all amendments to this solicitation prior to the time for receipt of offers as prescribed by FAR 52.215-1 [Instruction to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition], Paragraph (b) [Amendments to solicitations]. Offerors should re-visit the website periodically to look for updates.

Questions shall be emailed to jenessa.regan@va.gov. Relevant questions pertaining to this pre-solicitation shall be posted collectively on SAM.gov for all interested parties to see.

In the subject line of any email sent, identify: “538-21-205 – Upgrade BMS Controls B210 and B211”.

This is not an Invitation for Bids (IFB).

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice only.

A Solicitation is not available currently.

Pre-solicitation Notice

Presolicitation Notice