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Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10

Louis Stokes VA Medical Center

10701 East Boulevard

Cleveland Ohio

CONTACT INFORMATION

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 VA Healthcare System 2780 Airport Drive, Suite 340 Columbus OH 43219-1834

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Stanley Burdine stanley.burdine@va.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

Project # 541-23-208: Improve Entrance from Patient Parking Garage. This project is located on the campus of the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center (VAMC) located at 10701 East Blvd. Cleveland, OH 44106. This is a multi-phased project that will renovate approximately 1,650 square feet of second floor Patient Parking Garage space and approximately 450 square feet of the second floor Patient Parking Garage Elevator Lobby space. The Elevator Lobby Renovation will include all new finishes, entrance storefront replacement and new lighting.

All plant labor, equipment, materials, and incidentals shall be furnished by the Contractor. The Contractor shall perform all work in a manner that will maintain the safe usage of adjacent space for patients, staff, and visitors to the Cleveland VAMC at all times. All OSHA and NFPA codes shall be followed.

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.gov, www.sam.gov, to name a few, to be eligible for award. Bidders MUST ensure registration in these websites are accurate, complete and have not expired prior to bid opening date. Project magnitude is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. The NAICS code is 236220 and the business size standard is $43.5 million. In accordance with Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 852.219-10(a), the SDVOSB is required to perform a minimum of 25% of the construction work on the project.

Duration of the project shall not exceed 210 calendar days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

BONDS in form of Bid, Payment and Performance 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 the Government Point of Entry (GPE) www.sam.gov website on or about April 1,2025 with bid opening approximately 30 days later. Dissemination of the solicitation, specifications and drawings is limited to electronic medium. All interested Bidders (primes & subcontractors) should register at www.sam.gov so others will know of your interest in participating in this procurement and for automatic receipt of updates or amendments. A Bidder's mailing list WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer, as it is the Bidders responsibility to register at the www.sam.gov website.

SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS: Amendments to the solicitation will be posted at www.sam.gov. Paper copies of the amendments 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 amendment will be provided. Bidders 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 52.214-3, Amendments to Invitation for Bids. Bidders should re-visit the Website periodically to look for updates. All requests for information are required to be in writing to the Contracting Officer and shall be received within the time specified in the solicitation documents; no telephone inquiries will be accepted. It is the interested bidders’ responsibility to be sure your questions were actually received in the contracting office for a response, prior to the cut off period. Questions received after the cut off period will not receive responses. Questions may be emailed to stanley.burdine@va.gov. The Contracting Officer cannot guarantee that a response to emailed questions will be received.

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