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This pre-solicitation notice is for a small business set-aside construction contract to replace the chiller plant in phase two at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, Michigan. The project involves replacing three existing 250-ton chillers, designing a chiller for spring and fall operation, eliminating an electrical panel and refeeding circuits, upgrading the building automation system, and removing a heat recovery chiller. Interested small businesses must respond by January 19, 2023. The contractor will complete all work within 300 calendar days of notice to proceed. The solicitation will be posted on December 12, 2022 to SAM.gov and include specifications and drawings. A pre-bid site visit will also be held. The project is classified under NAICS code 238220 with a small business size limit of $16.5 million. The contract value is estimated between $2-5 million.

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Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice

SUBJECT*
585-21-116 Replace Chiller Plant - Phase 2 (Construction) at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, MI

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
53214-1476
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C25223B0003
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
01-19-2023 13:00 CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA
ARCHIVE
30 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
SET-ASIDE
SBA
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
Z1NB
NAICS CODE*
238220
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE
Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center

325 E. H. Street

Iron Mountain MI

POSTAL CODE
49801-4760
COUNTRY
USA

CONTACT INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs

Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) 115 S 84th Street, Suite 101

Milwaukee WI 53214-1476

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Kristi Kluck Kristi.Kluck3@va.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

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AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

Solicitation:36C25223B0003
Project:585-21-116 Replace Chiller Plant – Phase 2
Place of Performance:Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center
325 East H. Street
Iron Mountain, MI 49801-4760

The action is a pre-solicitation notice of a forthcoming, Invitation for Bid construction solicitation for Project 585-21-116 Replace Chiller Plant – Phase 2. THIS ACTION IS A 100% SMALL-BUSINESS SET-ASIDE.

This project involves the replacement of three (3) of the existing 250-ton chillers to account for future cooling demand and N+1 redundancy plus design a chiller sized for spring/fall operation with the ability to run in low ambient air temperature conditions. Phase 2 will also include eliminating electrical panel X-Chill and refeeding all circuits from Building 11. In addition, the Building Automation System will be upgraded on the chillers to allow for more reliable alarm reporting, allow chillers to control pump operation to reduce winter nuisance alarms, connect existing AHU Belimo Energy Valves to our network and program each valve, and upgrade plant to a Variable Primary Flow System. Lastly, the facility intends to remove the heat recovery chiller in the subbasement including all piping, pumps, and electrical. The 4” HW piping connecting the chiller to the heat exchanger in 6122A shall be capped and abandon in place.

The contractor shall complete all work including submittals, reviews, quality assurance, and closeout no later than 300 calendar-days from the Notice to Proceed (NTP). Contractor must plan accordingly to maintain the contractual period of performance. This schedule includes submittals, submittal reviews, material lead-time, installation, testing and balancing, punchlist inspections/ corrective action, training and standard closeout.

This project is classified under NAICS Code: 238220 Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning with a small-business size limit of $16.5 Million.

The magnitude of construction for this work is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000.

In accordance with FAR 19.301-1, at the time the offer is submitted and prior to award of any contract, the offeror must represent to the contracting officer that it is a Small Business concern under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the acquisition. Additionally, all eligible firms must be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to be evaluated and eligible for contract award. If the firm is not registered in SAM, you may register online at https://www.sam.gov.

The solicitation (including any/all specifications and drawings) will be posted to SAM.GOV – Contracting Opportunities (SAM.gov | Contract Opportunities) on or about December 12, 2022. A pre-bid conference/site walk-through shall be conducted for this project after the solicitation has been posted. The time and date of the site visit will be included in the solicitation details. All prospective bidders are strongly encouraged to attend.

Vendors are responsible to monitor and download the solicitation and any amendments associated with this solicitation from SAM.gov | Contract Opportunities.

Points of Contact:

Kristi Kluck – Kristi.Kluck3@va.gov

THIS IS ONLY THE PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. NO SPECIFICATIONS OR DRAWINGS ARE AVIALABLE AT THIS TIME.

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