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GENERAL INFORMATION

1500 N. Westwood Blvd

Poplar Bluff MO

CONTACT INFORMATION

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway

Leavenworth KS 66048

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Lucia Cowsert Lucia.cowsert@va.gov 913-758-9912

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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TITLE OF PROJECT: 657A4-21-800 - TF - FCA - Remove and Replace End-of-Life Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Infrastructure Building 1

The Department of Veterans Affairs NCO 15 Contracting Office C/O John J. Pershing, VA Health Care System, Poplar Bluff, Missouri 63901, seeks interested vendors for project 657A4-21-800 - TF - FCA - Remove and Replace End-of-Life Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Infrastructure Building 1 (Single Award Contract). The single contract award is to provide capabilities for simplified non-complex, general construction services for the Removal and Replacement of the Laboratory Service HVAC System and Removal and Replacement of AC 9 (Ground Floor, Dental, Admin Suite, Laundry).

The resulting construction contract Contractor shall provide Poplar Bluff VA Medical Center with the proper skilled labor, equipment, materials, supplies, and supervision for the Removal and Replacement of the Laboratory Service HVAC System and Removal and Replacement of AC 9 (Ground Floor, Dental, Admin Suite, Laundry). The project includes, but is not limited to, general construction, alterations, roads, walks, grading, drainage, site utilities, and necessary removal of existing structures and construction, hazardous material removal, commissioning, and certain other items as indicated on the Drawings and Specifications.

All project work shall be installed in accordance with all applicable standards available at time of installation to include published commercial specifications as well as standards and preferences expressed in this document. All installation details shall be fully coordinated with VA CO and on-site Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). Period of Performance for all work is 900 calendar days. The facility location is the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, 1500 N. Westwood Blvd., Poplar Bluff, Missouri 63901.

Pursuant to 38 USC 8127(d) and in accordance with Public Law 109-461, the Veterans Benefits, Healthcare and Information Technology Act of 2006, this procurement is set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB).

The estimated cost magnitude is between $10,000,000 - $20,000,000. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction with a small business size standard of $45.0 million. The duration of the project is estimated to be 900 calendar days after receipt of notice to proceed. This completion period includes final inspection and clean-up. Award will be made utilizing the Best Value Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.101-2. Proposal submission instructions will be included in the solicitation package. The government plans to award without discussions but reserves the right to hold discussions if necessary. The offeror is responsible to monitor and download any amendments from the System of Award Management (SAM) Business Opportunities (https://sam.gov/) website, which may be issued to this pre-solicitation.

In accordance with VAAR 852.219-75(a)(1)(ii), in the case of a contract for general construction, the contractor will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs listed in the SBA certification database as set forth in VAAR 852.219-73 or certified VOSBs listed in the SBA certification database as set forth in VAAR 852.219-74. Any work that a similarly situated certified SDBOSB/VOSB subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 85% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Cost of materials are excluded and not considered to be subcontracted.

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, registration in SAM is required and in accordance with FAR 2.101, prospective contractors must be registered in SAM under the applicable NAICS code. Additionally, in accordance with the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 819.7003, only businesses verified under the applicable NAICS and listed in the small business administration (SBA) registry https://veterans.certify.sba.gov, shall be considered. Firms may obtain SAM information at https://www.sam.gov and VIP information at Veteran Small Business Certification at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov. The solicitation package and drawings should be available for download on or before December 9, 2024. An organized site visit will be scheduled, and the information will be made available at time of solicitation issuance. Only one site visit will be scheduled and interested offerors are highly encouraged to attend. No hard copies of the solicitation or drawings will be provided; and telephone requests or questions will NOT be accepted. Please email requests or questions to lucia.cowsert@va.gov, Contract Specialist and arnold.payne@va.gov, Contracting Officer. Please make sure that the subject line reads, Project: 657A4-21-800 - TF - FCA - Remove and Replace End-of-Life Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Infrastructure Building 1.

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