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Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 490 Independence OH 44131

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Emil Reyes Emil.Reyes@va.gov 216-447-8300

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

7600 Woodward Ave

Detroit MI

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

See attached document: SOW Fisher House Sitework Draft.

INTRODUCTION:

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 10.002(b)(2), this Sources Sought Notice is for market research and information purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) is conducting a market survey and is seeking potential sources for the Fisher House Site Preparation at the John D. Dingell VA Fisher House located in Detroit, MI.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The construction project will remove and replace existing sidewalk, catch basins, gutter, curbing, and provide landscaping along Bethune Street at the Detroit Fisher House as described below. It is anticipated that the work will be broken up into two (2) phases. Phase one will remove and replace fifteen hundred (1500) sq ft of damaged sidewalk along Bethune Street and add one hundred eighty (180) sq ft of new sidewalk at the Fisher House entry. Phase two will remove and replace two hundred twenty (220) LF of curbing, gutter, and catch basins, tie into, and expand on the existing irrigation system, add green space, and plant six (6) new trees. The contractor is responsible for installing safety fencing to keep pedestrian and automobile traffic out of work site, coordinating all work with the City of Detroit, and obtaining all city permitting for the satisfactory completion of all work.

PROCUREMENT INFORMATION:

The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed-price contract utilizing the design-bid-build approach (Final Specifications and Drawings will be provided). The anticipated solicitation will be issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) in accordance with FAR Part 13. The results and analysis of the market research will finalize the determination of the procurement method. The type of socio-economic set-aside, if any, will depend upon the responses to this notice and any other information gathered during the market research process.

This project is planned for advertising in March 2025. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $100,000.00 and $250,000.00. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 237310 (size standard $45.0 million) applies to this procurement. The duration of the project is currently estimated at 45 calendar days from the issuance of a Notice to Proceed. The services for this project will include providing all construction related services such as: providing labor, materials and equipment required to complete the project as per contract documents prepared by an independent Architect-Engineer firm.

CAPABILITY STATEMENT:

Respondents shall provide a general capabilities statement to include the following information:

Section 1: Provide company name, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), company address, Point-of-Contact name, phone number and email.

Section 2: Provide company business size based on NAICS code 237310. Also, provide business type (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Hub Zone Small Business, etc.).

Section 3: Provide a Statement of Interest in the project.

Section 4: Provide the prime contractor’s available bonding capacity in the form of a letter of intent from your bonding company with this submission. *Please ensure that the individual bonding capacity is in line with the VAAR Magnitude of Construction listed above.

Section 5: Provide the type of work your company has performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement. This section is IMPORTANT as it will help to determine the type of socio-economic set-aside, if any. Please provide the following in your response:

· No more than three (3) contracts that your company has performed within the last seven (7) years that are of comparable size, complexity, and scope to this requirement. Include the project name, project owner and contact information as this person may be contacted for further information, project scope, project size (Example: square footage), building use (Example: Medical Facility, Office Building, etc.), project dollar value, start and completion dates.

· Describe specific technical skills and key personnel your company possess to perform the requirements described under description of work.

· Describe your Self-Performed** effort (as either a Prime or Subcontractor). Describe Self-Performed work in terms of dollar value and description. **Self-Performed means work performed by the offeror themselves, NOT work performed by another company for them for any of the project examples provided.

· Provide a narrative and specific examples that relate aspects of previous projects to the proposed project. The narrative and examples should demonstrate experience with: sidewalk demolition, new concrete pouring, catch basins, gutters, curbing and landscaping.

It is requested that interested contractors submit a response (electronic submission) of no more than eight (8) single sided pages, single-spaced, 12-point font minimum that addresses the above information. This response must be submitted as a single application-generated (not scanned) PDF document that is less than or equal to 4MB in size. Please note that hard copies will not be accepted. Responses must include the Sources Sought number and project title in the subject line of their e-mail response. Submissions (responses) shall be submitted via email to the primary and secondary points of contact listed below by February 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM ET. No phone calls will be accepted.

The Capabilities Statement submitted in response to this Sources Sought shall not be considered to be a bid or proposal. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. No evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. After completing its analyses, the Government will determine whether to limit competition among the small business categories listed above or proceed with full and open competition as other than small business.

At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, please do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in Contract Opportunities at https://sam.gov/. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

Contracting Office Address:

VHA Program Contracting Activity Central (VHA-PCAC) 6100 Oak Tree Blvd. Suite 490 Independence, OH 44131

Primary Point of Contact:

Emil Reyes Contract Specialist Emil.Reyes@va.gov

Secondary Point of Contact:

Katherine Gibney Contracting Officer Katherine.Gibney@va.gov

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