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FedBizOpps Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Rev. March 2010 Y Fort Scott NC Design-Build Services for Sections 18 & 19 Crypt Conversion 893CM3015 20001 36C78618R0287 04-30-2018 N 237990 425 I Street NW, 5th Floor 5E.425V Washington DC 20001 Elizabeth Monohan Contracting Officer Fort Scott National Cemetary 900 East National Avenue Fort Scott, KS 66701-2959

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https://www.cem.va.gov National Cemetery Administration Elizabeth.Monohan@va.gov Contracting Officer THIS PROCUREMENT IS A 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) FIRMS. The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration (NCA) intends to solicit a firm-fixed price contract to provide Design-Build services necessary to convert Sections 18 and 19 and install 700 pre-placed double depth concrete crypts under Request for Proposal (RFP) 36C78618R0243 The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued as a Two-Phase Design-Build procurement in accordance with FAR Part 15 and 36.3.

Proposals will be evaluated using the Best Value Continuum process in accordance with FAR 15.101-1 “Tradeoff Process.” The top three (3) evaluated Offerors will be determined as the most highly qualified Design-Build (DB) firms and will be short-listed to participate in Phase Two of the Design-Build selection process.

Short-listed Offerors will be asked to submit both one technical and one price proposal based upon the evaluation factors identified in the RFP. The technical and price proposal shall be submitted separately.

SOLICITATION RELEASE: NCA anticipates the solicitation will be issued on or about March 28, 2018. The solicitation and associated documents will be available for inspection via FBO. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the FBO website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore it is the Offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Provide all professional services, labor, materials, tools, equipment, and design-build services necessary for preparing construction documents and performing the construction to establish a complete crypt field consistent with NCA Facility Design Guide and specifications. The Design-Build Contractor shall completely prepare site for construction operations, and furnish labor and materials and perform work for the construction. Work also includes but is not limited to: design, geotechnical investigation, surveying, design reviews, clearing, grubbing, cut and fill, earth work, grading, purchase and installation of 700 pre-placed double depth concrete crypts, storm drainage, landscape planting and turf, irrigation, gravesite monument markers, gravesite section markers, and any other infrastructure necessary for a functioning burial section.

The VA anticipates issuing a solicitation for this requirement on March 28, 2018. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation package, drawings, specifications and subsequent amendments. The Government will not provide paper copies of the solicitation. The solicitation will be issued pursuant to the authority of Public Law 109-461, 38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128. Telephone, written, facsimile, or e-mail requests for the solicitation will NOT be honored. The solicitation will provide instructions about the proposal submission process.

OFFEROR’S MAILING LIST: Prospective Offerors are encouraged to register their interest in the solicitation on the FBO website (https://www.fbo.gov) so that they are notified of the issuance of the solicitation and any amendments. Individual copies of the Bidder’s Mailing List WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer.

MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION: Between $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00.

CONTRACT DURATION: Performance period for this requirement is Two Hundred Seventy (270) Calendar days from date of receipt of the Notice to Proceed.

NAICS Code is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, with a Small Business Size Standard of $36.5M.

This acquisition is 100% set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). Only verified SDVOSB firms are eligible to submit an offer or receive an award of a VA contract that is set aside for SDVOSB in accordance with VAAR Part 819. A non-verified vendor that submits a bid or proposal will be rejected as non-responsive. To be eligible for award, the SDVOSB must be considered small under the relevant NAICS Code and must be registered and verified at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov. Companies must have the Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) seal on their registration to be considered for an award; the VIP database will be checked both upon receipt of an offer and prior to award. Prospective bidders must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) website and complete representations and certifications at https://www.sam.gov and file the VETS-4212 Report at www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm. Registration is free, however processing time should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation.

The Contracting Specialist for this procurement is Elizabeth Monohan, email: Elizabeth.Monohan@va.gov. This combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice is to synopsize a proposed contract action. All interested contractors must ensure that their firms have the ability to provide a bid guarantee and 100% Performance and Payment Bonds.

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See attached document: 009 FY18 Fort Scott DB Section 18 _ 19 Crypt Coversion - RFP Drawings.

See attached document: 00 00 00 Bid Set Cover.

See attached document: 00 01 10 Table of Contents.

See attached document: 00 01 15 List of Drawing Sheets.

See attached document: 00 11 21 Design-Build.

See attached document: 01 00 00 General Requirements.

See attached document: 01 32 17 Network Analysis Schedules (Microsoft Project Gantt Chart).

See attached document: 01 33 23 Shop Drawings, Product Data and Samples.

See attached document: 01 42 19 Reference Standards.

See attached document: 01 45 29 Testing Laboratory Services.

See attached document: 01 57 19 Temporary Environmental Controls.

See attached document: 01 74 19 Construction Waste Management.

See attached document: 02 41 10 Demolition and Site Clearing.

See attached document: 03 30 53 Short Form Cast-in-Place Concrete.

See attached document: 03 48 21 Precast Concrete Burial Crypts.

See attached document: 31 20 11 Earth Moving-Short Form.

See attached document: 31 23 19 Dewatering.

See attached document: 32 05 23 Cement and Concrete for Exterior Improvements.

See attached document: 32 84 00 Plant Irrigation.

See attached document: 32 90 00 Planting.

See attached document: 33 40 00 Storm Sewer Utilities.

See attached document: 33 41 13 Foundation Drainage.