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Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

41 Cemetery Rd

Natchez MS

CONTACT INFORMATION

National Cemetery Administration Contracting Services 18434 Joplin Road Triangle VA 22172

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Trevor DiSimone trevor.disimone@va.gov

(407) 631-8782

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PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: THIS IS A RE-ISSUANCE OF THE PREVIOUSLY CANCELLED REQUIREMENT FROM IFB 36C78623B0019.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration intends to issue a solicitation entitled, “Natchez National Cemetery Burial Expansion, Demo Maintenance Building and Committal Shelter, and Replace Concrete Road_ Projects 866CM3029 and 866CM3030” at Natchez National Cemetery, 41 Cemetery Rd, Natchez, MS 39120, on or about June 30, 2023, unless additional notice is given, or this notice is modified or cancelled, the full solicitation, specifications and drawings will be posted on Contract Opportunities at beta.sam.gov.

The acquisition type for this solicitation will be Invitation for Bid (IFB). This IFB will utilize the Electronic Bid delivery and Telephonic Bid opening process. The process will be outlined in the solicitation.

Per VAAR 836.204, The construction magnitude for this requirement is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The NAICS is 237990 – Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and the business size standard is $45.0 Million.

The basic scope of work is as follows:

This project is to construct burial expansion consisting of approximately 350 pre-placed crypts, 200 in-ground cremation plots, 30-35 traditional casket burial site, as well as required infrastructure to support the new expansion, including but not limited to utilities, signage, site furnishings, irrigation, road demolition, and a new committal service shelter. The burial expansion will be located within the property west of Cemetery Road (the expansion parcel), while the new committal shelter will be located within the property east of Cemetery Road (the historic cemetery parcel). The project shall also consist of demolishing the historic maintenance facilities and an existing committal shelter along with demolishing and replacing the existing concrete road providing parking pull-offs and general road widening where feasible. Period of Performance shall be 330 calendar days after Notice to Proceed.

This procurement is 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns. 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 in the following websites: those desiring to receive an award from this solicitation must be registered at www.vetbiz.gov. Companies must have the Certified Veteran Enterprise (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; firms must be currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov and have completed online Representations and Certifications prior to contract award.

Offers received from concerns that are not Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns shall not be considered. SDVOSBs must be verified for ownership and control and listed in the Vendor Information Pages at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov prior to the due date for proposals and pending award. (See VAAR Clause 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside.)

You must register at the SAM.gov website for the solicitation. In order to receive e-mail notification of amendments, you must register at https://sam.gov/search?index=opp. Amendments to this solicitation will not be mailed but will be posted at the website. Offerors are responsible for obtaining solicitation from Contract Opportunities and acknowledging all amendments to this solicitation.

The Contracting Officer and point of contact for this solicitation is Trevor DiSimone, E-mail: Trevor.DiSimone@va.gov. Telephone requests will NOT be accepted.

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