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This document is an Award Notice for a federal construction contract to renovate, improve, and repair facilities at the Long Island National Cemetery. The contract was awarded to OCS Industries Inc. in the amount of $17,661,081.00 on July 3, 2024, under Solicitation Number 36C78624B0005. The contracting office is the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration. The project, designated as Contract Number 36C78624C0034, is for Construction Project No. 815CM3041. The contract was set aside for small businesses. The award notice provides details on the bidding process, including the four bids received, the rationale for not selecting the lowest bid, and the withdrawal of one bid. The notice also includes the awardee's information and the agency's contact details.
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Award Notice Award Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| CONTRACT AWARD (FY-24) | LONG ISLAND RENOVATION | OCS INDUSTRIES INC. | FACILITY RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND REPAIRS | CONST PROJECT NO. 815CM3041 |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 22172 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C78624B0005 |
BASE NOTICE TYPE
| ARCHIVE |
| 45 DAYS AFTER THE AWARD DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| Y1PZ |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 237990 |
| SET-ASIDE |
| SBA |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
National Cemetery Administration Contracting Services 18434 Joplin Road Triangle VA 22172
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contracting Officer Sheryl Palacio-Davis sheryl.palacio-davis@va.gov 703-630-9343
AWARD INFORMATION
| AWARD NUMBER* |
| 36C78624C0034 |
| AWARD AMOUNT* |
| $17,661,081.00 |
LINE ITEM NUMBER
| AWARD DATE (MM-DD-YYYY)* |
| 07-03-2024 |
| AWARDEE NAME* |
| OCS INDUSTRIES INC |
| CONTRACTOR’S UEI |
| UMNJWCDELT94 |
AWARDEE ADDRESS LINE 1*
AWARDEE ADDRESS LINE 2*
| AWARDEE ADDRESS LINE 3* |
| 327 MILL ST |
AWARDEE ADDRESS LINE 4*
| AWARDEE CITY |
| POUGHKEEPSIE |
| AWARDEE STATE |
| NY |
| AWARDEE ZIP CODE |
| 12601 |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| AGENCY’S URL |
| https://www.va.gov |
| URL DESCRIPTION |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
| AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS |
| sheryl.palacio-davis@va.gov |
| EMAIL DESCRIPTION |
| Business |
DESCRIPTION
CONTINUATION PAGE:
Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration Construction Support Division (43C2) 18434 Joplin Road Triangle, VA 22172
3 JULY 2024 In Reply Refer to: 43C1.
PRE-AWARD NOTICE/UNSUCCESSFUL OFFERORS
Dear IFB Bidders, In accordance with (IAW), FAR 14.409-1 Notifications to Unsuccessful Bidders, reference is made to IFB Solicitation No. 36C78624B0005, Project Number 815CM3041, for the Facility Renovation, Improvements, and Repairs, located at Long Island National Cemetery, 2040 Wellwood Ave. Farmingdale, New York, 11735.
The apparent Awardee for MATOC, Project 815CM3041:
OCS Industries Inc 327 Mill St.
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
BASE CONTRACT:
· Work Element; CLIN 0001 Thru CLIN 0015; Facility Renovation, Improvements, and Repairs: $17,661,081,00.
ABSTRAQCT OF BIDS | PROJECT NO. 815CM3041
| CONTRACORS |
| BASE BIDS |
| WARRIOR REBAR CORP. |
| $17,749,000.00 |
| VETERAN CONTRACTING GROUP |
| $12,999,000.00 |
| A-VET ENT |
| $17,943,000.00 |
| OCS INDUSTRIES, INC |
| $17,661,081.00 |
IAW FAR 14.109-1(a)(1)(iii), when award is made to other than a low bidder, state the reason for rejection in the notice to each of the unsuccessful low bidders.
On 12 March 2024, a Virtual Bid Opening was conducted at 1300 (1:00 P.M.) EST, for IFB No. 36C78624B0005 and there were four (4) Bids in receipt. Abstract of Bids were reviewed, and Veterans Contracting Group Inc (VCG) was the Lowest Bidder; however, VCG’s Bid was significantly lower than the other Bidders and lower than Government Independent Cost Estimate (IGCE). In Accordance With (IAW) FAR Part 14.407-3 (g) (1), collectively the NCA wanted to give VCG the opportunity to Verify their Bid ONLY, for it was thought to have contained possible errors.
A modified Bid was submitted to the Contracting Officer (CO) in response to the request of VCG’s Bid Verification submitted, However, Veterans Contracting Group Inc’s did NOT respond as requested by NCA to verify their Bid Only. VCG, chose to divert and instead submit an Un-Requested modification of Bid.
Veterans Contracting Group Inc (VCG) alleged that numerous items were not included in the submitted Bid on 12th March 2024, but provided no proof of why multiple portions of the project cost were not included in the original Bid. Instead, VCG attempted to add in numerous costs and increase originally submitted costs. To allow VCG to materially change its Bid with no evidence of a legitimate mistake, would be completely unfair to the other Bidders/competitors, in addition of loss of faith in the integrity of the Government procurement process.
The agency, National Cemetery Administration, Contracting Service, Construction Department, determined that the evidence compiled relating to the mistaken Bid provided by VCG was not clear and convincing as to the intended Bid, and the modified Bid could not be accepted.
The Contracting Officer (CO) recommend Withdrawal of the Bid as opposed to modifying the Bid because VCG failed to provide sufficient evidence to support the numerous alleged mistakes.
On 13 May 2024, Veterans Contracting Group Inc (VCG) requested to withdraw their Bid, for IFB No. 36C78624B0005, Facility Renovations, Improvements, and Repairs, under Project No. 815CM3041.
NOTE: Government Will Not consider subsequent revisions of the Offeror’s Bids.
We appreciate your interest in this IFB Solicitation and encourage your continued interest in future NCA procurements.
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