5. Pre-Proposal Site Visit Information.pptx

RFP 36C26126R0034

Project No. 570-21-108 Repair Exterior Finishes VA CENTRAL California Healthcare System, FRESNO VA Medical Center Pre-Proposal Site Visit

12:00pm (PT) May 6, 2026

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

Project Information

Site Visit Time and Date: 12:00PM (PT), Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Project Name: Repair exterior Finishes Building 1 & OPC, Fresno VA Medical Center

Project Address: 2615 East Clinton Ave, Fresno, CA 93703-2223

Pre-Proposal Site Visit Location: Meet at Parking Lot E, by Bldg. 3

Project Contact Information Contracting Officer (CO):

Rosario Chaidez Office: (916) 923-4548 Email: Rosario.chaidez1@va.gov

Project Scope

- This is a firm-fixed-price (FFP) Construction requirement.

The purpose of this project is to Repair Exterior Finishes at the Fresno VA Medical Center. Vendors must be able to provide all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision required to perform building envelope repairs, glazing replacement, roofing system repairs and replacements, vestibule renovations, and installation of new access at the Fresno VA Medical Center as cited in the Statement of Work, the Construction Drawings, and Construction Specifications. The contractor must perform all work stated in the Construction Documents.

The period of performance (POP) for Base Offer is anticipated to be 330 calendar days from the issuance of the notice to proceed (NTP). There are Three (3) Add Alternates that have three (3) separate Period of Performances, see SOW in the solicitation for those PoP days.

Project Contract Information Set aside for SDVOSBs on the open market Disclosure of Magnitude of Construction is: Between $5,000,000.000 and $10,000,000, per VAAR 836.204 Expected Contract Award : 7/13/2026(estimated) Period of Performance(PoP) : Base Order Scopes 1-5 330 Calendar days from Notice to Proceed (NTP), See SOW for Add alternates different PoP.

RFPs/Proposals are due to Contracting Officer, Rosario Chaidez by by email at Rosario.Chaidez1@va.gov by May 29, 2026, by 3:30pm (PT) An offer guarantee is required in the form of a Bid Bond, which must be submitted electronically at the proposal due date and time to the Contracting Officer, Rosario Chaidez by e-mail at Rosario.Chaidez1@va.gov Note: Performance and payment bonds will be required by the successful offeror within ten (10) days of Notice of Award.

Basis of Award and Evaluation Factors

The Government intends to solicit to all capable and eligible SDVOSBs on the open market and will select the responsible offeror whose offer is the best value to the Government in accordance with the Solicitation requirements; statement of work, attachments, and evaluation factors and VAAR 852.236-92 NOTICE TO BIDDERS–ADDITIVE OR DEDUCTIVE BID LINE ITEMS (APR 2019) as a result of this solicitation.

All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by a team of Government personnel. The proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the content provided in the solicitation. Proposal Evaluation Factors are Project Schedule, Project Team and Experience, Past Performance, and Cost/Price.

In accordance with RFO 15.202(b)(2) and 15.103-1, the source selection evaluation will undergo a trade-off best value evaluation. The factors above are listed in descending order of importance. Factors 1, 2, and 3, when combined, are equal to Factor 4 – cost/price.

Potential Offerors must also be verified in the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification Program as an SDVOSB to be eligible for award. The Contracting Officer (CO) will use the SBA Small Business Search (SBA SBS) (https://search.certifications.sba.gov/) to verify SDVOSB status until further guidance is provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.in accordance with VAAR 819.7003 – Eligibility. A proposal will be rejected and will not be considered for an award if offeror’s SDVOSB status cannot be verified at the time of submission of proposal and prior to award.

Pre-Proposal Site Visit Rules of Engagement Please ensure to sign in.

For Awareness, you may be required to wear a mask in certain patient areas indoors of the hospital. We will not entertain any deviation from this requirement, if the facility requires it.

Please reserve all questions. Questions WILL NOT be entertained without a formal email. All questions will receive a response via a solicitation amendment.

All Requests for Information (RFIs) regarding this Solicitation must be submitted in writing and received by 4:30pm PT, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Questions/RFIs shall be sent via email to both Rosario Chaidez, Contracting Officer at e-mail Rosario.Chaidez1@va.gov

Thanks for attending today’s site visit!

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