Intent to Sole Source - Presolicitation - 36C24726R0129.pdf
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This is a Presolicitation Notice of Intent to Sole Source issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 7 for construction period services (CPS) related to Project 679-23-100, Campus and Site Electrical Upgrades at Tuscaloosa VAMC in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The contracting office intends to negotiate and award a firm-fixed price contract to APOGEE CONSULTING GROUP, P.A., the architect-engineer designer of record, with an anticipated award date on or about October 5, 2026. The solicitation number is 36C24726R0129, the Product Service Code is C1DA, and the NAICS code is 541330 with a size standard of $25.5 million. The response deadline is August 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
The required services include construction submittal reviews, responses to contractor Requests for Information, execution of design changes and potential design changes, attendance at site visits, and participation in construction-related meetings to ensure proper execution and interpretation of the design documents. This acquisition is a follow-on to previously descoped contract 36C24723C0033, with CPS services previously competed under Solicitation 36C24722R0097. Although this notice is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation will be issued on SAM.gov, any System for Award Management-registered firm may submit a capability statement or proposal by the deadline explaining how it could complete the CPS services as efficiently and effectively as the designer of record. The Government will base its determination to compete this procurement on market research including responses to this notice, and there will be no reimbursement for developing a response.
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Presolicitation Notice
*=Required Field Presolicitation Notice
SUBJECT* 679-23-100 | Campus and Site Electrical Upgrades | CPS
GENERAL INFORMATION
CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 30096
SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C24726R0129
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 08-28-2026 13:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK,
USA
ARCHIVE 15 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* C1DA
NAICS CODE* 541330
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 7 Network Contracting Office Tuscaloosa VAMC 3701 Loop Rd East Room 223 Tuscaloosa AL
POSTAL CODE 35404
CONTACT INFORMATION
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 7 Network Contracting Office Tuscaloosa VAMC 3701 Loop Rd East Room 223 Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
POINT OF CONTACT* Contracting Officer Ryan Crispin Ryan.Crispin@va.gov 706 231 7600
DESCRIPTION
PRESOLICITATION NOTICE – NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 7 intends to award a contract in accordance with RFO 6.103-5, Authorized or required by statute and VAAR 806.302-570. This action is in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 8127 and VAAR 819.7008. NCO 7 intends to negotiate and award to sole/single source, firm-fixed price contract for construction period services (CPS) to APOGEE CONSULTING GROUP, P.A. The Project number and title is as follows: 679-23-100 | Campus and Site Electrical Upgrades - AE CPS to be completed at the Tuscaloosa VAMC.
The current design contract is 100% complete but no longer has CPS as part of the scope.
The requirement is to provide engineering services for post award activities associated with the construction contract awarded for subject design project. The intent is to retain the A-E designer of record (i.e., APOGEE CONSULTING GROUP, P.A.) for the Construction solicitation and for the duration of the Construction contract. This acquisition is anticipated to take place on or about 10/05/2026. This proposed contract is a follow-on of
Presolicitation Notice a previously descoped contract, 36C24723C0033. These CPS services were previously competed under Solicitation 36C24722R0097. Sole sourcing to the designer of record (DOR) will allow the Government to decrease lead times for award of the Construction project and ensure the DOR is readily available to provide expertise in relation to their own Design documents.
Required AE CPS services include, but are not limited to, construction submittal reviews, responses to contractor Requests for Information (RFI’s), execution of design changes and potential design changes, and attendance at necessary site visits and construction related meetings in order to ensure the DOR’s design is properly executed, adjusted, and interpreted in order to deliver a complete and useable facility consistent with original design intent.
THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS, no solicitation will be issued on SAM.gov, and no response to this notice is requested. However, any System for Award Management (SAM) registered firm that can meet the requirement may provide a capability statement or proposal which will be considered by the Contracting Officer and should include an explanation how the contractor would be able to complete the same CPS services as efficiently and effectively as the DOR. Any prospective design firm will need to possess working knowledge of all issues that may arise and will assume the liabilities associated with all aspects of the design. Responses must be provided by 8/28/2026 at 1:00pm ET.
A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement will be based on market research including responses to this notice. It is within the Government's sole discretion to decide whether the information received in response to this notice warrants development of an alternative approach. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. There will not be reimbursement to any firm for developing a response to this notice. The NAICS for this requirement is 541330 and the size standard is $25.5M.
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