Pre-Solicitation Notice 36C25820B0003.docx

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Emergency Bus & Switchgear Modifications, Building 2

664-16-301 | 36C258-19-AP-1659 - 664-20-1-5065-0001

(VA-19-00086241)

85723 36C25820B0003 07-09-2020

3:00 PM

PACIFIC TIME, LOS ANGELES, USA

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SDVOSBC

236220

Department of Veterans Affairs NCO22-Gilbert Network Contracting 3601 S. 6th Avenue Tucson AZ 85723 Contract Specialist Julie Kocinski Julie.Kocinski@va.gov 520-629-4831 N/A

San Diego VA Medical Healthcare System (SDVAHCS) 3350 La Jolla Drive

San Diego CA 92161 United States

Julie.Kocinski@va.gov Julie.Kocinski@va.gov

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice: This is not a solicitation or an invitation for bids (IFB). An IFB will be issued on or about 10 Jul 2020 and shall remain open for approximately 30 days.

** ALL FIRMS ARE INSTRUCTED NOT TO CALL THE SAN DIEGO VA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (SDVAHCS) REQUESTING MORE INFORMATION. ALL INQUIRIES SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICE, IN WRITING, VIA EMAIL TO: Julie.Kocinski@va.gov This notice is issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office NCO 22 Gilbert. The VA has a Construction requirement for Emergency Bus and Switchgear Modifications, Project 664-16-301, at the San Diego VA Healthcare System (SDVAHCS), located in San Diego, California. Contractor will be required to provide construction services to include all tools, labor, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary to successfully execute the construction plans.

The project includes both General Construction and Electrical Work. General Construction includes all labor, material, equipment, and supervision to perform general construction, alterations, necessary removal of existing equipment and construction and certain other items. Electrical Work includes all labor, material, equipment, and supervision to perform the required electrical construction work on this project including supply and installation of Switchgear, Switchboards, Automatic Transfer Switch, protective relays, metering equipment, conduits & wiring, related equipment, and start-up & commissioning.

A Critical Path Method (CPM) Plan and schedule demonstrating fulfillment of contract requirements will be required.

Solicitation documents, including Statement of Work (SOW), Drawings, and Specifications, will be available electronically, on or about the issue date listed above, at the Beta SAM.GOV Contract Opportunities website: https://beta.sam.gov/ In accordance with FAR 36.204 Disclosure of the magnitude of construction projects, and VAAR 836.204(g), the magnitude of construction for the project is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00.

Interested bidders should search for Invitation for Bid (IFB) number 36C25820B0003.

The acquisition is a Total Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB).

The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS code) for this procurement is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, and the Size Standard is $39.5M.

The contract will be a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Construction contract.

The Period of Performance is 360 days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

Bid bond will be required.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, bids must be submitted via email to: Julie.Kocinski@va.gov.

Important Information:

The Government is not obligated to, nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with this Pre-Solicitation Notice. The notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to any specific acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued.

The VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business. However, if responses by Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms proves inadequate, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined.

Notice to potential bidders:

All bidders who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ and complete Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/ The Government will not pay any costs for responses submitted.

NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE OTHER THAN WHAT IS NOTED HEREIN AT THIS TIME.