SOLICITATION-DESCRIPTION.docx

Solicitation number 36C25623R0101; Project 564-18-105, Replace Windows B4, B5, B6, and B7.

This procurement will be issued as 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOSB) through RFP Procedures under FAR 15 and other FAR Parts and Subparts as applicable. The Veterans Health Care system of the Ozarks (VHSO) has a requirement to Replace windows and doors for B4, B5, B6, and B7, Project #564-18-105. The RFP posting date is 13 July 2023 with proposals due 17 August 2023. The anticipated contract award date is approximately 30 calendar days or less after receipt of proposals.

The recommended Contract Period is 570 calendar days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Location of the work is at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks (VHSO), Main Campus, 1100 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703.

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, expertise, administration, supervision, transportation, and anything else necessary to perform all work as described in the project's scope of work (SOW), Drawings, and Specifications.

NAICS Code: 236220; Commercial and Institutional Building Construction is applicable, and the Small Business Size Standard is $45.0M. Construction Cost Range for this project (Magnitude of Construction) is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. Interested offerors are asked to read the RFP and all its associated attachments/documents in their entirety prior to forwarding any questions to the Contracting Office.

Only one Site Visit will be conducted and no requests for additional Site Visits or make up Site Visits will be granted. Site Visit is scheduled for 25 July 2023 at 10:00 am Local Time (see attached RFP for instructions) RFI's are due NLT 01 Aug 2023 by 2:00pm local time.

The RFP is posted and can be downloaded (without any charge) from the SAM.gov website. Offerors are responsible for obtaining the RFP (and associated documents/attachments) from the SAM.gov website and for acknowledging all Amendments to the RFP. It is the responsibility of all interested offerors to check the SAM.gov website as necessary for any Amendments to the RFP (to include the day bids are due).

In accordance with VAAR 819.7003 Eligibility, at the time of submission of proposal, the offeror must represent to the Contracting Officer that it is a SDVOSB concern, that it is a small business concern under the NAICS code assigned to the acquisition, and it is verified as a SDVOSB in VetCert Vendor Information pages at https://www.veterans.certify.gov. Offerors received from contractors who are not SDVOSB verified in VetCert will not be considered for award. Federal Acquisition regulations require that Federal Contractors register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov and enter all mandatory information into the system. Award cannot be made until the contractor has registered in SAM prior to submitting a proposal.