36C25821B0016 - OR Suite HVAC Replacement in Bldg 1, Project 664-21-302, San Diego VA Healthcare System, Pre-Solicitation

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 18 JUNE 2021 and shall remain open for approximately 30 days.

This notice is issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office NCO 22-Gilbert, Tucson, AZ.  The VA intends to solicit for a firm-fixed price contract to provide Construction services necessary for Project #664-21-302, OR Suite HVAC Replacement in Building 1, at the San Diego VA Health Care System (VASDHCS), 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161.  The Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued in accordance with FAR Part 14 and 36.  Contractor shall provide construction services but not limited to furnish all supervision, labor, certification, materials, equipment, and transportation necessary to accomplish the successful replacement of the OR Suite HVAC system in accordance with the contract drawings and specifications.  The project will involve completing the installation of AC 74A and AC 74 E, EF 74A-F,  and  chill water storage tank.  The project will also require the installation of new chilled water coils, new steam humidifiers, new clean steam generator heating hot water coils, new steam coil, new desiccant wheel for the AC unit, and all required components for the existing air-cooled chiller to operate at new capacity, all venture valves for seven (7) operating rooms, BMS controls and other new work in Building 1.

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/

Offerors Mailing List:  Prospective Offerors are encouraged to register their interest in the solicitation on the FCO website (https://beta.sam.gov) so that they are notified of the issuance of the solicitation and any amendments.  Individual copies of the Bidders Mailing List will not be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer.

Magnitude of project: between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000.

Interested bidders should search for Invitation for Bid (IFB) number 36C25821B0016.

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

NAICS code: 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Small Business Size Standard is $39.5M

The Period of Performance is 365 calendar 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: Richard.Ortega@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/.  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.vetbiz.va.gov/

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