4210--Fire Hydrant Replacement Pre-Solicitation Notice

The Department of Veterans Affairs currently has the need for the replacement of one fire hydrant and repair of another fire hydrant at the Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System (VAHCS), 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC 27705.

The contractor shall furnish all labor, material, equipment, parts, supervision, etc., necessary to replace a fire hydrant and all piping back to the valve that supplies water to the hydrant near building 42 at the rear of MRI. Another hydrant in the f-wing parking lot needs the drain back repaired at the Durham VA Health Care System.

The work will include the the replacement of a fire hydrant near building 42 and at rear of MRI. The work will include the replacement of the existing fire hydrant and all associated pipe feeding the fire hydrant all the way back to the post indicator valve. The post indicator valve also needs to be replaced. The pipe size is estimated to be 4 inches to 6 inches based on the documentation available at this time. Based on information gather this line is off and capped past the hydrant at this time. This work will require the excavation of the water line to the hydrant and the line that used to feed the demolished building. The depth of the line is estimated at 4 to 6 feet. Expect to replace all backing block. The area to be excavated is mostly earth and stone. There is a small walkway that will have to be removed. The concrete walkway is 4 feet with a depth of 4 inches. The walkway will need to be repaired if disturbed with like material. The post indicator valve appears to be broken above ground, plan to replace the entire valve assembly. Contractor will be responsible for locating all public and VA utilities in the work area. The work area is currently part of another project site. All outages required must be requested 4 weeks in advance. The length of pipe for this work is between 20 to 40 feet. The fire hydrant by F-wing parking lot needs to have the back drain repaired. Currently the hydrant has a slow drain down. Contractor will be responsible for all concrete and asphalt replacement once repairs are completed. The estimated amount of concrete that could be required to replace is 200 SF at a depth of 4inches with appropriate sub-grade stone at 4 inches of depth. The estimated amount of concrete curbing to be replaced if removed is 25 LF. The estimated amount of asphalt to be replaced if removed is 400 SF to a depth of no more than 6 inches. All of this would include appropriate subgrade work associated with the construction practices.

The Fire Hydrant will be a wet barrel hydrant meeting the requirements of Design Specifications section 331000_2.14 Fire Hydrants Wet Barrel Fire Hydrant. Review entire standard for installation requirements.

Estimated construction magnitude is between $25,000 and $100,000.

NAICS CODE: 237110 Size Standard: $45.0 Million

This solicitation is anticipated to be a Total Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside. In accordance with Public Law 109-461 and VAAR 819.7003 (b), bidders must be registered and certified in the Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) at (https://veterans.certify.sba.gov) as a SDVOSB. Only bids from certified SDVOSBs in the VetCert database at the time of bid submission shall be deemed responsive. All non-responsive bids shall be rejected and ineligible for award.

Network Contracting Office 6 (NCO 6) intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) and award a single, firm fixed-price contract. Solicitation material will be available on/about May 12, 2025. Any specifications, drawings and amendments will be posted on the System for Award Management (SAM) Contract Opportunities website (https://sam.gov/opportunities). The Contract Opportunities website is the only official location to obtain solicitation information and documents. Bids will be due approximately 30 days after issuance of the solicitation. Only one site visit will be scheduled. Location and point(s) of contact for the site visit will be identified in the solicitation.

This notice is for informational purposes only and is not an invitation for bids. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation as a result of this notice. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation. No bidders list is maintained. All interested vendors should register on SAM.gov. Interested bidders are advised they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging all amendments to this solicitation prior to the time for receipt of offers and should revisit the website periodically for any amendments/notices to the solicitation. Prospective contractors must be registered in the SAM database in order to obtain access in Contract Opportunities. SAM and SBA VetCert registration must be current and active to be eligible for contract award. Contractors please note: Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) apply to this solicitation. With ORCA; you now have the availability to enter and maintain your reps and certs with your proposal.

Any questions regarding this announcement and all future announcements regarding this project must be emailed to the Primary Contract Specialist, Erica Manglona, at erica.manglona@va.gov. Alternative points of contact, should the Contract Specialist be unavailable are, Alice Custis, alice.custis@va.gov & Vangie Miller, Vangie.miller@va.gov

NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR BIDDING MATERIAL WILL BE ACCEPTED.