#94 South Water Tower Repair, 550-18-101

THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS A 100% SET ASIDE FOR SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (SDVOSB) ONLY. SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING UNTIL APPROXIMATELY JANUARY 2018.



This is a Firm Fixed Price construction project to provide all Management and Supervision, Labor, Material, Supplies, and Equipment, to Upgrade and Repair a 200,000-gallon multi-column Elevated Water Storage Tank at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Illiana Health Care System, 1900 East Main St., Danville, IL, in accordance with plans and specifications. Work shall include cleaning and debris removal; installation of lightning protection and grounding systems, flapper valves, manways, riser piping, ladders, railing, safety grating, drain valves, signage, liquid level indicators, and cathodic protection; anchor bolt adjustment; repair of interior welded seams, lead-based paint removal and disposal, and application of interior and exterior coating systems.



The period of performance shall be approximately ninety (90) calendar days after issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP). A site visit is proposed for mid-January 2018.



The Product Service Code (PSC) for this procurement is Z1EZ - Maintenance of Other industrial buildings.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.

The Size Standard for this procurement is $36.5 million dollars.

The procurement is estimated to be between $250,000 and $500,000.

Interested Offerors will be required to furnish a Bid Bond; and the awarded Contractor will be required to provide Performance and Payment Bonds.



Pursuant to Public Law 109-461, Solicitation VA69D-17-B-0532 will be issued as a 100% Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-aside. In order to be considered for award, the contractor shall be CVE-Verified as an SDVOSB vendor in https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov by the date and time specified for receipt of proposals. No other sources will be considered. All interested parties submitting a bid must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (https://www.sam.gov/prtal/public/SAM) at time of submission.



SAM is the Official U.S. Government system that consolidated the capabilities of CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS. SAM is used as a means to provide basic business information, socioeconomic status, capabilities and financial information to the Government. This requirement will apply to all solicitations and awards, regardless of the media use.



This Pre-Solicitation notice is NOT a request for proposals or submittals of any kind. The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to issue the official solicitation by January 2018 with the bid opening in February 2018. The solicitation is formatted as an Invitation for Bid (IFB) in accordance with the FAR Part 14.4 and VAAR Part 814.1, Sealed Bidding.



The Government intends on issuing the IFB solicitation via www.FedBizopps. Amendments will also be posted on the website for downloading. This will be the normal method for distributing amendments; therefore, it is the offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to this solicitation.



For inquiries about the pre-solicitation, please contact angella.sterling@va.gov.