Amendment to release revised drawings. References to bid deducts have been removed

This Amendment is issued to provide the sign-in-sheet from the pre-proposal conference held on 8/24/2015. Sign-in-sheet included as an attachment. The due date remains unchanged.

This notice is provided to inform all potential candidates to provide Proposals at this time for the Boiler Plant Construction Project.



The Veterans Integrated Service Network #04 (VISN 04) Contracting Office / Erie Veteran Administration Medical Center issues the attached Request For Proposal (RFP) and intends to award a single, firm fixed-price contract for Construction Services related to the Construction of the Boiler Plant project located at the Erie VA Medical Center, 135 East 38th Street, Erie PA 16504. All construction must be in compliance with applicable codes, VA policy/standards, and the terms of this contract. The contractor shall provide all tools, travel, trades, labor, materials, permits, licenses and supervision for construction of the Boiler Plant project as indicated in drawings and specifications. Work includes general construction, roads, walks, and grading drainage.



Proposals are due 2:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on September 15, 2015 in accordance with the attached solicitation.



A Site Visit is planned for Monday August 24, 2015 at 09:30 am EST. Meeting will be held in the Main Hospital Building, Conference Room #1. All candidates arriving for the site visit MUST check in with the Security Office located in the entrance to the Emergency Care Clinic.



This project is being solicited as a TOTAL 100 % SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (SDVOSB). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 236220, with a small business size standard of $36.5 million in annual receipts for the past three years.



The Magnitude of Construction cost is between $5,000,000.00 to $10,000,000.00.

THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTORS.



The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Erie, PA requires construction of new space for the hospital boiler plant and replace existing steam generating equipment at the Erie VA Medical Facility. The contractor shall perform the work in accordance with the plans and specifications. Project Number 562-13-101. The contractor shall provide all necessary labor, material, tools, supervision, equipment, permits, testing and reports in accordance with all federal, state and local codes and regulations. The magnitude of this VA construction project is estimated to be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. Period of Performance will be 545 calendar days after issuance of Notice to Proceed. Set-Aside Information: This solicitation is to be issued as a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business set aside (SDVOSB). The NAICS code for this project is 236220- Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, and the small business size standard is $36.5 Million.



The Solicitation, Specifications and Drawings will be available at www.fbo.gov on or about August 4th, 2015. Amendments to the solicitation will also be posted on this website. Furthermore, all respondents must be registered in the SAM data base, see www.sam.gov and with Vets 100 at http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm. Offerors shall also be verified in the vetbiz website at www.vetbiz.gov. All parties must obtain amendments to the solicitation through the FBO web site. Hard copies will not be mailed. Interested parties must go to the www.fbo.gov web site to be entered on the Interested Vendors Mailing List and to obtain copies of the Interested Vendors Mailing List. The contract will be awarded in accordance with the procedures specified in the solicitation. The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15. All questions regarding the synopsis/solicitation must be submitted in writing by email to Paul.Bosak@va.gov. The deadline for submission of technical questions will be placed in the solicitation. NOTE: NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED. FURTHERMORE, ONLY QUESTIONS RECEIVED FROM PRIME/GENERAL CONTRACTORS WILL BE REPLIED TO. All Questions must be submitted utilizing the following SUBJECT TITLE: VA244-15-R-0630 - Technical Questions. All responses to questions will be posted to the web site via amendment. Interested parties are strongly encouraged to review the entire Solicitation, especially the Specifications and Drawings prior to the Pre-Proposal Conference/Site Visit.