CAVHS - Food Service Center

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE FOR

CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (CAVHS), FOOD SERVICE CENTER, VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) CAMPUS, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR

W9127S21R6002

            The US Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District (CESWL), has been tasked to solicit and award a “two-phased” Design-Build competitive negotiation procurement in order to obtain design and construction services for a new food service center for the CAVHS Nutrition and Food Service on the Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center Campus in North Little Rock, AR

            The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The US Small Business Administration Size Standard is $39.5 Million.

Project Description

This project is for the Design-Build construction of a new Food Service Center for CAVHS on the NLR Campus. This Food Service Center will serve both the NLR and LR campuses of CAVHS. The overall facility is estimated to be in the 25,000 GSF range and will typically serve a total of 2500 meals per day, seven (7) days a week. Approximately 300 meals are shipped to the LR campus and another +/- 200 meals are shipped to other VA clinics. The facility is planned to be a two story stand-alone design.

Project/site location is adjacent to the the hospital building 170 of the VA Campus.

Estimated Size:  +/- 25,000 SF

Estimated Value Range:  In accordance with FAR 36/DFARS 235, the estimated value for this requirement is between $13,000,000 to $15,000,000.  

Estimated Schedule Dates:

• Advertise Step One of the DB Process:  29 MAR 2021
• Advertise Step Two of the DB Process: 30 JUN 2021
• Design-Build Award:   24 OCT 2021
• Contract Completion:  29 DEC 2023
   
  All solicitation documents will be available when the solicitation is released

The proposed contracts will be competitive firm-fixed-price contracts procured in accordance with FAR 15, Negotiated Procurement using the Best Value Trade-Off process. There will be no public bid opening. The Government will evaluate and select for contract award the contractor that provides the best value to the Government.  All contractors shall submit a proposal that includes a technical volume and a price volume.  These proposals will be given consideration for both the technical evaluation factors and price.

Small Businesses & 8(a) participants are reminded under FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, DOD will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded” for general construction-type procurement.

Solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). This solicitation will be issued via betaSAM (www.beta.SAM.gov). It is the Offeror's sole responsibility to obtain this solicitation and any subsequent amendments through this website. Offerors are encouraged to visit this web site and become familiar with its content and functionality prior to the solicitation issue date. No paper copies will be provided. Notification of amendments shall be made via the website as well. It is therefore the contractor’s responsibility to check the betaSAM website daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. Contractors may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments from the Internet after solicitation issuance. A solicitation mailing list will not be compiled and amendments will not be sent out in paper copy. All contractors must be registered in the betaSAM website (beta.SAM.gov) to be eligible for award of a contract. Faxed offers and amendments will not be accepted.

All questions or comments should be forwarded in writing by e-mail to Timothy Pighee & Marcus Mitchell at Timothy.A.Pighee@usace.army.mil & Marcus.D.Mitchell@usace.army.mil.